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Thursday, February 9, 2023

The House Stands Adjourned Until February 9, 2023 at 9:00 AM EST
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until February 9, 2023 at 10:00 AM EST

Deputy Secretary Wendy R. Sherman attends meetings and briefing at the Department of State.
Acting Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources John R. Bass attends meetings and briefing 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 Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez is on travel to Moldova and France from February 8-15, 2023.
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya is on travel to Mongolia and Japan from February 5-10, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Molly Phee is on travel to South Africa, Nigeria, and Ethiopia from February 5-19, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes is on travel to Qatar and Albania from February 4-10, 2023.

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

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

February 8, 2023 - February 9, 2023
Big Techs in Finance – Implications for Public Policy Conference, Basel, Switzerland (Extraterritorial jurisdiction)
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
https://www.bis.org/events/230208_bigtech/agenda.pdf

February 9, 2023 - February 10, 2023
9th Meeting of the Consultative Group of Experts (CGE)
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/event/9th-Meeting-of-the-consultative-group-of-experts-cge

February 9, 2023 - February 10, 2023
Special European Council, Russia's Military Aggression Against Ukraine
European Council
>>18306864 pb
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/european-council/2023/02/09-10/
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Reuters: Zelensky likely to attend EU summit in Brussels on Feb. 9.
https://kyivindependent.com/news-feed/reuters-zelensky-likely-to-attend-eu-summit-in-brussels-on-feb-8

February 9, 2023 - February 10, 2023
Regional Consultation of the Group III on the Framework on Culture and Arts Education
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/frameworkcultureartseducation
https://www.unesco.org/en/event/regional-consultation-group-iii-framework-culture-and-arts-education

February 9, 2023 - February 10, 2023
2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, 1st Meeting
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/2025-advisory-committee

February 9, 2023 - February 10, 2023
Bridging the Biological and Communication Sciences on Nutrients and Environmental Contaminants in Foods to Support Child Development
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://web.cvent.com/event/7557c0d5-a270-43f6-9ab8-ad2a097c4a9a/summary

February 9, 2023 - February 11, 2023
Forum on Healthcare Policy Perspectives
Mercatus Center at George Mason University and the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College
https://www.mercatus.org/events/forum-healthcare-policy-perspectives

February 9, 2023 - February 11, 2023
NGA 2023 Winter Meeting
National Governors Association (NGA)
https://www.youtube.com/@NationalGovernorsAssociation/videos
https://www.nga.org/annual-winter-meetings/2023-winter-meeting/

February 9, 2023 - February 13, 2023
Sixth Global Meeting of the Indigenous Peoples' Forum at IFAD - Indigenous Peoples' Climate Leadership: Community-Based Solutions to Enhance Resilience and Biodiversity.
International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations (IFAD)
https://www.ifad.org/en/web/events/ifad-indigenous-peoples-forum-2023

February 9, 2023
Performance of Household and Similar Electrical Appliances (TC 59) Technical Committee - Electrical Air Cleaners for Household and Similar Purposes (SC 59N) Meeting
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
https://mapping.iec.ch/#/maps/102
https://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?p=103:7:::::FSP_ORG_ID:1275

February 9, 2023
National Pizza Day
https://nationaltoday.com/national-pizza-day/
>>120107 pb
https://wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/12/1223066_re-get-ready-for-chicago-hot-dog-friday-.html

February 9, 2023
TBA
Diplocraft: Combatting Global Inequalities in Aging and Longevity
Meridian Center for Diplomatic Engagement
https://www.meridian.org/announcement/diplocraft-combatting-global-inequalities-in-aging-and-longevity/

February 9, 2023
12:00 AM EST
Inauguration ceremony for the Showroom for Tourist Products and Handicrafts in the Rural Commune of Ramena (BIOCOM project), Madagascar
Media Defence and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/event/inauguration-ceremony-showroom-tourist-products-and-handicrafts-rural-commune-ramena-biocom-project

