Careers in Science and Technology: An International Perspective (1995)

7:30 p.m.

Reception and Dinner

Welcoming Remarks: Paolo Fasella

Director General, DG XII

Commission of the European Communities

Conference Overview: Walter A.

Rosenblith, Chair

8:45 a.m.

Opening Remarks: Hywel Jones

Task Force on Human Resources Commission of the European Communities

9:30 a.m.

PANEL 1: MONITORING CAREER TRENDS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (S&T)

Session Co-Chair:

Richard Pearson

Institute of Manpower Studies, University of Sussex (United Kingdom)

Session Co-Chair:

Daniel Kleppner

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

9:30 a.m.

Speaker 1:

Gunnar Westholm

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (France)

10:00 a.m.

Speaker 2:

Hajime Nagahama

National Institute of Science and Technology Policy, Second Policy-Oriented Research Group (Japan)

10:30 a.m.

Discussant:

Glynis Breakwell

University of Surrey (United Kingdom)

11:00 a.m.

General Discussion and Session Summary

Discussion Leader: Session Co-Chair

D. Kleppner

12:30 p.m.

Lunch

2:00 p.m.

PANEL 2: ANALYZING TRENDS IN S&T CAREERS: THE LONGITUDINAL APPROACH

Session Co-Chair:

Paul Baltes

Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Education (Germany)

Session Co-Chair:

Stephen Berry

University of Chicago (USA)

2:00 p.m.

Speaker 1:

Yu Xie

The University of Michigan (USA)

2:30 p.m.

Speaker 2:

Emilio Muñoz

Institute of Advanced Social Studies (Spain)

3:00 p.m.

Discussant:

Jon Miller

The Chicago Academy of Sciences (USA)

3:30 p.m.

General Discussion and Session Summary

Discussion Leader: Session Co-Chair

S. Berry

4:00 p.m.

Break

4:30 p.m.

PANEL 3: ANALYZING TRENDS IN S&T CAREERS: FACTORS DETERMINING CHOICE

Session Co-Chair:

Wendy K. Hansen

Department of Industry, Science and Technology (Canada)

Session Co-Chair:

John Moore

George Mason University (USA)

4:30 p.m.

Speaker 1:

Tom Whiston

Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex (United Kingdom)

5:00 p.m.

Speaker 2:

Torsten Husén

Institute of International Education, Stockholm University (Sweden)

5:30 p.m.

Discussant:

Alfred McLaren

Science Service, Inc. (USA)

6:00 p.m.

General Discussion and Session Summary

Discussion Leader: Session Co-Chair

J. Moore

6:30 p.m.

Adjourn for Dinner at 7:30 p.m.

Dinner Speaker:

Marianne Frankenhaeuser

8:30 a.m.

Conference Reconvenes:

Walter Rosenblith, Chair

8:45 a.m.

Opening Remarks: Human Capital and Mobility Program Commission of the European Communities

9:00 a.m.

PANEL 4: UTILIZING POINTS OF INTERVENTION TO ENHANCE AND SUSTAIN INTEREST IN S&T CAREERS

Session Co-Chair:

Pim Fenger

Ministry of Education and Science (Netherlands)

Session Co-Chair:

Ernest Jaworski

Monsanto, Inc. (USA)

9:00 a.m.

Speaker 1:

Kazuo Ishizaka

National Institute for Educational Research (Japan)

9:30 a.m.

Speaker 2:

Dervilla Donnelly

University College Dublin (Ireland)

10:00 a.m.

Discussant:

Pamela Ebert Flattau

National Research Council (USA)

10:30 a.m.

General Discussion and Session Summary

Discussion Leader: Session Co-Chair

E. Jaworski

12:30 p.m.

Lunch

2:00 p.m.

PANEL 5: INFLUENCING S&T CAREER TRENDS: THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Session Co-Chair:

Rodney Nichols

New York Academy of Sciences (USA)

• Academia Europaea (Sir Arnold Burgen)

• Commission of the European Communities

• European Science Foundation (D. Donnelly)

• International Council of Scientific Unions (J. Marton-Lefevre)

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (J-M Cadiou)

• Petrofina (J. Rebelo)

• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (D. Malkin)

• Third World Academy of Sciences (C. Ponnamperuma)

• UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (C. Power)

• U.S. National Science Foundation (C. Marrett)

4:30 p.m.

General Discussion and Session Summary

Discussion Leader: Session Co-Chair

R. Nichols

6:00 p.m.

Closing Remarks: Walter Rosenblith

Adjournment