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Computing Researchers Get 'schooled' on Science Policy at Lispi 2013
The Leadership in Science Policy Institute workshop was aimed at educating the next generation of computer research leaders on how U.S. science policy is created, and how government functions.
Credit: Computing Community Consortium Blog
The Computing Research Association’s Computing Community Consortium recently held its second Leadership in Science Policy Institute (LiSPI) workshop to educate the next generation of computing research leaders on the creation of U.S. science policy and the functioning of the government.
Workshop sessions included learning about interaction with federal science agencies and the creation of new initiatives within agencies, the role of federal advisory committees, the federal budget process, supporting research in computing, and guidance on talking to policymakers.
House Science, Space and Technology committee staff members Julia Warner and Dahlia Sokolov spoke about the challenges of communicating research value to lawmakers and prioritizing science investments in the current political and fiscal climate. Current and former chief technology officers at the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission, and a current White House Office of Science and Technology Policy detailee, discussed the importance of finding scientists from the computing research community to staff federal non-science agencies.
Forty-three scientists and engineers from 48 universities and research organizations attended the event, up from 34 participants in the inaugural LiSPI event in 2011.
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