February 9, 2023
2:00 AM EST
Inauguration ceremony for the Solar Power Plant in Andavakoera Fokontany (BIOCOM project), Diana region, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar
Media Defence and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/event/inauguration-ceremony-solar-power-plant-andavakoera-fokontany-biocom-project-diana-region

4:00 AM EST
Executive Board Bureau Meeting
World Food Programme of the United Nations (WFP)
https://executiveboard.wfp.org/Meeting/1508

4:00 AM EST
Building Capacity, Improving Training and Developing Talent in Climate Strategies
Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)
https://www.omfif.org/events/building-capacity-improving-training-and-developing-talent-in-climate-strategies/

4:00 AM EST
P166 Short Courses on Key International Economic and Development Issues for Geneva-Based Delegates
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://unctad.org/meeting/p166-short-courses-key-international-economic-and-development-issues-geneva-based-2

4:30 AM EST
Transfer of Technology for Development in Times of Accelerating Change: New perspectives for the multilateral framework
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://unctad.org/meeting/transfer-technology-development-times-accelerating-change-new-perspectives-multilateral

5:00 AM EST
How to Research Climate Change: A Debate on Methods and Perspectives from Political Science
European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)
https://ecpr.eu/Events/229

5:15 AM EST
Commissioner Caroline D. Pham will speak on the panel “Evolving Regulatory and Supervisory Architecture to Oversee Big Techs” at the Bank for International Settlements Financial Stability Institute Conference on Big Techs in Finance – Implications for Public Policy.
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/Events/opaeventpham020923
https://www.bis.org/events/confresearchnetwork2302/overview.htm

6:00 AM EST
ITU Study Group (SG5) - EMF, Environment, Climate Action, Sustainable Digitalization, and Circular Economy\0x200B
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations
https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/studygroups/2022-2024/05/Pages/default.aspx

6:00 AM EST
What the EU Does on the Rights of LGBTI People?
European Union
https://info-hub.booking.europarl.europa.eu/events/what-the-eu-does-on-the-rights-of-lgbti-people-JP6tkDMkZJm

8:00 AM EST
Rating India 2023: Key Opportunities and Risks
Center for Strategic and International Studies
https://www.csis.org/events/rating-india-2023-key-opportunities-and-risks

8:00 AM EST
A Conversation With TotalEnergies Chairman and CEO Patrick Pouyanné
Atlantic Council
https://totalenergies.com/
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/a-conversation-with-totalenergies-chairman-and-ceo-patrick-pouyanne/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkzmkbvDCwk

8:00 AM EST
Coordination Meeting of the Nordic Group
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/event/coordination-meeting-nordic-group-2

8:00 AM EST
The 2025 Comprehensive Review of the Global Indicator Framework for SDGs: Principles, Criteria, Timeline, Lessons from 2020, and Strategies for 2025
United Nations Statistics Division
https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/meetings/iaeg-sdgs-side-event-UNSC54/

8:00 AM EST
BEYA (Black Engineer of the Year) STEM Conference
Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
https://www.energy.gov/eere/events/beya-black-engineer-year-stem-conference

8:30 AM EST
U.S. Agriculture in Drought - Released after 8:30 a.m. ET every Thursday
National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture
https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/AgInDrought.pdf

8:30 AM EST
World Production, Markets, and Trade Report Release - Weekly Export Sales
Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture
https://www.fas.usda.gov/report-release-announcement/weekly-export-sales-106

9:00 AM EST
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

9:00 AM EST
The Deadly Intersection of White Supremacy and Firearms Virtual Symposium
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Gun Violence Solutions
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2022/cassandra-crifasi-named-new-co-director-of-johns-hopkins-center-for-gun-violence-solutions-at-critical-time-in-us-gun-policymaking
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/departments/health-policy-and-management/research-and-practice/center-for-gun-violence-solutions
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2023/the-deadly-intersection-of-white-supremacy-and-firearms

