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AAAS S&T in the 2008 Presidential Election Newsletter
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- December 2008
- Obama to Name Science Adviser, NOAA Director
- Recent Obama Cabinet Nominations Include Scientists, Nobel Laureate
- AAAS Center for Science, Technology and Security Policy report: "Nuclear Weapons in 21st Century U.S. National Security"
- IBM Center for the Business of Government report: "The Presidential Transition: The Operator's Manual for the New Administration"
- Reports from the Union of Concerned Scientists on scientific integrity in the next administration
- News: Panel Recommends Greater Use of Science in Ocean Policy
- Events: "Climate Change: Intersections of Science and Policy," sponsored by AAAS and others - January 9
- November 2008
- Obama's Cabinet Taking Shape: Economic and National Security Teams Announced
- Transition Team Moves Forward: Obama assigns Technology, Innovation, and Government Reform (TIGR) working group and others, as well as agency evaluation teams for science and tech agencies
- ASTRA's "10 Points for America's Future" petition to the President-Elect
- The Presidential Climate Action Project (PCAP) report "The 100 Day Action Plan to Save the Planet"
- News: Obama Indicates Stance on Climate Change and Budget Policy
- Post-Election Special
- Transition to the Obama Administration Underway - details on the start of the transition process
- Outlook summaries for various areas of policy including innovation & budget, energy, health, and education
- Recommendations for the next President from several organizations
- Government reports on the transition process
- Transition websites from a broad assortment of federal agencies
- News: Obama's Push for Economic Assistance, With a Green Caveat
- Events: Public Advocacy Forum: "The Elections: And the Winner is...Science?" on November 18
- Pre-Election Day Special
- Obama and McCain Advisers Debate Energy Policy
- Interorganizational Letter to the Candidates
- Electronic Voting: Benefits and Drawbacks
- What to Consider When Reading the Polls
- Campaign Advisors Discuss STEM Education in Debate at Columbia University
- Your Candidates-Your Health Post-Election Meeting on November 11
- Panel Discussion: "Election 2008: What Happens Next" on November 13
- Public Advocacy Forum: "The Elections: And the Winner is...Science?" on November 18
- October 2008
- Candidates discuss education, research funding in final debate
- Preparations for transition underway at White House and in campaigns
- Research!America holds forum on research funding
- American University holds forum on presidential transitions
- SEA to hold debate on energy at Stanford U.
- Education advisors to debate at Columbia U.
- September 2008
- Obama announces new S&T platform
- Both campaigns answer ScienceDebate2008 questions
- Campaign advisers debate health care at GWU
- Presidential Debate schedule
- New reports from The National Academy of Sciences, The Council on Competitiveness, and ITIF
- The journal Nature covers the election in its September 25 issue
- SPECIAL EDITION: 2008 Republican National Convention
- Summary of the Republican Party platform's positions on science, technology, the environment, and health care
- Coverage of the major speeches, including John McCain's acceptance speech
- Links to S&T societies' platform statements including Research!America, FASEB, and UCAR
- SPECIAL EDITION: 2008 Democratic National Convention
- Summary of the Democratic Party platform's positions on science, technology, and education
- Coverage of the major speeches, including Barack Obama's acceptance speech
- August 2008
- McCain Details Positions on Education, Technology and Innovation: August 14 press releases from the McCain campaign provide details on plans for higher education and internet security
- Obama Announces New Energy Plan: In an August 4 speech, Obama provides details about his "New Energy for America" plan
- New reports from The Center for the Study of the Presidency on S&T issues for the next administration and a Congressional Research Service report on presidential appointments during the 109th Congress
- Links to the party platform statement from Research!America and the answers to its questionaire to the candidates as part of its "Your Candidates Your Health" campaign
- July 2008
- Candidates Focus on Competitiveness: Obama describes his plan to improve competitiveness and address the energy crisis in a June 24 speech in Las Vegas and in a summit on competitiveness at Carnegie-Mellon University. John McCain discussed his plans at a July 7 town hall meeting in Denver and some additional details at a GM plant visit on July 18.
- The Alliance for Science and Technology in America's (ASTRA) makes mention of OSTP 2.0 in its summer briefing report as well as updates to its own site covering the candidates' policies on science, technology, and innovation.
- Results from SEA's "Innvation and the Elections 2008" poll
- June 2008
- With Clinton Out, Focus is on November: Speculation about running mates dominates press coverage
- Obama Describes Plan for Competitiveness: Obama discusses plans to counter job losses speech at Kettering University in Flint, MI
- McCain Looks to Clean Coal and Offshore Drilling: Republican candidate looks to address energy crisis by reversing ban on offshore drilling and investing in clean coal technology
- Woodrow Wilson Institute releases OSTP 2.0: Critical Upgrade
