Openness, International Engagement, and Federally Funded Science & Tech

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Science, Technology, and Security Roundtable will convene a 2-day workshop to bring together representatives from the scientific and national security communities, other relevant Federal agencies, and the private sector to consider approaches for securing and strengthening an open, federally funded scientific research system.

Agenda

November 14 (Monday)

12:00 pm: Welcome, Introductions, and Meeting Overview

Workshop Co-Chairs: Hannah Buxbaum, Indiana UniversityMichael McQuade, Carnegie Mellon University

12:30 pm SESSION ONE: Overview and FramingModerator: Michael McQuade, Carnegie Mellon UniversityPanelists: Tobin Smith, Association of American UniversitiesKeith Crane and Abby Goldman, Institute for Defense Analysis-STPIVictor McCrary, University of the District of Columbia

1:20 pm Moderated Discussion

1:45 pm SESSION TWO: International STEM Talent and U.S. Research Competitiveness Moderator:Hannah Buxbaum, Indiana University

Panelists: Arthur Bienenstock, Stanford University

Patricia Falcone, Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryEsther Brimmer, NAFSA Association of International Educators

2:30 pm Moderated Discussion

3:00 pm Break

3:15 pm SESSION THREE: International Collaborations: Benefits and Challenges Moderator: Thomas Mason, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Panelists: James Crowe, Vanderbilt University

Patricia McBride, CERN

Lee Hood, Institute for Systems Biology

4:00 pm Moderated Discussion

4:15 pm DAY ONE KEYNOTE

Speaker: Ernest Moniz, Nuclear Threat Initiative

Introduced by Bruce Held, Central Intelligence Agency (retired)

4:45 pm Wrap-Up of Day One and Preview of Day Two 5:00 pm Adjourn Day One

November 15 (Tuesday)

12:00 pm Welcome, Recap of Day One, and Overview of Day Two Workshop Co-Chairs: Hannah Buxbaum and Michael McQuade

12:15 pm SESSION FOUR: Practical Considerations and Risks/Benefits of Alternative Approaches

Moderator: Chaouki Abdallah, Georgia Institute of Technology

Panelists: Joseph Bankoff, Georgia Institute of Technology

Kathryn Moler, Stanford University

Kristin West and Robert Hardy, Council on Government Relations

1:00 pm Moderated Discussion

1:30 pm SESSION FIVE: Community

Buy-in and Managing Cyber Risks Moderator: Thomas Fingar, Stanford University

Panelists: Kevin Gamache, Texas A&M University System

Keith McIntosh, University of Richmond

Richard K. Lester, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2:00 pm Moderated Discussion

2:45 pm Break

3:00 pm SESSION SIX: Fostering Cooperation Among the Scientific Research, National Security, and Law Enforcement CommunitiesModerators: Hannah Buxbaum and Michael McQuadePanelists: Mary Sue Coleman, University of MichiganAllison Schwier, U.S. Department of StateBruce Held, Central Intelligence Agency (retired)

4:00 pm Moderated Discussion

4:30 pm Concluding Thoughts and Possible Next Steps

5:00 pm Adjourn Workshop

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