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EVENTS ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2002
TIME: All Day
EVENT: COMMERCE DEPARTMENT'S NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY holds The Biometric Consortium Conference. Biometrics are automated ways of identifying someone based on a physiological or behavioral characteristic. Biometric systems range from automatic fingerprint matching devices to facial recognition technologies.
AGENDA: Highlights:
12 noon - Technology Policy and Biometrics Round Table
Bruce Mehlman, Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, US Department of Commerce, Technology Administration
DATE: February 15, 2002
LOCATION: Hyatt Regency-Crystal City 2799 Jefferson Davis Avenue, Arlington, VA
CONTACT: Philip Bulman, 301-975-5661
WEB ADDRESS: nist.gov
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION Best Practices For Reducing Transfusion Errors workshop to discuss practices and techniques that may decrease transfusion errors, including systems and technology that can be applied to reducing transfusion errors.
DATE: February 15, 2002
LOCATION: Natcher Conference Center, National Institutes of Health, Bldg. 45, 45 Center Dr., 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD.
CONTACT: Joseph Wilczek, 301-827-6129.
WEB ADDRESS:fda.gov
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL AERONAUTIC SPACE ADMINISTRATION presents a preview briefing of the fourth Space Shuttle mission devoted to upgrade and enhancement of the 12-year-old Hubble Space Telescope.
9 a.m. -- Mission Overview, JSC
Phil Engelauf, STS-109 Mission Director
Bryan Austin, STS-109 Lead Flight Director
10:30 a.m.- HST Project Overview, Headquarters
Anne Kinney, Director, Astronomy and Physics Division, NASA
Headquarters
Preston Burch, HST Program Manager, NASA Goddard Space Flight
Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, Md.
12 noon - Video File, Headquarters
12:30 p.m. - HST Science Overview, Headquarters
Ed Weiler, Associate Administrator, Office of Space Science,
Headquarters
Dave Leckrone, HST Project Scientist, GSFC
Holland Ford, Principal Investigator, Advanced Camera for
Surveys
Ed Cheng, Lead Scientist, NICMOS Cooling System
1:30 p.m. - STS-109 Extravehicular Activity
Overview, JSC
Dana Weigel, STS-109 Lead EVA Officer, JSC
3 p.m. - STS-109 Crew News Conference, JSC
Scott Altman, Commander
Duane Carey, Pilot
John Grunsfeld, Mission Specialist 1, Payload Commander
Nancy Currie, Mission Specialist 2
Rick Linnehan, Mission Specialist 3
Jim Newman, Mission Specialist 4
Mike Massimino, Mission Specialist 5
AGENDA: The program will be broadcast live on NASA Television, with two-way question-and-answer capability for reporters covering the event from participating NASA centers.
DATE: February 15, 2002
LOCATION: NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW, Washington, DC,
CONTACT: 202-358-1547
WEB ADDRESS:nasa.gov
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION OTC Drug Feedback Meeting to discuss Inclusion of Phenylephrine Bitartrate as an active ingredient in Cold, Cough, Allergy, Bronchodilator, Antiasthmatic Drug Products For Over-the-Counter Human Use; Final Monograph for OTC Nasal Decongestant Drug Products.
DATE: February 15, 2002
LOCATION: Conference Room S-300, 9201 Corporate Boulevard, Rockville, Maryland
CONTACT: Babette Merritt, 301-827-2241
WEB ADDRESS:fda.gov
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: NATIONAL ARCHIVES Friday Film presents Marcus Garvey: Look For Me In The Whirlwind, 2001. Marcus Garvey is one of the most controversial figures in American history. Both a powerful orator and a pompous autocrat, Garvey inspired the loyalty of millions of African Americans while infuriating many black leaders.
DATE: February 15, 2002
LOCATION: National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC,
CONTACT: 202-501-5000
WEB ADDRESS: nara.gov
TIME: 7 p.m.
EVENT: SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Anacostia Museum & Center for African American History & Culture presents Philip J. Merrill, specialist in African-American memorabilia and guest appraiser for PBS' Antiques Roadshow discussing items from his archives, and the historical importance of collecting.
DATE: February 15, 2002
LOCATION: Hirshhorn, Ring Auditorium, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-357-3030
WEB ADDRESS: si.edu