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HIGHLIGHTS
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Basic Research and U.S. Competitiveness
– Briefing Today
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Aquatic Invasive Species Briefings
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Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Cities Initiative
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State Economic and Demographic Data
Basic Research and U.S.
Competitiveness – Briefing Today
The House and Senate
Manufacturing Task Forces on Monday, July 25, will host a briefing on basic
research, science-and-technology workforce, and U.S.
competitiveness. The briefing will focus on the recent history of
federal support for research done at universities and U.S.
national laboratories and look at what emerging competitors, such as China and India, are
doing to try and catch up. Questions to be addressed: Are other
nations gaining ground on the U.S. in
developing their own "innovation" capacities? Are they
achieving cutting-edge scientific advances and technologies? How does
investing in research in universities and national laboratories help drive
innovation?
Speakers include: Doug
Comer, Director for Legal Affairs and Technology Policy, Intel Corporation,
and chair of the Task Force on the Future of American Innovation; Ed
Swallow, Space Division Chair, National Defense Industrial Association; and
Deborah Wince-Smith with the Council on Competitiveness. The July 25
briefing will run from 2:00 until 3:30 pm in room
HC-8 of the U.S. Capitol. Contact: Lisa Mark with the
Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition (202/226-5181).
Aquatic Invasive Species Briefings
Senators Carl Levin (D-MI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) and
Reps. Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) and Vernon Ehlers (R-MI) are sponsoring
two briefings on aquatic invasive species. The first session –
on Tuesday, July 26, at 3:00 pm in
SC-4 of the U.S. Capitol – will focus on the importance of
controlling the spread of aquatic invasive species on
ships, actions by the federal government and states, and the future of
ballast water technology to control aquatic invasive species.
Presentations will be made by Scott Smith with the State of Washington’s
Department of Fish and Wildlife, Helen Brohl with Great Lakes Shipping
Association, Kathy Moore with U.S. Coast Guard, Peter McNulty with NEI
Ballast Technologies, and Allegra Cangelosi with Northeast-Midwest
Institute.
The second briefing – on Thursday, July 28, at
1:00 pm in HC-8 of the U.S. Capitol – will provide an
overview on why aquatic invasive species are a significant environmental
and economic issue; what states and the federal government are doing
prevent and eradicate aquatic invasive species; and the need for
comprehensive federal legislation. Speakers include James
Carlton, professor at Williams College, Eric Schwaab with
the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Ship
Bright with the Maine Lakes Conservancy, Scott
Smith with the State of Washington Department of Fish &
Wildlife, Ron Lukens with Gulf States Marine
Fisheries,
Mamie Parker
with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Lori Williams with
National Invasive Species Council, and Marc Gaden with Great
Lakes Fishery Commission.
Great Lakes and St.
Lawrence Cities Initiative
At the annual conference of the International
Association of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Mayors and the Great Lakes
Cities Initiative in Quebec City on May 26, 2005, the
two organizations agreed to join their efforts to protect these water
resources. The organization now consists of 80 cities, with about
equal numbers from the U.S. and Canada.
Almost 15 million people live in these cities. The board of
directors has eight members each from the United States and Canada, and
Mayor Richard M. Daley of Chicago is the
chairman and Mayor David Miller of Toronto the
vice chairman. The organization will continue to focus on such issues
as waterfront revitalization, managing storm water and combined sewer
overflows, preventing new invasive species from entering the system, and
reducing toxics. The cities are working closely with provincial,
state, federal, and tribal governments, as well as the wide range of
stakeholders in the basin. Contact: Dave Ullrich with the Great
Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (312/201-4516).
State Economic and Demographic Data
The Northeast-Midwest Institute’s web site
includes regularly-updated data on economic and demographic trends for each
of the 18 northeastern and midwestern states. Those individual files
can be accessed at http://www.nemw.org/data.htm#profiles
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