Events of Interest: Week of April 12-16, 2010
The following events may be of interest in the coming week. For more information, see our calendar on the right menu or click on the links below. Times, dates, and witnesses for congressional hearings are subject to change; check with the relevant committee for up to date information.
The BIG event, of course, is President Obama’s space conference at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), FL on Thursday. The few details that have been made public so far are that the President will make a major space policy address and meet privately with some Members of Congress, and there will be four panel sessions on various topics. SpacePolicyOnline.com will post further information as it becomes available. According to NASA Administrator Bolden, the event will be broadcast on NASA TV. Florida Today reports that the President will arrive at KSC at 1:45 pm, speak at 3:00 pm, and depart at 3:45 pm.
Monday-Thursday, April 12-15
- 26th National Space Symposium, Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, CO
Monday, April 12
- NASA Advisory Council (NAC) Astrophysics subcommittee, by telephone and WebEx, 2:00-5:00 pm EDT. Any interested person may call the USA toll free conference call number 800-779-1627, passcode APS.
Tuesday, April 13
- NAC Space Operations Committee, Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, 3:00-5:00 pm CDT.
Wednesday, April 14
- House Appropriations Commerce-Justice-Science subcommittee hearing with outside witnesses and Members of Congress, 9:00 am EDT, H-309 Capitol
Thursday, April 15
- President Obama’s Space Conference, Kennedy Space Center (KSC), FL. Florida Today reports that the President will arrive at KSC at 1:45 pm. speak at 3:00 pm, and depart at 3:45 pm.
Thursday-Friday, April 15-16
- NAC Information Technology Infrastructure Committee, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. – April 15: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm EDT; April 16, 11:00 am -5:0 pm EDT
- NAC Planetary Defense Task Force, Boston Marriott Cambridge Hotel, Cambridge, MA – April 15: 11:30 am – 5:30 pm EDT; April 16: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm EDT
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