Hearing on Earth Observations Scheduled

June 22, 2010 at 6:48 pm | Posted in Remote Sensing Law Current Events | Leave a comment

by Sara M. Langston with the blog faculty

Source: House Committee on Science and Technology

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

– SCHEDULE NOTICE –

WEEK OF JUNE 28, 2010

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee – Hearing

Setting New Courses for Polar Weather Satellites and Earth Observations

Witnesses:

Hon. Shere Abbott, Associate Director, Energy and Environment Division, Office of Science and Technology Policy

Ms. Mary Glackin, Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere,National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Mr. Christopher Scolese, Associate Administrator,National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Mr. Gil Klinger, Director, Space and Intelligence Office, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Department of Defense

Mr. David Powner, Director, Information Technology Management Issues, Government Accountability Office

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

2318 Rayburn House Office Building (WEBCAST)

Research and Science Education Subcommittee – Hearing

21^st Century Biology

Witnesses:

Dr. Keith Yamamoto, Chair, National Academy of Sciences, Board on Life Sciences and Professor, Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco

Dr. James Collins, Virginia M. Ullman Professor of Natural History and the Environment, Department of Ecology, Evolution, & Environmental Science, Arizona State University

Dr. Reinhard Laubenbacher, Professor, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute and Department of Mathematics, Virginia Tech

Dr. Karl Sanford, Vice President, Technology Development, Genencor

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

2318 Rayburn House Office Building (WEBCAST)

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Full Committee – Markup

• Legislation TBA

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

2318 Rayburn House Office Building (WEBCAST)

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Technology and Innovation Subcommittee – Hearing

Smart Grid Architecture and Standards: Assessing Coordination and Progress

Witnesses:

Dr. George Arnold, National Coordinator for Smart Grid, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Mr. Mason Emnett, Associate Director, Office of Energy Policy and Innovation

Mr. John McDonald, P.E., Director, Technical Strategy and Policy Development, GE Energy

Additional Witnesses TBA

10:00a.m. – 12:00p.m.

2318 Rayburn House Office Building (WEBCAST)