President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

July 15, 2011
10 a.m. to 5 p.m
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-06-15/pdf/2011-14879.pdf

PCAST is tentatively scheduled to hear presentations on the U.S. patent system, the activities of the U.S. Chief Information Officer, and the future of the U.S. science and technology research enterprise. PCAST members will also discuss a report they are developing on the role of biological carbon sequestration in climate change mitigation.

Additional information and the agenda, including any changes that arise, will be posted at the PCAST Web site at: http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast

Tentative Agenda (as of 6/15/2011)

10:00 am 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

10:15 am National Academies Study on Future of Research Universities
Speaker: Chad Holliday, Chair, National Academies Study on Future of Research Universities

11:15 am American Academy of Arts and Sciences Study on the Impacts of Federal and Industry Funding of Science, Engineering, and Medicine on American Universities (ARISE II)
Speakers: Venkatesh Narayanamurti and Keith Yamamoto, Co-Chairs, ARISE II

12:15 pm Lunch

1:00 pm Reflections from the Federal Chief Information Officer
Speaker: Vivek Kundra, Federal Chief Information Officer, The White House

2:00 pm Overview of the Patent and Trademark Office
Speaker: David Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce

3:00 am Public Comment

3:30 pm PCAST Study Update: The Role of Biological Carbon Sequestration in Climate Change Mitigation

5:00 pm Adjourn