9:00 AM EST
Empowering Health for All: Exploring Digital Innovations for Health Equity
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2023/empowering-health-for-all-exploring-digital-innovations-for-health-equity

9:00 AM EST
Webinar – Countdown to 2030 Profiles: Using Data to Improve Women's, Children's, and Adolescents' Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2023/webinar-countdown-to-2030-profiles-using-data-to-improve-womens-childrens-and-adolescents-health

9:00 AM EST
Privacy Enhancing Technologies for Official Statistics
United Nations Statistics Division
https://unstats.un.org/bigdata/events/2023/unsc-pet-guide/

9:00 AM EST
Regional Consultation of the Group III on the Framework on Culture and Arts Education
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/event/regional-consultation-group-iii-framework-culture-and-arts-education-0

9:00 AM EST
Virtual Event | Governance and Security in Syria: A Conversation with Elham Ahmed
Center for a New American Security
https://www.cnas.org/events/virtual-event-governance-and-security-in-syria-a-conversation-with-elham-ahmed

9:00 AM EST
Webinar – Amicus Curiae Interventions in Freedom of Expression Cases: A UNESCO Guide
Media Defence and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://articles.unesco.org/en/event/amicus-curiae-interventions-freedom-expression-cases-unesco-guide
https://www.mediadefence.org/news/webinar-amicus-curiae-interventions-unesco-guide/

9:00 AM EST
2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: Meeting 1 (Day 1)
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/2025-advisory-committee
https://mregs.nih.gov/NIGMS/BL3B-B4L3/agenda/1102
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=48948

9:00 AM EST
U.S. House of Representatives - House Session
The House will consider two measures to repeal Washington, D.C. laws allowing noncitizens to vote in city elections and another reducing criminal penalties.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525926-1/house-session

9:00 AM EST
Oversight Hearing Titled “Dependence on Foreign Adversaries: America's Critical Minerals Crisis”.
House Natural Resources Committee
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WITNESSES AND TESTIMONY
Jason George
Business Manager
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49
Minneapolis, MN
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Nick Loris
Vice President of Public Policy
C3 Solutions
Arlington, VA
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Dr. Michael Moats
Professor and Department Chair of Materials Science and Engineering
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115298
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=412764
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikYy5-bpCQs

9:00 AM EST
The Looking Ahead Series: The Architect of the Capitol's Strategic Plan for the 118th Congress
Committee on House Administration
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115282
https://cha.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/looking-ahead-series-architect-capitols-strategic-plan-118th-congress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XItCVmOIdBM

9:00 AM EST
Business Meeting to Consider Pending Calendar Business - Judge Nominees, 5 Bills
Senate Judiciary Committee
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S.79, Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/79
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S.113, Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/113
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S.142, A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, and to prohibit biological product manufacturers from compensating biosimilar and interchangeable companies to delay the entry of biosimilar biological products and interchangeable biological products.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/142
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S.148, A bill to enable to Federal Trade Commission to deter filing of sham citizen petitions to cover an attempt to interfere with approval of a competing generic drug or biosimilar, to foster competition, and facilitate the efficient review of petitions filed in good faith to raise legitimate public health concerns, and for other purposes.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/148
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S.150, A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit product hopping, and for other purposes.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/150
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https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/02/09/2023/executive-business-meeting
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/dem/releases/senate-judiciary-committee-advances-15-judicial-nominees-with-bipartisan-support
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333582

9:05 AM EST
Chicago Mayoral Forum
Eight of the nine candidates running in Chicago's 2023 mayoral race - including Democratic incumbent Lori Lightfoot - participate in a forum hosted by WTTW-TV.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525600-1/chicago-mayoral-forum

9:30 AM EST
Hearings to Examine Global Security Challenges and Strategy
Senate Armed Services Committee
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Dr. Bonny Lin
Director, China Power Project and Senior Fellow, Asian Security
Center for Strategic & International Studies
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Dr. Fiona Hill
Senior Fellow, Center on the United States and Europe
The Brookings Institution
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Mr. Roger Zakheim
Director
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333568

