You know that scientific conferences are not junkets and
that cutting national investments in technology R&D will cut national
competitiveness in the global market. We hear it from every segment of photonics,
and heard it particularly loud and clear at SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing
in Baltimore recently.
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| Scientists, researchers, and engineers attend conferences (such as SPIE Advanced Lithography, above) to learn about the latest research and industry developments, network with others in the field, and locate high-quality, right-cost vendors. |
Now you have a new chance to join with others in getting the
message out.
A survey has been opened to gather input from the scientific
community about the impacts of the sequester. We are passing along the invitation from Benjamin
Corb, Director of Public Affairs at the American Society for Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology, for you to take part and provide the photonics perspective
in this cross-disciplinary effort.
Ben says:
"As science advocates continue to advocate for increases in
federal investments in research – and against the sequester – we constantly
hear from our meetings the need for stories
and data on impacts of sequester. In an effort to collect the data, the
attached survey was developed to poll how individual scientists in the field
are feeling the pinch not only of sequester, but also the impact shrinking
budgets have had on the enterprise over the past few years.
"The survey can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NDDScienceSequesterSurvey
"Once data is collected, we will convert the results into a
usable report with statistics and hopefully anecdotal stories told by
respondents."
We hope you’ll take part in the survey, and are looking forward
to see the results. Comments are welcome here, as well.
And if you didn’t catch our “no junket” post on 12 April featuring testimony to Congress on the topic from Scientist and U.S. Congressman Rush Holt of
New Jersey,
here’s the link: Scientific conferences promote advances that grow the economy, save money, and improve lives.
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