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Thursday, December 8, 2022

The House Stands Adjourned Until December 8, 2022 at 9:00 AM EST
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until December 8, 2022 at 10:00 AM EST

Deputy Secretary Wendy R. Sherman is on travel to the UK, Italy, Vatican City, France, Germany, and the Czech Republic from December 5 -11, 2022.
Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Brian P. McKeon attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria J. Nuland attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya is on travel to Minnesota from December 8-9, 2022.
Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Ramin Toloui is on travel to the United Kingdom and Germany from December 4-8, 2022.
Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes is on travel to Bangladesh and Thailand from December 3-10, 2022.
Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Monica P. Medina is on travel to New York from December 8-9, 2022.

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December 8, 2022 - December 9, 2022
Energy Insights 2022
Resources for the Future
https://www.rff.org/events/conferences/energy-insights-2022/

December 8, 2022 - December 9, 2022
Education Program Meeting, Fall 2022
National Bureau of Economic Research
https://www.nber.org/conferences/education-program-meeting-fall-2022
https://www.youtube.com/nbervideos

December 8, 2022 - December 9, 2022
Debt Management and Financial Analysis System (DMFAS) Programme Advisory Group, 13th Meeting
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://unctad.org/meeting/debt-management-and-financial-analysis-system-dmfas-programme-advisory-group-meeting

December 8, 2022 - December 9, 2022
Justice and Home Affairs Council Meeting
Council of the EU, Justice and Home Affairs Council
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2022/12/08-09/

December 8, 2022 - December 9, 2022
Americas and the Caribbean Regional Seminar to the Enjoyment of All Human Rights: Contribution of Development to the Enjoyment of All Human Rights
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations (OHCHR)
https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/issues/development/euro-central-asia-seminar/2022-12-01/POW-CD2HR-AeC.pdf
https://www.ohchr.org/en/events/meetings/2022/americas-and-caribbean-regional-seminar#:~:text=Contribution%20of%20development%20to%20the,%2C%20San%20Jose%2C%20Costa%20Rica.

December 8, 2022 - December 9, 2022
Training of Trainers on Digital Climate Advisory Services in West Africa
Global Center on Adaptation
https://gca.org/events/training-of-trainers-on-digital-climate-advisory-services-in-west-africa/

December 8, 2022
~12:00 AM EST
Mars at Opposition
https://www.space.com/16149-night-sky.html

1:00 AM EST
SBC Technology: Preview a New SBC Software Platform - 2022 International Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit - Marrakech, Morocco
Amplio, UNICEF and Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs
https://ccp.jhu.edu/events/
https://sbccsummit.dryfta.com/program-schedule/program/267/sbc-technology-preview-a-new-sbc-software-platform
https://www.amplio.org/sbc

1:00 AM EST
Contribute to WHO Trust in Emergencies Dialogue: Identifying the Drivers of Trust and Mistrust in Emergencies (WHO Side Event) - 2022 International Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit - Marrakech, Morocco
UNICEF and Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs
https://ccp.jhu.edu/events/
https://sbccsummit.org/en/
https://sbccsummit.dryfta.com/program-schedule/program/443/contribute-to-who-trust-in-emergencies-dialogue-identifying-the-drivers-of-trust-and-mistrust-in-emergencies-who-side-event

2:30 AM EST
17th ILO Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting: Promotion and application of the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy in Asia and the Pacific
International Labour Organization of the United Nations (ILO)
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1zydlyp3n

2:50 AM EST
The Future of Money: Tokenised Deposits, Stablecoins and CBDCs
Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)
https://www.omfif.org/events/the-digital-monetary-institute-at-the-omfif-asia-forum/

3:00 AM EST
Paving the Way Towards 100% Network Autonomy
ai for Good Is Organized by ITU in Partnership With 40 UN Sister Agencies and Co-convened With Switzerland
https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/paving-the-way-towards-100-network-autonomy/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovFu4YWbfcY

3:15 AM EST
Experience AI Tools to Inform Behavior Change Campaigns (session one) - 2022 International Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit - Marrakech, Morocco
Quilt.AI with UNICEF and Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs
https://ccp.jhu.edu/events/
https://sbccsummit.org/en/
https://sbccsummit.dryfta.com/program-schedule/program/275/experience-ai-tools-to-inform-behavior-change-campaigns-session-one
https://www.quilt.ai/

