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.

Past Event

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

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

On Oct. 28-29, 2009, the CISTP hosted the second annual Science of Science Policy Workshop, in collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).This annual workshop was formulated in response to the Executive Office of the President���s, by way of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, goal of fostering a Science of Science Policy (SoSP) community in order to better understand the efficacy and impact of federal R&D investments.

Over 300 academic researchers and federal practitioners gathered to participate in workshops and key dialogues centered on the SoSP's Federal Research Roadmap.

Click here to view web video highlights from SoSP 2009!

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.

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.