PCAST Past Meetings

President Barack Obama meets with the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) at the White House, November 29, 2012.

May 3, 2013, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC

• Agenda (pdf)
• Webcast
• Public comments (pdf)
• Transcript (pdf)
• Presentations (all pdf)
  • Erik Brynjolfsson
  • Francis Collins
  • Tim O'Reilly
  • Dan Swinney
  • John Wingfield

March 15, 2013, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC

• Agenda (pdf)
• Webcast
• Public comments (pdf)
• Oral Public Comments:
  • Karouna (pdf)
  • Schechardt (pdf)
  • Van Arsdall  (pdf)
  • Van Arsdall 1 (pdf)
  • Van Arsdall 2 (pdf)
• Transcript (pdf)
• Presentations:
  • ACS Graduate Education Panel (pdf)
  • Tom Luce (pdf)
  • Climate report update (pdf)

January 4, 2013, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC

• Agenda (pdf)
• Webcast
• Transcript (pdf)
• Public comment (pdf)
• Presentations:
  • Brent James (pdf)
  • Dan Schrag (pdf)
  • Helen Darling (pdf)
  • Paula Stern (pdf)
  • Letter from National Center for Women & Information Technology (pdf)

November 30, 2012, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC

• Agenda (pdf)
• Webcast
• Public comment (pdf)
• Transcript (pdf)
• Presentations:
  • Daphne Koller (pdf)
  • Linda Rosen (pdf)
  • Frank Rosenberg (pdf)
  • Anant Agarwal (pdf)

September 7, 2012, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC

• Agenda (pdf)
• Federal Register
• Webcast
• Minutes (pdf)
• Public Comment (pdf)
• Presentations 
  • Michele Cahill (pdf)
  • Gregory Downing (pdf)
  • Cristin Dorgelo (pdf)
  • Karim Lakhani (pdf)
  • Sue Spradley (pdf)

July 19, 2012, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC

• Agenda (pdf)
• Federal Register
• Webcast
• Minutes (pdf)
• Public Comments (pdf)
• Presentations
  • S&T Enterprise Report Briefing (pdf)
  • Agricultural Preparedness Report Briefing (pdf)
  • Stuart Freedman (pdf)
  • Phillip Rubin (pdf)
  • Jacob Vogelstein (pdf)
  • William Mobley (pdf)

May 25, 2012, Marriott Metro Center, Washington, DC

• Agenda (pdf)
• Federal Register
• Webcast
• Minutes (pdf)
• Public Comments (pdf)
• Presentations
  • Spectrum (pdf)
  • David Ferruci (pdf)
  • Anthony Levandowski (pdf)

April 16, 2012, PCAST conference call to discuss Advanced Manufacturing Partnership report and Advancing Innovation in Drug Development and Evaluation report.

• Federal Register Notice
• Federal Register Notice Correction
• Listen to the call
• Minutes (pdf)

March 9, 2012, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC

• Agenda (pdf)
• Federal Register Notice
• Webcast
• Minutes (pdf)
• Public Comments (pdf)
• Presentation
  • Richard Suttmeier (pdf)

January 6, 2012, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC

• Agenda (pdf)
• Federal Register Notice
• Webcast
• Minutes (pdf)
• Public Comments (pdf)

December 12, 2011, PCAST Conference Call on STEM Education Report

On Monday, December 12, 2011, PCAST held a conference call is to discuss its report on undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education.

• Click here to listen to audio of the call
• Minutes (pdf)

November 2, 2011, Marriott Metro Center, Washington, DC

• Webcast
• Agenda (pdf)
• Federal Register Notice (pdf)
• Minutes (pdf)
• Public Comments (pdf)
• Presentations
  • Sally Tinkle (pdf)
  • David Liddle (pdf)
  • Mihail Roco (pdf)
  • Carlos Pena (pdf)

September 16, 2011, Marriott Metro Center, Washington, DC

• Webcast
• Agenda (pdf)
• Federal Register Notice (pdf)
• Minutes (pdf)
• Public Comments (pdf)
• Presentations
  • Joel Kupersmith (pdf)
  • Kathryn Sullivan (pdf)

July 15, 2011, Marriott Metro Center, Washington, DC

• Webcast
• Agenda (pdf)
• Federal Register Notice
• Minutes (pdf)
• Public Comments (pdf)

