'Atoms for Peace' Anniversary Conference to be Held Oct. 22 in Washington, D.C. 10/20/2003
From: Jack Kelly of the Institute for Foreign Policy, 617-492-2116; Tom Welch of the Energy Department, 202-586-5806 News Advisory: In December 1953, President Dwight Eisenhower delivered his "Atoms for Peace" speech at the General Assembly of the United Nations. The speech will be commemorated by a day-long conference Nuclear Energy and Science for the 21st Century: Atoms for Peace Plus Fifty. The conference assesses nuclear science over the last 50 years, considers scientific opportunities for enhancing energy and national security, and examines developments in astrophysics and cosmology. Conference panels will address topics such as: the impact and legacy of the Eisenhower administration's "Atoms for Peace" concept, nuclear power as an energy source, controlling and accounting for existing fissile nuclear material, and the horizons of discovery for energy and physics. WHAT: Nuclear Energy and Science for the 21st Century: Atoms for Peace Plus Fifty WHO: Speakers from government, industry and academia WHEN: Oct. 22, 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. WHERE: Watergate Hotel, 2659 Virginia Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. REGISTRATION: There are no conference fees for the media. Lunch and dinner will be served. Media must register at: http://www.ifpaenergyconference.com. The conference agenda is also available at that website. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham will be a keynote speaker and present the 2003 Presidential Enrico Fermi Award. In addition to Secretary Abraham, conference speakers and panel members include: Dr. Jonathan A. Bagger, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, The Johns Hopkins University; Admiral Frank L. Bowman, USN, Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion, Naval Sea Systems Command; Ambassador Linton F. Brooks, Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, and Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security; Alain Bugat, Chairman, French Atomic Energy Commission; Robert G. Card, Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment; Susan Eisenhower, President and CEO, The Eisenhower Institute; General Andrew J. Goodpaster, USA (Ret.), Senior Fellow, The Eisenhower Institute, former Staff Secretary and Defense Liaison Officer to President Eisenhower, and former Supreme Allied Commander, Europe; Donald C. Hintz, President, Entergy Corporation, and Chairman, Nuclear Energy Institute. Other speakers include: Ambassador Ronald F. Lehman, Director, Center for Global Security Research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Paul M. Longsworth, Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration; William D. Magwood IV, Director, Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology, Department of Energy; Dr. John H. Marburger III, Science Advisor to the President and Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy; Kyle E. McSlarrow, Deputy Secretary of Energy; Dr. Raymond L. Orbach, Director, Office of Science, Department of Energy; Dr. Lawrence Scheinman, Distinguished Professor, Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies; Philip Sewell, Senior Vice-President for International Affairs, United States Enrichment Corporation; Dr. T. James Symons, Director, Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Dr. Michael S. Turner, Bruce V. & Diana M. Rauner Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago; Dr. Henry N. Wagner, Jr., Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Director of the Division of Radiation Health Services, School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University; and, Andrew C. White, President & CEO of GE Nuclear Energy. Conference Cosponsors: -- U.S. Department of Energy, Washington DC -- Eisenhower Library & Museum, Abilene, Kansas -- Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis (IFPA), Cambridge, Massachusetts and Washington, DC -- International Security Studies Program, The Fletcher School, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts | |