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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

The House Stands Adjourned Until February 21, 2023 at 12:00 PM EST (Pro Forma)
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until February 21, 2023 at 11:00 AM EST (Pro Forma)

Secretary Antony J. Blinken is on travel to Germany, Türkiye, and Greece from February 16-22, 2023.
Deputy Secretary Wendy R. Sherman attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Acting Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources John R. Bass 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.
Assistant Secretary International Security and Nonproliferation Eliot Kang is on travel to Japan on February 21-23, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield accompanies Secretary Blinken on travel to Greece from February 19-21, 2023.

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Daily Weather Map
National Centers for Environmental 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

NOAA Tide Predictions - Washington DC
Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tide_predictions.html?gid=1396

NOAA Observed Water Levels -  Station 8594900 Washington DC
Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=8594900
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/waterlevels.html?id=8594900

Breaking Barriers to Home Electrification Through the EAS-E Prize
Apply for EAS-E Prize Phase 1 by March 8 To Compete for $2.4 Million in Prizes and Technical Assistance To Accelerate Fast, Easy, and Scalable Home Electrification Solutions
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2023/breaking-barriers-to-home-electrification-through-the-eas-e-prize.html

February 21, 2023 - February 23, 2023
Internet for Trust - Towards Guidelines for Regulating Digital Platforms for Information as a Public Good
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000384031.locale=en
https://www.unesco.org/en/internet-conference

February 21, 2023 - February 23, 2023
CISA's Virtual Industry Day February 2023
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
https://www.cisa.gov/cisa-joint-virtual-industry-day-february-2023

February 21, 2023 - February 24, 2023
National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Writing Workshop for African Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/event/national-adaptation-plan-nap-writing-workshop-for-african-least-developed-countries-ldcs

February 21, 2023 - February 24, 2023
Regional Workshop on Conducting Transport Security Inspections for Balkan Countries
International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations (IAEA)
https://www.iaea.org/events/evt2206482

February 21, 2023 - March 3, 2023
Meeting ITU-T Study Group 17 (SG17) - Security
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations
https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/about/groups/2022-2024/Pages/sg17.aspx
https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/studygroups/2022-2024/17/Pages/default.aspx

February 21, 2023
Mardi Gras 2023 (Fat Tuesday) AKA Carnival
https://www.almanac.com/content/when-mardi-gras

February 21, 2023
TBD
UPF-UK: With Rising China-US Tensions, Is There Chance for Dialogue with the DPRK
Universal Peace Federation (UPF) is an NGO in General Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
https://www.upf.org/events/icalrepeat.detail/2023/02/21/699/-/upf-uk-with-rising-china-us-tensions-is-there-chance-for-dialogue-with-the-dprk

February 21, 2023
TBD
Deputy Treasury Secretary Discusses International U.S. Economic Policy
Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo discusses international U.S. economic policy during an event hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, DC.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526164-1/deputy-treasury-secretary-discusses-international-us-economic-policy

February 21, 2023
TBD
Russian President Addresses the Federal Assembly in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers remarks to Russia’s Federal Assembly in Moscow.
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70565
https://www.ruptly.tv/en/videos/20230221-507
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526168-1/russian-president-addresses-federal-assembly-moscow

February 21, 2023
1:45 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken kicks off the U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue and meets with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias
Athens, Greece
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-february-21-2023/

2:00 AM EDT
One Year After the Invasion: Rebuilding Ukraine's Nuclear Energy Capacity
Atlantic Council
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/one-year-after-the-invasion-rebuilding-ukraines-nuclear-energy-capacity/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e22f5_yLZZQ

2:30 AM EDT
UNESCO Global Conference "Internet for Trust" - Side-events
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/internet-conference
https://www.unesco.org/en/event/unesco-global-conference-internet-trust-side-events-0

3:00 AM EDT
Internet for Trust - Towards Guidelines for Regulating Digital Platforms for Information as a Public Good
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://web.archive.org/web/20230127215547/https://www.unesco.org/en/event/unesco-global-conference-internet-trust-towards-guidelines-regulating-digital-platforms-information-0
https://www.unesco.org/en/internet-conference

