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Wednesday October 18, 2023

The House Stands Adjourned Until October 18, 2023 at 11:00 AM EDT
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until October 18, 2023 at 10:30 AM EDT

Secretary Antony J. Blinken is on travel to Israel, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt from October 11-18, 2023.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken follows President Biden’s schedule in Israel.
Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Elizabeth Allen is on travel to Fiji, Vanuatu, Australia, and Chile from October 11-19, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien is on travel to Ukraine, Germany, France, and Belgium from October 14-19, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes is on travel to Switzerland, Türkiye, and Croatia from October 8-18, 2023.

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Daily Weather Map
National Centers for Environvmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/dailywxmap/

National Forecast Charts
National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/national_forecast/natfcst.php?Day=1

The National Hurricane Center (NHC)
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

grrrgraphics - Free Speech Volcano
https://grrrgraphics.com/free-speech-volcano/

Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Creature
https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12506

Michael Ramirez - In Bad Company
https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-in-bad-company-10

RealityBites by Broc Smith - Marxist
https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/10/17/marxist/

Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon
https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/cartoon-10-18-2023/

Stephan Pastis @stephanpastis - Achievement
https://twitter.com/stephanpastis/status/1714270362588840265

Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - X Community Notes
https://twitter.com/stone_toss/status/1714280102991745183

Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - Gaza 4
https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/2023-10-18

Jumble Daily
https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/jumble-daily-mon-sat-4613390

Morsle
https://morsle.fun/

Today in History - October 18
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/october-18

Urban October 2023
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
https://iclei.org/events/urban-october/
https://urbanoctober.unhabitat.org/

2023 Library of Congress Literacy Awards Honorees
Library of Congress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXdDwIyauyQ

October 16, 2023 - October 20, 2023
Schedule of U.S. Secretary of Education Monday, October 16 - Friday, October 20, 2023
Department of Education
https://www.ed.gov/news/events/calendars/secschedule.html

October 16, 2023 - October 17, 2023
PODD: Partnerships in Drug Delivery 2023
PODD® : Partnerships in Drug Delivery
https://theconferenceforum.org/conferences/partners-in-drug-delivery/overview/

October 18, 2023 - October 19, 2023
The Richard Nixon Foundation's Grand Strategy Summit 
Richard Nixon Foundation
https://www.nixonfoundation.org/event/grand-strategy-summit-2023/

October 18, 2023 - October 19, 2023
The Project on Belonging, Easterseals - Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) Convene
Aspen Institute
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/belonging-idea-convene/

October 18, 2023 - October 19, 2023
Korea-LAC Innovation & Trade Forum
Inter-American Development Bank
https://events.iadb.org/calendar/event/26972?lang=en

October 18, 2023 - October 19, 2023
Sub-Regional Policy Dialogue on Science, Technology and Innovation
Inter-American Development Bank
https://events.iadb.org/calendar/event/27170?lang=en

October 18, 2023 - October 20, 2023
People's Liberation Army (PLA): An Executive Education Course for Analysts and Practitioners (October 2023)
National Bureau of Asian Research
https://www.nbr.org/event/the-peoples-liberation-army-pla-an-executive-education-course-for-analysts-and-practitioners-october-2023/

October 18, 2023 - October 20, 2023
Cheminformatics Resources of U.S. Governmental Organizations
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
https://www.fda.gov/science-research/cheminformatics-resources-us-governmental-organizations-10182023

October 18, 2023 - October 21, 2023
Annual International Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT) Conference
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
https://dcdt.org/events/annual-international-division-career-development-and-transition-dcdt-conference

October 18, 2023 - October 21, 2023
DCDT International Conference
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
https://dcdt.org/events/dcdt-international-conference
https://web.cvent.com/event/54f25bae-adff-4827-ad78-5c6c002cd7bd/

October 18, 2023 - October 21, 2023
2023 October High School Conference at the Reagan Ranch
Young America's Foundation
https://yaf.org/events/2023-october-high-school-conference-at-the-reagan-ranch/

October 18, 2023 - October 27, 2023
Age Boom Academy - Journalism Fellowship on Housing and Aging
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
https://events.columbia.edu/cal
https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/eventView.do?b=de&calPath=%2Fpublic%2Fcals%2FMainCal&guid=CAL-00bbdb71-894e4d1c-0189-52480b9b-000079caevents@columbia.edu&recurrenceId=
http://ageboom.columbia.edu/

October 18, 2023
International Pronouns Day
https://pronouns.org/day

October 18, 2023
Global Ethics Day 2023 "Ethics Empowered."
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
https://www.carnegiecouncil.org/events
https://www.carnegiecouncil.org/initiatives-issues/global-ethics-day

October 18, 2023
Module 4: Strengthening Health Systems in Situations of Protracted Forced Displacement
World Bank Group, International Organization Affiliated With the United Nations (UN)
https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2023/10/18/strengthening-health-systems-in-situations-of-protracted-forced-displacement-module-4

October 18, 2023
3:00 AM EDT
WFF - From Policy to Action: Youth Shaping Global Agrifood Systems
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1a2z4mkjq

4:00 AM EDT
2,013th Meeting, 86th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Consideration of Albania
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k1tgzct06i

4,051st Meeting, 139th Session, Human Rights Committee (CCPR) Consideration of the United States of America (USA) (cont'd)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1e/k1e80otbb4

4:30 AM EDT
WFF - Bridging Generations: Empowering Young Scientists for Agrifood Innovation
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1p/k1pi9syoxg

4:40 AM EDT
President Biden Arrival Remarks in Israel
"Based on what I've seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team, not you," President Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon his arrival to Israel, referring to a deadly strike on a hospital in Gaza that killed at least 500 civilians during the Israel-Hamas war. The prime minister also spoke ahead of a meeting between the leaders.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531203-1/president-biden-arrival-remarks-israel

5:00 AM EDT
WFF: Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum - Joint session with UNGIYF
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1zd8b0itx

5:00 AM EDT
Effective Banking Resolution in the European Union
Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)
https://www.omfif.org/meetings/effective-banking-resolution-in-the-european-union/

