April 20, 2009
Washington
, DC
Lecture Room National Academy of Engineering
2101 Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, DC
The annual Convocation of Professional Engineering Societies and the National Academy of Engineering was held on Monday, April 20, 2009. The themes of this year’s meeting were "Key Dimensions in America’s Energy Future" and "Engineering the System of Healthcare Delivery."
Presidents, presidents-elect, and executive directors of the engineering societies were invited to the Convocation to discuss challenges which are of great importance to our nation and to its engineering community. Below is the agenda and presentations delivered by an esteemed panel of experts.
2009 NAE Convocation of the Professional Engineering Societies
and the AAES Board of Directors Meeting
Program Session
April 20, 2009
Lecture Room
National Academy of Engineering
2101 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Welcome from the NAE
Charles M. Vest
President, NAE
Welcome from the AAES
Ralph Wyndrum, Jr.
Chair, American Association of Engineering Societies
SESSION 1
Key Dimensions of America’s Energy Future
Chair: Mark S. Wrighton
Chancellor, Washington University
The Future of Nuclear Power in the United States
Richard A. Meserve
President, Carnegie Institution of Washington
The Promises and Challenges Facing Renewable Electric Power Generation
Lawrence T. Papay
CEO and Principal, PQR, LLC
Increasing Energy Efficiency: Expanding the Opportunities
Maxine L. Savitz
General Manager, Rtd., Technology/Partnerships, Honeywell, Inc.
The Next Generation Grid:
Electric Power Transmission and Distribution
Kurt E. Yeager
President Emeritus, Electric Power Research Institute
SESSION 2
Engineering the System of Healthcare Delivery
Moderator, Proctor Reid
Director, Program Office, National Academy of Engineering
Finding Common Ground for Engineering and Healthcare Delivery
W. Dale Compton
Lillian M. Gilbreth Distinguished Professor of Industrial Engineering, Emeritus, Purdue University
Operational Systems Engineering: Applications in the Delivery of Health Care
William P. Pierskalla
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Decisions
Operations and Technology Management, Anderson Graduate School of Management
University of California, Los Angeles
Computational Technology for Effective Health Care:
Immediate Steps and Strategic Directions?
William Stead, M.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategy/Transformation and
Director of the Informatics Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
The Innovator’s Prescription:
How Disruptive Innovation Can Fix Health Care Delivery
Jason Hwang, M.D.
Executive Director, Health Care, Innosight Institute