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EVENTS ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2001
TIME: All Day
EVENT: NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS holds its annual fall meeting.
2 p.m. -- Cardinal Francis George
Cardinal Avery Dulles
Bishop Tod Brown
Bishop Arthur Serratelli
DATE: November 13, 2001
LOCATION: Hyatt Regency - Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-541-3200 or 202-942-1540
WEB ADDRESS: usccb.org
TIME: All Day
EVENT: UNITED JEWISH COMMUNITIES holds its general Assembly.
AGENDA: Highlights:
8 a.m. - Advocating for Israel During Crisis
David A. Harris, Executive Director, American Jewish Committee
Howard Kohr, Executive Director, American-Israel Public Affairs Committee
Hannah Rosenthal, Jewish Council for Public Affairs
Malcolm Hoenlein, Director, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations
Abraham Foxman, National Director, Anti-Defamation League
9:45 a.m. - The Global Jewish Community at a Time of Crisis
Cobi Benatoff (ECJC)
Leonid Nevzlin (RJC)
Ronny Douek, Israeli Co-Chair GA 2001, Chair Zionism 2000, Co-Chair Beit Shean Community Foundation
Alfredo Nueberger, Director of Communications, DAIA, Buenos Aries, Argentina
Danny Liwerant, Immediate Past Chair, Keren HaYesod, Mexico City, Mexico
Karen Shapira, Chair, Israel/Overseas Pillar, UJC
DATE: November 13, 2001
LOCATION: Marriott-Wardman Park, 2660 Woodley Road NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-365-0787
WEB ADDRESS: ujc.org
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: PROGRAM ON INTERNATIONAL POLICY ATTITUDES presents a seminar "Americans On The War On Terrorism: A Study Of US Public Attitudes."
DATE: November 13, 2001
LOCATION: 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-232-7500
WEB ADDRESS:pipa.org
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: ASIA SOCIETY presents Christina B. Rocca Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State discussing the rapidly changing events affecting U.S. bilateral and multilateral relations in South Asia.
DATE: November 13, 2001
LOCATION: Westin Fairfax Hotel, 2100 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-833-2742
WEB ADDRESS:asia.org
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a lecture on "Holy War And Holy Peace: The Role of Religion In Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism And Conflict Resolution" with Marc Gopin, a visiting associate professor of international diplomacy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad, president of the Minaret of Freedom Institute and an adjunct professor at SAIS.
DATE: November 13, 2001
LOCATION: 1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-663-5626
WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org
TIME: 9:15 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE holds a roundtable on the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. The act was supposed to create a financial services industry-a competitive environment in which banks, securities firms, and insurance companies could compete with one another through financial services holding companies-but thus far it has been used almost solely by banking organizations to expand into insurance and securities underwriting.
WHO: The speakers are:
Samuel J. Baptista, Morgan Stanley & Co.
Charles W. Calomiris, AEI
Geoffrey P. Gray, U.S. Senate Banking Committee
John D. Hawke, Jr., Comptroller of the Currency
Francis J. Kelly, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Rick Lazio, Financial Services Forum
Rep. James A. Leach, R-IA
Richard Spillenkothen, Federal Reserve Board
DATE: November 13, 2001
LOCATION: 1150 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-862-5933
WEB ADDRESS:aei.org
TIME: 9:45 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION holds a briefing on Human Genetics.
WHO: The speakers are:
9:45 a.m. - Welcome and Opening Remarks
Moderator: Catherine D. DeAngelis, M.D., M.P.H., Editor, The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Chicago
10 a.m. - The Anatomy of the Human Genome: A Neo-Vesalian Basis for Medicine in the 21st Century
Victor A. McKusick, M.D., Director, McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.
10:30 a.m. - Complete Genomic Screen In Parkinson Disease: Evidence for Multiple Susceptibility Genes
Margaret A. Pericak-Vance, Ph.D., Director, Center for Human Genetics, Duke University Medical Center,
Durham, N.C.
11 a.m. - Tamoxifen and Breast Cancer Incidence Among Women With Inherited BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations: National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project/Breast Cancer Prevention Trial
Mary-Claire King, Ph.D., American Cancer Society Professor of Genetics and Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle
11:30 a.m. - Informed Consent for Population-Based Research Involving Genetics
Muin J. Khoury, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Office of Genetics and Disease Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta
DATE: November 13, 2001
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-789-4591
WEB ADDRESS:ama-assn.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: POPULATION RESOURCE CENTER briefing on America Becoming with M. Faith Mitchell, National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council.
DATE: November 13, 2001
LOCATION: Hall of States, 444 North Capitol Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-467-5030
WEB ADDRESS:prcdc.org
TIME: 11 a.m.
EVENT: SEN. PAUL WELLESTONE, D-MN, SEN. HARRY REID, D-NV, AND SEN. DEBBIE STABNOW, D-MI, hold a news conference to discuss the economic stimulus programs. DATE: November 13, 2001
LOCATION: Senate Swamp, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-224-8440
WEB ADDRESS:senate.gov
TIME: 11:45 a.m.
EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a lecture by John Mogg, director general for internal market and financial services of the European Commission, discussing the newest efforts by the EU to further open the internal EU market, including the financial services action plan.
DATE: November 13, 2001
LOCATION: 1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-663-5626
WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: BLACK ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS holds a program to discuss High School Graduation Rates In the U.S.
DATE: November 13, 2001
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-544-9870
WEB ADDRESS:manhattan-institute.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: MIDDLE EAST INSTITUTE holds a program entitled Arabs in the American Media: Screening Stereotypes, Seeking Solutions with Jack Shaheen, a widely published author and educator, will discuss media stereotypes of Arabs and other ethnic groups: why they exist, why they persist, and how to dissolve them.
