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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Please join CISTP and The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to remember the 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis. As part of this effort, we invite you to attend public remarks and discussion on the role of science diplomacy in support of international security by two distinguished officials.
WHO:
Ambassador Tibor Tóth - Executive Secretary
Ambassador Tibor Tóthhas been the Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) since 2005. Ambassador Tóth has been actively involved in international disarmament and nonproliferation issues for over three decades.
Dr. E. William Colglazier - Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State
Dr. E. William Colglazier was appointed in July 2011 as the fourth Science and Technology
Adviser to the Secretary of State. The mission of the Office of the Science and Technology
Adviser to the Secretary (STAS) is to provide scientific and technical expertise and advice in support of the development and implementation of U.S. foreign policy.