9:30 AM EST
Hearings to Examine the 2023 Farm Bill, Focusing on Commodity Programs, Crop Insurance, and Credit
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333564
https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/hearings/farm-bill-2023-commodity-programs-crop-insurance-and-credit

9:30 AM EST
Consideration of Rules of the Committee on the Budget for the 118th Congress AND Consideration of the Committee on the Budget's Oversight Plan for the 118th Congress
House Budget Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115342
https://budget.house.gov/hearing/house-budget-committee-business-meeting/

9:40 AM
The President departs the White House en route Joint Base Andrews
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

9:45 AM EST
Hearings to Examine U.S.-China Policy in the Era of Strategic Competition, Witnesses - Deputy Secretary of State The Honorable Wendy Sherman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333562
https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/evaluating-us-china-policy-in-the-era-of-strategic-competition
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Deputy Secretary of State Testifies on U.S.-China Policy
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman testifies on U.S. policy toward China amid strategic competition with the nation. The hearing takes place before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525787-1/deputy-secretary-state-testifies-us-china-policy

10:00 AM EST
Economic Analysis of Regulation, Spring 2023
National Bureau of Economic Research
https://www.nber.org/conferences/economic-analysis-regulation-spring-2023
https://www.youtube.com/nbervideos

10:00 AM EST
P166 Short Courses on Key International Economic and Development Issues for Geneva-Based Delegates
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://unctad.org/meeting/p166-short-courses-key-international-economic-and-development-issues-geneva-based-2

10:00 AM EST
DOJ's Vanita Gupta on Tyre Nichols Death and Policing in America
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/02/09/dojs-vanita-gupta-tyre-nichols-death-policing-america/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzfoD1B6Imw

10:00 AM EST
2022 South Asia Report Roundtable hosted by Lahore University Management Services
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/gem-report/en/articles/2022-south-asia-report-roundtable-hosted-lahore-university-management-services

10:00 AM EST
The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route Tampa, Florida
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

10:00 AM EST
CVM Virtual Public Meeting: FDA and the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) Animal Feed Ingredient Definition Process
Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM)
https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/workshops-conferences-Meetings/cvm-virtual-public-Meeting-fda-and-aafco-animal-feed-ingredient-definition-process-02092023

10:00 AM EST
Stadtman Chalk Talk on Developmental Metabolism: Dr. Ashley Solomonson - NIH Only
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=48978

10:00 AM EST
China IP: Quarterly Legislation and Case Law Update
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/china-ip-quarterly-legislation-and-case-law-update-4

10:00 AM EST
U.S. Senate - Senate Session
The Senate will continue debate on its first judicial nomination from President Biden for the year, DeAndrea Benjamin to be a U.S. Court of Appeals judge for the Fourth Circuit as well as Cindy Chung to be a Third Circuit Court of Appeals judge.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525900-1/senate-session

10:00 AM EST
Organizational business meeting to consider committee rules and an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee for the 118th Congress; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the state of the U.S. Territories.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333544
https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2023/2/full-committee-hearing-to-discuss-the-state-of-the-u-s-territories

10:00 AM EST
Organizational business meeting to consider committee rules, an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee for the 118th Congress, and subcommittee assignments; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the state of housing in 2023.
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333569
https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/the-state-of-housing-2023

10:00 AM EST
Organizational Business Meeting to Consider Committee Rules, an Original Resolution Authorizing Expenditures by the Committee for the 118th Congress, and Subcommittee Assignments; To Be Immediately Followed by a Hearing to Examine Strengthening Airline Operations and Consumer Protections
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333567
https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2023/2/executive-session
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Southwest Airlines Official Testifies on Operations & Consumer Protections
Southwest Airlines Chief Operating Officer and others testify before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on airline operations and consumer protections amid recent mass cancellations by the airline.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525879-1/southwest-airlines-official-testifies-operations-consumer-protections

