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2015 NAE Annual Meeting

2015 NAE Annual Meeting Agenda and Presentations

Annual meeting of NAE Members includes both public and private sessions.

Conferences Agenda
October 4, 2015
10:00 AM – 04:00 PM
NAS 120
Registration
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
West Lawn
Brunch
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Members' Room
Estate Planning Seminar with brunch
12:00 PM – 01:30 PM
Auditorium
Public Program
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Chair's Remarks
Charles O. Holliday, Jr., Chairman of the Board, Royal Dutch Shell and Retired Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.
President's Address
C. D. Mote, Jr., President Emeritus, National Academy of Engineering
Induction Ceremony for NAE Class of 2015
Alton D. Romig, Jr. , Executive Officer, National Academy of Engineering
Engineer Better Medicines
Dr. Robert S. Langer, David H. Koch Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Secure Cyberspace
Dr. Dawn C. Meyerriecks, Deputy Director, Directorate of Science and Technology, Central Intelligence Agency
Grand Challenge Scholars Program
Dr. Thomas C. Katsouleas, Executive Vice President and Provost, University of Virginia
02:00 PM – 03:30 PM
Auditorium
Awards Program
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2015 Simon Ramo Founders Award Recipient
Arthur M. Bueche Award Recipient
Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education Lecture
Simon Pitts, Director | Professor of Practice in Engineering Leadership, Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership Department | Northeastern University
04:00 PM – 05:30 PM
Auditorium
Plenary Speakers: Addressing the Grand Challenges
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Engineer Better Medicines
Robert S. Langer, David H. Kock Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Secure Cyberspace
Dr. Dawn C. Meyerriecks, Deputy Director, Directorate of Science and Technology, Central Intelligence Agency
Grand Challenges Scholars Program
Thomas C. Katsouleas, Executive Vice President and Provost | Professor and Dean , University of Virginia | Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University
05:30 PM – 06:00 PM
Auditorium
06:00 PM – 07:30 PM
West Lawn
Reception
06:30 PM – 09:00 PM
Reception and Dinner for the Golden Bridge Society (by invitation)
October 5, 2015
07:00 AM – 02:00 PM
NAS 120
Registration
07:00 AM – 08:30 AM
Great Hall
Continental Breakfast
07:01 AM – 08:30 AM
Room 125
Home Secretary Breakfast (by invitation)
07:01 AM – 08:30 AM
Members' Room
Foreign Secretary Breakfast (by invitation)
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM
Auditorium
NAE Business Session (Members only)
09:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Auditorium
Forum: NAE Grand Challenges for Engineering: Imperatives, Prospects, and Priorities
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Welcome: C. D. Mote, Jr., President Emeritus, National Academy of Engineering
Moderator: Dan Vergano, Science Reporter, BuzzFeed News
Lord Alec N. Broers, House of Lords, Parliament of the United Kingdom
Professor Farouk El-Baz, Center for Remote Sensing, Boston University
Dr. Wesley L. Harris, Charles Stark Draper Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Mr. Dean Kamen, President, DEKA Research and Development Corporation
Dr. Robert H. Socolow, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton Environmental Institute, Princeton University
Dr. Jackie Y. Ying, Executive Director, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
12:30 PM – 01:30 PM
West Lawn
Lunch
12:45 PM – 01:30 PM
Testifying Before Congress: A Tutorial (lunch provided, Room 125)
02:00 PM – 05:00 PM
Located in both National Academy of Sciences Building and Keck
Section Meetings
06:30 PM – 07:30 PM
JW Marriott
Reception
07:30 PM – 12:00 AM
JW Marriott
Dinner and Dancing