The Swamp Today
Timelines Change.
Thursday March 16, 2023

The House Stands Adjourned Until March 17, 2023 at 11:00 AM EDT
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until March 16, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT

Secretary Antony J. Blinken is on travel to Ethiopia and Niger from March 14-17, 2023.
Deputy Secretary Wendy R. Sherman attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Acting Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources John 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 for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf is on travel to Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, and Tunisia from March 15-25, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield is on travel to South Africa from March 13-17, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for Energy Resources Geoffrey R. Pyatt is on travel to the Republic of Korea from March 16-18, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Todd D. Robinson is on travel to Georgia, Italy, Vatican City, and Austria from March 6-17, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison is on travel to Switzerland from March 15-20, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Jessica Lewis is on travel to the Netherlands and Germany from March 13-18, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes is on travel to Belgium from March 16-21, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Monica P. Medina is on travel to Pakistan from March 15-17, 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

GrrrGraphics - Death of the Dollar
https://grrrgraphics.com/death-of-the-dollar/

Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - Joker Toxin
https://twitter.com/stone_toss/status/1636049625789390848

Jumble Daily
https://fun.chicagotribune.com/game/tca-jumble-daily

C-SPAN StudentCam 2023 Winners
^
C-SPAN StudentCam 2023 Grand Prize - Where's My Data? Data Privacy and its Real World Impact
https://www.viddler.com/v/b1f48b44
Parim Shah & Nimay Sharma
8th Grade
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School
Germantown, MD
Comcast
Air Date: Friday, April 21
^
HIGH SCHOOL - WEST DIVISION
C-SPAN StudentCam 2023 1st Prize - A Perilous Purchase: CCP Ownership of U.S. Land
https://www.viddler.com/v/a36f8927
Carson Collins
10th Grade
Homeschooled
Austin, TX
Spectrum
Air Date: Thursday, April 20
^
HIGH SCHOOL - CENTRAL DIVISION
C-SPAN StudentCam 2023 1st Prize - Unearthing the Options
https://www.viddler.com/v/8872579f
Sophia Smith & Jacob Shaddock
12th Grade
Jenks High School
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications
Air Date: Wednesday, April 19
^
HIGH SCHOOL - EAST DIVISION
C-SPAN StudentCam 2023 1st Prize - MONEY TALKS: Inside the Inflation Surge
https://www.viddler.com/v/c1f2eb6c
Teresa Fang
10th Grade
East Chapel Hill High School
Chapel Hill, NC
Spectrum
Air Date: Tuesday, April 18
^
MIDDLE SCHOOL
C-SPAN StudentCam 2023 1st Prize - Losing a Generation
https://www.viddler.com/v/2169e513
Benjamin Kurian
7th Grade
Olentangy Liberty Middle School
Powell, OH
Spectrum
Air Date: Monday, April 17
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C-SPAN television networks will broadcast each of the grand prize, first prize, and second prize winning documentaries at 6:50am ET and throughout the day during the month of April.
https://studentcam.org/winners23.htm

Congressional Record (Most Recent Issue)
https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record

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

March 16, 2023 - March 17, 2023
Multispecies Constitution Project: Meeting 1
Berggruen Institute
https://www.berggruen.org/events/multispecies-constitution-project-meeting-1/

March 16, 2023 - March 17, 2023
CRIW Measuring and Accounting for Environmental Public Goods: A National Accounts Perspective, Spring 2023
National Bureau of Economic Research
https://www.nber.org/conferences/criw-measuring-and-accounting-environmental-public-goods-national-accounts-perspective-spring-2023
https://www.youtube.com/nbervideos

March 16, 2023 - March 17, 2023
Policy Responses to Tax Competition, Spring 2023
National Bureau of Economic Research
https://www.nber.org/conferences/policy-responses-tax-competition-spring-2023
https://www.youtube.com/nbervideos

March 16, 2023 - March 17, 2023
High-level Expert Workshop - IEA World Energy Outlook Special Report on Latin America 2023
International Energy Agency (IEA)
https://www.iea.org/events/high-level-expert-workshop-iea-world-energy-outlook-special-report-on-latin-america-2023

