The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs holds a day long conference on "Columbia +10: Lessons Learned and Unlearned."

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Historian and author Craig Symonds talks about the various naval aspects of the war – from technological developments, to the battles themselves; from the Union blockade, to the rivers of the Western Theater. Symonds is history professor emeritus at the U.S. Naval Academy, and the author of “The Civil War at Sea.” He presented this talk at the Smithsonian’s Ripley Center, on the National Mall.

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Michael Daniel, Special Assistant to the President and Cybersecurity Coordinator and a member of the National Security Council, delivers remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on the state of cybersecurity, including the President's recent executive order.

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U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank and senior officials gave an update on the Obama Administration’s priorities for cybersecurity policy in 2013 at the U.S. Department of Commerce on Wednesday.

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Historians consider several developments in naval technology over the course of the war. They discuss ironclad gunboats, Confederate efforts to break the Union Blockade, and spar torpedo boats. This event was part of a symposium on Technology and the Civil War hosted by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

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President Obama honored the recipients of the 2011 National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation in a ceremony that took place in the East Room of the White House.  This is highest honor bestowed by the United States Government upon scientists, engineers, and inventors.  

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Historians consider the developments in battlefield and command communications over the course of the war. They discuss the portable printing press and the telegraph, and explain how these devices were used by Union and Confederate leadership. This event was part of a symposium on Technology and the Civil War hosted by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

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Historians and professors discuss developments in weaponry and tactics that played an instrumental role in the fighting between Union and Confederate forces. This event was part of a symposium on Technology and the Civil War hosted by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

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Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin spoke at the the World Affairs Council of Orange County 45th Anniversary Holiday Gala in California in mid-December.

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Aerospace engineer and entrepreneur Burt Rutan spoke on space innovation and exploration at a forum hosted by the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville and the University of North Florida.  

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