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Science and Technology Policy Events Next Week
A roundup of some of the science and technology policy events happening around Washington D.C. from Apr. 7 to Apr. 11.
Monday
House Science and Technology Committee
Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
Field Hearing on “Remote Sensing Data: Applications and Benefits.”
Colorado Springs, Colorado (hearing available via webcast)
10:00 a.m.
Wednesday
Senate Appropriations Committee
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
“Proposed Budget Estimates for FY2009 for the Energy Department.”
192 Dirksen Senate Office Building
9:30 a.m.
Senate Appropriations Committee
Cyber Warfare Programs
S-407 U.S. Capitol
10:30 a.m.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
“2010 Census, Progress on the Development of the Field Data Collection Automation (FDCA) Program and the Decennial Response Integration System (DRIS).”
2154 Rayburn House Office Building
2:00 p.m.
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation
“Coal Gasification Technologies and the Need for Large Scale Projects.”
253 Russell Senate Office Building
2:30 p.m.
Thursday
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
“Climate Change: A Challenge for Public Health.”
430 Dirksen Senate Office Building
10:00 a.m.
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality
“Strengths and Weaknesses of Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Using Existing Clean Air Act Authorities.”
2123 Rayburn House Office Building
10:00 a.m.
Natural Security: A New Perspective on International Security
AAAS Center for Science, Technology and Security Policy
4:00 p.m.
Friday
Germ Warfare, Contagious Disease, and the Constitution
Stanford Constitutional Law Center and the Constitution Project
Room 50, Dirksen Senate Office Building
1:30 p.m. (registration required)
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