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<br /> a science. executive vice presidenumd is responsible for financial
<br /> and office affairs.
<br /> Newsletters
<br /> CAST Staff
<br /> CAST reaches is members and other audiences
<br /> through three newsle?ers. NerrsCA,ST is distributed to Richard E. Stuckey, Ph.D., has served as executive
<br /> the full membership of CAST; it presents information vice president since 1992. Other staff are Teresa L. -
<br /> ahoul the organization and its activities. CAST Digest Kenton, executive assistant; Kayleen A. Niyo, Ph.D.,
<br /> is mailed to largercontribuuxs andsuslaining member managing scientific editor, Iraj Omidvar, database
<br /> representatives. "CAST Update" is a new a-mail news- manager; Anne R. Richards, markeliug director; and
<br /> letter sent to leaders of the member scientific societies. Roberti. Ver Straeten, communications director. Peter
<br /> D. Bloome, Ph.D., program manager of the scientific
<br /> Charles A. Black Award societies project, is based at the University of Illinois
<br /> at Urbana-Champaign.
<br /> Luther G. Tweeten of the Ohio Stale University was ,t'y
<br /> the 199fi recipient of the CAST Charles A. Black 1997 and Beyond
<br /> Award. The award is presented annually to a loud or
<br /> agricultural scientist actively engaged in research who CAST will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 1997. Luther Tweeters,
<br /> Award Reclplent
<br /> has made significant scientific contributions to his/her CAST was established in 1972 as a result of a 1970
<br /> scientific field, and connnwticates the importance of this meeting sponsored by the National Academy of Scienc-
<br /> work and of Ibod and agricultural science to the pub- es, National Research Council. Activities throughout the
<br /> tic, policy makers, and news media. Dr. Tweeten, an ag- year will culminate in a celebration November 2 in ~
<br /> riculnrral economist, was chairofCAST's 19RR report, Chicago, Illinois.
<br /> Long-Terns Vinhilirv u(U.S. Agricu6ure.
<br /> CAST will sponsor a major conference, Faced Sy(e- , "
<br /> Scientific Societies: ro, SufJieienr.v, and Security: Drnrrestic curd /nternarinn- "~+w„„~ "
<br /> Conversations on Change al Dimensions. November 2-4, 1997 in Chicago,
<br /> Illinois. The conference will feature pnttninent speak-
<br /> CAST nuived into the second phase of [he scientific ers from around the world.
<br /> societies project initiated in 1995. Pcler D. Bloonte of
<br /> the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was MlsslOn
<br /> named progr:mt manager lur the project.
<br /> The program is sponsored by CAS"f with support 'l~he missionol theCouncil forAgricultural Science and k~
<br /> from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, the Farm Founda_ Technology (CAST) is to idenlil'y food and fiber, envi- ~ '
<br /> lion, and the University of Illinois ut Urbana-Chaco- mnmeniul, andolheragricuhural issuesand W interpret
<br /> paign related scientific research information for legislators,
<br /> regulators, and [he media for use in public policy deci- \
<br /> The Internet Sion making. CAST is a nonprofit organization com-
<br /> posed of 33 sciemific societies and many individual, 1
<br /> CAST expanded its presence on the World Wide student, company, nonprofit, and associate society peter o. Bloome,
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<br /> Web in 1996. The site, initiated in June 1995, now in- members. CAST's Board of Directors is composed of Program Manager
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<br /> eludes text of issue papers and interpretive summaries, 50 representatives of the scientific societies and indi-
<br /> infonnalion shout CAST activities, and links ro the victual members, and an Gxeculive Committee. CAS"f
<br /> member societies. was established in 1972 us a result of a meeting spon-
<br /> sored in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences,
<br /> CAST OfflCe National Research Council.
<br /> A local area network was installed in the CAST of-
<br /> fice inJanuary 1996. It gave the full staff access to the
<br /> member database and electronic mail.
<br /> Teresa Kenton joined the CAST staff in October
<br /> 1996 asexeculiveassistant. She provides support to the
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