Scientists, Engineers, Business Leaders to Stress Need for More R&D Investments; Science-Engineering-Tech Congressional Visits March 5-6 3/4/2002
News Advisory: WHO: More than 200 scientists, engineers and business leaders will be in Washington, D.C. this week to convey to Congress that increased and balanced federal investment in research and development is essential to U.S. global leadership. WHAT: Their visit is part of the seventh annual Science-Engineering-Technology Congressional Visits Day (CVD) Participants in CVD will discuss our nation's broad portfolio of investments in science, engineering and technology and will provide a constituent voice to Members of Congress on both the local and national impact of these programs. WHEN: March 5-6 The two-day event kicks off with Administration briefings highlighting Fiscal Year 2003 budgets. The briefings will take place on March 5 between 1-3 p.m. at the National Academies of Science. Dr. Rita Colwell, director of NSF and Dr. William Berry, director for Basic Research, DOD will offer remarks. A Congressional briefing will also take place at the National Academies of Science immediately following the Administration briefing. There will also be a reception on March 5 between 5:30-7:30 p.m. in Rayburn House Office Building b-339 to present the George E. Brown, Jr. Science-Engineering-Technology Leadership Award to the Honorable Sherwood Boehlert (R-N.Y.). Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) will offer remarks at approximately 9 a.m. on March 6 during the course of a CVD Breakfast Briefing at the Hyatt Hotel on Capitol Hill. WHY: More than 50 percent of all industrial innovation and growth in the United States since World War II can be attributed to advances pioneered through scientific research, with publicly funded R&D the vital foundation for today's scientific and technological progress. Achievements from federally funded science, engineering and technology include global environmental monitoring, lasers, liquid crystal displays and the Internet, among many other scientific and technical advances. BACKGROUND: The event, sponsored by the Coalition for Technology Partnerships and the Science-Engineering-Technology Work Group, brings together a wide range of disciplines and industrial interests for congressional and administration briefings and visits to Members and key staff on Capitol Hill. Media are welcome to attend the above briefings and awards function. The Coalition for Technology Partnerships is a group of small, medium, and large businesses and trade associations. These groups have joined forces to demonstrate that partnerships between government and industry reflect the realities of today's budget climate and technology development mechanisms. Contact: Kathleen N. Kingscott - Phone: 202-515-5193; Fax: 202-515-4943; e-mail: tking@us.ibm.com The Science-Engineering-Technology Work Group is an information network comprising professional, scientific, and engineering societies, higher education associations, institutions of higher learning, and trade associations. The Work Group is concerned about the future vitality of the U.S. science, mathematics, and engineering enterprise. Contacts: Debbie Rudolph - Phone: 202-785-0017; Fax: 202-785-0835; e-mail: d.rudolph@ieee.org |