[Sci-tech-public] FREE lecture by John Marburger

[tomblin@stglobal.org]

On Saturday, March 31 at 8:45 AM, at AAAS headquarters, John H. Marburger, 
III, Science Advisor to George W. Bush and Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy (OSTP), will deliver the keynote address at a free 
Conference on Science and Technology and Society. All are welcome. Other 
keynote speakers include Sheila Jasanoff and Massimiano Bucchi. See below, 
or go to www.stglobal.org for more details about the conference which is 
also free open to the public. 

 


SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY:
AN INTERDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE
March 31 - April 1, 2007
AAAS Headquarters, 2nd Floor
1200 New York Avenue, NW
Washington D.C. 20005 

Keynote Speakers: 

Massimiano Bucchi
Director, Science Communication Program, University of Trento, Italy and 
Member, Scientific Committee,  Observa-Science in Society, Italy 

John H. Marburger, III
Science Advisor to the President of the United States and Director of the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy 

Sheila Jasanoff
Harvard University, Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies, 
Kennedy School of Government 

Panels will address a wide range of issues in Science, Technology, and 
Society, including environmental policy, innovation studies, climate change, 
ethics, space policy, information and communication technology, and many 
others. See the attached draft agenda for more information. 

Registration (http://www.stglobal.org/registration.html)  is free, and 
includes breakfast and lunch on Saturday, and breakfast on Sunday. 

 

For more information, please visit www.stglobal.org. 


Kiran Ahmad
Graduate Assistant
Virginia Tech
1021 Prince St. #217
Alexandria, VA 22314