The Center for International Science and Technology Policy (CISTP) is a world leader in international public policy research and education in science, technology, and innovation. It hosts visiting scholars from around the world and offers a Master of Arts degree program in International Science and Technology Policy. Center faculty oversee the coursework and dissertation research of students working in related fields throughout the George Washington Univ. Through major international conferences and seminars, CISTP facilitates and inspires collaboration among scientists, policy experts, government and industry leaders on science and technology related issues. The Center collaborates with international governmental research institutes and agencies on advances in scientific and technological policy making.

CISTP houses GW's Space Policy Institute, which concentrates its research and instruction on issues related to the U.S. and global space programs, including human space flight, space transportation, earth observations from space, and space law.

Special Event

2009 Science of Science Policy (SoSP) Workshop: Best Practices in Research & Development Prioritization, Management, and Evaluation.

Oct. 28-29, 2009, at the Center for International Science and Technology Policy (CISTP), George Washington University, Washington DC

The Executive Office of the President through the Office of Science and Technology Policy is fostering a Science of Science Policy (SoSP) community to better understand the efficacy and impact of federal R&D investments. In December 2008, over 300 policymakers, analysts, scholars and engineers participated. They gathered to discuss the Science of Science Policy: A Federal Research Roadmap and begin a dialogue between academic researchers and federal practitioners.

The CISTP will be hosting the second annual Science of Science Policy Workshop, in collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The 2009 workshop has four primary themes which are to:

Dr. Nicholas S. Vonortas , Director, for the George Washington University Center for International Science and Technology Policy (CISTP), is being welcomed back again as a featured panelist during Day 2 of the 2009 SoSP workshop.

Please click here to visit the Science of Science Policy website and to register.

Special Note: THERE IS AN ERROR WITH THE PAYMENT SITE. Participants may still register for the workshop by following the link below. However, an error message will appear after clicking the submit button. By clicking submit, your registration information has been recorded. An organizer from CISTP will follow up with all participants who register during this time and provide instructions for registration payment by check. We apologize for the inconvenience and confusion and hope to have the problem resolved as soon as possible.

News

Faculty and students meet with Dr. John Holdren during the 2009 AAAS Forum

The director of the CISTP, Prof. Nick Vonortas, and graduate students Vidya Nukala and Anwar Aridi from the International Science and Technology Policy Program meet with the current director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy of the White House, Dr. John Holdren. During the AAAS Forum in Washington, DC, Spring 2009. They are joined by faculty, Profs Jonathan Linton and John Findlay, and graduate students from the University of Ottawa visiting Washington for the annual Alan Bromley lecture.

Allan Bromley lecture: Policy as Science

The 2009 Allan Bromley lecture was held at the Center for International Science and Technology Policy, GWU, Wed., April 29.

Dr. John H. Marburger, III, the former Science Advisor to the President and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) during 2001-09, made a presentation titled "Policy as Science". The lecture is co-sponored by the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa.

Dr. John H. Marburger, III (in the middle), with faculty and students from the Center for International Science and Technology Policy, George Washington University and the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa.