The Dupont Summit 2010: "Report Card at Midstream: The Obama Administration Faces Science & Technology issues"


The purpose of the coming conference will be to bring academics, government, business and society leaders into discussion about the development and direction of the Science & Technology agenda of the Presidential Administration.

The Dupont Summit, 2010, Hosted by the Policy Studies Organization

  • When: December 3, 2010
  • Where: Carnegie Institution for Science, 1530 P Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005
  • Contact Person: Daniel Gutierrez, , Tel. 202-483-2512 ext. 116
  • More information at: ipsonet.org
Schedule

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2010
Dec 3rd
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Challenges in Obama's Science and Technology Policy

Liz Johnson, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Heath Brown, Roanoke College
Lenneal Henderson, University of Baltimore

Library, Carnegie Institution for Science

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Health Spending and Health Policy

Albert H. Rubenstein, IASTA, Inc., & Northwestern University
Jack Meyer, Collins Center for Public Policy

Mayor Room, Carnegie Institution for Science

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Telecommunications, Technology, and Opportunity

Chuck Manto, Instant Access Networks & Public Technology Institute
Eric Weber, University of Mississippi Main Campus
Warigia Bowman, University of Mississippi Main Campus

Boardroom, Carnegie Institution for Science

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM Advancing Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Government-Industry Relations in Energy Policy

Maja Holmes, West Virginia University

Mayor Room, Carnegie Institution for Science

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM Challenges in International Medical and Health Policy Publishing

Arnauld Nicogossian, George Mason University
Ann McGuigan, George Mason University
Catherine E. Rudder, George Mason University
Jeremy Mayer, George Mason University
Thomas Zimmerman, George Mason University

Boardroom, Carnegie Institution for Science

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM Report Card: Obama's Science, Technology, Health and Security Policies

Justin Vaughn, Cleveland State University
Jose Villalobos, University of Texas-El Paso
Sunny Lee, Institute for Korea-U.S. Political Development

Library, Carnegie Institution for Science

11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Statecraft in a Scientific Age

Norman A. Bailey, Institute of World Politics
Barbara Pfeffer Billauer, Institute of World Politics
Gene Poteat, Institute of World Politics

Mayor Room, Carnegie Institution for Science

11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Sustainability in the Obama Era

Chuck Manto, Instant Access Networks & Public Technology Institute
Lisa Pettibone, Free University Berlin
Simon Berkovich, George Washington University

Library, Carnegie Institution for Science

12:45 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Break

Ball Room, Carnegie Institution for Science

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM Regulating Soda Consumption Through the Food Stamp Federal Program

Daneen Borelli, Fellow Project 21
Janet Dolgin, Hofstra University
Barbara Pfeffer Billauer, Foundation for Law and Science Centers, Inc.

Library, Carnegie Institution for Science

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM A Truce? Strategic Partnerships in Science Education Between Community Colleges and Four-Year Institutions

James A. Saunders, Towson University
Thomas Burkett, Community College of Baltimore County
Collins Jones, Montgomery College
Philip Rous, University of Maryland Baltimore County

Boardroom, Carnegie Institution for Science

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM Science and Math Education

Jay Familant, University of Phoenix
Hernando Martinez, York College & John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Mayor Room, Carnegie Institution for Science

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Online Education and Controversy: Technology, Digital Learning, Modern Universities and Policy

Frank McCluskey, American Public University System
Fred Stielow, American Public University System
Daniel Benjamin, American Public University System
Jennifer Staley, American Public University System

Boardroom, Carnegie Institution for Science

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM The 21st Century Challenge: Innovation and Advancement Through Collaboration, an Example of the Administration at Midterm

Michael Simpson, Computer Sciences Corporation
Charles (Rod) Cowan, Computer Sciences Corporation
Richard Hochberg

Library, Carnegie Institution for Science

3:30 PM - 4:45 PM Business, Government, and Policy

Art Stewart, Stewart Strategies Group, LLC., & Emerson College
Tom Borelli, The National Center for Public Policy Research

Mayor Room, Carnegie Institution for Science

3:30 PM - 4:45 PM Global Health Challenges

Peter Metzger, Georgetown University
David McCue, Georgetown University
Kelsey Murphy, Georgetown University
Soshana Clerizier, Georgetown University
Abby Hoffman, Georgetown University
Vail Kohnert-Yount, Georgetown University
Nadia Jafar, Georgetown University

Boardroom, Carnegie Institution for Science

8:15 PM - 9:30 PM Science for Energy

William F. Brinkman, Department of Energy

John Wesley Powell Auditorium, Cosmos Club, 2170 Florida Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008