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EVENTS ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2003
TIME: All Day
EVENT: NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 86th meeting of the Polar Research Board.
AGENDA: Highlights:
7:30 a.m. - Board Members: Shuttle bus to 500 Fifth Street. Meet in hotel lobby
8:30 a.m. - Polar Icebreakers: Status And Needs
Introduction · Status Report· Comments, Chair of the Arctic Icebreaker Coordinating Committee · Other Comments· Discussion Admiral GarrettNeil MeisterLisa Clough
10 a.m. - Prb Projects: Ongoing & New Activities
North Pacific Research Board, Sheldon Drobot, Robie Macdonald, Dave Karl
Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwin Research Plan (NEW), Chris Elfring
DATE: May 21, 2003
LOCATION: 500 5th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-334-2138
WEB ADDRESS: nas.edu
TIME: 8 a.m.
EVENT: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION TEAM BIOLOGICS PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS PUBLIC MEETING to solicit views and comments in an effort to measure the effectiveness of the Team Biologics Program as it relates to the inspections of manufacturers of vaccines, allergenics, fractionated plasma products, licensed in vitro diagnostics, and therapeutic products. The goal of the public meeting is to give stakeholders the opportunity to provide input on how they think the agency should measure the effectiveness of the Team Biologics Program. We will use the information obtained to identify criteria to prospectively evaluate the Team Biologics Program.
DATE: May 21, 2003
Conference Room D, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD
CONTACT: Melanie Whelan, 301-827-3841
WEB ADDRESS: fda.gov
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION MANUFACTURING SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE holds a meeting to discuss the mission of the subcommittee; and direction of the Pharmaceutical Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMPs) for the 21st Century: A Risk-Based Approach.
DATE: May 21, 2003
LOCATION: Marriott Washingtonian Center, Ballrooms A, B, C, and D, 9751 Washingtonian Blvd., Gaithersburg, MD
CONTACT: Kathleen Reedy, 301-827-7001.
WEB ADDRESS: fda.gov
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: SMITHSONIAN National Air and Space Museum presents Curator's Choice Lecture featuring Bob Van der Linden, Aeronautics Division, discussing Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis.
DATE: May 21, 2003
LOCATION: Meet at the Museum Seal, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-357-3030
WEB ADDRESS: si.edu
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS "Homegrown 2003" concert features traditional Hawaiian hula music with Halau O Kekuhi,
DATE: May 21, 2003
LOCATION: Neptune Plaza in front of the Jefferson Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202- 707-5510
WEB ADDRESS: loc.gov
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH CLINICAL CENTER GRAND ROUNDS LECTURE SERIES Presents:
"Treatment of Refractory Cancer Pain with Intrathecal Drugs: Implications to Sustained Pain Control, Relief of Drug Side Effects and Possibly Improved Survival," with Dr. Thomas Smith, Professor of Medicine and Health Administration and Chair of Hematology/Oncology and Palliative Care, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
"Molecular Neurosurgery for Treating Severe, Refractory Pain," with Dr. Andrew Mannes, Staff Clinician, Pain and Palliative Care Service, CC and Department of Anesthesia and Surgical Services, NIDCR
DATE: May 21, 2003
LOCATION: Lipsett Amphitheater, Building 10, Bethesda, MD, Bethesda, MD
CONTACT: 301- 594-5595
WEB ADDRESS: nih.gov
TIME: 1:15 pm.
EVENT: DECPARTMENT OF COMMERCE holds 2002 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest honor for performance excellence and quality achievement, to three
U.S. organizations, including the first-ever winner in the health care
category.
AGENDA: The 2002 Baldrige Award winners are: Motorola Commercial, Government
and Industrial Solutions Sector (Schaumburg, Ill., manufacturing), Branch-Smith
Printing Division (Ft. Worth, Texas, small business), and SSM Health Care
(St. Louis, Mo., health care).
DATE: May 21, 2003
LOCATION: Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, 5000 Seminary Road, Alexandria, Va.
CONTACT: Trevor Francis, 202-482-4883
WEB ADDRESS: doc.gov
TIME: 3 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON DIRECTOR'S LECTURE SERIES presents
"From Long-Term Gradients to Local Cell Shape Changes: How the Drosophila Embryo Controls Its Morphogenesis,"with Dr. Eric F. Wieschaus, Squibb Professor of Molecular Biology, Nobel Laureate, 1995, Investigator, HHMI, Princeton University.
DATE: May 21, 2003
LOCATION: Masur Auditorium, Building 10, Bethesda, MD
CONTACT: 301- 594-5595
WEB ADDRESS: nih.gov
TIME: 6:45 p.m.
EVENT: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Treasure Talk presets Sara Duke, assistant curator in the Prints and Photographs Division, as she discusses Daniel Jenks and his 1859 westward journey in the "American Treasures" exhibition.
DATE: May 21, 2003
LOCATION: Jefferson Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-707-5394
WEB ADDRESS: loc.gov
TIME: 7 p.m.
EVENT: SMITHSONIAN Resident Associate Program presents Charles MacLean, one of the world's leading independent experts on Scotch, presenting a look into the styles of whisky traditionally made in Scotland's Highlands and Lowlands. He also outlines the proper tasting procedure -- what to look for, where flavor comes from, and how to describe aromas and flavors. Samples of Scottish savories demonstrate how well Scotch malt whisky pairs with food.
DATE: May 21, 2003
LOCATION: Smithsonian Castle, Commons Dining Room, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-357-3030
WEB ADDRESS: si.edu
