[Sci-tech-public] LECTURE- Leading Armenia to Strength in Science and Technology, April 8, Arlington, MA

[Debbie Meinbresse]

>>Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 14:48:00 -0500
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>>LECTURE- Leading Armenia to Strength in Science and Technology, April 8
>>
>>Presentation and Discussion:
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>>Leading Armenia to Strength in Science and Technology: A Foundation 
>>for the Future
>>
>>Dr. Harutyun Karapetyan, Chairman
>>National Foundation of Science & Advanced Technologies (NFSAT)
>>Republic of Armenia

LOCATION:
>>Armenian Cultural Foundation
>>441 Mystic Street
>>Arlington, MA

TIME:
>>April 8, 2006
>>7:30 pm
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>> >From Urartuan times through the Middle Ages and into the 21st Century,
>>innovation in science and technology has been a source of strength and a
>>tradition of professional life for the Armenian people. As Armenia works to
>>establish a flourishing knowledge-based economy, the nation must reform its
>>system of science to operate at international standards.
>>
>>Dr. Harut Karapetyan, Chairman of the National Foundation of Science and
>>Advanced Technologies (NFSAT), has written about and advised government
>>leaders on the changes necessary for Armenia's science and technology
>>sector. In 1996 he secured funding to establish NFSAT, and to date this
>>independent Armenian foundation has awarded almost $3 million to more than
>>1000 Armenian scientists, in particular providing more modern research
>>equipment than any funding source for Armenian scientists. All NFSAT grants
>>are made by internationally peer-reviewed competition, the only such
>>research funding mechanism within Armenia. Dr. Karapetyan will discuss the
>>current state of science in Armenia including very recent developments, the
>>role of science in Armenia's future, and NFSAT's plan to achieve needed
>>reform at what is a critical juncture.
>>
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