BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//John Hoeven - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.hoeven.senate.gov X-WR-CALDESC:Events for John Hoeven REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/North_Dakota/Center BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20180311T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20181104T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20190310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20191103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20200308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20201101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20190416T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20190416T110000 DTSTAMP:20260831T060147 CREATED:20260311T145921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T145921Z UID:10000405-1555405200-1555412400@www.hoeven.senate.gov SUMMARY:Minot Flood Protection Meeting DESCRIPTION:Senator Hoeven will host U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chief Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite\, as well as a wide range of federal\, state and local officials\, in Minot to help identify funding sources to build the future phases of the region’s flood protection project. Hoeven is working to ensure that once the first four phases of the project are complete\, which will provide flood protection for 60 percent of Souris River Valley residents\, there will be funding in place to advance phases five through eight and deliver flood protection for the region. \n When: 9:00 a.m. CT – Event Start           10:35 a.m. CT – Media Availability \nWhere: Minot City Hall            515 2nd Ave. SW            Minot URL:https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/event/minot-flood-protection-meeting-2 CATEGORIES:General Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20190416T144500 DTEND;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20190416T170000 DTSTAMP:20260831T060147 CREATED:20260311T145906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T145906Z UID:10000404-1555425900-1555434000@www.hoeven.senate.gov SUMMARY:Fargo Flood Protection Roundtable DESCRIPTION:Senator Hoeven will hold a roundtable with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chief Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite and state and local officials to review flooding in rural Cass County and downtown Fargo and outline next steps in advancing comprehensive flood protection for the Red River Valley. Hoeven has been working to secure increased federal funding to help cover the costs of implementing Plan B and provide innovative tools to reduce costs for local sponsors. \nWhen: 2:45 p.m. CT – Event Start \n           4:00 p.m. CT – Media Availability \nWhere: Fargo City Hall            Commission Room            225 4th St. N             Fargo  URL:https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/event/fargo-flood-protection-roundtable CATEGORIES:General Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20190417T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20190417T120000 DTSTAMP:20260831T060147 CREATED:20260311T145905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T145905Z UID:10000403-1555498800-1555502400@www.hoeven.senate.gov SUMMARY:Hoeven Roundtable with ND National Guard and Reserve Leadership DESCRIPTION:Senator Hoeven\, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee\, will hold a roundtable with leaders from the North Dakota National Guard and the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Air Force and Army ROTC\, where he will outline his efforts to secure a new operations facility for the 119th Wing’s MQ-9 mission and to improve education and health benefits for Guardsmen and Reservists. \nWhen:           11:00 a.m. CT \nWhere:          Fargo Air Museum \n                     1609 19th Ave N                     Fargo  URL:https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/event/hoeven-roundtable-with-nd-national-guard-and-reserve-leadership CATEGORIES:General Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20190423T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20190423T103000 DTSTAMP:20260831T060147 CREATED:20260311T145905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T145905Z UID:10000402-1556013600-1556015400@www.hoeven.senate.gov SUMMARY:Air Traffic Controller Event DESCRIPTION:Senator Hoeven will host FAA officials including Tim Arel\, Deputy Chief Operating Officer of the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization\, at UND to underscore the need to reform the air traffic controller (ATC) hiring process. Hoeven recently introduced his bipartisan ATC Hiring Reform Act of 2019\, which would enable the agency to prioritize the hiring of veterans and graduates of FAA Certified Collegiate Training Initiative (CTI) schools\, like UND\, which have a higher retention rate during ATC qualification training at the FAA Academy. This legislation also removes the current 10 percent hiring pool limitation to ensure that the FAA can hire an adequate number of air traffic controllers to maintain the safest skies in the world. \nWhen: 10:00 a.m. CT \nWhere: University of North Dakota            Odegaard Hall\, Room 229             3980 Campus Road             Grand Forks  URL:https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/event/air-traffic-controller-event CATEGORIES:General Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20190423T104500 DTEND;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20190423T113000 DTSTAMP:20260831T060147 CREATED:20260311T145905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T145905Z UID:10000401-1556016300-1556019000@www.hoeven.senate.gov SUMMARY:Statewide Network Roundtable DESCRIPTION:Senator Hoeven will hold a roundtable at UND with FAA\, state and university aviation officials – including Jay Merkle\, head of the FAA’s unmanned aerial systems (UAS) Integration Office and Nick Flom\, Executive Director of the Northern Plains UAS Test Site – to outline the Northern Plains UAS Test Site’s role in helping integrate small UAS into the nation’s airspace. The FAA selected the test site earlier this year to serve in its unmanned traffic management (UTM) pilot program\, and it supports the North Dakota Department of Transportation as part of the FAA’s Integration Pilot Program.  \nWhen: 10:45 a.m. CT \n Where: University of North Dakota            Robin Hall            4275 University Avenue            Grand Forks  URL:https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/event/statewide-network-roundtable CATEGORIES:General Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20190423T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20190423T140000 DTSTAMP:20260831T060147 CREATED:20260311T145905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T145905Z UID:10000400-1556024400-1556028000@www.hoeven.senate.gov SUMMARY:Grand Sky Corridor Roundtable DESCRIPTION:Senator Hoeven will bring FAA officials to Grand Sky for a roundtable with representatives from Grand Sky\, Northrop Grumman\, the Harris Corporation and General Atomics\, among others. The roundtable will focus on the UAS research and development work at Grand Sky and its growing importance as a UAS development hub. Hoeven will also join Grand Sky and Harris in announcing a new initiative to support unmanned aircraft operations that go beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) and without a chase plane.   \n When: 1:00 p.m. CT \n Where: Grand Sky             #1 Grand Sky Lane            Emerado URL:https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/event/grand-sky-corridor-roundtable CATEGORIES:General Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20190424T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20190424T110000 DTSTAMP:20260831T060147 CREATED:20260311T145903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T145903Z UID:10000399-1556100000-1556103600@www.hoeven.senate.gov SUMMARY:USGS Meeting DESCRIPTION:Senator Hoeven will host a meeting with representatives from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and North Dakota energy leaders on USGS’ updated estimate for oil and gas resources in the Williston Basin. \nThe senator will host Walter Guidroz\, the Energy Resource Program Lead for USGS\, with Lynn Helms\, Director of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources\, Ed Murphy\, the North Dakota State Geologist\, John Harju\, Vice President for Strategic Partnerships at the University of North Dakota’s (UND) Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC)\, Kathy Neset\, President of Neset Consulting\, and Ron Ness\, President of the North Dakota Petroleum Council. In 2017\, the senator secured the commitment from USGS to conduct this study.  \nWhen:     10:00 a.m. CT \nWhere:    Bismarck State College \n               National Energy Center of Excellence Room 335 \n               1200 Schafer St.   \n               Bismarck   URL:https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/event/usgs-meeting CATEGORIES:General Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20190425T111500 DTEND;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20190425T121500 DTSTAMP:20260831T060147 CREATED:20260311T145903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T145903Z UID:10000398-1556190900-1556194500@www.hoeven.senate.gov SUMMARY:Lignite Energy Council Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:Senator John Hoeven will speak on a panel at the Lignite Energy Council’s annual meeting. The senator\, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources and Energy and Water Appropriations Committees\, will address the group and outline his legislative efforts to bolster the lignite industry and support North Dakota’s leadership in developing clean coal technologies.  \nWhen:  11:15 a.m. CT  \nWhere:  Bismarck Event Center             315 S. 5th Street             Bismarck  URL:https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/event/lignite-energy-council-annual-meeting CATEGORIES:General Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20190427T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20190427T100000 DTSTAMP:20260831T060147 CREATED:20260311T145902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T145902Z UID:10000397-1556352000-1556359200@www.hoeven.senate.gov SUMMARY:Media Availability with Senator Hoeven and Secretary Perdue DESCRIPTION:Senator Hoeven will meet with Agriculture Secretary Perdue as well as local agriculture producers and stakeholders to gather input on farm bill implementation\, trade negotiations and other priorities. This comes as part of Hoeven’s continued efforts to assist farmers and ranchers impacted by retaliatory tariffs\, low commodity prices and natural disasters. Following the event\, Hoeven and Secretary Perdue will hold a media availability. \n          When:           8:00 a.m. CT – Event Begins \n                               9:45 a.m. CT – Media Availability  \n         \n          Where:          Peterson Farms \n                               3104 164th Avenue SE \n                               Harwood URL:https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/event/media-availability-with-senator-hoeven-and-secretary-perdue CATEGORIES:General Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20190427T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20190427T113000 DTSTAMP:20260831T060147 CREATED:20260311T145902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T145902Z UID:10000396-1556361000-1556364600@www.hoeven.senate.gov SUMMARY:Grand Farm Unveiling DESCRIPTION:Senator Hoeven and Agriculture Secretary Perdue will mark the unveiling of Grand Farm\, a project led by Emerging Prairie to develop and demonstrate the next generation of precision agriculture. The event will showcase the region’s growing technology sector\, which serves as the third wave in the state’s economic growth\, and its potential to benefit farmers and ranchers. \nWhen:          10:30 a.m. CT  \nWhere:          Grand Farm \n                     NE Corner of Exit 54 of Interstate 29 \n                     SE of St. Benedict URL:https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/event/grand-farm-unveiling CATEGORIES:General Event END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR