Sunday night
August 20 | Opening session |
Introductory remarks by chairs.
Policy Trajectories and Alternatives--A directed exercise involving all participants to explore future policy issues and alternatives.
Joseph Coates, president, Coates and Jarratt, a futures research firm.
Conference Opening Reception.
Monday morning
August 21 | Science, Technology, and the Clash of Values |
Chair: Jane Maienschein, professor, philosophy of science, Arizona State University.
Biology and medicine--stem cells, cloning, patenting of genes, genetic therapy.
Harold Shapiro, President, Princeton University.
Environment--the clash over the role of technology in such issues as global warming, biodiversity, genetically modified crops.
Indur Goklany, manager, science and engineering, office of policy analysis, U.S. Department of Interior.
Information technology--the digital divide, emerging internet issues, overall impacts.
William Wulf, president, National Academy of Engineering.
Science, the media, and the clash of values.
Marcel LaFollette, author and independent Scholar, consultant.
Monday Evening
August 21 | The Budget and Beyond. Trends and the Issues behind Federal Spending |
Chair: Jerold Roschwalb, former director, federal relations, National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges
Changes in budget priorities.
Kei Koizumi, director, R&D budget and policy program, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
The new face of lobbying. Two views.
Tom Price, Executive Director, American Assoc. Engineering Societies. and Alan Kraut, Executive Director, American Psychological Society
The Republican versus Democratic approaches to policy.
David Goldston, staff for Rep. Sherry Boehlert, of New York.
Tuesday morning
August 22 | Improving the S&T Information System |
Chair: Norine Noonan, director, office of research and development, Environmental Protection Agency.
In defense.
Anita Jones, University Professor, computer science, University of Virginia: former director, Defense Research and Engineering, Department of Defense.
In science and engineering.
Joseph Bordogna, deputy director, National Science Foundation.
In applications of domestic research.
Daniel Sarewitz, Center for Policy Outcomes, Columbia University, and author, Frontiers of Illusion.
Two uncontrolled elements in science communications: scientist-press relations and the neglect of the literature.
Rustum Roy, professor emeritus, materials sciences, Pennsylvania State University.
Respondent: Colin Macilwain, Washington correspondent, Nature.
Tuesday afternoon
August 22 | Special lecture |
New Dimensions in the Dialogue Between Science and the Humanities.
Carl Rubino, professor of classics, Hamilton College.
Respondent: William Lanouette, U.S. General Accounting Office, author of "Genius in the Shadows: a biography of Leo Szilard."
Tuesday evening
August 22 | The Changing Research University |
Chair: Skip Stiles, Executive Director, Genetic Resources Communications System, former legislative director, House Science Committee.
Changing Patterns in federal and industrial support.
Lydia Villa-Komaroff, vice-president for research, Northwestern University.
Changing Economics of the institutions themselves.
Irwin Feller, Director, Institute for Policy Research and Evaluation, Pennsylvania State University.
Impact of Educational Alternatives.
Debra Stewart, president, Council of Graduate Schools.
Intellectual Property Issues-problems and prospects.
Lita Nelsen, Director, technology licensing office, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Wednesday morning
August 23 | Science and Math Education. Kindergarten through Undergrad. The Needed New Thinking |
Chair: George (Pinky) Nelson, director, Project 2061, AAAS.
Systemic reform of science Education K-16.
Manuel Gomez, vice-president for research, University of Puerto Rico.
Research gaps in Federal programs.
Robert Ibarra, office of provost, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Who will study science and math, and for what purpose?
Sheila Tobias, independent consultant, Phoenix, Ariz.
National standards, local assessments: views of a high school science teacher.
Christopher Clermont. Prince Georges County, Maryland.
New directions in education research.
Betty Carvellas, President, National Association of Biology Teachers.
Respondent: Daniel Goroff, director of the Bok Center, Harvard University.
Wednesday afternoon 4:00 PM
August 23 | Conference Business Meeting |
Election of one co-chair for next conference, to serve with co-chair Daryl Chubin. Election of two vice-chairs to plan for theoretical third conference. Discussion of content of future conferences. Evaluation of present conference.
Wednesday evening
August 23 | Innovation and the Reservoir of New Ideas |
Chair: John Elter, Eastman Kodak Co.
Basic research and innovation in industry.
Charles Larson, president, Industrial Research Institute.
Changing Patterns in Industry.
Don Kash, Hazel Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University.
The Central Intelligence Agency's venture in venture capitalism.
Gilman Louie, president, InQTel. A new approach to federal research support.
High quality, high leverage university research.
Michael Crow, executive vice provost, Columbia University.
Thursday morning
August 24 | International Dimensions |
Chair: Caroline Wagner, senior policy analyst, RAND Science and Technology Policy Institute
Key U.S. issues.
John Boright, executive director, office of international affairs, National Research Council.
Perspectives on the European Union.
Josephine Stein, University of East London.
Observations on China and Japan.
Alex DeAngelis, Division of International Programs, National Science Foundation.
Development Issues.
Charles Weiss, director, program on science, technology, and international affairs, Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetwon University; former science advisor to the World Bank.
Globalization. technology, and the politics of protest.
Ward Morehouse, director, Center for International and Public Affairs, New York, N.Y.
Thursday afternoon
August 24 | Special talk |
Links between research and innovation. New Findings.
Diana Hicks, senior policy analyst, CHI Research, Inc.
Respondent: Donna Fossum, director, senior policy analyst and manager, RaDius program, Science and Technology Policy Institute, Arlington, Va.
Thursday evening
August 24 | The New Economic and Social Contract |
Chair: Howard Silver, president, consortium of social science associations.
Lessons from NSF's Research Applied to National Needs Program.
Richard Green, former associate director, RANN program.
Science and Democracy Project.
Richard Sclove, Founder & Research Director, Loka Institute.
New State and Regional Roles in Science, Technology, and Public Policy.
Thomas Moss, director, Government-Industry-University Roundtable, National Academies.
Integrity in research as a social contract. The scientist as public servant.
David Guston, associate professor of public
policy, Rutgers Univ.
Respondent: Albert H. Teich, Director, Science and Policy Programs, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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