Events of Interest Week of July 13, 2009

The following events may be of interest next week. All meetings are in Washington D.C. unless otherwise noted. More details are available by clicking on the appropriate date on our calendar on the right menu or on the hyperlinks provided below. Meetings that are closed to the public are not listed here. Note that times and dates for congressional hearings, markups and floor action are subject to change. Check with the relevant committee or the websites for the House or Senate for up-to-date information.

Possible Floor Action During the Week

According to Congress Daily (subscription required), the House may take up the FY2010 Intelligence Authorization Bill next week, and the Senate may take up the FY2010 Department of Defense Authorization bill. The Senate has scheduled four days of debate on the latter.

Monday, July 13

Time TBD House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee markup of FY2010 DOD appropriations bill Location TBD in Washington , D.C.

11:00-12:00, 6:00-8:00 pm Open sessions of Survey/Detection Panel of the NRC Committee on Near Earth Object Surveys and Hazard Mitigation Strategies. Sante Fe Hilton, Santa Fe, NM

Tuesday-Wednesday, July 14-15

Meetings of the subcommittees of the NASA Advisory Council See the agendas for further detail

Thursday, July 16

• 8:00-4:30 NASA Advisory Council Holiday Inn Capital, 550 C St., S.W. see agenda

• 1:00 NASA Roundtable on “Apollo: History and Legacy” NASA HQ Auditorium, 300 E Street S.W.

• 2:00 House Science and Technology Subcommittee Hearing “Enhancing the Relevance of Space To Address National Needs” 2318 Rayburn (the committee’s website lists the time as 10:00; Congress Daily lists it as 2:00)