3:00 AM EDT
Information as a Public Good: Which Platform Regulation for a Troubled Digital Era?
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/internet-conference
https://leplusimportant.org/documents/2023/02/information-as-a-public-good-which-platform-regulation-for-a-troubled-digital-era.pdf/

3:00 AM EDT
Assessing Sovereign Climate-Related Opportunities and Risks (ASCOR) Project Consultation
United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
https://www.unepfi.org/industries/ascor-consultation-launch/

3:30 AM EST
E-Meeting ITU-T Study Group 5: Q13/5 Building Circular and Sustainable Cities and Communities
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations
https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/lists/rgmdetails.aspx?id=13505&Group=5

3:30 AM EST
Applying Internet Universality ROAM Principles in Regulating Digital Platforms: West Africa and Global Perspectives
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/internet-conference
https://articles.unesco.org/en/articles/applying-internet-universality-roam-principles-regulating-digital-platforms-west-africa-and-global

3:30 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken  holds a joint press availability with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias
Athens, Greece
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-february-21-2023/

3:30 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Greek Opposition Leader Alexis Tsipras
Athens, Greece
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-february-21-2023/

4:00 AM EST
13th Meeting, 73rd Session, Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1s/k1sb76dx19

4:00 AM EST
SGEU Early Careers Online Workshop Studying the EU in Times of Permanent Emergency: Research Agendas, Methods and Theories
European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)
https://ecpr.eu/Events/220

4:00 AM EST
The Chilling Effect: Psychosocial Effects of Online Violence on Journalists - Internet for Trust - Towards Guidelines for Regulating Digital Platforms for Information as a Public Good
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/internet-conference
https://articles.unesco.org/en/articles/chilling-effect-psychosocial-effects-online-violence-journalists

4:30 AM EST
Prusa Research: An Open Source Take on 3D Printing
CERN
https://indico.cern.ch/event/1251826/

5:00 AM EST
Thorium-229 and the Nuclear Clock: Current Developments and Perspectives as a Novel Quantum Sensor
CERN
https://home.cern/events/thorium-229-and-nuclear-clock-current-developments-and-perspectives-novel-quantum-sensor
https://webcast.web.cern.ch/event/i1255104

5:30 AM EST
Internet for Trust - Towards Guidelines for Regulating Digital Platforms for Information as a Public Good: Navigating hate speech in the digital sphere: The role of education
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/internet-conference
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/navigating-hate-speech-digital-sphere-role-education

5:30 AM EST
Press Conference: European Energy Strategy
Press Club Brussels Europe
https://www.pressclub.be/event/eu-energy-press-conference/

5:35 AM EST
American History TV: Historian George Nash on Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover biographer George Nash detailed the life and legacy of the former president. He chronicled Hoover's journey through politics and leadership during the Great Depression.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?521741-1/historian-george-nash-herbert-hoover

6:30 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken tours Ancient Agora with Greek Minister of Culture and Sports Lina Mendoni
Athens, Greece
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-february-21-2023/

6:45 AM EST
Joint press conference with the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg; the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Mr Dmytro Kuleba; and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Mr Josep Borrell
NATO HQ
https://twitter.com/NATOpress
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_212021.htm

7:00 AM EST
Japan and the G7
International Institute for Strategic Studies
https://www.iiss.org/events/2023/02/japan-and-the-g7

7:00 AM EST
Washington Journal: News Headlines and Viewer Calls
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/?526025-2/washington-journal-news-headlines-viewer-calls

7:00 AM EST
Internet for Trust - Towards Guidelines for Regulating Digital Platforms for Information as a Public Good: Implementing democratic safeguards in the information and communication space
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Forum on Information & Democracy
https://www.unesco.org/en/internet-conference
https://informationdemocracy.org/news/
https://informationdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/UnescoConference_Session-ID_Save-the-date.pdf
https://www.unesco.org/en/internet-conference?hub=71542

