A solar energy-powered home design competition sponsored by the U.S. Deptartment of Energy. Twenty college teams participated from around the world in the decathlon.
The Library of Congress National Book Festival
26 September 2009
The National Mall Washington, DC
Photo: Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan The National Parks: America's Best Idea
The film series by Ken Burns premiers 27 September on PBS.
Ken Burns
John Grisham
Judy Blume
Jodi Picoult
One of many volunteers
Julia Glass
Edward Moore Kennedy 1932-2009
Flag at half-staff Arlington Cemetery
30 August 2009
DEFCON 17 :::Las Vegas, Nevada::: 30 July - 2 August 2009
Adam Savage of the Discovery Channel series MythBusters, DEFCON guest speaker
SciDAC 2009 Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing Conference and Poster Sessions
14-18 June 2009 San Deigo, California Dr. Raymond Orbach, Keynote Speaker
Sponsored by: Department of Energy Office of Science Conference corporate sponsors: Computational Science & Discovery Cray The Supercomputing Company DataDirect Networks enParallel, Inc. Intel Interactive Supercomputing Microsoft Research Sun Microsystems
Evening Event - A boat trip through the canals of Amsterdam to the conference dinner
The Rijksmuseum
The Salishan Conference on High-Speed Computing
LANL, LLNL and SNL 27-30 April 2009 Gleneden Beach, Oregon
Tribute to Dr. C. Edward Oliver presented on 28 April 2009 with remarks by Dr. Gary M. Johnson and slideshow.
Earth Day on the National Mall 19 April 2009
For events around the globe, visit: Earthday.net Earth Day is recognized worldwide on 22 April 2009.
National Cherry Blossom Festival 28 March - 12 April 2009
Saturday, 28 March Opening Ceremony and Family Day 43rd Annual Smithsonian Kite Festival 11th Annual Cherry Blossom Freedom Walk Cherry Blossom Soccer Tournament (Sat & Sun)
Sunday, 29 March Lantern Lighting Ceremony
Tuesday, 31 March Japanese-style Garden Days (Tues & Wed)
Wednesday, 1 April The Sounds of Spring by Japanese Composers A Guided Sushi and Saki Evening
Thursday, 2 April Cherry Blossoms Soiree and Reception National Japan Bowl (Thurs & Fri)
Friday, 3 April Grand Ball Saturday, 4 April National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade Japanese Street Festival Cherry Blossom Regatta Washington Nationals Exhibition Game Cherry Blossom Rugby Tournament (Sat & Sun)
Sunday, 5 April Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run
Thursday, 9 April Cherry Blossom Gala Dinner Cruise
Friday, 10 April An Evening of Contemporary Art and Music 22nd Annual George Washington Invitational Regatta (Fri & Sat)
Saturday, 11 April Cherry Blossom Festival Fireworks Finale
