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Can Policymaking Ride the Tidal Wave of Technological Change?

22 March, 2004

News Release

Contact:
Meghan Blake
703-525-0770
mblake@potomacinstitute.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 22, 2004

Can Policymaking Ride the Tidal Wave of Technological Change?

Arlington, VA – On April 2, 2004, the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies will host a daylong conference in support of two of the Institute’s major studies Shaping Science and Technology to Serve National Security and U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development. Shaping Science and Technology to Serve National Security focuses on developing reforms to the nation’s science and technology (S & T) policymaking. U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development (R&D) explores the challenges faced by the U.S. Coast Guard R&D Center as it moves into the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and takes on new mission priorities. Discussions at the conference will examine the growing impact of S&T in society and how this should change the way government decisions and policies are made on science-laden issues. Two workshops will feature the results of the studies and encourage participants to comment on and critique their findings.

The conference will host many top officials and policy makers in homeland security, national security, and science and technology. Featured speakers include: VADM Thad Allen, USCG Chief of Staff; Dr. Arden Bement, Director, National Science Foundation; Dr. Henry Kelly, President, Federation of American Scientists; and Mr. Vayl Oxford, Special Assistant for Science and Technology Policy, Department of Homeland Security. Panelists include VADM Thad Allen, Dr. Joe Braddock, Dr. George Gamota, Gen. Al Gray, Mr. John Jennings, Dr. Dennis McBride, VADM James Perkins, Dr. James Richardson, Dr. Fred Saalfeld, and RADM John Tozzi.

For additional information see http://www.potomacinstitute.org/research/announcement.cfm.

Event Information:
Date: April 2, 2004
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Location: National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 375
Arlington, VA 22203
(Ballston metro stop on the Orange Line)

Please register in advance due to security restrictions and limited space. Contact Whitney Matson at (703) 525-0770 to register.

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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.