PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE OF ADVISORS
ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYSenate Russell Building,
Commerce Committee Hearing Room, Room SR253September 17, 1998
AGENDA2:05 P.M. Perspective from the House of Representatives:
Representative Vernon J. Ehler's (R-MI) Discussion of the
Nation's Science Policy ReportRepresentative Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-WI)—S&T
Budget Considerations, Planning for the FutureRepresentative George E. Brown, Jr. (D-CA)—S&T
Budget Considerations, Planning for the FuturePCAST Discussion
2:45 P.M. Perspective from the Senate
Senator Bill Frist (F-TN) - S&T Budget Considerations,
Planning for the Future, S-2217Senator John D. Rockefeller, IV - S&T Budget
Considerations, Planning for the Future, S-2217PCAST Discussion
3:30 P.M. State and Local Perspective on S&T - Making Partnerships Work
Gary Bachula, Acting Under Secretary, Technology
Administration, U.S. Department of CommerceFormer Governor Dick Thornburgh, Co-chair State Science and
Technology InstituteState Practitioners' Panel:
Delbert J. Schuh, II, President, Indiana Business Modernization
Technology Corporation
Dr. Carolyn Sales, President, Oklahoma Center for the
Advancement of Science and TechnologyEdward A. O'Connor, Jr., Executive Director, Spaceport
Florida AuthorityPCAST Discussion
4:20 P.M. BREAK
4:30 P.M. Report on National Academy of Sciences, Study of S&T in the
Department of State: "Science, Technology, and Health Issues
and U.S. Foreign Policy."Dr. Robert A. Frosch, National Academy of Sciences Study
Chairman, (Senior Research Fellow, John F. Kennedy School
Of Government at Harvard University)Dr. Glen Schweitzer, Director, Office for Central Europe and
Eurasia, Office of International Affairs, National Academy of
SciencesPCAST Discussion
5:00 P.M. PCAST Study of International Cooperation in Energy
R&D - Dr. John HoldrenPCAST Discussion
5:30 P.M. Public Comments
5:45 P.M. Adjourn the Plenary Session