ONR to Expand International Science and Technology Partnership: "The Office of Naval Research (ONR) reached an agreement to establish an ONR Global liaison office in Prague, Czech Republic,on Feb. 26.
'The Czech Republic is rich with academic and research institutions, and a very capable pool of innovative, highly educated scientists,' said Capt. David Maynard, ONR Global commanding officer. 'ONR Global has had a relationship with the Czech Republic since 1999 with some promising outcomes. We began exploring the possibility of a regional S&T (science and technology) engagement office located in Prague about three years ago. Now that all parties are in agreement, we look forward to growing this partnership with a couple of our scientists in country as a conduit to the region.'
The office will consist of two scientists and two support staff members located within the U.S. Embassy."
