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✨ Upcoming Workshop: Communicating Risk ✨

Every day, we all make decisions that require us to consider risk, but it can be challenging to communicate risk to others in compassionate, meaningful ways. Join us Aug. 8: buff.ly/2kO29Hr

#CommunicationSkills #SciComm #Risk #RiskComm

Expert Interview: Sean Peisert on Cybersecurity Research In this 10-minute audio interview, cybersecurity expert Sean Peisert shares how Berkeley Lab advances research that protects high-performance computing, the power grid, and more.

🎧 Supercomputers, the power grid, scientific data—Berkeley Lab helps keep them safe. In this audio interview, @cs.lbl.gov's @peisert.bsky.social shares how the Lab’s #cybersecurity research helps protect the systems we rely on. 🧪

Big opportunity to be a part of our new AI initiative for the Legislature this fall. #ai #scipol #caleg

Seeking Participants for Post-Harvest Commodity Fumigants Roundtable - California Council on Science & Technology (CCST) Insights from the post-harvest commodity fumigants roundtable will be synthesized and delivered to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation.

Call for Experts: Post-Harvest Commodity Fumigants Roundtable

Insights from the roundtable will be synthesized and delivered to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation as a standalone product within CCST's Fumigants Alternatives Study.

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#fumigants

Today, #TeamAshby celebrates the birthday of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. We are glad to see all they have accomplished!

🚀 From energy and health to AI and quantum computing, California and the world benefit from the incredible innovation and economic output being generated at @caltech.edu!

Seeking Speakers and Panelists for CCST Legislative Academy on AI - California Council on Science & Technology (CCST) CCST is seeking nominations for expert speakers and roundtable panelists to participate in our AI Fundamentals Seminar and Roundtable Discussions.

Call for Experts: Seeking speakers and roundtable panelists for CCST's Legislative Academy on AI, beginning this fall.

Discuss core AI concepts to a non-technical audience and bring practical insight into how AI is reshaping education and workforce pipelines.

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#ai #scipol

Recap: Charting California's Future in AI Governance - California Council on Science & Technology (CCST) A discussion with the Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models on their report and questions about California's future in AI governance.

Read a high-level recap of the event with key quotes from each panelists on our website. Along with our launch announcement of a Legislative Academy on AI w/ @omidyarnetwork.bsky.social and additional support from the Kapor Foundation.

Read:
ccst.us/charting-cal...

#ai #california #scipol #scicomm

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Now Available: Watch our discussion with the co-leads of the Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models report @stanfordhai.bsky.social, @carnegieendowment.org, @ucbids.bsky.social.

Watch:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW7P...

📸: @shybut.bsky.social #AI #scipol #AIpolicy #genai

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All aboard! We’re live in San Francisco for today’s discussion with the co-leads of the recently released Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models report.

Zoom in today at 1pm PT:
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#ai #scipol #techpol #caleg

CCST and Omidyar Network, with support from Kapor Foundation, Launch Legislative Academy on AI to Support California Policymakers in Rapidly Advancing AI Environment - California Council on Science & ... CCST, in partnership with Omidyar Network, announced the launch of the CCST Legislative Academy on AI to support California policymakers.

🚨 New from @ccst.us: We’re launching a Legislative Academy on AI, in partnership with @omidyarnetwork.bsky.social & with support from #KaporFoundation, to provide nonpartisan, expert-led education on the rapidly evolving landscape of #ArtificialIntelligence. #SciPol #AIPolicy
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Charting California's Future in AI Governance - California Council on Science & Technology (CCST) A discussion with the Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models on their report and questions about California's future in AI governance.

🌟 Tomorrow (Zoom): CCST is hosting the co-leads of the recently released Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models report for their first public discussion of the report's findings and implications.

Register (1pm July 15):
ccst.us/charting-cal...

#ai #scipol #techpol #caleg

Charting California's Future in AI Governance - California Council on Science & Technology (CCST) A discussion with the Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models on their report and questions about California's future in AI governance.

🌟 Special Event: CCST is excited to host the co-leads of the recently released Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models report for their first public discussion of the report's findings and implications.

Register (1pm July 15):
ccst.us/charting-cal...

#ai #scipol #techpol #caleg

Charting California's Future in AI Governance - California Council on Science & Technology (CCST) A discussion with the Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models on their report and questions about California's future in AI governance.

