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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 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