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<strong>Scientific</strong> <strong>Theme</strong>: Integrating Activities<br />

GOAL:<br />

Provide useful information that will help improve the relationship between societal needs <strong>and</strong> science <strong>and</strong><br />

technology policies.<br />

MILESTONE Policy03.1:<br />

Continue to improve content of newsletter to make it of greater interest to the science <strong>and</strong><br />

technology policy community <strong>and</strong> decision makers. Increase the number of subscribers <strong>and</strong><br />

distribute the newsletter more widely. Add a bimonthly science-policy briefing email that is sent to<br />

hundreds of science policy decision makers in Washington, D.C. <strong>and</strong> elsewhere, highlighting<br />

Center activities. Continue to exp<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> upgrade this effort in the 2006-2007 time period.<br />

ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR Policy03.1:<br />

Policy Center personnel continue to strive to make the quarterly newsletter of interest to the science <strong>and</strong> technology<br />

policy community by soliciting contributions from experts in the field on highly topical subjects. They have<br />

increased the subscription rate by 8% since last year. The science-policy briefing mailing list has grown from more<br />

than 2,000 to almost 3,500 science-policy decision makers around the world, <strong>and</strong> the center continues to receive<br />

positive feedback about the briefing.<br />

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