5:30 AM EDT
Stress Management Seminar: Cardiac Coherence / Séminaire Sur La Gestion Du Stress : La Cohérence Cardiaque
CERN
https://webcast.web.cern.ch/?feed_type=Upcoming
https://webcast.web.cern.ch/event/i1308970

6:00 AM EDT
WFF: International Year of Millets 2023 Master Chef Challenge
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k11/k118bj2awt

6:30 AM EST
Prime Minister's Question Time
House of Commons
https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/e7ee79b8-8aca-4efa-ae35-8678b1013a0c
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TBD
Prime Minister's Questions: Question Time
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fields questions from members of the House of Commons on a range of domestic and international issues.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531148-1/question-time

7:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Viewers commented on the House Speaker vote and President Biden’s visit to Israel.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531188-2/open-phones&playEvent

7:30 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Max Cohen Discusses the House Speaker Battle
Punchbowl News' Max Cohen discusses the latest on the House Speaker battle.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531188-3/max-cohen-discusses-house-speaker-battle&playEvent

7:30 AM EDT
President Biden Delivers Remarks - President Biden delivers remarks on the October 7 terrorist attacks and the resilience of the State of Israel and its people.
Tel Aviv, Israel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tsCptaSebM
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TBD
President Biden Holds News Conference in Israel
President Biden speaks with reporters following his meetings in Israel with Prime Minister Netanyahu and members of the Israeli War Cabinet.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531206-1/president-biden-holds-news-conference-israel

8:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531188-4/open-phones&playEvent

8:00 AM EDT
WFF: Startup Innovation Awards Finals, Powered by Extreme Tech Challenge
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1hkj1cb2i

8:00 AM EDT
WFF: FAO Science and Innovation Forum 2023 – High-Level Opening
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1ypiia7g2

8:00 AM EDT
Dark Matter and Celestial Objects: New Phenomenological Opportunities
CERN
https://webcast.web.cern.ch/?feed_type=Upcoming
https://webcast.web.cern.ch/event/i1325203

8:15 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Rep. Keith Self (R-TX) Discusses House Speaker Election & Israel-Hamas Conflict
Rep. Keith Self (R-TX), a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, discusses the House Speaker election and the Israel-Hamas conflict.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531188-5/rep-keith-r-tx-discusses-house-speaker-election-israel-hamas-conflict&playEvent

8:30 AM EDT
2023 Economic Indicator Release: New Residential Construction (Building Permits, Housing Starts, and Housing Completions) September 2023
US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc

8:30 AM EDT
Ethical & Regulatory Aspects of Clinical Research Session 5: Equity/Subject Selection/Recruitment and Retention
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43809
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52387

8:35 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) Discusses House Speaker Election & Israel-Hamas Conflict
Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) discusses the Speaker election and the Israel-Hamas conflict.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531188-6/rep-sylvia-garcia-d-tx-discusses-house-speaker-election-israel-hamas-conflict&playEvent

8:55 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) Discusses House Speaker Election & Israel-Hamas Conflict
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) discusses the House speaker election, the Israel-Hamas war, and the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531188-7/rep-mark-pocan-d-wi-discusses-house-speaker-election-israel-hamas-conflict&playEvent

9:00 AM EDT
2,014th Meeting, 86th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Consideration of Albania (Cont'd)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k15/k15nore34k

9:00 AM EDT
4,052nd Meeting, 139th Session, Human Rights Committee (CCPR) Consideration of Trinidad and Togabo
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k14/k14xx7h2oj

9:00 AM EDT
WFF: Coalition on Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1l/k1lwnjug21

9:00 AM EDT
The WTO Moratorium on Ecommerce Customs Duties Could Expire: Why It Matters
Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)
https://www.piie.com/events/wto-moratorium-ecommerce-customs-duties-could-expire-why-it-matters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISdLLUd0WNg

9:00 AM EDT
The National Unity Government's Revenue Denial Strategy
Henry L. Stimson Center
https://www.stimson.org/event/the-national-unity-governments-revenue-denial-strategy/

9:00 AM EDT
BRI in Crisis? The Future of the Belt and Road Initiative
Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service
https://www.georgetown.edu/event/bri-in-crisis-the-future-of-the-belt-and-road-initiative/

9:00 AM EDT
Homeschool Event: Codes and Communications
National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia
https://www.usmcmuseum.com/calendar.html

9:00 AM EDT
Marketing Me: A Job Search Approach for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/10182023/marketing-me-job-search-approach-military-spouses-and-caregivers

9:00 AM EDT
The Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP) Quarterly Meeting
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/sachrp-committee/meetings/october-18-19-2023/index.html
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52639

9:00 AM EDT
Transition Ready (Transition Resources) Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53090/

9:00 AM EDT
Daily U.S. Agricultural Weather Highlights - Released No Later Than 9:00 a.m. ET Every Day
National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture
https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/TODAYSWX.pdf

9:10 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) Discusses House Speaker Election & Israel-Hamas Conflict
Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), a member of the Armed Services and Homeland Security Committees, discusses the House Speaker election and the Israel-Hamas conflict.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531188-8/rep-carlos-gimenez-r-fl-discusses-house-speaker-election-israel-hamas-conflict&playEvent

9:30 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT) Discusses House Speaker Election & Israel-Hamas Conflict
Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT), a Freedom Caucus member, discusses the House Speaker election and the Israel-Hamas conflict.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531188-9/rep-matt-rosendale-r-mt-discusses-house-speaker-election-israel-hamas-conflict&playEvent

9:30 AM EDT
Advisory Committee on Research on Women's Health - October 2023
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://orwh.od.nih.gov/about/newsroom/events/59th-meeting-of-advisory-committee-on-research-on-womens-health
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52518

9:45 AM EDT
Security Council Media Stakeout
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1qck6l4tr

10:00 AM EDT
General Assembly: 19th Plenary Meeting, 78th Session
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1hyf3zqxa

10:00 AM EDT
Third Committee, 26th Plenary Meeting - General Assembly, 78th Session
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k10/k10t7xkilc

10:00 AM EDT
The Situation in the Middle East, Including the Palestinian Question - Security Council, 9,442nd Meeting
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1fa8c48ya

