. "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
4:45-5:15
What Society Will Expect from the Future Research Community
Dale Jamieson
Professor, University of Colorado, Boulder
Sunday, August 15
9:00-9:30 am
Preliminary Conference Synthesis: Threads in the Tapestry
Harold T. Shapiro
President, Princeton University
PROSPECTS FOR CHANGE
9:30-10:30
Small-group discussions—Prospects for Change
Can the research community effect the changes being demanded by society and the government?
By what means should change be effected?
What steps should be taken to broaden the participation in this discussion outside the attendees at this conference?
10:45-11:45
Reports from small groups
11:45-12:15
Focus on next steps (facilitated large-group discussion)
