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EVENTS ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2002
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Institute of Medicine, National Cancer Policy Board Committee on Large-scale Science and Cancer Research Agenda, holds a meeting.
AGENDA: Highlights:
8:20 a.m. - Opening Remarks, Approval of Minutes, Reports on work in progress, Warner letter
Joseph Simone and staff
8:45 a.m. - Board Discussion of IOM Strategic Planning
9:15 a.m. - Board and Large-scale Science Committee Bias and Conflict of Interest Discussion in CLOSED SESSION
Large-scale Science (Invited Speakers)
Marvin Kalt (NCI Office of Extramural Programs), Wally Schaffer (NIH Fellowships/grants), Wendy Baldwin (NIH Office of the Director)
11 a.m. - Large-scale Science Discussion and Critique of Draft Report Chapters
Drs.. Bozeman, Prescott, Mendelsohn, Galas
Drs. Kaelin, Bargonetti, Stovall, Curran
1:15 pm Large-scale Science Discussion (Continued)
4 p.m. - NCI Breast Screening Working Group: Report Review
Joseph Simone, Peter Greenwald (NCI), Sharyl Nass
4:30 p.m. - Georgia Cancer Coalition
Joseph Simone
DATE: October 7, 2002
LOCATION: Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Ave., S.W, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-334-2138
WEB ADDRESS:nas.edu
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES National Academy of Engineering holds its annual meeting.
DATE: October 7, 2002
LOCATION: National Academies building, 2100 C St., N.W., Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-334-2138
WEB ADDRESS:nas.edu
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Institute of Medicine Committee on Responding to the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism holds a workshop on the mental health issues that arise as a consequence of terrorism and discuss intervention options.
DATE: October 7, 2002
LOCATION: Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Ave., S.W, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-334-2138
WEB ADDRESS:nas.edu
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH THE NIAID 2002 KINYOUN LECTURE: "Anthrax Toxin: Structure, Activity, and New Inhibitors," with Dr. R. John Collier, Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School.
DATE: October 7, 2002
LOCATION: Lipsett Amphitheater, Building 10, Bethesda, MD
CONTACT: 301-435-8599
WEB ADDRESS:nih.gov
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NEUROSCIENCE SEMINAR SERIES: "Postsynaptic Mechanisms of Plasticity," with Dr. Morgan Sheng, MIT.
DATE: October 7, 2002
LOCATION: Lipsett Amphitheater, Building 10, Bethesda, MD
CONTACT: 301-451-9680
WEB ADDRESS:nih.gov
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION holds an en banc hearing on the financial state of the telecommunications sector and the steps needed to restore its financial health.
AGENDA: Highlights:
Opening Presentations
A Macro Overview of the U.S. Economy
Simon Wilkie, Chief Economist, FCC
Overview of Financial Industry Basics
Rob Gensler, Portfolio Manager, T. Rowe Price
Panel Discussion: Restoring Financial Health to the Telecommunications Sector
Robert Konefal, Managing Director, Corporate Finance Group, Moody's Investors Service
Barry Nalebuff, Professor, Yale University School of Management
Hal Varian, Dean of School of Information Management and Systems, University of California, Berkeley
Kim Wallace, Managing Director and Chief Political Analyst, Lehman Brothers
Lara Warner, Director, Credit Suisse First Boston
Larry White, Professor of Economics at New York University Stern School of Business
DATE: October 7, 2002
LOCATION: FCC headquarters, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-418-2030
WEB ADDRESS: fcc.gov
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION holds a seminar featuring Rabbi Kushner who offers his thoughts on our craving for significance and the need to know that our lives and choices mean something in Reflections on Living a Life that Matters.
DATE: October 7, 2002
LOCATION: Jefferson Auditorium, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 14th & Independence Ave. SW, Wing 5, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-357-3030
WEB ADDRESS: si.edu
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