7:00 AM EST
Internet for Trust - Towards Guidelines for Regulating Digital Platforms for Information as a Public Good: 4 Priorities to Move Forwards: An Event of the Forum on Information and Democracy
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Forum on Information & Democracy
https://www.unesco.org/en/internet-conference
https://informationdemocracy.org/news/
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Working Group on Pluralism of Information in Curation and Indexation Algorithms
Forum on Information & Democracy
https://informationdemocracy.org/pluralism/
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Working group on infodemics - Design a policy framework
Forum on Information & Democracy
https://informationdemocracy.org/working-groups/concrete-solutions-against-the-infodemic/
https://informationdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ForumID_Report-on-infodemics_101120.pdf
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Working group on the sustainability of journalism - Design a policy framework
Forum on Information & Democracy
https://informationdemocracy.org/working-groups/sustainability-of-journalism/
https://informationdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ForumID_New-Deal-for-Journalism_16Jun21.pdf

7:00 AM EST
Internet for Trust - Towards Guidelines for Regulating Digital Platforms for Information as a Public Good: Building a global governance to tackle the information chaos
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Forum on Information & Democracy
https://www.unesco.org/en/internet-conference
https://informationdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/UnescoConference_Session-ID_Save-the-date.pdf

7:00 AM EST
The role of policymakers and regulators in promoting a rights-based approach to the regulation of digital platforms
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/internet-conference
https://articles.unesco.org/en/articles/role-policymakers-and-regulators-promoting-rights-based-approach-regulation-digital-platforms

7:10 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Greek earthquake rescue workers with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, and Greek Minister for the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Christos Stylianidess
Athens, Greece
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-february-21-2023/

7:14 AM EDT
President Biden Meets with Polish President Duda
President Biden arrives at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw for a meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526184-1/president-biden-meets-polish-president-duda

7:30 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in a ribbon cutting ceremony with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias
Athens, Greece
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-february-21-2023/

7:30 AM EDT
The President participates in a bilateral meeting with President Andrzej Duda of Poland to discuss our bilateral cooperation as well as our collective efforts to support Ukraine and bolster NATO’s deterrence
Presidential Palace, Warsaw, Poland
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

7:45 AM EST
Internet for Trust - Towards Guidelines for Regulating Digital Platforms for Information as a Public Good: Shifting from immunity to accountability regimes online
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Forum on Information & Democracy
https://www.unesco.org/en/internet-conference
https://informationdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/UnescoConference_Session-ID_Save-the-date.pdf

8:00 AM EST
Washington Journal: Todd Harrison Discusses the U.S. Defense Budget
Metrea Strategic Insights Managing Director Todd Harrison discusses the U.S. defense budget.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526025-3/washington-journal-todd-harrison-discusses-us-defense-budget

8:15 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken holds a meet and greet for employees and families of U.S. Embassy Athens
Athens, Greece
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-february-21-2023/

8:20 AM EST
Keeping Ukraine on the Path to Victory
Hudson Institute
https://www.hudson.org/events/keeping-ukraine-path-victory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV3iviD3qzs

8:30 AM EST
How Multistakeholder National Coalitions Can Inform the Global Discussion on Digital Platform Regulation?
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Social Media 4 Peace project funded by the European Union
https://www.unesco.org/en/internet-conference
https://articles.unesco.org/en/articles/social-media-4-peace-side-event

9:00 AM EST
Kishida's New Capitalism: The Complementary Roles of Technology, Reskilling, and Mobility
Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
https://sais.jhu.edu/campus-events?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D821166237

9:00 AM EST
Washington Journal: Andrew Nichols Discusses Supreme Court Cases Challenging Section 230
Andrew Nichols, counsel for the Center for Growth & Opportunity at Utah State, discusses Supreme Court cases examining Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and whether internet companies can be sued for content on their sites.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526025-4/washington-journal-andrew-nichols-discusses-supreme-court-cases-challenging-section-230

9:00 AM EST
String Theory Seminar: Black Hole Microstate Counting From the Gravitational Path Integral
CERN
https://indico.cern.ch/event/1253925/

9:00 AM EST
Russia's Influence in Africa, a Security Perspective
Atlantic Council
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/russias-influence-in-africa-a-security-perspective/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeJ66vVYcyA

9:00 AM EST
War Stories: How Ukraine's Media Are Confronting Russia's Aggression
Atlantic Council
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/war-stories-how-ukraines-media-are-confronting-russias-aggression/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzNk3CGWBzg

