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When Science Meets Diplomacy in a Globalized World - Dr. George Atkinson, Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State |
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by Jutta Kern
When
Dr. Atkinson was appointed as Science and Technology Adviser to the
Secretary of State on September 23, 2003, he was only the second person
ever to hold this position.  The post of a Science and Technology
Adviser to the Secretary of State (STAS) was established in 2000 upon a
National Research Council (NRC) report on S&T in foreign policy.
Its mission is to serve as the principal liaison of the Department of
State with the national and international scientific community.
“Science provides opportunities but it still remains for the
institutions of government and society in general to figure out how to
use them,” Dr. Atkinson is quoted in an October 22, 2003 Department of
State (DOS) news release.
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Sonja Hammerschmid - In Profile |
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by Eleonora Windisch
 Title: Executive Director,
ARGE Life
Science Austria Vienna Region
Education: Master’s degree in science and
Ph.D. in molecular
biology, University of Vienna
Age: 36
Career highlights: Deputy Director, Austria
Wirtschaftsservice
(AWS), since May 2003; Executive
Director,
ARGE LISA, since Jan. 2002; Director,
Impulsprogram
Biotechnolgy at AWS, 1999-2002; Margeritella-Biotrade,
1998-1999; Institute for Molecular
Biology, 1995-1997; Boehringer Ingelheim,
1990-1995
Pastimes: Politics, mountain biking, diving, traveling,
fashion design
Contact:
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Austrian Research Promotion Agency |
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by Alexander Unkart
September 1, 2004, is a date to remember for all those who deal with science, research and innovation in Austria.
On September 1, the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), the new
key player in public funding on RTD, began its operations. This new
“super agency” brings together the former Industrial Research Promotion
Fund (FFF), the Austrian Space Agency (ASA), the Bureau for
International Research and Technology Cooperation (BIT) and the
Technology Impulse Society (TIG).
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Washington Science Diplomat Club, SDC |
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by Jostein Mykletun
The Washington Science Diplomat Club (SDC) has been around for about 20
years. The membership currently includes about 80 science and
technology counselors from Washington-based embassies. In addition, we
have a few former science counselors as well as some U.S. colleagues from whom we benefit by having them as SDC honorary members
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Council of Graduate Schools |
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by Alexander Unkart
“The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) is an
organization of institutions of higher education in the United States, Canada, and across the
globe, engaged in graduate education, research, scholarship and the preparation
of candidates for advanced degrees. The mission of CGS is to improve and
advance graduate education,” says Daniel Denecke, director of best practices at
the CGS.
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