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EVENTS ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2002
TIME: All Day
EVENT: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL holds a workshop on research to innovation discussing how to reduce the time it takes for basic research to result in an actual chemical product. Attendees will include scientists from companies such as Dow Chemical and Lucent Technologies, officials from government organizations such as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and scientists from MIT's Media Laboratory and other universities.
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: NAS, 2100 C St., NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-334-2138
WEB ADDRESS:nas.edu
TIME: All Day
EVENT: INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OFFICE OF RESEARCH, ANALYSIS AND STATISTICS holds a meeting on tax administration and compliance. The conference will highlight recent research by IRS staff and consultants on tax administration and compliance. Our goal is to disseminate the results of recent tax research and facilitate dialogue among government officials, tax practitioners, and academic experts on the related issues.
DATE: June 12, 2002
LOCATION: George Washington University, Funger Hall 108, 2201 G Street, NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Eric Toder, 202- 994-6467 or 202-874-0562
WEB ADDRESS: irs.gov
TIME: All Day
EVENT: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE: "Management of Hepatitis C: 2002. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the leading cause of liver disease in the United States and certainly the most common cause of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma; it is also the most common reason for liver transplantation. Almost 4 million people in this country are believed to be infected with this virus.
DATE: June 12, 2002
LOCATION: Natcher Conference Center, Building 45, Bethesda, MD
CONTACT: 301-496-4819
WEB ADDRESS:nih.gov
TIME: 8 a.m.
EVENT: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION PROCESS ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGIES SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE holds a meeting to (1) Identify and define technology and regulatory uncertainties/hurdles, possible solutions, and strategies for the successful implementation of process analytical technologies (PATs) in pharmaceutical development and manufacturing; (2) discuss general principles for regulatory application of PATs including principles of method validation, specifications, and feasibility of the parametric release concept; and (3) discuss necessary general FDA guidance to facilitate the implementation of PATs.
DATE: June 12, 2002
LOCATION: Hilton - Gaithersburg, 620 Perry Pkwy., Gaithersburg, MD.
CONTACT: Kathleen Reedy and Jayne Peterson, 301-827-7001.
WEB ADDRESS: fda.gov
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY holds a program featuring Boris Demidov, General Manager, Transparency International-Russia discussing Fighting Corruption in Russia: The Role of Transparency International.
DATE: June 12, 2002
LOCATION: 1201 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-457-6949
WEB ADDRESS:rferl.gov
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY holds a news conference to release a white paper entitled "Understanding the Role of International Convention on the Human Rights of People with Disabilites."
WHO: The speakers are:
Marca Bristo, National Council on Disability
Wade Henderson, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Holly Burkhalter, Physicians For Human Rights
DATE: June 12, 2002
LOCATION: Wyndham Hotel, 1400 M Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-272-2004
WEB ADDRESS: ned.gov
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: THE PRESIDENT'S NEW FREEDOM COMMISSION ON MENTAL HEALTH holds a meeting to review the surgeon General's Report on mental health.
DATE: June 12, 2002
LOCATION: Ritz Carlton, Pentagon City, Arlington, VA
CONTACT: 301-443-8956
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH CLINICAL CENTER GRAND ROUNDS LECTURE SERIES: CONTEMPORARY CLINICAL MEDICINE: GREAT TEACHERS presents "Mysterious Cases," with Dr. Faith Fitzgerald, Assistant Dean, Office of Medical Education, University of California, Davis.
DATE: June 12, 2002
LOCATION: Lipsett Amphitheater, Building 10, Bethesda, MD
CONTACT: 301- 496-2563
WEB ADDRESS:nih.gov
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NLM 2001-2002 HISTORY OF MEDICINE SEMINAR SERIES presents The Bobby Franks Murder: Leopold-Loeb and American Psychiatry in the 1920s," with Dr. Simon Baatz.
DATE: June 12, 2002
LOCATION: Lister Hill Auditorium, Building 38A, Bethesda, MD
CONTACT: 301-594-0992
WEB ADDRESS:nih.gov
TIME: 2:30 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH DOUBLE LECTURE OF THE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 2001-2002 DIRECTOR'S LECTURE SERIES:
"The Neurobiology of Slow Synaptic Transmission," with Dr. Paul Greengard, Nobel Laureate 2000, Vincent Astor Professor & Head, Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York" Molecular Biology of Memory and Its Disorders: Some Societal Implications," with Dr. Eric R. Kandel, Nobel Laureate 2000, University Professor, Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, & Senior Investigator, HHMI, Columbia University, New York.
DATE: June 12, 2002
LOCATION: Masur Auditorium, Building 10, Bethesda, MD
CONTACT: 301-594-5595
WEB ADDRESS:nih.gov
TIME: 7 p.m.
EVENT: SMITHSONIAN Resident Associate Program presents singer and songwriter Loretta Lynn who has received nine gold albums and was the first female recording artist to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In this interview, she reflects on her life and career. She then performs several favorites from her repertoire and signs copies of her book.
DATE: June 12, 2002
LOCATION: GW University, Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St. NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-357-3030
WEB ADDRESS: si.edu
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
EVENT: SMITHSONIAN Resident Associate Program presents film historian Max Alvarez who compares and contrasts acting styles and examines the work of Sir Laurence Olivier (1907-1989) and Sir John Gielgud (1904-2000) who have been acclaimed as two of Britain's greatest actors.
DATE: June 12, 2002
LOCATION: S. Dillon Ripley Center, Lecture Hall, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-357-3030
WEB ADDRESS: si.edu
