SPECIAL PROJECTS - INPUTS : STAFF SERVICES FOR U.N. CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT

RAYMEND C. SANGSTER, TO ASSIST THE AID OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN CONTRIBUTING TO US PREPARATION FOR AND PARTICIPATION IN THE UN CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT (UNCSTD). SPECIFICALLY, THE NBS TECHNICIAN WILL PROVIDE ADVISORY SERVICES ON INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH TO STRENGTHEN US PREPARATION FOR UNCSTD DISCUSSIONS IN THIS FIELD. HE WILL REVIEW AND COMMENT ON REPORTS, POSITION PAPERS, AND RELATED MATERIALS FOR UNCSTD WITH REFERENCE TO THE ROLE OF US INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH. DR. SANGSTER WILL ALSO PROVIDE ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE FOR TWO IMPORTANT WORKSHOPS PRIOR TO THE UNCSTD MEETINGS, FOCUSING ON THE ROLE OF US INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. IN ADDITION, DR. SANGSTER WILL MONITOR AND PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT MEETINGS RELATED TO US PREPARATION FOR UNCSTD IN WHICH INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH IS A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR. FINALLY, HE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR OTHER TASKS IN THIS AREA AS MAY BE ASSIGNED BY AID. THE AID FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR DR. SANGSTER"S SALARY, BENEFITS, TRAVEL AND PER DIEM, AND FOR NBS OVERHEAD. THE IMMEDIATE BENEFICIARY OF THIS PROJECT SHOULD BE THE US DELEGATION TO UNCSTD, WHICH WILL BE BETTER PREPARED IN THE AREA OF INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH.