Agenda

Friday January 4, 2008
8:00 am		Registration and light breakfast
8:45 am		Welcome: Dr. Ralph J. Cicerone, President, National Academy of Sciences
9:00 am		Keynote: Dr. Nina V. Fedoroff, Science and Technology Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of State
10:00 am		Case study: IT and Health Care Panel members: * Donald Detmer, President, American Informatics Association * Rob Atkinson, president, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation * Tom Wilder, senior regulatory counsel, America’s Health Insurance Programs * Robert Kolodner, National Coordinator for Health IT (invited)
11:00 am		Breakout Groups: Science, Technology, Health Care, Education
12:00 pm		Introduction: Dr. Harvey V. Fineberg, President, Institute of Medicine Keynote: Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
1:00 pm		Lunch
2:00 pm		Case Study: Reforming the Patent System Panel members: * John Vaughn, American Association of Universities * Ryan Triplett, staff of the Senate Judiciary Committee * Philip Johnson, chief patent counsel, Johnson & Johnson (invited) * Steve Merrill, executive director, NRC Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy
3:00 pm		Breakout Groups: Congress, Federal Agencies, Think Tanks, Advocacy Groups
4:30 pm		Reception and poster Session
6:00 pm		Introduction: Dr. Charles M. Vest, President, National Academy of Engineering Keynote: Vinton G. Cerf, vice president and chief Internet evangelist, Google
Saturday January 5, 2008
9:00 am		Light Breakfast
9:30 am		Case Study: International Cooperation in Energy Research Panel members: * John Boright, director of international programs, NAS * William Chandler, Transition Energy, formerly Battelle * Barry Gale, Gale International, formerly Department of Energy
10:45 am		Panel discussion: How to find a job in Science, Technology or Health Policy
12:00 pm		Lunch Presentation of poster awards Keynote: Dr. J. Craig Venter, President, J. Craig Venter Institute (invited)
1:00 pm		Closing and Farewell