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EVENTS ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2002
TIME: All Day
EVENT: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL'S TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD holds its 81st annual meeting.
AGENDA: Highlight:
8 a.m. - Symposium on Transportation and Sustainability with Damian J. Kulash, Eno Transportation Foundation, presiding
DATE: January 15, 2002
LOCATION: Omni Shoreham, 2500 Calvert Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-334-2138
WEB ADDRESS:nas.edu
TIME: All Day
EVENT: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STATE-OF-THE-SCIENCE CONFERENCE: "Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for Diagnosis and Therapy. ERCP is a procedure used by physicians to diagnose and treat problems in the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, and pancreas.
DATE: January 15, 2002
LOCATION: Natcher Conference Center, Building 45, Bethesda, MD
CONTACT: 301-496-6530
WEB ADDRESS:nih.gov
TIME: 7:30 a.m.
EVENT: SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Resident Associate Program presents founding manager of the Walt Disney Co. business seminar division, Jim Poisant discussing managing people and quality for Disney. His talk focuses on maintaining leadership in customer service. His new book Creating and Sustaining a Superior Customer Service Organization is available for signing.
DATE: January 15, 2002
LOCATION: International Finance Corp., 2121 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-357-3030
WEB ADDRESS: si.edu
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 2001-2002 VRC SEMINAR SERIES presents "Some Biological Approaches to Control HIV and HIV Disease," with Dr. Robert Gallo, Director, HIV University of Maryland Medical School, Baltimore.
DATE: January 14, 2002
LOCATION: Main Floor Conference Center, Building 40, Bethesda, MD
CONTACT: 301-594-8491
WEB ADDRESS:nih.gov
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Resident Associate Program presents Award-winning writer and film director Terry Jones (best known for his role in the Monty Python comedy troupe) disclosing the secrets of ancient Egypt, rooting out confidential information about how the Egyptians really lived, including their religious practices and leisure activities. Joann Fletcher, author and former professor of Egyptology at London University, joins in the discussion.
DATE: January 15, 2002
LOCATION: Natural History, Baird Auditorium, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-357-3030
WEB ADDRESS: si.edu
TIME: 7 p.m.
EVENT: SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION NATIONAL ZOO holds a symposium on Giant Pandas. The presenters discuss some of the national and international policies that may determine the species' future; the National Zoo's contributions to understanding panda reproduction, nutrition, and behavior; and how the National Zoo's contributions may help the wild panda population.
DATE: January 15, 2002
LOCATION: National Zoo, 3000 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-357-3030
WEB ADDRESS: si.edu