10:00 AM EST
Full Committee Hearing: Committee Rules and Funding Resolution
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333565
https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/committee-rules-and-funding-resolution

10:15 AM EST
Oversight: The People's Republic of China's High Altitude Surveillance Efforts (CHASE) Against the United States
Senate Appropriations Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333590
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/oversight-on-chinese-spy-balloon
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Defense Dept. Officials on Chinese Surveillance Balloon
Defense Dept. officials brief lawmakers on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense about the Chinese surveillance balloon that entered U.S. airspace over the west coast before being shot down by fighter jets off the coast of South Carolina.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525930-1/defense-department-officials-lawmakers-chinese-spy-balloon

10:30 AM EST
Bridging the Biological and Communication Sciences on Nutrients and Environmental Contaminants in Foods to Support Child Development
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://web.cvent.com/event/7557c0d5-a270-43f6-9ab8-ad2a097c4a9a/summary
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=48929

10:30 AM EST
CANCELED Commission Meeting - Open Meeting
Federal Election Commission
https://www.fec.gov/about/leadership-and-structure/
https://www.fec.gov/updates/february-9-2023-open-meeting/

10:30 AM EST
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts an enhanced honor cordon and meeting welcoming Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze to the Pentagon at 10:30 a.m. EST on the steps of the River Entrance. 
Pentagon
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD

10:50 AM EST
Top Recruiter Recognition Ceremony
Hosted by HON Christine Wormuth, Secretary of the U.S. Army
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31025

10:30 AM EST
House Democratic Leader Jeffries Holds News Conference
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY) holds a news conference on the legislative agenda.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525931-1/house-democratic-leader-jeffries-holds-news-conference

11:00 AM EST
Stress & Nutrition: Key Early Experiences Building the Architecture of Development
University of Michigan School of Public Health
https://sph.umich.edu/events/event.php?ID=9950

11:00 AM EST
World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (WTCHP-STAC)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.cdc.gov/wtc/pdfs/stac/Agenda_for_February_2023_STAC_meeting-508.pdf
https://www.cdc.gov/wtc/stac_meeting.html

11:00 AM EST
CANCELED Virtual Seminar on Climate Economics - When Will Arctic Sea Ice Disappear? Projections of Area, Extent, Thickness, and Volume: Francis X. Diebold, University of Pennsylvania
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
https://web.archive.org/web/20221230201237/https://www.frbsf.org/economic-research/events/2023/february/frank-diebold-climate-seminar/
https://www.frbsf.org/economic-research/events/2023/february/frank-diebold-climate-seminar/

11:00 AM EST
Gene Therapies for Congenital or Postnatal Progressive Balance and Hearing Loss: Different Causes, Different Outcomes
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42051

11:00 AM EST
Function and Regulation of the microRNA-Mediated Gene Regulatory Pathway
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42254

11:00 AM EST
Effects and Mechanisms of Psychological Treatments in Individuals With Chronic Pain
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/41895

11:00 AM EST
Director for Management (DDM) Seminar Series on "Inclusion on Purpose" - NIH Only
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42310
https://hr.nih.gov/training-center/highlights-newsletter/2023/q1/2023-ddm-seminar-series-dates-announced
https://www.rtulshyan.com/inclusion-on-purpose
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=48799

11:00 AM EST
The Virtual National Cancer Advisory Board NCAB Subcommittee Meetings
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/ncab/ncabmeetings.htm
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=48975

11:00 AM EST
Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting
Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/updated-information-february-9-2023-meeting-oncologic-drugs-advisory-committee-meeting-announcement

11:00 AM EST
The National Archives Comes Alive! Young Learners Program: Meet Matthew Henson
National Archives Museum
https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/the-national-archives-comes-alive-young-learners-program-meet-matthew-henson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j40HBWDfxNE

