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EVENTS ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2001
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH SYMPOSIUM ON ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES ON HEALTH DISPARITIES.
AGENDA: Highlighted topics and speakers include:
"Economic Implications of the Gap in Health and Longevity Between Blacks and Whites"
Drs. Robert Topel and Kevin Murphy, University of Chicago
"Impact of Health Disparities on Labor Market Outcomes,"
Dr. John Bound, University of Michigan, "Racial and Ethnic Differences in Public and Private Medical Care Expenditures for the Medicare Population"
Dr. Jose Escarce, RAND
"Effects of Health Disparities on Educational Attainment,"
Dr. David Meltzer, University of Chicago.
DATE: December 10, 2001
LOCATION: Natcher Conference Center, Building 45, Bethesda, MD
CONTACT: 301-594-6446
WEB ADDRESS:nih.gov
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS American Folklife Center presents ethnomusicologist Todd Harvey discussing his new book, The Formative Dylan: Transmission and Stylistic Influences, 1961-1963, which examines the musical roots of 70 songs from Bob Dylan's early career.
DATE: December 10, 2001
LOCATION: West Dining Room, sixth floor of the Madison Building, Washington DC
CONTACT: 202-707-5502
WEB ADDRESS:loc.gov
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 2001-2002 NEUROSCIENCE LECTURE SERIES: "Calcium Channels and Local and Long Distance Signaling on Both Sides of the Synapse," with Dr. Richard W. Tsien, Stanford University.
DATE: December 10, 2001
LOCATION: Lipsett Amphitheater, Building 10, Bethesda, MD
CONTACT: 301-435-1896
WEB ADDRESS:nih.gov
TIME: 2:30 p.m.
EVENT: COMMERCE SECRETARY DON EVANS holds a signing ceremony for the Boeing Company and Vietnam Airlines.
WHO: The speakers are:
Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyan Tan Dung
Vietnamese Ambassador to the U.S. Tam Chien
CEO Boeing, Alan Mulally
DATE: December 10, 2001
LOCATION: 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-482-4883
