Welcome

Alice S. Huang, Senior Faculty Associate, California Institute of Technology; and President, AAAS
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BUDGETARY AND POLICY CONTEXT FOR R&D IN FY 2011 (Plenary Session)

Moderator: Alice S. Haung, Senior Faculty Associate, California Institute of Technology; and President, AAAS

Keynote Address: John P. Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology; and Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
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Managing Research Universities in Today's Turbulent Environment
Linda Katehi, Chancellor, University of California at Davis
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The Maco-Economic Horizon: U.S. and Global Outlooks
Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director, Congressional Budget Office
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AAAS Overview of R&D in the FY 2011 Proposed Budget
Patrick J. Clemins, Director, R&D Budget and Policy Program, AAAS
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Research at the USDA: Addressing Societal Grand Challenges
Roger Beachy, Director, National Institute of Food and Agricutlure, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Luncheon

Presiding: Vaughan Turekian, Chief International Officer, AAAS

Address: Kerri-Ann Jones, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
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MAJOR ISSUES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY (Concurrent Sessions)

(A) Societal Impacts of Science and Technology

Moderator: Albert H. Teich, Director, Science and Policy Programs, AAAS
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Timothy Persons, Chief Scientist, Government Accountability Office; and Director of Science, Center for Science, Technology, and Engineering, GAO
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Stefano Bertuzzi, Office of Science Policy Analysis, National Institutes of Health
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Rachelle Hollander, Director, Center for Engineering, Ethics, and Society, National Academy of Engineering
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Todd M. La Porte, Associate Professor, School of Public Policy, George Mason University
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Jamie Link, Research Staff Member, Science and Technology Policy Institute
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(B) New Approaches to International S&T Engagement: Trans-Atlantic Perspectives
This session is organized under the auspices of the BILAT-USA project, to enhance U.S.-European science and technology partnerships.

Introduction: Tom Wang, Director for International Cooperation, AAAS; and Sabine Herlitschka, Director, European and International Programmes, Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
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Panel 1: New Approaches to Science Engagement Taken by Governments in the U.S. and Europe for Capacity Building and Development and Diplomacy

Moderator: Tom Wang, Director for International Cooperation, AAAS
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Alex Dehgan, Science and Technology Advisor to the Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development
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Mary Minch, Director, International Cooperation, DG Research, European Commission
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Maria Cristina Pedicchio, Member, Strategic Forum for International Scientific and Technological Cooperation (SFIC); Professor of Mathematics, University of Trieste; President, Cluster in Biomedicine (Italy)
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Panel 2: New Approaches to U.S.-EU Collaboration to Address Global Challenges

Moderator: Sabine Herlitschka, Director, European and International Programmes, Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
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Caroline Wagner, CEO, Science-Metrix Corporation
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Line Matthiessen, Head of Unit, Biotechnology, Agriculture and Food Directorate, DG Research, European Commission
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Phyllis Yoshida, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia, Europe, and the Americas, U.S. Department of Energy
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(C) Beyond Cap and Trade: Other Climate Change Issues

Moderator: John Carey, Freelance Writer and former Senior Correspondent, Washington Bureau, Business Week
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Geo-engineering
Alan Robock, Professor of Environmental Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University
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National Security Implications of Climate Change
Sherri Goodman, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, CNA
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Scientists' Roles in High-Profile Political Issues
Daniel Sarewitz, Director, Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes, and Professor of Science and Society, Arizona State University
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Human Dimensions of Climate Change
Paul C. Stern, Director, Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change, National Research Council
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Adaptation: Strategies and Potential Impacts
Kristie L. Ebi, Executive Director of the Technical Support Unit for Working Group II (Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
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THE WILLIAM D. CAREY LECTURE (public invited)

Presiding: Alan I. Leshner, Chief Executive Officer, AAAS; and Executive Publisher, Science
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Address: The Silent Scientists
The Honorable Vernon J. Ehlers, Member, U.S. House of Representatives; Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, House Committee on Science and Technology
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Breakfast

Presiding: Albert H. Teich, Director, Science and Policy Programs, AAAS
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Address: Patrick Gallagher, Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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STRENGTHENING THE U.S. CLIMATE FOR INNOVATION: THE ROLE OF PUBLIC POLICY (Plenary Session)

Moderator: F. M. Ross Armbrecht, Jr., Executive Director, Delaware Foundation for Science and Mathematics Education; and Chair, AAAS Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy
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What Makes an Attractive Climate for Innovation? How Do Nations Compare?
Andrew Taylor, Partner and Managing Director, Chicago Office, Boston Consulting Group
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What Is the U.S. Doing Right? What Are We Doing To Be Better?
John Fernandez, Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, U.S. Department of Commerce
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How Are States Affecting Innovation Growth?
Susan Hackwood, Executive Director, California Council on Science and Technology
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What Must Be Done in Education to Spur Innovation?
Steven J. Robinson, Special Assistant, Domestic Policy Council, White House
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Open Innovation and Crowd-sourcing on Public Policy Issues: Expert Labs
Anil Dash, Director, Expert Labs, AAAS
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Luncheon

Presiding: Alice S. Huang, Senior Faculty Associate, California Institute of Technology; and President, AAAS
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Address: Margaret A. Hamburg, Commissioner of Food and Drugs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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NATIONAL SECURITY AND THE ROLES FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (Plenary Session)

Moderator: Gerald Epstein, Director, Center for Science, Technology and Security Policy, AAAS
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Scientific Cooperation to Support Future Arms Control and Disarmament
Ben Koppelman, Senior Policy Advisor, The Royal Society
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Cyberattack as an Instrument of U.S. Policy
Herbert Lin, Chief Scientist, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, National Research Council
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National Security ‐ Higher Education Dialogue Post-9/11
C. D. (Dan) Mote, Jr., President, University of Maryland
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