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Chaired by Galik Demirchyan |
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Opening Remarks
Dr. Harutyun Karapetyan Chairman of the National Foundation of Science and Advanced Technologies of Armenia (NFSAT)
Dr. Gerson Sher President and Executive Directorof the U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) |
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U.S. Assistance to Armenia
H.E. Mr. John Ordway. U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia |
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Five-years of NFSAT
Dr. Vigen Topuzyan, Executive Director of NFSAT |
| 11:00 |
View from Armenia
Academician Fadey Sargsyan, President of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia |
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H.E. Levon Mkrtchyan, Minister of Science and Education of the Republic of Armenia
H.E. Vartan Oskanyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia |
| 11:30 |
Coffee Break(20 minutes) |
| 11:50 |
NFSAT International Advisory Board representative |
| 12:10 |
Highlights of NFSAT-funded Research
Dr. Gagik Movsisyan, Institute of Botany, NAS RA and Dr. Areg Gharabegian, Parsons Engineering Science
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Dr. Adolph Mantashyan, Institute of Chemical Physics, NAS RA |
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Lunch |
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Keynote Speaker
Hrant Bagratyan, Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia |
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Highlights of NFSAT-funded Research, Continued
Dr. Edvard Kokanyan, Institute of Physical Research, NAS RA and Dr. Sandor Erdei, San Jose State University |
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Dr. Eugenie Kachvoryan, Institute of Zoology, NAS RA |
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Dr. Shaliko Badanyan, Institute of Organic Chemistry, NAS RA and Dr. Gagik Melikyan, California State University, Northridge |
| 3:40 |
Coffee Break (20 minutes) |
| 4:00 |
Announcement of Armenian-U.S. Bilateral Grants Program, 2002 Grantees |
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Dr. Harutyun Karapetyan, Chairman of the NFSAT |
| 4:30 |
Closing Remarks |
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Dr. Harutyun Karapetyan, Chairman of the NFSAT
Dr. Gerson S. Sher, President and Executive Director of the CRDF |
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