Vision 2033: Linking Science and Policy for Tomorrow's World
13-14 May 2004

This 1-1/2 day symposium was the focal point of a celebration marking the 30th anniversary of the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships. The program featured speakers of stature, and focused on future-oriented issues that relate to science and public policy over the next 30 years.

The event was held at the Carnegie Institution of Washington, located at the corner of 16th and P Streets, NW, and included panel discussions on three topics:

• Science, Technology and the Human Condition, which explored the societal impacts and policy implications of scientific discovery over the next 30 years, and focused on topics such as health, genomics, bioethics, personal privacy and information technology.
• Science, Technology and Global Security, which discussed how advances in science and technology will impact global security in the coming decades, and how our evolving expectations of - and definitions for - individual security will drive the application of these new discoveries and technologies. The panel addressed three topics: technology, cooperation and the future of global security, the future of international relations, and the global threat of infectious diseases.
• Energy, the Environment and Global Change, which debated how science and public policy will evolve over the next 30 years to reflect emerging energy technologies, environmental impacts, and global change.