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EVENTS ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2002
TIME: All Day
EVENT: NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES National Research Council releases a report on Funding Smithsonian Scientific Research which looks at whether research funds directly appropriated to six of the Smithsonian Institution's science centers should be made available to all researchers via a competitive grant process, as proposed by the White House Office of Management and Budget.
AGENDA: THE REPORT IS EMBARGOED AND NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE BEFORE 4 P.M. EST
ON THURSDAY, OCT. 31.
DATE: October 31, 2002
LOCATION: 2100 C Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-334-2138
WEB ADDRESS: nas.edu
TIME: All Day
EVENT: NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Division on Earth and Life Studies A Natural Disasters Roundtable Forum on Alerting America: Effective Risk Communication. The objective of this forum is to provide the opportunity for researchers, decision-makers, practitioners, and other interested parties to exchange views and perspectives on communicating risk information to the public about various kinds of hazards and disasters.
AGENDA: Highlights:
8:30 a.m. - Welcoming and Opening Remarks
William H. Hooke, NDR Chair, American Meteorological Society
Session I - The Risk Communication Challenge
William H. Hooke, NDR Chair, American Meteorological Society
8:45 a.m. - Risk Perception
David Ropeik, Harvard Center for Risk Analysis
9:05 a.m. - A Case Study: Risk Communication and Survival at the World Trade Center
Martha T. Moore (invited) and Dennis Cauchon, USA Today
9:30 a.m. - Lessons From Research
Dennis Mileti, University of Colorado
Kathleen Tierney, University of Delaware
Brenda Phillips, Jacksonville State University
Session 2 - Panel on Local Perspectives
Moderator: Ross B. Corotis, University of Colorado at Boulder
11 a.m. - Deborah Potter, NewsLab
Walter S. Maestri, City of New Orleans
Session 3 - Panel on Warning Systems
Moderator: Peter Ward, Partnership for Public Warning
1 p.m. - Jack Kelly, National Weather Service (NOAA)
Lucy Jones, U.S. Geological Survey
Eric Noji, U.S. Public Health Service
Session 4 - Panel on International Issues
Moderator: Ann-Margaret Esnard, Cornell University
2:45 p.m. - Patrick Gonzalez, U.S. Geological Survey
Michel Davison, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Session 5 - Looking Ahead:
(1) Opportunities for Research
(2) Challenges in Risk Communication
William H. Hooke, NDR Chair, American Meteorological Society
DATE: October 31, 2002
LOCATION: 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-334-2138
WEB ADDRESS: nas.edu
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL ARCHIVES Genealogy Workshop presents Marie V. Melchiori, CGRS, CGL, looking at the War Department Collection of Confederate Records at the National Archives. The workshop will cover basic searches in compiled military service records; discuss correspondence records, amnesty records, and investigative records; and point out things to be aware of when using the microfilmed indexes.
DATE: October 31, 2002
LOCATION: National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC,
CONTACT: 202-501-5000
WEB ADDRESS: nara.gov
TIME: 3 p.m.
EVENT: FOREIGN PRESS CENTER holds a briefing for Foreign Media by Philip Reeker, Deputy Spokesman, Department of State.
DATE: October 31, 2002
LOCATION: Foreign Press Center, National Press Building, Room, 898, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-724-1640
WEB ADDRESS:fpc.gov
