Embassy Events 2009
Advisors to President Obama, President Kaczynski Meet at U.S. National Academies
9 December 2009
The National Academies
Advisors to President Dr. John Holdren, Science Advisor to President Obama, joined Dr. Michal Kleiber, Science Advisor to President Kaczynski, and a group of distinguished Polish and American scientists for a two-day conference in Washington called “Rebuilding the Transatlantic Bridge: U.S.- Polish Cooperation on Science, Technology, and Innovation.” The tenth in a series of conferences on Polish-American scientific cooperation, the group discussed:
- U.S.- Polish Cooperation on Energy and the Environment
- Advancing Health Research in Poland and the United States
- Science and Innovation in the 21st Century University
- New Initiatives in National Innovation Policy
The December 3-4 event, hosted by the U.S. National Academies of Science, provided a venue for scientific leaders to discuss best practices in innovation policy, to review existing joint research, and to identify opportunities for deeper cooperation.