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 R. D. Shelton, Editor:  rds@itri2.org
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In This Issue of ITRInews
Gingrich Praises Clinton 
Bush and Gore Speak Out on S&T
EU Blasts Its Frameworks
New Leader (Neureiter) in State S&T
They're Back! Japanese Send IT Delegations Abroad
Will We Meet Our Goal of Leading the Math and Science Olympics?
WTEC Workshop on Tissue Engineering (Last Chance)

ITRI Alumni News
C. Judson King
Robert C. Dynes
Robert M. White

Featured Organizations in International S&T:
U.S. Government Web Portal Opens
Community of Science
Federation of American Scientists
International Offices of U.S. Research Agencies (Second Set)
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Ex-Speaker Gingrich Praises President Clinton for S&T Initiative  It took an exciting project like the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), but Newt Gingrich praised for the Administration in keynoting a workshop on the social implications of NNI.  Tom Kalil of the White House reviewed the plan, which proposes doubling the government's FY2000 investment in the field to about $500 million -- if Congress can be persuaded.  Mr. Gingrich also announced that he intended to write Republican leaders of Congress to encourage raising NSF funding to the level of NIH [quite a jump since the ratio is now about $15 billion (and growing fast) to $3 billion]. WTEC organized the workshop held at the NSF on September 28. ATIP distributed a report at the workshop estimating that $320 million in publicly funded nano research is being done in Japan, and $184 million in Europe, so that NNI would just bring the U.S. up to the level of these two major players.  http://itri.loyola.edu  http://www.atip.or.jp

Bush and Gore Speak Out on S&T  Science and technology are rarely mentioned in presidential campaigns, since they are perceived as low on the public's priorities -- compared to education, social security, tax cuts, etc.  The Gallup poll in ITRInews23 partially refutes that perception, but your best chance to see the candidates' S&T plans is in the October 13, 2000 issue of Science.  AAAS has already posted this Presidential Forum with free access.  The pdf file takes awhile to download; there are lots of gee-whiz pix.  As a Gore fan, I'll refrain from editorializing, but draw your own conclusions from http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/data/289/5488/DC1/1

AAAS also hosted a Candidates' Forum on Oct 5 at AAAS by Gore S&T advisor, David Beier, and Bush representative, Bob Walker, former chair of the House Science Committee.  All the S&T wonks were there.  http://www.aaas.org/news/forum.html

EU-Wide Framework Blasted  A recent report by the French Parliament's committee on S&T castigates the Framework Programme (FWP) for ineffectiveness.  A German study found that 40% of funds granted were consumed by the cost of proposals.  EU research ministers are at work on the 6th edition of the FWP, due out in 2002. Some are calling for modeling the FWP along lines of the Eureka Program, a "bottom-up" program for initiatives originating in the private sector, versus the "top-down" FWP with its pre-decided tender offers. "Big Science" projects would seem perfect for international cooperation, but the EU has been  slow to organize them.   The European Science Foundation has been proposed as the best body to set priorities, if the EU taboo against spending on infrastructure can be abolished.  From the French Embassy in DC FAST e-letter  http://www.france-science.org/english
 

New Leader (Neureiter) in State S&T Dr. Norman P. Neureiter joined State as Science and Technology Adviser on September 20. Dr. Neureiter has served as Vice President of Texas Instruments Japan and at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Secretary Albright appointed an S&T Adviser on the recommendation of the Task Force on Strengthening Science at State, which was guided by an NRC study and by legislation enacted in 1999.  In the photo, Dr. Neureiter on is on the right, if it matters. Under Secretary of State John D. Holum (left) headed the task force that selected Dr. Neureiter, and they certainly seem to have a lot in common.  http://secretary.state.gov/www/statements/2000/000920.html

They're Back! Japanese Send IT Panels on Study Tours The first of four groups from 15 government agencies left Tokyo on a study tour in which they will visit IT businesses in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.  These "overseas frontier research missions" are the brainchild of PM Yoshio Mori.  The first group of 11 civil servants will be followed by 33 more by October 13.  The participants are mostly in their 30s and hold ranks such as section chief.  Each tour will last about 10 days.  Mori took the idea of overseas missions from the Iwakura Mission in the early Meiji era (1968-1912).  The missions visited industrialized nations in Europe and the US and studied their social and political systems to help modernize Japan.  Mori intends to use the IT missions to help develop IT in Japan.  (Excerpt from the Daily Yomiuri - 9/29/00)   From the NSF/Tokyo S&T e-letter  kshinoha@nsf.gov [ITRI also modeled its international study tour methods on the Japanese.]

Watch for Medalists from the 2000 Science and Math Olympics.  The Third International Mathematics and Science Study-Repeat (TIMSS-R) soon will provide data on the mathematics and science (M&S) achievement of U.S. students.  The results from original 1995 TIMSS were so disastrous that the President and governors set a goal for the U.S. education system to be first in the world in M&S education by 2000.  In December we'll know how we did in these M&S Olympics when the TIMSS-R results are released.

The original TIMSS involved 41 countries at three grade levels: 4th, 8th and 12th year.  U.S. students scored above the international average at the fourth-grade level. At the eighth-grade level, 16 nations in science and 27 nations in math were ahead of the U.S.  In the 12th grade, the U.S. straggled badly in both M&S events. Space precludes listing those ahead of the U.S., and Americans might not recognize some of those countries, but Lithuania, Italy, Hungary, Cyprus, and S. Africa saved the U.S. from being in last place in the science event; only Cyprus and S. Africa trailed the U.S. in math -- in the 41 nation field.

In the first TIMSS, U.S. fourth graders performed fairly well. In 1999, TIMSS-R collected data in 38 countries only at the eighth-grade level to to see how these students perform as eighth graders.   [BTW this site needs a a little M&S education itself. I had to wait for five minutes for 67 pictures to download on one page before I could click on a link to go to the next page.]  http://www.nces.ed.gov/timss/

WTEC Workshop on Tissue Engineering Research will be November 2-3, 2000 at NIST in Gaithersburg, MD.  We're expecting a record turn-out, so to reserve a seat, email (workshop@itri.loyola.edu) Registration is free, but  $12 will be collected on Nov. 2 for lunch. This is a second notice. http://itri.loyola.edu/te/welcome.htm
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ITRI ALUMNI NEWS

ITRI recruits distinguished scientists for its panels, and as time goes on, many move to leading positions.  The last issue reported on four: Rita Colwell (NSF Director), Millie Dresselhaus (new Director of the Office of Science at DOE),  Bill Brinkman (head of BellLabs R&D) and Paul Horn (head of IBM R&D).  Some more examples:

Judd King, Provost, University of California C. Judson King is Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs for the University of California state-wide system.  He also remains Professor of Chemical Engineering at UCBerkeley, and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.  He led our 1993 JTEC study on chemical separation technology in Japan.  http://www.ccst.ucr.edu/ccst/about/council/king.html

Bob Dynes, Chancellor, University of California at San Diego  Robert C. Dynes has led the 18,000-student UCSD campus since 1996.  He has had a distinguished career in physics, including election to the National Academy of Sciences.  He served on our 1990 panel on high temperature superconductivity in Japan.  http://www.mcmaster.ca/ua/alumni/gallery/DYNES.htm

Bob White, Director of the Data Storage Systems Center (CMU) Robert M. White served as Under Secretary for the Technology Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce in the Bush Administration.  In addition to his leadership of the Data Storage Systems Center, he is professor of EE, CE and of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University.  He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.  He was a panelist on our study of advanced computing in 1990, and also updated the U.S. position in magnetic storage for a study we did for NSTC in 1995.  http://www.ece.cmu.edu/people/fac/white.html

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FEATURED ORGANIZATIONS THIS MONTH

FirstGov Portal Opens. The new Federal Government portal announced by the President in his radio address on June 22 is now up.    It got 5 million hits in its first four days. I used it for finding some of the agency international offices below.  See what you think at http://www.firstgov.gov

Federation of American Scientists.  Lots of information on space and military applications around the world.
http://sun00781.dn.net/index.html

Community of Science, Inc. (COS) claims to be the leading Web network for R&D professionals. COS provides business-to-business Internet solutions for the communication, collaboration and purchasing needs of the global R&D community.  COS represents individuals as buyers of professional goods and services and as sellers of intellectual capital. http://www.cos.com

Federal Research Agency International Offices (Second Set)
This is not so easy.  Most agencies bury their international office pretty far down the org chart.  The blurb for the international division in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration suggests that international activities need to keep a low profile.

