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Announcing the first AAAS Workshop on
Science and Technology Policy Careers
Announcing the first AAAS Workshop on
Science and Technology Policy Careers
An informal gathering for the rising generation of Science and Technology (S&T) policy professionals will be held at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Washington, DC, on Saturday, May 5, 2001. The program follows the 26th Annual AAAS Colloquium on Science and Technology Policy on May 3-4.
The workshop will provide a forum for the next generation of S&T policy professionals to discuss careers in and the future of S&T policy. Speakers will include both early career professionals and leaders in the field. The intended audience is the rising generation of science policy professionals, especially students and those within five years of their final degree. Goals of the workshop are:
- To provide a forum for rising professionals in S&T policy to meet and exchange views and information related to science policy careers.
- To provide rising professionals with an opportunity for networking with other S&T policy professionals.
- To provide an opportunity to explore future activities.
The event will be free of charge and open to the public, and it will be held 8:30 am – 12:45 pm on Saturday, May 5, 2001, in the AAAS Auditorium, 1200 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (main entrance at the corner of 12th and H Streets, one block north of the Metro Center metro station). The workshop is sponsored by the AAAS Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy. Please RSVP at the workshop's website so that we can gauge attendance. Questions may be directed to ssingh@aaas.org.
The workshop is scheduled so that participants can also attend the 26th Annual AAAS Colloquium on Science and Technology Policy, which will be held on May 3-4, 2001, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.
Preliminary Agenda:
(More program details will posted on the workshop's website as they become available.)
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8:30 am |
Sign-in and coffee
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9:00-9:05 |
Welcome
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9:05-9:45 |
Keynote Address (Speaker TBA)
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9:45-10:45 |
- The Yellow Brick Roadmap: S&T Policy Career Paths
- Panelists will share their experiences in the S&T policy arena – where they are, how they got there, and where they are going.
- Moderator: Julie E. Fischer, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Democratic Staff Speakers TBA
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10:45-11:00 |
Break
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11:00-12:00 |
- The Future of the S&T Policy Profession
- Specific topics covered will include gender issues, the role of S&T policy in society, and what federal agencies will expect from S&T policy professionals.
- Moderator: Jacque-Lynne Schulman, National Institutes of Health
- Speakers: Jim Dietz, National Science Foundation,
Victoria Friedensen, National Academy of Engineering
Richard H. Smith, II, Coates & Jarratt, Inc.
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12:00-12:40 |
- Where do we go from here?
- A discussion about the next steps and an agenda for future conferences. Is there a need to establish a society for S&T policy professionals?
- Discussion Leader: Elmer Yglesias, Georgia Institute of Technology
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12:40-12:45 |
- Concluding Remarks
- Willie Pearson, Jr., Chair, AAAS Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy
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12:45 |
- Professional Networking Lunch
- Ad hoc groups will form to continue the day's discussions over lunch in nearby restaurants – a list of venues will be provided.
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AMS-UCAR Summer Policy Colloquium Program Taking Shape;
Applications Still Being Accepted
The AMS and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) are putting the finishing touches on the Summer Policy Colloquium, to be held in Washington, D.C., 3-12 June. The colloquium will bring together a select group of scientists, federal managers, private-sector executives, students, and faculty in Washington, D.C., for an intense immersion in atmospheric public policy.
The Colloquium will bring together future leaders in the field of atmospheric sciences. Participants will be drawn from midlevel to senior managers from government and the private sector, as well as university faculty. Graduate students, selected competitively, along with a few top undergraduate students, will also prominently participate.
Participants will visit Capitol Hill and the White House to learn and to engage staff in dialogue. Through case studies on the creation of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and how the World Meteorological Organization is working with the question of free and open data exchange, through role-playing exercises, as well as through other interactive instruments, participants will develop an understanding of the policy process, and at the same time contribute to building the public policy capabilities of the weather and climate community, broadly defined.
Also included in this period is a one-day meeting of corporate members with policy-level agency officials of the Bush administration, scheduled for 11 June. The final day of the colloquium, 12 June, will be devoted to presentations and dialog on the role of policy, weather and climate events, and entrepreneurial vision in fostering the development of the private sector.
Applications are still being accepted-register as soon as possible to facilitate pre-colloquium planning and communications with participants. Complete details on the colloquium and the application process are available on the AMS Web site (under the Atmospheric Policy Program link) or contact Dr. William Hooke at (202) 682-9006, email: hooke@dc.ametsoc.org.
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