Workshop on Best Practices in Research and Development Prioritization, Management, and Evaluation

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) organizes the Practices in Research and Development Prioritization, hospital Management, troche and Evaluation: A Science of Science Policy Workshop. The event will take place on October 28 - 29, 2009 at the George Washington University, in the Media and Public Affairs Building. Registration opened on September 1st. Space is limited to the first 200 people to register. The registration fee is 75.00 USD.

Background:
The Executive Office of the President through the Office of Science and Technology Policy is fostering a Science of Science Policy (SoSP) community to better understand the efficacy and impact of federal R&D investments. In December 2008, over 200 people gathered to discuss the Science of Science Policy: A Federal Research Roadmap and begin a dialogue between academic researchers and federal practitioners. The second Science of Science Policy Workshop will continue this dialogue and delve into the issues surrounding performance management of federal research and development portfolios.

Goals:

• Examine methods to set federal research priorities and strategic directions;
• Explore how metrics are used to improve federal R&D efficiency;
• Identify ways research evaluations can inform current and future R&D decisions;
• Engage with the broader science of science policy community to improve federal R&D decision processes.

Key questions:

• How do federal science and technology agencies systematically identify and prioritize research and development alternatives? How can these processes be strengthened?
• How can research-performance metrics be used to improve research efficiency? How can these metrics be improved?
• How do research-performance evaluations inform and improve R&D investment decisions? How can these feedback loops be reinforced?

For registration and more details on the event please follow the link