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Congressional Hearings in 2000
Date: October 5, 2000
Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Location: 2318 RHOB
Hearing: Rural Access to Technology:
Connecting the Last American Frontier
Committee: Committee on Science
Subcommittee on Technology
NSF Witness: N/A
Other witnesses: Mr. Guy Christiansen,
Director Regulatory Affairs, Sky Bridge LP; Mr. Garen
Ewbank, Executive Director, The National Interconnect
Cooperative; Mr. William Luke Stewart, Chairman and
Chief Scientist, Media Fusion Corp.; Mr. David Freeman,
Chief Operating Officer, ACE Communication Group
OLPA Staff Contact: Tim Clancy
Date: October 4, 2000
Time: 2:30 to 4:00pm
Location: 2318 RHOB
Hearing: Benchmarking U.S. Science:
What Can It Tell Us?
Summary
Committee: Committee on Science
Subcommittee on Basic Research
NSF Witness: Dr. Eamon Kelly, Chairman,
NSB
Other witnesses: Dr. Marye Anne
Fox, Chancellor, North Carolina State University;
Dr. Robert M. White, Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
OLPA Staff Contact: Karen Pearce
Date: September 26, 2000
Time: 10:00a.m.
Location: 430 Dirksen Senate Office
Building
Hearing: To Examine Biotechnology
& Consumer Confidence of Food
Committee: Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, & Pensions(Full Committee)
NSF Witness: N/A
OLPA Staff Contact: David Vernier
Date: September 22, 2000
Time: 9:30a.m.
Location: 2175 RHOB
Hearing: Using Technology to Learn
and Learning to Use Technology
Committee: Committee on Education
and the Workforce (Full Committee)
NSF Witness: N/A
Other witnesses: Ms. Janet Guge,
Art and French Teacher, Franklin Public Schools; Dr.
James B. Thomas, Dean, School of Information Sciences
and Technology, Penn. State Univ.
OLPA Staff Contact: Sheila Macklin
Date: September 21, 2000
Time: 9:30 am
Location: 2175 RHOB
Hearing: The National and Economic
Importance of Improved Math-Science Education and
H.R. 4272, the National Science Education Enhancement
Act
Hearing Summary
Committee: Committee on Education
and the Workforce (Full Committee)
NSF Witness: N/A
Other witnesses: Dr. Alan Greenspan,
Chairman, Federal Reserve System; Dr. Craig R. Barrett,
President, Intel Corporation; Dr. William Haseltine,
Chief Executive Officer, Human Genome Sciences, Inc.;
Dr. Leon Lederman, Director Emeritus, Fermi National
Accelerator Laboratory
OLPA Staff Contact: Karen Pearce
Date: September 20, 2000
Time: 10:30 am
Location: 2175 RHOB
Hearing: Recruitment and Retention
of Quality Teachers
Committee: Committee on Education
and the Workforce/Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education,
Training, and Life-Long Learning
NSF Witness: N/A
Other witnesses: Mr. Traci Bailey,
1993 National Teacher of the Year and Advisory Board
Member, Association of American Educators; Mr. Dan
Condron, Public Affairs Manager, Agilent Technologies;
Ms. Micheline Bendotti, Staff Director, Teacher Advancement
Program
OLPA Staff Contact: N/A
Date: September 12, 2000
Time: 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Location: 2318 RHOB
Hearing: Beyond Silicon-Based Computing
Hearing Summary
Dr. Bajcsy's
Testimony
Committee: House Science Subcommittee
on Basic Research
NSF Witness: Dr. Ruzena Bajcsy,
AD/CISE; Dr. Robert Eisenstein, AD/MPS)
Other witnesses: N/A
OLPA Staff Contact: David Stonner
Date: July 27, 2000
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: 2318 RHOB
Hearing: State of Ocean & Marine
Science
Committee: House Science Subcommittee
on Basic Research
NSF Witness: N/A
Other witnesses: Admiral James Watkins,
President, Consortium for Oceanographic Research &
Education (Wash., DC); Dr. Robert Knox, Chairman,
The University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System
(La Jolla, CA); Dr. John Delaney, Professor of Oceanography,
University of Washington (Seattle, WA); Dr. Jack Sobel,
Center for Marine Conservation (Washington, DC)
OLPA Staff Contact: Tim Clancy
Date: July 27, 2000
Time: 10:00 am
Location: 2175 RHOB
Hearing: National Science Education
Enhancement Act (HR 4272) (POSTPONED)
Committee: House Education & The
