Events of Interest: Week of March 8-12, 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. Closed meetings and hearings are listed for informational purposes only.

Monday-Tuesday, March 8-9

• NRC Space Studies Board and Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Keck Center, 500 5^th Street, NW, Washington, DC
  • The two boards will meet jointly on March 8, some sessions are closed
  • The two boards will meet separately on March 9, some sessions are closed
  • SSB meeting continues on March 10, but is closed to the public

Monday-Thursday, March 8-11, Los Angeles, CA

• 8^th Responsive Space Conference

Tuesday-Thursday, March 9-11, Greenbelt, MD

• American Astronautical Society 48^th Goddard Memorial Symposium (March 9 is an evening reception; sessions are March 10-11)

Tuesday, March 9

• It’s closed to the public, but according to Congress Daily’s Daybook the House Appropriations Committee’s Select Intelligence Oversight Panel will hold a hearing on the National Reconnaissance Office budget, 5:00 pm, H405 Capitol. NRO Director Bruce Carlson is the witness. It is not listed on the committee’s website as of March 7.
• Also closed, but listed on the House Intelligence Committee’s website, is a hearing on the Military Intelligence Program and Service Elements FY2011 Budget Request, 10:00 am, HVC-304 Capitol. Witnesses are listed on the committee’s website.

Wednesday, March 10

• House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee Air Force Posture Hearing, 1:30 pm, H140 Capitol
• House Science and Technology Committee Hearing on R&D Budget Proposals at EPA and NOAA, 2:00 pm, 2318 Rayburn House Office Building
• Senate Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee Hearing on Military Space Programs, 2:30 pm, 232 A Russell Senate Office Building

Thursday, March 11

• This is closed, too but the House Intelligence Committee will hold a hearing on the National Intelligence Program and Military Intelligence Program FY2011 budget request, 9:30 am, HVC-304 Capitol. Director of Intelligence Dennis Blair and Defense Undersecretary for Intelligence James Clapper are the witnesses.
• House Armed Services Defense Acquisition Reform Panel hearing on Managing the Defense Acquisition System and the Defense Acquisition Workforce, 3:00 pm, 2261 Rayburn House Office Building. This hearing is listed in Congress Daily’s Daybook, but is not on the committee’s website as of March 7.

Friday, March 12

• National Space Club Goddard Memorial Dinner