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2024 NAE Annual Meeting & 60th Anniversary Celebration

Agenda

September 25, 2024
04:00 PM – 05:15 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Virtual
Business Session (NAE Members & International Members)
(NAE Members & International Members only)
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NAE Business Session
Dr. John L. Anderson, President Emeritus, National Academy of Engineering
September 28, 2024
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Auditorium
New Member Orientation (Class of 2024 and Councillors only)
This session is exclusively for new members. NAE leadership will provide an overview of the NAE and the National Academies, followed by a Q&A session. The event will conclude with a brief orientation of the Sunday Induction Ceremony.
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2024 New Member Orientation (Login Required)
Erroll B. Davis Jr., Chair, National Academy of Engineering
Dr. John L. Anderson, President Emeritus, National Academy of Engineering
Alton D. Romig, Jr., Executive Officer, National Academy of Engineering
11:30 AM – 01:00 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
West Lawn
New Member Lunch with Council
01:00 PM – 03:00 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Great Hall & West Court
The Big Picture: Program and Activity Expo (Class of 2024 and Councillors only)
This session is exclusively for new members. This is your opportunity to mingle with fellow new members, meet with staff and leaders, and immerse yourself in the various programs, activities, publications and reports of NASEM.
06:00 PM – 09:30 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
National Cathedral
New Member Reception & Dinner (invitation only)
Paper invitations will be mailed to invited guests.
September 29, 2024
10:00 AM – 11:45 AM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
West Lawn
Brunch
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Lecture Room & East Court
Underrepresented Minorities of the NAE Meeting and Brunch (Members only)
The NAE established the Underrepresented Minorities of the National Academy of Engineering (URMNAE) member-led event in 2021 under the Racial Justice and Equity Committee. At that meeting, we will discuss the progress the NAE has made in electing underrepresented ...
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Members' Room
Planned Giving Seminar and Brunch
Learn about options to minimize taxes by supporting your favorite charities and maximize what you leave to your family. Ms. Lippa has helped donors create meaningful, tax-efficient gifts and planned and administered the planned giving programs at five different organizations. In addition to ...
11:45 AM – 01:15 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Auditorium
Class of 2024 Induction Ceremony
The NAE Class of 2024 will be inducted with opening remarks from NAE Chair Erroll B. Davis Jr., followed by President John L. Anderson's address. The NAE Executive Officer Alton D. Romig, Jr. will then introduce the Members and International Members of the Class of 2024.
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Chair's Address
Erroll B. Davis Jr., Chair, National Academy of Engineering
Chair's Address: 2024 NAE Annual Meeting
President's Address
Class of 2024 Induction
Alton D. Romig, Jr., Executive Officer, National Academy of Engineering
NAE Class of 2024 Induction Ceremony: 2024 NAE Annual Meeting
01:15 PM – 02:00 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Great Hall
Break
01:15 PM – 01:30 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Front Terrace
Class & Anniversary photos
02:00 PM – 03:15 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Auditorium
Special Lecture: Forging a New Future through Participatory Action Design and Engineering
NAE Member Rory A. Cooper, University of Pittsburgh, will explore the transformative contributions of engineers and inventors with disabilities, highlighting both contemporary and historical achievements. Cooper will emphasize how innovations initially designed for people with ...
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Rory A. Cooper, Distinguished Professor of Rehabilitation Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
Special Lecture on Engineering and Society by Rory Cooper
03:15 PM – 04:00 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Great Hall
Break
04:00 PM – 04:45 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Auditorium
Awards Presentations
The NAE will present the 2024 Arthur M. Bueche Award to Franklin M. (Lynn) Orr Jr.  “ for government, academic and industrial service in promoting clean energy policy, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and developments in carbon sequestration ,” and the 2024 Simon Ramo ...
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Moderator: Wesley L. Harris, Vice President , National Academy of Engineering
Presentation of the 2024 Arthur M. Bueche Award and the 2024 Simon Ramo Founders Award
04:45 PM – 06:00 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
West Lawn
Reception - Members & Guests
05:30 PM – 09:30 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Front Terrace
Golden Bridge Society Reception and Dinner (invitation only)
06:30 PM – 09:30 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Off-site
Section Dinners/Reception (if your section is hosting an event)
September 30, 2024
07:15 AM – 08:15 AM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Members' Room
International Secretary Meeting and Breakfast (International Members & Guest only)
07:15 AM – 08:15 AM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
West Lawn
Continental Breakfast
08:30 AM – 09:15 AM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Auditorium
Plenary Speaker
NAE member Laurie Locascio, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will present “NIST: Empowering Innovation for a Resilient Future.”
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Laurie Locascio, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director , National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
NIST: Empowering Innovation for a Resilient Future
09:15 AM – 10:00 AM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Great Hall
Break
09:30 AM – 02:00 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Off-site TBD
Guest Tours
Smithsonian’s Enid A. Haupt Garden Covering over four acres, the Enid A. Haupt Garden is situated between the Smithsonian Castle and Independence Avenue and has provided a welcoming respite for Smithsonian visitors since it opened in 1987 as part of the redesigned Castle quadrangle. ...
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Auditorium
Forum - Reimagining Supply Chains for National Resiliency
The technical forum, “Reimagining Supply Chains for National Resiliency,” presents a call to action for the nation’s top engineers in businesses, government, and academia to come together and reimagine next-generation supply chains.
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Reimagining Supply Chains for National Resiliency
Moderator: Deanne Bell, Founder and CEO of Future Engineers
Panelist: Steven H. Walker , Vice President and Chief Technology Officer , Lockheed Martin Corporation
Panelist: Darío Gil , Senior Vice President and Director of Research, IBM
Panelist: Taiyin Yang , Former Executive Vice President of Pharmaceutical Development and Manufacturing, Gilead Sciences Inc.
Panelist: Russell Allgor , Chief Scientist, Amazon.com
Reimagining Supply Chains for National Resiliency: 2024 NAE Annual Meeting Forum
12:00 PM – 01:30 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
West Lawn
Lunch
12:00 PM – 01:30 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Lecture Room & East Court
Women of NAE Meeting Business Meeting (Members only)
Women of NAE (W-NAE) was established in 2019 with a goal of building an NAE community of women and allies that will be a constructive force to help advance NAE priorities and new initiatives for the W-NAE community. We will provide an update on last year’s brainstorming session on ...
02:00 PM – 05:00 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Keck & NAS Buildings
Section Meetings (Members only, in-person only)
06:30 PM – 07:30 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
JW Marriott
Dinner Dance - Reception
07:30 PM – 12:00 AM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
JW Marriott
Dinner Dance