9:00 AM EST
Drawing Reproducible Conclusions From Observational Clinical Data
ai for Good Is Organized by ITU in Partnership With 40 UN Sister Agencies and Co-convened With Switzerland
https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/drawing-reproducible-conclusions-from-observational-clinical-data/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZKe89YwHfE

9:00 AM EST
1962nd Meeting, 84th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1hyz8vm74

9:00 AM EST
14th Meeting, 73rd Session, Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13c7bo9dv

9:00 AM EST
Are America and China Headed for Military Conflict? w/ Elbridge Colby & Paul Heer
Center for the National Interest
https://cftni.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4OKf02OZ7Q
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526163-1/discussion-us-china-relations

9:00 AM EST
The Key Role of Journalistic Self-Regulation in Moderating Digital Content
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/internet-conference
https://www.lecdj.be/de/join-european-press-councils-at-the-unesco-global-conference/

9:00 AM EST
The Research Case for Hiring People with Criminal History Records: California in Focus
RAND Education and Labor and RAND Social and Economic Well-Being with support from Arnold Ventures and The Michelson 20MM Foundation
https://www.rand.org/events/2023/02/21.html

9:00 AM EST
4th Annual NIH HEAL Initiative Investigator Meeting - AM
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42449
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49122

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

9:30 AM EST
The Court Will Release an Order List at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 21. 
Supreme Court of the United States
https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/ordersofthecourt

9:30 AM EST
Washington Journal: Adam Connor Discusses Supreme Court Cases Challenging Section 230
Center for American Progress Vice President of Technology Policy Adam Connor discusses Supreme Court cases examining Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and whether internet companies can be sued for content on their sites.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526025-5/washington-journal-adam-connor-discusses-supreme-court-cases-challenging-section-230

10:00 AM EST
Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34) - 2023 substantive session, 274th plenary meeting
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1r/k1r0bxrcqa

10:00 AM EST
Special Committee on the Charter
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1yohg0hyj

10:00 AM EST
Third Committee informal meeting with civil society
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k18/k18udrrsxm

10:00 AM EST
The situation in the Central African Republic - Security Council, 9,265th meeting
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k1xzl1wlpc

10:00 AM EST
China in the Americas: What You Need to Know
Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA)
https://www.as-coa.org/events/china-americas-what-you-need-know

10:00 AM EST
Evento Previo a La Conferencia Mundial - Por Un Internet Confiable
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/internet-conference
https://articles.unesco.org/es/articles/transparencia-moderacion-de-contenidos-y-libertad-de-expresion-perspectivas-multi-actor-en-america

10:00 AM EST
The Iraq War Series: The Run-Up to the War
American Enterprise Institute
https://www.aei.org/events/the-iraq-war-series-the-run-up-to-the-war/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhMZL9vHmNE

10:00 AM EST
IRF Campaign to Eliminate Blasphemy + Apostasy Laws Monthly Meeting
International Religious Freedom Roundtable
https://www.irfroundtable.org/events-calendar
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMoc-qhrzwtGdCigLT6IjbsGsIy7VZHbDWi

10:00 AM EST
Internet for Trust - Towards Guidelines for Regulating Digital Platforms for Information as a Public Good: Securing pluralism of information online
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Forum on Information & Democracy
https://www.unesco.org/en/internet-conference
https://informationdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/UnescoConference_Session-ID_Save-the-date.pdf

10:00 AM EST
Israelis Taking Action for Democracy
Middle East Institute
https://mei.edu/events/israelis-taking-action-democracy

10:00 AM EST
Putting Peru Back Together
Woodrow Wilson Center
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/putting-peru-back-together

10:00 AM EST
Aerospace Nation: Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Lt. Gen. James C. Slife
Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/event/feb-21-aerospace-nation-lt-gen-james-c-slife/

10:00 AM EST
FDIC Hosts Banking on Connecticut: Promoting Safe and Affordable Bank Accounts and Financial Wellness in LMI Communities
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
https://www.fdic.gov/resources/consumers/events/2023-02-21-affordable-bank-accounts.html