🌟 Special Event: CCST is excited to host the co-leads of the recently released Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models report for their first public discussion of the report's findings and implications.

Register (1pm July 15):
ccst.us/charting-cal...

#ai #scipol #techpol #caleg

Reminder! Have questions about OPC’s new $10 million funding opportunity to support #30x30CA in coastal waters?

Join our Virtual Office Hour tomorrow, July 9, from 11 am to noon, for live Q&A with OPC staff.

🖱️ Register here: bit.ly/OPC-OH30x30

Tune in for this upcoming discussion featuring:
• Dr. Fei-Fei Li @stanfordhai.bsky.social
• Dr. Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar @carnegieendowment.org
• Dr. Jennifer Tour Cheyes @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social College of Computing, Data Science, and Society

#aipolicy #california #scipol #techpolicy

New Sandia leader Townsend reflects on lab priorities Under new direction, Sandia National Laboratories’ Livermore campus continues with its decades-long mission in national security.

New Associate Labs Director at @sandialabs.bsky.social Toby Townsend charts out his priorities for the lab and its key role in nuclear deterrence. A 20 year Sandia veteran, Townsend succeeds Andrew McIlroy, who retirement was announced in April.

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Charting California's Future in AI Governance - California Council on Science & Technology (CCST) A discussion with the Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models on their report and questions about California's future in AI governance.

@ccst.us will host the co-leads of the Joint Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models – including Carnegie’s President Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar – for the first public discussion of the California report’s findings.

July 15, 1pm PST. Register: ccst.us/charting-cal...

Tune in for this upcoming discussion featuring:
• Dr. Fei-Fei Li @stanfordhai.bsky.social
• Dr. Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar @carnegieendowment.org
• Dr. Jennifer Tour Cheyes @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social College of Computing, Data Science, and Society

#aipolicy #california #scipol #techpolicy

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🌟 Special Event: CCST is excited to host the co-leads of the recently released Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models report for their first public discussion of the report's findings and implications.

Register (1pm July 15):
ccst.us/charting-cal...

#ai #scipol #techpol #caleg

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NEW: Health Data Access and Sharing

In December, CCST convened stakeholders to discuss health data access and sharing for responsive policymaking during public health emergencies. These proceedings highlight four themes that emerged.

Download:
ccst.us/reports/heal...

#publichealth #dataprivacy

State AI regulations, you say?

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Seeking Nominations: Chair, CCST Board of Directors

Lead a prestigious Board represented by California's premier academic institutions, federal research centers, and leading industries that provides essential vision to our work.

Learn more:
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#scipol #science #academicsky

Watch: Preparing California’s Energy Grid for New Load Sources at Scale - California Council on Science & Technology (CCST) As electrification rapidly expands across sectors, how can California prepare its energy grid and infrastructure to meet surging demand?

Want to learn more about California's energy grid? Read a quick recap of the briefing, jump to a question, and download the CCST One Pager for an overview of the California's energy goals.

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#caenergy #caleg #scipol #energy #electrification #energygrid #sb100 #california

YouTube video by California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) Preparing California's Energy Grid for Load Sources at Scale

⚡️ From EVs to data centers, what is "the most important thing" we can be doing to prepare our energy grid for surging electrification?

Watch our briefing feat. experts from @eprinews.bsky.social, @berkeleylab.lbl.gov, @ucdavis.bsky.social.

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#caenergy #caleg #scipol

Starting soon! #energysky #energygrid #electrification #evs

Join us today! #caenergy #caleg

Preparing California’s Energy Grid for New Load Sources at Scale - California Council on Science & Technology (CCST) As electrification rapidly expands across sectors, how can California prepare its grid and infrastructure to meet surging demand?

⚡️ How can California prepare its energy grid to meet growing electricity demand?

Join us for a CCST Expert Briefing in partnership with @eprinews.bsky.social for an in-depth discussion.

🗓️ Tues. 6/24 11am

Register
ccst.us/preparing-ca...

#caenergy #energy #energygrid #california #caleg #energysky

Congratulations and well earned for Dr. Matthew Dumlao! Matthew's leadership was evident the moment he arrived as a 2016 CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellow, where he applied his scientific expertise to the Senate Natural Resources Committee. #scipol #leadership

Coming up next week!

#scipol #energypolicy