March 16, 2023 - March 17, 2023
ECHO–NIH Return of Individual Research Results to Participants Virtual Workshop
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42500

March 16, 2023 - March 17, 2023
RDIG NNRL Symposium: Emerging Horizons in Retinal Genetics, Biology and Disease
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42494

March 16, 2023 - March 17, 2023
Crowd4SDG Final Conference at CERN - Globe of Science and Innovation
CERN
https://webcast.web.cern.ch/event/i1224762
https://indico.cern.ch/event/1224762/

March 16, 2023 - March 18, 2023
WiCyS 2023 Annual Conference
Women in CyberSecurity WiCyS
https://www.wicys.org/events/wicys-2023/

March 16, 2023 - March 18, 2023
Austrian Economics Research Conference 2023
Mises Institute
https://mises.org/events/austrian-economics-research-conference-2023

March 16, 2023 - March 19, 2023
NEA 2023 Higher Ed Conference: Joy, Justice, Excellence – The Strength of Educators. The Brilliance of Students. The Power of Community. The Promise of Higher Education.
National Education Association (NEA)
https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/conferences-events/higher-ed-conference
https://web.cvent.com/event/66ed29dd-e3d0-415d-b82d-5b269eabbd01/regProcessStep1:e21b1722-2931-4640-a552-1f8ef9f0bbff

March 16, 2023 
Sousa's March Mania - 32 Marches. 4 Weeks. 1 Champion. #SousasMarchMania
SOUSA'S SIXTEEN
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA7no0L9zTk7wwG_jbSxAAJuCVjkeTusm
https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Portals/175/Docs/March%20Mania/2023/2023_bracket%20printable.pdf
vote after 9am
https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Educational/Sousas-March-Mania/
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March 16 - Game 23
Daughters of Texas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeJiceG9Jr0&list=PLA7no0L9zTk7wwG_jbSxAAJuCVjkeTusm
VS
Jack Tar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLA7no0L9zTk7wwG_jbSxAAJuCVjkeTusm&v=WD8ir1J3Q_o
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March 16 - Game 24
The Pathfinder of Panama
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLA7no0L9zTk7wwG_jbSxAAJuCVjkeTusm&v=q5n_AhS0IeI
VS
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLA7no0L9zTk7wwG_jbSxAAJuCVjkeTusm&v=RqDBKrVZ63A

March 16, 2023
Life Systems and Bioengineering Working Group (WG 3) - Bio-Digital Convergence (SEG 12) Meeting
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
https://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?p=103:187:207373671978616::::FSP_ORG_ID,FSP_LANG_ID:27561,25#4
https://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?p=103:7:0::::FSP_ORG_ID:27561

March 16, 2023
Freedom of Information Day
https://www.ala.org/advocacy/FOI-Day
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/sunshine-week.html

March 16, 2023
1:15 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with African Union Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-16-2023/

4:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - WSIS Action Lines C7: e-Learning: Implementation of the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Educational Resources (OER)
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/190

4:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - International Conference on Digital Transformation of Education: Road towards SDG 4
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/184

4:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Localizing Digital Transformation in Ukraine: Use of innovative technologies in bridging the urban-rural divide
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/268

4:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Sustaining relevant digital inclusive education for young people (5-18 years of age)
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/185

4:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Combatting Non Consensual Intimate Image Abuse (NCII)
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/187

4:00 AM EDT
Flexible Job Options for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/03162023/flexible-job-options-military-spouses-and-caregivers

4:15 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Future of e-government assessment in the era of AI: Opportunities and Challenges
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/192

4:15 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - CWSIS Action Line C8: Cultural diversity
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/193

4:15 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Capacity Building and Enabling Environments for Meaningful Access in Indigenous and Rural Communities
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/383

5:00 AM EDT
Managing Strategic Competition and the Quest for an Enduring Future in the Indo-Pacific
International Institute for Strategic Studies
https://www.iiss.org/events/2023/03/managing-strategic-competition-and-the-quest-for-an-enduring-future-in-the-indo-pacific

5:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - AI-powered Open Educational Resources (OER) for ambitious and transformative action to achieve gender equality and quality education
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/188

5:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Applying Internet Universality ROAM-X framework for WSIS+20 review and Global Digital Compact
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/197

5:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Ethics and AI for and with Society: Ethical Design
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/182

5:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Driving corporate action on digital inclusion: Ranking 200 most influential tech companies
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/194

5:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Introduction to the Trustless Computing Certification Body and Seevik Net Initiative
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.trustlesscomputing.org/
https://www.trustlesscomputing.org/case-for-us-israel-china
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/171

5:00 AM EDT
31st Meeting - 52nd Regular Session of Human Rights Council
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k19/k198fl5um1

5:00 AM EDT
10th meeting - 66th Session Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k18/k18v0x7ur1

5:00 AM EDT
639th Meeting, 28th Session, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k12/k12sx24ps7

5:00 AM EDT
Gobeshona Global Conference 3 - Meet the Champions: A Conversation with the winners of the 2022 GCA Local Adaptation Champions Awards
Global Center on Adaptation
https://gca.org/events/meet-the-champions-a-conversation-with-the-winners-of-the-2022-gca-local-adaptation-champions-awards/

5:30 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Setting Standards for Sustainable Development: Adopting a rights-based approach to technical standard setting
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/368

5:30 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - The UK support to digital development in developing and emerging countries
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/206

5:30 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - UAE Country Workshop
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/460

5:30 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - GovStack CIO Digital Leaders Forum
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/199

6:00 AM EDT
Commemoration of the International Day to Combat Islamophobia
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k17/k175fxqbob

6:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Making the most of quantum computers, inclusively and openly, to reach the SDGs
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/205

6:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - The use of digital tools that facilitate effective intergenerational relationships
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/220

6:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Universities have a vital role in shaping the future of the society
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/369

7:00 AM EDT
Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova will hold a briefing on current foreign policy issues
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
https://mid.ru/en/press_service/announcements/
https://twitter.com/MID_RF
https://www.mid.ru/en/press_service/video/

7:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526572-2/washington-journal-news-headlines-viewer-calls&playEvent

7:00 AM EDT
Session 4 - Wireless Communications Applied to Vehicle Safety, Services, and Transport Management - Current Status and Future Directions, Future Networked Car Symposium 2023
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations
https://fnc.itu.int/2023-Session-4/

7:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - WSIS Intergenerational Knowledge Café
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/374

7:00 AM EDT
Mastering Resume Essentials for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/03162023/mastering-resume-essentials-military-spouses-and-caregivers

8:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Thomas Feddo Discusses China's Investments in the U.S
Thomas Feddo, Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Investment Security, discusses potential security risks posed by China’s investments in the U.S.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526572-3/washington-journal-thomas-feddo-discusses-chinas-investments-us&playEvent

8:00 AM EDT
Mouse Workshop: Safe Handling and Techniques
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42566

8:15 AM EDT
Equality in energy transition planning: Opportunities and pitfalls (CSW67 Side Event)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1r/k1rg5mlupm

8:30 AM EDT
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 EDT
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-111

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

9:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Andrew Ackerman Discusses the Federal Response to Recent Bank Failures
Wall Street Journal reporter Andrew Ackerman discusses Washington’s response to the Silicon Valley Bank failure and what further regulations might be on the horizon to further shore up the U.S. banking system.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526572-4/washington-journal-andrew-ackerman-discusses-federal-response-recent-bank-failures&playEvent

9:00 AM EDT
The Northeast Asia Security Environment: Japan & Its Neighbors
Henry L. Stimson Center
https://www.stimson.org/event/the-northeast-asia-security-environment-japan-its-neighbors/

9:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - WSIS Action Lines C6: Enabling environment
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/224

9:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Enabling digitization for people, planet and prosperity - a business perspective
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/336

9:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Generative AI and the Information Society: How IT professionals can ensure that Generative AI supports the Information Society
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/222

9:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - ICT Indicators for monitoring international goals and targets
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/216

9:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Hackathon
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/376

9:00 AM EDT
Veterans and Survivors Claims Assistance Clinic - Galesburg, IL
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53906/

