Research Symposium with the Next Generation of Leaders in S&amb;T Policy / AAAS

The Research Symposium, held in Washington, DC on November 22-23, 2002, was funded by the National Science Foundation (award number SES-0135170). It was a collaborative project of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University and the Center for Science, Policy, & Outcomes (CSPO) of Columbia University (now at ASU), and co-sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Purpose

1. introduce the members of this "next generation" to each other, forging intellectual and social links that will persist over time;
2. introduce the "next generation" to more senior scholars and practitioners, subjecting new thinking to the discipline of experience and practice, and informing traditional perspectives and practice with fresh research and styles of analysis;
3. create a more coherent agenda among this "next generation" that represents both sound scholarship and relevant research; and
4. collect and disseminate the scholarship of this "next generation" group for a wider audience to appreciate.

Theme tracks addressed

1. new history of science and technology policy;
2. R&D program analysis and evaluation;
3. expertise, advice, assessment, and evaluation;
4. science, technology, and human needs and values;
5. science, technology, and international issues;
6. science education, human resources, and workforce;
7. science and technology policy institutions and processes; and
8. science, technology, and the public.