Join us for a GeoNet AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Dawn Wright, Esri Chief Scientist

[MichelleMathias]

Event details:

• What: Join us, with special guest Dawn Wright, Esri Chief Scientist, for an AMA (Ask Me Anything) live on the GeoNet Community in the Sciences group. Ask Dawn anything about science, GIS, her work at Esri (including the relationship of Esri to the scientific community), what's coming up at AGU, and any fun, interesting and thought-provoking questions.
• When: The AMA event will take place in this discussion thread on Friday December 8, 2017 from 10:00am-11am PT.

How to participate:

• During the AMA, if you are logged into GeoNet, you can post your questions in the comments below and Dawn will reply to your questions in the comments.
• You're welcome to post questions ahead of the AMA but we won't begin answering them until the AMA begins on December 8th at 10:00am PT.

Reminder: AMA Tips and GeoNet Community Guidelines

• You will need a GeoNet account in order to participate. If you don't have one, you can create one here.
• When asking questions and comments during the AMA, remember to follow the GeoNet Community Guiding Principles.
• During the AMA this discussion page will not auto-refresh, so please remember to refresh this page to see new questions, comments and replies.

You'll know the AMA is live when you see the picture below with Dawn. And then remember to refresh the page to see our updates and new questions and comments.

Thanks for joining us and we'll see you then!

10:00 am - And we're live! Go ahead and ask your questions! 

10:30 am - We're halfway through. Great questions! Keep 'em coming! 

10:55 am - Five minutes to go! Got any fun questions for Dawn?

11:00 am - Overtime! We'll continue to take your questions during this bonus 10 minutes! 

11:10am - And that's a wrap! The live AMA has ended but Dawn will continue to answer questions as schedules allow. Thanks for joining us and asking great questions! 

[DonaldBorer]

That would be great! Thank you

My email is dborer@usc.edu

[DawnWright]

Great! Thanks Donald and will get in touch later.

[JosephKerski]

Hi Dr Dawn!

[DawnWright]

Hi Joseph! Thanks for joining us!!

[DrewStephens]

On behalf of Chris Mathias, Executive Director of Puente Institute (who is texting from remote Mexico):

Dawn-

How do you suggest we engage with science deniers?

Or, less political

What do you experience as the greatest threats and possibilities to research?

Thanks! Chris Mathias

[DawnWright]

Thanks Chris for these excellent questions, both that could be fodder for an AMA in and of themselves! But quickly, I would say the best way to engage science deniers is to first LISTEN to them and to their concerns. And then to try to find points of commonality, hopefully revolving around SOLUTIONS that we all need to seek, such as how do we ensure that we all have access to clean water and clean air, and enough food for our communities. That's a good starting point I think. 

One of the greatest threats to research right now that also holds great potential, has to be the funding that is available, so that researchers are able to ask the proper questions to gain solutions, knowing that they can propose research projects that are properly resourced.

[ChristineWhite]

Great point about the solutions focus! Some of the push back against science is rooted in fear... problems that feel daunting and hopeless. The solution focus - "what you can do now for a problem you experience" - is just the opposite: tangible, actionable, and empowering.

[DawnWright]

Amen sister! 

[MeganMcClain]

Agree! With so many that know about climate change but aren't concerned because they don't see how it effects them now, showing how it impacts them now is the step they need to connect to future issues.

[DeniseWesley]

Could you share who your primary influential female role models are, and how they have influenced your science career?