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Suggested Citation:"SYMPOSIUM AGENDA." National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine. 1998. National Science and Technology Strategies in a Global Context: Report of an International Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6186.
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Symposium Agenda

MAY 7, 1997

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, WASHINGTON, D.C.

9:30 a.m.

Opening Remarks

 

Richard Celeste, Former Governor of Ohio and Partner, Celeste & Sabety, Ltd.

9:45 a.m.

Overview of National Science and Technology Strategies

 

William Spencer, President and CEO. SEMATECH, United States (moderator)

 

Mauricio Fortes-Besprosvani, Chairman, International Committee, Mexican   Academy of Sciences

 

KunMo Chung, Ambassador-at-Large, Atomic Energy Commission, Korea

10:45 a.m.

Open Discussion

11:00 a.m.

Examples of "Effective Practice" in Research Support and Performance

 

Daniel Vapnek, Senior Vice President for Research, Amgen Inc., United States   (moderator)

 

Michel Cuénod, Secretary-General, Human Frontier Science Program, France

 

Eva Gajewska-Blaisdell, President, Blaisdell & Co., Poland

Terrence Heng, Vice President, Motorola, United States

12:15 p.m.

Open Discussion

12:30 p.m.

Lunch

1:45 p.m.

Implementing and Evaluating Science and Technology Strategies

 

Graham Mitchell, Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, U.S. Department of   Commerce (moderator)

 

Björn Wahlström, Research Professor, ITI Automation, Technical Research Center of Finland

 

Chen Zhang-Liang, Academic Vice President, Peking University, China

 

Mark Kryder, Data Storage Systems Center, Carnegie Mellon University,   United States

3:30 p.m.

Roundtable Discussion of New Approaches to International Cooperation

 

Kenneth Flamm, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, United States (moderator)

3:50 p.m.

Open Discussion

5.00 p.m.

Adjourn

Suggested Citation:"SYMPOSIUM AGENDA." National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine. 1998. National Science and Technology Strategies in a Global Context: Report of an International Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6186.
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This report covers discussions at a symposium on the International Context for National Science and Technology Strategies. The meeting was held May 7, 1997 at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., and was organized by the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable (GUIRR). The symposium featured presentations by experts representing academic, industry, and government viewpoints, from countries including China, Finland, France, Korea, Mexico, Poland, and the United States. The purpose of the activity was to explore how various countries and regions are developing science and technology strategies in the unfolding context of global economic integration and privatization, as well as mobility of people and information. The implications for future international cooperation were considered in this modern framework.

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