Workforce Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education,
Training & Life-Long Learning
NSF Witness: N/A
Other witnesses: N/A
OLPA Staff Contact: David Stonner
Date: July 26, 2000
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: 2318 RHOB
Hearing: Full Committee Markup of
HR 2413, the Computer Security Enhancement Act, as
amended by the Technology Subcommittee; HR 4901, the
National Science Foundation Authorization Act; HR
4429, the Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act; and
HR 4271, the Science Education Act
Committee: House Science
NSF Witness: N/A
Other witnesses: N/A
OLPA Staff Contact: David Stonner
Date: July 20, 2000
Time: 10:00 am
Location: 2154 RHOB
Hearing: The Government Performance
& Results Act
Committee: House Government Subcommittee
on Government, Management, Information, & Technology
NSF Witness: N/A
Other witnesses: N/A
OLPA Staff Contact: Karen Pearce
Date: July 19, 2000
Time: 2:30 pm
Location: 253 RS
Hearing: NSF Reauthorization (Cancelled)
Committee: Senate Commerce, Science
& Transportation Subcommittee on Science, Technology
& Space
NSF Witness: Dr. Rita Colwell, NSF
Director; Dr. Anita Jones, NSB
Other witnesses: N/A
OLPA Staff Contact: David Stonner
Date: July 19, 2000
Time: 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Location: 2318 RH
Hearing: Encouraging Science, Math,
Engineering & Technology Education in Kindergarten
Through 12th Grade and HR 4273, The National Science
Education Incentive Act
Hearing Summary
Committee: House Science Committee
NSF Witness: Dr. Judith Sunley,
EHR, Assistant Director, (Interim)
Other witnesses: N/A
OLPA Staff Contact: Karen Pearce
Date: July 19, 2000
Time: 10:00 am
Location: 342 DSOB
Hearing: The Operations of Inspector
General, including S.870 To amend the Inspector General
Act
Committee: Senate Governmental
Affairs
NSF Witness: N/A
Other witnesses: N/A
OLPA Staff Contact: David Stonner
Date: July 19, 2000
Time: 9:30 am
Location: 430 DSOB
Hearing: Pending Legislation/Nominations
Committee: Senate, Health, Education,
Labor & Pensions
NSF Witness: N/A
Other witnesses: N/A
OLPA Staff Contact: David Stonner
Date: July 18, 2000
Time: 9:30 am
Location: 253-RSOB
Hearing: Examine the Impact Of Climate
Change on the United State
Committee: Senate Commerce, Science,
& Transportation
NSF Witness: N/A
Other witnesses: N/A
OLPA Staff Contact: N/A
Date: July 12, 2000
Time: 10:00 am
Location: 430 SD
Hearing: NSF Reauthorization
Hearing Summary
Dr. Colwell's testimony
Committee: Senate Health, Education,
Labor, & Pensions
NSF Witness: Dr. Rita Colwell, NSF
Director
Other witnesses: Outside Witnesses-Ed;
Outside Witnesses-Research
OLPA Staff Contact: David Stonner
Date: June 13, 2000
Time: 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Location: 2318 RHOB
Hearing: Reviewing Science, Math,
Engineering & Technology Education in Kindergarten
Through 12th Grade & HR 4271, National Science Education
Act
Hearing Summary
Committee: House Science Committee
NSF Witness: N/A
Other witnesses: N/A
OLPA Staff Contact: Karen Pearce
Date: May 17, 2000
Time: 9:30 am
Location: 253 RSOB
Hearing: Global Warming Issues
Committee: Senate Commerce, Science
& Transporation
NSF Witness: N/A
Other witnesses: N/A
OLPA Staff Contact: N/A
Date: May 17, 2000
Time: 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Location: 2318 RHOB
Hearing: A Plan to Renew Science,
Math, Engineering & Techology Education in Kindergarten
Through 12th Grade & HR 4271, National Science Education
Act
Committee: House Science/Subcommittee
on Basic Research
NSF Witness: Dr. Judith S. Sunley,
EHR Assistant Director (Interim)
Other witnesses: N/A
OLPA Staff Contact: Tyrone Jordan
Date: May 9, 2000
Time: 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Location: 2318 RHOB
Hearing: The Internet, Distance
Learning & the Future of the Research University
Hearing Summary
Committee: House Science/Basic
Research Subcommittee
NSF Witness: N/A
Other witnesses: Dr. Nils Hasselmo,
President, American Asocaton of Universities; Professor
Richard Larson, Director, MIT; Ms. Carol Vallone,
Chief Executive Office & President, WebCT, Inc.; Dr.