10:00 AM EST
Making Equity Real: Black Workers and Good Jobs
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53615/

10:00 AM EST
Supreme Court October Term 2022 Argument Day
Gonzalez v. Google LLC (21-1333)
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/2022TermCourtCalendar.pdf
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_audio/2022
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Gonzalez v. Google Oral Argument
The Supreme Court hears oral argument in Gonzalez v. Google, a case challenging the Communications Decency Act’s Section 230, which protects tech companies from liability for users' content on internet platforms.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525323-1/gonzalez-v-google-oral-argument

10:30 AM EST
Assessing Platform Regulation From the Perspective of Children's Rights
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/internet-conference
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd14kPLZSMwOs616ZVU-W90X1ytDYU0CSB_RHMEgU2xiXwc2w/viewform

10:30 AM EST
A Mid-Term Report Card for Biden's North Korea Policy
Henry L. Stimson Center
https://www.stimson.org/event/a-mid-term-report-card-for-bidens-north-korea-policy/

10:30 AM EST
How to Rebuild Ukraine - And Make Russia Pay for It
New America
https://www.newamerica.org/future-land-housing/events/how-to-rebuild-ukraine-and-how-to-pay-for-it/

10:45 AM EST
Internet for Trust - Towards Guidelines for Regulating Digital Platforms for Information as a Public Good: Implementing the New Deal for journalism
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Forum on Information & Democracy
https://www.unesco.org/en/internet-conference
https://informationdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/UnescoConference_Session-ID_Save-the-date.pdf

11:00 AM EST
Fruit and Tree Nuts Data Update
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/fruit-and-tree-nuts-data/

11:00 AM EST
Vegetables and Pulses Data Update
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/vegetables-and-pulses-data/

11:00 AM EST
Turkey and Syria After the Earthquakes
Foreign Policy Research Institute
https://www.fpri.org/event/2023/turkey-and-syria-after-the-earthquakes/

11:00 AM EST
Hybrid Platform Orders: How Can Social Media Councils Contribute to a Human Rights-Based and Accountable Discourse Sphere
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIaVNEoK7jDglEUIYaepLPWsE7HtuPgD4zhLbbEuxDD4wn6A/viewform

11:00 AM EST
Russia Brief: Russia, the Invasion and the World Order
Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service
https://www.georgetown.edu/event/russia-brief-russia-the-invasion-and-the-world-order/

11:00 AM EST
Veteran Diplomats on the War in Ukraine One Year On - Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William B. Taylor and Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/02/21/veteran-diplomats-war-ukraine-one-year/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3XPlFrIaAs

11:00 AM EST
Of Barriers and Viruses: Investigating How Viral Pathogens Trigger Vascular Leak and Promote Viral Dissemination
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42451

11:00 AM EST
U.S. Senate - Senate Pro Forma Session
The Senate is holding a brief session. No legislative business will take place. The Senate will return for votes on Monday following their Presidents' Day holiday break.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526154-1/senate-pro-forma-session

11:30 AM EST
President Biden delivers remarks ahead of the one year anniversary of Russia’s brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, addressing how the United States has rallied the world to support the people of Ukraine as they defend their freedom and democracy, and how we will continue to stand with the people of Ukraine for as long as it takes.
Warsaw, Poland
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526169-1/president-biden-delivers-remarks-year-anniversary-russian-invasion-ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H98gJ1OruBo

12:00 PM EST
U-M Alumni Association Presents: Demystifying the Recruitment Process with Google
University of Michigan School of Public Health
https://sph.umich.edu/events/event.php?ID=9890

12:00 PM EST
Advancing Environmental Health and Justice: A Call for Assessment and Oversight of Health Care Waste
University of Michigan School of Public Health
https://sph.umich.edu/events/event.php?ID=9961

12:00 PM EST
LHS Collaboratory Keynote Speaker: Lawrence A. Tabak, DDS, PhD Director National Institutes of Health (NIH)
University of Michigan School of Public Health
https://sph.umich.edu/events/event.php?ID=9993

12:00 PM EST
Causes and Consequences of Russia’s Year of War in Ukraine
Woodrow Wilson Center
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/causes-and-consequences-russias-year-war-ukraine