10:00 AM EDT
First Committee, 15th Plenary Meeting - General Assembly, 78th Session, Disarmament and International Security Committee
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1z3z648ej

10:00 AM EDT
Identities, Intersectionality, and Interpersonal Exchange: Exploring Individual and Collective Power for Transformation, (Faculty/Staff Session)
University of Michigan School of Public Health
https://sph.umich.edu/events/event.php?ID=10273

10:00 AM EDT
CBRNE Supply Chain Resilience and Challenges: CBRN Fall Quarterly Forum
National Defense Industrial Association
https://www.ndia.org/events/2023/10/18/430a-cbrn-fall-quarterly-forum

10:00 AM EDT
2023 Department of Defense Strategy for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction
Brookings Institution
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-10-18/
https://www.brookings.edu/events/2023-department-of-defense-strategy-for-countering-weapons-of-mass-destruction/

10:00 AM EDT
The Hamas-Israel War: Analysis from Wilson Experts and Alums
Woodrow Wilson Center
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/hamas-israel-war-analysis-wilson-experts-and-alums

10:00 AM EDT
Assessing Ukraine's Political and Energy Resilience Before Winter
Woodrow Wilson Center
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/assessing-ukraines-political-and-energy-resilience-winter

10:00 AM EDT
Combating Food Insecurity and Malnutrition: A National Security Imperative
Atlantic Council
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/combating-food-insecurity-and-malnutrition/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlGR4zpH268

10:00 AM EDT
The Future of the Wagner Group in Africa
Foreign Policy Research Institute
https://www.fpri.org/event/2023/the-future-of-the-wagner-group-in-africa/

10:00 AM EDT
Conducting Art History Research at the Library of Congress
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-410715/conducting-art-history-research-at-the-library-of-congress/2023-10-18/

10:00 AM EDT
NIH Transcription Interest Group Webinars
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43969

10:00 AM EDT
Accessibility in Science Workshop
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44158

10:00 AM EDT
Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins meets with Howard University College of Arts and Sciences honors program students
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-october-18-2023/

10:00 AM EDT
Committee Roundtable on Making Putin Pay: The Case for Transferring Russian Sovereign Assets to Ukraine
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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WITNESSES:
Philip Zelikow
Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and White Burkett Miller Professor of History at the University of Virginia
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Rebecca Heinrichs
Senior Fellow and Director of the Keystone Defense Initiative at the Hudson Institute
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https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/committee-roundtable-on-making-putin-pay-the-case-for-transferring-russian-sovereign-assets-to-ukraine/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-jMJMQ8LBU

10:00 AM EDT
An Examination of the Iranian Regime's Threats to Homeland Security
House Homeland Security Committee
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WITNESSES:
The Honorable Nathan A. Sales
Former Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism
Department of State
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Ms. Masih Alinejad
Author and Activist
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Mr. Robert Greenway
Director of the Center for National Defense
The Heritage Foundation 
^
Mr. Thomas S. Warrick
Senior Fellow and Director, Future of DHS Project at the Atlantic Council 
Former Department of Homeland Security Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism Policy
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116472
https://homeland.house.gov/2023/10/12/media-advisory-chairman-mark-green-announces-full-committee-hearing-to-address-the-iranian-regimes-persistent-and-dangerous-threats-to-homeland-security/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d671G-ccUOQ
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Hearing on Iranian Threats to Homeland Security
Activists and former State Department employees testify before the House Homeland Security Committee on the threat Iran poses to homeland security.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531191-1/hearing-iranian-threats-homeland-security

10:00 AM EDT
Balancing Knowledge and Governance: Foundations for Effective Risk Management of Artificial Intelligence
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
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WITNESSES:
Ms. Elham Tabassi, Associate Director for Emerging Technologies, Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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Mr. Michael Kratsios, Managing Director, Scale AI, 4th Chief Technology Officer of the United States
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Dr. Emily M. Bender, Professor of Linguistics, University of Washington
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Mr. Caleb Watney, Co-CEO, Institute for Progress
^
https://republicans-science.house.gov/_cache/files/6/2/62beb7bf-0a1e-45d1-be3f-9735bb992b5d/78C980B22030E727E358E0DECFBE2545.2023-10-18-balancing-knowledge-and-governance-foundations-for-effective-risk-management-of-artificial-intelligence-hearing-charter.pdf
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116477
https://science.house.gov/2023/10/joint-oversight-investigations-and-research-technology-subcommittee-hearing-balancing-knowledge-and-governance-foundations-for-effective-risk-management-of-artificial-intelligence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7iu_a32XOI

10:00 AM EDT
Safeguarding Data and Innovation: Setting the Foundation for the Use of Artificial Intelligence
House Energy and Commerce Committee
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WITNESSES:
Victoria Espinel, President and CEO, BSA, The Software Alliance
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Raffi Krikorian, Chief Technology Officer, Emerson Collective
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Amba Kak, Executive Director, AI Now Institute
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Clark Gregg, Actor and Screenwriter, SAG-AFTRA
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Jon Leibowitz, Former Chair and Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116481
https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/IDC_Hearing_Memo_on_AI_101823_1_76e2b78b7b.pdf
https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/safeguarding-data-and-innovation-setting-the-foundation-for-the-use-of-artificial-intelligence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ0AG03Qqy8

10:00 AM EDT
Strengthening Biosafety and Biosecurity Standards: Protecting Against Future Pandemics
House Oversight and Accountability Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Gerald W. Parker, Jr., DVM, PhD
Associate Dean for Global One Health
College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M University
^
Additional witnesses to be announced. 
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https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116474/documents/HHRG-118-VC00-20231018-SD002.pdf
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116474
https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/strengthening-biosafety-and-biosecurity-standards-protecting-against-future-pandemics/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN_2fijii8M

10:00 AM EDT
Oversight of Federal Agencies' Post-Pandemic Telework Policies: Part II
House Oversight and Accountability Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Oren "Hank" McKnelly
Executive Counselor
Social Security Administration
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Jeremy Pelter
Acting Chief Financial Officer / Assistant Secretary for Administration
Department of Commerce
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Bob Leavitt
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Human Resources and Chief Human Capital Officer
Department of Health and Human Services
^
Colleen Allen
Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Management
U.S. Agency for International Development
^
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116479/documents/HHRG-118-GO24-20231018-SD002.pdf
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116479
https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/oversight-of-federal-agencies-post-pandemic-telework-policies-part-ii/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv6fNd7skRo

10:00 AM EDT
Running on Empty: The Highway Trust Fund
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
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WITNESSES:
Mr. Kris Strickler, Director, Oregon Department of Transportation
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Dr. Chad Shirley, Ph.D., Principal Analyst, Microeconomics Studies Division, Congressional Budget Office
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Mr. Jeff Davis, Senior Fellow, Eno Center for Transportation
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Ms. Reema Griffith, Executive Director, Washington State Transportation Commission
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116425
https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=406894
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa4HGoN9tZE

10:00 AM EDT
Examining the Implications of Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency for Clean Water Act Protections of Wetlands and Streams
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Mažeika Patricio Sulliván, Ph.D.
Director, Professor
Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science, Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson University
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Kourtney Revels
Water Justice Organizer
Bayou City Waterkeeper
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Susan Bodine
Partner
Earth & Water Law
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334980
https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/10/examining-the-implications-of-sackett-v-environmental-protection-agency-for-clean-water-act-protections-of-wetlands-and-streams

10:00 AM EDT
Military to Civilian Transition: Ensuring Success After Service
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
^
WITNESSES:
PANEL ONE
The Honorable Ashish S. Vazirani, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense
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The Honorable Joshua Jacobs, Under Secretary for Benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs
Accompanied by:
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John W. Boerstler, Chief Veterans Experience Officer
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The Honorable James Rodriguez, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training, Department of Labor
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John Sawyer, Director of Education, Workforce, and Income Security, Government Accountability Office
^
PANEL TWO
Ryan Gallucci, Executive Director, Veterans of Foreign Wars
^
Kathy Roth-Douquet, Chief Executive Officer, Blue Star Families
^
Kevin O'Neil, Employment and Education Policy Associate, The American Legion
^
Arthur DeGroat, EdD, Executive Director, Office of Military and Veterans Affairs, Kansas State University
^
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-10-18/
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334983
https://www.veterans.senate.gov/2023/10/military-to-civilian-transition-ensuring-success-after-service

10:00 AM EDT
Medicare Advantage Annual Enrollment: Cracking Down on Deceptive Practices and Improving Senior Experiences
Senate Finance Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Christina Reeg
Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program Director
Ohio Department of Insurance
Columbus, OH
^
Cobi Blumenfeld-Gantz
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Chapter
New York, NY
^
Krista Hoglund, ASA, MAAA
Chief Executive Officer
Security Health Plan
Marshfield, WI
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334984
https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/medicare-advantage-annual-enrollment-cracking-down-on-deceptive-practices-and-improving-senior-experiences

10:00 AM EDT
Improving Care, Lowering Costs: Achieving Health Care Efficiency
Senate Budget Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Dr. Matthew Fiedler
Senior Fellow
The Brookings Institution
^
Dr. Leemore Dafny
Professor
Harvard Business School And Harvard Kennedy School
^
Dr. G. Alan Kurose
Chair, Rhode Island Foundation, And Former President, Coastal Medical
^
Mr. Theo Merkel
Director Of Private Health Reform Initiative, Senior Research Fellow At The Paragon Health Institute, And Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute
^
Dr. Chapin White
Director Of Health Analysis
Congressional Budget Office
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334989
https://www.budget.senate.gov/hearings/improving-care-lowering-costs-achieving-health-care-efficiency

10:00 AM EDT
Nomination of Monica Bertagnolli to be Director of the National Institutes of Health
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
^
NOMINEES:
Monica Bertagnolli
Bethesda, MD
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334982
https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/nomination-of-monica-bertagnolli-to-be-director-of-the-national-institutes-of-health
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NIH Director Nominee Testifies at Confirmation Hearing
Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, nominee to be director of the National Institutes of Health, testifies at confirmation hearing before Senate Health Committee.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531192-1/nih-director-nominee-testifies-confirmation-hearing

10:00 AM EDT
Executive Session: Nominations
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
^
NOMINEES:
Michael Whitaker to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
^
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter to be a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
^
Melissa Holyoak to be a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
^
Andrew Ferguson to be a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
^
Anthony Rosario Coscia to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors
^
Christopher Koos to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors
^
Joel Matthew Szabat to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors
^
Douglas Dziak to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission 
^
Coast Guard Promotions (PN978)
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334987
https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2023/10/executive-session-nominations

10:15 AM EDT
Examining the Biden Administration's Unprecedented Obstruction of the BOEM Offshore Leasing Program
House Natural Resources Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Mr. Jerry Moses, Director of State and Federal Relations, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy, Juneau, AK
^
Mr. Shane Seibel, Executive Director, Southern Ute Growth Fund, Ignacio, CO
^
Mr. Tommy Faucheux, President, Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, Baton Rouge, LA
^
Ms. Megan Biven Founder, True Transition, Vienna, Austria [Minority witness]
^
Ms. Liz Klein, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Washington, DC
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116435
https://naturalresources.house.gov/uploadedfiles/hearing_memo_--_sub_on_emr_ov_hrg_boem_10.18.23.pdf
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=414951
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdZJtnDAh9A

10:15 AM EDT
Protecting Workers and Small Businesses from Biden's Attack on Worker Free Choice and Economic Growth
House Education and the Workforce Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116467
https://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409651
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYQUMBAMa6c

10:30 AM EDT
The Arab Oil Embargo 50 Years Later: Lessons Learned and Missed Opportunities
Hudson Institute
https://www.hudson.org/events/arab-oil-embargo-50-years-later-lessons-learned-missed-opportunities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoBux_cjdoE

10:30 AM EDT
WFF - Future Forward: Advancing Climate Solutions Through Science, Technology and Innovation
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k1xeye2quz

10:30 AM EDT
WFF - Unleashing Private-Sector Power: New Pathways to Sustainable Innovation
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1v/k1vz6o4xmw

