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EVENTS ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2002
TIME: All Day
EVENT: NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Institute of Medicine Board on Life Sciences, National Research Council Committee On The Framework For Evaluating The Safety Of Dietary Supplements holds a meeting.
AGENDA: Highlights:
9 a.m. - Welcome and Introductions
Barbara Schneeman, Chair
9:10 a.m. - Council for Responsible Nutrition
Adrianne Bendich, Ph.D., F.A.C.N.
Clinical Director, Calcium Research
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare
9:30 a.m. - American Pharmaceutical Association
Walter Chambliss, Ph.D. (via speakerphone), Associate Director, NCNPR
Professor of Pharmaceutics, University of Mississippi, University, MS
9:50 a.m. - Consumer Healthcare Products Association,
R. William Soller, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Director of Science & Technology
10:20 a.m. - American Dietetic Association
Marcia Greenblum, M.S., R.D., Nutrition and Food Safety Specialist and President- elect, District of Columbia
Metropolitan Area Dietetic Association,
10:40 a.m. - American Herbal Products Association, Anthony Young, Esq.
General Counsel, Silver Spring, MD
11 a.m. - Center for Science in the Public Interest
David Schardt, M.S. , Senior Nutritionist
11:20 a.m. - United States Pharmacopoeia
David Roll, Ph.D., Director, Dietary Supplements, Rockville, MD
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: National Academy of Sciences Building, 2100 C St. NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-334-2138
WEB ADDRESS:nas.edu
TIME: All Day
EVENT: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS presents will open an exhibition of photographs of childhood titled, "When They Were Young: A Photographic Retrospective of Childhood." The exhibition will feature compelling images of children, spanning the history of photography from daguerreotype to documentary. "When They Were Young" will examine the experience of childhood across time, different cultures, and diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: Library's Thomas Jefferson Building, First and Independence Ave., S.E., Washington, D.C.,
CONTACT: 202- 707-4604
WEB ADDRESS:loc.gov
TIME: All Day
EVENT: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY presents The Solar Decathlon Solar Village.
AGENDA: Highlight:
All Day - Visitors can tour village exhibits and learn about energy efficiency and solar energy from the Solar Decathlon teams.
9 a.m. - Opening Ceremonies begin at 10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, David Garman acts as Master of Ceremonies and Secretary Abraham is the keynote speaker.
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: National Mall, between 4th and 7th Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-586-5806
WEB ADDRESS: doe.gov
TIME: All Day
EVENT: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING, holds State Of The Sciencecongress themed "Advancing Nursing Practice Excellence: State of the Science.
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: J.W. Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 301-496-0209
WEB ADDRESS: niams.nih.gov
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY holds a program featuring Jayhun Mollazade
President, United States-Azerbaijan Council discussing Azerbaijan and the South Caucasus
A Decade after Independence
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: 1201 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-457-6949
WEB ADDRESS:rferl.gov
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY director John Walters holds a news conference to discuss the Drug Free Coalition Award Grants.
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-395-6618
WEB ADDRESS: whitehousefrugpolicy.gov
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: NATIONAL ARCHIVES presents David Johnson discussing his biography of Douglas Southall Freeman, one of the greatest historians of the Civil War. Johnson researched more than 244 boxes of Freeman's papers and interviewed surviving relatives, bringing to life the many achievements and diverse talents of Douglas Freeman
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC,
CONTACT: 202-501-5000
WEB ADDRESS: nara.gov
TIME: 3 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES LECTURE SERIES: "Coping with 9/11: Reactions to a National Trauma," with Drs. Roxane Cohen Silver, University of California, Irvine, and David Vlahov, New York Academy of Medicine.
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: Wilson Hall, Building 1, Bethesda, MD
CONTACT: 301- 496-7859
WEB ADDRESS: niams.nih.gov
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
EVENT: SMITHSONIAN National Zoo presents Dr. Francisco Dallmeier, director of the National Zoo's Monitoring and Assessment of Biodiversity Program, describing the international team of researchers documenting and preserving this amazing diversity for posterity. Through international cooperation between governments, industry, and research entities such as zoos, the program in Gabon strives to conserve Earth's crown jewels of biodiversity and their potential for future generations.
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: 3000 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-357-3030
WEB ADDRESS: si.edu