Hill Events

2007 Hill Events and Hearings

July 11, 2007 "U.S. Weather and Environmental Satellites: Ready for the 21st Century?"

June 28, 2007 "NASA's Earth Science and Applications Programs: FY08 Budget Request & Issues"

May 3, 2007 "Reorienting the USGCRP toward a User-Driven Research Endeavor"

March 13, 2007 "Science & Technology Leadership in a 21st Century Global Economy."

March 7, 2007 "Climate Change: Are Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Human Activities Contributing to a Warming of the Planet?"

February 7, 2007 "Climate Change Research and Science Integrity."

February 8, 2007 “The State of Climate Change Science 2007: The Findings of the Fourth Assessment Report, by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Working Group I Report."

January 30, 2007 "Political Influence on Government Climate Change Scientists."

January 30, 2007 "Senators' Perspectives on Global Warming."

CNSF Congressional Visits Day September 18-19, 2007

Science • Engineering • Technology Congressional Visits Day May 1-2, 2007

Coalition for National Science Funding Exhibit/Reception June 26, 2007

2007 Hill Briefings

• "Climate Impacts and Adaptation in the US: Lessons from Agriculture and Water Resources"
  Rosina Bierbaum, Professor and Dean of the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and the Environment
  William Easterling, Professor of Geography and Dean of the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
  Peter Gleick, President of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security in Oakland, California
  WEBCAST of briefing

• "A National Hurricane Research Initiative: Meeting Society's Needs"
  Max Mayfield, WPLG-TV Hurricane Specialist, and former Director of the National Hurricane Center
  Shuyi Chen, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
  Judith Curry, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology
  Craig Fugate, Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management
  Greg Holland, National Center for Atmospheric Research
  WEBCAST of briefing
  

2006 Hill Briefings

• “Boosting Private Sector Competitiveness Through Federally Funded Weather & Environment R&D”
  Frank Nutter, Reinsurance Association of America
  Maria Pirone, AER, Inc.
  Walt Dabberdt, Vaisala Group
  Phil Ardanuy, Raytheon Information Solutions
  WEBCAST of briefing

2005 Hill Briefings

• U.S. Water Resources on the Regional Scale: Prediction, Change and Tools for Mitigation -- Roy Rasmussen, David Yates, John Wilson
• Hurricane Prediction, Oil Rigs, and Insurance: Katrina, Rita, and Beyond -- Greg Holland, George Forristall, Andreew Castaldi (click here for the webcast of the briefing, which was held Oct. 11.)
• Understanding Changes in Earth’s Temperature and Climate: The Science Behind the Hockey Stick Graphs and Model Simulations - Ray Bradley, Tom Crowley, Caspar Ammann (1 hour: 29 minute webcast) - click here for the Briefing invitation (briefing date was April 6, 2005)

2004 Hill Briefings

• The World at Your Fingertips: A Demonstration of the Nation's New Bridge Between Science, Math, and Education (PDF)
• The Use of Groundbreaking Forecast Models, Lidars and Other Tools toTrack Airborne Toxins for Homeland Security and Antiterrorism Efforts (PDF)

2003 Hill Briefings

• What's with the Weather? And What's with the Climate? Weather and Climate Models, and Regional Impacts in the 21st Century (PDF)
• Perfecting Weather and Climate Forecasts: The Grand Challenge (PDF)