May 19, 2011, Marriott Metro Center, Washington, DC

• Webcast
• Agenda (pdf)
• Federal Register Notice (pdf)
• Minutes (pdf)
• Public Comments (pdf)
• Presentations
  • Charles Bolden (pdf)
  • Helen Quinn (pdf)
  • Advanced Manufacturing (pdf)

March 8, 2011, Marriott Metro Center, Washington, DC

• Webcast
• Agenda (pdf)
• Federal Register Notice (pdf)
• Minutes (pdf)
• Public Comments (pdf)
• Presentation
  • Nicole Lurie (pdf)
  • Katherine Wallman (pdf)
  • PCAST Update: Biodiversity Preservation and Ecosystem Sustainability (pdf)

January 7, 2011, Marriott Metro Center, Washington, DC

• Webcast
• Agenda (pdf)
• Federal Register Notice (pdf)
• Minutes (pdf)
• Public Comments (pdf)
• Presentations
  • Philip Coyle (pdf)
  • James Wagner (pdf)
  • Subra Suresh (pdf)
  • Catherine Woteki (pdf)

November 4, 2010, Keck Center of the National Academies, Washington, DC

• Webcast
• Agenda (pdf)
• Federal Register Notice
• Minutes (pdf)
• Public Comments (pdf)
• Presentations
  • Charles M. Vest (pdf)
  • C. D. Mote (pdf)
  • Freeman Hrabowski (pdf)
  • Al Shaffer (pdf)
  • Michael Gregg (pdf)

September 2, 2010, Keck Center of the National Academies, Washington, DC

• Webcast
• Agenda (pdf)
• Federal Register Notice (pdf)
• Minutes (pdf)
• Public Comments (pdf)
• Presentations
  • Jeannette Wing (pdf)
  • PCAST Energy (pdf)

July 16, 2010, Keck Center of the National Academies, Washington, DC

• Webcast
• Agenda (pdf)
• Federal Register Notice
• Minutes (pdf)
• Public Comments (pdf)
• Presentations
  • Elias Zerhouni (pdf)
  • PITAC (pdf)
  • Bruce Alberts (pdf)
  • Patrick Gallagher (pdf)

 June 22, 2010, President’s Innovation and Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) Meeting, Washington, DC

• Webcast
• Agenda (pdf)

May 21, 2010, Keck Center of the National Academies, Washington, DC

• Webcast
• Agenda (pdf)
• Federal Register Notice (pdf)
• Minutes (pdf)
• Public Comments (pdf)
• Presentations
  • Jane Lubchenco (pdf)
  • PCAST Report on Influenza Vaccinology (pdf)
  • Arun Majumdar (pdf)

March 12, 2010, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC

• Webcast
• Agenda (pdf)
• Federal Register Notice (pdf)
• Minutes (pdf)
• Public Comments (pdf)
• Presentations
  • National Nanotechnology Initiative Review: Assessment and Recommendations (pdf)
  • Steven C. Beering and Louis J. Lanzerotti (pdf)
  • Roger Beachy (pdf)
  • Robert Paarlberg (pdf)

January 7, 2010, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC

• Webcast
• Agenda (pdf)
• Federal Register Notice (pdf)
• Minutes (pdf)
• Public Comments (pdf) 
• Presentations
  • Shere Abbott (pdf)
  • Kristina Johnson (pdf)

October 22-23, 2009, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC

• Webcast
• Agenda (pdf)
• Federal Register Notice (pdf)
• Minutes (pdf)
• Public Comments (pdf)
• Presentations
  • Bruce Alberts (pdf)
  • Angela Baber (pdf)
  • Nina Fedoroff (pdf)
  • Bruce Fuchs (pdf)
  • Linda Katehi (pdf)
  • Cora Marrett (pdf)
  • Bob McGahern (pdf)
  • Phillip Sharp (pdf)
  • Bill Valdez (pdf)
  • Carl Wieman (pdf)
  • Joyce Winterton (pdf)

August 6-7, 2009, Keck Center of the National Academies, Washington, DC

• Webcast
• Agenda (pdf)
• Federal Register Notice (pdf)
• Minutes (pdf)
• Public Comments (pdf)
• Presentations
  • Christine Cassel (pdf)
  • Carolyn Clancy (pdf)
  • Elizabeth Nabel (pdf)