AAAS Forum on S&T Policy Convenes 8-9 May to Explore 21^st Century Science Issues

Christopher T. Hill, a professor of public policy and technology at George Mason University, argued in an essay last fall that creating wealth and jobs in the United States will depend less on world leadership in basic research in the natural sciences and engineering and more on the ability to structure human work and organizational practices in radical new ways. Hill will discuss his provocative views on the "post-scientific society" in a plenary session at the upcoming AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy, 8-9 May in Washington, D.C.

The Forum is the nation's premier venue for discussion of current issues in science and technology policy. The event also will feature a keynote address by John H. Marburger III, director of the White House Office of Science Technology Policy and the longest-serving presidential science adviser; plus talks and presentations on the role of science in the 2008 election campaign; science and the new media; and prospects for human enhancement technologies in sports, the military, age extension and cognition.

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