3:15 AM EST
Getting to Yes: Vaccine Hesitancy - 2022 International Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit - Marrakech, Morocco
UNICEF and Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs
https://ccp.jhu.edu/events/
https://sbccsummit.org/en/
https://sbccsummit.dryfta.com/program-schedule/program/278/getting-to-yes-vaccine-hesitancy

3:15 AM EST
Using Multimedia to Influence Gender Norms - 2022 International Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit - Marrakech, Morocco
UNICEF and Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs
https://ccp.jhu.edu/events/
https://sbccsummit.org/en/
https://sbccsummit.dryfta.com/program-schedule/program/70/using-multimedia-to-influence-gender-norms

3:15 AM EST
Spotlight: Nigeria Family Planning FP - 2022 International Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit - Marrakech, Morocco
UNICEF and Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs
https://ccp.jhu.edu/events/
https://sbccsummit.org/en/
https://sbccsummit.dryfta.com/program-schedule/program/285/spotlight-nigeria-fp

3:30 AM EST
Partner2Connect Annual Meeting
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations
https://www.itu.int/itu-d/sites/partner2connect/partner2connect-annual-meeting/

4:00 AM EST
7th Meeting, 1st Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1n6n1vx9h

4:00 AM EST
Career Credentials for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor Transition Employment Assistance for Military Spouses and Caregivers (TEAMS)
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/12082022/Career-credentials-Military-Spouses-and-caregivers

5:00 AM EST
Top Quark Mass Measurements in ATLAS and CMS
CERN
https://indico.cern.ch/event/1216385/
https://home.cern/events/top-quark-mass-measurements-atlas-and-cms

5:15 AM EST
Plenary Session - Misinformation and the Use of AI: What's SBC Got to Do With It? - 2022 International Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit - Marrakech, Morocco
UNICEF and Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs
https://ccp.jhu.edu/events/
https://sbccsummit.org/en/
https://sbccsummit.dryfta.com/program-schedule/program/408/plenary-session-misinformation-and-the-use-of-ai-what-s-sbc-got-to-do-with-it

6:00 AM EST
E-Meeting of the ITU-T Study Group 17: Q2/17 Security Architecture and Network Security
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations
https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/lists/rgmdetails.aspx?id=13331&Group=17

6:00 AM EST
Activities of the Holy Father Pope Francis - Angelus
Saint Peter's Square
https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/events/event.dir.html/content/vaticanevents/en/2022/12/8/angelus.html

6:30 AM EST
AUSA Coffee Series Featuring LTG Charles Hamilton, Deputy Chief of Staff, G4
The Association of the United States Army
https://www.ausa.org/events/ausa-coffee-series-featuring-ltg-charles-hamilton

6:30 AM EST
Meanings of Empowerment: Black Feminism and Entrepreneurship in Development Programmes in Brazil
Graduate Institute Geneva
https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/communications/events/meanings-empowerment-black-feminism-and-entrepreneurship-development

6:30 AM EST
WCEF2022 Accelerator  Making the Circular Economy Work for All: Ensuring a Just and Job Rich Transition to More Sustainable Societies
World Resources Institute (WRI)
https://www.wri.org/events/2022/12/wcef2022-accelerator-making-circular-economy-work-all-ensuring-just-and-job-rich
https://www.wcef2022.com/

6:45 AM EST
Experience AI Tools to Inform Behavior Change Campaigns (session two) - 2022 International Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit - Marrakech, Morocco
Quilt.AI, UNICEF and Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs
https://ccp.jhu.edu/events/
https://www.quilt.ai/
https://sbccsummit.dryfta.com/program-schedule/program/466/experience-ai-tools-to-inform-behavior-change-campaigns-session-two

7:00 AM EST
6th Annual Conference of the European Systemic Risk Board: Addressing Financial Stability Challenges
European Central Bank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pZxQAYEC4E

7:00 AM EST
Marketing Me: A Job Search Approach for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor Transition Employment Assistance for Military Spouses and Caregivers (TEAMS)
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/12082022/Marketing-Me-Job-Search-approach-Military-Spouses-and-caregivers

7:00 AM EST
GAP-f's inaugural Private Sector Dialogue: Stronger Together: Global Acceleration for Paediatric Formulations for Peadiatric Drug Optimization (PADO)
World Health Organization of the United Nations (WHO)
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2022/12/08/default-calendar/gap-f-s-inaugural-private-sector-dialogue-global-acceleration-for-paediatric-formulations

7:30 AM EST
TH BSM Forum by Dr Jeremie Quevillon (LPSC, Grenoble (CNRS))
CERN
https://home.cern/events/jeremie-quevillon
https://indico.cern.ch/event/1206721/

