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Congressional Hearings in 1999

Date:  November 3, 1999
Time:  2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location:  2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing:  H.R.2797, The Home Page Tax Repeal Act (Markup)(Section 2)
Committee:   House Science Committee Basic Research Subcommittee
OLPA Staff Contact:  David Stonner


Date:  October 26, 1999
Time:  2:00 pm
Location:  2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing:  Education Technology
Committee:   House Science Committee Basic Research Subcommittee
NSF Witness:  Dr. Judith S. Sunley, AD for EHR
OLPA Staff Contact:  Karen Pearce


Date:  October 19, 1999
Time:  2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location:  2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing:  Plant Genome Science: From the Lab to the Field to the Market, Part 3
Committee:  House Science Committee Basic Research Subcommittee
OLPA Staff Contact:  Tim Clancy


Date:  October 5, 1999
Time:  2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location:  2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing:  Plant Genome Science: From the Lab to the Field to the Market, Part 2
Committee:  House Science Committee Basic Research Subcommittee
NSF Witness:  None
Other witnesses:  Dr. Michael Thomashow, Professor, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University; Dr. Rebecca Goldburg, Director, Biotechnology Program, Environmental Defense Fund; Dr. Abigail A. Salyers, Professor, Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois; Dr. Anthony M. Shelton, Professor, Department of Entomology, Cornell University; Dr. R. James Cook, Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University
OLPA Staff Contact:  Tim Clancy


Date:  September 28, 1999
Time:  2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location:  2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing:  The Impact of Basic Research on Technological Innovation & National Prosperity
Testimony
Committee:  House Science Committee Basic Research Subcommittee
NSF Witness:  Dr. Rita Colwell, Director, NSF
Other witnesses:  Dr. Scott Stern, MIT; Dr. Fawwaz Ulaby, VP for Univ. of Michigan; Rep. from High Tech R&D Industry
OLPA Staff Contact:  David Stonner


Date:  September 22, 1999
Time:  2:00pm
Location:  2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing:  Overcoming Barriers to the Utilization of Techology in the Classroom
Committee:  House Science Committee Technology Subcommittee
NSF Witness:  Dr. George Strawn, Executive Officer/CISE
OLPA Staff Contact:  David Stonner


Date:  August 3, 1999
Time:  10:00 am to 12:00 noon
Location:  2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing:  Plant Genome Science: From the Lab to the Field to the Market
Summary
Committee:  House Science Committee Basic Research Subcommittee
NSF Witness:  Dr. Mary Clutter, Assistant Director for Biological Sciences
OLPA Staff Contact:  Karen Pearce


Date:  July, 29, 1999
Time:  10:00am - 12:00 noon
Location:  2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing:  HR 1265, Mathematics & Science Proficiency Partnership Act of 1999
Committee:  House Science Committee Basic Research Subcommittee
NSF Witness:  Dr. Jane B. Kahle, Division Director, ESIE
Other witnesses:  Mr. Gerald L. Borders Director, Public Affairs, Texas Instruments; Mr. Raymond V. (Buzz) Bartlett, Director Corporate Affairs, Lockheed Martin Coperation; Dr. John A. Thorpe, Executive Director, NCTM; Dr. Manuel Berriozabal, Professor of Mathematics and Director, The Prefeshman Engineering Program, The Univ. of TX @ San Antonio
OLPA Staff Contact:  Tim Clancy


Date:  July, 29, 1999
Time:  10:00am
Location:  2237 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing:  Reinvented Taxation and The Taxpayers Defense Act
Committee:  House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
OLPA Staff Contact:  Karen Pearce


Date:  July 22, 1999
Time:  11:00am
Location:  2322 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing:  ICANN/Domain Names
Committee:  House Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
OLPA Staff Contact:  Karen Pearce


Date:  July 15, 1999
Time:  9:30am
Location:  2154 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing:  H.R. 88, Use of FOIA to Access Scientific Data
Committee:  House Government Reform and Oversight / Government Management, Information & Technology Subcommittee
OLPA Staff Contact:  Tim Clancy


Date:  July 14, 1999
Time:  2:00pm
Location:  2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing:  Information Technology
Committee:  House Science Committee Basic Research Subcommittee
NSF Witness:  N/A
Other witnesses:  Dr. Neal Lane, OSTP; Dr. Roberta Katz, TechNet; Dr. Ed Lazowska, Univ. of Washington; Dr. Alan Blatecky, VP for IT at NCMC, Research Triangle Park
OLPA Staff Contact:  David Stonner


Date:  July 1, 1999
Time:  10:00 am
Location:  2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing:  Research & Development Tax Credit (HR 2086)
Committee:  House Science Committee Technology Subcommittee
OLPA Staff Contact:  David Stonner