9:00 AM EDT
Veterans and Survivors Claims Assistance Clinic - Beckley, WV
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53907/

9:00 AM EDT
Fort Belvoir Career Summit
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/54006/

9:00 AM EDT
ECHO/NIH Return of Individual Research Results to Participants Workshop
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42500
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49330

9:15 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken Delivers Remarks at a Disarmament, Demobilization, Reintegration, and Reconciliation Event
Niamey, Niger
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-16-2023/

9:15 AM EDT
To Receive a Closed Briefing on the Assessment of the Origins of COVID-19
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333820
https://www.energy.senate.gov/

9:30 AM EDT
DAPA-CSIS Conference 2023: ROK-US Defense Industrial Cooperation for a Resilient Global Supply Chain
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-03-16/
https://www.csis.org/events/dapa-csis-conference-2023-rok-us-defense-industrial-cooperation-resilient-global-supply
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfBfiFU3_xk

9:30 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - WSIS Action Line C7: E-Agriculture
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/378

9:30 AM EDT
Open/Closed: Hearings to examine the posture of United States Central Command and United States Africa Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2024 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217.
Senate Armed Services Committee
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WITNESSES
General Michael Kurilla, USA
Commander, United States Central Command
^
General Michael Langley, USMC
Commander, United States Africa Command
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333824
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-03-16/
https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/
https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-the-posture-of-united-states-central-command-and-united-states-africa-command-in-review-of-the-defense-authorization-request-for-fiscal-year-2024-and-the-future-years-defense-program

9:30 AM EDT
An Oversight Hearing to Examine the Department of Agriculture.
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
^
WITNESSES
The Honorable Thomas J. Vilsack
Secretary
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333840
https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/hearings/oversight-of-the-us-department-of-agriculture
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Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Testifies Before Senate Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testifies on the Biden administration’s agenda and the 2023 Farm Bill before the Senate Agriculture Committee.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526744-1/agriculture-secretary-vilsack-testifies-2023-farm-bill

9:40 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526572-5/washington-journal-news-headlines-viewer-calls&playEvent

9:50 AM EDT
Promotion Ceremony in Honor of MAJ Takashi Kagawa
Hosted by: HON Carrie F. Ricci, General Counsel of the Army, Office of the General Counsel
https://ogc.altess.army.mil/Leadership/General_Counsel.aspx
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31244

10:00 AM EDT
Codex Sassoon: The Earliest Most Complete Hebrew Bible - Live Auction With an Estimate of $30 to 50 Million
Sotheby's
https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/sassoon-codex-oldest-most-complete-hebrew-bible
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/codex-sassoon-the-earliest-most-complete-hebrew-bible

10:00 AM EDT
Women Leaders in Media: Making Innovative Technology Work for Women and Girls (CSW67 Side Event)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1s/k1s9jmbnhh

10:00 AM EDT
11th meeting - 66th Session Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1g0kvdks4

10:00 AM EDT
32nd Meeting - 52nd Regular Session of Human Rights Council
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1qqhwj7s9

10:00 AM EDT
640th Meeting, 28th Session, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1v/k1v9vfohg7

10:00 AM EDT
(17th plenary meeting) Commission on the Status of Women, Sixty-seventh session (CSW67) 1) Action and closing of CSW67. 2) Opening of CSW68.
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1i/k1iwnnx5o9

10:00 AM EDT
(TBC) Arria-Formula Meeting on the Human Rights Situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1u/k1ubgk495n

10:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Accelerating digital development in Europe and Central Asia: On our way to Agenda 2030
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/233

10:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - The importance of meaningful access to information
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/380

10:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Gender Mainstreaming Knowledge Café: the Importance of Role Models in Tech
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/406

10:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Multistakeholder Partnership to Empower Digital Literacy Initiatives
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/335

10:00 AM EDT
Virtual Roundtable with the Honorable Cindy McCain, Permanent Representative to the UN Agencies in Rome, U.S. Department of State
Business Council for International Understanding
https://bciu.org/
https://bciu.zohobackstage.com/AGRICULTUREVirtualRoundtablewiththeHonorableCindyMcCainPermanentRepresentativetotheUNAgenciesinRomeU