8:00 AM EST
Third Quarter 2022 Quarterly Services Survey Data Release
https://www.census.gov/services/index.html

8:00 AM EST
It's Bloody Hot: Climate Change & Menstrual Health
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/research/gate/period-posse-presents-webinar-series
https://columbiacuimc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_71aiDZ0FQFmrzAxftS_KkA

8:00 AM EST
AFCEA NOVA Air Force IT Day 2022
Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA)
https://afceanova.swoogo.com/AirForceITDay2022

8:00 AM EST
Plenary Session - Beyond the Margins!! SBCC Challenges, Opportunities, and Synergies: A Conversation within and across the Regions in the South - 2022 International Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit - Marrakech, Morocco
UNICEF and Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs
https://ccp.jhu.edu/events/
https://sbccsummit.org/en/
https://sbccsummit.dryfta.com/program-schedule/program/432/plenary-session-beyond-the-margins-sbcc-challenges-opportunities-and-synergies-a-conversation-within-and-across-the-regions-in-the-south

8:00 AM EST
Circular Food Systems for Rwanda: Opportunities for Impact
World Resources Institute (WRI)
https://www.wri.org/events/2022/12/circular-food-systems-rwanda-opportunities-impact

8:30 AM EST
World Production, Markets, and Trade Report Release - Export Sales Report Weekly Export Sales
Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture
https://www.fas.usda.gov/report-release-announcement/weekly-export-sales-99

8:30 AM EST
OECD Forum Virtual event  Closing the Cancer Gap: Towards Better Screening and Treatment
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
https://www.oecd-forum.org/events/oecd-forum-virtual-event-closing-the-cancer-gap-towards-better-screening-and-treatment
https://www.oecd-events.org/oecd-forum-2022-closing-cancer-gap

8:30 AM EST
2022 Immunology Interest Group Workshop [Day 1] - HHS Only
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=46483

8:30 AM EST
President Biden Delivers Remarks
The White House
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiqDhlu6RqE

9:00 AM EST
Future of Payments 2022
Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)
https://www.omfif.org/events/future-of-payments-2022/

9:00 AM EST
The Impact of Domestic Politics on the US-Taiwan-PRC Relationship
Center for Strategic & International Studies China Power Project
https://www.csis.org/events/impact-domestic-politics-us-taiwan-prc-relationship

9:00 AM EST
How Can Social Protection Support Human Rights and Advance Social Justice?
International Labour Organization of the United Nations (ILO)
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1u/k1ug68va69

9:00 AM EST
8th Meeting, 1st Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1g6oa317f

9:00 AM EST
E-Meeting of the ITU-T Study Group 12: Q12/12 Operational Aspects of Telecommunication Network Service Quality and End-to-End Performance Considerations
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations
https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/lists/rgmdetails.aspx?id=13482&Group=12

9:00 AM EST
E-Meeting of the ITU-T Study Group 12: Q7/12 Methodologies, Tools and Test Plans for the Subjective Assessment of Speech, Audio and Audiovisual Quality Interactions
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations
https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/lists/rgmdetails.aspx?id=13533&Group=12

9:00 AM EST
Kerry & Romney on U.S. Climate Policies and Energy Innovation
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2022/12/08/kerry-romney-us-climate-policies-energy-innovation/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtDLGVvK5bA

9:00 AM EST
2022 Aspen Security Forum D.C Edition
The Aspen Institute
https://www.aspensecurityforum.org/
https://www.aspensecurityforum.org/2022-asf-dc-videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQzml0OycRc

9:00 AM EST
Getting Non-degree Community College Programs Right: Centering Quality in Workforce Education
New America
https://www.newamerica.org/center-education-labor/events/getting-non-degree-community-college-programs-right-centering-quality-in-workforce-education/

9:00 AM EST
A Conversation with Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Rodrguez Larreta
Woodrow Wilson Center
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/conversation-buenos-aires-mayor-horacio-rodriguez-larreta

9:00 AM EST
126th Meeting of the Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=48663

9:00 AM EST
Meeting with the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (Public Meeting)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/public-meetings/schedule.html
https://video.nrc.gov/

9:00 AM EST
Veteran Benefits Seminar Coming to Homestead, PA
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/51238/

9:00 AM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-8-2022/

9:00 AM EST
Reps. Roy and Arrington News Conference on Border Security Plan
Reps. Roy (R-TX), Arrington (R-TX), and other Texas Republicans speak with reporters about their border security plan.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?524716-1/reps-roy-arrington-news-conference-border-security-plan

