NCAR 51 Technical Sessions
What Are the New Economics Facing the R&D Enterprise?


Technical Session I: Strategic Issues for R&D Leaders

As the global economy becomes more complex and federal R&D resources face increasing constraints, pressures on the nation's R&D enterprise continue to grow. Speakers in this opening session will discuss key issues in the strategic allocation of resources that R&D leaders will need to address in order to guide their organizations successfully into the 21st century.

Thomas J Malone, President, Milliken & Company
"AMTEX: A National Lab, Industry, and University Consortium That is Working"

Delores R. Spikes, President, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, and Vice Chair, Kellogg Commission
"The Kellogg Commission: A Dialogue on the Future of American Higher Education:

Philip M. Smith, Principal, McGeary and Smith
"Managing Federal R&D Downsizing"

John Yochelson, President, Council on Competitiveness
"To Be Determined"


Technical Session II: New Models for R&D

This session will examine success stories and new ideas for enhanced partnerships among federal laboratories, academia, industry, and the states that we can learn from as we meet the challenges and opportunities for the R&D community.

Monday, Sept. 22
Technical Session: "New Models for R&D"

Martha A. Krebs, Director, Office of Energy Research, U.S. Department of Energy
"A Clean, Well-Lighted Place for Science"

John W. Lyons, Director, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
"The Evolving Model for the Army Research Laboratory"

Robert L. Van Ness, Interim Special Assistant for Laboratory Administration, Office of the President, University of California
"Performance-Based Management - Four Years of Progress"

Trevor Jones, Chairman of the Board, Echlin, Incorporated
"Summary of the NRC PGNV 3rd Report"

Tuesday, Sept. 23
Technical Session: "New Models for R&D" (continued)

Michael J. Salkind, President, Ohio Aerospace Institute
"Collaboration: Key to Success in a Changing World"

Randolph J. Guschl, Director, Corporate Technology Transfer, DuPont
"Technology Transfer; Too Many Options"

Arthur A. Heim, Director, Industrial Research Office, Pennsylvania State University
"Industry-University Research Collaboration Opportunities and Pitfalls"


Breakout Sessions

After presentations on Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning that address various types of models for R&D collaborations, attendees will meet in smaller groups to discuss the following questions:

1. Are there identifiable factors at the formative stage of an R&D collaboration that should be considered to enhance the probability of success?
   
2. Once the R&D collaboration is under way, what is needed to assess the performance of the collaborative effort?
   
3. When the R&D collaboration is completed, how do you determine whether it has been a success?
   

Closing Session: Science, Engineering, and Technology: Policy Issues for the 21st Century

NCAR provides a forum each year to examine challenges and opportunities faced by the R&D community. Earlier sessions have outlined possible solutions and recommendations. The closing session will look to the future and raise issues and scenarios for your consideration.

Don E. Kash, Hazel Chair of Public Policy, George Mason University
"Technology Policy in the 21st Century"

Kenneth W. Dungan, Principal, Risk Technologies, LLC; and Chair, American Association of Engineering Societies
"Competition vs. Collaboration: What is Best for the Future for R&D?"


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