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Congressional Hearings in 1997

Date, Time &
Location

Hearing

Committee

Witnesses

OLPA
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11/4/97
2:30 p.m.
253 Russell Senate Office Bldg.

Management of the Next Generation Internet (NGI)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Subcommitee on Science, Technology, and Space
(Chairman Frist, R-TN)

N/A

David Stonner
dstonner@nsf.gov

11/5/97
9:30 a.m.
253 Russell Senate Office Bldg.

Examine the Environmental Consequences of Global Warming Scenarios

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science #& Transportation

N/A

Tim Clancy

11/5/97
10:00 a.m.
2226 Rayburn House Office Bldg.

Internet Domain Name Trademark Protection

House Judiciary
Courts & Intellectual Property

N/A

David Stonner
dstonner@nsf.gov

11/5/97
2:00 p.m.
2247 Rayburn House Office Bldg.

Oversight on the Federal Advisory Committee Act

House Government Reform & Oversight
Government Management, Information, & Technology

N/A

Tim Clancy

10/29/97
10:00 a.m.
2318 Rayburn House Office Bldg.

Science, Math, Engineering and Technology Education (SMET) in America

House Science
Chairman Sensenbrenner (R-WI)

Dr. Clifford Gabriel, Acting Associate Director, Science Division, OSTP; Dr. David E. Shaw, Chairman, Panel on Educational Tech., President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Tech.; Dr. Gordon Ambach, Executive Director, Council of Chief State School Officers; Dr. James Rutherford, Chief Education Officer, American Association for the Advancement of Science

Tim Clancy

10/6/97
10:00 a.m.
2154 Rayburn House Office Bldg.

Government Performance Act Review
No Summary available

House Government Reform and Oversight
Government Management, Information and Technology Subcommittee
(Chairman Horn, R-CA)

G. Edward DeSeve, Acting Deputy Driector, Office of Management and Budget; Gene Dodaro, Assistant Comptroller General, Accounting and Information Division, General Accounting Office

N/A

10/7/97
10:00 a.m.
2318 Rayburn House Office Bldg.

Global Climate Change Treaty
Summary

House Science
Energy and Environment Subcommittee
(Chairman Calvert, R-CA)

Dr. Roy W. Spencer, Senior Scientist for Climate Studies, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Global Hydrology and Climate Center, Huntsville, AL; Dr. Aristides A. Patrinos, Associate Director of Energy Research, and Director, Ofice of Biological and Environmental Research, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Wash., DC; Dr. Alan Robock, Maryland State Climatologist, Dept. of Meteorology, Univ., of Maryland, College Park, MD; Dr. Ronald G. Prinn, TEPCO Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Director, Center for Global Change Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

T Clancy

10/8/97
1:00 p.m.
2318 Rayburn House Office Bldg.

The Third International Math & Science Study

House Science
Chairman Sensenbrenner, R-WI

William Schmidt, Chairman, U.S. TIMSS National Research Coordinator, Michigan State University; James Hiebart, Professor, TIMSS Video-tape Study, Dept. of Educational Development, University of Delaware; Roger Bybee, National Academy of Science

Tim Clancy

10/9/97
9:30 a.m.
2318 Rayburn House Office Bldg.

Global Climate Change Treaty
No Summary Available

House Science
Energy and Environment Subcommittee
(Chairman Calvert, R-CA)

N/A

N/A

9/30/97
10:00 a.m.
2318 Rayburn House Office Bldg.

The Domain Name System
Summary

House Science
Subcommittee on Basic Research

Mr. Anthony M. Rutkowski, Director World Internetworking Alliance; Mr. Andy Sernovitz, President, Assoc., for Interactive Media; Mr. Donald M. Heath, President and CEO, Internet Society; Ms. Barbara A. Dooley, Executive Dir., Commercial Internet Exchange

Tim Clancy

9/25/97
10:00 a.m.
2318 Rayburn House Office Bldg.

Internet Domain Names
Summary

House Science
Subcommittee on Basic Research

Dr. Joseph Bordogna, NSF; Dr. Gabe Battista, Network Solutions, Inc.; Dr. Jon Postel, Internet Assigned Numbers Authority; Dr. Brian Kahin, OSTP

Tim Clancy

9/25/97
2:00 a.m.
2318 Rayburn House Office Bldg.

Simplifying Licensing Procedures for Inventions
no summary available

House Science
Subcommittee on Technology

To Be Announced

N/A

9/24/97
10:00 a.m.
2318 Rayburn House Office Bldg.

Science, Math, Engineering, #& Technology Education (SMET) in America

House Science

Dr. Bruce Alberts, President, National Academy of Sciences; Dr. Gerald F. wheeler, Executive Director, National Science Teachers Association; Ms. Gail Burrill, President, Technical Education Research Center; Ms. Barbara Sampson, President, Technical Education Research Center

Tim Clancy

9/18/97
2:00 p.m.
253 Russell Bldg.

International Space Station
no summary available

Senate Commerce, Science & Transporation
Science, Technology & Space Subcommittee Chairman Frist, R-TN

N/A

N/A

9/17/97
2:00 p.m.
2318 Rayburn House Office Bldg.

Mark up of Legislation: HR2429, HR860, HR112; Reauthorize of the Small Business Technology Transfer Program through 2002
no summary available

House Science
Chairman Sensenbrenner, R-WI

N/A

Tim Clancy

9/10/97
10:00 a.m.
2318 Rayburn House Office Bldg.

Next Generation Internet
Summary

House Science
Chairman Sensenbrenner, R-WI

John H. Gibbons, OSTP; David J. Farber, Pres. Adv. Cmte for HPCC, IT&NGI; and other witnesses.

Tim Clancy

9/4/97
10:00 a.m.; 2318 Rayburn House Office Bldg.

Small Business Technology
no summary available

House Science Committee
Technology Subcommittee Chairman Morella, R-MD

Daniel Hill - Assist. Adm. For Techn. SBA; Susan D. Kladiva - Acting Assocciate Dir., Energy Resources & Sci. Issues, GAO and other witnesses

Tim Clancy

7/30/97
10:00 a.m.;

Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)
Summary

House Science Committee

N/A

David Stonner
dstonner@nsf.gov

7/24/97
9:30 a.m.;
253 Russell Senate Office Bldg.

NASA and NSF Program Efficiency
Summary

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation

Joseph Bordogna, Acting Dep. Director, NSF; Phil Sunshine, Dep. Inspector General, NSF; Susan Kladiva, GAO

N/A

7/23/97
1:00 p.m.;
2318 Rayburn House Office Bldg.

The State of Science, Math & Engineering Technology (SMET) Education in the U.S.
Summary

House Science Committee

Neal Lane, Director, NSF; Richard Riley, Secretary of Education

N/A

7/23/97
9:30 a.m.;
430 Russell Senate Office Bldg.

Markup:  NSF Authorization of 1997
no summary available

Senate Cmte. On Labor & Human Resources

N/A

David Stonner
dstonner@nsf.gov

7/22/97
2:00 p.m.;
2318 Rayburn House Office Bldg.

Banning Federal Funding for Human Cloning Research
no summary available

House Science Committee

N/A

TBA


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