Advancing the Science of Science Funding Workshop
July 20th
Skyline Rooms A and
B, Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin Land Boulevard,
Cambridge, MA
Workshop funding provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Morning Session
9.00-9.05: Welcome: Paula Stephan and Reinhilde Veugelers
9:05-9:15: Introductions of participants
9:15-9:30: Private funding: A perspective: Fiona Murray
9:30-10.45: Presentation
of two white papers regarding best practices for the impact of support on
scientific careers
Danielle Li: “Best practices for data structures for monitoring and evaluating at funding” organizations: 9:30-9:50
Megan MacGarvie. “Best Practices for Studying Early Careers of Scientists: (slides)” 9:50-10:10
Questions/discussion 10:10-10:45
10:45-11:00: Coffee
11:00-12:30: Panel:
What private philanthropy is doing with regard to support of early
careers and what would be most useful to private
philanthropy concerning data and career outcomes. .
Daniel Goroff, Vice
President, Program Director, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Panel Chair
Panel
Members
Valerie
Conn, Executive Director, Science Philanthropy
Association
Julia Klebanov, Measurement,
Evaluation and Learning Officer, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Abe Lachman, Senior Officer, Civic Affairs, Simons Foundation
Cheryl Moore, President and CEO, New York Genome Center.
12:30-1:15 Lunch
1:15-2:30: Afternoon Panel Session on Advancing the Science of Science Funding Impact: Reinhilde Veugelers, Moderator.
Panel discussion of important questions
which the economics of science community should be addressing, which data
infrastructure would be needed to address them and an organizational structure
for moving forward.
Participants: Ashish Aurora, Adam Jaffe, Kei Koizumi, Scott
Stern, and Jerry Thursby.
Format: Panel participants introduce their point of
view, after which discussion is open.
2:30-4:00: Concrete
initiatives for implementing
We start the discussion with
all participants concerning experiences and plans for projects for advancing
the economics of science.
New participants not present at the first NYC
workshop will be asked first for their inputs:
Ufuk Akcigit, Cathy Fazio, Lee
Fleming, Maryann Feldman, Andy Toole.
A second round will look at how
we can move forward
Summary of discussion and next
steps, if any: Reinhilde Veugelers and Paula Stephan
4:00: Adjourn: