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Science, Technology, and Security:
Knowledge for the Post-9/11 World -- Symposium, October 10-11, 2002

Workshop Agenda

October 10-11, 2002

Thursday, October 10

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

 Continental breakfast
8:30 - 9:15 a.m.

Welcome, introduction, instructions, goals

  • Roger Pielke, Jr. (CIRES Center for Science and Technology Policy Research)
  • Jerry Peterson, Associate Vice Chancellor, CU-Boulder
9:15 - 10:00 a.m.

Keynote speech

  • Gary Hart: "National Security in the 21st Century"
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.

 Break
10:30 - Noon

First discussion panel: "Policy for security science and technology"

  • Eugene Skolnikoff (MIT), leader
  • Carl Mitcham (CO School of Mines)
  • Cynthia Honssinger (State of CO Dept Public Health and Environment)
  • Elisa Harris (U of Maryland)
Noon - 1:15 p.m.

Luncheon (speaker from 12:30 - 1)

  • Invited remarks from Senator Wayne Allard (R-Colo) and Representative Mark Udall (D-Colo)
1:15 - 2:45 p.m.

Second discussion panel: "Science and technology for security policy"

  • Lewis Branscomb (Harvard), leader
  • Steve Fuscher (USAFA)
  • Krzysztof (Krys) Cios (CU-Denver)
  • Dave Wollman (NIST)
2:45 - 3:00 p.m.

 Break-out group instructions and afternoon break
2:45 - 4:30 p.m.

Break-out groups

  • Bioterrorism
    • Bill Brown (CSU), leader
    • Lee Panella (USDA), rapporteur
  • Water Security
    • Frank Blaha (AWWARF), leader
    • Peter Backlund (NCAR), rapporteur
  • IT security
    • Alex Wolf (UCB), leader
    • Bill Ayen (UCCS), rapporteur
  • Energy security
    • Bob Noun (NREL), leader
    • Frank Laird (DU), rapporteur
  • Critical infrastructure
    • Sandy MacDonald (NOAA), leader
    • Allan Turner (State of Colorado Office of Preparedness and Security), rapporteur
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

 Break-out group reports, discussion
7:00 p.m.

 Dinner at Dolan's Restaurant, Boulder

Friday, October 11

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

 Continental breakfast
8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

Third discussion panel: "Improving connections"

  • David Guston (Rutgers), leader
  • Hank Gardner (CSU)
  • Rad Byerly (CIRES)
  • Scott McCoy (Xcel Energy)
10:00 - 11:15 a.m

 Break-out groups
11:15 - 12:30 p.m.

 Break-out group reports - next steps?
12:30 - 2:15 p.m.

Luncheon and closing discussion, moderated by Jack Burns, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research, CU System

  • David Guston
  • Eugene Skolnikoff
  • Lewis Branscomb
2:15 - 2:30 p.m.

Adjournment with closing remarks

  • Roger Pielke, Jr.