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Is Science A Victim of 9/11? 20 February, 2003 MEMORANDUM TO EDITORS Can the U.S. Conduct Research Without Foreign Nationals? Speech: Will Science Become Another Victim of 9-11? What: A Policy Seminar When: Thursday, February 27, 2003, 10:00AM to 11:30AM Where: The Potomac Institute Ballston Metro Center (Orange Line) 901 North Stuart Street, Suite 200 Arlington, VA 22203 Why: Post-9/11 security restrictions constrain scientific research involving scientists who are foreign nationals and who are studying here in the United States. This talk examines the impact of that constraint. Who: Dr. Al Teich, head of the Directorate of Science and Policy Programs and a Fellow at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Washington, DC. In this position, Dr. Teich is responsible for the Association's activities in science and technology policy and serves as its spokesman on science policy issues. AAAS, founded in 1848, is a professional organization with over 140,000 members and is the publisher of Science magazine. Science and Policy is one of three program directorates at AAAS. Before joining AAAS, Dr. Teich taught science and technology policy at the George Washington University, and spent several years in teaching, research and administrative positions at the State University of New York (Binghamton and Albany) and at the Syracuse University Research Corporation (now Syracuse Research Corporation). Recently, together with Dr. Annamaria Inzelt of Budapest University of Economics and Public Administration, he founded a Center for Innovation Policy Research and Education for Central and Eastern Europe. The center, located in Budapest, offers mid-career training for policymakers from that region and is developing a program of graduate education and research. He speaks frequently on topics of science and technology policy, and science, technology and society. He is the author of a variety of articles and editor of several books, including Technology and the Future, a widely-used textbook on technology and society, the eighth edition of which has recently been published by Bedford/St. Martin's. He holds a B.S. in Physics (1964) and a Ph.D. in Political Science (1969), both from MIT. REGISTER: 703-525-0770 ### The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is an independent, 501(c)(3), not-for-profit public policy research institute. The Institute identifies and aggressively shepherds discussion on key science and technology issues facing our society, providing in particular, an academic forum for the study of related policy issues. From these discussions and forums, we develop meaningful science and technology policy options and ensure their implementation at the intersection of business and government.
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