James Duderstadt, Director, Millenium Project, Univ.
of Michigan
OLPA Staff Contact: Sheila Macklin
Date: May 4, 2000
Time: 9:30 am
Location: 138 DSOB
Hearing: NSF Appropriations/OSTP
Hearing Summary
Dr. Colwell's
Testimony
Committee: Senate Appropriations/VA,
HUD & Independent Agencies
NSF Witness: Dr. Rita Colwell, Director,
NSF
Other witnesses: N/A
OLPA Staff Contact: David Stonner
Date: April 4, 2000
Time: 9:30 am-12:30 pm
Location: H-143 Capitol
Hearing: FY 2001 Budget
Dr. Colwell's
Testimony
Committee: House Appropriations/VA,
HUD & Independent Agencies
NSF Witness: Dr. Rita Colwell, Director,
NSF
Other witnesses: N/A
OLPA Staff Contact: David Stonner
Date: March 30, 2000
Time: 9:30 am-11:30 am
Location: 366 DSOB
Hearing: USGCRP & the Issue of Climate
Committee: Senate Energy & Natural
Resources
NSF Witness: Dr. Margaret Leinen,
AD, GEO
Other witnesses: N/A
OLPA Staff Contact: David Stonner
Date: March 15, 2000
Time: 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Location: 2318 RHOB
Hearing: NSF Fiscal Year 2001 Budget
Authorization Request, Part III: A View from Outside
NSF
Committee: Committee on Science/Subcommittee
on Basic Research
NSF Witness: N/A
Other witnesses: N/A
OLPA Staff Contact: David Stonner
Date: March 9, 2000
Time: 2:30 pm
Location: TBA
Hearing: NSF's FY 2001 Budget Request
(Postponed)
Committee: Senate Commerce/Science,
Technology & Space Subcommittee
NSF Witness: N/A
Other witnesses: N/A
OLPA Staff Contact: David Stonner
Date: March 8, 2000
Time: 9:30 am
Location: 138 DSOB
Hearing: NSF Appropriations/NASA/OSTP
(Postponed)
Committee: Senate Appropriations/VA,
HUD & Independent Agencies
NSF Witness: N/A
Other witnesses: N/A
OLPA Staff Contact: David Stonner
Date: March 1, 2000
Time: 2:30 pm
Location: 253 RS
Hearing: NGI and Large Scale Networking
Dr. Colwell's Testimony
Committee: Senate Commerce/Science,
Technology & Space Subcommittee
NSF Witness: Dr. Rita Colwell, Director,
NSF
Other witnesses: Dr. Neal Lane,
OSTP; Dr. Donald Lindberg, National Library of Medicine;
Dr. F. L. Fernandez, DARPA; Presidents of the Univ.
of MS & the Univ of Tenn-Chattanooga
OLPA Staff Contact: Tim Clancy
Date: February 29, 2000
Time: 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Location: 2318 RHOB
Hearing: NSF FY 2001 Budget Authorization
Request, Part II Education and Human Resources
Hearing
Summary
Committee: House Science/Basic
Research Subcommittee
NSF Witness: Dr. Judith Sunley,
EHR
Other witnesses: N/A
OLPA Staff Contact: Karen Pearce
Date: February 16, 2000
Time: 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Location: 2318 RHOB
Hearing: FY 2001 Budget Request
Dr. Colwell's Testimony
Committee: House Science/Basic
Research Subcommittee
NSF Witness: Dr. Colwell, NSF Director;
Dr. Eamon Kelly, Chairman, NSB
Other witnesses: N/A
OLPA Staff Contact: David Stonner
Date: February 2, 2000
Time: 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Location: 2175 RHOB
Hearing: Federal Role in K-12 Mathematics
Reform
Hearing Summary
Committee: House Education and
the Workforce/Early Childhood, Youth and Families
& Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long
Learning
NSF Witness: Dr. Judy Sunley, Interim
Assistant Director, EHR
Other witnesses: N/A
OLPA Staff Contact: David Stonner
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