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Speech Archives
Selected Speeches by Former NSF
Director Neal Lane
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1998
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May 1, 1998
AAAS Science and Technology Policy Meeting
February 13, 1998
"A New Bounty and Its New Demands"
Affiliates Meeting, American Association for the Advancement of Science
February 2, 1998
Community Briefing -- FY 1999 Budget
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February 2, 1998
Release of the President's
FY 1999 Budget Request
White House Conference Center
1997
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December 15, 1997
"'Tis Better to Give and
Receive: Benefits of Data Sharing for Research and
Education"
Plenary Address, Conference on Scientific and Technical Data Exchange and Integration,
National Institutes of Health
December 2, 1997
"Science and Technology:
The Key to Opening the New Century"
Remarks, NSF EPSCoR Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana
November 24, 1997
Remarks
NSF Director Neal Lane and Acting Deputy Director Joseph Bordogna,
General Staff Meeting
November 7, 1997
Welcoming Remarks
Official Launch of the SINGAREN-vBNS Linkup, Washington, DC
October 18, 1997
"Science and Technology:
A Center Stage for Learning"
ASTC Annual Conference, St. Louis, Missouri
October 17, 1997
"The Changing Face of Science"
Washington University
October 11, 1997
"Biology: Everybody's Science Everyday"
National Association of Biology Teachers
October 9, 1997
"The NSF Role in Graduate
and Postdoctoral Education: Will Traditions Survive
the Tests of Time?"
National Science Board Convocation On Graduate and Postdoctoral Education, Houston, Texas
October 3, 1997
Remarks to IRIS Consortium Workshop
September 25, 1997
"Advancing the Public Interest through
Knowledge and Distributed Intelligence"
Opening Remarks, National Academy of Sciences
July 23, 1997
Testimony
The Coordination of Federal Science and Math Education Programs,
Before the House Science Committee
July 14, 1997
Remarks
Fermi Lab Users Group, Annual Meeting
June 6, 1997
Luncheon Remarks to the American Chemical Society
Board of Directors Government Relations Retreat, Belmont, MD
June 2, 1997
"NSF and the Integration of
Research and Education"
Meeting of the Arctic Forum
June 1997
"Let's
Get the Word Out Together About Why Science Matters"
An Open Letter from Neal F. Lane, Director, National Science Foundation, to Scientists and Engineers
April 30, 1997
Remarks
White House Fellows Luncheon
April 22, 1997
"Double Helixes and Double-Edged
Swords: Cloning and the Conundrum of Scientific Success"
National Press Club
April 16, 1997
"Let's Blow Our Horns: Why
We Must Trumpet the Triumphs of Research in American
Higher Education"
Keynote Address, Conference on "Effective Techniques for Communicating University
Research," Council for Advancement and Support of Education
April 14, 1997
"Double Helixes and Double-Edged
Swords"
Ninth International Conference on Genes, Gene Families, and Isozymes
April 10, 1997
Statement
Before the VA, HUD, & Independent Agencies Subcommittee
April 9, 1997
Statement
Before the House Science Committee, Subcommittee on
Basic Research Hearing on the Partnerships for Advanced
Computational Infrastructure Program (PACI)
March 24, 1997
Luncheon Address
AAU Public Affairs Officers Meeting
March 16, 1997
"Where Will We Get Tomorrow's
Innovations?"
