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The U.S. National Academy of Engineering Webcast of the Grand Challenges of Engi
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I posted a blog article on Feb 27, 2008 about “the Grand Challenges of Engineering” as defined by the US National Academy of Engineering. (see http://www.sciencenet.cn/blog/user_content.aspx?id=16365)
A symposium on the subject will take place on Oct.6 Monday Eastern Daylight Time of US (12 hours difference with China). The symposium will be webcast live and can be viewed. This is open to the public and can be accessed according to the following announcement from NAE:
If you are unable to make it to DC for the Grand Challenges for Engineering symposium on Monday, October 6th, you will be able to follow the proceedings via web cast starting a 9:30 a.m. EDT.
There will be a banner at the top of the main National Academies page (http://nationalacademies.org/) about the Grand Challenges for Engineering symposium webcast on the morning of the event (October 6). Those who wish to listen just need to click there and follow simple instructions. I believe the banner will actually be there over the weekend, advertising the webcast, as well.
The Agenda for the Symposium follows:
The Grand Challenges for Engineering project is designed to spark public discussion and awareness that engineering is essential to addressing current and emerging societal issues. Meeting the challenges will require the support of the public and policy makers. As we stand about a month before the U.S. presidential election, we hope to inspire an informed conversation about the hurdles of public backing and policy issues that stand in the way of addressing the Grand Challenges for Engineering.
Moderator: Aaron Brown, Walter Cronkite Professor of Journalism, Arizona State University, former CNN and ABC News anchor
9:30 - 9:40 a.m. Welcome
Charles M. Vest, president, National Academy of Engineering, former president of MIT
9:40 - 10:00 a.m. Overview of the Grand Challenges
The Honorable William J. Perry*, professor, Stanford University, former U.S. Secretary of Defense, and chair, Grand Challenges for Engineering committee
10:00 - 10:45 a.m. Panel Discussion
How do we more effectively communicate the Grand Challenges, and the steps necessary to address them, to the public?
Panelists:
Thomas Friedman, New York Times columnist, author of The World is Flat and Hot, Flat, and Crowded
Bernadine Healy*, U.S. News & World Report columnist, former head of the National Institutes of Health and the American Red Cross
Ray Kurzweil*, Kurzweil Technologies, author of The Singularity is Near (participating via video conference from China)
Daniel Sieberg, CBS News science and technology correspondent
*Grand Challenges for Engineering Committee Member
10:45 - 11:00 a.m. Audience Q&A Session
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m - 12:15 p.m. Panel Discussion
How can a more substantive discussion about the Challenges be generated in policy and political circles? How do we address the challenges through the political process? Is government even organized in a way to effectively deal with grand challenges that cross-cut many disciplines and can't be stove-piped into the programs of DOE, EPA, NSF, etc.
Panelists:
Lord Alec Broers*, UK House of Lords/former vice chancellor of Cambridge University
Carly Fiorina, representing the McCain campaign/former CEO of Hewlett-Packard
Paul Kaminski, representing the Obama campaign/former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology
*Grand Challenges for Engineering Committee Member
12:15 - 12:30 p.m. Audience Q&A Session
12:30 p.m. Adjournment
There will be a banner at the top of the main National Academies page (http://nationalacademies.org/) about the Grand Challenges for Engineering symposium webcast on the morning of the event (October 6). Those who wish to listen just need to click there and follow simple instructions. I believe the banner will actually be there over the weekend, advertising the webcast, as well.
The Agenda for the Symposium follows:
The Grand Challenges for Engineering project is designed to spark public discussion and awareness that engineering is essential to addressing current and emerging societal issues. Meeting the challenges will require the support of the public and policy makers. As we stand about a month before the U.S. presidential election, we hope to inspire an informed conversation about the hurdles of public backing and policy issues that stand in the way of addressing the Grand Challenges for Engineering.
Moderator: Aaron Brown, Walter Cronkite Professor of Journalism, Arizona State University, former CNN and ABC News anchor
9:30 - 9:40 a.m. Welcome
Charles M. Vest, president, National Academy of Engineering, former president of MIT
9:40 - 10:00 a.m. Overview of the Grand Challenges
The Honorable William J. Perry*, professor, Stanford University, former U.S. Secretary of Defense, and chair, Grand Challenges for Engineering committee
10:00 - 10:45 a.m. Panel Discussion
How do we more effectively communicate the Grand Challenges, and the steps necessary to address them, to the public?
Panelists:
Thomas Friedman, New York Times columnist, author of The World is Flat and Hot, Flat, and Crowded
Bernadine Healy*, U.S. News & World Report columnist, former head of the National Institutes of Health and the American Red Cross
Ray Kurzweil*, Kurzweil Technologies, author of The Singularity is Near (participating via video conference from China)
Daniel Sieberg, CBS News science and technology correspondent
*Grand Challenges for Engineering Committee Member
10:45 - 11:00 a.m. Audience Q&A Session
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m - 12:15 p.m. Panel Discussion
How can a more substantive discussion about the Challenges be generated in policy and political circles? How do we address the challenges through the political process? Is government even organized in a way to effectively deal with grand challenges that cross-cut many disciplines and can't be stove-piped into the programs of DOE, EPA, NSF, etc.
Panelists:
Lord Alec Broers*, UK House of Lords/former vice chancellor of Cambridge University
Carly Fiorina, representing the McCain campaign/former CEO of Hewlett-Packard
Paul Kaminski, representing the Obama campaign/former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology
*Grand Challenges for Engineering Committee Member
12:15 - 12:30 p.m. Audience Q&A Session
12:30 p.m. Adjournment
This is certainly a distinguish list of panelists (including my favorite columnist Thomas Friedman) and should b worth watching
https://wap.sciencenet.cn/blog-1565-41263.html
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