Rethinking the Role of Science and Technology in a Vulnerable World

AAAS 27th Annual Colloquium on Science and Technology

Washington, D.C. -20 March 2002- The most comprehensive information on the President's research and development budget will be presented at the AAAS 27th Annual Colloquium on Science and Technology in Washington D.C., 11 - 12 April, 2002.

Prominent policy analysts from government, industry, academia, and scientific organizations will evaluate President Bush's technology policy and the significance of the War on Terrorism on recent budget proposals. Proposed funding packages for the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and Departments of Defense, Energy, and Commerce will also be examined at the colloquium.

Speakers will include:

• John H. Marburger, III, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (11 April, 9:15 a.m., Keynote Address)

• M.R.C. Greenwood, Chancellor, University of California - Santa Cruz (11 April, 5:30 p.m., The William D. Carey Lecture, open to the public)

• John P. Holdren, Director of the Program on Science, Technology, and Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (12 April, 9:00 a.m.)

• Lee H. Hamilton, Director, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and Member, U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century (12 April, 1:45 p.m.)

Available at the colloquium will be the AAAS Report XXIII: Research and Development FY 2003, which analyzes overall trends in the President's budget request and provides analyses by federal agency and by discipline or field of study.

A detailed program is available at: http://www.aaas.org/spp/dspp/rd/clqpub02.htm.

WHAT: 27th Annual AAAS Colloquium on Science and Technology Policy:
Science and Technology in a Vulnerable World: Rethinking Our Roles

WHEN: 11-12 April 2002

WHERE: Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW, Washington D.C.

REGISTRATION: Press credentials and packets will be available at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, 11 April. Registration is waived for reporters, but those who wish to order lunch or breakfast must R.S.V.P. and pay the cost of the meal.

RSVP: Monica Amarelo at 202-326-6431 or mamarelo@aaas.org

Additional Information:
Press release: Definitive analysis of President's FY2003 R&D budget available
Press release: M.R.C. Greenwood elaborates on the risky business of research universities
Press release: AAAS sponsors workshop for science, engineering, and technology policy professionals