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EVENTS ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2003
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION presents a panel of experts, the directors of the six NSF engineering divisions, will introduce themselves and provide an overview of key activities and emerging trends.
WHO: The speakers are:
Esin Gulari, Acting Assistant Director for Engineering
Bruce Hamilton, Division of Bioengineering and Environmental Systems
Thomas Chapman, Division of Chemical and Transport Systems
Galip Ulsoy, Division of Civil and Mechanical Systems
Warren DeVries, Division of Design, Manufacture, and Industrial Innovation
Vasundara Varadan, Division of Electrical and Communications Systems
Bruce Kramer, Division of Engineering Education and Centers
DATE: February 12, 2003
LOCATION: National Science Foundation, Room 580, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Va.
CONTACT: 703) 292-8070
WEB ADDRESS: nsf.gov
TIME: 11:45 a.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE holds a 194th Abraham Lincoln Birthday Observance
DATE: February 12, 2003
LOCATION: National Mall, Lincoln memorial, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-619-7400
WEB ADDRESS: nps.gov
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Curator's Choice Lecture featuring Dik Daso of the Aeronautics Division discusssing General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Celebrates Black History Month.
DATE: February 12, 2003
LOCATION: National Air and Space Museum, 7th and Independence Ave, SW Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-357-3030
WEB ADDRESS: si.gov
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: NATIONAL ARCHIVES presents a symposium on Through the Perilous Night: The American Presidency and the Coming of War."
AGENDA: Highlights:
12:10 p.m. - "Launching War: Presidential Powers and Limits," moderated by Allen Weinstein
2 p.m. - Waging War, I: 1900--1945," moderated by Allen Weinstein
3:15 p.m. - "Waging War, II: 1945 to the Present," moderated by Allen Weinstein
5:30 p.m. - Wars' Endings and Aftermaths: World War II to the Present," moderated by Allen Weinstein
DATE: February 12, 2003
LOCATION: U.S. Navy Memorial Theater, 701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC,
CONTACT: 202-501-5000
WEB ADDRESS: nara.gov
TIME: 1 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION Assistant Secretary Nancy Victory hosts roundtable discussion of "Voice Over Internet Protocol" technology in context of convergence of Internet and telephone communications. Two panels of experts will examine current state of marketplace and regulatory policy implications.
DATE: February 12, 2003
LOCATION: Room 4830, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Clyde Ensslin, 202-482-7002
WEB ADDRESS: ntia.gov
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NLM HISTORY OF MEDICINEE SEMINAR SERIES presents "Writing Medicine: George M. Gould and Medical Communication in Progressive America," with Dr. Jennifer J. Connor.
DATE: February 12, 2003
LOCATION: Conference Room B, Building 38A, Bethesda, MD
CONTACT: 301- 594-5595
WEB ADDRESS: nih.gov
TIME: 3 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON DIRECTOR'S LECTURE SERIES presents
"Pathogenesis Studies of Polyglutamine-Induced Neurodegenerative Diseases," with Dr. Huda Y. Zoghbi, Professor, Departments of Pediatrics, Molecular & Human Genetics & Neurology, & Division of Neuroscience, Investigator, HHMI, Baylor College of Medicine.
DATE: February 12, 2003
LOCATION: Masur Auditorium, Building 10, Bethesda, MD
CONTACT: 301- 594-5595
WEB ADDRESS: nih.gov
TIME: 8 p.m.
EVENT: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS presents The Juilliard String Quartet, with Gilbert Kalish, piano, performs music by Beethoven and Ralph Shapey.
DATE: February 12, 2003
LOCATION: 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-707-5502
WEB ADDRESS: loc.gov
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