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AAAS Reports on Federal R&D in New England
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has issued a special update to its 1997 study of the impacts of federal R&D on the New England states. The report is one of several AAAS has done examining the impacts of federal research investments on states and regions; others include the Midwest (Aug 96), the Pacific Northwest (Feb 97), the South Atlantic (Sep 97) and the Gulf States (April 1999). The latest includes state-level data on R&D, highlights of New England R&D, and several data tables. All eleven of the state and regional reports can be found at: http://www.aaas.org/spp/dspp/rd/states.htm
Our Web Site Is Back
After a frustrating week for many, the SSTI web site is back on line. We apologize for the problems with the site and email while we transitioned to a new web host. We've updated the conference web center (see related below), calendar of events, job postings and Digest archives for you. Please let us know (skinner@ssti.org) if you experience any problems (images or pages missing, bad links, etc.)
SSTI Conference Agenda Set!
Reservations for Beyond the Hype: Tools for Building Tech-based Economies and limited-seating, pre-conference workshops started coming in only hours after we posted the date (October 3-4), price (extremely reasonable) and location (Chicago) on our web site. We’re glad to see so many of you are as excited about this year’s conference as we are.
Sticking to this year’s theme, Beyond the Hype, we’ve identified great people from across the country to lead us in our exploration of 14 topics handpicked by SSTI’s state sponsors. The conference speakers will provide a good balance between discussion of the burning policy issues and practical techniques for tech-based
economic development. The conference agenda and many of the speaker bios are now available on our conference web center at: http://www.ssti.org/Conf00/conf--00.htm
Washington DC Considers Tech Legislation
The “New E-Conomy Transformation Act of 2000," legislation introduced in the District of Columbia (DC) Council, contains eleven incentives designed to help transform the DC economy. Councilmember David A Catania and the New E-conomy Advisory Group comprised of seven business leaders, developed the incentives targeted at companies engaged in e-commerce, Internet-based businesses, information technology, and other sectors of the New Economy. The Advisory Group identified barriers to locating in the District such as workforce development, affordable facilities and then crafted incentives designed to help businesses overcome them.
A brief summary of each incentive is listed below:
Workforce Development
Recent Reports & Studies
Academic Indirect Cost Rates
Paying for University Research Facilities and Administration, a report released this week by the RAND Science & Technology Policy Institute, finds universities are already paying a significant share of the costs associated with their research partnership with the federal government. Pressures to increase that cost-sharing could lead to a slowdown in investment on research and research infrastructure and, potentially, to a decline in the partnership's contributions to health, education, defense, science and other vital research areas, according to the report's authors, Charles A. Goldman and T. Williams, with David M. Adamson and Kathy Rosenblatt.
Defense Research Funding Opportunities
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Sensors Directorate, Electromagnetics Technology Division (AFRL/SNH) at Hanscom AFB is soliciting proposals for basic research to advance the state-of-the-art and scientific knowledge in electromagnetics technology. The Technical Areas are: (a) Antenna Technology, (b) Electromagnetic Scattering from Targets and Terrain, (c) Optronics Components and Algorithms, (d) Image Exploitation of Infrared Cameras; and (e) Intrusion Detection. Proposals may be submitted any time through September 30, 2001. For detailed descriptions of these areas, email: zachary.white@hanscom.af.mil Additional research and business opportunities with the Electronic Systems Command can be found at: http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil/rfp.asp
Science Education Support Available
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and its sponsors have more than $1 million available through several programs to support and recognize science students and teachers. Applications are currently available for the following programs:
People
Norman Y. Mineta has been confirmed by the Senate and sworn in as Secretary for the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Gary Bachula has joined Internet2 as Vice President for External Relations where he will focus on strengthening and enhancing relationships with government and not-for-profit organizations working to advance Internet technology.
Joel Bauman, Senior Policy Analyst with the Southern Technology Council, is leaving to attend the University of Texas - Austin. Joel has been a great resource for SSTI over the past few years and we wish him success in business school.
People
Norman Y. Mineta has been confirmed by the Senate and sworn in as Secretary for the U.S. Department of Commerce.
People
Gary Bachula has joined Internet2 as Vice President for External Relations where he will focus on strengthening and enhancing relationships with government and not-for-profit organizations working to advance Internet technology.
People
Joel Bauman, Senior Policy Analyst with the Southern Technology Council, is leaving to attend the University of Texas - Austin. Joel has been a great resource for SSTI over the past few years and we wish him success in business school
Digest Publication Schedule Changes
While many state legislatures are in recess, the federal fiscal year draws to a close (resulting in few new R&D funding opportunities to report), and SSTI staff focus more activities on our 4th Annual conference -- Beyond the Hype: Tools for Building Tech-based Economies, the SSTI Weekly Digest will go to a biweekly schedule during the month of August. As a result, the next two issues will be released on August 11 and August 25. We apologize for any inconvenience this may present. Weekly publication will resume in September.
More information on Beyond the Hype, including a registration form, can be found on our web site: http://www.ssti.org/Conf00/conf--00.htm