• Front Matter R1-R6

• Contents R7-R8

• Conference Synthesis 1-6

• Commissioned Papers 7-8

• The Changing World and What It Means 9-14

• In Defense of Basic Research 15-21

• The Pursuit of Science in the National Interest 22-27

• What Society Will Expect from the Future Research Community 28-34

• New Advisory Structures for New Times 35-42

• Appendices 43-44

• Conference Participants 45-47

• Conference Agenda 48-51

• Instructions to Small Discussion Groups 52-54

• Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications 55-55

" New Advisory Structures for New Times ." Beginning a Dialogue on the Changing Environment for the Physical and Mathematical Sciences: Report of a Conference . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1994 .

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