The theme of the 2009 Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy is "Creating the Future through Science and Innovation."

The two-day conference offers a comprehensive look at the ways science and innovation policies can shape the future and address the major challenges facing humanity.

The conference will feature nearly 200 presentations showcasing the work of more than 300 researchers. The international lineup of presenters and speakers will address:

-The effects of globalization on science and innovation
-Achieving common national and global goals through science and innovation
-Changing dynamics among science and innovation organizations, including private firms, universities, and
public laboratories
-Improving the science and innovation workforce
-Regional and international policy actors, agencies, and funding programs
-Methods and data—measuring science and innovation dynamics

Speakers are:

Irwin Feller, Professor Emeritus Economics,
Department of Economics at Pennsylvania State University

Diana Hicks, Professor and Chair School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology

Ben Martin, Professor, Science and Technology Policy Research at The Freeman Centre University of Sussex Brighton

Daniel Sarewitz, Professor, Arizona State University

Albert H. Teich, Director of Science & Policy Programs, American Association for the Advancement of Science, USA

Registration is required. See conference link below for more information about the conference, conference contacts, and registration.

The conference will be held at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s state-of-the-art facilities at the Global Learning Center.

Sponsors are the Georgia Tech School of Public Policy, IEEE USA, Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute, and Georgia Tech’s Ivan Allen College Dean’s Office