Science & the Congress Video Archive
Videos are available via live links below starting in 2012. For a PDF version of information handed out at a specific briefing, please email policy@acs.org.
Contact ACS Advocacy for earlier briefings (1995-2011).
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2017
- The Chemical Enterprise in 2017: Policy Predictions (February 16)
- Open Science in 2017: Predictions and Guesses (January 11)
2016
- Energy Policy in the Next Congress: Predictions and Guesses (December 8)
- STEM Policy in the Next Congress: Two- and Four-Year Degrees (November 15)
- Nanotechnology and Lightweighting: Advancing Energy Efficiency (September 27)
- Alternatives to Animal Testing: Emerging Uses and Policy Implications (September 13)
- Citizen Science and Chemistry: Opportunities to Engage (August 23)
- Next Generation Biotechnology: New Tools, New Opportunities (June 30)
- Energy Storage and the Grid: Prospects and Policy (June 28)
- Citizen Science: Empowering a Robust National Effort (June 7)
- Identifying and Containing Outbreaks (March 24)
2015
- Americans with Disabilities: Growing the Workforce (November 18)
- Teaching STEM Effectively (November 5)
- Nanotechnology Policy: Evolving and Maturing (October 9)
- Public-Private Innovation Intellectual Property Issues (September 30)
- 21st Century Understanding of Chemicals (April 6)
2014
- Teamwork in Science: Optimizing Collaborations (December 9)
- Addressing Medical Isotope Shortages (December 2)
- Emerging Technology and Global Energy Demand (November 17)
- The First and Final Frontiers: The Overlapping Technology Policies of Farming and Space Exploration (November 6)
- Innovative Researchers, Commercial Skillsets: Training Entrepreneurs (September 29)
- Water-Based Hazards: Risk Mitigation (September 12)
- Manufacturing Success: 3D Printing Standards (August 4)
- Scientific Rigor for the Courtroom (April 1)
- Measuring Economic Growth: R&D Investments (January 30)
2013
- Bio-Based Feedstocks: Sustainable Innovation (December 12)
- Leak-Proofing the Innovation Pipeline (November 18)
- Tooling the U.S. Bioeconomy: Synthetic Biology (November 5)
- Evolving Thinking on Conservation Policy (November 3) Global Challenges Discussion Series
- Building Resilience to Extreme Weather (October 28) Global Challenges Discussion Series
- The Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040 (October 21) Global Challenges Discussion Series
- STEM Workforce Equality: Engaging Girls and Women (June 19)
- 21st Century Infrastructure: Computing and Big Data Applications (June 3)
- Turning E-Waste into Green (February 13)
- Space Technology Policy: Exploring Options (January 28)
2012
- Climate Change: The Arctic as an Emerging Market (December 10)
Global Challenges Discussion Series - Opportunity with STEM: Attract, Retain, and Diversify (October 16)
- Energy-Water-Food Nexus: Connections and Conflicts (October 15)
Global Challenges Discussion Series - Biosecurity: Confronting Existent and Emerging Unknowns (October 1)
Global Challenges Discussion Series - Forensics: Science Policies to Increase Confidence (September 26)
- Economic Stimulus: Technology Transfer from Federal Labs (July 27)
- Nanomaterial Safety: Do We Have the Right Tools? (June 27)
- Reaching the Crowd with Science & Engineering Informal Education (April 26)
- Cybersecurity and Smart Infrastructure: Ensuring Resilience and Deterrence (April 19)
- Research that Pays Off: The Economic Benefits of Federally Funded R&D (March 16)
- STEM Education for an Innovative Workforce (March 14)
- Shale Gas Development: How to Secure Both Energy and the Environment for Economic Benefit (February 23)
- Driving Jobs through Innovation: Fostering Science Entrepreneurship (February 3)
- Cellulosic Biofuels' Economic and Technological Challenges: Speed Bumps or Detours? (January 30)
- Engineering Research Centers: Seeding Innovation and Jobs (January 27)