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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2012. U.S. and International Perspectives on Global Science Policy and Science Diplomacy: Report of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13300.
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Appendix A


Workshop Agenda

U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON
GLOBAL SCIENCE POLICY AND SCIENCE DIPLOMACY

February 25–26, 2011
Palomar Hotel
Washington, DC

February 25

8:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m.

Welcome

Ralph J. Cicerone, President, National Academy of Sciences

Philip Coyle, Associate Director for National Security and International Affairs, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

8:50 a.m.

Statement of Meeting Goals

Michael T. Clegg, Foreign Secretary, National Academy of Sciences, and Committee Chair

U.S. Policy for Global Science

The practice of science is increasingly globalized. At the same time, global problems often require science and engineering resources and solutions that one nation alone cannot provide. Thus, global policy for

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2012. U.S. and International Perspectives on Global Science Policy and Science Diplomacy: Report of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13300.
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science requires new approaches and allocation of resources to meet these changing needs. This session will look at ways to advance global science overall, to make U.S. science investments more effective in a globalized world, and to respond to important societal needs.

9:00 a.m.

Introduction by C. D. (Dan) Mote Jr.

9:15 a.m.

Session I: Patterns of Mobility and Changing Patterns of Movements of Global Talents

What mobility and special skills do U.S. scientists need in today’s globalized world? What challenging and beneficial implications does the reverse brain drain in countries like India and China have for the United States? How can the United States help developing countries deal with the effect of brain drain? What special initiatives that foster new linkages and collaborations and engage young and promising scientists and engineers (including in developing countries) should be pursued?

Moderator: Charles M. Vest
Discussion Leaders: Rita Colwell, Khotso Mokhele

Short Break

10:30 a.m.

Session II: Maximizing Scientific Advances in the Context of an Increasingly Global Research Community

How can bilateral and multilateral scientific collaborations be enhanced by removing barriers and by finding ways for federal programs to be more flexible and innovative? Could resource allocation be more efficient? Are there important gaps?

Moderator: C. D. (Dan) Mote Jr.
Discussion Leader: Celia Merzbacher

12:00 p.m.

Lunch

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2012. U.S. and International Perspectives on Global Science Policy and Science Diplomacy: Report of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13300.
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1:00 p.m.

Session III: Promising Areas for High Impact Collaboration and Activities

What scientific areas or cooperation modes for highly effective collaboration and activities will be most likely to generate promising results? What role can small-scale scientific collaboration projects play? What is best done within the private sector, the public sector, and in public–private partnerships?

Moderator: Cherry Murray
Discussion Leaders:

Karen Strier, Tom Casadevall

Short Break

2:30 p.m.

Session IV: Effective Global Science

What are examples of effective global science policy? How can effective global science policy be measured?

Moderator:

Judith Kimble

Discussion Leaders:

Hernan Chaimovich, Larry Weber

4:00 p.m.

Reflection on the Day’s Discussion

Moderator:

Michael T. Clegg

5:30 p.m.

Working Dinner

   

February 26

8:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

Science for Diplomacy—Diplomacy for Science

While scientists have acted as representatives of their own countries and thus used, consciously or unconsciously, diplomatic approaches in their scientific engagement with international partners for a long time, the term science diplomacy has gained increasing use in recent years. This session will look at barriers to and better application of international science diplomacy.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2012. U.S. and International Perspectives on Global Science Policy and Science Diplomacy: Report of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13300.
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8:20 a.m.

Introduction by Norman Neureiter

8:30 a.m.

Session I: Framing the Issue: The Role and Definition of Science Diplomacy

The term science diplomacy has been used widely in recent years, not always with the same understanding of its definition. This session will set the basis for how this term is being used in this workshop.

Moderator:

Norman Neureiter

Discussion Leaders:

Lama Youssef, Doron Weber

9:30 a.m.

Session II: What Has Been Done with Science Diplomacy?

In which cases has science contributed successfully to diplomatic goals and vice versa? When has it failed and why?

Moderator: John Boright
Discussion Leaders: Shafiqul Islam, Munir Alam, David Hamburg

Short Break

11:00 a.m.

Session III: Barriers to Progress in International Science Diplomacy

Science and diplomacy meet and are being applied to a complex environment of different interests. What are the main impediments to progress in international science diplomacy?

Moderator: Michael T. Clegg
Discussion Leaders: Gebisa Ejeta, Volker ter Meulen

12:30 p.m.

Lunch

1:30 p.m.

Session IV: Better Application of Science Diplomacy

How can the United States and its partners make better use of science diplomacy? How can international science diplomacy methods be improved, including special initiatives and engagement of young scientists that help foster new

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2012. U.S. and International Perspectives on Global Science Policy and Science Diplomacy: Report of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13300.
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linkages and collaborations? What lessons can the United States learn from successful examples of science diplomacy?

Moderator:

Vaughan Turekian

Discussion Leaders:

Abdul Hamid Zakri, Marvadeen Singh-Wilmot, Azamat Abdymomunov

3:00 p.m.

Going Forward: Summary of the Workshop Discussion

Based on the discussions and the attendee’s reflections, this session will respond to the workshop goals and summarize promising examples of successful approaches and suggestions for science diplomacy and offer more flexible and innovative ways for federal agencies to enhance international scientific collaboration and respond to changing patterns in global scientific movement.

Moderator:

Cutberto Garza

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The United States and other countries around the world face problems of an increasingly global nature that often require major contributions from science and engineering that one nation alone cannot provide. The advance of science and engineering is an increasingly global enterprise, and in many areas there is a natural commonality of interest among practitioners from diverse cultures. In response to challenges, the National Academies held a workshop in Washington, DC, in February 2011, to assess effective ways to meet international challenges through sound science policy and science diplomacy.

U.S. and International Perspectives on Global Science Policy and Science Diplomacy summarizes issues addressed during this workshop. Participants discussed many of the characteristics of science, such as its common language and methods; the open, self-correcting nature of research; the universality of the most important questions; and its respect for evidence. These common aspects not only make science inherently international but also give science special capacities in advancing communication and cooperation. Many workshop participants pointed out that, while advancing global science and science diplomacy are distinct, they are complementary, and making them each more effective often involves similar measures. Some participants suggested it may sometimes be more accurate to use the term global science cooperation rather than science diplomacy. Other participants indicated that science diplomacy is, in many situations, a clear and useful concept, recounting remarkable historical cases of the effective use of international scientific cooperation in building positive governmental relationships and dealing with sensitive and urgent problems.

To gain U.S. and international perspectives on these issues, representatives from Brazil, Bangladesh, Egypt, Germany, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Morocco, Rwanda, South Africa, and Syria attended the workshop, as well as two of the most recently named U.S. science envoys, Rita Colwell and Gebisa Ejeta.

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