UPDATE: Events of Interest: Week of March 7-11, 2011
UPDATE: This is updated to reflect that the Senate Commerce hearing on March 9 has indeed been postponed to March 15, so no longer is listed.
The following events may 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.
Monday-Friday, March 7-11
- Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, TX
- On Monday at 6:30 pm EST (5:30 pm CST), the National Research Council’s Decadal Survey on Planetary Science will be released. The event will be livestreamed.
- Wednesday’s sessions include “NASA Night” at 6:30 pm EST (5:30 pm PST) where NASA representatives will interact with the planetary science community. That event also will be livestreamed.
Tuesday, March 8
- Federal Communications Commission advisory committee for the 2012 World Radio Conference (WRC-12), FCC headquarters, 445 12th Street, NW, Washington, DC, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
- Secure World Foundation, India’s Military Space Efforts and Regional Security Considerations, 1779 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC, 3:30 – 5:00 pm EST
Wednesday-Thursday, March 9-10
- National Research Council (NRC) Orbital Debris Workshop, Mason Inn and Conference Center, 4352 Mason Pond Drive, Fairfax, VA
Wednesday-Friday, March 9-11
- Materials Panel of the NRC Committee on NASA Technology Roadmaps, NRC Keck Center, 500 Fifth St., NW, Washington DC. Some sessions of this meeting are closed.
Thursday, March 10
- Senate Commerce Committee Nominations Hearing for Phillip Coyle and Kathryn Sullivan, 10:00 am EST, 253 Russell Senate Office Building
- House SS&T Committee Hearing on NOAA and EPA R&D budgets, 2318 Rayburn House Office Building, 10:00 am EST
- CSIS, NASA and Accelerating American Innovation, 1800 K St., NW, Washington, DC, 3:00 – 4:30 pm EST
Friday, March 11
- Marshall Institute, Day Without Space: The Role of Space in American Prosperity, 2325 Rayburn House Office Building, 9:00 – 10:30 am EST
- House SS&T hearing on NSF and NIST FY2012 budget requests, 2318 Rayburn House Office Building, 10:00 am EST
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