10:00 AM EDT
Coordinating the Green Digital Pass at EU Level and in France: Lessons for the Concept of Civic Duty in Europe
European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)
https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/PanelDetails/12400

10:00 AM EDT
Taiwan and Its Partners Beyond the Silicon Shield
Woodrow Wilson Center
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/taiwan-and-its-partners-beyond-silicon-shield

10:00 AM EDT
Doing Business in Africa: Ghana and West Africa
Foreign Policy Research Institute
https://www.fpri.org/event/2023/doing-business-in-africa-ghana-and-west-africa/

10:00 AM EDT
Women at the Helm: The Unfinished Business of Northern Ireland's Good Friday Agreement, Featuring The Hon. Hillary Rodham Clinton
Georgetown University Institute for Women, Peace and Security
https://www.georgetown.edu/event/women-at-the-helm-the-unfinished-business-of-northern-irelands-good-friday-agreement/
https://giwps.georgetown.edu/event/women-at-the-helm-the-unfinished-business-of-northern-irelands-good-friday-agreement/

10:00 AM EDT
Vivian W. Pinn Symposium - May 2023
National Library of Medicine, Department of Health and Human Services
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49307

10:00 AM EDT
U.S. Senate: Senate Session
The Senate will vote on whether to consider legislation repealing the 1991 and 2022 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs) against Iraq.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526746-1/senate-session

10:00 AM EDT
The President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget with Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen
Senate Finance Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333812
https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/the-presidents-fiscal-year-2024-budget-with-treasury-secretary-janet-l-yellen
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Treasury Sec. Yellen Testifies on Pres. Biden's 2024 Budget Proposal
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies on President Biden’s 2024 budget proposal to Congress. The hearing takes place before the Senate Finance Committee.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526623-1/treasury-secretary-yellen-testifies-president-bidens-2024-budget-proposal

10:00 AM EDT
Hearings to Examine the Cybersecurity Risks to the Healthcare Sector
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
^
WITNESSES
SCOTT DRESEN
Senior Vice President, Information Security & Chief Information Security Officer
Corewell Health
^
KATE PIERCE
Senior Virtual Information Security Officer
Fortified Health Security
^
GREG GARCIA
Executive Director, Cyber Security
Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council
^
STIRLING MARTIN
Senior Vice President & Chief Privacy and Security Officer
Epic Systems
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333822
https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/in-need-of-a-checkup-examining-the-cybersecurity-risks-to-the-healthcare-sector/
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Hearing on Cybersecurity Risks in Health Care
Witnesses from the health care industry testify on cybersecurity risks before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526750-1/hearing-cybersecurity-risks-health-care

10:00 AM EDT
Hearings to Examine Strengthening the Aviation Workforce
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
^
WITNESSES:
Constance von Muehlen, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Alaska Airlines
^
Dr. Rebecca Lutte, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska-Omaha Aviation Institute
^
Capt. Jason Ambrosi, President, Air Line Pilots Association, International
^
David Spero, National President, Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO
^
Dr. Sheree Utash, President, Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
^
Raman Ramanathan, Partner, Ernst & Young, Americas Aerospace & Defense Leade
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333842
https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2023/3/strengthening-the-aviation-workforce
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Hearing on Aviation Workforce
Aviation representatives testify on educating, recruiting and retaining aviation workers in the industry and at the Federal Aviation Administration. The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee holds this hearing.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526745-1/hearing-aviation-workforce

10:00 AM EDT
Executive Business Meeting - Judge Nominees
Senate Judiciary Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333826
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/03/16/2023/executive-business-meeting

March 16, 2023
10:05 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken holds a meet and greet for employees and families of U.S. Embassy Niamey
Niamey, Niger
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-16-2023/

10:10 AM EDT
Commissioner Mersinger to Participate on a Panel at FIA Boca 2023
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/Events/opaeventmersinger031623

