The Legislative Roundtable and Final Meeting of GA's Science & Technology Strategic Plan Joint Study Commission

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Event Details
Contact

School of Public Policy, Georgia Tech

 

 

Summaries

Summary Sentence: Final meeting of GA's Science & Technology Strategic Plan Joint Study Commission to help finalize the recommendation of the Georgia General Assembly

Full Summary: The Georgia Tech - TAG Legislative Roundtable is an annual event focused on bringing state legislators and industry representatives together to discuss emerging science and technology policy issues. This year's event will be combined with the final meeting of the Science and Technology Strategic Plan Study Commission.

AGENDA

7:30      Registration

8:00      Welcome, Dr. Bud Peterson, President of the Georgia Institute of Technology  
8:15      Welcome and Recap of Commission Process, Chairwoman Barbara Sims and Georgia’s S&T Strategic Plan Joint Study Commission
8:30      Presentation of 2011 S&T Legislative Landscape Results, Marlit Hayslett, Director, GTRI’s Office of Policy Analysis and Research
9:00      Report from Commission Subcommittees (STEM Education, Workforce Development and Access to Capital)
9:30      Break
9:45      Working sessions: Attendees break into three sub-groups to prioritize recommendations  
10:50    Break
11:00    Present prioritized recommendations from the group
11:30    Closing remarks, Chairwoman Sims and Commission Members
11:45    Dismiss
12:00    VIP Lunch, Legislators, Commission Members, and Sponsors

SPONSORS

Silver

Ø  Center of Innovation for Aerospace

Ø  Georgia Chamber of Commerce

Ø  Georgia Tech School of Public Policy 

Ø  Imerys

Ø  Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce

Bronze

Ø  Atlantic Energy and Engineering

Ø  Clayton State University

Ø  Georgia Tech Office of Government and Community Relations

 

 

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Additional Information

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Groups

Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, School of Public Policy

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Categories
Conference/Symposium
Keywords
GA's science & technology strategic plan joint study commission, legislative roundtable
Status
  • Created By: Carol Silvers
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Dec 12, 2011 - 8:57am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 9:56pm