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EVENTS ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2001
TIME: All Day
EVENT: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS holds a its semi-annual board meeting.
AGENDA: Highlight:
12 noon -- News conference on the economic impact of September 11 terrorist attack.
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: Monarch Hotel, 2401 M Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-637-3087
WEB ADDRESS:nam.org
TIME: All Day
EVENT: NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION holds its national diversity summit.
AGENDA: Highlights:
7 p.m. -- Dinner address with Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-MA
Dr. Jacqueline Jordan Irvine discussing They Bring More Than Their Race: Why Teachers Of Color Are Essential IN Today's Schools."
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-822-7230
WEB ADDRESS:nea.org
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a program on Brazil Heading Into 2002 Elections: Scholars to Examine Political, Economic Context.
WHO: The speakers are:
Georges Landau, President, Primax Consultoria
Riorden Roett, Director, Latin America Program at The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Paulo Sotero, Washington correspondent, O Estado de Sao Paulo
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: 1800 K Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Mark Schoeff, 202-775-3242
WEB ADDRESS:csis.org
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES presents a lecture entitled "Update On The Inter-Congolese Dialogue And The U.N.'S Role In The DDRR Process."
WHO: The speakers are:
John Prendergast, co-director of the International Crisis Group's Africa Program
Andre Kapanga, professor of political science at Illinois State University and Congolese ambassador to the U.N.
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-663-5626
WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org
TIME: 9:45 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE holds a program on "Bioterrorism and Pharmaceuticals: Looking Ahead," with John E. Calfee, AEI
AGENDA: The anthrax attacks have raised numerous questions about the role of the federal government in the pharmaceutical markets. Will the American public benefit from the deal between the Department of Health and Human Services and Bayer regarding the antibiotic Cipro?
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: 1150 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-862-5933
WEB ADDRESS:aei.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: ALLIANCE FOR ENERGYAND ECONOMIC GROWTH holds a program to urge bipartisan support for prompt congressional passage of comprehensive energy legislation.
WHO: The speakers are:
Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Labor Union Spokesperson, to be announced
Harry Alford, National Black Chamber of Commerce
Jon Doggett, American Farm Bureau Federation
Karen Kerrigan, Small Business Survival Committee
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Luke Popovich, 703-683-8934
WEB ADDRESS:uschamber.com
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION holds a forum on "Terrorism And Its Impact on Civil liberties."
WHO: The speakers are:
Anthony Romero, Executive Director, ACLU
Laura Murphy, Legislative Director, ACLU
Ronald H. Weich, Esq., Partner, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP
Laurie Kozuba, Executive Director, Citizens and Immigrants for Equal Justice
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: Washington Court Hotel, 525 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-518-8047
WEB ADDRESS:aclu.org
TIME: 10:30 a.m.
EVENT: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY presents Archbishop Desmond Tutu delivering the 2001 Oliver Tambo lecture entitled "South Africa's Transition: Any Lessons?"
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: Gaston Hall, 37TH and O Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-687-4327
WEB ADDRESS:Georgetown.edu
TIME: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
EVENT: THE CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES holds conference call briefings on economic stimulus proposals that are under discussion in the Senate. The calls will focus on the plan being put forth this week by the Administration and by Senator Charles Grassley, ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, the panel that has jurisdiction over most of the relevant issues.
WHO: The speakers are:
Robert Greenstein, executive director, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Joel Friedman, senior fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Peter Orszag, senior fellow, Brookings Institution
DATE: November 1, 2001
CONTACT: Michelle Bazie, 202-408-1080
WEB ADDRESS:cbpp.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: CATO INSTITUTE holds a book forum on Investor Politics: The New Force That Will Transform American Business, Government, and Politics in the Twenty-First Century.
WHO: The speakers are:
John Hood, President, John Locke Foundation
Ramesh Ponnuru, Senior Editor, National Review
Daniel H. Pink, Author, Free Agent Nation; Former Speechwriter for Vice President Gore
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-789-5229
WEB ADDRESS:cato.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION holds a luncheon briefing on hospital readiness for a terrorist attack, including biological and chemical incidents.
WHO: The speakers are:
Dick Davidson, president, AHA
Jim Bently, vice president, AHA
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: 325 7th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-626-2342
WEB ADDRESS:aha.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: NATIONAL ECONOMIST CLUB holds its luncheon program with Murray Weidenbaum, Center for Strategic and International Studies, discussing "Reconciling Free Trade and Global Standards."
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: LC, 101 Independence Avenue SE, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 703-739-9404
WEB ADDRESS: national-economists.org
TIME:12 noon
EVENT: COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS holds a program on "Democratizating U.S. Trade Policy."
WHO: The speakers are:
Bruce Stokes, CFR
Pat Choate, former vice presidential candidate Reform party
Rep. Jim Kolbe, R-AZ
Rep. Sherrod, Brown, D-OH
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: B-340 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 212-434-9537
WEB ADDRESS:cfr.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: NATIONAL ECONOMIST CLUB holds its luncheon program with Murray Weidenbaum, Center for Strategic and International Studies, discussing "Reconciling Free Trade and Global Standards."
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: LC, 101 Independence Avenue SE, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 703-739-9404
WEB ADDRESS: national-economists.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: JOBS FOR THE FUTURE holds a luncheon briefing to release a survey n what Americans think should be done to stimulate the economy and help low-wage workers following the Sept. 11 terrorist attack.
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: Lisagor Room, National Press Building, 529 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC
CONTACT: 301-656-0348
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAW PROJECT holds a briefing on unemployment insurance and the economic stimulus plan.
