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EVENTS ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2001
TIME: All Day
EVENT: NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES National Research Council Committee On Earth Resources holds a meeting.
AGENDA: Highlights:
8 a.m. - Welcome and Introductions Susan Landon
Review of Agenda
8:15 a.m. - Review of NAE Symposium Power Plays: Shaping Americas Energy Future Susan Landon
8:30 a.m. - Review of CER/BEES workshop on Current and Emerging Energy Issues Susan Landon, Chair CER
David Applegate, American Geological Institute
9 a.m. - Overview of National Petroleum Council Report: Securing Oil and Natural Gas Infrastructures in the New
Economy, Susan Landon
9:15 a.m. - Summary of NRC Natural Disaster Roundtable: Natural Disasters and Energy Policy
Robert Hamilton, DELS Deputy Executive Director
10 a.m. - Roundtable on Energy and Mineral Resources and National Security
15-20 minutes per speaker
Office of Homeland Security TBD
Department of State Stephen Gallogly,
Director, International Energy and Commodities Policy
Strategic Petroleum Reserve Lynnette le Mat,
Director of Operations and Readiness Office
US Geological Survey John H. DeYoung, Jr.
Chief Scientist, Minerals Information Team, USGS
W. David Menzie, Chief, International Minerals Section, Minerals Information Team, USGS
US National Defense Stockpile Cornell Holder, Deputy Administrator
Lunch presentation - Energy and Mineral Resources of Afghanistan Said H. Mirzad, USGS
1 p.m. - The effect of September 11 on the USGS Pat Leahy, Assistant Director for Geology
1:30 p.m. - Update from NIOSH Lew Wade, Associate Director for Mining
2 p.m. - Coal Waste Impoundments: Risks, Responses and Alternatives Lynn Orr, Chair
Committee on Coal Waste Impoundments
3:15 p.m. - Response from Mine Safety and Health Administration Mike Lawless,
Deputy Administrator
3:45 p.m. - Response from the Office of Surface Mining Mary Josie Blanchard,
Assistant Director, Program Support
4:15 p.m.- Response from the National Mining Association Bruce Watzman,
VP for Safety and Health
5:30 Reception in lobby
DATE: December 3, 2001
LOCATION: National Research Council, The National Academies Georgetown Facility
2001 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-334-2138
WEB ADDRESS: nas.edu
TIME: All Day
EVENT: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of noted anthropologist Margaret Mead with a symposium on "The Interplay of Cultures: Whither the U.S. in the World?"
DATE: December 3, 2001
LOCATION: sixth floor West Dining Room, James Madison Memorial Building, Washington DC
CONTACT: 202-707-8914
WEB ADDRESS:loc.gov
TIME: 11 a.m.
EVENT: FOREIGN PRESS CENTER holds briefing with Laura Bush" class="tpstyle">First Lady Laura Bush will hosting a preview of the 2001 holiday decorations in the White
House
DATE: December 3, 2001
LOCATION: Foreign Press Center, National Press Building, Room, 898, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-724-1640
WEB ADDRESS:fpc.gov
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: NATIONAL ARCHIVES presents Author Lecture and Booksigning for In The White House: The History of an American Idea, with William Seale examining the legacy of the mansion's 200 years and brings together the story of the architecture of the White House and the story of the First Families and designers who shaped it. Seale served as White House historian for the White House Historical Association.
DATE: December 3, 2001
LOCATION: National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC,
CONTACT: 202-501-5000
WEB ADDRESS: nara.gov
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 2001-2002 NIH NEUROSCIENCE LECTURE SERIES presents "Stability and Plasticity in Primate Visual Development," with Dr. J. Anthony Movshon, New York University.
DATE: December 3, 2001
LOCATION: Lipsett Amphitheater, Building 10, Bethesda, MD
CONTACT: 301-402-0900
WEB ADDRESS:nih.gov
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Associates presents Brain expert Richard Restak, M.D., leading a tour of the brain and its interconnections, and explaining what actions participants can take to increase their potential for learning, memory, and brain function. His new book Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot: Unleashing Your Brain's Potential is available for signing after the lecture.
DATE: December 3, 2001
LOCATION: Dept. of Agriculture, Jefferson Auditorium, South Bldg., Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-357-3030
WEB ADDRESS: si.edu
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
EVENT: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS European Division and the Royal Norwegian Embassy hold a lecture and booksigning with author Ketil Bjørnstad, Norwegian author and jazz musician, discussing his literary biography of Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, recently released in an English translation.
DATE: December 3, 2001
LOCATION: Mumford Room, sixth floor of the Madison Building, Washington DC
CONTACT: 202-707-3704
WEB ADDRESS:loc.gov
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
EVENT: SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Associates presents singer and pianist Bobby Short America's most-celebrated cabaret entertainer and has also performed on the stage, on television, and in film.
DATE: December 3, 2001
LOCATION: American History, Carmichael Auditorium, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-357-3030
WEB ADDRESS: si.edu
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