The Fundamental Role of Science and Technology in International Development: An Imperative for the U.S. Agency for International Development (2006)
Chapter: Appendix C. Field Visit Panel Members and Key Organizations Contacted
Appendix C
Field Visits and Key Organizations Contacted
India Field Visit (Health), August 14-21, 2004
Panel members
Kenneth Shine, committee co-chair, University of Texas System, Office of Health Affairs
Helen Smits, committee consultant, IOM member, former deputy administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration
Rosalyn Hobson, USAID liaison, Virginia Commonwealth University
Pat Koshel, staff member, National Research Council
Key organizations contacted
U.S. Embassy
USAID Mission
World Health Organization
Department of Biotechnology
Department of Health and Family Welfare
Indian Council of Medical Research
Commercial Market Strategies (CMS)
PATH-India (Program for Appropriate Technologies in Health)
Project Avahan (India AIDS Initiative)
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
CORE Group Polio Project
Environmental Health Project (EHP)
IndiaCLEN (Indian Clinical Epidemiology Network)
Gurgaon District Tuberculosis Center
Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Philippines Field Visit (Energy), November 7-11, 2004
Panel members
Barry Worthington, committee member, United States Energy Association
Philip Smith, committee member, consultant
Rosalyn Hobson, USAID liaison, Virginia Commonwealth University
Christopher Holt, staff member, National Research Council
Key organizations contacted
U.S. Embassy
USAID Mission
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Office of Population and Nutrition
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Office of Energy and Environment
Philippines Department of Energy
U.S. Department of Energy, Sustainable Energy Development Program
Asian Development Bank
Infinite Progression Corporation
Mirant Philippines Foundation, Inc.
PA Consulting
Petron Corporation
Philippine National Oil Company
Shell Philippines and Shell Renewable
University of the Philippines, Department of Engineering
Winrock International, Alliance for Mindanao Off-grid Renewable Energy Program (AMORE)
Guatemala and El Salvador Field Visit (Biological Diversity Conservation), January 10-14, 2005
Panel members
Michael Clegg, ex-officio committee member, University of California, Irvine, foreign secretary of the National Academy of Sciences
Anthony Stocks, committee consultant, Idaho State University
Sara Gray, staff member, National Research Council
Key organizations contacted
USAID/Guatemala, Central American Program Office
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza
Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
The Nature Conservancy
Consejo Nacional de Areas Protegidas
Fortalecimiento Institutional en Politicas Ambientales
Biofor project
Programa Salvadoreño Investigación Sobre Desarrollo y Medio Ambiente
CCAD (Central American Commission for Environment and Development)
Biofor Project, Petén
Wildlife Conservation Society
Asociación de Comunidades Forestales de Petén
Bangladesh Field Visit (Agriculture and Food Security), January 14-22, 2005
Panel members
Susan Henry, committee member, Cornell University
Charles Hess, committee consultant, University of California, Davis
Rosalyn Hobson, USAID liaison, Virginia Commonwealth University
Glenn Schweitzer, project director, National Research Council
Key organizations contacted
U.S. Embassy
USAID Mission
ATDP II (Agro-based Industries and Technology Development Project)
World Fish
Winrock International
CARE Bangladesh
International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, BD (ICDDR,B)
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC)
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI)
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI)
Wheat Research Center (WRC)
Horticulture Research Center (HRC)
The World Bank Resident Mission
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Asian Development Bank
Mali Field Visit (Poverty in a resource deficient country), February 26-March 6, 2005
Panel members
Owen Cylke, committee member, World Wildlife Fund
John Lewis, committee consultant, ProNatura USA
Rosalyn Hobson, USAID liaison, Virginia Commonwealth University
Laura Holliday, staff member, National Research Council
Key organizations contacted
U.S. Embassy
USAID Mission
OECD Paris, Sahel West Africa Club
Office of Food Security, Office of the President
Ministry of Education
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National Center for Scientific and Technical Research
Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Agriculture/CNRA
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Central Veterinary Laboratory (CVL)
European Union Coordination Office
Agence Française de Développement
Netherlands Embassy
World Bank Office
Coordinator CSLP (Poverty Reduction Strategy)
Cinzana Research Station (Institut d’Economie Rurale [IER])
Primature (MCC)
Institut d’Economie Rurale (IER)
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Syngenta Foundation
University of Mali
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Engineering School
Biotech Laboratory
Compagnie Malienne pour le Dévelopement des Textiles (CMDT [Malian Company for Textile Development])
PRODEPAM, Mali Finance, Trade Mali (USAID/AEG contractors)
Malaria Research Laboratory and HIV Laboratory (supported by NIH)
Michigan State University Office
Institut du Sahel
Soils CRSP Office
Club du Sahel, Agricultural Transformation and Sustainable Development
