A Planning Website for a New      Organization       

Arizona Arts, Sciences and Technology Academy (AASTA)

AASTA Incorporated

November 1, 2004

New Permanent Website Click Here

Incorporators Group Formed!

The following individuals have stepped forward to form an AASTA incorporators group. Look for AASTA to become a formal organization in the coming days.

Russell P. Balda

Regents' Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, NAU

J. Lyle Bootman

Dean, Pharmacy; Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences; Professor, Pharmacy; Practice & Science; and Professor, Public Health U of

James L. Buizer

Director of Sustainability Initiatives and Special Advisor to thePresident, ASU

Philip R. Christensen

Regent's Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, ASU

James P. Collins

Virginia M. Ullman Professor of Biology, ASU

Curtis M. Hinsley

Regents' Professor in the Department of Applied Indigenous Studies, NAU

Gary S. Krahenbuhl

Professor Emeritus and Retired Senior Vice President, ASU

Laurie A. Leshin

Dee and John Whiteman Dean's Distinguished Professor and Director, Center for Meteorite Studies, ASU

Jonathan I. Lunine

Professor of Planetary Science and of Physics and Chair, Program in Theoretical Astrophysics, U of A

Jane Maienschein

Regents' Professor and Director, Center for Biology and Society, ASU

Joaquin Ruiz

Dean, College of Sciences, and Professor of Geosciences, U of A

Zachary A. Smith

Regent's Professor in the Department of Political Science, NAU

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AASTA Draft Business Plan

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AASTA Draft Charter and Bylaws

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Recent Additions to this Site:

Statewide Videoconference Meeting

July 30:    1:00 - 2:30 PM

• Summary of Meetings held at ASU, NAU and the U of A

    in June -    Download

• See also Feedback on the Summary

Key Information:

AASTA - List of "Interested Parties"

• AASTA Description
• Key Personnel
• AASTA PPT File and Reference Room

Useful Links:

Universities:

• Arizona State University
• The University of Arizona

  Northern Arizona University

Arizona Research Organizations:

• TGEN
• National Optical Astronomy Observatory
• U.S.G.S. Field Station
• NIDDK Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch
• Lowell Observatory

Potential "Model Organizations" for AASTA:

• The National Academies
• The New York Academy of Sciences
• American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• American Philosophical Society
• The American Assembly
• InterAcademy Council
• National Association of Scholars
• The Aspen Institute
• The Milken Institute
• The Royal Society
• The Royal Academy of Science,Humanities and Fine Arts of Belgium
• Academia Europaea

Exhaustive On-Line Resource Regarding Scholarly Societies:

• The Scholarly Societies Project

Arizona Items of Interest:

• Office of the Governor
• Arizona State Legislature

• Arizona Department of Commerce Roadmapping Reports
• Flinn Foundation Biosciences Initiative
• Maricopa Regional Arts & Culture Task Force
• Center for the Future of Arizona
• Morrison Institute for Public Policy
• Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes
• Center for the Study of Law, Science, & Technology
• Udall Center For Studies in Public Policy

  Arizona Humanities Council

• Links to Washington D.C. Think Tanks and Policy Insitutes
• National Governors Association
• Western Governors Association
• Council of State Governments

For Additional Information:   E-Mail AASTA

Last Update: September 20, 2004