12:00 PM EST
"Warming of the Arctic" in the 1920s – 1940s: Influence on Marine Environment and Resources, and on the Soviet Understanding of Climate Change
The Harriman Institute at Columbia University
https://harriman.columbia.edu/event/warming-of-the-arctic-in-the-1920s-1940s-influence-on-marine-environment-and-resources-and-on-the-soviet-understanding-of-climate-change/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj6jqy_wPyY

12:00 PM EST
After Oil-for-Security: A Blueprint for Resetting U.S.-Saudi Security Relations
Middle East Institute
https://mei.edu/events/after-oil-security-blueprint-resetting-us-saudi-security-relations

12:00 PM EST
A Conservation of Excellence with Production Designer Hannah Beachler ("Black Panther", Beyonce)
Tennessee State University
https://www.tnstate.edu/pr/news5/hannah.aspx

12:00 PM EST
Monthly Meeting of the Protein Trafficking & Organelle Dynamics (PTOD) Interest Group
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42468

12:00 PM EST
The Research Case for Hiring People with Criminal History Records: California in Focus
RAND Education and Labor and RAND Social and Economic Well-Being with support from Arnold Ventures and The Michelson 20MM Foundation
https://www.rand.org/events/2023/02/21.html

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/k1k/k1k54k173u

12:00 PM EST
Revisiting the "Future of Work" - What Happened, What Didn't, and Where Do We Go From Here
New America
https://www.newamerica.org/center-education-labor/events/revisiting-the-future-of-work/

12:00 PM EST
U.S. House of Representatives - House Pro Forma Session
The House is holding a brief pro forma session. No roll call votes will take place until February 27th after the House’s district work period over the Presidents' Day federal holiday.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526153-1/house-pro-forma-session

12:30 PM EST
Launching Urban's Financial Well-Being Data Hub: A New Approach to Improving Financial Security and Advancing Equity
Urban Institute
https://www.urban.org/events/launching-urbans-financial-well-being-data-hub-new-approach-improving-financial-security-and

12:30 PM EST
NPC Headliners Luncheon: Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro
National Press Club (NPC)
https://www.press.org/events/npc-headliners-luncheon-secretary-navy-carlos-del-toro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOf_FlWzICM

12:30 PM EST
Do Religion and Religious Freedom Impede or Enhance Security? A Lunchtime Conversation
Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs
https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/do-religion-and-religious-freedom-impede-or-enhance-security

12:30 PM EST
UNESCO Internet for Trust DAY 0 - Content Moderation in Crisis: The Oversight Board Model
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchg7nfCZ1Fpcp9AkPcMGdFUKArO1-ltIBlpgrhC0JQPRZcOQ/viewform

1:00 PM EST
Discussion on Russian Invasion of Ukraine & Values in U.S. Foreign Policy
Nearly one year after Russia began its large-scale invasion of Ukraine, pundits discuss the ongoing war and the role values should play in U.S. foreign policy. The event is hosted by the Hudson Institute.
https://www.hudson.org/events/lessons-ukraine-role-values-foreign-policy
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526162-1/discussion-russian-invasion-ukraine-values-us-foreign-policy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ousNLcbPElU

1:00 PM EST
Concert: Washington Men's Camerata
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-407473/washington-mens-camerata/2023-02-21/

1:00 PM EST
Behind the Scenes: Music from the Washington Men's Camerata
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-407953/behind-the-scenes-music-from-the-washington-mens-camerata/2023-02-21/

1:00 PM EST
Pacific Career Information Session
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53326/

1:00 PM EST
Expanding Consumer Credit Options for Households with Disabilities
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
https://www.fdic.gov/resources/consumers/events/2023-02-21-consumer-credit-options.html

1:15 PM EST
2023 Committee for Development Policy (CDP) Plenary: Open session on Just Transition
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1s/k1swscx40h

1:30 PM EST
Revolutionizing Engineering Departments Program Webinar
National Science Foundation (NSF)
https://beta.nsf.gov/events/revolutionizing-engineering-departments-program-0/2023-02-21

