Conference Session

Session 4: Building a New Partnership – progress of Manufacturing USA, the NNMI

Collection

2017 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Michael Molnar

Youngstown, Raleigh, NC Knoxville, TN OHExample Institute: NIIMBL1) Each1)Institute has a Institute Clear, unique clear mission Focusbased on a critical Industry need AM E R I C A N I N N O V AT I O N AT W O R K2) Each2)Institute createsValue Clear Industry valueProposition for industry participation and funding A place where industry, academic, state, and U.S. federal resources synergize to

Conference Session

Session 3: Export Control

Collection

2017 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Kevin Wolf

-17-54- 11/ecr-faqs 4EAR § 734.3(b)(3): Items Not Subject to the EAR Items not subject to the EAR include information and “software” that: ● Are published (§ 734.7); ● Arise during, or result from, fundamental research (§ 734.8); ● Are released by instruction in a catalog course or associated teaching laboratory of an academic institution; ● Appear in patents or open (published) patent applications, unless covered by an invention secrecy order (§ 734.10); ● Are non-proprietary system descriptions; or ● Are telemetry data (defined in Note 2 to Category 9, Product Group E). Questions and Answers from old Supplement No. 1 to Part 734 revised to be posted

Conference Session

Legislative Update

Collection

2017 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Amr Elnashai; Kenneth Ball

2-year budget agreement is due to expire, restoring the sequestration hammer.• BCA caps would reduce discretionary spending.• Defense hawks, Democrats favor lifting caps. GOP Priorities• Repeal of Affordable Care Act• Senate confirmation of Supreme Court nominee• Tax reform• Infrastructure• Increase in defense spending• Care Act. White House BudgetOMB Director, Mick Mulvaney,Republican Study Committee& House Freedom Caucus:both targeted discretionaryspending.A deficit hawk, not a defense hawk. Key Appropriators - HouseRodney Frelinghuysen, Nita Lowey, N.Y., Kay Granger, N.J. Chair Ranking Democrat Texas, Defense John Culberson, Mike Simpson

Conference Session

Session 5: Impact of Federal R&D

Collection

2017 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Richard Brown

Economic Benefits ofGovernment Investments in Engineering Richard B. Brown Engineering Initiative Background Olene Walker JonGov. Michael Leavitt Huntsman Gary John Warnock Herbert 2001 Utah Senate Bill 61•  Increase the number of engineering and computer science graduates to advance the “well being of the State and its citizens.”•  Improve the quality of instructional programs –  Faculty –  Programs –  Capital facilities –  Equipment•  Broad

Conference Session

Session 3: Export Control

Collection

2017 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Robert Hardy

research—university groups did not object The Not-So-Good (Short List)• Presumption that University Research is Fundamental Research Removed (Still Stated in Deemed Export FAQs But Not Strongly)• Encrypted Data May Not Be Intentionally Stored in Country Group D—5 or Russia (Institutions Need to be Aware When Contracting with Service Providers e.g. Cloud Computing)• Some ITAR Items Migrated to EAR Still Contain ITAR-like Controls (i.e. “600” series) ITAR Disaster—Prepublication Review• EAR in Synch With NSDD-189 on Sponsor Proprietary Review (EAR 734.8(b))• ITAR Never Specifically Addressed (ITAR 120.11 Ambiguous)• Proposed ITAR 120.49(b) provides “Technical data that arises during, or results from, fundamental research is intended to

Conference Session

Session 2: Public Policies that Impact the P-12 Pipeline into Engineering and Computer Science Disciplines

Collection

2017 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

James Brown

The Road Ahead: 2017and Implications forSTEM AdvocatesJames Brown, STEM Ed Coalition2The LandscapeUpper Midwest Voters Were the Decisive Block STATE LEGISLATURES AND GOVERNORSHIPS Republicans Control Majority of State Legislatures and Governorships Party control of state legislatures and governorships ■ Dem legislature, Dem governor ■ GOP legislature, GOP governor ■ N/A* ■ Dem legislature, GOP governor ■ GOP legislature, Dem governor ■ Not yet called ■ Split legislature, Dem governor ■ Split legislature, GOP

Conference Session

New Deans' Orientation

Collection

2017 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

John English

• Coordinate the pitch • Make appointments (try to have these after the PPC sessions are over) • Forward roster of state attendees • For Kansas: it was always Stuart Bell; For Arkansas: it has been me 3The visits •Prepare in advance • At KS and AR, we always have a white paper with examples from each college on the impact of federally sponsored research at our universities •As a group, consider meeting throughout the year so your message is unified and natural 4The visits • Take advantage of the appointments • Thank them for supporting budgets for STEM research and education. You may pick

Conference Session

Session 2: Public Policies that Impact the P-12 Pipeline into Engineering and Computer Science Disciplines

Collection

2017 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Greg Pearson

PreK-12 Education Projects and Related Activities of the NAE EDC Public Policy Colloquium February 7, 2017 Washington, D.C. Greg Pearson, Scholar National Academy of Engineering NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING Context for K12 Eng. EducationPublic understanding of engineering remains relatively lowUnlike science, math, and ELA, engineering is still not a regular part of the “core” of the K-12 education systemThere is no well-defined professional pathway for “teachers of engineering” (e.g., very few university pre-service teacher education programs provide coursework in engineering)Current K-12 teachers express very low confidence in their ability to teach

Conference Session

New Deans' Orientation

Collection

2017 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

John Mason

outcomes• Outcomes are not guarantees• Coordinate communications during the entire process (balance between ‘getting-out-in-front” and a lack of transparency)• Clarify how faculty can (and “will”) assist the congressional delegation throughout the processPutting Good Ideas to Work