DATE: November 13, 2001
LOCATION: MEI, 1761 N Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-785-1141
WEB ADDRESS: mideasti.org
TIME: 12:15 p.m.
EVENT: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY Women's Center presents Dorothy Denning, Professor of Computer Science, discussing her life and achievements.
DATE: November 13, 2001
LOCATION: 37TH and O Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202- 687-6359
WEB ADDRESS:Georgetown.edu
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a lecture entitled "Equity Investments in Emerging Markets" with Terry Wizman, senior equity strategist for Bear Stearns.
DATE: November 13, 2001
LOCATION: 1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-663-5626
WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a lecture entitled "The Permanent Earthquake" with Cesar Munoz Acebes, a Bloomberg Fellow at Human Rights Watch, will discuss whether aid agencies can intervene in disaster-stricken regions without creating perpetual dependency.
DATE: November 13, 2001
LOCATION: 1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-663-5626
WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: WOMAN'S NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB presents Marvin Kalb, journalist, Director of the Shorenstein Center on Press, Politics and Public Policy, discussing "One Scandalous Story."
DATE: November 13, 2001
LOCATION: 1526 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-232-7363
WEB ADDRESS: democraticwomen.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES & THE WASHINGTON PEACE CENTER present Stopping The Cycle of Terror: An Examination of the Costs of War and Alternative Approaches to International Security.
DATE: November 13, 2001
LOCATION: 733 15th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-234-9382
WEB ADDRESS:ips-dc.org
TIME: 1 p.m.
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER holds a program on "Undercurrents In Japanese Politics."
WHO: The speakers are:
Ofer Feldman (Ofueru Hatani), Ohio State University
Ellis Krauss, University of California, San Diego
Patricia Maclachlan, University of Texas, Austin
Steven Reed, Chuo University, Japan
Aiji Tanaka, Waseda University, Japan
Ikuko Toyonaga, Kyushu University, Japan
Tsuneo Watanabe, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Washington
DATE: November 13, 2001
LOCATION: One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-287-3400
WEB ADDRESS: wwics.edu
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
EVENT: POPULATION RESOURCE CENTER holds a briefing on Security Implications Of Demographic Change In Afghanistan, Pakistan & Central Asia.
WHO: The speakers are:
Rep. Thomas Sawyer, D-OH
Rep. Mark Kirk, R-IL
Brian Nichiporuk, Associate Political Scientist, Arroyo Center, Army Research Division, RAND
Julie DaVanzo, Director, Population Matters, RAND
DATE: November 13, 2001
LOCATION: 2105 Rayburn Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-467-5030
WEB ADDRESS:prcdc.org
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: BROOKINGS INSTITUTIONAND AMERICANS FOR PEACE NOW hold presents Dr. Yossi Beilin who is considered one of the key Israeli architects of the Oslo peace process and Yasser Abed Rabbo, the Palestinian Authority Minister of Information and Culture.
DATE: November 13, 2001
LOCATION: Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-797-6105
WEB ADDRESS: brookings.edu
TIME: 3 p.m.
EVENT: CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a program launching HIV/AIDS Task Force to Strengthen U.S. Leadership on AIDS.
WHO: The speakers are:
Sen. Bill Frist, R-TN
Sen. John Kerry, D-MA
John Hamre, CSIS President and CEO
Tim Wirth, President, United Nations Foundation and the Better World Fund
Ronald V. Dellums, President, Healthcare International Management
J. Stephen Morrison, Director, CSIS Africa Program
DATE: November 13, 2001
LOCATION: 385 Russell Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Mark Schoeff, 202-775-3242
WEB ADDRESS:csis.org
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: MARCH OF DIMES AND WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY hold a program honoring seven women in the field of technology who have enhanced our local community.
WHO: The honorees are:
Donella Brockington, ACS State & Local Solutions, Inc
Maribeth Luftglass, Fairfax County Public Schools
Virginia McCormick, OAO Corporations
Sharon McDonald, McDonald Bradley, Inc
Tracey Padian, NE Region Sprint; Julie St. John, Fannie Mae
Mary Wolf, Clay Street Computer Learning Center.
DATE: November 13, 2001
LOCATION: Ritz-Carlton -Tysons Corner, 1700 Tysons Boulevard, McLean, VA
CONTACT: Gina Harps, 703-824-0111, ext. 16
WEB ADDRESS:modimes.org
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: KENNEDY CENTER MILLENIUM STAGE presents Writer's Night featuring
Felix McTeigue packing honesty, humor and heartbreak into disarmingly simple songs. Stuart Whitford takes audiences on a musical journey with his soaring melodies and thoughtful lyrics.
DATE: November 13, 2001
LOCATION: 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-416-8000
WEB ADDRESS: kennedy-center.org
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY holds forum in conjunction with International Education Week, Nov. 12-16. It is a project of the State Department and the Department of Education celebrating the value of international education and exchange.
AGENDA: Highlights:
6 p.m.- "Travel and Safety Tips"
DATE: November 12, 2001
LOCATION: 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-885-5950
WEB ADDRESS:au.edu
TIME: 7 p.m.
EVENT: POLITICS & PROSE BOOKSTORE features Meryle Secrest discussing and signing Somewhere For Me which portrays composer Richard Rodgers's early escape into music and gives us lively scenes from the golden age of musicals.
DATE: November 13, 2001
LOCATION: 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-364-1919
WEB ADDRESS: politics-prose.com