1:30 PM EST
Oakland, Calif., Mayor on Breaking Barriers in the Hmong Community
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/02/21/oakland-calif-mayor-breaking-barriers-hmong-community/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZyjrzUzbQ8

1:30 PM EST
UN Water Summit - Working Toward SDG 6
Business Council for International Understanding
https://bciu.org/
https://bciu.zohobackstage.com/UNWATERSUMMIT-WORKINGTOWARDSDG6

1:30 PM EST
Pritzker Fellow Adrian Perkins on "City Smart Grids"
University of Chicago Institute of Politics
https://politics.uchicago.edu/speaker-series/upcoming-events?id=5721

1:30 PM EST
4th Annual NIH HEAL Initiative Investigator Meeting - PM
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42449
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49124

2:00 PM EST
Department of Defense Office of Small Business Programs Director Farooq A. Mitha on the Department of Defense DoD Small Business Strategy
National Defense Industrial Association
https://www.ndia.org/events/2023/2/21/small-business-strategy-webinar

2:00 PM EST
Accelerating Research Translation (ART) Introduction Webinar
National Science Foundation (NSF)
https://beta.nsf.gov/events/accelerating-research-translation-art-introduction/2023-02-21

2:00 PM EST
Preserving Worker-Firm Attachments: Perspectives from the Pandemic
American Enterprise Institute
https://www.aei.org/events/preserving-worker-firm-attachments-perspectives-from-the-pandemic/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIOIETc5pHc

2:00 PM EST
Conversations on Equity: Higher Education’s Role in Pursuing Economic Equity
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
https://events.stlouisfed.org/event/4469ab5a-cbbb-44ea-8d81-7f632b0cc352/summary

2:00 PM EST
Forum on the Arms Trade Annual Conference
Henry L. Stimson Center
https://www.stimson.org/event/forum-on-the-arms-trade-annual-conference/

2:00 PM EST
Korea Policy Forum with Former Prime Minister Nakyon Lee
The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs
https://calendar.gwu.edu/korea-policy-forum-former-prime-minister-nakyon-lee

2:00 PM EST
Why the U.S.-Japan Tech Alliance Needs Silicon Valley
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
https://carnegieendowment.org/2023/02/21/why-u.s.-japan-tech-alliance-needs-silicon-valley-event-8034
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNCvtRIg79g

2:00 PM EST
National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) TREaDS Seminar: NMR Studies of Viral RNA Complexes Reveal Allosteric Mechanisms of Regulation
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42418

2:00 PM EST
Religion, Spirituality, and Health Scientific Interest Group (RSH SIG) Journal Club
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42292

2:00 PM EST
NCI Emerging Technology Seminar: EMERSE an Easy to Use, Self Service Search Engine and Chart Review Tool for EHR Notes
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42125

2:00 PM EST
Addressing Health Disparities and Reducing Mortality Due to Non Communicable Diseases During Climate Induced Disasters
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42192

2:00 PM EST
Trademark Basics Boot Camp, Module 7: Keeping Your Registration Alive
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/trademark-basics-boot-camp-module-7-keeping-your-registration-alive-9

2:00 PM EST
Advancing Next Generation Scientific Applications with Novel AI Accelerators
Argonne National Laboratory
https://www.anl.gov/event/advancing-next-generation-scientific-applications-with-novel-ai-accelerators

2:30 PM EST
Impact of WIP1 Phosphatase on Neutrophil Differentiation and Anti Tumoral Activity
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42458

3:00 PM EST
Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence Working Group
United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
https://usgif.org/event/machine-learning-artificial-intelligence-working-group/

3:00 PM EST
Increasing COVID-19 Vaccination in Kenya
Stanford Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law is housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
https://cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/events/seminar-leah-rosenzweig

3:00 PM EST
IPP presents: A Conversation on the Future of US-Africa Relations with Elizabeth Shackelford
University of Chicago Institute of Politics
https://politics.uchicago.edu/speaker-series/upcoming-events?id=5660

3:00 PM EST
2023 Observance of the International Mother Language Day
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1v/k1vairbb1d

3:00 PM EST
Special Committee on the Charter
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1l/k1l89nit49

