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September 12, 2002

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CONTENTS

1) Upcoming Events

2) Current Releases

3) Upcoming Releases

4) Internship Opportunities

Click on links for more detailed information

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UPCOMING EVENTS

GOVERNMENT-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS: PARTNERING

AGAINST TERRORISM

In the war on terrorism, new technologies will play a crucial role.

To enhance the security of our borders, to protect our transportation

and communications systems, and to ensure the health of our citizens,

our country has a pressing need to accelerate the development of new

technologies and new products. Public-private partnerships involving

industry, universities and the government are one proven way to bring

promising products to the market. The National Academies' Board on

Science, Technology and Economic policy is holding a public

conference on Public-Private Partnerships: Partnering Against Terrorism.

Space is limited.

Where and When: October 3, 8:30 a.m., Lecture Room, 2100 C Street, NW.

Contact: Tabitha Benney at 202-334-1529 or tbenney@nas.edu

Updated agenda and online registration at http://www7.nationalacademies.org/step/

Speakers include:

Rep. Sherwood L. Boehlert, R-NY;

Bill Bonvillian, Office of Sen. Lieberman;

Gordon Moore, Intel Corporation (ret.);

Anthony Fauci, NIAID;

Dale Jorgenson, Harvard University;

Bill Spencer, International SEMATECH;

Ed Penhoet, University of California, Berkeley (ret.);

Kathy Behrens, RS Investment Management and PCAST

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CURRENT RELEASES

"Using Human Resources Data to Assess Innovation"

STEP conducted a workshop of economists, statisticians, industry

representatives, and policy analysts to consider how more systematic

exploitation of data on scientists, engineers and other professionals --

their training, mobility, and career paths, functions in corporations,

relationships across sectors, and productivity -- could improve

understanding of the innovation process. The report describes major

sources of HR data, examples of their use in research, and steps that

might be taken to improve the data and link the information in different

data sets. A background paper by Paula Stephan, Georgia State

University economist and expert on the science and engineering

workforce is included in the volume.

Contact cschultz@nas.edu for copies of this publication.

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UPCOMING RELEASES

"Partnerships for Solid State Lighting"

This report summarizes the 26 March 2001 workshop which

gathered leading academic researchers, government officials

and policy makers, as well as representatives from large and

small firms to explore the potential contributions, technical

challenges and opportunities for government-industry-university

collaboration in the area of solid state lighting. Among the

related topics discussed were the national security and energy

efficiency implications of solid state lighting and the investments

in research and measurement required to bring this promising

technology forward to the marketplace.

Expected release date: October 2002

Contact chayter@nas.edu for information

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INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

CHRISTINE MIRZAYAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

POLICY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL

ACADEMIES, WASHINGTON, D.C.

This Internship Program of the National Academies--consisting

of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of

Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research

Council--is designed to engage graduate and postdoctoral

students in science and technology policy and to familiarize

them with the interactions among science, technology, and

government. As a result, students in the fields of science,

engineering, medicine, veterinary medicine, business, and law

develop essential skills different from those attained in academia,

which will help them make the transition from being a graduate

student to a professional.

We are pleased to announce that applications are now being

accepted for our 2003 program. This year, the internship

program will comprise three sessions:

To apply, candidates should submit an application and request their

mentor fill out a reference form. Both are available on the Web at

http://national-academies.org/internship. The deadline for applications

is November 1 for the Winter program, March 1 for the Summer program,

and June 1 for the Fall program. Candidates may apply to all three

programs simultaneously.

Additional details about the program and how to join our mailing list are

also available on the Web site. Questions should be directed to:

internship@nas.edu.

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