Join MIT's Task Force on American Science and Innovation

[Ali Wyne]

Dear MIT Students,

The United States' preeminence in science and innovation is no longer 
assured in the future.

Consider, for example, that only 4% of American students study engineering, 
while in China, that figure is 40%.

Furthermore, the knowledge-based industries in Northern European countries 
such as Scandinavia and Finland are advancing faster than our own; and East 
Asian powers such as China, Taiwan, and Singapore pose serious threats to 
our leadership in nanotechnology and bioinformatics, among other crucial 
areas of research and inquiry.

As concerned citizens and MIT students, we hereby propose the creation of a 
task force on American science and innovation, which would identify 
realistic ways for MIT to ensure America's continued leadership in science 
and technology.

We trust that all of you share our concern and commitment. If you would 
like to help MIT pioneer this vital effort, please contact us by no later 
than 5pm on Thursday, October 20, 2005.

America's future in science and technology depends on what we do now.

Sincerely,


Ali Wyne, <mailto:awyne at mit.edu>awyne at mit.edu (Class of 2008)
Matt Zitzmann, <mailto:mattz at mit.edu>mattz<mailto:mattz at mit.edu>@mit.edu 
(Class of 2008)  
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