Secrecy Program

Program

March 29, 1999 - Kresge Auditorium - MIT Campus

9:00 – 9:10 a.m.	Welcome Alexander V. d’Arbeloff, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Irving A. Lerch, AAAS Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility

9:10 - 9:45 a.m.	The Science of Secrecy The Honorable Daniel Patrick Moynihan, U.S. Senate Introduced by Charles M. Vest, President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
9:45 – 10:15 a.m.	The Cultures of Universities, Industry, and Governments Speaker: John M. Deutch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Introduced by Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, U.S. Senate

10:15 – 10:45 a.m.	A Recent Case Study Speaker: David G. Kern, Brown University School of Medicine Introduced by Drummond Rennie, University of California, San Francisco Discussion and questions from audience

10:45 – 11:00 a.m.	Break

11:00 – 12:30 a.m.	Now that the Cold War is Over? Part I - Industry and University Relations Alan Goldhammer, Biotechnology Industry Organization Peter Gosselin, Los Angeles Times Alan Hartford, Massachusetts General Hospital Martin Michaelson, Hogan & Hartson Lita Nelsen, Technology Licensing Office, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Moderator: Mark S. Frankel, AAAS Discussion and questions from audience

12:30 – 1:45 p.m.	Lunch (on your own)

1:45 – 2:30 p.m.	New Secrecy in Science: Government Imposed to Self-Imposed Howard K. Schachman, University of California, Berkeley Introduced by Alan N. Schechter, National Institutes of Health Discussion and questions from audience

2:30 – 3:15 p.m.	Government Policy and the Commercial Value of Academic Information Robert Cook-Deegan, National Academy of Sciences Introduced by Boyce Rensberger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Discussion and questions from audience

3:15 – 3:30 p.m.	Break

3:30 – 5:00 p.m.	Now that the Cold War is Over? Part II – Government and University Relations Susan Lederer, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine Herbert N. Foerstel, Board Member, National Security Archive Laura Nader, University of California, Berkeley Ronald Rivest, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Scott McIntosh, U.S. Department of Justice Christ D. Richmond, MIT Lincoln Laboratory Moderator: Nelson Kiang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Discussion and questions from audience

5:00 – 5:30 p.m.	Looking Back, Looking Ahead Mary L. Good, Venture Capital Investors Introduced by Sheila E. Widnall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology