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Acknowledgements
The Forum on Science in the National Interest, held January 31-February 1,
1994 at
the National Academy of Sciences, was a milestone in the shaping of this Administration's
goals and strategies for basic science. We thank each of the participants, more than two
hundred in number, who generously shared their thoughts with us through position papers,
talks, panel discussions, and workshops. The richness of this input is rooted in the
experience and diversity of the participants, who came to the Forum from academia,
industry, laboratories, professional societies, and government. The flavor of their
contributions is captured, at least partly, in the representative quotes sprinkled throughout
this statement, all of which were drawn from the Forum participants' reports and
presentations.
The Forum was held under the auspices of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy, with the assistance of the National Institutes of Health and the National Science
Foundation. Other Federal co-sponsors were the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration and the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, and Energy. All of these
agencies participate in the National Science and Technology Council Committee on
Fundamental Science. In addition, the American Association for the Advancement of
Science; the Association of American Universities; the Carnegie Commission on Science,
Technology and Government; the Charles A. Dana Foundation; the Industrial Research
Institute; the Institute of Medicine; the National Academy of Engineering; the National
Academy of Sciences; and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant
Colleges were co-sponsors. The co-sponsors provided essential assistance from early Forum
organization to post-Forum evaluation of participants' written contributions. This broad
spectrum of co-sponsors brought a multiplicity of viewpoints to the Forum and thereby
informed the Administration about many issues and perspectives on stewardship of
fundamental science. We look forward to working with these many constituencies to
advance science in the national interest.
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