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2002 Navigator Award Dinner 12 July, 2002 Contact: Daniel S. Dayton 703-525-0770 ddayton@potomacinstitute.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Roberts, Davis, Colwell, Louie presented 2002 NAVIGATOR Awards (Arlington, VA) -- The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies honored four leaders of science and technology (S&T) with the presentation of the 2002 Navigator Awards in a gala dinner awards presentation in Washington last night. The Navigator Awards are presented annually to Members of Congress, a representative of the executive branch, and an industry/academia representative based on his/her recent or lifetime distinguished service in support of national science and technology policy. Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) in his acceptance thanked the Institute for it’s work and noted how "invaluable, how crucial, and how significant a role our S&T communities will play if we are to protect the American people from future incidents of terror." Roberts is a strong advocate of increased federal investment in science and technology. In 1996 he established the Advisory Committee on Science, Technology and the Future so he could be thoroughly advised on the technology needs of his state. Congressman Tom Davis (R-VA) a long-time leader in S&T focused his comments on information noting "the oil in the ground for the 21st century is information." Davis recently authored the Digital Tech Acts of 2002, which among other things, provides information technology management training, and the Cyber Security Information Act, which encouraged the disclosure and exchange of information between the private and public sector regarding cyber security issues. The first woman ever to receive the Navigator award, Dr. Rita Colwell, Director of the National Science Foundation, assured the leadership assembled at the Hyatt Washington Hotel, that NSF will continue it’s quest for knowledge. Dr. Colwell has spearheaded that agency’s emphasis in K-12 science and mathematics education, graduate science and engineering education/training, and the increased participation of women and minorities in science and engineering. President and Chief Executive Officer of In-Q-Tel Mr.Gilman Louie made it clear that (at In-Q-Tel) "we put people first." He said, "technology is just a tool. And we can’t afford to be second best." Mr. Louie has focused on refining and evolving In-Q-Tel’s innovative model, identifying and exploring exciting new developments in technology, and, perhaps most importantly, helping deliver technologies into the CIA and the Intelligence Community that have the potential to make a strategic impact on the business of intelligence. The Navigator Awards are so named to reflect that national leadership, particularly in science and technology policy is a never-ending process of finding the way ahead. Navigation, one of man's enduring technical challenges, is equally challenging in policy. Previous Navigator honorees have included: The Honorable Jeff Bingaman, U.S. Senator, New Mexico; The Honorable Curt Weldon U.S. Congressman, Pennsylvania; General Alfred M. Gray, USMC (Ret.) Senior Associate, Garber International Associates; Vice Admiral Paul G. Gaffney II, President, National Defense University; Dr. Joseph V. Braddock Founder, BDM; and Dr. Paul Kaminski, then Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology). ______________________________________________________________________________ The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is an independent, 501(c)(3), not-for-profit public policy research institute, and is dedicated to the development and implementation of policies that advocate and manage the increasing role of science and technology in our evolving world. http://www.PotomacInstitute.org ###
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