9:00 AM EST
Business Meeting to Consider Nominations
Senate Judiciary Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/333423
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/12/08/2022/executive-business-meeting

9:00 AM EST
E, S, G and W: Examining Private Sector Disclosure of Workforce Management, Investment, and Diversity Data
House Financial Services Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/115227
https://financialservices.house.gov/events/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409965
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2Xv08AtQZc

9:30 AM EST
Youth Advice Booth - 2022 International Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit - Marrakech, Morocco
UNICEF and Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs
https://ccp.jhu.edu/events/
https://sbccsummit.org/en/
https://sbccsummit.dryfta.com/program-schedule/program/477/youth-advice-booth

9:30 AM EST
Blood Products Advisory Committee December 8, 2022 Meeting
Food and Drug Administration
https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/blood-products-advisory-committee-december-8-2022-meeting-announcement-12082022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQhF3AM_ssg

9:45 AM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-8-2022/

10:00 AM EST
3rd meeting - Hispanic Leadership Summit
We Are All Human Foundation and United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1axh9siv6

10:00 AM EST
General Assembly: 48th plenary meeting, 77th session - Oceans and the law of the sea - Item 72 (a)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k10/k10y38tzft

10:00 AM EST
Fifth Committee, 20th meeting - General Assembly, 77th session - Administrative and Budgetary Committee.
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13eaodlhi

10:00 AM EST
The Right to Social Protection
International Labour Organization of the United Nations (ILO)
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1aq6l5s25

10:00 AM EST
Activities of the Holy Father Pope Francis - Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Act of Veneration of Mary Immaculate
Piazza di Spagna Spanish Square
https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/events/event.dir.html/content/vaticanevents/en/2022/12/8/immacolata.html

10:00 AM EST
A Conversation with His Excellency Santiago Cabanas, Ambassador of Spain to the US
International Institute for Strategic Studies
https://www.iiss.org/events/2022/11/a-conversation-with-his-excellency-santiago-cabanas-ambassador-of-spain-to-the-us

10:00 AM EST
From Freezing to Seizing? The Future of Sanctions
Woodrow Wilson Center
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/freezing-seizing-future-sanctions

10:00 AM EST
The History and Future of U.S. Sanctions Policy: What the Evolution of U.S. Sanctions Can Tell Us About Promoting Peace in Ukraine and Beyond
United States Institute of Peace
https://www.usip.org/events/history-and-future-us-sanctions-policy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIygaqjfGHQ

10:00 AM EST
Unpacking the Pentagon's 2022 China Military Power Report
American Enterprise Institute
https://www.aei.org/events/unpacking-the-pentagons-2022-china-military-power-report/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7pDI6IuWKg

10:00 AM EST
Why Africa Matters to the United States: Top 5 Reasons
Brookings Institution
https://www.brookings.edu/events/why-africa-matters-to-the-united-states-top-5-reasons/

10:00 AM EST
Genetically Encoded Chemistries to Read and Write Biology
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/41821

10:00 AM EST
Veteran's Workers Rights and Veteran Workers Rights and Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/51236/

10:00 AM EST
Undue Influence: Operation Higher Court and Politicking at SCOTUS
House Judiciary Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/115220
https://judiciary.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=5075
https://www.c-span.org/video/?524567-1/hearing-politics-supreme-court
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X3CnCbQXeY

10:15 AM EST
Performing Stories of Resistance and Transformation: Theater of the Oppressed as a Method for Building Capacity and Indigenous Leadership in Amazonian Ecuador - 2022 International Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit - Marrakech, Morocco
UNICEF and Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs
https://ccp.jhu.edu/events/
https://sbccsummit.org/en/
https://sbccsummit.dryfta.com/program-schedule/program/293/performing-stories-of-resistance-and-transformation-theater-of-the-oppressed-as-a-method-for-building-capacity-and-indigenous-leadership-in-amazonian-ecuador

10:30 AM EST
The Road Ahead: U.S.-Pakistan Relations and Regional Dynamics in 2023
Stimson Center
https://www.stimson.org/event/the-road-ahead-u-s-pakistan-relations-and-regional-dynamics-in-2023/

10:30 AM EST
What Do Reactive Astrocytes (really) Do?
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/41569

10:30 AM EST
Understanding the Cells Making the First Synapses of the Human Pain Pathway
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/41367