Plenary Session - Pittcon '97, "Research
Partnerships for Competitive Technology, " Pittsburgh
Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy,
Atlanta, Georgia
March 6, 1997
Dinner Remarks At NCAR Labs
March 6, 1997
Faculty Symposium At Colorado
School of Mines
Golden, CO
March 5, 1997
Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Basic Research of the House
Science Committee, Washington, DC
March 3, 1997
Remarks on the FY 1998 NSF Budget
University Outreach Meeting
February 24, 1997
Panel Discussion
Federal Priorities: Optimizing R&D Budget Resources, California
and The Future of American Innovation, Challenges
for Universities, Industry, and National Laboratories,
San Diego, California
February 14, 1997
"Science: Stepchild Or Superstar"
AAAS Annual Meeting On Engaging Science, Sustaining Society, Seattle, WA
February 12, 1997
NSF Graduate Minority Fellowships
Panel
National Science Foundation
February 6, 1997
Fiscal Year 1998 Budget Request
National Science Foundation
February 6, 1997
Slide Presentation
Accompanying Fiscal Year 1998 Budget Request, National Science
Foundation
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February 4, 1997
"Research Investments: Past
Performance and Future Forecasts"
Luncheon Address, American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Long
Beach, California
January 13, 1997
All Hands Meeting
National Science Foundation
January 10, 1997
"Problem Solving in Complex
Societies"
Plenary Address on Government and Public Affairs, Annual Joint Mathematics Meeting,
San Diego, California
1996
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December 6, 1996
"Science and Progress: Lofty
Or Level-Headed"
Remarks, California Commonwealth Club
November 14, 1996
"The Dream of a Common Language:
Making the Science Non-Science Bridge"
Rice University Scientia Talk
November 13, 1996
"Secrets of Scientific Success:
It Takes a System"
The Second Annual Harold E. Rorschach Memorial Lecture, Rice University
November 1, 1996
"The Obvious and the Overlooked"
Keynote Address, Workshop on Graduate Education in Astronomy, American Astronomical Society
October 23, 1996
Welcoming Remarks
Student-Scientist Partnerships Conference
October 10, 1996
Remarks
Montgomery College High Technology and Science Center, Germantown, MD
September 25, 1996
Remarks
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering
Mentoring
September 25, 1996
Remarks
"Mentoring for the Twenty-First Century: A Symposium," Presidential
Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and
Engineering
September 24, 1996
"What Einstein Said That We
Did Not Hear"
25th General Assembly of International Council of Scientific Unions, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC
September 20, 1996
Keynote Address
50th Anniversary Celebration of the School of Applied and Engineering
Physics, Cornell University
September 18, 1996
Remarks
National Air and Space Museum Opening Exhibit
September 16, 1996
Remarks
General Session of the EPSCoR Conference, Washington, DC
September 13, 1996
Remarks
Minority Postdoctoral Fellows Meeting
September 12, 1996
Address to Faculty
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September 11, 1996
Welcoming Remarks
American
Association of Community Colleges (AACC) National
Videoconference, Northern Virginia Community College,
Annandale, VA
September 10, 1996
Remarks
Farewell Reception
Honoring Dr. Anne Petersen
September 10, 1996
Commerce Science And Technology
Fellowship Program
September 6, 1996
Physics Colloquium
The University of Wisconsin
August 8, 1996
Introducing Dr. Richard Zare's Lecture
"Life on Mars"
August 7, 1996
Statement The Announcement
Regarding Possible Early Life on Mars
August 2, 1996
Banquet Address
International Conference on Undergraduate Physics Education, University
of Maryland
July 25, 1996
Welcoming Remarks
Introduction of Jack Gibbons at the Dinner for National
Medals of Science and Technology
July 25, 1996
Remarks
Arlington Rotary Club, Washington Golf and Country Club
July 12, 1996
Plenary Address
Shaping the Future: Strategies for Revitalizing Undergraduate
Education, Washington, DC
June 20, 1996
Welcoming Address
EHR National Conference, Dynamic Partnerships: Seeding
and Sustaining Education Reform, Washington, DC
June 11, 1996
Remarks
Workshop on NSF Recognition Awards for Integrating Research and
Education, Washington, DC
June 10, 1996
Remarks
Plenary Session: Mandate for Change, Federal Demonstration Project,
Phase III, Kickoff Meeting, National Academy of Sciences
May 31, 1996
Remarks
Montana EPSCoR Meeting
May 28, 1996
Remarks
Conference on California Coalition for Science and Technology, Sacramento,
California
May 22, 1996
Remarks
Internationality of Research Symposium, Max-Planck Gesellschaft, Munich,
Germany
May 10, 1996
Welcoming Remarks
Introduction of Jack Gibbons at the Awards Ceremony, Presidential
Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
April 19, 1996
Remarks
AAAS Colloquium On Science And Technology Policy, Washington, DC
April 8, 1996
Remarks
Rutgers University
March 15, 1996
Remarks
Scripps Institute, San Diego, California
March 14, 1996
Remarks
International Conference on Education in Manufacturing, Society
of Manufacturing Engineers
March 6, 1996
Testimony
Subcommittee On VA, HUD, And Independent Agencies House Committee
On Appropriations
February 9, 1996
Remarks
AAAS ANNUAL MEETING
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