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Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future (2007)
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Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future

Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century: An Agenda for American Science and Technology


Agenda


Focus-Group Meeting


August 6, 2005


Keck Center of the National Academies

500 5th Street, NW

Washington, DC

9:00

Continental Breakfast Available (Room 100)

9:30

Study Overview and Charge to Focus Groups Norman Augustine, Chair, Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century

10:00

Focus Groups Meet

 

 

 

K–12 Education

Room 110

Roy Vagelos, Chair

 

Higher Education

Room 101

Chuck Vest, Chair

 

Research

Room 201

Dan Mote, Chair

 

Innovation

Room 204

Gail Cassell, Chair

 

Security

Room 105

Anita Jones, Chair

12:00

Lunch (Available in meeting rooms)

2:45

Break (Move to Room 100)

3:00

Focus Groups Report on Results of their Deliberations (Room 100)

4:00

Adjourn

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Front Matter (R1-R26)
Executive Summary (1-22)
1 A Disturbing Mosaic (23-40)
2 Why Are Science and Technology Critical to America's Prosperity in the 21st Century? (41-67)
3 How Is America Doing Now in Science and Technology? (68-106)
4 Method (107-111)
5 What Actions Should America Take in K–12 Science and Mathematics Education to Remain Prosperous in the 21st Century? (112-135)
6 What Actions Should America Take in Science and Engineering Research to Remain Prosperous in the 21st Century? (136-161)
7 What Actions Should America Take in Science and Engineering Higher Education to Remain Prosperous in the 21st Century? (162-181)
8 What Actions Should America Take in Economic and Technology Policy to Remain Prosperous in the 21st Century? (182-203)
9 What Might Life in the United States Be Like if It Is Not Competitive in Science and Technology? (204-224)
Appendix A Committee and Professional Staff Biographic Information (225-240)
Appendix B Statement of Task and Congressional Correspondence (241-248)
Appendix C Focus-Group Sessions (249-300)
Appendix D Issue Briefs (301-302)
K–12 Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education (303-324)
Attracting the Most Able US Students to Science and Engineering (325-341)
Undergraduate, Graduate, and Postgraduate Education in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics (342-356)
Implications of Changes in the Financing of Public Higher Education (357-376)
International Students and Researchers in the United States (377-396)
Achieving Balance and Adequacy in Federal Science and Technology Funding (397-414)
The Productivity of Scientific and Technological Research (415-422)
Investing in High-Risk and Breakthrough Research (423-431)
Ensuring That the United States Is at the Forefront in Critical Fields of Science and Technology (432-443)
Understanding Trends in Science and Technology Critical to US Prosperity (444-454)
Ensuring That the United States Has the Best Environment for Innovation (455-472)
Scientific Communication and Security (473-482)
Science and Technology Issues in National and Homeland Security (483-500)
Appendix E Estimated Recommendation Cost Tables (501-512)
Appendix F K–12 Education Recommendations Supplementary Information (513-516)
Appendix G Bibliography (517-536)
Index (537-564)