10:50 AM EST
Crosscutting Lessons from Covid-19 - 2022 International Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit - Marrakech, Morocco
UNICEF and Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs
https://ccp.jhu.edu/events/
https://sbccsummit.org/en/
https://sbccsummit.dryfta.com/program-schedule/program/373/crosscutting-lessons-from-covid-19

10:50 AM EST
Harnessing SBCC for Climate Action: Making Sense of the Evidence and Practice Now to Accelerate Transformational Change - 2022 International Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit - Marrakech, Morocco
UNICEF and Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs
https://ccp.jhu.edu/events/
https://sbccsummit.org/en/
https://sbccsummit.dryfta.com/program-schedule/program/306/harnessing-sbcc-for-climate-action-making-sense-of-the-evidence-and-practice-now-to-accelerate-transformational-change

10:50 AM EST
Keep Your Distance: Research During a Pandemic - 2022 International Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit - Marrakech, Morocco
UNICEF and Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs
https://ccp.jhu.edu/events/
https://sbccsummit.org/en/
https://sbccsummit.dryfta.com/program-schedule/program/305/keep-your-distance-research-during-a-pandemic

10:50 AM EST
Thinking Differently About Family Planning (FP): Where Research Can Lead Us - 2022 International Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit - Marrakech, Morocco
UNICEF and Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs
https://ccp.jhu.edu/events/
https://sbccsummit.org/en/
https://sbccsummit.dryfta.com/program-schedule/program/303/thinking-differently-about-fp-where-research-can-lead-us

10:55 AM EST
FDA Clinical Investigator Training Course (CITC) 2022 - Day 2
Food and Drug Administration
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/fda-clinical-investigator-training-course-citc-2022-12072022

11:00 AM EST
How Should the FTC Address Deceptive Endorsement Advertising Online?
Information Technology & Innovation Foundation
https://itif.org/events/2022/12/08/how-should-the-ftc-address-deceptive-endorsement-advertising-online/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jC-pN4RaHE

11:00 AM EST
Data in Crises: Discussions on Climate Migration Driven by Disasters
Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/event/data-in-crises-discussions-on-climate-migration-driven-by-disasters/

11:00 AM EST
Strategic Dossier Launch: China's Belt and Road Initiative
International Institute for Strategic Studies
https://www.iiss.org/events/2022/12/strategic-dossier-launch-chinas-belt-and-road-initiative

11:00 AM EST
The National Archives Comes Alive! Young Learners Program - Meet George Mason
National Archives and Records Administration
https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/the-national-archives-comes-alive-young-learners-program-meet-george-mason
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=302D5pLCO4k

11:00 AM EST
Pattern Formation in Biological Membranes
Altos Labs and National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/41832
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/altos-labs-launches-with-the-goal-to-transform-medicine-through-cellular-rejuvenation-programming-301463541.html
https://altoslabs.com/

11:00 AM EST
Veterans Benefits Seminar Coming to Columbus
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/51239/

11:00 AM EST
Commission Meeting Closed to the Public: Consideration of a Nonpublic Law Enforcement Matter
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events/2022/12/closed-commission-meeting-december-8-2022

11:00 AM EST
Defense, IT, Cyber and Intelligence Hiring Fair - Ft. Gordon
https://transitioncareers.com/event/FG

11:00 AM EST
Atlanta All Veteran Job Fair
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/51273/

11:00 AM EST
2022 Hire Vets Now - Naval Station Norfolk
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/51389/

11:00 AM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken holds a joint press availability with Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström and Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/
https://www.youtube.com/statedept

11:00 AM EST
To Receive a Briefing on Demining Ukraine
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission)
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/joint-event/333402
https://www.csce.gov/international-impact/press-and-media/press-releases/helsinki-commission-announces-briefing-demining

11:30 AM EST
(G)OLD: Unlocking the Social Capital of Older Adults for Societal Impact
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/public-health-now/events/gold-unlocking-social-capital-older-adults-societal-impact

11:30 AM EST
How Much Evidence Do You Need? Data Science and Bayesian Statistics to Inform Environmental Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/public-health-now/events/how-much-evidence-do-you-need-data-science-and-bayesian-statistics-inform-environmental-policy

12:00 PM EST
Climate Change and Health Equity  Equity and Social Justice Webinar
Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/event/climate-change-and-health-equity-equity-and-social-justice-webinar/

12:00 PM EST
How Much Does China Really Spend on Defense?
Cato Institute
https://www.cato.org/events/how-much-does-china-really-spend-defense

12:00 PM EST
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/k15/k15r46iki7

12:00 PM EST
Care Coordination for Cancer & Multimorbidity: a Mixed Methods Study to Address Health Disparities
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/41836

