Office of Science & Technology - Vol. 2

Volume 2 - July 20, 2004

First Austrian Research Days - May 2004

As part of "Science Week@Austria" the first Austrian Research Days were held between May 13-15, 2004 in Vienna. Top Austrian scientists, selected by the Austrian Academy of Science, the Austrian Science Fund, and the Austrian Society for the Advancement of Sciences participated in this event. Over the three days, numerous lectures were given in parallel sessions at Vienna’s prestigious Museum’s Quarter.

Ariadne Press - A California Publishing House Devoted to Austrian Literature

Ariadne Press was founded fifteen years ago out of two considerations: the first having to do with Austrian identity and the second with promotion. Because too many readers in the United States still consider everything written in the German language as literature from Germany, it seemed important to spread the idea of a unique Austrian identity and bring the Austrian image - an intellectual rather than a tourist ima

ge - to a wider public awareness in the English speaking world.

From Climate Change on Earth to Moon, Mars and Beyond ….

by Caroline Adenberger and Susanne Schandl

Climate Change-Debating America’s Policy Options
by David G. Victor

Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
ISBN 0-87609-343-8, 200 pp, July 2004
photo credit: cfr.org

This book provides a balanced and comprehensive account of the issues involved in climate change and the range of domestic and foreign policy options available to American policymakers.
Written by David G. Victor, a leading expert on environmental policy, this report is seeking to raise public awareness about the complexities of climate change. Victor presents three alternative policy options in the form of presidential speeches, along with a memo that explains the multidimensional nature of this critical issue.

Representing Canada’s S&T Interests in Washington, D.C.

by Lisette Ramcharan

For over twenty years, a Canadian Science and Technology Counselor has been based at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., working to promote Canadian scientific interests in the United States and to inform Canadian government and research communities of U.S. science policy developments. The person filling this position has most often come from a government science department or agency, like the National Research Council or the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. I represent the latter.

Accreditation Standards

by Robert Gassner

The medical universities of Austria in Vienna, Graz, and Innsbruck have a collective mission to provide outstanding patient care. In addition, these three medical universities, each of which also includes a dental school, are considered to be the top-tier institutions for student education and resident training within the country. Most important, they are obliged to sponsor academic careers and conduct research and research training that finally should lead to better health for the public. All in all, they pursue complex tasks and compete with universities and institutions worldwide in areas such as the following:

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