10:30 AM EDT
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III  hosts an enhanced honor cordon and meeting welcoming UK Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps to the Pentagon at 10:30 a.m. EDT on the steps of the River Entrance. 
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-10-18/

10:30 AM EDT
U.S. Senate: Senate Session
The Senate may consider a bipartisan resolution in support of Israel following the Hamas attacks.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531193-1/senate-session

10:30 AM EDT
Legislative Hearing
House Natural Resources Committee
^
H.R. 4389 (Rep. Salazar), "Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023"
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4389
^
H.R. 4770 (Rep. Sarbanes), "Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2023"
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4770
^
H.R. 5009 (Rep. Joyce of Ohio), "Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver reauthorization Act" or the "WILD Act"
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5009
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116440
https://naturalresources.house.gov/uploadedfiles/hearing_memo_--_sub_on_wwf_leg_hrg_on_3_bills_10.18.23.pdf
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=414954

10:30 AM EDT
Hearings to Examine the Nomination of Jacob J. Lew, of New York, to Be Ambassador to the State of Israel
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
^
NOMINEES:
Jacob J. Lew
The Honorable Jacob J. Lew, of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the State of Israel
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334960
https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/nominations-10-18-2023
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Ambassador to Israel Nomination Hearing
Former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testifies at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination to be the new U.S. ambassador to Israel.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531024-1/ambassador-israel-nomination-hearing

10:45 AM EDT
HOUSE SPEAKER ELECTION COVERAGE
C-SPAN LOOKS AT THE HOUSE SPEAKER ELECTION.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531202-1/house-speaker-election-coverage

10:45 AM EDT
WFF: Global Biodiversity Framework & CBD
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k14/k14y8fijhs

11:00 AM EDT
International Pronouns Day Presentation (In-Person)
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
https://events.columbia.edu/cal
https://events.columbia.edu/go/intpronounsdayip

11:00 AM EDT
Imaging the Ultrafast Dynamics of Excitons in Atomically Thin Semiconductors
Brookhaven National Laboratory
https://www.bnl.gov/event.php?q=19428
https://www.bnl.gov/event.php?q=19441

11:00 AM EDT
Cross-Species Anti-Enterovirus Immune Response
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43896

11:00 AM EDT
Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice in Communication Sciences and Disorders: Impact on the Research Enterprise
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43865

11:00 AM EDT
Accessing Data From and Submitting Data to the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO)
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44052

11:00 AM EDT
Grand Strategy Summit Day 1
Richard Nixon Foundation
https://www.nixonfoundation.org/event/grand-strategy-summit-2023/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgqlAigL6ys

11:00 AM EDT
U.S. House of Representatives: U.S. House of Representatives
The House will hold a SECOND ROUND OF VOTING IN THE HOUSE SPEAKER ELECTION to replace former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was removed from the position on October 3rd
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531199-1/us-house-representatives

11:30 AM EDT
The National Eye Institute 5K: Walk/run/roll
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43939

11:30 AM EDT
Operational Decisions in Planning for Public Transport
Argonne National Laboratory
https://www.anl.gov/event/operational-decisions-in-planning-for-public-transport

12:00 PM EDT
Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k1bcxquavk

12:00 PM EDT
Sixth Committee, 17th Meeting - General Assembly, 78th Session, Legal Committee
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1gu0c0yv9

12:00 PM EDT
How New Investments and Innovation in Green Tech Are Addressing Climate Change
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/10/18/how-new-investments-innovation-green-tech-are-addressing-climate-change/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AvjImyE_oE

12:00 PM EDT
Creating Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Healthcare Facilities
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2023/creating-resilient-and-environmentally-sustainable-healthcare-facilities

12:00 PM EDT
Women's Economic Participation and Its Impact on Healthcare in Saudi Arabia
Atlantic Council
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/womens-economic-participation-and-its-impact-on-healthcare-in-saudi-arabia/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnKMa6pT_Dg

12:00 PM EDT
Federal Permitting Reform: Now or Never? Is it Now or Never for NEPA Reform?
The Federalist Society
https://fedsoc.org/events/navigating-environmental-permitting-reform-insights-and-implications

12:00 PM EDT
Design and Safety: Sizing Considerations for Personal Protective Equipment
The University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health
https://events.berkeley.edu/bph/event/208993-design-and-safety-sizing-considerations-for

12:00 PM EDT
Advocacy Training: Turning Research & Practice into Policy and Law
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
https://events.columbia.edu/cal
https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/eventView.do?b=de&calPath=%2Fpublic%2Fcals%2FMainCal&guid=CAL-00bbdb71-8aa7574c-018a-a9240794-00003ad5events@columbia.edu&recurrenceId=

12:00 PM EDT
Live from the Museum: Civil War and Reconstruction: The Battle for Freedom and Equality
National Constitution Center
https://constitutioncenter.org/education/live-online-events/upcoming-virtual-museum-experiences
https://go.constitutioncenter.org/zoom?id=83745050781&zoom_type=webinars

12:00 PM EDT
Creating Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Healthcare Facilities
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2023/creating-resilient-and-environmentally-sustainable-healthcare-facilities

12:00 PM EDT
International Student Career Series | Lunch with Yael Benkel
Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service
https://www.georgetown.edu/event/international-student-career-series-lunch-with-yael-benkel/

12:00 PM EDT
Unlocking Cooperation: A Global Ethics Day Virtual Event
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
https://www.carnegiecouncil.org/events
https://info.carnegiecouncil.org/unlocking-cooperation

12:00 PM EDT
Patricia Evangelista, Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country
New America
https://www.newamerica.org/fellows/events/patricia-evangelista-some-people-need-killing/

12:00 PM EDT
History Talk - Honor and Fidelity: Puerto Rico's Borinqueneers
National Museum of the United States Army, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
https://www.thenmusa.org/events/

12:00 PM EDT
Mastering Resume Essentials for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/10182023/mastering-resume-essentials-military-spouses-and-caregivers

