Each of 32 nonprofit organizations contributing a presentation to the Pan-Organizational Summit on the Science and Engineering Workforce (November 11-12, 2002; The National Academies, Washington, DC) was invited to issue a corresponding position paper to be reproduced in this volume. The bulk of this report comprises these papers. In addition, Shirley Jackson and Joseph Toole, two of the keynote speakers, have included their remarks. Table of Contents


Front Matter
The U.S. Science & Engineering Workforce: An Unconventional Portrait
Position Paper on the U.S. Science & Engineering Workforce
Position Paper on the U.S. Science & Engineering Workforce
Statement on Workforce Issues
The Physics Educated Workforce
Foreign Scientists Seen Essential to U.S. Biotechnology
Academic Prerequisites for Licensure and Professional Practice
Engineering Education and the Science & Engineering Workforce
Strengthening Pre-College Science, Math, Engineering and Technology Education: The Technological Literacy and Workforce Imperative
A National Strategy to Face Vulnerability in Science Engineering and Technology
Position Paper on the U.S. Science & Engineering Workforce
Position Statement
Building a Pipeline for American Scientists and Engineers
Position on the U.S. Science & Engineering Workforce
Increasing the Supply of Underrepresented Persons of Color in Science and Engineering Occupations
Position Paper on the U.S. Science & Engineering Workforce
Inititative on Precollege Science, Math and Technology, Education In Support of the U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce
Effects of the Current Economic Downturn on the U.S. Science and Technology Workforce: Long Term Implications
Trying Times for U.S. Engineers
The Underrepresentation of Women in Engineering and Related Science: Pursuing Two Complementary Paths to Parity
NACME, Enginerring, and
Skills for a 21st Century Workforce: Can We Meet the Challenge?
Transforming the Academic Workplace: Socializing Underrepresented Minorities into Faculty Life
Mathematics As a Foundation for a Productive Science and Engineering Workforce
Utilization of African American Physicists in the Science & Engineering Workforce
Building a Federal Civil Service for the 21st Century: The Challenge of Attracting Great Talent to Government Service
Position Statement on the U.S. Science & Engineering Workforce
Is There a Shortage of Scientists and Engineers? How Would We Know?
Position of the Board of Directors on the U.S. Science & Engineering Workforce
U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce: Equity and Participation
WEPAN Position Statement
Concluding Remarks
Appendix A: Keynote Speaker Addresses
Appendix B: Non-Profit Organizations Participating in the Pan-Organizational Summit on the U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce
Appendix C: Summit Agenda
Appendix D: National Academies Publications on the Science & Engineering Workforce, Bibliography