11:00 AM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-february-9-2023/

11:00 AM EST
Organizational business meeting to consider committee rules and an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee for the 118th Congress
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333563
https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/business-meeting-4/

11:00 AM EST
Business Meeting to Consider Committee Rules, an Original Resolution Authorizing Expenditures by the Committee for the 118th Congress, and the Nominations of Radha Iyengar Plumb, of New York, to Be a Deputy Under Secretary, and Laura Taylor-Kale, of California, to Be an Assistant Secretary, Both of the Department of Defense
Senate Armed Services Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333583

11:00 AM EST
Organizational Business Meeting to Consider the Selection of Chairman and Vice Chairman, Committee Rules, and an Original Resolution Authorizing Expenditures by the Committee for the 118th Congress
Senate Indian Affairs Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333580
https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/organizational-business-meeting-2

11:30 AM EST
The Distinguished Roger L. Shidler Lecture Featuring Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson
University of Washington School of Law
https://www.law.uw.edu/news-events/news/2023/shidler-winter-2023

11:30 AM EST
Black Perspectives in Public Policy
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
https://fordschool.umich.edu/event/2023/black-perspectives-public-policy

11:30 AM EST
China and Strategic Stability in Space: Pathways to Peace in an Era of U.S.-China Strategic Competition
United States Institute of Peace
https://www.usip.org/events/china-and-strategic-stability-space

11:30 AM EST
Closed Business Meeting to Consider Pending Intelligence Matters
Senate Intelligence (Select) Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333581
https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings/closed-business-meeting-11

12:00 PM EST
Feed Grains Database Update
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/feed-grains-database/

12:00 PM EST
Meeting of the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee
Food and Drug Administration
https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/february-9-2023-Meeting-oncologic-drugs-advisory-committee-Meeting-announcement-02092023

12:00 PM EST
Dallas Veterans Job Fair
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52054/

12:00 PM EST
FDA Grand Rounds: A Modular Approach for Enhanced Plasmid Subtyping and AMR Gene Profiling of Plasmids
Food and Drug Administration
https://www.fda.gov/science-research/fda-grand-rounds/fda-grand-rounds-modular-approach-enhanced-plasmid-subtyping-and-amr-gene-profiling-plasmids

12:00 PM EST
Hearing on the Weaponization of the Federal Government
House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government [Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee]
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PANEL I:
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, Iowa
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U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, Wisconsin
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U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin, Maryland
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Former U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard, Hawaii
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PANEL II:
Mr. Thomas Baker, Former FBI Agent
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Professor Jonathan Turley, George Washington University Law Center
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Mr. Elliot Williams, Principal, the Raben Group
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Ms. Nicole Parker, Former FBI Agent
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115294
https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/hearing-weaponization-federal-government
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Hearing on Oversight of Justice Department
Members of Congress, former FBI officials, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), and other legal professionals give testimony on oversight of the Justice Department and the federal government before a House Judiciary subcommittee. 
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525922-1/hearing-oversight-justice-department

12:15 PM EST
Johns Hopkins Health Economics Seminar Series - Effects of School Based Mental Health Services on Youth Outcomes
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2023/johns-hopkins-health-economics-seminar-series-effects-of-school-based-mental-health-services-on-youth-outcomes

12:15 PM EST
The President arrives in Tampa, Florida
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

12:30 PM EST
Moral Futurism: Digital Citizenship and the Rights of Youth in the Metaverse and Beyond - Student Salon Series
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
https://cyber.harvard.edu/events/student-salon-series-moral-futurism-digital-citizenship-and-rights-youth-metaverse-and

12:30 PM EST
Book Talk: "On Dangerous Waters" with Gregory B. Poling
Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service
https://www.georgetown.edu/event/book-talk-on-dangerous-waters-with-gregory-b-poling/

12:30 PM EST
Johns Hopkins Congressional Briefing: Combatting the Opioid Epidemic
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
https://hub.jhu.edu/johns-hopkins-congressional-briefing-series/
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2023/johns-hopkins-congressional-briefing-combatting-the-opioid-epidemic

