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POLICY FOR SRI'S ESP PROGRAM
Objective of Policy:
1.
Policy should clearly identify that SRI recognizes ESP research is
controversial and that SRI feels it is important to provide the
correct environment to conduct controversial research.
2.
Policy should clearly delineate the way in which SRI will manage the
research, using the existing line organization as much as possible,
supplemented by an inside review committee.
3.
Policy should clearly define the responsibilities of the research
staff involved in ESP research (if different than for other research)
regarding
(a)
responsibility to the clients
(b)
responsibility to their management
(c)
responsibility to review committee
(d)
relationship to the public and the media.
4.
Policy should protect the ESP research staff from excessive internal
scrutiny, harassment and approvals from all levels of SRI's management,
and therefore allow the research staff the professional fredom to conduct
their research in a professional and quality fashion.
5.
Policy should define, in detail, the way in which SRI plans to handle
all publicity of the work
OK:
(a)
publications in scientific journals
(b)
verbal presentations at bonafide scientific
organization symposia
(c)
seminars at internal SRI functions.
Not OK:
(a)
interviews with press
(b)
visits by press or other not
professional personnel
(c) press releases on the work.
The policy should be furnished to outside SRI activities, as requested,
to demonstrate the responsible way in which SRI is conducting this research.
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Policy should, as much as possible, define the research environment for
ESP research such that it can use the internal resources of SRI as any
other program area would enjoy
Bid and Proposal funds
IRD funds
Capital
OH travel
Etc.
7.
Policy should not restrict the researchers from conducting meaningful
research projects in response to clients' needs or in response to the
broader objective of attempting to understand the nature of the phenomena.
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