Instead of a traditional panel discussion, ECEC26 will try an fishbowl style discussion on day 2 to after lunch. There will be themed questions around the room during breakfast and lunch for you to discuss with your table mates and then bring those discussion points to full room during the fishbowl discussion.
What is a Fishbowl Discussion?
A fishbowl discussion is a moderated and structured discussion with the entire room. The chairs a positioned in concentric rings around the center ring where the “panelists” sit. We’ll start off the discussion with the keynote and invited speakers as panelists. At anytime, any audience member can come into the panelists circle and become a panelist taking an empty panelist chair and microphone. Panelists who are done speaking on a topic should move into audience chairs. The moderator will move through the themed questions that everyone will have been discussing throughout the conference or any other questions that may come up during the discussion.
Structured Questions
- Future Research:
- What chemical classes or biological agents do you anticipate will become emerging contaminants in the next decade?
- Where do you see the most significant knowledge gaps in emerging contaminants research?
- Remediation:
- Which remediation strategies show the greatest promise for real‑world application?
- What prevents innovative mitigation technologies from being widely adopted?
- Law and Policy:
- What are the biggest barriers to regulating emerging contaminants effectively?
- In what ways can scientists better support policymakers?
- Interdisciplinary work:
- Which sectors or disciplines are currently missing from emerging contaminants research?
- How can we better integrate diverse scientific disciplines to understand emerging contaminants?
- Community engagement:
- What role should community‑based monitoring play in future emerging contaminants research?
- How can we improve communication with the public of risks caused by emerging contaminants?