12:00 PM EDT
Clinical Center Grand Rounds: Transplantation and Dialysis in Low & Middle Income Countries: Time to Rethink the Landscape?
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44022
https://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/about/news/grcurrent.html
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52560

12:00 PM EDT
Elucidating RNA Modification Pathways and Functions in Human Cells
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43965

12:00 PM EDT
The Molecular Interactions That Shape Tau in Disease
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44135

12:00 PM EDT
The Regulation of HIV 1 RNA Functions: It's G Rated
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43687

12:00 PM EDT
Ontogeny of Drug Biotransformation
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44065

12:00 PM EDT
Multi-Dimensional Photoemission Electron Spectroscopy - Resolving the Photoemitted Electron in Space, Time, Energy and Momentum
Argonne National Laboratory
https://www.anl.gov/event/multidimensional-photoemission-electron-spectroscopy-resolving-the-photoemitted-electron-in-space

12:15 PM EDT
Fiction, Faith, and Sexuality: A Conversation with Author Arinze Ifeakandu
Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs
https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/fiction-faith-and-sexuality

12:30 PM EDT
WFF - The Moth: World Food Forum Edition
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1a0suitbt

12:30 PM EDT
Social Justice Changemaker Lecture: "Incarceration and Its Aftermath: How Art Can Create Pathways to Reintegration and Healing"
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
https://fordschool.umich.edu/event/2023/social-justice-changemaker-lecture-incarceration-and-its-aftermath-how-art-can-create

1:00 PM EDT
The Role of Academic Global Health: Reckoning with Our Past, Present, and Future.
Boston University School of Public Health
https://www.bu.edu/sph/conversations/education/the-role-of-academic-global-health-reckoning-with-our-past-present-and-future/

1:00 PM EDT
Regional Banking: Beyond Examinations - Commercial Real Estate: Navigating the Challenges of a Turbulent Market
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
https://www.kansascityfed.org/banking/regional-banking-beyond-examinations-commercial-real-estate-navigating-the-challenges-of-a-turbulent-market/

1:00 PM EDT
Fed Listens: Transitioning to the Post-Pandemic Economy
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
https://www.richmondfed.org/conferences_and_events/2023/20231018_fed_listens

1:00 PM EDT
The NINDS Topics in Clinical Research Seminar Series Lecture Presents, Working With Industry on Late Stage Clinical Trials: Getting New Therapies Across the Finish Line
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44148

1:00 PM EDT
Introduction to the CDM Agency Dashboard (CDM141)
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/events/introduction-cdm-agency-dashboard-cdm141

1:00 PM EST
Inducting the Bostock Plaintiffs Into the Labor Hall of Honor
Department of Labor
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/department-of-labor-hall-of-honor-induction-the-bostock-plaintiffs-tickets-719193867217
https://www.dol.gov/general/live

1:00 PM EST
Cross-sector and Open Data Sharing and Risks - Power Sector Transmission & Distribution Data and Information Webinar Series
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Department of Energy, Office of Electricity
https://www.pnnl.gov/events/power-sector-transmission-distribution-data-and-information-webinar-series
https://www.pnnl.gov/events/power-sector-transmission-distribution-data-information-webinar-series-topic-2-cross-sector

1:30 PM EDT
Virtual Fireside Chat | General B. Chance Saltzman Chief of Space Operations, U.S. Space Force
Center for a New American Security
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-10-18/
https://www.cnas.org/events/virtual-fireside-chat-general-b-chance-saltzman-chief-of-space-operations-u-s-space-force
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esV-l13v06s

1:30 PM EDT
Pritzker Fellow Larry Hogan on "Finding Common Ground (Or at Least Sane Terrain) In Crisis"
University of Chicago Institute of Politics
https://iop.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/iop/event.jsp?event=8883

2:00 PM EDT
AI in Employment and Hiring: A Fireside Chat With EEOC Chair Charlotte a. Burrows
Brookings Institution
https://www.brookings.edu/events/ai-in-employment-and-hiring-a-fireside-chat-with-eeoc-chair-charlotte-a-burrows/

2:00 PM EDT
NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the democratically elected political leader of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile
National Press Club (NPC)
https://www.press.org/events/npc-headliners-newsmaker-sikyong-penpa-tsering

2:00 PM EDT
Fall 2023 Environmental Health Seminar Series.
Boston University School of Public Health
https://www.bu.edu/sph/calendar/?eid=286955

2:00 PM EDT
Accelerating U.S. Space Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance for National Security with Innovative Secure Open Source Software
Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA)
https://www.afcea.org/events
https://www.workcast.com/register?cpak=7046453069301854

2:00 PM EDT
A Conversation With the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia Margus Tsahkna
Atlantic Council
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/a-conversation-with-the-minister-of-foreign-affairs-of-the-republic-of-estonia-margus-tsahkna/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyqJeV5tBUs

2:00 PM EDT
Advancing Rural Health Equity through Partnerships, Data, and Finance
Urban Institute
https://www.urban.org/events/advancing-rural-health-equity-through-partnerships-data-and-finance

2:00 PM EDT
NSLS-II Advanced Synchrotron and Electron Technique Seminar
Brookhaven National Laboratory
https://www.bnl.gov/event.php?q=19175

2:00 PM EDT
The Dark Side of DNA - How the Immune System Senses DNA as a Danger Signal - NIH Director's Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://oir.nih.gov/wals
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43605
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=51169

2:00 PM EDT
Data Management for NCI's Cancer Moonshot Biobank – a Case Study
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44117

2:00 PM EDT
Decision, Risk and Management Sciences Office Hour
National Science Foundation
https://new.nsf.gov/events/decision-risk-management-sciences-Office-hour/2023-10-18

2:00 PM EDT
Securing Our Border, Saving Our National Parks
House Natural Resources Committee
^
WITNESSES:
PANEL I
Mr. Michael Reynolds, Deputy Director, National Park Service, DOI, Washington, DC
^
Mr. Chris French, Deputy Chief, National Forest System, USDA Forest Service, Washington, DC
PANEL II
^
Ms. Julie Axelrod, Director of Litigation, Center for Immigration Studies, Alexandria, VA
^
Lt. John Nores Jr. (ret.), Special Operations, Marijuana Enforcement Team, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Morgan Hill, CA
^
The Hon. Verlon M. Jose, Chairman, Tohono O’odham Nation, Sells, AZ [Minority witness]
^
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116456/documents/HHRG-118-II15-20231018-SD002.pdf
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116456
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=414953
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1xkxU5eIe8

