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         | SIXTEENTH SESSION FEBRUARY 22, 1999 MINUTES WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE CENTER,TRUMAN ROOM PLENARY SESSION – 1:00 PM– 4:30 PM Attendance: PCAST Members: John A.Young(Co-Chair); Neal Lane (Co-Chair); Franscisco J. Ayala; David A. Hamburg;John P. Holdren; Diana MacArthur; Shirley M. Malcom; Mario J. Molina; PeterH. Raven, Charles Sanders; Sally K. Ride, Judith Rodin; Charles M.Vest;Virginia V. Weldon; Lillian Shiao-Yen Wu. Staff: Deanna Behring; ArthurBienenstock; Rosina Bierbaum; Bruce MacDonald; Duncan Moore; Joan P. Porter Public Attendance: Approximately70 members of the public, including the press, were present. Welcome and Introductions John Young and Neal Lane,PCAST Co-Chairs, opened the meeting at 1:10 PM February 22. Dr. Lane commentedbriefly about the meeting of PCAST with the Vice President that took placeearlier in the day. Reports of the PCAST Panelsand Office of Science and Technology Policy Divisions Reports were given by JohnHoldren, International Energy R&D Panel Chair; Peter Raven, Environmentand Natural Resources Panel Chair; Shirley Malcom, Acting Education PanelChair. Members commented and asked questions about the ongoing panel work. Arthur Bienenstock, AssociateDirector for Science, gave a report on the Education Panel's deliberationson proposed revisions to OMB Circular A-110 on data access; the revisionswere published for public comment in the Federal Register. The proposedrevisions are part of the written record of this meeting. He also reportedon activities in the Science Division of the Office of Science and TechnologyPolicy (OSTP). Deanna Behring and BruceMacDonald reported on activites in the National Security and InternationalAffairs Division, OSTP. The President's FY 2000 BudgetUpdate Tom Kahn, Staff Director,Minority, House Budget Committee, gave comments on the FY 2000 Budget.His counterpart on the Majority was unable to attend the meeting. Elgie Holstein, AssociateDirector, Natural Resources, Energy and Science, Office of Management andBudget, next presented a perspective. He was followed by CharlesLarson, Executive Director, Industrial Research Institute, Inc., who commentedon trends in private industry investments in R&D. A copy of Mr. Larson'soverheads is part of the written record of the meeting. The last speaker in thissegment was Albert Teich, Director of Science and Policy Programs, AmericanAssociation for the Advancement of Science. A copy of Dr. Teich's overhead presentationis a part of the written record of this meeting. Members asked questions andcommented after each presentation. Report of the President'sInformation Technology Advisory Committee Kenneth Kennedy, Cochairof the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) gavea summary of the report that PITAC was to release later in the week. Membersdiscussed the report with Dr. Kennedy. A copy of Dr. Kennedy's handoutto PCAST, the draft PITAC report, is part of the written record of thismeeting. Public Comment Robert L. Stern, S &E Associates, Washington, DC, provided public comments. Adjournment Neal Lane adjourned the meetingat 4:30 PM Minutes submitted by: ____________________ Joan P. Porter Executive Secretary Presidential Committee ofAdvisors on Science and Technology Approved: Neal Lane Co-Chair, President's Committeeof Advisors on Science and Technology ____________________________ John A. Young Co-Chair, President's Committeeof Advisors on Science and Technology President'sCommittee of Advisors on Scienceand Technology (PCAST) 1600 Pennsylvania Ave,N.W Washington, DC 20502 202.456.6100 Information@ostp.eop.gov
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