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17-21 November
2008 The 2008 seminar is now
full. Registration is closed. 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.(Update: The 2008 seminar
is now full. Email leadership@aaas.org
to be on the mailing list for the 2009 seminar.) Join AAAS to learn firsthand
from key people in S&T policy, in settings ranging from Capitol Hill to White
House staff offices. Monday, 17 November
2008 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
Visiting Lecturer, Harvard University;
Columnist, Nature; and
Former Chief of Staff, House Committee on Science
3:45 p.m. The Current and Future Political
Environments for Science, continued
5:15 p.m. Leave for National Press Club
National Press Club
529 14th Street, NW –13th
Floor
First Amendment Lounge 6:00
p.m. Get-Acquainted Reception and Dinner Introduction:
Albert H. Teich, Director, Science and Policy Programs, AAAS - Rick
Weiss, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress; former Science Reporter, The
Washington Post
“Covering Science in Washington” Tuesday,
18 November 2008 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
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 - Stem Cell Research
Rachel Levinson
Director,
Government and Industrial Liaison Office
The Biodesign Institute
Arizona
State 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, 19
November 2008 Eisenhower
Executive Office Building 8:30 a.m.
Check-In at the Eisenhower EOB.
9:00 a.m. The White House Office of Science and Technology
Policy (OSTP) 10:00 a.m.
Leave for Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill 11:00 a.m.
Congress: Its Structure and Processes - Judy Schneider
Specialist
on the Congress
Government and Finance Division
Congressional Research
Service, Library of Congress
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
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
5:00 p.m. Dinner on your own Thursday,
20 November 2008 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 -
Kei Koizumi
Director
AAAS R & D Budget and Policy Program
10:15 a.m. An Interactive Workshop: Writing
an Appropriations Bill
12:15 p.m. Lunch with Guest Speaker
- Norman Ornstein
Resident Scholar
American Enterprise Institute
1:45 p.m. National Economic Policy
3:15 p.m. The Politics of Innovation and
Competitiveness 4:30 p.m.
Science and Regulation: The Use of Science in the Regulatory System; and the Regulation
of Scientific Conduct - Mark Frankel
Director
AAAS Program
on Scientific Freedom, Responsibility, and Law
5:45 p.m. Leave for Acadiana Restaurant
Acadiana
901 New York Avenue, NW Friday,
21 November 2008 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.
Conducting Science in the Post-9/11 Security Environment - Albert H.
Teich
Director, Science & Policy Programs
AAAS
11:30 a.m. Concluding Remarks
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
registration form (download
in PDF) is available here. Registration is now closed. - One Washington Circle Hotel
A
block of rooms has been reserved at One
Washington Circle Hotel. Rooms are $219/night plus tax and can be booked by
calling 800-424-9671 or 202-872-1680 and asking for "AAAS group code 354210."
A credit card number is required to hold the reservation. Reservations must be
made by October 20th in order to obtain the group rate. The hotel is located near
the Foggy Bottom Metro station; most of the Seminar will be held one block from
the Metro Center station, just three stops from the hotel. Call 202-326-6600 or e-mail leadership@aaas.org
with questions.
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