Source: Dan Reed, CRA Board Chair, Snowbird 2006Source: Dan Reed, CRA Board Chair, Snowbird 2006

““It was the best of times, it was the It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way…”going direct the other way…”

Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two CitiesCharles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

The value and importance of a The value and importance of a coherent industry-coherent industry-academia message and associated agendaacademia message and associated agenda

The value and importance of a The value and importance of a coordinated approach to coordinated approach to the investment of federal and state government fundsthe investment of federal and state government funds

Meeting The Technical Meeting The Technical Challenges Of The FutureChallenges Of The FutureDan MoteDan MotePresidentPresidentUniversity of MarylandUniversity of Maryland

Craig MundieCraig MundieChief Research and Strategy OfficerChief Research and Strategy OfficerMicrosoft CorporationMicrosoft Corporation

Richard NewtonRichard NewtonDean of the College of EngineeringDean of the College of EngineeringUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, Berkeley

Richard M. RussellRichard M. RussellAssociate DirectorAssociate DirectorOffice of Science and Technology PolicyOffice of Science and Technology PolicyExecutive Office of the PresidentExecutive Office of the President

Lucy SandersLucy SandersCEO CEO National Center for Women and Information TechnologyNational Center for Women and Information Technology

ResearchResearchCommitment to double NSF, DoE SC, NIST over 10 yearsCommitment to double NSF, DoE SC, NIST over 10 yearsMake permanent the R&D tax creditMake permanent the R&D tax credit

EducationEducation70,000 new teachers, alternative teacher certification, bolster 70,000 new teachers, alternative teacher certification, bolster

AP, improve participation in math and scienceAP, improve participation in math and science

Workforce/ImmigrationWorkforce/ImmigrationExpand worker training programsExpand worker training programsFlexible H-1B caps, reform visa issuesFlexible H-1B caps, reform visa issues

Source: Dan Reed, CRA Board Chair, Snowbird 2006Source: Dan Reed, CRA Board Chair, Snowbird 2006

Are we better off organizing our efforts Are we better off organizing our efforts around “input” goals or “output” goals, or around “input” goals or “output” goals, or is there a balance? is there a balance?

Input:Input: “We will double the amount of long- “We will double the amount of long-term R&D funding for Field X over 10 term R&D funding for Field X over 10 years.”years.”

Output:Output: “We will eliminate our dependence “We will eliminate our dependence on foreign oil and establish the basis for a on foreign oil and establish the basis for a carbon-neutral economy by 2025.”carbon-neutral economy by 2025.” E.g. The Advanced Energy InitiativeE.g. The Advanced Energy Initiative

“… “… will create the will create the Computing Community Consortium (CCC),Computing Community Consortium (CCC), a proxy organization a proxy organization for the computing research community, operating for the computing research community, operating under the leadership of the under the leadership of the Computing Research Association (CRA),Computing Research Association (CRA), a membership organization representing a membership organization representing over 250 computing research entities in academia, industry and government. … over 250 computing research entities in academia, industry and government. … The CCC will The CCC will facilitate research vision setting by the computing research facilitate research vision setting by the computing research communitycommunity and and catalyze community thinking regarding major initiatives pursuing catalyze community thinking regarding major initiatives pursuing audacious research goalsaudacious research goals, and , and communicate those visions and goals to the communicate those visions and goals to the broader national community.”broader national community.”

Computing Community Consortium (CCC), will be a Computing Community Consortium (CCC), will be a “community vehicle” for establishing a visionary “community vehicle” for establishing a visionary research agendaresearch agenda CCC will not establish the agenda, it will establish mechanisms CCC will not establish the agenda, it will establish mechanisms

by which the computer science community establishes an by which the computer science community establishes an agendaagenda

Similar organizations exist in fields such as physics and Similar organizations exist in fields such as physics and astronomyastronomy

Although CCC’s activities will be supported by NSF, CCC Although CCC’s activities will be supported by NSF, CCC will serve the field as a whole and multiple research will serve the field as a whole and multiple research agencies, not just NSFagencies, not just NSF

How do we ensure that this renewed interest in funding for long-How do we ensure that this renewed interest in funding for long-term research is sustained?term research is sustained? Our political system has ADD and a “double in 10 years” approach is likely Our political system has ADD and a “double in 10 years” approach is likely

not viablenot viable Grand-challenge problem focus versus funding for field focusGrand-challenge problem focus versus funding for field focus

How do we ensure that some funding is truly directed and How do we ensure that some funding is truly directed and sustained towards ‘radical research’?sustained towards ‘radical research’? In the face of a peer-review processIn the face of a peer-review process In the face of inevitable budget pressureIn the face of inevitable budget pressure

What steps must we take as a community to most effectively What steps must we take as a community to most effectively develop the public-private partnerships needed to achieve develop the public-private partnerships needed to achieve sustained investment in SMET education and research?sustained investment in SMET education and research? Private/state matching programs to federal/state dollarsPrivate/state matching programs to federal/state dollars State tax incentives for private investmentState tax incentives for private investment Private/academic closely coordinated priorities and lobbyingPrivate/academic closely coordinated priorities and lobbying

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