10:10 AM EDT
Hearings to Examine Local Views on Public Transportation, Transit Infrastructure and Operations, and Federal Transit Programs
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
^
WITNESSES
Ms. India Birdsong Terry
Chief Executive Officer And General Manager
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA)
^
Mr. James Keel
Director Of Public Transportation
Greenlink
^
Mr. Michael McMillan
President
Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1300
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333825
https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/local-views-on-public-transportation-transit-infrastructure-and-operations-and-federal-transit-programs

10:15 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - WSIS Action Lines C10: Ethics: The UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: Putting ethics at the heart of AI systems
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/237

10:15 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - AI for Good
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/310

10:15 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Leveraging the power of sports for children’s online safety
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/247

10:30 AM EDT
Evaluating Turkmenistan One Year after Dynastic Succession: What Has Happened under President Serdar Berdimuhamedov?
The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs
http://calendar.gwu.edu/event/evaluating_turkmenistan_one_year_after_dynastic_succession_what_has_happened_under_president_serdar_berdimuhamedov_7858

10:45 AM EDT
Senator Graham and Others Hold News Conference on Second Amendment Rights
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and other Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee hold a news conference on efforts to codify Second Amendment rights.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526755-1/senator-graham-hold-news-conference-amendment-rights

11:00 AM EDT
State of Defense: State of the Marines
Defense One
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-03-16/
https://d1stateofdefense.com/

11:00 AM EDT
Report Launch: The future of NATO C4ISR
Atlantic Council
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/report-launch-the-future-of-nato-c4isr/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPQluqrys3c

11:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Implementing digital technology in education. What are the risks and benefits?
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/389

11:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Artificial intelligence for Climate Change in Africa
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/338

11:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - The Digital-Environment System Coalition (DESC) Walk
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/403

11:00 AM EDT
Corporate Gray Virtual Military-Friendly Job Fair
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/51359/

11:00 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum and Nigerien Foreign Minister Hassoumi Massoudou
Niamey, Niger
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-16-2023/

11:20 AM EDT
U.S. Army Materiel Command AMC Change of Command Ceremony
Join the AMC team as we welcome General Charles R. Hamilton while he assumes duties of the 21st Commanding General of the U.S. Army Materiel Command.
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31188

11:30 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Harnessing emerging technologies for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals: Role of Government
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/208

11:30 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Small countries – Global impact: Digital journey tips and tricks from Lithuania
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/382

11:30 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Closing the digital divide—how capacity building can help communities build sustainable Internet Infrastructure
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/408

11:30 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Giga (ITU and UNICEF), Government of Switzerland and Government of Spain: Giga: Defining and Financing Meaningful School Connectivity
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/407

11:45 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Yoga: Wellbeing and mindfulness session with professional instructors
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/457

12:00 PM EDT
MMI Thursday Seminar – Macrophages: An Additional Latent HIV Reservoir
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2023/mmi-thursday-seminar-macrophages-an-additional-latent-hiv-reservoir

12:00 PM EDT
The Next American Economy: Free Markets or Economic Nationalism?
Acton Institute
https://www.acton.org/event/als-gregg

12:00 PM EDT
Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1fk78qo3b

12:00 PM EDT
Petrochemicals Without the Petro: A New EarthShot?
Information Technology & Innovation Foundation
https://itif.org/events/2023/03/16/petrochemicals-without-the-petro/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTFLsAtvhQs

12:00 PM EDT
Substack's Head of Writer Relations Sophia Efthimiatou
National Press Club (NPC)
https://www.press.org/events/substacks-head-writer-relations-sophia-efthimiatou

12:00 PM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Governance and Regulation of Education Technologies: How to ensure EdTech serve in children's best interests?
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/391

12:00 PM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Innovation and Entrepreneurship Alliance - Power Session
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/394

12:00 PM EDT
NIH–FDA COVID SIG Lecture with Michael Diamond, WUSTL
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42530
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49169

12:00 PM EDT
Ask an Expert: Orchid Care & Cultivation (Online Q&A)
United States Botanic Garden (USBG)
https://www.usbg.gov/
https://app.livestorm.co/u-s-botanic-garden/ask-an-expert-orchid-care-and-cultivation-online-q-and-a

