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EVENTS ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2001
TIME: All Day
EVENT: NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES holds a meeting to Review the National Marine Fisheries Service: Use of Science and Data in Management and Litigation.
AGENDA: Highlights:
9 a.m. - Congressional Perspectives and Motivation for Study
Luke Nachbar, Appropriations Committee
Margaret Spring, Committee of Commerce, Science, and Transportation
10:30 a.m. - An Independent Assessment of the Resource Requirements for NMFS
Ray Kammer
11:15 a.m. - Review of Findings and Recommendations from Previous NRC Fisheries Science and Management Studies
Improving the Management of U.S. Marine Fisheries, Terry Quinn (invited)
An Assessment of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, Terry Quinn (invited)
Improving Fish Stock Assessments, Cynthia Jones
1:30 p.m. - Review of Findings and Recommendations from Previous NRC Fisheries Science and Management Studies (continued)
Review of Northeast Fishery Stock Assessments Ed Urban
Sustaining Marine Fisheries, Ed Houde
Marine Protected Areas, Ed Houde
Sharing the Fish, Alison Rieser
Improving the Collection, Management and Use of Fisheries Data, Pat Sullivan
Recruiting Fishery Scientists
DATE: November 12, 2001
LOCATION: Georgetown Suites, 1000 29th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-334-2138
WEB ADDRESS: nas.edu
TIME: 3:30 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL AERONAUTIC SPACE ADMINISTRATION is providing coverage of the third and final spacewalk for the Expedition.
AGENDA: The program will be broadcast live on NASA Television, with two-way question-and-answer capability for reporters covering the event from participating NASA centers.
WHO: Three crew aboard the International Space Station are:
Commander Frank Culbertson and Pilot Vladimir Dezhurov will exit the Pirs Docking Compartment around 4 p.m. EST for a spacewalk expected to last up to six hours.
Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin will operate the Canadarm2 robotic arm from
inside the station and act as spacewalk choreographer.
DATE: November 12, 2001
LOCATION: NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW, Washington, DC,
CONTACT: 202-358-1547
WEB ADDRESS:nasa.gov
TIME: 7 p.m.
EVENT: SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Associates presents Vernon Jordan, discussing and signing copies of "Vernon Can Read! A Memoir."
DATE: November 12, 2001
LOCATION: Hirshhorn Museum, Ring Auditorium, 7th St. & Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-357-3030
WEB ADDRESS: si.edu
