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EVENTS ON TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2002

TIME: All Day

EVENT: NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES holds its 139th annual meeting.

AGENDA: Highlights:

10 a.m. -Secretary Of State Colin Powell,

2 p.m. - Symposium- Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism

Lewis M. Branscomb, Professor Emeritus, Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government

Harvard University

John P. Holdren, Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Anthony S. Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health

John H. Marburger III, Science Advisor to the President and Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President

DATE: April 30, 2002

LOCATION: 2100 C Street NW, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-334-2138

WEB ADDRESS:nas.edu

TIME: 8:30 a.m.

EVENT: RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY holds a program featuring Eliza Moussaeva Head, Regional Bureau of "Memorial" (Nazran, Ingushetia) and Bela Tsugaeva fmr Administrator, Nazran Legal Counseling Center (Nazran, Ingushetia) discussing "Terror Against Terror in Chechnya."

LOCATION: 1201 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-457-6949

WEB ADDRESS:rferl.org

TIME: 8:30 a.m.

EVENT: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION AND DRUG INFORMATION ASSOCIATION hold a project management workshop on Effective Agency/Industry Interactions To Expedite Drug Development focusing on facilitating drug development and drug review processes.

DATE: April 30, 2002

LOCATION: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, 1 Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda, MD.

CONTACT: Michael D. Anderson, 301-827-6210

WEB ADDRESS: fda.gov

TIME: 11:45 a.m.

EVENT: FOREIGN PRESS CENTER holds a briefing entitled "U.S.-European Union Summit Scenesetter"

DATE: April 30, 2002

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: SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Resident Associate Program presents James Bamford providing an up-to-date perspective on the secretive and powerful National Security Agency. He also discusses the impact of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on international intelligence collection efforts. Book signing follows.

DATE: April 30, 2002

LOCATION: S. Dillon Ripley Center, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-357-3030

WEB ADDRESS:si.edu

TIME: 1:30 p.m.

EVENT: NATIONL PARK SERVICE Central Superintendent Arnold Goldstein holds a news conference to discuss permanent security improvements for the Washington Monument.

DATE: April 30, 2002

LOCATION: DOI 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-619-7222

WEB ADDRESS: doi.gov

TIME: 2 p.m.

EVENT: NATIONAL AERONAUTIC SPACE ADMINISTRATION holds a briefing on its Space Launch Initiative which is designing the next-generation space transportation system by first developing the technologies needed to ensure a safer, more reliable system that can be operated at a much lower cost.

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.

WHO: The speakers are:

Dennis Smith, NASA Space Launch Initiative Program Manager, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL

Michael Coats, Vice President Reusable Space Transportation Systems, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, Colo.

Kevin Neifert, Director Next Generation Launch Systems,

The Boeing Co., Seal Beach, Calif.

Doug Young, Director Space Systems, Northrop Grumman

Integrated Systems, El Segundo, Calif

Dr. Antonio Elias, Executive Vice President and General

Manager Advanced Programs, Orbital Sciences Corp., Dulles, VA

DATE: April 30, 2002

LOCATION: NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW, Washington, DC,

CONTACT: 202-358-1547

WEB ADDRESS:nasa.gov

TIME: 4 p.m.

EVENT: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 2001-2002 VRC SEMINAR SERIES presents "The Differential Induction of Cross-Presentation by Microbial TLR Ligands: Implications for Vaccine Design," with Dr. Eyal Raz, UCSD.

DATE: April 23, 2002

LOCATION: Main Floor, Conference Center, Building 40, Bethesda, MD

CONTACT: 301-594-8491

TIME: 6:30 p.m.

EVENT: SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Resident Associate Program presents cookbook author Anne Willan discussing her new book Cooking with Wine. Afterwards, Carla Hall, director and executive chef of The Washington Club, prepares and serves a 3-course meal, using recipes from the book.

DATE: April 30, 2002

LOCATION: The Washington Club, 15 Dupont Circle, NW, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-357-3030

TIME: 7 p.m.

EVENT: NATIONAL ARCHIVES presents author Bob Sorley discussing his three books, Thunderbolt: General Creighton Abrams and the Army of His Time, Honorable Warrior: General Harold K. Johnson and the Ethics of Command, and A Better War: The Unexamined Victories and Final Tragedy of America's Last Years in Vietnam, Sorley compares the earlier and later years of American involvement in Vietnam. He will also examine prominent American and Vietnamese participants, concluding with an appreciation of the contributions Vietnamese expatriates have made to American culture

DATE: April 30, 2002

LOCATION: National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC,

CONTACT: 202-501-5000

WEB ADDRESS: nara.gov