Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 142 Science Policy Learn how you could be working at the interface of science and policy, influencing and educating government leaders, and representing the interests of science in the public arena! Tuesday, August 18, 2009 1:00 - 5:20 PM Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 142 Sponsored by: YCC Cosponsored by: PROF and GLOBAL 1:00 PM Introductory Remarks Seth M. Cohen – AAAS Fellow & Prof. of Chemistry, U.C. San Diego 1:05 PM “2002: A science policy odyssey” Sharon L. Hays – formerly of the Office of Science & Technology Policy 1:30 PM “Congressional S&T fellowship: Jump-start to a career in science policy” Jamie Link – the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI) 1:55 PM “From science policy fellow to Lead Scientist in the MITRE Corp.” Carl Picconatto – Lead Scientist in the MITRE Corp. Nanosystems Group 2:20 PM “Science policy at the intersection of technology and national security” Shara Williams – Associate Engineer at the RAND Corporation 2:45 PM “Science Policy from a Different Angle: Government Affairs at ACS ” Barclay Satterfield– Senior Policy Associate, ACS Office of Public Affairs 3:10 PM “Saving the climate one spreadsheet at a time: A chemist in Congress” Alexander R. Barron – House Committee on Energy and Commerce 3:35 PM Intermission 3:50 PM Panel Discussion Natalia J. Melcer, Barclay Satterfield, Brad Smith, Daniel Poux, Maggie Walser, Brian Carter Support from the ACS Office of Public Affairs and the Research Corporation for Science Advancement is gratefully acknowledged