Past Atlanta Conference

The Atlanta Conference on S&T Policy
US-EU Policies for Research and Innovation
May 18-20, 2006
Atlanta, GA

9:00–9:30 Welcome

G. Wayne Clough, President, Georgia Institute of Technology
Peter McGuire, Associate Dean, Ivan Allen College
Terry Blum, Dean, College of Management, Georgia Institute of
Technology
Diana Hicks, Chair, School of Pubic Policy, Georgia Institute of
Technology
Philippe Laredo, Coordinator, PRIME Network of Excellence
9:30–10:30 Session 1: Keynote Address (open to public)

Introduction by Susan E. Cozzens, Georgia Institute of Technology

John H. Marburger, III, United States,
Science Advisor to the President and Director, Office of
Science and Technology Policy, USA
Break
10:45–12:30 Session 2: Grand Challenges in the Science of Science Policy

Chair: Albert H. Teich, AAAS

William Butz, Population Reference Bureau,


Deborah Duran, Office of the Director, National Institutes of
Health,

Richard Newell, Council of Economic Advisors,


Katy Börner, Indiana University,
Lunch
[Georgia Tech
Hotel Dining
Room]
1:00–3:00    Session 3: Innovation Policy in the Light of Global Economic
Competition

Chair: Mary Ellen Mogee, SRI

Chad Evans, Vice President, National Innovation Initiative,
Council on Competitiveness, USA

Luke Georghiou, Associate Dean for Research,
Faculty of Humanities, University of Manchester, UK;
Rapporteur for ,”
report of an independent expert group

Stefan Kuhlmann, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and
Innovations Research, Germany, and Copernicus Institute,
Utrecht University, Netherlands,

Rosalie Ruegg, TIA consulting, USA,
Break
3:30–5:30    Session 4: Changing sciences, changing institutions

Chair: Philip Shapira, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Michael Crow, Arizona State University, USA,
“The New American University”

Andrea Bonaccorsi, Laboratory of Economics and Management,
Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy,


Andrew James, Manchester Business School, UK,
“The UK Defence Labs: Radical Institutional Change,
Technology Transfer and Innovation System Dynamics”
5:30–7:00 Poster session and Reception
sponsored by Sue V. Rosser, Dean, Ivan Allen College
and Charles Liotta, Vice Provost for Research and Dean of
Graduate Studies, Georgia Institute of Technology
7:00 Conference dinner [Global Learning Center]

FRIDAY, May 19

9:00–10:30    Session 5: Models and Indicators

Chair: Jim Granato, Dept of Government, University of Texas, USA

Remi Barré, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, France


Irwin Feller, AAAS, USA


Discussant: Peter van den Besselaer, Rathenau Institute, Royal
Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Netherlands

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Session 6: Careers/ Human Resources/ Workforce

Chair: Wanda Ward, National Science Foundation, USA

Cheryl Leggon, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Laura Cruz-Castro, Higher Council for Scientific Research,
Spain*

Danielle Logue, Australian Expert Group in Industry Studies,
Sydney, Australia**

Discussant: Kamau Bobb, National Academy of Engineering, USA

* Laura Cruz-Castro and Luis Sanz-Menendez, Higher Council for
Scientific Research, Spain,

** Danielle Logue, Australian Expert Group in Industry Studies,
University of Western Sydney, Australia, Professor Tim Turpin
University of Western Sydney, Australia; Professor Jane Marceau,
University of Technology Sydney, Australia; Professor Stephen
Hill, University of Wollongong, Australia; Dr Richard Woolley,
University of Western Sydney, Australia,
Break
11:00–12:30    Session 7: Contributed paper sessions

Session 7A: Policy Intelligence for Innovation
Friday, May 19, 11 – 12:30

Chair: Hannes Toivanen. Ministry of Trade and Industry, Finland

1.
Mark Boden. European Commission, Institute for Prospective
Technological Studies, Sevilla, Spain ()

2. Jan Kozlowski, and Veronika Frigyesi. DG JRC IPTS
SERA Unit

3. Hannes Toivanen. Ministry of
Trade and Industry, Finland. ()

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Session 7B: Frontiers of Evaluation

Friday, May 19, 11 – 12:30

Chair: William Valdez, Department of Energy, USA

1.
Gretchen Jordan, Sandia National Laboratories
(); Jerald Hage, University of Maryland,
USA (); and Jonathan Mote, University of
Maryland, USA ().

