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Events
49th STEP Board Meeting
January 15-16, 2009
Palo Alto, CA
Committee on Management of University Intellectual Property
Committee Meeting
February 17-18, 2009
Washington, DC
Health, Environmental, and Other External Costs and Benefits of Energy Production and Consumption
Committee Meeting
December 18-19, 2008
Washington, DC
New Website Launched!
We have launched a new version of our website and will be making many changes in the coming weeks. If you have questions, concerns, or suggestions for our new site please contact Daniel Mullins.
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Contact Us
Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy
Keck Center, Fifth Floor
500 Fifth St., NW
Washington, DC 20001
202.334.2200: Phone
202.334.1505: Fax
step@nas.edu
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Remarks of Chairman Dr. Lawrence H. Summers
 Shortly after assuming the chairmanship of the Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy Dr. Lawrence H. Summers was named by President-elect Barack Obama to head the National Economic Council in the White House. On October 30th, 2008, Summers delivered one of his last public addresses before joining the Obama administration at a STEP event held at the National Academy of Sciences. Summers covered a wide range of topics including his observations on the financial crisis, the importance of investing in long-term sources of economic growth, and the integral role he sees for STEP in the future. Summers’ successor as STEP chair will be named shortly.
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From Concept to Application:
Managing the Transfer of
Academic Research Results
November 20-21, 2008
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U.S. and Polish Innovation Systems:
Opportunities and Challanges
October 8-9, 2008
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Intangible Assets: Measuring and Enhancing Contribution to Corporate Value and Econ. Growth
June 23, 2008
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Critical National Needs in New Technologies: Opportunities for the Technology Innovation Program
April 24, 2008
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Understanding Science and Technology Parks: Global Best Practice
March 13, 2008
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The Dragon and The Elephant:
Understanding the Development of Innovation Capacity in China and India
September 24-25, 2007
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Management of University IP:
Lessons from a Generation of Experience, Research, and Dialogue
Nearly 30 years after the Bayh-Dole Act, what are best practices in commercializing the results of academic research?
Comparative Innovation Policy:
Best Practice for the 21st Century
What are other countries – India, Taiwan, Japan, China, Belgium, and Poland -- doing to promote technology-based economic development?
Competing in the 21st Century: Best Practice in State and Regional Innovation Initiatives
What lessons are there in state and local efforts to promote technology development --- lessons for each other and for the federal government?
Investor Exits and Entrepreneurial Firm Growth
What difference does it make if early stage technology-based firms go public or are absorbed by existing firms?
Intangible Assets: Measuring and Enhancing Thier Contribution to Corporate Value and Economic Growth
Corporate spending on R&D, intellectual property, software, brand recognition, organizational capacity, and training exceeds investment in plant and equipment. How can these assets be measured, represented in the national economic accounts as investments for future returns, and promoted?
Health, Environmental, and Other External Costs and Benefits of Energy Production and Consumption
What is the real cost of fossil fuel, nuclear, and alternative energy production, transportation, use, and waste disposal if the health, environmental, and national security costs are taken into account?
The Globalization of Innovation
How are R&D and other innovation activities being redistributed worldwide in key manufacturing and service industries – e.g., semiconductors, computing, software, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, financial services, and logistics?
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