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FW: "Scientific Openness and National Security," January 9, 2003
From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 11:43:38 -0500
FYI: -----Original Message----- From: Eileen Choffnes [mailto:EChoffnes () nas edu] Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 11:44 AM To: cbw-sipri () sipri se; CISAC2; rydell () un org; annette_flanagin () ama-assn org; jkrug () ala org; P.Campbell () nature com; dheyman () csis org; don.kennedy () forsythe stanford edu; ncozzare () socrates berkeley edu; saftergood () fas org; hammond () sunshine-project org; hamburg () nti org Subject: "Scientific Openness and National Security," January 9, 2003 Recent advances in biotechnology present both opportunities to further scientific knowledge and possible threats to national security, depending on how the related scientific information is used. Even as the United States embarks on an aggressive biodefense research agenda, there are fears that the information generated and disseminated from it may be exploited for malicious purposes. A major concern is how to strike a balance between traditional scientific openness and national security needs in the new age of terrorism. The National Academies and the Center for Strategic and International Studies are co-sponsoring a public meeting to bring together scientists and policy-makers to discuss whether current publication policies and practices in the life sciences could lead to the inadvertent disclosure of "sensitive" information to those who might misuse it. The meeting's goal is to start a dialogue between the life sciences and national security communities that might eventually lead to the development of a common set of publication policies for journals in the life sciences. MEETING DETAILS: Thursday, Jan. 9, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Auditorium, National Academies building, 2100 C St., N.W., Washington, D.C. An agenda follows. WEBCAST: The meeting will be webcast live. Those who cannot attend can listen and submit questions using an e-mail form at http://national-academies.org. (The webcast requires RealPlayer, available free at http://www.real.com/player. For more information on setup and hardware requirements, see the Real.com Web site.) TO ATTEND, The workshop is free and open to the public. However, pre-registration is strongly encouraged in advance. To pre-register, please contact Amy Giamis of the NAS staff at either her email address: agiamis () nas edu or by phone at 202-334-2868. AGENDA 7:45 - 8:30 Registration/Continental Breakfast/Coffee 8:30 - 9:15 Welcoming Remarks Bruce Alberts, president, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C. John Hamre, president and chief executive officer, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C. Ronald Atlas, president, American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C. 9:15 - 10:15 Scientific Openness and National Security -- Past as Prologue? Speakers: Mitchel B. Wallerstein, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Chicago Sheila Widnall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. Elizabeth Rindskopf-Parker, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, Calif. Moderator: John Hamre 10:15 - 10:45 Q&A 10:45 - 11:15 BREAK 11:15 - 12:30 Knowledge Production in the Life Sciences: Assessing the Threat Speakers: David Franz, Southern Research Institute, Frederick, Md. Stephen S. Morse, Columbia University, New York City Claire Fraser, The Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, Md. George Poste, Health Technology Networks, Scottsdale, Ariz. Moderator: Bruce Alberts 12:30 - 1 Q&A 1 - 2 LUNCH 2 - 3:30 "Sensitive" Information in the Life Sciences -- Review of Four Case Studies Speakers: Ariella Rosengard, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Eckard Wimmer, State University of New York, Stony Brook James Cook, Washington State University, Pullman William Colglazier, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C. Parney Albright, Office of Homeland Security and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Washington, D.C. Nick Cozzarelli, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C. Don Kennedy, Science, Washington, D.C. Moderators: Nick Cozzarelli; and Thomas E. Shenk, president-elect of the American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C., and chair, department of molecular biology, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. 3:30 - 4 Q&A 4 - 4:30 BREAK 4:30 - 5:30 Current Policies and Proposals Speakers: John Marburger, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Washington, D.C. Gerry Epstein, Institute for Defense Analysis, Alexandria, Va. Sam Kaplan, chair, Publications Board, American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C. Moderator: Ronald Atlas 5:30 - 6 Q&A 6:00 - 8:00: Reception in the Great Hall _________________________________ Eileen R. Choffnes, Ph.D Senior Program Officer National Academy of Sciences Committee on International Security and Arms Control 500 5th Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 202-334-2868 202-334-1730 echoffnes () nas edu (internet) _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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