NOAA/ National Marine Fisheries Service.  International S&T Division monitors international trends to increase the agency's understanding of global fisheries so that NMFS can improve the management of U.S. fisheries. http://www.st.nmfs.gov/st3/

Federal Highway Administration International Clearinghouse
http://international.fhwa.dot.gov/

A list of FHWA International Reports (Some were done by ITRI)
http://international.fhwa.dot.gov/pubs.html

DOE International Agreements Clearinghouse
http://apollo.osti.gov/html/international-agreements/iahome.html

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, International Project (Research Collaborations)
http://international.gsfc.nasa.gov/
 
DOD S&T International Plans and Programs Office
http://www.dtic.mil/intst/

NIH Fogerty International Center
http://www.nih.gov/fic/ 
 
State Department Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES)
http://www.state.gov/www/global/oes/
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DATE	FEATURE ARTICLE	URL
Aug 98	Left Hand/Right Hand: NSF and NAS Both Assess US Math Research	http://itri.loyola.edu/NEWS/ITRInews1.htm
Sep 98	The Y1.998K Problem: Y2K Arrives 0.002K Early. Markets Crash, PMs Fired, Orioles 31 Games Behind	http://itri.loyola.edu/NEWS/ITRInews2.htm
Oct 98	Is S&T to Blame for the Asian Financial Crisis?	http://itri.loyola.edu/NEWS/ITRInews3.htm
Nov 98	NRC to State:  Ignoring S&T is Ignorant	http://itri.loyola.edu/NEWS/ITRInews4.htm
Dec 98/Jan 99	The Bottom Line: US Trade Deficit Skyrockets	http://itri.loyola.edu/NEWS/ITRInews5.htm
Feb 99	Who's the Bear, and Who's the Bull? Japan Doubles R&D; The US Cuts It	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews6.html
Mar 99	Who's On First? (US, But Not for Long)	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews7.html
Apr 99	GPRA Metastasizes Abroad	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews8.html
May/Jun 99	Teraflops Computers Meet Gates' Law	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews9.html
July 99	More Good News / Bad News from the Academy	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews10.html
Aug 99	Rep. George Brown Adjourns	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews11.html
Sep 99	200GB Disk: 40 Films on One CD	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews12.html
Oct 99	Is International S&T Assessment Needed?	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews13.html
Nov 99	Output in Papers: We're Number One?	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews14.html
Dec 99 / Jan 00	New Technology Czar(ina)	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews15.html
Feb 00	S&T: Ready for Prime Time?	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews16.html
Mar 00	Bottom Line II: Trade Deficit Skyrocket Explodes	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews17.html
Apr 00	Who's Getting U.S. Patents?	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews18.html
May 00	Think That Government is Investing More in Research? Think Again.	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews19.html
Jun 00	American Leadership of S&T: Reality or Myth?	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews20.html
Jul 00	Science and Engineering Indicators 2000 Released by NSF	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews21.html
Aug 00	Pale Green Manufacturing: US is 3rd out of 3	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews22.html
Aug 00 (Extra Edition)	Americans Like Being No. 1 and Want to Keep It That Way	http://itri2.org/ITRInews/ITRInews23.html
Sept 00	Industry Leads U.S. R&D	http://itri2.org/ITRInews/ITRInews24.html
Oct 00	Gingrich Praises Clinton	http://itri2.org/ITRInews/ITRInews25.html