Forum on Research and Development in FY 2002 Budget

WHAT: Forum on Research and Development in Fiscal Year 2002 Budget

WHEN: 8:00-9:30 a.m., April 12, 2001

WHERE: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Auditorium 1200 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

SPEAKERS: Marcus Peacock, Associate Director for Natural Resources, Energy, and Science at the Office of Management and Budget; Kei Koizumi, Director of the R & D Budget and Policy Program at the American Association for the Advancement of Science David Goldston, Staff Director of the House Science Committee

SPONSERS: Washington Science Policy Alliance (WSPA)

Following the release of the Bush Administration's proposed budget on April 9, the forum will be providing an opportunity for guests and speakers to discuss this FY 2002's allocation of federal funds for R & D. Each of the speakers will be present different perspectives on R & D in the proposed budget and will then respond to questions.

The WSPA is a loosely-knit coalition of institutions that has assumed responsibility of the seminar series formerly run by George Washington University's Center for International Science and Technology Policy and AAAS Directorate for Science & Policy Programs. The next WSPA seminar will be an evening lecture/discussion on "A European Perspective on Genetically-Modified Foods" on April 25.

Founded in 1848, AAAS is the world's largest federation of scientists with more than 138,000 individual members and 273 affiliated societies. The Association publishes the weekly, peer-reviewed journal Science and administers EurekAlert! (www.eurekalert.org), the online news service featuring the latest discoveries in science and technology.