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EVENTS ON MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2003
TIME: All Day
EVENT: NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES The Academy and the Center for Strategic and International Studies present a historical overview of progress since the Watson/Crick discovery, projections of future research and innovation, and views by national leaders on societal impact entitled The New Biology: Celebrating the Past; Imagining the Future,
AGENDA: Highlights:
Bruce Alberts, President, National Academy of Sciences
David M. Abshire, President, Center for the Study of the Presidency and,
Co-Founder, Center for Strategic and International Studies Chair
Paul Berg, Cahill Professor Emeritus in Biochemistry, Stanford University Medical Center
Research Frontiers
Thomas R. Cech, President, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Medical Applications
Michael S. Brown, Paul J. Thomas Professor of Medicine and Genetics Department of Medical Genetics
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Implications for Biotechnology
Phillip A. Sharp, Institute Professor and Director, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Implications for Legal Institutions
Rebecca S. Eisenberg, Robert and Barbara Luciano Professor of Law, The University of Michigan Law SchoolImplications for Governance
John E. Porter, Former Member of Congress and Partner, Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.
DATE: April 28, 2003
LOCATION: 2100 C Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-334-2138
WEB ADDRESS: nas.edu
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL MAMMOGRAPHY QUALITY ASSURANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE holds a meeting to discuss information on the reauthorization of the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) and will discuss the potential impact of reauthorization on the current regulations particularly as it relates to personnel competency.
DATE: April 28, 2003
LOCATION: Holiday Inn, Walker/Whetstone Rooms, Two Montgomery Village Ave., Gaithersburg, MD.
CONTACT: Charles Finder, 301-594-3332
WEB ADDRESS: fda.gov
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: ADMINISTRATION ON AGING holds a news conference to discuss Evaluation: AOA Alzheimer's Program
DATE: April 28, 2003
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Kay Loughrey, 202-357-0142
WEB ADDRESS: aoa.dhhs.gov
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION holds SBE Distinguished Lecture Series on An Economic Perspective of Terrorism featuring Todd Sandler, Robert And Kay Dockson Chair Of International Relations And Economics, University of Southern California
LOCATION: NSF, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, V.A.
CONTACT: 703-292-8070
WEB ADDRESS: nsf.gov
TIME: 2:30 p.m.
EVENT: THE CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA will hold a roundtable
discussion on "Codes of Conduct: U.S. Corporate Compliance Programs and Working Conditions in Chinese Factories."
WHO: The speakers are:
Doug Cahn, Vice President, Human Rights Programs, Reebok International Ltd.
Mil Niepold, director of Policy, Verité, Inc.
Auret van Heerden, director of Monitoring, Fair Labor Association
Ruth Rosenbaum, Executive Director, Center for Reflection, Education and Action
DATE: April 28, 2003
LOCATION: Room 2255, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Chris Billing, tel. 202-226-3821
WEB ADDRESS: cecc.gov
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: SMITHSONIAN Resident Associate Program presents Viscount and Viscountess Stormont taking guests on a virtual visit to their home, Scone Palace, and discussing the formal and informal aspects of living in a palace today as well as touching on the history of Scone. For example, it was in Scone that Macbeth met his tragic fate with a golden circlet and the last coronation in Scotland took place at Scone Palace (Charles II in 1651). The evening concludes with an informal reception of Scottish-style foods and wine.
DATE: April 28, 2003
LOCATION: Hirshhorn Museum, Ring Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-357-3030
WEB ADDRESS: si.edu