3:00 PM EST
Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34) - 2023 substantive session, 275th plenary meeting
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1g792tbea

3:00 PM EST
Xi Jinping's Power Concentration and Foreign Policy Implications after the 20th Party Congress
Hoover Institution
https://www.hoover.org/events/xi-jinpings-power-concentration-and-foreign-policy-implications-after-20th-party-congress

3:00 PM EST
Whose Voice Matters? Conformists, Non-conformists, and Authoritarian Responsiveness in China
Stanford Cyber Policy Center is a joint initiative of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Stanford Law School
https://cyber.fsi.stanford.edu/events/whose-voice-matters-conformists-non-conformists-and-authoritarian-responsiveness-china

3:00 PM EST
Chickens and Eggs Annual Summary - This file contains egg production data by state and U.S.. Included in the report are rate of lay and egg production, number of hatching type layers, chicken inventories, potential layers by geographic region, production by type during each month, and value per head and total value statistics.
National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/1v53jw96n

4:00 PM EST
The Role of Radiation Technologies in Linking Security and Health Needs | Pallabi M. Chakrabarti
Stanford Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
https://cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/events/pallabi-chakrabarti-february-2023

4:00 PM EST
Technology and Innovation in the New Normal of Work
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/02/21/technology-innovation-new-normal-work/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzR4Hr_sSAA

4:00 PM EST
Cyber 101 with April Lenhard | CSS Speaker Series
Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service
https://www.georgetown.edu/event/cyber-101-with-april-lenhard-css-speaker-series/

4:00 PM EST
2023 Demystifying Medicine Lecture Series: The Use of JAK Inhibitors in Autoimmune Disease
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://demystifyingmedicine.od.nih.gov/
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=48821

4:00 PM EST
RDIG Seminar Series: Val Sheffield, M.D., Ph.d., the Molecular Genetics of a Syndromic Retinopathy: Bardet Biedl Syndrome
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/40827

4:45 PM EST
Zeitenwende? The Future of German Defense After Russia's Invasion of Ukraine, Sophia Besch (speaker)
Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
https://sais.jhu.edu/campus-events?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D821166238

5:00 PM EDT
Young Researcher Workshop
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/young-researcher-workshop-8

5:00 PM EDT
Guided iRest™ Meditation for Sleep and Relaxation (phone-based class)
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52258/

5:30 PM EST
"Heritage of Liberty" with Alexander W. Salter
American Institute for Economic Research
https://events.aier.org/bastiatmastercalendar/detail/1432/1677018600000

6:00 PM EST
Robin Hayes Chief Executive Officer of Jetblue
The Economic Club of Washington, D.C.
https://www.economicclub.org/events/robin-hayes

6:00 PM EST
Geothermal Energy Development in Latin America
Center for Strategic and International Studies
https://www.csis.org/events/geothermal-energy-development-latin-america

6:30 PM EST
Presidents Day Talk with Walter Kansteiner
George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
https://www.bush41.org/Events

7:00 PM EDT
Naomi Oreskes on The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market. With with Joseph Stiglitz & Claudia Dreifus
Brooklyn Public Library
https://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/naomi-oreskes-big-myth-central-library-dweck-20230221

7:00 PM EDT
The United States Air Force Band's Singing Sergeants, Hartford, CT
U.S. Air Force Band
https://www.music.af.mil/Bands/The-United-States-Air-Force-Band/Events/
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-united-states-air-force-bands-singing-sergeants-new-haven-ct-tickets-488731518127

8:00 PM EST
New Members of the 118th Congress
There are nearly 80 new House members of the 118th Congress. C-SPAN sits down with more than half of the freshmen to discuss their upbringing, political philosophy and previous careers.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525518-2/members-118th-congress

8:00 PM EST
Through the Eye of the Needle: Microbes, Carbon, Water, and Soil
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
https://www.pnnl.gov/events/through-eye-needle-microbes-carbon-water-and-soil

9:00 PM EST
The Bill of Rights and Guarantees of Liberty - "At Long Last and Great Sacrifice: The Civil War Amendments"
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/news/becoming-america-how-we-gained-and-secured-freedom-and-self-government
https://www.youtube.com/RichardNixonLibrary