12:30 PM EST
Travis Air Force Base Career Exploration & Hiring Fair
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/51873/

12:30 PM EST
National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - February 2023
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/advisory-council
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=48847

12:30 PM EST
New Insights Into the Mechanisms of ATP-Dependent Chromatin Remodeling and Nuclear Condensates
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42175

1:00 PM EST
Metascience for the Public: Policy Solutions to Flagging Productivity
American Enterprise Institute
https://www.aei.org/events/metascience-for-the-public-policy-solutions-to-flagging-productivity/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3wtRwipU24

1:00 PM EST
Webinar: 2020 Census Impacts for FTA Programs
Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation
https://www.transit.dot.gov/about/events/webinar-2020-census-impacts-fta-programs

1:00 PM EST
Attend DOCX Filing Training
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/attend-docx-filing-training-134

1:00 PM EST
Gut Brain Interactions for Food Intake Control
National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), Office of Obesity Research; National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42029

1:00 PM EST
Right-Sizing Equipment vs. Wrong-Sizing -- How Not to Waste Energy
Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
https://www.energy.gov/eere/better-buildings-residential-network/events/right-sizing-equipment-vs-wrong-sizing-how-not

1:00 PM EST
LHC 40th Anniversary Seminar Series: Causes and Mechanisms of Early Onset Colorectal Cancer
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42233
https://ccr.cancer.gov/laboratory-of-human-carcinogenesis

1:15 PM EST
The Virtual Meeting of the National Cancer Advisory Board (NCAB)
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/ncab/ncab.htm
https://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/ncab/0223/agenda.pdf
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=48973

1:30 PM EST
Deterring Russia at Sea in the High North
Woodrow Wilson Center's Polar Institute and the Center for Maritime Strategy
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/deterring-russia-sea-high-north

1:30 PM EST
Pritzker Fellow Peter Meijer on The American Dream & the Growth of the Administrative State
University of Chicago Institute of Politics
https://politics.uchicago.edu/speaker-series/upcoming-events?id=5545
https://iop.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/iop/event.jsp?event=5545

1:30 PM EST
President Biden Remarks on Social Security and Medicare
President Biden gives remarks in Tampa, Florida, on his plan to strengthen Social Security and Medicare and lower healthcare costs.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525944-1/president-biden-remarks-social-security-medicare

1:30 PM EST
Senior Official for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Elizabeth M. Allen meets with Brazilian Ministry of External Relations Spokesperson Joel Sampaio
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-february-9-2023/

2:00 PM EST
Regaining the Spectrum Offensive
Association of Old Crows
https://www.crows.org/page/RegainingtheSpectrumOffensive

2:00 PM EST
The Great Escape: A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America — A Book Talk with Saket Soni
Aspen Institute
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/the-great-escape-a-true-story-of-forced-labor-and-immigrant-dreams-in-america-a-book-talk-with-saket-soni/

2:00 PM EST
Public Polling on Climate Change Briefing Series: Congressional Climate Camp
Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI)
https://www.ourenergypolicy.org/full-calendar/eesi-public-polling-on-climate-change-briefing-series-congressional-climate-camp/

2:00 PM EST
The Path to a Patent, Part IV: Learn How to Draft a Patent Application
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/path-patent-part-iv-learn-how-draft-patent-application-0

2:00 PM EST
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities NIMHD Director's Seminar Seminar Series - The Intractability of Health Disparities: Where Do We Go from Here? Dr. Consuelo H. Wilkins, Senior Vice President and Senior Associate Dean for Health Equity and Inclusive Excellence Vanderbilt University Medical Center
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/news-events/conferences-events/directors-seminar-series/
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49041

2:00 PM EST
Getting Started with the Patent Public Search Tool: An Overview
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/getting-started-patent-public-search-tool-overview

