1. Tuesday, April 5 Room #902 Senate Hart Office Building Room #902 Senate Hart Office Building 7:30 am Registration Open Registration Open continental breakfast served 8:00 am Welcome and Opening Remarks David L. Belden, Ph.D., P.E. Welcome and Opening Remarks David L. Belden, Ph.D., P.E., Executive Director, United Engineering Foundation 8:15 am Keynote Session Harry Armen, Ph.D., P.E. Keynote Session Harry Armen, Ph.D., P.E. (Moderator) President, ASME The Honorable Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) The Honorable Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) United States Senate John H. Marburger III, Ph.D. John H. Marburger III, Ph.D. Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President 9:00 am FY ’06 Budget Overview Moderator: Dr. Russell Lefevre, Vice President, Technology Policy, IEEE-USA David Trinkle David Trinkle Program Examiner, Science & Space Programs, Office of Management & Budget Kei Koizumi Kei Koizumi Director, R&D Budget & Policy Programs, American Association for the Advancement of Science 10:00 amBreak 10:15 am Congressional Perspective Moderator: ASCE David Goldston David Goldston Chief of Staff, House Science Committee William Bonvillian William Bonvillian (Invited) Legislative Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Sen. Joseph Liebermann (D-CT) 11:15 am Research at the Interface of Engineering, Physical Sciences and Life Sciences Research at the Interface of Engineering, Physical Sciences and Life Sciences Moderator: AIME Arden Bement, Ph.D. Arden Bement, Ph.D. Director, National Science Foundation Roderick Pettigrew, Ph.D. ) Director, Roderick Pettigrew, Ph.D. (Invited) Director, National Institutes of Health 12 noon Assessing the Capacity of the U.S. Engineering Research Enterprise Robert N. Pangborn, Ph.D., P.E. Assessing the Capacity of the U.S. Engineering Research Enterprise Robert N. Pangborn, Ph.D., P.E. Moderator: ASME Opening Remarks: Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL) and Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ Co-Chairs, Congressional Research and Development Caucus James J. Duderstadt, Ph.D. Opening Remarks: Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL) and Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ Co-Chairs, Congressional Research and Development Caucus James J. Duderstadt, Ph.D. Committee Chair, National Academy of Engineering Lead Sponsors: United Engineering Foundation, ASCE, ASME, IEEE-USA Cosponsors: AAES, AICHE, AIME, ANSI, ASHRAE, FMS, NSPE, SAE, SPIE, SWE www.engineeringpolicy.org Preliminary Agenda April 5-6, 2005 902 Senate Hart Office Building Washington, DC

2. 1:30 pm 2:30 pm 2:45 pm 4:30PM 5:00-7:00PM R&D Innovation and Economic Competitiveness Moderator: IEEE-USA TBD Diana Hicks, Ph.D. Break TBD Diana Hicks, Ph.D. Professor and Chair, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology Break Trends Altering the Course of Engineering Research Richard Seline, Trends Altering the Course of Engineering Research Moderator: John Chen, President-Elect, American Institute of Chemical Engineers Richard Seline, Principal, New Economy Strategies Clayton Teague, Ph.D., Clayton Teague, Ph.D., Director, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (Invited) Mary Clutter, Mary Clutter, Ph.D., Biological Sciences Assistant Director, National Science Foundation Michael P. Ramage, Ph.D. Michael P. Ramage, Ph.D. Chair, Committee on Alternatives & Strategies for Future Hydrogen Production and Use, National Academy of Engineering Wrap-Up /Adjourn Harry Armen, Ph.D., P.E. Wrap-Up /Adjourn Harry Armen, Ph.D., P.E., President, ASME Congressional Reception Gold Room: 2168 Rayburn House Office Building Preliminary Agenda April 5-6, 2005 902 Senate Hart Office Building Washington, DC www.engineeringpolicy.org Wednesday, April 6th Loews L’Enfant Plaza 480 L’Enfant Plaza, Washington, DC 8:00 am Registration Open 8:30 am Welcome Welcome buffet breakfast available 9:00am Session A Session B Track One: Agency Sessions Track One: Agency Sessions concurrent National Science Foundation/National Institutes of Health National Aeronautics and Space Administration 9:45 am Session A Session B Track Two: Agency Sessions Track Two: Agency Sessions concurrent National Institute of Standards and Technology U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Lead Sponsors: United Engineering Foundation, ASME, ASCE, IEEE-USA Cosponsors: AAES, AICHE, AIME, ANSI, ASHRAE, FMS, NSPE, SAE, SPIE, SWE

3. Wednesday, April 6 th 10:30 am Session A Session B Track Three: Agency Sessions Track Three: Agency Sessions concurrent U.S. Department of Defense U.S. Department of Energy 11:15 am Session A Session B Track Three: Agency Sessions Track Three: Agency Sessions concurrent U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Geological Survey 12 noonAdjourn Preliminary Agenda April 5-6, 2005 Loews L‘Enfant Plaza 480 L'Enfant Plaza – Washington, DC Lead Sponsors: United Engineering Foundation, ASCE, ASME, IEEE-USA Cosponsors: AAES, AICHE, AIME, ANSI, NSPE, ASHRAE, FMS, SAE, SPIE, SWE www.engineeringpolicy.org