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USIP/National Academies (NA) Roundtable Planning Session on “Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding”

The Center of Innovation for Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding partnered with National Academies of Science and of Engineering to launch a major, multi-year initiative referred to as a “roundtable” in Academies parlance. The roundtable will provide a forum for multiple stakeholders (government, industry, academia, NGOs) to:

  • Discuss important issues related to the development and application of technology and methods from engineering and science in the service of conflict prevention, peacemaking, and peacekeeping; and
  • Explore opportunities for stakeholder collaboration and action on issues of mutual interest. 

An initial planning meeting co-organized by the National Academies and USIP was held on March 12 to clarify the scope of the proposed roundtable’s activities. An extraordinary group of luminaries from both science and peacebuilding attended and responded quite favorably to the prospect of establishing a formal USIP/NAE Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding.  Based in this meeting, a plan is being developed by the Center and the NAE for the ‘09 creation of the Roundtable.

 

 

 

Hosts

  • Richard Solomon
    President, U.S. Institute of Peace
  • Charles Vest
    President, NAE

Participants

  • Peter Ackerman
    Founding Chair, International Center on Nonviolent Conflict
  • Ruzena Bajscy
    Professor, University of California, Berkeley
  • Cathleen Campbell
    President and CEO, U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation
  • Vinton Cerf
    Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
  • Peter Cherry
    Chief Analyst,Science Applications International Corporation
  • Robert Corell
    Vice President of Programs, The Heinz Center
  • Ruth David
    President and CEO, Analytic Services, Inc.
  • Lance Davis
    Executive Officer, National Academy of Engineering
  • Margaret Hamburg
    Senior Scientist, Nuclear Threat Initiative
  • Ellen Laipson
    President and CEO, The Henry L. Stimson Center
  • Francis Ricciardone
    Senior Fellow, U.S. Institute of Peace
  • Daniel Serwer
    Vice President, U.S. Institute of Peace
  • William Wulf
    President Emeritus, National Academy of Engineering
  • I. William Zartman
    Professor Emeritus, Johns Hopkins University

Staff

  • Sheldon Himelfarb
    Vice President, U.S. Institute of Peace
  • Greg Pearson
    Senior Program Officer, National Academy of Engineering
  • Proctor Reid
    Director, Program Office, National Academy of Engineering

Observers

  • Joel Baumgart
    Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellow, National Academies
  • Herbert Lin
    Chief Scientist, National Academies
  • Joel Whitaker
    Senior Adviser, U.S. Institute of Peace

Agenda

8:30 a.m.    Breakfast

9:00 a.m.    Welcome and Review of Agenda and Meeting Goals
                   Charles M. Vest, NAE; Richard Solomon, USIP

9:20 a.m.    Introductions around the table
                   All participants

10:00 a.m.    Initial discussion of the proposed roundtable
Moderator:  Charles M. Vest, NAE

Guiding Question:

  1. What factors may lead to success for a roundtable on technology, science, and peacebuilding?

10:45 a.m.    Break

11:00 a.m.    Focused discussion of potential roundtable topics and approaches
Moderator:  Charles M. Vest, NAE

Guiding Questions:

  1. What are the possible topics?  (list-making by attendees)
  2. What criteria might be used to judge the potential value or priority of different topics?
  3. Based on criteria identified, what organizational approach or combination of approaches makes the most sense?

12:00 p.m.    Lunch   

1:30 p.m.    Discussion of possible roundtable membership
Moderator:  Charles M. Vest, NAE

Guiding Questions:

  1. What should the start-up size of the roundtable be?
  2. What organizations absolutely must be included (list-making by attendees)?
  3. Should international organizations be included?  Which ones?

2:00 p.m.    Discussion of possible funding sources and strategies
Moderator: Charles M. Vest, NAE

Guiding Questions:

  1. What mix (e.g., public/private, national/international) and number of funders would be optimal for start-up?
  2. How should participation of NGOs and non-profit institutions be handled?

3:00 p.m.    Next steps and final thoughts

Richard Solomon, USIP; Charles M. Vest, NAE

Partners

National Academies

Start Date: 
March 12, 2009 - 9:00am
End Date: 
March 12, 2009 - 3:00pm

Location

U.S. Institute of Peace Executive Conference Room (ECR)

Media Inquiries

Members of the media are asked to contact Lauren Sucher (lsucher@usip.org) in the Office of Public Affairs and Communications.

Type

Public Event