12:20 PM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken holds a joint press availability with Nigerien Foreign Minister Hassoumi Massoudou
Niamey, Niger
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-16-2023/
https://www.youtube.com/statedept

12:30 PM EDT
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-march-16-2023/

12:30 PM EDT
In a State of Perpetual Crisis? The Long Search for a Democratic European Union - Lecture Series: A Never-Ending Crisis? Transatlantic Perspectives on the State of Liberal Democracy
Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service
https://www.georgetown.edu/event/in-a-state-of-perpetual-crisis-the-long-search-for-a-democratic-european-union/

12:30 PM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Reception on the occasion of Lithuania’s 100 years membership in the ITU
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/448

12:30 PM EDT
2023 Women's History Month Observation
MG (Ret) Barbara Holcomb will be guest speaker at MEDCoE's 2023 Women's History Month Observation, 16 Mar 23, 1130-1230 CST.
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31199

1:00 PM EDT
The Iraq War at 20 Years
Cato Institute
https://www.cato.org/events/iraq-war-20-years

1:00 PM EDT
Building Economies That Work for Women: Opportunities Through the 2023 G7, G20, and APEC Summits
Center for Global Development
https://www.cgdev.org/event/building-economies-work-women-opportunities-through-2023-g7-g20-and-apec-summits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8MWAff44Jc

1:00 PM EDT
Soldiers' Angels Military and Veteran Food Distribution - San Antonio
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52724/

1:00 PM EDT
Orientation to Legal Research Webinar
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-408087/orientation-to-legal-research-webinar/2023-03-16/

1:00 PM EDT
Attend DOCX Filing Training
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/attend-docx-filing-training-142

1:15 PM EDT
Autism and Down syndrome know no borders: mothers, families and professionals laying the foundation for protection and fulfillment (CSW67 side event)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1c/k1cqfxsaw6

1:30 PM EDT
12th meeting - 66th Session Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k10/k10g48phe8

1:50 PM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in a working dinner with Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum and Nigerien Foreign Minister Hassoumi Massoudou
Niamey, Niger
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-16-2023/

2:00 PM EDT
Looking Ahead: Unpacking the EIA 2023 Annual Energy Outlook
Resources for the Future
https://www.rff.org/events/rff-live/looking-ahead-unpacking-the-eia-2023-annual-energy-outlook/

2:00 PM EDT
NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Northern Ireland's First Minister-elect Michelle O'Neill
National Press Club (NPC)
https://www.press.org/events/npc-headliners-newsmaker-northern-irelands-first-minister-elect-michelle-oneill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4tvm5R2xyc

2:00 PM EDT
Anxiety and Depression: National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys (Webinar 1)
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2023/anxiety-and-depression-national-adolescent-mental-health-surveys-webinar-1

2:00 PM EDT
The Path to a Patent, Part VIII: Common Mistakes and Post-Filing Support
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/path-patent-part-viii-common-mistakes-and-post-filing-support-0

2:00 PM EDT
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
The White House
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJKlpRgGxeU
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526757-1/white-house-daily-briefing

2:00 PM EDT
NCI Rising Scholars: Cancer Research Seminar Series
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42643

2:00 PM EDT
Trademark Basics
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/trademark-basics-1

2:00 PM EDT
Office Hours: Intro to America's Seed Fund at NSF
National Science Foundation
https://seedfund.nsf.gov/
https://beta.nsf.gov/events/office-hours-intro-americas-seed-fund-nsf/2023-03-16

2:00 PM EDT
ExpandAI Program Webinars
National Science Foundation
https://beta.nsf.gov/events/expandai-program-webinars/2023-03-16

2:30 PM EDT
Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried meets with New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Deputy Chief Executive for Policy Ben King
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-16-2023/

3:00 PM EDT
Buenos Aires Commitment (CSW67 Side Event)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k1t1xyyfj7

3:00 PM EDT
Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34) - 2023 substantive session, 278th plenary meeting
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1glht95ct

3:00 PM EDT
Closed Event, Journal Club: "Surviving The Surge: Non-Urgent Procedures, Intensive Care, And Mississippi’s COVID-19 Waves"
Health Affairs - Project HOPE Has Published Health Affairs Since 1981
https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/he20230221.542781/full/

