PRESSunday, April 6, 2008

1:30 PM-4:05 PM Morial Convention Center -- Rm. 244/245, Oral
America Competes: Innovations in Science Education for the 21st Century
Organizers:Mary Kirchhoff
Frank Walworth
Bryan Balazs
William F. Polik
1:30 PMOpening Remarks, Bruce Bursten, ACS President
1:40 PMGlobal competitiveness, the skills gap, and science education
Bruce Fuchs
2:10 PMA talent pool for science: an "American dilemma"
Shirley Malcom
2:40 PMBreak
2:50 PMSelling science to unwilling buyers
Lawrence M. Krauss
3:20 PMScience education in a cyber-enabled age
Arthur B. Ellis
3:50 PMPanel Discussion

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The 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 6-10, 2008