2. Impact Assessment as a Management Tool.
Experiences in Finnish Research Organizations.
Jari Konttinen () / Kirsi Hyytinen. VTT
Technical Research Centre of Finland ().

3. R&D Assessment: Global Trends in Metrics and Measures.
Julia Melkers () / Eric Welch. University of
Illinois at Chicago, USA; Gordon Kingsley
() / Branco Ponomariov.
Georgia Institute of Technology, USA.

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Session 7C: Internationalization of R&D

Friday, May 19, 11 – 12:30

Chair: Diana Hicks, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

1.
Jakob Edler / Stefan Kuhlmann. Fraunhofer Institute for
Systems and Innovation Research; Germany.

2.
Torsti Loikkanen. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
().

3.
Theodoros Papaioannou. ESRC/INNOGEN & DPP, The Open
University; and George Tsekouras. CENTRIM, University of
Brighton.

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Session 7D: The Social Science Base for Science Policy

Friday, May 19, 11 – 12:30

Chair: Daniel Malkin, InterAmerican Development Bank

1.
Nirmala Kannankutty and Lynda T. Carlson ().
Division of Science Resources Statistics, National Science
Foundation, USA.

2.
James Granato, University of Texas, Austin, USA
(); Frank Scioli,
National Science Foundation, USA.

3.
Pamela Ebert-Flattau, IDA Science and Technology Policy
Institute, USA ().

4.
Bhavya Lal, IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute, USA
().

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Session 7E: Identifying and Understanding Creative
Research I

Friday, May 19, 11 – 12:30

Chair: Stefan Kuhlmann, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and
Innovations Research and Copernicus Institute, Utrecht
University

1.
Philip Shapira, Georgia Institute of Technology
(); and Thomas Heinze, Fraunhofer
Institute for Systems and Innovations Research
().

2. Characterizing Creative Scientists: Productivity,
Disciplinary Breadth and Network Position.
Thomas Heinze, Fraunhofe Institute for Systems and
Innovation Analysis, Germany, ()
and Gerrit Baeur, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and
Innovation Analysis, Germany ().

3. ).
Lunch
1:30–3:00    Session 8: Innovation in States and Regions

Chair: Stephen Crawford, National Governor’s Association

, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

, Higher Council for Scientific Research

Discussant: Howard Gobstein, National Association of State and
Land Grant Universities and Colleges

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Session 9: S&T for Development

Chair: Marta Cehelsky, National Science Foundation, USA

Arie Rip, Twente University

, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay

Discussant: Daniel Malkin, InterAmerican Development Bank
Break
3:30–5:30    Session 10: Contributed paper sessions

Session 10A: Setting and Evaluating National Priorities
Friday, May 19, 3:30 – 5:30

Chair: Mark Zachary Taylor. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1.
Jerald H. Hage. University of Maryland, USA.
().

2. Government R&D Funding: New Approaches in the Allocation
Policies for Public and Private Beneficiaries.
Bianca Poti. (); and Emanuela Reale
() CERIS CNR, Italy.

3. The Politics of Technological Change: International
Relationships versus Domestic Institutions.
Mark Zachary Taylor. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
().

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Session 10B: Stimulating Jobs and Growth
Friday, May 19, 3:30 – 5:30

Chair: J David Roessner, Georgia Institute of Technology and SRI

1.
René van Bavel and Andries Brandsma, JRC-IPTS, European
Commission.

2. The Public Policies to Foster the Creation of Research Based
Spin-Off firms in Europe (or the gap between policy
expectations and their results).
Philippe Mustar. Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Mines de Paris,
France ().

3.
Jan Nill. European Commission Joint Research Centre – IPTS,
Sevilla, Spain ().

4.
Yonghong Wu. University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
().

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Session 10C: Innovation in Regional Dynamics
Friday, May 19, 3:30 – 5:30

Chair: Jan Youtie, Georgia Institute of Technology

1.
Simcha Jong. European University Institute, Italy
().

2.
Monica Salazar. Simon Fraser University, Canada
().

3.
Andrea Bonaccorsi, University of Pisa, Italy; and Grid Thoma,
Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy ().

4. The Role of Regional Institutional Entrepreneurs in the
Emergence of Clusters in Nanotechnologies
Mangematin, V. - ESSEC and GAEL ; Rip, A. – University of
Twente; Delemare A. - ENPC/LATTS, Paris; Robinson, D.K.R. -
University of Twente.