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: Hyatt Regency -- Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 703-824-1765
WEB ADDRESS:nelp.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: HERITAGE FOUNDATION holds a program entitled "The Changing Face Of Asia: How Terror, Trade And Politics Are Transforming The East," with James Kelly, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs State Department.
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: 214 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-675-1752
WEB ADDRESS:heritage.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY Washington College of Law Islamic Legal Society holds a program addressing issues concerning Islamic Law, Muslims in the United States, and various issues of International Law as they relate to Muslim countries featuring Ahmad Saiffudin Turkistani, AU Law, Islamic Legal Society.
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: Room 603 of the Washington College of Law, 4801 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-885-5950
WEB ADDRESS:au.edu
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: WOMAN'S NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB presents Andrew E. Rice, President of the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area discussing The Future Role of the UN.
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: 1526 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-232-7363
WEB ADDRESS: democraticwomen.org
TIME: 12:30 a.m.
EVENT: ENVIRONMETAL MEDIA SERVICES holds a briefing the media on the next round of negotiations for the Kyoto Protocol. Officials from around the world began arriving today in Marrakesh, Morocco, to finalize rules for implementation of the Kyoto Protocol, the first treaty to include internationally binding commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
WHO: The speakers are:
Kalee Kreider, Global Warming and Energy Campaigns Director, National Environmental Trust
Daniel A. Lashof, Ph.D., Science Director, Climate Center, Natural Resources Defense Council
Alden Meyer, Director of Government Relations, Union of Concern Scientists
Katherine Silverthorne, Climate Officer, World Wildlife Fund (from Marrakesh)
Ram Uppuluri, Attorney, Environmental Defense
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: Holmes Room, Willard Hotel, 14th and Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-822-5200
WEB ADDRESS:ems.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: ALLIANCE FOR HEALTH REFORM holds a discussion on "Bioterrorism & Biodefense: Are We Ready," a briefing on Potential Threats, Existing Public Health Capabilities and New Approaches to Preventing Harm.
WHO: The speakers are:
Laurie Garrett, science writer for Newsday and author of The Coming Plague and Betrayal of Trust
Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota and the state's former chief epidemiologist
Margaret Hamburg, vice president for biological programs at the Nuclear Threat Initiative
Phillip Russell, former director of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Sen. Bill Frist, R-TN
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-466-5626
WEB ADDRESS: allhealth.org
TIME: 1 p.m.
EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a forum on "The War in Afghanistan and its Regional Impact."
WHO: The speakers are:
Eliot Cohen, professor and director of the SAIS Strategic Studies Program
Shirin Tahir-Kheli, research professor and director of the South Asia Program of the SAIS Foreign Policy Institute
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: 1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, Dc
CONTACT: 202-663-5626
WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: US INSTITUTE OF PEACE presents a briefing on "Afghanistan: Players, Politics & Prospects."
WHO: The speakers are:
Patricia Gossman, Georgetown University & U.S. Institute of Peace Grantee
Karl F. Inderfurth, George Washington University
Former Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs
Anatol Lieven, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Former Senior Fellow, U. S. Institute of Peace
Ahmed Rashid (By Phone from Pakistan), Afghanistan and Central Asia correspondent for the Far Eastern Economic Review and the London Daily Telegraph
Deepa M. Ollapally, U.S. Institute of Peace
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: 1200 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-429-3878
WEB ADDRESS:usip.org
TIME: 3:30 p.m.
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER holds a program on "Successes and Limitations of International Assistance in Russia and the Central Asian States: A Focus on Women's Issues and Suggestions for the Future."
WHO: The speakers are:
Andrea Berg, doctoral candidate, Ruh-University Bochum
Julie Hemment, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Kathleen Kuehnast, Research Associate, George Washington University, former Title VIII-Supported Research Scholar, Kennan Institute
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-287-3400
WEB ADDRESS: wwics.edu
TIME: 4 p.m.
EVENT: ACT UP AND HEALTH GAP hold a protest and news conference entitled "From Anthrax To AIDS Drugs," discussing the U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick for championing the drug companies alleged "Patent Abuse."
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: 600 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 215-474-9329
WEB ADDRESS: actup.org
TIME: 4 p.m.
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER holds a book Launch for "Limits Of Law, Prerogatives Of Power: Interventionism After Kosovo."
WHO: The speakers are:
Michael Glennon, Professor of Law, University of California at Davis and Wilson Center Fellow
Anthony Arend, Professor of Government, Georgetown University
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-287-3400
WEB ADDRESS: wwics.edu
TIME: 4 p.m.
EVENT: CATO INSTITUTE holds a book forum on "Freedom On The Airwaves: Does Rebel Radio Have A Future In America?"
WHO: The speakers are:
Jesse Walker, author of Rebels on the Air: An Alternative History of Radio in America
Tom Hazlett, American Enterprise Institute
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-789-5229
WEB ADDRESS:cato.org
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: KENNEDY CENTER MILLENIUM STAGE presents the acclaimed Langroise Trio performing works from the classical chamber music repertoire.
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-416-8000
WEB ADDRESS: kennedy-center.org
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN NEWS WOMEN'S CLUB features former Rep Pat Schroeder and currently president of the Association of American Publishers.
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: 1607 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-332-6770
WEB ADDRESS:anwc.org
TIME: 7 p.m.
EVENT: POLITICS & PROSE BOOKSTORE features author Claudia Dreifus who gathered together 38 interviews from the "Science Times" section of The New York Times in Scientific Conversations.
DATE: November 1, 2001
LOCATION: 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-364-1919
WEB ADDRESS: politics-prose.com
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