. "Conference Agenda." 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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Beginning a Dialogue on the Changing Environment for the Physical and Mathematical Sciences: Report of a Conference
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCIENCE AND SOCIETY: MOVING FROM TODAY TO TOMORROW
2:45-3:15
The Changing World and What It Means
William Ascher
Professor, Duke University
3:15-3:45
Facilitated large-group discussion
What aspirations and expectations has the research community traditionally sought to meet?
Whose aspirations were these?
What changes in aspirations and expectations might the research community have to meet in the future?
4:00-5:30
Small-group discussions—The Changing Landscape
How have the aspirations and expectations of society, government, and the research community interacted in the development of today 's institutional and operational infrastructure for research?
How might tomorrow's aspirations and expectations affect that infrastructure? What changes in the infrastructure might we anticipate?
7:30-8:30
Reports from small groups (informal presentations by a spokesperson from each small group)
Saturday, August 14
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCIENCE AND GOVERNMENT: MOVING FROM TODAY TOTOMORROW
8:30-9:00 am
Perspectives onScience, Technology, and the Federal Government:National Goals for a New Era
