Meeting Information

  

Lodging Information
A block of 20 rooms is being held for November 7 at the following hotel:
The Westin (located directly across from the Stanford campus)
675 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94301
TEL: 650-321-4422 FAX:650-321-5522
 Please contact the Reservation Department at 650-321-4422, or e-mail WestinReservation@pahotel.com. Kindly give the following information: Guest Name, Arrival/Departure Date, Address, Phone Number, credit card number and expiration date. For the group rate ($189/night), please give the group name: Carnegie Commission.

Meeting Location
The meetings will be held in the 2nd Floor Central Conference Room, located in Encina Hall East on the Stanford campus. A map of the Stanford campus is available in .pdf format here. Dinner Thursday evening will be at The Stanford Faculty Club in the Gold Room.

Meeting Agenda
The meeting sessions will be chaired by William J. Perry, and will include a dinner and evening discussion followed by a half-day morning session. Comments or thoughts regarding the meeting agenda can be sent to Jesse Ausubel.

Evening Day 1, Thursday 7 November
5:30 - 6:30 Reception and Informal Conversation
6:30 - 8:00 Dinner, with Welcoming and Introductory Remarks
8:00 - 9:30 Group Discussion 1: Retrospect: Science, Technology and Government 1993-2002: Progress and Otherwise
9:30 PM Adjourn

Morning Day 2, Friday 8 November
7:30 - 8:30 Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45 Introduction to the Morning Discussion
8:45 - 9:45 Group Discussion 2: Prospect: Major S, T, and G Challenges of the next 10 years, & institutions and processes to respond to them
9:45 - 10:00 Break
10:00 - 11:00 Group Discussion 3: Positioning the nation better to respond effectively to challenges and needs identified; Can we anticipate what some major recommendations would look like?
12:00 - 12:45 Lunch
12:45 - 1:30 Final Discussion: Practical aspects, if decision is to proceed - options for stle of operation, how to fund, schedule

Last updated: 10/26/02
 

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