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EVENTS ON MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2003

TIME: All Day

EVENT: NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Committee on Earth hold a meeting.

AGENDA: Highlights:

11:00 a.m. - Comments on the Study

- Ron Birk, NASA HQ

1 p.m. - Roundtable Discussion by Congressional, OMB, and OSTP staffs

- Paul Carliner, Senate VA-HUD-IA, Appropriations

- William Jeffrey, OSTP

- Jean Toal Eisen, Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space

- Brant Sponberg, OMB

2:45 p.m. - Comments of the Study

Robert Winokur, Earthsat

3:30 p.m.- Comments on the Study

- Roger King, NASA HQ

4:15 p.m. - Comments on the Study

- Ed Sheffner, NASA HQ

LOCATION: 500 5th Street NW, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-334-2138

WEB ADDRESS:nas.edu

TIME: 12 noon

EVENT: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH THE 2002-2003 NEUROSCIENCE SEMINAR SERIES presents "Mechanisms of Signaling by Neuronal ApoE Receptors," Dr. Joachim Herz, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center.

DATE: January 27, 2003

LOCATION: Wilson Hall, Building 1, Bethesda, MD

CONTACT: 301- 435-1835

WEB ADDRESS:nih.gov

TIME: 2:30 p.m.

EVENT: CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA holds its first Issues Roundtable of 2003, entitled "Clearing the Air: The Human Rights and Legal Dimensions of China's Environmental Dilemma."

WHO: The speakers are:

Elizabeth Economy, C.V. Star Senior Fellow and Director, Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Richard ("Tad") Ferris, Principal, Beveridge and Diamond, P.C. Mr. Ferris is an attorney specializing in international environment, health and safety (EHS) issues with a focus on China

Brian Rohan, Associate Director, American Bar Association Asia Law Initiative

Jennifer Turner, Senior Project Associate for China, The Woodrow Wilson Center

DATE: January 27, 2003

LOCATION: 2255 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-226-3766

WEB ADDRESS:cecc.gov