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 in International Science and Technology Policy. Center faculty oversee the coursework and dissertation research of students working in related fields throughout George Washington Univ. Through major international conferences and seminars, CISTP facilitates and inspires collaboration among policy experts, government and industry leaders on science and technology issues. The Center collaborates with international governmental research institutes and agencies on advances in scientific and technological policy making.
The Center 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.
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KICOS / GWU Training Program for Managers of International Collaboration in Science and Technology was held in the Center for International Science and Technology Policy holds the between September 22-26, 2008. For more information and conference program, click here.
The CISTP Seminar Series on Science, Technology, and Innovation is back! Dr. Clement Bezold, the Chairman of the Board and Founder of the Institute of Alternative Futures, kicked-off the 2008-2009 monthly seminar series on Wednesday, September. Dr. Bezold discussed the 2029 Project, looking at the future of Biomedical R&D and the involvement of IAF in Health Disparities Reducing Advances (DRA) Project, during his talk. Presentation File is here.
Professor Nicholas Vonortas presented "Innovation Policy Initiatives around the Globe: A Collection of Good Practices", at the Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Thessaloniki
2nd Conference in Thessaloniki, Greece. For Professor Vonortas's presentation, click here. For more information and the conference program, click here.
The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs has named Scott Pace director of the Space Policy Institute. Pace, who also will be a professor of the practice of international affairs, has research interests in U.S. and international space policy issues, approaches to policy and program analysis, and international negotiations. He will assume his responsibilities in September 2008. >>>more
Dr. Colleen Hartman Joins Space Policy Institute as Research Professor of Space Policy and International Affairs. For a biographical sketch click here. To email Dr. Hartman, click here.
Recently, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reportedly censored the NASA chief’s testimony to Congress on China’s space ambitions. Will America lose its space primacy? Does anyone care? Does it matter? Join us for an uncomfortable examination of these and other aspects of China’s space program on October 8th! Director of Space Policy Institute, Dr. Pace, will make a presentaion. For location, transportation, and more, click here.
The Society for International Science & Technology Policy (SISTP)'s first journal club meeting of the semester will be held on October 3rd, from 6:00-7:30pm in the CISTP Conference Room, Suite 403, 1957 E. This month's topic is nanotechnology. A few journal articles (but not limited to) on this topic are available here. Let's get together to talk over some beer (provided by the center).
The Center for International Science and Technology Policy, in partnership with The Washington Research Evaluation Network (WREN), is pleased to announce the first of two workshop networking opportunities this year, to be held on Friday, June 6, 2008, 8:15 to 4:15 pm, at The George Washington University Marvin Center.
Thursday, April 17th, The D. Allan Bromley Annual Lecture on Science and Society, Speaker: Dr. Nicholas S. Vonortas on “Science, Technology and Innovation Policy for Knowledge-based Economies”.
Faculty, Alumni and Students speak about the Center.
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Center for International Science and Technology Policy(CISTP)
The George Washington University
1957 E Street, NW, Suite 403, Washington, DC 20052
Tel: (202) 994-7292 / Fax: (202) 994-1639
