Agenda - June 29, 2004

President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

Workshop on Federal-State R&D Cooperation

Tuesday, June 29, 2004

The Inter-Continental Hotel and Conference Center
9801 Carnegie Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio

The Workshop Agenda is provided below. Workshop presentations are available and can be obtained by clicking on the names below.

Workshop Agenda

8:15 a.m. Registration Begins

Welcome and Introductions

Workshop Opening
9:30 – 9:45 a.m. John H. Marburger, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Co-Chair PCAST

Panel 1 – The Government/University/Industry Intersection – Elements of Success

9:45 – 11:05 a.m.
Panelists will discuss the elements of successful innovation with a focus on effective R&D partnerships and/or collaborations among Federal / State governments, universities, and industry.

Questions to Address:
What drives successful innovation (and economic growth) within our federal and S&T systems?

How can collaboration with local Federal entities (e.g., Federal research labs or centers) be maximized?

5 minute for Moderator Opening, 10 minutes for each Panelist Presentation, followed by General Discussion.

Panel 2 – Effective State S&T Strategies
11:10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Representatives from several States will describe how they have organized available R&D and other pertinent resources (human, business, university, etc.) to foster innovation.

Questions to Address:
What innovation strategies have States developed to pursue, and how have they been developed?

Are the strategies S&T or economic development oriented, or both?

How has the presence of Federal institutions (e.g., Federal research labs or centers) been successfully leveraged?

5 minute for Moderator Opening, 10 minutes for each Panelist Presentation, followed by General Discussion.

Lunch Break
12:30 – 1:15 p.m.

Panel 3 – Aerospace: A Case Study of Sustaining a Mature Sector

1:25 – 2:45 p.m.
This session will focus on the strategies that have contributed to the continued presence of aerospace as an innovation leader in Ohio.

Questions to Address:
What strategies is this mature sector pursuing to sustain its success?

What are the "lessons learned"?

How have Federally-funded entities been successfully integrated?

5 minute for Moderator Opening, 10 minutes for each Panelist Presentation, followed by General Discussion.

Panel 4 – Biotechnology: A Case Study of Emerging Sector Development
2:50 – 4:25 p.m.

This session will focus on the strategies being pursued to develop biotechnology as an innovation leader in Ohio, and the contributions of Federally-funded entities in facilitating that activity.

Questions to Address:
How is this sector organizing to emerge as a successful innovation leader?

What has worked well and what further must be accomplished to optimize success?

5 minute for Moderator Opening, 10 minutes for each Panelist Presentation, followed by General Discussion.

Meeting Overview and Wrap-Up Discussion
4:30 p.m.

Luis Proenza & Bernadine Healy – Meeting Wrap-Up
PCAST Member Comments/Discussion

Adjournment
5:00 p.m.