Future plans discussed include two forums, one on the Internet and politics and the other on human cloning.
In addition, Kirchhoff said, the IOP hopes to bring several senior science policy advisers from the White House to speak on campus.
According to David J. Mitby '01, president of the Harvard Computer Society, who also attended the dinner, the meeting brought to light many of the political issues relating to science and technology.
"We discussed the need for greater campus awareness and involvement," Mitby said. "It laid the groundwork for collaborative activities this semester."
Kirchhoff said he became interested in involving student leaders in science and technology policy and in publicizing the importance of the area after spending the past two summers as an aid to the presidential science adviser in Washington, D.C.