2:00 PM EST
Energy Storage @PNNL Expert Panel: Power Electronics as an Energy Storage Enabler
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
https://pnnl.zoomgov.com/Meeting/register/vJIscOiurjksH4gA9I89oYqcK258OWG2rDQ

2:00 PM EST
Department Press Briefing with Spokesperson Ned Price
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-february-9-2023/https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/
https://www.youtube.com/statedept

2:30 PM EST
Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried meets with Swedish Ambassador to the United States Karin Olofsdotter
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-february-9-2023/

3:00 PM EST
A Look Ahead at the New Congress, the Biden Administration and the Impact Across the Country
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/02/09/look-ahead-new-congress-biden-administration-impact-across-country/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV8EyOMaQX0

3:00 PM EST
Season Average Price Forecasts Release
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/season-average-price-forecasts/

3:00 PM EST
Wheat Data Update
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/wheat-data/

3:00 PM EST
U.S. Agricultural Trade Data Update
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/foreign-agricultural-trade-of-the-united-states-fatus/u-s-agricultural-trade-data-update/

4:00 PM EST
Kathleen Hickey Endowed Lectureship in Cardiovascular Care
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/public-health-now/events/kathleen-hickey-endowed-lectureship-cardiovascular-care

4:00 PM EST
Soaring at NSA: Student Program Opportunities
National Security Agency/Central Security Service
https://twitter.com/NSAGov/status/1621561701282848771

4:10 PM EST
The President departs Tampa, Florida en route Joint Base Andrews
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

5:00 PM EST
The American Presidency: Decisions for War and Peace: Lien-Hang T. Nguyen
LBJ Presidential Library
https://www.lbjlibrary.org/events/public/2023-02-09_american-presidency-decisions-war-and-peace-lien-hang-t-nguyen

5:00 PM EST
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield attends a Diplomatic Culinary Partnership memorandum of understanding signing ceremony and reception
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-february-9-2023/

5:45 PM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken delivers remarks at a Diplomatic Culinary Partnership memorandum of understanding signing ceremony and reception
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/secretary-blinken-to-deliver-remarks-at-the-diplomatic-culinary-partnership-reception/
https://www.youtube.com/statedept

6:00 PM EST
Film Screening & Discussion. Sniper: The White Raven
The Harriman Institute at Columbia University
https://harriman.columbia.edu/event/film-screening-discussion-sniper-the-white-raven/

6:00 PM EST
Public Health Perspectives Speaker Series with Dorian Ballard, Community Engagement Manager with the Department of Health and Human Services.
University of Michigan School of Public Health
https://sph.umich.edu/events/event.php?ID=9956

6:20 PM
The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route the White House
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

6:30 PM
The President arrives at the White House
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

6:30 PM EST
Film Screening "The U.S. and the Holocaust" and Panel Discussion with director and producer Ken Burns and Lynn Novick - United Nations Headquarters
United Nations 2023 Holocaust Remembrance
https://www.un.org/en/outreach-programme-holocaust/2023

6:30 PM EST
Revisiting Egypt's Revolution and Counterrevolution
Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service
https://www.georgetown.edu/event/revisiting-egypts-revolution-and-counterrevolution/

7:00 PM EST
Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President with Allen Guelzo at Ford's Theatre
Princeton University's James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions and Ford's Theater; Ethics and Public Policy Center, the American Enterprise Institute, American University's Lincoln Scholars Program, the Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia, and the Civil War Round Table of the District of Columbia
https://eppc.org/events/abraham-lincoln-redeemer-president-with-allen-guelzo-at-fords-theatre/

8:00 PM EST
Edlis Neeson Great Decisions: Economic Warfare
Aspen Institute
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/edlis-neeson-great-decisions-2023-4/

9:00 PM EST
Young Professionals International Network YPIN: Let's Talk Nuclear
World Affairs Council
https://www.world-affairs.org/event/ypin-lets-talk-nuclear/