IP: Public Briefing on Harnessing Science and Technology for America 's Economic Future

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 10:53:41 -0400
> Subject: Public Briefing on Harnessing Science and Technology for America
>         's Economic Future
>
> June 22, 1999
>
> Dear Colleague:
>
> On behalf of the Office of Special Projects of the National Research Council, I
> would like to invite you to a public briefing to mark the release of a new
> report entitled Harnessing Science and Technology for America's Economic Future.
> The public briefing will be held 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM on July 14, 1999
> (Wednesday) in the Lecture Room of the National Academy of Sciences Building at
> 2100 C St., NW, Washington, DC.  The co-chairs of the steering committee that
> prepared the report, former Governor of Pennsylvania and U.S. Attorney General
> Dick Thornburgh and SEMATECH Chairman Bill Spencer, will lead the discussion.
> The full steering committee roster is attached.
>
> The report examines how the United States can better utilize new science and
> technology to improve economic performance over the next 10-20 years.  The
> steering committee headed by Thornburgh and Spencer developed long-term national
> goals and specific action items in areas such as increasing S&T investments and
> improving education.  The report also contains papers and presentations from an
> NRC forum event held in 1998.  The activity is supported by the Carnegie
> Corporation of New York.
>
> Copies of the report will be available at the public briefing.  If you plan to
> attend, please contact Marion Ramsey (tel 202/334-2424; email mramsey () nas edu)
> and feel free to pass the announcement along to colleagues who might be
> interested.
>
> Reporters should contact Barbara Rice in the Office of News and Public
> Information (tel 202/334-2138; email news () national-academies org).
>
> We look forward to seeing you July 14.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Deborah Stine
> Director, Office of Special Projects
> ####
> COMMITTEE ON HARNESSING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR AMERICA'S ECONOMIC FUTURE
>
> Dick Thornburgh (Co-chair), Counsel, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, Washington.
> D.C.
> William J. Spencer (Co-chair), Chairman, SEMATECH, Austin, Texas
> Dennis W. Archer, Mayor, City of Detroit
> Richard C. Atkinson, President, University of California System, Oakland
> Dorothy Baunach, Deputy Director, Cleveland Tomorrow
> Charles M. Geschke, President, Adobe Systems, San Jose, California
> Mary L. Good, Managing Member, Venture Capital, Little Rock, Arkansas
> Phillip A. Griffiths, Director, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New
> Jersey
> Harold Shapiro, President, Princeton University
> John F. Shoch, General Partner, Asset Management Associates, Palo Alto,
> California
> H. Guyford Stever, Adviser and Consultant, Gaithersburg, Maryland