Baker Institute to present science and technology recommendations for the next president
HOUSTON, Sept. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy will hold a news conference to present recommendations on how science and technology policy is dealt with in the White House for the presidential campaigns and transition teams at 10 a.m. EDT Sept. 14 in the Bloomberg Room at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
Neal Lane, the senior fellow in science and technology policy at the Baker Institute, will present the recommendations, which will include five main points for the next president and five points for the president's next science adviser and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).
Lane, who previously served as OSTP director and science adviser to President Bill Clinton from 1998 to 2001 and was the director of the National Science Foundation from 1993 to 1998, will be joined at the news conference by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) CEO Rush Holt, Deborah Wince-Smith, president and CEO of the Council on Competitiveness and Norman Augustine, retired Chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin.
Who: Neal Lane, Rush Holt, Deborah Wince-Smith and Norm Augustine.
What: Science and technology recommendations for the next administration.
When: 10 a.m. EDT Sept. 14.
Where: Bloomberg Room, National Press Club, 529 14th St. N.W., 13th Floor, Washington, D.C.
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Founded in 1993, Rice University's Baker Institute ranks among the top five university-affiliated think tanks in the world. As a premier nonpartisan think tank, the institute conducts research on domestic and foreign policy issues with the goal of bridging the gap between the theory and practice of public policy. The institute's strong track record of achievement reflects the work of its endowed fellows, Rice University faculty scholars and staff, coupled with its outreach to the Rice student body through fellow-taught classes — including a public policy course — and student leadership and internship programs. Learn more about the institute at www.bakerinstitute.org or on the institute's blog, http://blogs.chron.com/bakerblog.
SOURCE Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy
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