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October 14, 2009

Roundup 10/14: Global Exchange Edition

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The Environmental Protection Agency's Science Advisory Board will meet 9–10 November to discuss the agency's research strategy and its plans for FY 2010.

Tomorrow morning at the National Academies in Washington, D.C., China and the United States will celebrate 30 years of scientific cooperation.

The aging U.S. scientific fleet of ocean ships for academic research needs an overhaul, says the National Research Council.

Comments close Friday to help President Barack Obama's Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force set a new national policy for ocean, Great Lakes, and coastal issues. (H/T Sheril)

Saudi Arabia would like to be paid if a global carbon emissions cap leads to less oil consumption.

Science reporter Jon Cohen will be a moderator at a swine flu symposium at the Council on Foreign Relations on Friday. From 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. (EDT), a panel will discuss the science behind the H1N1 pandemic, then explore the economics and foreign policy implications. Webcast registration here.

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