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NSF PA/M 00-20 - November 28, 2000

Medals of Science and Technology Laureates to Explore Education Issues in Media Roundtable

National Public Radio science correspondent Joe Palca will moderate a free-form discussion Dec. 1 among some of the top science and technology leaders in the nation. Seventeen recipients of this year’s National Medals of Science and Technology will discuss current education issues, especially those profoundly affecting the nation's ability to produce high caliber scientists, engineers and innovators in key technology fields. Following the roundtable, the laureates will be available for individual interviews with journalists and science writers. For information on the laureates, see: http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/press/00/pr0089.htm and http://www.ta.doc.gov

The roundtable highlights two days of activities for the laureates while they are in Washington D.C. The awards will be presented at the National Building Museum at a dinner starting at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1. This event will be made available via webcast and satellite feed. For more information, see: http://www.asee.org/nstmf

Who:

National Medal of Science and Technology laureates

What:

Discussion: "A Future Based on Science and Technology: Will U.S. Middle and High School Students Be Ready for the Challenge?"

When:

Starting at 10:30 a.m.
Friday, December 1, 2000

Where:

Horizon Ballroom, Ronald Reagan Building
13th and Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. (Federal Triangle Metro stop)

For more information contact:
Bill Noxon (703) 292-8070/wnoxon@nsf.gov
Eileen Kugler (703) 644-3039/ekugler@aol.com
Marjorie Weisskohl (202) 482-0149/mweisskohl@ta.doc.gov

 

 
 
     
 

 
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