3:00 PM EDT
7 Transferrable Skills to Help You Thrive with Lucy Tseng
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health
https://ph.ucla.edu/news-events/events/7-transferrable-skills-help-you-thrive-lucy-tseng

3:00 PM EDT
Limitless: The Federal Reserve Takes On a New Age of Crisis - A Book Conversation with Jeanna Smialek
American Enterprise Institute
https://www.aei.org/events/limitless-a-book-conversation-with-jeanna-smialek/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m83JYkhX_TY

3:00 PM EDT
Steve Fish | REDS Seminar: The Rebirth of the High-Dominance Liberal
Stanford Europe Center is jointly housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Stanford Global Studies Division
https://cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/events/reds-seminar-steve-fish
https://fsi.stanford.edu/events/reds-seminar-steve-fish
https://tec.fsi.stanford.edu/events/reds-seminar-steve-fish

3:00 PM EDT
2022 Literacy Awards Program: Promoting a Culture of Reading
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-407067/2022-literacy-awards-program-promoting-a-culture-of-reading/2023-03-16/

3:00 PM EDT
FDA Oncology Center of Excellence Presents: Project Community Initiative: 2023 National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week Community Forum
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BlackFamCan
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/fda-meetings-conferences-and-workshops/fda-oncology-center-excellence-presents-project-community-initiative-2023-national-black-family-0

3:00 PM EDT
National Medal of Technology and Innovation Webinar 2023
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://nationalmedals.org/laureates/
https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/ip-programs-and-awards/national-medal-technology-and-innovation-nmti
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/national-medal-technology-and-innovation-webinar-2023

4:00 PM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum and Nigerien Foreign Minister Hassoumi Massoudou
Niamey, Niger
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-16-2023/

4:30 PM EDT
The U.S. Army Orchestra 18th Young Artist Competition Finals - The U.S. Army Strings
U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own"
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2 LIVE ROUNDS
4:30-6pm
Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion Division; works of Mozart, Handel, Liebermann, and Tomasi
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7-9pm
Strings Division; works of Prokofiev, Stamitz, Korngold, and Khachaturian
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https://www.usarmyband.com/events/us-army-orchestra-young-artist-competition-finals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jQyQiKnm0c

6:00 PM EDT
Stronger Together
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) on Wallops Island, Virginia
https://archive.ph/WSLxl
https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/
https://www.rocketlabusa.com/live-stream

6:00 PM EDT
Live! At the Library: Women in Photography, Stories from the Not an Ostrich Exhibition
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-408034/live-at-the-library-women-in-photography-stories-from-the-not-an-ostrich-exhibition/2023-03-16/

6:30 PM EDT
CANCELED Paducah Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB) Meeting – March 2023
Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy (DOE)
https://www.energy.gov/em/events/paducah-em-ssab-meeting-march-2023

7:00 PM EDT
Bootstrapped - Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream
Journalist Alissa Quart argues that the promise that hard work and self-reliance will lead to the American Dream is a myth.
https://www.strandbooks.com/events/event632?title=alissa_quart__zephyr_teachout_bootstrapped__liberating_ourselves_from_the_american_dream
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526632-1/bootstrapped-liberating-american-dream

7:00 PM EDT
Concert Band - Stockton, California
U.S. Navy Band
https://www.navyband.navy.mil/events/2023-mar-16-delta-college-atherton-auditorium

7:25 PM EDT
Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff
Met Opera Free Live Audio Streams
https://www.metopera.org/season/2022-23-season/falstaff/
https://www.metopera.org/Season/Radio/Free-Live-Audio-Streams/

9:00 PM EDT
30th Anniversary Western Region Tribute Event at The Beverly Hilton
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
https://www.ushmm.org/online-calendar/western-tribute-event-2023

9:00 PM EDT
Onstage at the Reagan Library With Dave Mccormick - an In-Person Event
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library
https://www.reaganfoundation.org/programs-events/events-calendar/onstage-at-the-reagan-library-dave-mccormick/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkjJLZsBzhg