1. Expedition Workshop Strategic Leadership For Networking and Information Technology Education September 16, 2008 Chris Greer Director, NCO

2. AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DOE/NNSA Department of Energy - National Nuclear Security Agency DOE/SC Department of Energy - Mathematical, Information, and Computational Science Division EPA Environmental Protection Agency NARA National Archives and Records Administration NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NIH National Institutes of Health NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NSA National Security Agency NSF National Science Foundation OSD and DoD Service research organizations, Office of the Deputy, Under Secretary of Defense (Science and Technology)

3. National Science and Technology Council High Confidence Software and Systems Human Computer Interaction and Information Management Software Design and Productivity Social, Economic, and Workforce Office of Science and Technology Policy National Coordination Office (NCO) Cyber Security and Information Assurance Large Scale Networking NITRD Subcommittee High End Computing (HEC I&A - R&D) White House Executive Office of the President Committee on Technology President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) NITRD Program Structure

4. National Science and Technology Council High Confidence Software and Systems Human Computer Interaction and Information Management Software Design and Productivity Social, Economic, and Workforce Office of Science and Technology Policy National Coordination Office (NCO) Cyber Security and Information Assurance Large Scale Networking NITRD Subcommittee High End Computing (HEC I&A - R&D) White House Executive Office of the President Committee on Technology President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) NITRD Program Structure

5. … enables the President to receive advice from the private sector and academic community on technology, scientific research priorities, and math and science education. Under Executive order 13226, PCAST.. … is composed of distinguished individuals appointed by the President and drawn from industry, education, and research institutions, and other nongovernmental organizations.

6. PCAST Assessment of the NITRD Program August, 2007

10. Source: PISA 2006: Science Competencies for Tomorrow’s World, Vol. 1 © OECD 2007

11. U.S. workforce in S&E occupations: 1983–2006 National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators, 2008

13. Leadership Under Challenge: Information Technology R&D in a Competitive World PCAST, August, 2007

15. NIT education to: ensure the current generation is prepared to employ NIT capabilities effectively; empower the next generation to create new technologies and concepts; promote the innovative use of NIT capabilities to enhance education and training; and understand the impact of NIT on learning and education.

16. NITRD Strategic Plan create synergy among individual efforts; avoid unnecessary duplication and incompatible solutions; work together on shared challenges; tackle goals beyond the reach of an isolated effort; and improve planning and decision-making through information sharing. The pace of progress can be accelerated by cooperation within and across sectors to:

17. Contact: greer@nitrd.gov