Meetings of the WAS Board of Managers

Usually held the second Thursday of the month (except in July and August) in the 6th floor Conference Room at 7:00 PM.
(check this page for exceptions)
AAAS Building
1200 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005
Telephone: 202-326-8975
Please use the 12th Street entrance

The Board of Managers does not regularly meet in July and August

Botanical Society of Washington
WHEN: Tuesday, May 3, 2011 7:00PM
WHERE: Cathy Kerby Room, National Museum of Natural History
SPEAKER: Julie Myers, MSOC -- Weed Warrior for the National Park Service
COMMENTS: This is a prelude to a weed pull on May 8th from 10:00am to 1:00pm at Plummers Island. The event will be led by Mary Travaglini, Potomac Gorge Haitat Restoration Manager from the Nature Conservance of MD/DC. When available details will follow at http://botsoc.org

National Capital Area Skeptics
WHEN: Saturday, May 7, 2011 1:30PM
WHERE: National Science Foundation, Room 110. 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington VA
SPEAKER: Joel Achenbach, Washington Post Staff Writer
TOPIC: A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea: The Race to Kill the BP Oil Gusher

DC-AMS
WHEN: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 6:00PM
WHERE: NOAA HQ, 1st floor of SSMC 2, 1325 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD
SPEAKERS: Cheryl Oliver, Exhibits Management · Louis Uccellini, NCEP Director and AMS President-Elect · NOAA Corps Officer (TBD).
COMMENTS: RSVP DATE: Friday, May 6, 2011 To: dc.ams.chapter@gmail.com

The Washington Academy of Sciences - Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet
WHEN: Thursday, May 12, 2011 5:30PM
WHERE: NRECA Conference Center 4301 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA
SPEAKER: Sam Kean, reporter at Science magazine and Middlebury Environmental Journalism fellow.
TOPIC: The Disappearing Spoon

The Washington Academy of Sciences
WHEN: Wednesday, Dec 14, 2011 6:30PM
WHERE: Haskins-Abelson Room AAAS Building 1200 New York Ave. Washington, DC
PANEL: To be announced
TOPIC: Science is Murder