1998 CNSF Exhibition and Reception

The 1998 CNSF Exhibition and Reception was held Wednesday, May 20, 1998, in the Rayburn House Office Building. All Members of Congress and appropriate staff were invited.

"Project LISTEN: A Reading Tutor That Listens," was selected to represent CRA at the 1998 Exhibition sponsored by the Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF.) This was the fourth year that CNSF has put on the Exhibition for Members of Congress and their staffs.

Project LISTEN, directed by Dr. Jack Mostow, Carnegie Mellon University, is an interdisciplinary research project to develop a novel cure for illiteracy — an automated Reading Tutor that displays stories on a computer screen, and listens to children reading them aloud.

The purpose of the CNSF Exhibition is to showcase the crucial role of the National Science Foundation in meeting the Nation's research and education needs. In addition to sponsoring an exhibit, CRA is also a member of CNSF and a donor to the Exhibition.