Oct. 21, 2003
Washington Academy of Sciences Hosts Conference for
Local Science Groups
The Washington Academy of Sciences (WAS) will present Capital Science
2004 March 2021 in the Conference Facility of the National
Science Foundation (NSF) in Arlington, VA. More than 25 affiliated associations
and societies from the surrounding metropolitan area will participate
in the conference that features presentations, seminars, tutorials and
discussions.
This is the first time such a conference has been held in Washington,
said Stuart Umpleby, professor of management science in the School of
Business and Public Management. He explained that like the American Association
for the Advancement of Science, the WAS is an umbrella organization for
the many disparate scientific organizations and chapters in the region.
The goal of the conference is to allow the member societies to hold
a regular conference, Umpleby said. Larger associations
hold their own meetings, but it's hard for the smaller societies to do
so. The idea is to get people more active and draw them into their
local societies by stimulating the scholarly activities in the Washington
area.
Highlights of the two-day event include a keynote address by NSF Director
and former WAS President Rita Colwell, as well as luncheon discussions
by Nobel prize winner William Phillips and Direcor of the Office of Science
and Technology John Marburger III. The meeting also will feature a number
of plenary sessions on subjects of general interest.
I think this is an exciting interdisciplinary activity, Umpleby
said. It's one more manifestation of the growing intellectual
power of Washington, DC.
For more information visit www.washacadsci.org/website/
index.htm, or contact Peg Kay, conference chair and WAS president-elect,
at 703/536-0990, E-mail: pk@vertechinc.com.
Send feedback to: bygeorge@gwu.edu
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