Early Victims. Smallpox is thought to have originated in India or Egypt at least 3,000 years ago. The earliest evidence for the disease comes from the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses V, who died in 1157 B.C. His mummified remains show telltale pockmarks on his skin.arly Victims. Smallpox is thought to have originated in India or Egypt at least 3,000 years ago. The earliest evidence for the disease comes from the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses V, who died in 1157 B.C. His mummified remains show telltale pockmarks on his skin.
You also agree that your personal information may be transferred and processed in the United States, and that you have read and agree to the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy. In information technology (IT), the job of a steering committee is to make sure every IT project supports business goals and objectives.ther possible functions and objectives of an IT steering committee include: 1  Building a business case for an IT project. 2  Encouraging a collaborative work environment.
Committee room, designed 1901, in Halifax Town Hall. A committee (or commission) is a type of small deliberative assembly that is usually intended to remain subordinate to another, larger deliberative assembly. conference committee in the United States Congress is a temporary panel of negotiators from the House of Representatives and the Senate. Unless one chamber decides to accept the other's original bill, the compromise version must pass both chambers after leaving the conference committee.