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Charles Weiss Retirement Workshop Panel: "An Engaged Life of Science in the Interest of Humanity"
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Date:

Time:
March 28th, 2014

1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
RSVP:

Venue:

Seating is limited, please make sure to RSVP below under panel discussions.

ICC Building, CCAS Boardroom, Room. 141
Enter through 2nd floor entrance, Room 241
Keynote:
Lecture

Venue:
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Leavey Program Room
Online Guest Book:
PLEASE BE SURE TO SIGN THE ONLINE GUEST BOOK BY CLICKING THIS LINK: CHUCK'S RETIREMENT GUESTBOOK (http://charlesweissretirement.tumblr.com/)
You are cordially invited to join us as we celebrate the retirement of STIA Distinguished Professor, Charles Weiss featuring keynote speaker Dr. Robert Socolow (https://www.princeton.edu/mae/people/faculty/socolow/) . The retirement workshop will consist of a total of 4 round-table discussions including various topics on "Science, Technology & International Affairs; Global Innovation Policy and Economic Development; Innovation and Technology Policy; and Energy, Health & Environmental Policy."

Biography of Charles Weiss
Charles Weiss is Distinguished Professor at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and directed its program in Science, Technology and International Affairs from 1997-2006. He holds a B.A., summa cum laude, in chemistry and physics, and a Ph.D. in biochemistry and chemical physics, both from Harvard University. He was the first Science and Technology Adviser to the World Bank, and served in that capacity from 1971-86. He taught and helped launch the program in science and technology policy at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University, and has been Visiting Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Visiting Scholar at the University of California (Berkeley), Course Director at the Foreign Service Institute of the U.S. Department of State, and Professorial Lecturer at the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of numerous publications on international science and technology policy,
and edited Technology, Finance and Development (Lexington MA: Lexington Press, 1984), a book-length account of the Bank’s support to science and technology during the 1970s and early 1980s.
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RSVP Instructions: Please be sure to RSVP for each one of the round-tables that you plan on attending throughout the day. If you scroll down there will be several RSVP options for each round-table discussion. However, if you plan on being at the retirement workshop all day from 1:00 - 7:00 then you can RSVP by clicking HERE (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/charles-weiss-retirement-workshop-an-engaged-life-of-science-in-the-interest-of-humanity-tickets-10945856351) .
Online Guest Book: Please do not forget to sign the guestbook, especially if you will be unable to attend the workshop. You can sign by clicking HERE (http://charlesweissretirement.tumblr.com/) .

Dr. Robert Socolow (https://www.princeton.edu/mae/people/faculty/socolow/) , Princeton University, Keynote Lecture
“The Road Ahead for Planetary Environmentalism: An Appreciation of Charles Weiss”


Panel Discussions
Moderated by Tim Beach


I. 1 pm: Introduction to the Career of Charles Weiss
Introductions and welcome by the Dean Reardon-Anderson (http://explore.georgetown.edu/people/reardonj/) and Tim Beach (http://explore.georgetown.edu/people/beacht/)
Statement by Chuck Weiss reviewing his career and interests
Dr. Sarah S. Johnson (http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/zipcodemars/bio-contribution.cfm?bid=329&cid=295&pid=285&country_id=US&state_id=KY) Interviews Charles Weiss
Greeting from Afar: Virtual Guest Book

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II. 2 pm: The Current and Next Generations Roundtable: STIA Alums around the World

Featuring: Dr. Kevin Anchukaitis (http://www.whoi.edu/kja/) ; Tripti Bhattacharya (http://geography.berkeley.edu/people/person_detail.php?person=281) ; Dr. Sandy Kirtland (http://www.bristol.ac.uk/geography/people/sandy-k-kirtland-turner/index.html) ; Dr. Richa Kumar (http://hss.iitd.ac.in/content/dr-richa-kumar) ; Robyn Liska (http://georgetownvoice.com/2008/04/10/shattering-the-myths-of-recycling-on-campus/) ; Erica Pincus

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III. 3pm: Global Innovation Policy and Economic Development Roundtable

Featuring: Bill Bonvillian (http://dc.mit.edu/meet-team) ; Carl Dahlman (http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/ECAEXT/EXTECAREGTOPKNOECO/0,,contentMDK:20858651~menuPK:1942507~pagePK:34004173~piPK:34003707~theSitePK:677607,00.html) ; Daniel Sarewitz (http://archive.cspo.org/people/bio/sarewitz/) ;Richard (http://explore.georgetown.edu/people/rhv/) Van Atta (http://explore.georgetown.edu/people/rhv/) ; Chuck Wessner (http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/step/PGA_046302)

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IV. 4 pm: Innovation and Technology Policy Roundtable

Featuring: Bill Bonvillian (http://dc.mit.edu/meet-team) ; David Hart (http://www.itif.org/people/david-hart) ; Sam Visner (http://www.csc.com/public_sector/ds/93030/93086-sam_visner) ; Nicholas Vonortas (http://elliott.gwu.edu/nicholas-s-vonortas) ; Richard (http://explore.georgetown.edu/people/rhv/) Van Atta (http://explore.georgetown.edu/people/rhv/)

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V. 5 pm: Energy, Health and Environmental Policy Roundtable

Featuring: Mark Giordano (http://explore.georgetown.edu/people/mg1382/) ; Nate Hultman (https://www.publicpolicy.umd.edu/faculty/hultman) ; Dr. Irene Jillson (http://explore.georgetown.edu/people/iaj/) ; Joanna Lewis (http://explore.georgetown.edu/people/jil9/) ; John McNeill (http://explore.georgetown.edu/people/mcneillj/) ; Robert Socolow (https://www.princeton.edu/mae/people/faculty/socolow/)

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VI. 6 pm: Leavey Program Room Keynote Speaker: Dr. Robert Socolow

RSVP via Eventbrite for Keynote Lecture (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-road-ahead-for-planetary-environmentalism-tickets-11013342203)

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