Newswise — What: Craig Barrett, Chairman of Intel Corp. and a leader of the Task Force on American Innovation (www.futureofinnovation.org), will present House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with the Task Force's "Legislator of the Year" Award in honor of the Speaker's outstanding leadership, commitment and vision in the increase of federal funding of basic research in the physical sciences. When: 5 p.m.-7 p.m., Tuesday, June 2, 2009 (Program begins 5:30 p.m.) Where: The Capitol Visitor Center, SVC 215, Washington, D.C. (Senate side of the center)

Who: In addition to Speaker Pelosi and Craig Barrett, confirmed guests include U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon, Chairman of the House Science & Technology Committee; U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo (CA-14th); and Norman Augustine, retired CEO and Chairman of Lockheed Martin Corp. The Task Force on the American Innovation (www.futureofinnovation.org), a coalition of businesses, trade associations, scientific societies, and higher education, was founded in 2004 to advocate greater federal investments for basic research in the physical sciences and engineering.