Events of Interest: Week of March 1-5, 2010
The following events may be of interest in the coming week. For more information, check our calendar on the right menu or click the links below. Times, dates and witnesses for congressional hearings are subject to change; check the relevant committee’s website for up-to-date information. All meetings are in Washington, DC and all times are EST unless otherwise noted.
During the Week
- Congress still needs to pass an extension of expiring legislation, including the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act. It and other laws bundled in H.R. 4691 will expire at midnight tonight (Sunday).
Wednesday, March 3
- House Science and Technology Committee hearing on the FY2011 budget request for the Department of Energy (DOE), which includes funding to restart production of plutonium-238 for certain NASA planetary exploration missions. 12:00-2:00, 2318 Rayburn
Wednesday-Friday, March 3-5
- 2010 International Commercial Remote Sensing Symposium, Reagan Building
Thursday, March 4
- Women in Aerospace (WIA) breakfast with NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, 7:30 – 9:00 am, Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill
- SASC Hearing on FY2011 Air Force Budget Request, 9:30 am, 216 Hart
- Senate CJS Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing on FY2011 Department of Commerce Budget Request, 10:00 am, 138 Dirksen
- House CJS Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing on FY2011 Department of Commerce Budget Request, 2:00 pm, 2359 Rayburn
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