Vernon Ehlers: “this week is National Science and Technology Week. National Science and Technology Week is an informal public education…”

“this week is National Science and Technology Week. National Science and Technology Week is an informal public education outreach program of the National Science Foundation. National Science and Technology Week is celebrated across the country, providing special opportunities in communities throughout the Nation to notice the major impact and importance that science and technology have on all aspects of our daily lives. This year's theme is ``Webs, Wires and Waves: The Science and Technology of Communication.'' This theme recognizes the impact that telecommunications has had in shrinking the world and bringing people worldwide closer together. Today, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., the National Science Foundation will again offer its ``Ask a Scientist or Engineer'' hotline by telephone and the Internet. The toll-free number for this public service is 1-800-682-2716. Online access will be provided throughout the week at [email protected]. I encourage my fellow Members to strongly support this program and join with me in celebrating National Science and Technology Week, and if my colleagues did not catch the telephone numbers or the Internet address, feel free to call my office and get the correct numbers.”