About PCAST
The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is an advisory group of the nation's leading scientists and engineers, appointed by the President to augment the science and technology advice available to him from inside the White House and from cabinet departments and other Federal agencies. PCAST is consulted about and provides analyses and recommendations concerning a wide range of issues where understandings from the domains of science, technology, and innovation may bear on the policy choices before the President. PCAST is administered by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).
For more information about PCAST, see http://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast
Agenda
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10:00 am
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Welcome from PCAST Co-Chairs
John Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology; Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP); Co-Chair, PCAST
Eric Lander, Co-Chair, PCAST
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10:15 am
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OSTP Activities in National Security and International Affairs
Speaker: Philip Coyle, Associate Director, National Security and International Affairs, OSTP
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10:45 am
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National Science Foundation
Speaker: Subra Suresh, Director, National Science Foundation (NSF) (accepted)
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11:45 pm
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Lunch
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1:30pm
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Synthetic Biology
James Wagner, Vice- Chair, Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
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2:30 pm
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Public Comment
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3:00 pm
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U.S. Department of Agriculture Research and Development Activities
Speakers: Catherine Woteki, Undersecretary, Research Education and Economics, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) (accepted)
Roger Beachy, Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA (accepted)
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4:00 pm
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Adjourn
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