Public Policy, Trustee Grant
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 02142 |
$191,345 |
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| Grants in 1993 and 1999 enabled MIT to hold three-day seminars on science and technology policy issues for senior Congressional staff. The current grant renews support for this program. The intensive seminars give invited participants a chance to hear from experts and an opportunity to interact with fellow staffers from other committees and parties who have similar interests in science and technology issues. Visits to graduate laboratories on the MIT campus are included in the program. Previous subjects have included information technology, biology and biotechnology, new manufacturing technologies, climate change, the Internet, energy, transportation, and health care. In 2003, two members from the relevant science and technology agencies within the Executive Office of the President were added to the invitation list. Their attendance added new dimensions to discussion of the issues and led to even broader interactions among the participants. The program will henceforth include 2-5 members of the Executive branch each year, in addition to the 20 Congressional staff attendees. Project Director: Professor Stephen Ansolabehere, Department of Political Science. | |
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