5.
Jan Youtie () / Philip Shapira
(). Georgia Institute of Technology, USA.

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Session 10D: Networks in Innovation Analysis
Friday, May 19, 3:30 – 5:30

Chair: Caroline S. Wagner, George Washington University

1.
Elizabeth A. Corley, Arizona State University, USA
(); Kimberly Johns, University of Illinois
at Chicago, USA (); and Julia Melkers,
University of Illinois at Chicago, USA ().

2.
Terttu Luukkonen, The Research Institute of the Finnish
Economy, Helsinki, Finland (); Maria
Nedeva, The PREST, Manchester Business School, Manchester,
UK; and Rémi Barré, Conservatoire des Arts-et-Métiers, Paris,
France.

3.
Jonathon Mote, University of Maryland, USA; Gretchen Jordan,
Sandia National Laboratory (); and Jerald
Hage, University of Maryland, USA ().

4.
Caroline S. Wagner () and Sue Mohrman.

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Session 10E: Fostering Research Creativity II
Friday, May 19, 3:30 – 5:30

Chair: Cheryl Leggon, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

1. Organizational Contexts and Factors Influencing Creativity
in Basic Science.
J. Rogers Hollingsworth. Departments of History and Sociology,
University of Wisconsin, USA. ().

2.
Christopher Newfield. Center for Nanotechnology in Society,
University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
().

3.
Ron Naaman, Department of Chemical Physics, Weizmann
Institute, and Chairman of the Board, FIRST, Israel Science
Foundation ().

SATURDAY, May 20

9:00–10:30   Session 11: Contributed paper sessions

Session 11A: Setting and Evaluating National Priorities
Saturday, May 20, 9 – 10:30

Chair: Paolo Pasimeni, CSIC – Spanish Council for Scientific

1.
Chialin Chang, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
(); Stéphane Robin, University of
Strasbourg 1, France ().

2.
Regina Gusmao, The State of Sao Paulo Research Foundation
(FAPESP), Brazil ().

3.
Wei Hong, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.

4. Evolution of Industrial Policies for Technology Innovation:
Experiences from China.
Xinxin Kong (); and Hui Yan, Ministry of
Science and Technology, China.

5.
Paolo Pasimeni ()/ Rafael Rodriguez-
Clemente. CSIC – Spanish Council for Scientific Research,
Seville, Spain; Anne-Sophie Boisard/ Rigas Arvanitis
(). IRD –Institut de Recherche pour le
Développement, Paris, France.

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Session 11B: New Universities and New Institutional
Environments
Saturday, May 20, 9 – 10:30

Chair: Juan D. Rogers. Georgia Institute of Technology

1.
Andrea Bonaccorsi. University of Pisa, Italy; and Cinzia Daraio.
IIT – CNR and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna.

2.
Thomas Heinze. Fraunhofer ISI, Karlsruhe, Germany
(); and Stefan Kuhlmann. Fraunhofe
ISI, Karlsruhe, Germany; and Copernicus Institute, Utrecht
University, Netherlands.

3.
Juan D. Rogers. Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
().

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Session 11C: Nanotechnology in Context
Saturday, May 20, 9 – 10:30

Chair: Patrick Hamlett, North Carolina State [invited]

1.
Avenel, E. - GAEL, INRA/UPMF ; Kahane, B.- ISTM and LATTS;
Ma, S., Mangematin, V. - ESSEC and GAEL ; and Rieu, C.

2.
Patrick W. Hamlett, North Carolina State University, USA.
().

3. Explorations in Research and Innovation Systems
Assessment: Where is Nano Going?
Alan L. Porter (), Philip Shapira
(), David J. Schoeneck, Ajay Sivaram
Bhaskarabhatla, Jan Youtie, and Dirk Libaers. Georgia
Institute of Technology, USA.

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Session 11D: Innovation and Inequalities
Saturday, May 20, 9 – 10:30

Chair: Andrea Fernandez Ribas, Georgia Institute of Technology

1.
Barry Bozeman ()/
Paul Hirsch (), Georgia
Institute of Technology, USA.

2.
Susan Cozzens, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
().

3.
Sonia Gatchair, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
().

4.
Peter Healey, James Martin Institute, Oxford University, UK
().
Break
11:00–12:30    Session 12: Closing plenary: the field of S&T policy studies:
supply, demand, disciplinary ecology

Diana Hicks, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

, Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées,
France

Terttu Luukkonen, The Research Institute of the Finnish
Economy, Finland

Ben Martin, Science Policy Research Unit, UK

Mark Weiss, National Science Foundation, USA

Susan Cozzens, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Lunch
P.M. Atlanta field trips