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The Congressional R&D Caucus invites you to a
Congressional Noontime Briefing on:
Defense Basic Research: Lifeblood of Innovation
When: Thursday, 10 July, 2008
Time: 12 Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Where: 2323 Rayburn House Office Building
Introduction and Welcome:
Selmer
Bringsjord,
Chair of the Cognitive Science Department and
Professor of Computer Science and Cognitive
Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Speakers:
Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA)
Chair, House Armed Services Subcommittee on
Terrorism and Unconventional Threats and
Capabilities - Federal Support for Basic
Research
Bob Guenther,
Professor of Physics at Duke University -
High Risk Technologies: From the Lab to the
Battlefield
Farnam
Jahanian,
Professor and Interim Chair of the Computer
Science and Engineering Department at The
University of Michigan - Why Sustained
Investment is Important & What it Can Produce
Lisa
McCauley,
Vice President and Deputy Director of
Operations, National Security Global Business,
Battelle - Defense Technologies in Use by the
Military Today Will Have Broader Applications
Tomorrow
Opening Remarks:
Representative
Holt (NJ)
Representative Judy Biggert (IL)
Co-Chairs,
Congressional Research & Development Caucus
Sponsoring Organization:
Coalition for National Security Research
RSVP:
Rasheedah Smith at
smithrj@asme.org or FAX this form to
202/429-9417. Lunch will be served.
Briefing Schedule |
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Welcome
Welcome to the home of the Advisory Committee for the
Congressional Research and Development [R&D] Caucus. The
Advisory Committee is comprised of public interest
and private sector organizations from the science,
engineering, technology and educational sectors
dedicated to informing Congress and the public on
important national and global issues regarding research
and development affecting the United States. Through
its participating organizations and this website, the
Advisory Committee supports the Congressional R&D Caucus
and its efforts.
Dear
Colleague Letter
The Congressional R&D Caucus
briefings highlight the importance
of research and development, and
illuminate the interdependency of
research efforts across disciplines
to our nation’s future. The Caucus
informs Members of Congress and
their staff about the various
benefits of investment in research
and development, including economic,
educational, and innovative
benefits.
In that vein, applicants for an R &
D Caucus event are asked to consider
the goal of informing Members of
Congress and their staff of the
benefits of R & D investment and to
connect the briefing to the issues
and policies that are currently
being discussed on Capitol Hill.
There are various web sites which
can inform you on the issues before
Congress, such as
www.house.gov, or contact the
government liaison or governmental
affairs office of the sponsoring
society for assistance. One of the
most important aspects of a
successful briefing is to have an
engaging, informed speaker who
creates an atmosphere of open
exchange through their skilled
public speaking.
Organizations interested in
convening a congressional briefing
for the Caucus should review the
Congressional Briefing Guidelines
and fill out the attached
briefing application and send it
to Kathryn Holmes at
holmesk@asme.org. The attached
planning schedule is included to
give your organization a timeline
for scheduling events associated
with your briefing.
If your organization is interested
in participating on the R&D Caucus
Advisory Committee, please contact
Bill Williams
(bill.williams@ieee.org)."
Benefits of Research and Development:
The National Academies'
Beyond Discovery™:
The Path from Research to Human Benefit
is a series of articles that trace the origins of
important recent technological and medical advances.
Each story reveals the crucial role played by basic
science, the applications of which could not have been
anticipated at the time the original research was
conducted.
The National Science Foundation's
Science
and Engineering Indicators (SEI) is a volume of
record comprising the major high quality quantitative
data on the U.S. and international science and
engineering enterprise.
The National Science Foundation's
Engineers Week 2006: NSF Research Highlights The NSF
looks back on the breakthroughs and developments
engineers delivered in 2005.
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Updated: 30 March 2007
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