12:00 PM EST
FDA Grand Rounds: Wastewater Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 Variants: A Pandemic Response Project Leveraging FDA's GenomeTrakr Network
Food and Drug Administration
https://www.fda.gov/science-research/fda-grand-rounds/fda-grand-rounds-wastewater-surveillance-sars-cov-2-variants-pandemic-response-project-leveraging

12:00 PM EST
Joint Base San Antonio Hiring Event
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/51364/

12:15 PM EST
The President and the Vice President Have Lunch
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

12:30 PM EST
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
The White House
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRC09l7thpg

12:30 PM EST
U.S.-Korea Relations: Retrospective on the Jeju April 3 Incident, Human Rights, and Alliance
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars' Korea Center, in cooperation with The Jeju 4.3 Peace Foundation and Walden Korea
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/us-korea-relations-retrospective-jeju-april-3-incident-human-rights-and-alliance

12:30 AM EST
17th ILO Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting: Revitalizing Productivity Growth and Skills for More and Better Jobs
International Labour Organization of the United Nations (ILO)
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k14/k146unmk01

12:30 PM EST
Global Vaccination Demand Hub Networking Meeting - 2022 International Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit - Marrakech, Morocco
UNICEF and Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs
https://ccp.jhu.edu/events/
https://sbccsummit.org/en/
https://sbccsummit.dryfta.com/program-schedule/program/326/global-vaccination-demand-hub-networking-meeting

1:00 PM EST
Policies for a Better Internet: Securing Digital Rights for Libraries
Internet Archive, Public Knowledge, Creative Commons and Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
https://twitter.com/internetarchive/status/1598406960973422593
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/policies-for-a-better-internet-securing-digital-rights-for-libraries-tickets-472839825647

1:00 PM EST
Health Affairs Briefing: EITC, TANF and More: The Health and Policy Implications of Building Income Supports for Low-Income Families with Young Children
Health Affairs
https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/he20221122.437033/full/

1:00 PM EST
Monthly Community Hours with the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion DEI Team
University of Michigan School of Public Health
https://sph.umich.edu/events/event.php?ID=9731

1:00 PM EST
Misinformation in a Divided Democracy: An Analysis of the Prevalence and Influence of Lies, Rumors, and Unfounded Conspiracies in Kenya's 2022 Election
George Washington University
https://calendar.gwu.edu/research-spotlight-webinar-featuring-madeline-jalbert

1:00 PM EST
Data in Crises: Discussions on Climate Migration Driven by Disasters
Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/event/data-in-crises-discussions-on-climate-migration-driven-by-disasters/

1:00 PM EST
City Leadership Through a Public Health Lens CANCELLED
Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health
https://web.archive.org/web/20221127172743/https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/event/city-leadership-through-a-public-health-lens/

1:00 PM EST
Outlook 2023
Defense One
https://events.defenseone.com/d1-outlook-2023/

1:00 PM EST
Fast Forward Summit: Talent Forward, The Future of Talent
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
https://uschamberofcommerce.swoogo.com/talentforward/2245054

1:00 PM EST
NIH Annual Tribal Advisory Committee Meeting - December 2022 (Day 2)
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=48569

1:00 PM EST
The Big Heat Pump Push  How Are Programs, Contractors, and the Grid Responding?
Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
https://www.energy.gov/eere/better-buildings-residential-network/events/big-heat-pump-push-how-are-programs-contractors

1:00 PM EST
Identifying and Achieving Your Financial Goals
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/51223/

1:00 PM EST
Virginia Employment Commission Jobs for Veterans State Grant Program (JVSG) - Fort Lee, VA
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/51298/

1:00 PM EST
Hiring Our Heroes Aviation & Aerospace Virtual Hiring Fair
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/50772/

1:00 PM EST
2022 NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival  - Day 1
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/41250

1:00 PM EST
Impact of Social and Socioeconomic Disadvantage on Children's Diet and Eating Behavior
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/41830

1:00 PM EST
Fostering Veteran-Friendly Workplaces Panel Discussion
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/events/12082022/fostering-veteran-friendly-workplaces-panel-discussion

1:00 PM EST
The Jeffersonians: The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe
National Archives
https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/the-jeffersonians-the-visionary-presidencies-of-jefferson-madison-and-monroe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrUBnbZaZGY

1:00 PM EST
House Speaker Pelosi Holds News Conference
Outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds a news conference on the final legislative priorities of the 117th Congress.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?524707-1/house-speaker-pelosi-holds-news-conference
https://www.youtube.com/@NancyPelosi

