Chicago non-profit

Goals - Be a voice and advocate for the scientific community in the metropolitan Chicago area. - Enhance the public understanding and appreciation of science and technology (S&T) through public discussions of emerging and important S&T policy issues. - Provide opportunities for members of the scientific community to meet each other and develop a greater sense of identity. - Link academic, business, and public policy leaders to build consensus for science education, technology innovation, and robust knowledge-economy growth in Chicago and the Midwest. - Maintain a working relationship with the science journalism community in the metropolitan Chicago area, providing special briefings on selected emerging issues. - Attract new science, engineering and technology based industries to the Chicagoland area.