David E. Blockstein, Ph.D., Executive Secretary, Council of Environmental Deans and Directors and Senior Scientist National Council for Science and the Environment, reflecting on his observation of ECAST’s World Wide Views on Biodiversity Project. David participated in the June 5th launch of the project, was a member of the ECAST Expert Panel that guided the development of the question for the National Session, gave the welcoming remarks during the September 15th deliberation at the Koshland Museum in Washington DC, moved from table to table as an observer, and attended the presentation of the ECAST report, Technology Assessment and Public Participation: From TA to pTA, at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars on December 6th.