Science and Tech Policy Events Next Week

By Science Progress | Friday, May 9th, 2008

U.S. Capitol building A roundup of some of the science and technology policy events happening around Washington D.C. from May 12 to May 16.

Monday

Energy Challenges for the Next President
The Brookings Institution
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Climate Change and Energy Infrastructure in Coastal Areas
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
366 Dirksen Building
10:00 a.m.

Mercury Legislation
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
406 Dirksen Building
10:00 a.m.

Building a Bridge Between Science and Religion
A Lecture by Dr. Stuart Kauffman
National Academy of Sciences
7:00 p.m. (tickets required)

Water Supply Challenges
House Science and Technology Committee
2318 Rayburn House Office Building
10:00 a.m.

Green Buildings and Smart Growth
House Select Energy Independence and Global Warming Committee
Location TBA
2:00 p.m.

Global Food Crisis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
419 Dirksen Building
9:30 a.m.

Health and Safety Concerns over Plastic Additives in Consumer Products
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation; Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety
253 Russell Building
10:00 a.m.

Resilience of Transportation System and National Infrastructure
House Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection
311 Cannon Building
Time TBA

Does Science Make Belief in God Obsolete?
American Enterprise Institute
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (registration required)

Climate & Health Effects of Carbon Dioxide, Black Carbon, & Other Air-borne Particles
American Meteorological Society
Russell Senate Office Building Room 253
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

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