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16-20 November
2009 The AAAS Leadership Seminar in Science and Technology
Policy is a "crash course" in science and technology (S&T) policy,
designed for those who need to know how S&T policy works.
It is modeled
after the highly acclaimed orientation program that AAAS provides for its new
S&T Policy Fellows each fall, but distills the key material into 4 1/2
days instead of two weeks. Space is limited to only 30 to 35 participants--the
small group setting provides an ideal opportunity to learn about the challenges
and solutions of S&T policy from the experts. Join AAAS to learn firsthand
from key people in S&T policy, in settings ranging from Capitol Hill to White
House staff offices. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2009
AAAS
1st
Floor Lobby 11:00 a.m.
Registration Opens
AAAS
Abelson-Haskins, 2nd Floor 12:30
p.m. Welcoming Remarks
Albert H. Teich
Director, Science and Policy Programs
AAAS
12:45 p.m. Introductions Participants,
AAAS staff 1:45 p.m.
The Current and Future Political Environments for Science
David Goldston
Director of Government Affairs
Natural Resources Defense Council; and
Former Chief of Staff, House Committee on Science
3:45 p.m.
The Current and Future Political
Environments for Science, continued
Daniel Sarewitz
Director, Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes
Arizona State University
5:00 p.m.
Governing in an Age of Fiscal and Partisan Dysfunction (or Insanity): Policy and Politics in the Year(s) Ahead
Norman Ornstein
Resident Scholar
American Enterprise Institute
6:00 p.m.
Leave for Acadiana Restaurant
Acadiana
901 New York Avenue, NW
6:30
p.m.
Get-Acquainted Reception and Dinner
Tuesday,
November 17, 2009
AAAS
2nd Floor Lobby 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
AAAS
Abelson-Haskins, 2nd Floor 9:00
a.m. Where Does Science Fit in Public Policy?
Christopher T. Hill
Professor of Public Policy and Technology
George Mason University
10:45 a.m.
The Contrasting Cultures of Science and Policy-Making
Stephen D. Nelson
Associate Director, Science and Policy Programs
AAAS
11:45 a.m.
Lunch with Guest Speaker: Communicating Science to the Media and
Non-scientists Tiffany Lohwater
Public Engagement Manager
AAAS
1:00 p.m.
How Policy is Made: Lessons from
Current Issues
Moderator:
Albert H. Teich, AAAS
Nanotechnology
David Rejeski
Director, Foresight and Governance Project; and
Director, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Genetics-Related Policy Developments
Debra Mathews
Assistant Director for Science Programs
Berman Institute of Bioethics; and
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Johns Hopkins University
Energy Policy and Climate
Change
Bob Simon
Staff Director
Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources
U.S.
Civil Space Policy
Howard McCurdy
Professor of Public Affairs
American University
5:00
p.m. Dinner on your own
Wednesday,
November 18, 2009 AAAS
2nd Floor Lobby
8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Congress: Its Structure and Process Judy Schneider
Specialist on the Congress
Government and Finance Division
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress 10:15 a.m.
Leave for White House Conference Center
White House Conference Center
Jackson Place, NW (off Pennsylvania Avenue, between 15th & 17th Streets; on west edge of Lafayette Park)
Truman Room
10:45 a.m.
Check-In at the White House Conference Center.
(Please bring Photo ID and be prompt, in Case of security Measures.) 11:00 a.m.
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
Thomas Kalil
Deputy Director for Policy
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
12:00 p.m.
Leave for AAAS AAAS
Abelson-Haskins, 2nd Floor
1:15 p.m. How a Scientist Can Interact with a Congressional
Office
Francis Slakey
Associate Director of Public Affairs
American Physical Society
2:30 p.m. Lobbying in Washington
Moderator:
Joanne Padrón Carney
Director, Center for Science, Technology and Congress
AAAS
Michael A. Waring
Executive Director of Federal Relations, and
Director of the Washington Office
University of Michigan
Jack Humphries
Former Vice President of Government Relations
United Technologies Corporation
April L. Burke
President and Founder
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC
4:00 p.m.
Scientists’ Roles in Public Support for Research Funding The Honorable John Edward Porter
Partner, Hogan and Hartson; former U.S. Representative (R-IL); and Chair, Board of Directors, Research!America Stacie Propst
Vice President for Policy and Outreach
Research!America
5:00 p.m. Dinner on your own
Thursday,
November 19, 2009
AAAS
2nd Floor Lobby 8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
AAAS
Abelson-Haskins, 2nd Floor 8:30
a.m. Introduction to Federal Budget Procedure: Or, Why You’ll
Never Understand the Policy Process Unless You Understand the Budget
Patrick Clemins
Director
AAAS R & D Budget and Policy Program
10:15 a.m.
An Interactive Workshop: Negotiating an Appropriations Bill
Patrick Clemins
1:45 p.m. National Economic Policy
Greg Ip
U.S. Economics Editor
The Economist
3:15 p.m. The Politics of Innovation and
Competitiveness
Tobin Smith
Associate Vice President for Federal Relations
Association of American Universities
Stephen J. Ezell
Senior Analyst
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
4:30 p.m.
Science and Regulation: The Use of Science in the Regulatory System; and the Regulation
of Scientific Conduct
Mark S. Frankel
Director
AAAS Program on Scientific Freedom, Responsibility, and Law
5:45 p.m.
Leave for National Press Club
National Press Club
529 14th Street, NW –13th Floor
6-9 p.m.
Dinner with Guest Speaker
Introduction:
Albert H. Teich, AAAS
Nina Fedoroff
Science Adviser to the Secretary
U.S. Department of State
Friday,
November 20, 2009 AAAS
2nd Floor Lobby 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
AAAS
Abelson-Haskins, 2nd Floor 9:00
a.m. Science and National Security
Norman P. Neureiter
Director, Center for Science, Technology and Security Policy
AAAS
10:15 a.m.
Science and Security in the Bush and Obama Administrations
Albert H. Teich, AAAS
11:30 a.m. Concluding Remarks
Albert H. Teich, AAAS
See the seminar brochure (PDF)
for more information on who should attend, what the seminar covers, registration
fees, and how you will benefit from the seminar.
The
Application form (download
in PDF) is available here.
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- AAAS has negotiated corporate rates with the following hotels:
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Henley Park Hotel $199 per night
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Morrison Clark Hotel $199 per night
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Homewood Suites Hotel $229 per night
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Washington Plaza Hotel $199-229 per night
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While there is no room block set aside for the Leadership Seminar, the AAAS rates above are available to participants in the Seminar. It is recommended that you book a hotel room as soon as possible, as DC hotel rooms tend to fill quickly. If you have any trouble finding a room, please call Bethany Spencer at 202-326-6601.
Call 202-326-6600 or e-mail leadership@aaas.org
with questions.
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