The Conference will have two excellent main plenary speakers. In his role at the center, Waterston is deeply involved in the international Human Genome Project, as well as the description of the genetic code for many other organisms. An important deadline date to keep in mind is March 15 th when final papers are due via the CAPS system. The Engineers Forum for Sustainable Development will meet on February 18 at the National Academy of Engineering. The Forum brings together U.S. government, academic, private sector, professional, international and related individuals with interest and expertise in sustainable development.
Forum meetings are open to all interested parties.
The meeting is divided into three parts. The Summit is an informal discussion of topics relating to strategic issues for engineering research in universities and colleges. The Forum will give registrants an opportunity to interact with leaders from various federal research funding agencies. Eugene Wong, who leads the Engineering Directorate of NSF, will keynote the Monday, February 28 morning session. The Franklin Institute laureates will participate in the International Science Week symposia and awards ceremony in April in Philadelphia.