Basic introduction Chinese name: American Association for the Advancement of Science Definition: Non-profit international science and technology organization Date of establishment: 1848 Country of establishment: Number of American headquarters: 265 branches: Nearly 8,000 members Achievements: Being the organizer and publisher of Science magazine Purpose: "Promoting science, the establishment and development of serving society, institutional history, institutional purpose and organizational structure" Education and human resources, "20061Plan", the history of the establishment and development of institutions Although there were some scientific researches in the early days of the founding of the United States, there were fewer people engaged in science and they were geographically dispersed. The advanced technology at that time mainly came from Europe. 1848, the American Association for the Advancement of Science was founded, which marked the emergence of a national scientific group in the United States. The Association for the Advancement of Science, formerly known as the American Association of Geologists, was founded in 1840, and 1842 was renamed the American Association of Geologists and Naturalists. 1848, the members of this association reached an agreement to terminate the activities of the association of geologists and naturalists and set up a new organization, the American Association for the Advancement of Science. This is the first permanent organization in the United States to promote the development of science and engineering at the national level, representing various disciplines and categories. Most of the delegates attending the meetings of the Committee for the Promotion of Science and Technology are celebrities in the scientific field. The press has reported many of these meetings, and sometimes published conference collections, which has formed a certain influence in society. During the 150 years after the establishment of the Association for the Advancement of Science, its own development also witnessed the development of American science. At present, many famous activities of the Committee for the Promotion of Science and Technology began with some projects started in the 1970s. With the support of some foundations and the federal government, CSTD has initiated many groundbreaking projects, including increasing the participation of minorities in science, supporting scientific progress in developing countries, exploring the relationship between science, ethics and law, analyzing, evaluating and tracking federal R&D investment, and helping scientists and engineers to work in Congress and federal administrative agencies. The Council for the Promotion of Science and Technology is also committed to promoting academic exchanges, scientific education, and the construction of scientific and technological human resources and infrastructure, and actively provides scientific and technological policy suggestions to the United States. Historically, many science and technology policies in the United States have been fully demonstrated and consulted by the association in advance. Its "206 1 plan" undertakes the arduous task of science education reform in the United States from kindergarten to 12 grade. The Council for the Promotion of Science and Technology is an organization open to all the public, with 262 subordinate societies and120,000 individual and collective members, serving more than10,000 scientists. In addition to organizing the activities of its members, it also publishes well-known academic journals such as Science Magazine, Science Express and Books, and leads some projects aimed at improving scientific literacy on a global scale. Its "Science" magazine has the largest circulation among peer-reviewed comprehensive scientific magazines in the world, and the number of readers is estimated to be around 6.5438+0 million. The purpose of the Committee for the Promotion of Science and Technology is to "promote science and serve the society", specifically, to benefit mankind by promoting the development of science and innovation on a global scale. Organizational structure The American Association for the Advancement of Science is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with nearly 300 employees, including: executive office, finance and administration department, personnel department, development department, international project department, education and human resources project department, conference department, membership department, "20061Plan" department, public project office and other departments and the editorial department of Science magazine. The Association for the Advancement of Science has an office in Cambridge, England. Main activities The activities of the Science and Policy Promotion Committee mainly include the following four parts: the organizational system of the science and policy project and the activities under the science and policy project include: Science and Congress Center: established in July, 1994, with the purpose of providing timely and objective information to Congress on current scientific and technological issues, and at the same time helping the scientific and engineering circles to understand and learn how to do well the work of Congress; Dialogue on science, morality and religion; R&D budget analysis: Every year, the Council for the Promotion of Science and Technology will make a detailed analysis of the federal R&D budget and announce its analysis results to the public; Funding for scientists and engineers: the purpose of this funding is to establish and promote the relationship between decision makers and scientists, improve the formulation of public policies by disseminating scientific knowledge, and promote and support the formulation and implementation of public policies beneficial to the country and the world; Scientific freedom, responsibility and law: the focus of this project is to carry out research on moral, legal and social issues related to scientific research and scientific and technological progress; :: Competitiveness in research; Science and human rights; Center for Science, Technology and Security Policy: aims to encourage the combination of science and public policy to promote national and international security. The organizational structure and activities of international projects under international projects are as follows: (1) Sustainable development: The Association for the Advancement of Science has established a center for science, innovation and sustainable development with three objectives: to carry out international scientific cooperation; Capacity building and training of scientific research teams; Promote sustainable development. (2) International Project Federation: This is an extensive multidisciplinary network composed of scientific and engineering associations, and it is a federation of such associations active in the world. (3) Cooperation of female scientists: The international cooperation project for female scientists is a project jointly sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Science Foundation (NSF), aiming at increasing the participation of female scientists in international science projects. The project encourages American female scientists and their colleagues in Central and Eastern Europe, Western Europe, CIS countries, the Near East, the Middle East, Africa, America, Asia and the Pacific to design new cooperation content, and on this basis, put forward a complete project proposal and apply for funding from the National Science Foundation of the United States. (4) Research grants for scientists and engineers. (5) Competitiveness in research. (6) Science and human rights. One of the main ways for the American Association for the Advancement of Education and Human Resources to promote public understanding of science is to promote science education in different fields through its publications, especially Science magazine. This kind of science education affects not only the United States, but the whole world. In addition, holding academic conferences to spread the latest development of science and technology is also a very important aspect for the American Association for the Advancement of Science to promote public understanding of science. CSTD also encourages young people to choose scientific research, especially basic scientific research, as their future careers. " 206 1 plan "1985, the American association for the advancement of science put forward and began to implement" 206 1 plan "in view of the problems existing in American science education, in order to make all American citizens' scientific literacy meet the needs of American national development strategy in the middle of 2 1 century. This is a long-term plan aimed at comprehensively improving the scientific, mathematical and technical literacy of American citizens. Its content involves not only the principle of science and technology, but also the process and method of scientific research, the history of scientific development and the relationship between science and technology and society. The main report of "20061Project" is Science for All. This report is also the programmatic document of the project. "206 1 Project" has a team of scientists, mathematicians and technicians, which will decide what we should know in science, mathematics and technology and what we can do for the next generation. The group put forward five independent goals of science and technology education reform in the field of science and technology, namely: physics and information science and engineering; Biology and health sciences: social and behavioral sciences; Mathematics; Technology. The group's recommendations were expressed in plain language and included in the report "Science for All Americans".