1:15 PM EST
Connecting the Crises: Integrating Ecological Connectivity in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) to Combat Biodiversity Loss, Climate Change, Land Degradation and the Next Pandemic
International Union for Conservation of Nature
https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2021-2022/schedules
https://www.iucn.org/events/iucn-event/connecting-crises-integrating-ecological-connectivity-post-2020-gbf-combat
https://www.youtube.com/@cbd-live9013

1:15 PM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken hosts a holiday event in honor of Unaccompanied Tour Families
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-8-2022/

1:30 PM EST
Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen on Their Caregiving Advocacy and Experiences
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2022/12/08/seth-rogen-lauren-miller-rogen-their-caregiving-advocacy-experiences/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulI8jPyHH2Q

2:00 PM EST
What's Next? Health Policy Forecasts for 2023-24
University of Michigan School of Public Health
https://sph.umich.edu/events/event.php?ID=9741

2:00 PM EST
Unpacking EU-China Relations in 2022: Prospects for the Year Ahead
Center for Strategic & International Studies
https://www.csis.org/events/unpacking-eu-china-relations-2022-prospects-year-ahead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jZZqGWuGow

2:00 PM EST
Expanding the Pie: SBICs and the Promise of Diversified Growth
Bipartisan Policy Center
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/event/sbics-promise-diversified-growth/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcCpMu5UNRo

2:00 PM EST
Cytoplasmic Divisions Without Nuclei
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/41564

2:00 PM EST
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield meets with Yemeni Ambassador to the United States Mohammed Abdullah Al-Hadhrami
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-8-2022/

2:10 PM EST
The President delivers remarks on building a stronger economy for union workers and retirees; The Secretary of Labor attends by 8:00 am]
The White House
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAktfta81aY

2:30 PM EST
Hot Topic: Monkeypox
Wayne State University's Center for Emerging and Infectious Diseases and the University of Michigan's Public Health Prepared
https://sph.umich.edu/events/event.php?ID=9809

2:30 PM EST
Brazil - U.S. Climate Dialogues: Research and Scientific Cooperation
Woodrow Wilson Center
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/brazil-us-climate-dialogues-research-and-scientific-cooperation

2:30 AM EST
17th ILO Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting: Promotion and Application of the Tripartite Declaration of Principles Concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy in Asia and the Pacific:30 AM EST
International Labour Organization of the United Nations (ILO)
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1zydlyp3n

2:30 PM EST
Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried meets with International Committee of the Red Cross Director-General Robert Mardini
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-8-2022/

2:45 AM EST
Security Council Media Stakeout
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/webtv/schedule/2022-12-08

3:00 PM EST
Central African region - Security Council, 9213th meeting
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1v/k1vyy5s50b

3:00 PM EST
From "World Order" to "Earthly Order": Environmental Security in the 21st Century
Foreign Policy Research Institute
https://www.fpri.org/event/2022/from-world-order-to-earthly-order-environmental-security-in-the-21st-century/

3:00 PM EST
General Assembly: 49th plenary meeting, 77th session - Oceans and the law of the sea - Item 72 (a)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1i/k1ielr24kc

3:00 PM EST
Opportunities in Crisis: Findings from Year Two of Research on Equitable Rental Housing and Eviction Prevention in the United States
Urban Institute and  Housing Crisis Research Collaborative is supported by JPMorgan Chase & Co. and the Wells Fargo Foundation
https://www.urban.org/events/opportunities-crisis-findings-year-two-research-equitable-rental-housing-and-eviction

3:00 PM EST
Championing Evidence Use for Policy Impact in US Foreign Aid and Beyond
Center for Global Development
https://www.cgdev.org/event/championing-evidence-use-policy-impact-us-foreign-aid-and-beyond
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIWoD7Hz4GE

3:00 PM EST
A Conversation with Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK): Standing Up to China Means Standing with Taiwan
American Enterprise Institute
https://www.aei.org/events/a-conversation-with-sen-dan-sullivan-r-ak-standing-up-to-china-means-standing-with-taiwan/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq2QYb0r8Rs

3:00 PM EST
Understanding the Broader Transatlantic Security Implications of Greater Sino-Russian Military Alignment
Center for Strategic & International Studies
https://www.csis.org/events/understanding-broader-transatlantic-security-implications-greater-sino-russian-military

