UPDATE: Events of Interest: Week of October 10-14, 2011

UPDATE: The Marshall Institute et al event on Wednesday has been added and the dates for the University of Nebraska meetings clarified (Wed-Thurs, not Thurs-Fri).

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.

The House and Senate are in session this week, except for Monday, which is a federal holiday — Happy Columbus Day!

Wednesday, October 12

• Marshall Institute et al seminar on Contributions of Sensors to an Effective Missile Defense, 2212 Rayburn House Office Building, 8:30 – 10:00 am EDT
• House Small Business Committee hearing on LightSquared, 2360 Rayburn House Office Building, 1:00 pm EDT
• NASA news conference on NPP mission, NASA Headquarters auditorium, 1:00 pm EDT (watch on NASA TV)
• House SS&T subcommittee hearing on ISS: Lessons Learned from the Soyuz Rocket Failure and Return to Flight, 2318 Rayburn House Office Building, 2:00 pm EDT

Wednesday-Thursday, October 12-13

• University of Nebraska annual Space and Cyberlaw Symposium, Willard Hotel, Washington, DC
  • Oct. 12, Space Law, 3:00-5:00 pm
  • Oct. 13, Cyber Law, 3:00-5:00 pm

Thursday, October 13

• NASA Advisory Council (NAC) Planetary Sciences subcommittee meeting, telephone and WebEx, 2:00-4:00 pm EDT

Thursday-Friday, October 13-14

• Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee (AAAC), National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm EDT each day
• FAA Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC), National Housing Center, 1201 15th St., NW, Washington, DC
  • Oct. 13, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm EDT
  • Oct. 14, 8:30 am- 4:30 pm EDT
• Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, SAFTAS Conference and Innovation Center, 1550 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA — most of the meeting is closed, but it is open on October 13 from 8:45 – 9:45 am and 1:15-2:15 pm.