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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Forum Agenda." National Academy of Engineering. 2015. The Past Half Century of Engineering--And a Look Forward: Summary of a Forum. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21702.
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Appendix A

Forum Agenda

Annual Meeting Forum
Celebrating the NAE’s 50th Anniversary

The History of Engineering over the Past 50 Years and a Look Forward

Monday, September 29, 2014
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
National Academy of Sciences Building Washington, DC

The forum will explore the engineering accomplishments of the past 50 years and look forward to the challenges in the next 50.

Welcome

C. D. Mote, Jr., President, National Academy of Engineering

Moderator: Ali Velshi, Host of Real Money with Ali Velshi on Al Jazeera America

Forum Discussion

Forum Participants

Wanda M. Austin, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Aerospace Corporation

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Forum Agenda." National Academy of Engineering. 2015. The Past Half Century of Engineering--And a Look Forward: Summary of a Forum. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21702.
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Corale L. Brierley, Vice President, National Academy of Engineering, and Principal, Brierley Consultancy LLC

Leonard Kleinrock, Distinguished Professor, Computer Science Department, University of California, Los Angeles

Robert W. Lucky, Corporate Vice President, Research (retired), Telcordia Technologies Inc.

Arunava Majumdar, Jay Precourt Professor and Senior Fellow, Precourt Institute for Energy, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University

Roderic I. Pettigrew, Director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Robert E. Schafrik, General Manager, Materials and Process Engineering Department (retired), GE Aviation

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Forum Agenda." National Academy of Engineering. 2015. The Past Half Century of Engineering--And a Look Forward: Summary of a Forum. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21702.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Forum Agenda." National Academy of Engineering. 2015. The Past Half Century of Engineering--And a Look Forward: Summary of a Forum. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21702.
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Engineering is poised to make an even greater contribution to society in the next half century than it has made in the past half century. At its annual meeting on September 28-29, 2014, the National Academy of Engineering celebrated the 50th anniversary of its founding. A highlight of the meeting was a forum of distinguished speakers who considered the achievements of the last 50 years and looked toward the potential achievements of the next 50. The Past Half Century of Engineering - and a Look Forward summarizes their presentations.

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