[R&D Budget] AAAS R&D Budget Update

[Patrick Clemins]

Congressional R&D Caucus Briefing
On Tuesday, March 16, I spoke at the annual Congressional R&D Caucus budget briefing.  Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ), a co-chair of the R&D Caucus, provided some opening remarks before my overview of the R&D investment in the President's FY 2011 budget request.  The current AAAS estimate for the FY 2011 R&D investment is $148.1 billion, essentially flat from last year.  Within that flat budget however, there are significant shifts in funding.  See the AAAS news item at http://bit.ly/bwuqe0 for the full story, and the AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program website at http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd for presentation slides and further updates.

AAAS Report XXXV: Research and Development FY 2011
The Intersociety Working Group (IWG) has been hard at work preparing the annual report on R&D in the President's budget request.  The report will be available online in mid-April at which time you will be able to pre-order your hard copy.  As is tradition, the report will be released at the AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy May 13-14.  See the next news item for details on the forum.

AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy
The annual AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy will be held on May 13-14 at the International Trade Center in the Ronald Reagan Building.  Speakers this year include John P. Holdren and Linda Katehi with topical sessions on the Societal Impacts of Science and Technology, Climate Change: Attendant Issues, Strengthening the U.S. Climate for Innovation, and National Security and the Roles for Science and Technology.  Get more information and register at http://www.aaas.org/forum.

Second Annual Hitachi Lectureship
On April 7, Kazuo Yano from Hitachi, Ltd. will deliver the second annual Hitachi Lectureship titled "Healthcare of an Organization: Overcoming Silos in Society".  Brad Allenby from Arizona State University will serve as the discussant following the lecture.  The lecture begins at 4:30pm with coffee preceeding at 3:30pm and a reception following at 6:00pm on the second floor of AAAS Headquarters at 1200 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.  Please RSVP at http://www.aaas.org/spp/hitachi. 

R&D Budget and Policy Program's Twitter Feed
Getting impatient between email updates? Stay on top of the FY 2011 budget process with Twitter updates from the AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program. The new Twitter feed won't be replacing this email list as the primary outlet for budget information, but instead, will deliver breaking news and information between email updates.  Follow the R&D Budget and Policy Program now at http://twitter.com/AAAS_RDBudget/ so you can be ready for updates during Congressional appropriations season.

Patrick J. Clemins
Director, R&D Budget and Policy Program
American Association for the Advancement of Science
1200 New York Avenue, NW
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