Date:  June 29, 1999
Time:  2:30pm
Location:  253 Russell Senate Office Building
Hearing:  Public Safety Science and Technology
Summary
Testimony
Committee:  Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Subcommittee on Science, Techology and Space
NSF Witness:  Dr. Eugene Wong, AD for ENG
OLPA Staff Contact:  Karen Pearce


Date:  June 22, 1999
Time:  3:00p.m.to 5:00p.m.
Location:  2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing:  Nanotechnology
Committee:  House Science Committee Basic Research
NSF Witness:  Dr. Eugene Wong, AD for ENG
OLPA Staff Contact:  David Stonner


Date:  June 15, 1999
Time:  3:00pm
Location:  2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing:  Tornadoes
Committee:  House Science
NSF Witness:  N/A
OLPA Staff Contact:  Tim Clancy

Date:  June 10, 1999
Time:  1:30p.m. to 3:30p.m.
Hearing:  Teacher Recruitment, Training, Professional Development & Retention
Summary
Committee:  House Science
NSF Witness:  N/A
OLPA Staff Contact:  Karen Pearce


Date:  June 9, 1999
Time:  3:00p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location:  2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing:  US Antarctic Program
Summary
Testimony
Committee:   House Science Committee Subcommittee on Basic Research
NSF Witness:  Dr. Karl Erb, Director, OPP
OLPA Staff Contact:  Karen Pearce


Date:  May 25, 1999
Time:  2:00 p.m.
Location:  1324 Longworth HOB
Hearing:  HR 1753, 'Methane Hydrate Research & Development Act of 1999'
Testimony
Committee:  House Resources Committee Subcommittee on Energy & Minerals
NSF Witness:  Dr. Bilal U. Haq, GEO/OCE
OLPA Staff Contact:  Karen Pearce

Date:  April 28, 1999
Time:  2:00p.m. to 4:00p.m.
Location:  2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing:  NSF's FY2000 Budget
Committee:  House Science Committee Subcommittee on Basic Research
NSF Witness:  Dr. Rita Colwell, Director, NSF; Dr. Eamon Kelly, Chairman, NSB
OLPA Staff Contact:  Joel Widder

Date:  April 28, 1999
Time:  10:00a.m.
Location:  2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing:  K-12 Math and Science Education
Summary
Testimony
Committee:  House Science
NSF Witness:  Dr. Rita Colwell, Director, NSF
OLPA Staff Contact:  Karen Pearce


Date:  March 24, 1999
Time:  4:00p.m. to 6:00p.m.
Location:  2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing:  Home Page Tax Repeal Act (HR 749)
Testimony
Committee:  House Science Committee Basic Research Subcommittee
NSF Witness:  Lawrence Rudolph, NSF General Counsel
OLPA Staff Contact:  David Stonner


Date:  March 23, 1999
Time:  9:30a.m.
Location:  192 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Hearing:  NSF Budget
Committee:  Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on VA, HUD & Independent Agencies
NSF Witness:  Dr. Rita Colwell, Director, NSF; Dr. Eamon Kelly, Chairman, NSB
OLPA Staff Contact:  Joel Widder


Date:  March 17, 1999
Time:  10:00a.m to 12:00 noon
Location:  2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing:  Why and How You Should Learn Math & Science
Summary
Committee:  House Science Committee Basic Research Subcommittee
NSF Witness:  Dr. Vera Rubin, NSB Member
Other witnesses:  Dr. Rodger Bybec, Ph.D., Executive Director; Dr. Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Ph.D., Associate Executive Director, Center for Sciences, Math & Engineering Education; and others
OLPA Staff Contact:  Karen Pearce


Date:  March 16, 1999
Time:  2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location:  2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing:  Information Technology for the 21st Century
Summary
Committee:   House Science Committee Basic Research Subcommittee
Other Witness:  Dr. Neal Lane, Director; Dr. Ken Kennedy, Co-Chair, President (Tentative), Information Technology Advisory Cmte
OLPA Staff Contact:  Joel Widder


Date:  March 4, 1999
Time:  9:30 am
Location:  H-143 Capitol Building
Hearing:  NSF Budget
Testimony
Committee:   House Appropriations Subcommittee on VA, HUD & Independent Agencies
NSF Witness:  Dr. Rita Colwell, Director, NSF; Dr. Eamon Kelly, Chairman, NSB
OLPA Staff Contact:  Joel Widder


Date:  February 23, 1999
Time:  1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Location:  2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing:  National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP)
Summary
Committee:   House Science Subcommittee on Basic Research
NSF Witness:  Dr. Joseph Bordogna, Acting Deputy Director, NSF
OLPA Staff Contact:  Karen Pearce

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