2:00 PM EDT
Social Security Subcommittee Hearing on Protecting Beneficiaries from the Harm of Improper Payments
House Ways and Means Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116478
https://gop-waysandmeans.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ADVISORY_SS-Subcommittee-October-18-2023-SSSC.pdf
https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/social-security-subcommittee-hearing-on-protecting-beneficiaries-from-the-harm-of-improper-payments/

2:00 PM EDT
Timeout: Evaluating Safety Measures Implemented to Protect Athletes
House Energy and Commerce Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116493
https://energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chairs-rodgers-and-griffith-announce-oversight-hearing-on-u-s-center-for-safe-sport-and-preventing-athlete-abuse
https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/oversight-and-investigations-hearing-timeout-evaluating-safety-measures-implemented-to-protect-athletes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_zRbcdUJIc

2:30 PM EDT
Preserving Due Process and the Rule of Law: Examining the Status of Our Nation's Immigration Courts
Senate Judiciary Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334990
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/preserving-due-process-and-the-rule-of-law-examining-the-status-of-our-nations-immigration-courts

2:30 PM EDT
Promoting Safety, Innovation, and Competitiveness in U.S. Commercial Human Space Activities
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Caryn Schenewerk, President, CS Consulting
^
Wayne Monteith, President and General Manager, National Aerospace Solutions
^
Sirisha Bandla, Vice President of Government Affairs and Research, Virgin Galactic
^
William Gerstenmaier, Vice President of Build and Flight Reliability, SpaceX
^
Phil Joyce, Senior Vice President of the New Shepard Business Unit, Blue Origin
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334994
https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2023/10/promoting-safety-innovation-and-competitiveness-in-u-s-commercial-human-space-activities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRjhC-zMqJ8

2:30 PM EDT
Closed Briefing: Intelligence Matters
Senate Intelligence (Select) Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/334986
https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings/closed

3:00 PM EDT
Preventing and Responding to Conflict-Related Sexual Violence - Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1n1khb72c

3:00 PM EDT
Sixth Committee, 18th Meeting - General Assembly, 78th Session, Legal Committee
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1f7vpiu4u

3:00 PM EDT
Third Committee, 27th Plenary Meeting - General Assembly, 78th Session
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1d/k1dd3tc14e

3:00 PM EDT
Fourth Committee, 13th Plenary Meeting - General Assembly, 78th Session
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1l/k1l050017v

3:00 PM EDT
Research Roadmap: Budgeting for Fieldwork
Stanford Center on China's Economy and Institutions Is a Joint Effort of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
https://sccei.fsi.stanford.edu/events/research-roadmap-budgeting-fieldwork

3:00 PM EDT
People, Possibilities, Practice: Designing a Better Future for Workers
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/calendar-of-events/people-possibilities-practice-designing-a-better-future-for-workers

3:00 PM EDT
Human Rights, Democracy and Identity in South Asia A Conversation with the Playwright and Director of "Gandhi and Jinnah Return Home"
U.S. Institute of Peace
https://www.usip.org/events/human-rights-democracy-and-identity-south-asia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6lVbjbDgX4

3:00 PM EDT
Genomic Innovator Seminar Series: PRS for the PCP: Evaluating Polygenic Risk Scoring in Primary Care With Clinical Trials
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44099

3:00 PM EDT
Ethical and Responsible Research Program Office Hours
National Science Foundation
https://new.nsf.gov/events/ethical-responsible-research-program-office-hours/2023-10-18

3:00 PM EDT
GRANTED Office Hours
National Science Foundation
https://new.nsf.gov/events/ethical-responsible-research-program-office-hours/2023-10-18

3:00 PM EDT
Finding Pictures: Presidential Pets
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-410999/finding-pictures-presidential-pets/2023-10-18/

3:00 PM EDT
Legislative Hearing
House Veterans' Affairs Committee
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WITNESSES:
PANEL 1
Mr. Joesph Garcia
Executive Director, Education Services
Department of Veterans Affairs
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Accompanied by:
Mr. Nick Pamperin
Executive Director, Veterans Readiness & Employment Services
Department of Veterans Affairs
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Mr. James Ruhlman
Deputy Director, Education Services
Department of Veterans Affairs
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Mr. James Rodriguez
Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training Service
Department of Labor
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PANEL 2
Ms. Kristina Keenan
Deputy Director, National Legislative Service
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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Mr. Marquis Barefield
Assistant National Legislative Director
Disabled American Veterans
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Mr. Justin Hauschild
Policy Counsel
Student Veterans of America
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Mr. Joseph W. Wescott II, Ed.D
Legislative Director
National Association of State Approving Agencies, Inc.
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Mr. Micheal Hazard
Veterans in Piping Program Manager
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116445
https://veterans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=6280
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YT83q0oQhM

4:00 PM EDT
Center for Global Women's Health and Gender Equity Launch Event
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-global-womens-health-and-gender-equity/events/2023/center-for-global-womens-health-and-gender-equity-launch-event

4:00 PM EDT
Metabolic Checkpoints for T Cell Fate and Function
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52634

4:00 PM EDT
Metabolic Checkpoints for the Treatment of Autoimmunity
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52634

4:30 PM EDT
Addressing Inequality in Colombia: A Conversation With Vice President Francia Márquez
Atlantic Council
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/addressing-inequality-in-colombia-a-conversation-with-vice-president-francia-marquez/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBNsxIJzv9U

5:00 PM EDT
Washington Today
Catch up on the stories of the day in Washington, DC. Hear portions of key events and interviews with journalists and policy makers who provide background and perspective.
https://www.c-span.org/radio/

5:00 PM EDT
National Press Club Journalism Institute Open House in the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library
National Press Club (NPC)
https://www.press.org/events/npcji-open-house

