FPS Invited Speaker Sessions at 2020 March and April Meetings

1. These are the invited talks in sessions sponsored or co-sponsored by the Forum which were scheduled to be given at the canceled March Meeting:

AI and Humanity: Governance, Design, and Ethics

"AI and its Computing Landscapes: Water Data, Climate Control, and Agricultural Technology", Theodora Dryer

"The role of tech companies in governing and designing ethical systems", Melissa Hall

"An Ecological Approach to Data Governance, Design and Ethics", Jasmine McNealy

Outreach and Public Science Communication

"The PBS Space time experiment, surprising insights on public science engagement", Matthew J O'Dowd.

"Science communication- For the geek in everyone", Jeanna Bryner.

"Outreach to policymakers", Francis Slakey.

Communicating Science to the Public

"Joseph A. Burton Forum Award talk: Physics, Truth and the Crisis of Science Denial", Adam Frank

"Andrei Sakharov Award talk: Scientific espionage, open exchange, and American competitiveness", Xiaoxing Xi

"The role of news journalism", Dennis Overbye

"The National Academy of Sciences Goes to Hollywood: Employing Creative Engagement Strategies to Connect with Broad Audiences", Invited Speaker: Ann Merchant

"The art of interviewing scientists", Ira Flatow

2. APRIL MEETING INVITED TALKS (FORUM SPONSORED OR CO-SPONSORED)

These are expected to take place in some virtual form:

Science and National Security

Steve Fetter, "Arms control and national security”

Rod Schoonover, “Climate change and national security”

Herb Lin, "Cyber issues and national security”

2020 Leo Szilard Lectureship Award

France Cordova, “2020 Leo Szilard Lectureship Award”

Ethics in Physics and Science: Remembering John Ahearne

Micah Lowenthal, National Academy of Sciences, "Ethics in policy advice risk assessment, and national security”

Stephanie Bird, "The survival imperative: critical components of the ethical education of scientists and engineers”

Michael Marder, "Creation and charge of the APS ethics committee”

Science and International Relations

Cherry Murray, "Challenges and imperatives of international scientific cooperation”

Arthur Bienenstock, "Challenges in large scale international scientific cooperation”

Rebecca Keiser, "Current challenges in international scientific cooperation”

Intersection of Science and Politics

James Jensen, National Research Council "Science and politics in the US Congress”

Ellie Dehoney, "Role of non-governmental scientific organizations in science and politics”

David Goldston, "Role of universities in science and politics”

3. CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE FORUM NOMINATED 2019 APS FELLOWS. REMEMBER THE NOMINATIONS FOR 2020 ARE DUE JUNE 1ST 2020:

Budil, Kimberly Susan [2019]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For extraordinary leadership in developing national security partnerships between laboratories, academia, and governments, and for promoting diversity in science.

Dickerson, James H [2019]
Consumer Reports
Citation: For longstanding contributions to physics diversity through mentoring, outreach, championing the APS Bridge Program, and helping launch the Fisk-Vanderbilt Bridge model, as well as leadership to assure quality science underpins Consumer Reports' product evaluations.

Perc, Matjaz [2019]
University of Maribor
Citation: For seminal theoretical contributions to the physics of social systems which have strengthened the ties between physics and society through the promotion of human cooperation, the provisioning of public goods, and the maintenance of biodiversity.

White, Marion M [2019]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For tireless efforts to increase the participation of women and minorities in physics, especially through one-on-one mentoring and educating minorities in elementary school through college about opportunities in the field.

4. 2019 FORUM ELECTION RESULTS

Vice-Chair: Henry C. Kelly
Councilor: Bev Hartline
Member-at-Large: Cherrill Spencer
Member-at-Large: Sebastien Philippe

5. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR 2020

Chair: E William Colglazier (01/20 - 12/20)
AAAS

Chair-Elect: Stewart Charles Prager (01/20 - 12/20)
Princeton University

Vice Chair: Henry C Kelly (01/20 - 12/20)

Past Chair: Joel R Primack (01/20 - 12/20)
University of California, Santa Cruz

Secretary/Treasurer: Anthony Fainberg (01/19 - 12/21)
Natl Academy of Sci

Councilor: Beverly Karplus Hartline (01/20 - 12/23)
Montana Technological University

Member-at-Large: James H Dickerson (04/18 - 12/20)
Consumer Reports

Member-at-Large: Jorge A Munoz (04/18 - 12/20)
Intel Corp - Santa Clara

Member-at-Large: Juliette M Mammei (01/19 - 12/21)
Univ of Manitoba

Member-at-Large: Savannah J Thais (01/19 - 12/21)
Princeton University

Member-at-Large: Dr. Cherrill M Spencer (01/20 - 12/22)
SLAC - Natl Accelerator Lab

Member-at-Large: Dr. Sebastien Philippe (01/20 - 12/22)
Princeton University

Staff Advisor: Laura Grego (01/19 - 12/21)
Union of Concerned Scientists

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These contributions have not been peer-refereed. They represent solely the view(s) of the author(s) and not necessarily the view of APS.