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Philanthropy Horizons
October 2004
A monthly update for the foundation community from the National Academies -- National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council -- the nation’s nonprofit, nongovernmental advisors on federal science, technology, and healthcare policy.
In this issue:
BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
-Meeting: Committee on Adolescent Health and Development
ENGINEERING
-Annual Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
HEALTH AND MEDICINE
-National Effort Needed to Combat Childhood Obesity
-Meeting: Youth Population and Military Recruitment: Physical and Medical Standards
NATIONAL SECURITY
-Workshops Focus on News Response to Terrorism
INTERNATIONAL
-Meeting: Global Challenges and Directions for Agricultural Biotechnology
POLICY AND RESEARCH ISSUES
-Unrestricted Public Access to Pathogen Genome Data Should Continue
-Workshop: Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPEN MEETINGS
-Film/Discussion: Science in "The Others"
BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Meeting: Committee on Adolescent Health and Development
This committee will meet October 21-22 at the Academies headquarters facility in Washington DC. The agenda will be posted at the accompanying site 10 days before the meeting. In the meantime, if you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open to the public or need more information please contact Wendy Keenan, by email at wkeenan@nas.edu or by telephone at (202)334-1759.
Meeting Information
ENGINEERING
Annual Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
Eighty-six of the nation's brightest young engineers recently attended the National Academy of Engineering's tenth annual Frontiers of Engineering symposium. The three-day event, held in Irvine CA, explored topics in multi-scale modeling, designer materials, engineering for extreme environments, and engineering and entertainment.
NAE Press Release
Frontiers of Engineering Agenda
HEALTH AND MEDICINE
National Effort Needed to Combat Childhood Obesity
Reversing the rapid rise in obesity among American children and youth will require a multi-pronged approach by schools, families, communities, industry, and government that is as comprehensive and ambitious as national anti-smoking efforts, according to a new Institute of Medicine report.
News Summary
Full Report
Opening Statement
Project Web Site
Meeting: Youth Population and Military Recruitment: Physical and Medical Standards
This committee will meet November 1-2 at the Academies' Keck Center in Washington DC. An agenda for open sessions will be posted by October 18. If you would like to attend or have any questions in the meantime, please contact Wendy Keenan, by e-mail at wkeenan@nas.edu or by telephone at (202) 334-1759.
Meeting Information
NATIONAL SECURITY
Workshops Focus on News Response to Terrorism
Keeping the public informed during a terrorist attack is the topic of a new national workshop series co-sponsored by the National Academies and the US Department of Homeland Security. Local experts will provide reporters, state and local public information officers, and emergency managers with concise, objective information about weapons of mass destruction and their impact. Workshops will also include interactive, simulated attack scenarios.
Workshop Information
INTERNATIONAL
Meeting: Global Challenges and Directions for Agricultural Biotechnology
The Committee on Global Challenges and Directions for Agricultural Biotechnology will meet October 25-26 at the Academies' headquarters facility in Washington to consider important global problems and discuss the possible use of agricultural biotechnology as one of many tools for easing these problems. The meeting will feature international speakers from universities, foundations, and NGOs. A draft agenda is attached. If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open to the public or need more information please contact Sarah Rasmussen, by email at srasmussen@nas.eduor by telephone at 202-334-3062.
Draft Agenda
POLICY AND RESEARCH ISSUES
Unrestricted Public Access to Pathogen Genome Data Should Continue
Current policies that allow scientists and the public unrestricted access to genome data on microbial pathogens should not be changed, says a new report from the National Academies' Board on Life Sciences. Security against bioterrorism is better served by policies that facilitate, not limit, the free flow of this information.
News Summary
Full Report
Workshop: Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
This two-day workshop, organized by the National Academies' Board on Life Sciences, will be held October 12 at the Academies' headquarters facility in Washington, DC. Admission is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Interested persons can also participate by listening to a live audio webcast and submitting questions using an e-mail form, both of which will be accessible on the National Academies home page during the event.
Additional Information
Webcast
OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPEN MEETINGS
Film/Discussion: Science in "The Others"
The science behind the movie "The Others" will be discussed at a screening hosted by the Marian Koshland Science Museum. Following the film, James Cleaver, an internationally recognized expert on the molecular mechanisms of environmentally induced and genetically determined human cancers, will discuss the genetic basis for photosensitive diseases and describe the measures that must be taken to care for a child with such a disease. The event will be held December 2 at the National Academies' Keck Center in Washington, DC.
Registration information is available online.
"Reel Science" Information
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