3:00 PM EST
Innovating and Expanding Access to Finance for Small-Scale Agriculture
Center for Strategic & International Studies
https://www.csis.org/events/innovating-and-expanding-access-finance-small-scale-agriculture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3lj5Ze1_78

3:00 PM EST
The 1300 Magna Carta and Carta de Forest: Revealing the Past
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-407340/the-1300-magna-carta-and-carta-de-forest-revealing-the-past/2022-12-08/

3:00 PM EST
Best Practices for Sharing Data in a Generalist Repository: Metadata, Data Preparation, and Reporting
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/41897

3:00 PM EST
NIMH Director's Innovation Speaker Series: Dr. Leticia Mrquez-Magaa "Transformative Research Requires Insider Researchers"
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/41717

3:00 PM EST
HHS FY 2021 Green Champion Awards Virtual Ceremony
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/41868

3:30 PM EST
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield elivers remarks at a Community Engagement Exchange event
Washington, DC.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-8-2022/

3:30 PM EST
Russia's Infrastructure Terrorists
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission)
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/joint-event/333443
https://www.csce.gov/international-impact/press-and-media/press-releases/helsinki-commission-announces-briefing-russias

4:00 PM EST
Decent Work in Nature-Based Solutions, an ILO-IUCN-UNEP Report Launch
International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN with International Labour Organization of the United Nations ILO and United Nations Environment Programme UNEP
https://www.iucn.org/events/iucn-event/decent-work-nature-based-solutions-ilo-iucn-unep-report-launch
https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/employment-intensive-investment/events/WCMS_863082/lang--en/index.htm
https://www.youtube.com/@cbd-live9013

4:00 PM EST
The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink
Woodrow Wilson Center
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/peacemaker-ronald-reagan-cold-war-and-world-brink

4:00 PM EST
Fireside Chat with Kathleen Hicks, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Defense
2022 Aspen Security Forum D.C Edition
https://www.aspensecurityforum.org/
https://www.aspensecurityforum.org/2022-asf-dc-videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad1CXKO7LXw

5:00 PM EST
An Evening with UN Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield POSTPONED
The Common Good
https://www.thecommongoodus.org/upcoming-events/un-ambassador-linda-thomas-greenfield-amp-hon-gillian-sorensen#!event-register/2022/12/8/un-ambassador-linda-thomas-greenfield-hon-gillian-sorensen

6:00 PM EST
H.E. Philippe Étienne Ambassador of France to the United States
The Economic Club of Washington, D.C.
https://www.economicclub.org/events/he-philippe-etienne

6:00 PM EST
Abortion Pills: From Mexico to the U.S. with Mexican Activist Vernica Cruz
The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs
https://calendar.gwu.edu/abortion-pills-mexico-us

6:00 PM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken hosts a Diplomatic Corps Reception
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-8-2022/

6:15 PM EST
How the Global Species Action Plan Supports the Implementation of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework to Deliver Species Conservation Outcomes
International Union for Conservation of Nature
https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2021-2022/schedules
https://www.iucn.org/events/iucn-event/how-global-species-action-plan-supports-implementation-post-2020-global
https://www.youtube.com/@cbd-live9013

7:00 PM EST
Webinar: The Honorable Joe Manchin
The Economic Club of New York
https://www.econclubny.org/web/pages/events

7:00 PM EST
Live! at the Library: Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry with Rita Dove and Heid E. Erdrich
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-407362/live-at-the-library-rebekah-johnson-bobbitt-national-prize-for-poetry-with-rita-dove-and-heid-e-erdrich/2022-12-08/

7:00 PM EST
Democracy, Human Rights, and U.S. Foreign Policy: A Conversation with Under Secretary Uzra Zeya
Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs
https://www.hhh.umn.edu/event/democracy-human-rights-and-us-foreign-policy-conversation-under-secretary-uzra-zeya

7:30 PM EST
The OMFIF Asia Forum
Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)
https://www.omfif.org/events/global-wealth-strategy-summit-2022-virtual-singapore/

10:00 PM EST
YPIN: Crimes of Aggression in Ukraine with Professor Frederick Lorenz
World Affairs Council
https://www.world-affairs.org/event/ypin-crimes-of-aggression-in-ukraine-with-professor-frederick-lorenz/

10:30 PM EST
17th ILO Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting  Closing Ceremony
International Labour Organization of the United Nations (ILO)
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k1t4wp9uz9

10:30 PM EST
Closing Session of the 17th Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting
International Labour Organization of the United Nations (ILO)
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k17/k17gzk1as3