5:00 PM EDT
Book Talk | Creative Insecurity: Institutional Inertia and Youth Potential in the GCC
Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service
https://www.georgetown.edu/event/book-talk-creative-insecurity-institutional-inertia-and-youth-potential-in-the-gcc/

5:00 PM EDT
9th Annual Costan Lecture in Early Christianity - Luke Timothy Johnson on "Christianizing the Classics: John Cassian on Friendship"
Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs
https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/9th-annual-costan-lecture-in-early-christianity

5:00 PM EDT
GDP: What it is, Why it Matters, and How to Teach it
Federal Reserve Education
https://web.cvent.com/event/ae443224-7f1b-46b2-b7f2-f6595e471601/regProcessStep1
https://www.dallasfed.org/educate/events/2023/23gdp

5:00 PM EDT
White House Reception in Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month - Vice President Harris and the First Lady host a reception at the White House in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
The White House
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w-JRmWnfLo

5:30 PM EDT
Israelism Film Screening
The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs
https://calendar.gwu.edu/event/israelism_film_screening

6:00 PM EDT
Good vs. Bad Philanthropy: How to Give Better With Lenore Ealy
American Institute for Economic Research
https://events.aier.org/bastiatmastercalendar/detail/1618/1697666400000

6:00 PM EDT
U.S. - ROK Defense Industry Consultative Committee (DICC)
National Defense Industrial Association
https://www.ndia.org/events/2023/10/19/us-rok-defense-industry-consultative-committee-dicc

6:00 PM EDT
An Evening of Impact – NVMM 5-Year Anniversary Celebration
National Veterans Memorial and Museum (NVMM) Columbus, Ohio
https://nationalvmm.org/events/an-evening-of-impact-nvmm-5-year-anniversary-celebration/

6:00 PM EDT
Ford School Students - Ask Me Anything
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
https://fordschool.umich.edu/event/2023/ford-school-students-ask-me-anything-10-18

6:15 PM EDT
Enes Kanter Freedom at the Catholic University of America
Young America's Foundation
https://yaf.org/events/enes-kanter-freedom-at-the-catholic-university-of-america/
https://catholicuoca.ticketspice.com/enes-kanter-freedom-cua
https://www.youtube.com/@YAFTV

6:30 PM EDT
Washington Today Podcast
Catch up on the biggest stories of the day from Washington with interviews and analysis from leading journalists. Posted weekdays at 6:30 pm ET. F
https://www.c-span.org/podcasts/subpage/?series=washingtonToday

6:30 PM EDT
Democracy Awakening: An Evening With Heather Cox Richardson
LBJ Presidential Library
https://www.lbjlibrary.org/events/friends-lbj-library/2023-10-18_evening-heather-cox-richardson

7:00 PM EDT
Pardee RAND Admissions Webinar: M.Phil. Overview
RAND
https://www.pardeerand.edu/events/2023/10/mphil-overview.html

7:00 PM EDT
Hamas Is Evil, And Its Defenders Are Jew-Haters | Ben Shapiro LIVE at the University of Florida
Young America's Foundation
https://yaf.org/events/ben-shapiro-at-the-university-of-florida/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0463n-5lPw

7:30 PM EDT
Engage NexPoint Lecture With Garry Kasparov: Win, Lose, or Draw? Democracy and the Accelerating Pace of Technological Change
George W. Bush Center
https://www.bushcenter.org/events-and-exhibits/win-lose-or-draw-democracy-and-the-accelerating-pace-of-technological-change

7:00 PM EDT
Commodores - Greensboro, North Carolina
U.S. Navy Band
https://www.navyband.navy.mil/events
https://www.navyband.navy.mil/events/2023-oct-8-cruisers-patterson-park-pulaski-monument

8:00 PM EDT
Asia-Pacific Digital Health Innovation: Technology, Trust, and the Role of APEC
Stanford Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center Is Part of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
https://aparc.fsi.stanford.edu/events/asia-pacific-digital-health-innovation-technology-trust-and-role-apec

8:00 PM EDT
Meta4 Quartet
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-410051/meta4/2023-10-18/

8:00 PM EDT
Our Society Reimagined 2023 – Artificial Intelligence
Aspen Institute
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/our-society-reimagined-2023-session-1/

8:30 PM EDT
October 2023 Virtual Public Meeting of the East-West Center Board of GovernorsOctober 2023 Virtual Public Meeting of the East-West Center Board of Governors
East-West Center
https://www.eastwestcenter.org/events/october-2023-virtual-public-meeting-east-west-center-board-governors

8:30 PM EDT
U.S. Marine Band Concert: Appleton, Wisconsin
U.S. Marine Band "The President's Own"
https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Tour/
https://www.marineband.marines.mil/calendar/
https://foxcitiespac.com/event/the-presidents-own-marine-band/

8:30 PM EDT
Concert Band and Singing Sergeants on Tour! Jonesboro, Arkansas
U.S. Air Force Band
https://www.music.af.mil/Bands/The-United-States-Air-Force-Band/Events/
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?eid=MG9kczBsbGZibXRudDlxZGNxNDJvcjJocWEgZ2hwcm9nY2c5cjVqcnU3Y2djbmQxb3NkcG9AZw&ctz=America/New_York

9:00 PM EDT
The NY Times and the Transformation of Journalism in the Digital Age
Jews United for Democracy and Justice
https://www.jewsunitedfordemocracy.org/event/october-18-nagourney-morrison/

9:30 PM EDT
Peter B. Teets Award Dinner
National Defense Industrial Association
https://www.ndia.org/events/2023/10/18/peter-b-teets-award-dinner

9:30 PM EDT
Towards Collective Artificial Intelligence
Santa Fe Institute
https://www.santafe.edu/events/towards-collective-artificial-intelligence
https://www.youtube.com/user/santafeinst

10:00 PM EDT
The Richard Nixon Foundation's Grand Strategy Summit October 18 Opening Discussion: Former Secretary of State and CIA Director Mike Pompeo in discussion with Fox News Contributor Katie Pavlich
Richard Nixon Foundation
https://www.nixonfoundation.org/event/grand-strategy-summit-2023/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgqlAigL6ys