UPCOMING MEETING

(Note: attendance is by invitation only)
June 16-17, 2008

The Lecture Room
National Academy of Sciences
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC

PAST MEETINGS

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February 12-13, 2008

Agenda: Flying Over the Valley of Death: Accelerating from Discovery to Product (pdf)

PDF Presentations:

Impact of Onsite Development Centers at Universities, A. Stephen Dahms, Alfred E. Mann Foundation
Educating the Next Generation of Innovators, Yongmin Kim, University of Washington
Crowdsourcing: Lessons from InnoCentive and Other Experiments, Alpheus Bingham, InnoCentive (Presentation permission pending)
Breaking out of the Silo Mentality, Frank Douglas, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
R&D: Foundation for U.S. Competitiveness, Louis Lanzerotti, National Science Board, and Arthur Reilly, National Science Board
A New Age of Computing, Thea Sahr, WGBH and Jill Ross, University of Colorado at Boulder

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October 9-10, 2007

Agenda: Environmental Sustainability: A Path Forward Via Government-University-Industry Partnerships (pdf)
PDF Presentations:
Climate Observations and Services: Complementary Roles Across Government, Academia, and the Private Sector, Antonio Busalacchi, University of Maryland
Energy and Environment, An Academic’s View on National and International Partnerships, Himadri Pakrasi, Washington University in St. Louis
Revolutionizing Business Education for Good Innovation & Sustainability at the Bainbridge Graduate Institute, Lorinda R. Rowledge, Bainbridge Graduate Institute
Green Suppliers Network- A Public Private Partnership, Delivering Impact, Alex Folk, NIST
Role of Partnering in Sustainable Development, Alan Hecht, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Corporate Social Responsibility at Smithfield Foods, Dennis Treacy, Smithfield Foods
Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability, Marty Perreault, The National Academies

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Partnerships for Emerging Research Institutions

September 13-14, 2007
Final Agenda (pdf)
PDF Presentations
Faculty development in chemical education and research through partnership with Georgia Tech; A NSF-supported RSEC, E. Kent Barefield, Georgia Tech and Andrew Leavitt, State University of West Georgia
National Science Foundation: Opportunities and Resources, Denise M. Barnes, National Science Foundation
Maximizing the Value of Federal Research at ERIs, Tanaga Boozer, Intellectual Property Solution, Inc.
Impact of Teaching & Administrative Support on Faculty’s Ability to Conduct Research at Emerging Research Institutions (ERI), Arlene Cole-Rhodes, Ph.D., Morgan State University
Aligning Reward Systems to Institutional Missions: Balancing Access and Excellence, Benjamin Flores, University of Texas at El Paso
Partnerships for Emerging Research Institutions (ERIs), Juliet Garcia, University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College
NICHD Extramural Associates Program, Jean Flagg-Newton for Regina Smith James, (NICHD), NIH
How Does Teaching and Administrative Support at Emerging Research Institutions Impact Faculty’s Ability to Conduct Research? , Terrance L. Johnson, Tennessee State University
The Merit of Undergraduate Research: A Confluence of Student, Faculty, and Institutional Rewards , Kerry K. Karukstis, Harvey Mudd College
Collaborative Research in Native Communities: Cutting Edge Science & Capacity Building, Adam Kessel, American Indian Center of Chicago and Susan Ross, Northwestern University
Challenges of Research Administration at a Small Institution, Karen Mitchell, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Creating Intellectual Capacity Through Collaboration: GALILEO, Virtual Libraries, and Consortia, Merryll S. Penson, Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
National Academies: Partnerships for Emerging Research Institutions, Tracey Pinson, Office of The Secretary of the Army
GrantsPlus, Janet Polli, The Research Foundation of The City University of New York
Help Is on the Way: The Federal Demonstration Partnership and Emerging Research Institutions
David Wright, Federal Demonstration Partnership
Making a Full Plate Less Full—Finding Time for Research, Dorothy Zinsmeister, University System of Georgia

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Global Energy Policy Solutions II
June 13-14, 2007
Final Agenda (pdf)
PDF Presentations
Clean Coal and Other Prospects for Energy Solutions (Carl Bauer)
Science and Policy for Dramatic Cuts in Carbon Emissions (Daniel M. Kammen)
Global Science Partnerships for the 21st Century (GSP21) (George H. Atkinson)
A Japanese view of US Nuclear Energy Policy: How the US could Deal with Energy Security; Background Paper (Shuzaburo Takeda)
Science and Engineering Workforce (George Reynolds and Kelly Sullivan)
Powering the Planet (Nathan S. Lewis)
Securing Energy Security and Preventing Global Warming: Role of Nuclear Energy and Japan-US Cooperation (Takuya Hattori)
China’s energy challenges (Chen Wenying)

Global Energy Policy Solutions
February 19, 2007
Final Agenda (pdf)
PDF Presentations
Biofuels: Growing Energy – Richard Hamilton, Ceres
Update of the University Industry Demonstration Partnership - Robert Killoren, The Ohio State University Research Foundation
Energy trends and technologies in the coming decades - Steven E. Koonin, BP plc
Enhancing Innovation and Competitiveness through Investments in Fundamental Research - Mark Wrighton, Washington University in St. Louis

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