Dear Colleagues, The AAAS Forum on Science & Technology Policy took place April 20-21 in Washington DC. A news article summarizing the meeting can be found at: http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2006/0421budget.shtml The speaker presentations are available on the web at: http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd/Forum_2006/forum_2006.htm I found the following two talks of particular interest: OSTP Director John Marburger's keynote address: http://www.ostp.gov/html/JHMAAASpolicyforum.pdf Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman's luncheon address: http://www.doe.gov/news/3510.htm Norman Graf