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EVENTS ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2001
TIME: All Day
EVENT: SOCIETY FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH holds a program on The State of the Art in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
DATE: December 12, 2001
LOCATION: Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-496-5011
WEB ADDRESS: women-health.org
TIME: 8:45 a.m.
EVENT: CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE holds a conference on "Evaluating Doha: Next Steps For The WTO And The Multilateral Trading System."
AGENDA: Highlights:
8:45 a.m. - Opening Statement by Carnegie Endowment President JESSICA T. MATHEWS
9 a.m. - Peter Allgeier, Deputy United States Trade Representative
10:05 a.m. - Panel #1: Substantive Issues in the World Trade Organization
J. Michael Finger, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
Kamal Malhotra, Senior Civil Society Advisor, United Nations Development Program
Isi Siddiqui, Senior Director for Biotechnology and Trade, American Crop Protection Association
Bruce Wilson, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
11:20 a.m. - Institutional Issues in the WTO
Hussein Abaza, Director, Economics and Trade Unit, Division of Technology,
Industry and Economics, United Nations Environment Program
John Audley, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
John Jackson, University Professor, Georgetown University Law Center
Sabrina Varma, Consultant, South Centre
12:50 p.m. - Luncheon with remarks by Heraldo Munoz Valenzuela, Chilean Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, who will discuss the role of the environment in the WTO system.
DATE: December 12, 2001
LOCATION: CEIP, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-939-2340
WEB ADDRESS:ceip.org
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: DEFENSE WEEK holds a breakfast briefing with Rep. Curt Weldon, R-FL, Chairman of the House Military procurement Subcommittee discussing .S. Russia Relations, Ballistic Missile Defense and Counter-Terrorism.
DATE: December 12, 2001
LOCATION: King Publishing Group, 1325 G Street NW, Suite 1003, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Thomas Carter, 202-662-9714
WEB ADDRESS:kingpublishing.com
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: HERITAGE FOUNDATION holds a program entitled "Right To Work: Strategies For Success! "
WHO: The speakers are:
R. Marc Nuttle, Right to Work Initiative
Don Nickles, United States Senate
Patrick Mcguigan, The Daily Oklahoman
Rep. J.C. Watts, (*invited)
Brenda Reneau Wynn, State of Oklahoma
Ed Meese, The Heritage Foundation
DATE: December 12, 2001
LOCATION: 214 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-675-1752
WEB ADDRESS:heritage.org
TIME: 9:15 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE holds its Telecommunications Deregulation Seminar entitled Telecommunications Policy as Trade Policy: Negotiations with Japan over Interconnection Pricing.
AGENDA: Highlight:
9 a.m. - Christopher Demuth, AEI
Local Competition Policies: Successes and Failures of The United States and Ramifications for Japan
Robert W. Crandall, Brookings Institution
Gary Epstein, Latham & Watkins
Harold Furchtgott-Roth, AEI
10:30 a.m. - The Administration's Stimulus Package and Its Implications for International Telecommunications
Randall S. Kroszner, Member, Council of Economic Advisers
11 a.m. - Exporting Telecommunications Regulation: The U.S.-Japan Negotiations over Interconnection Pricing
Jeffrey H. Rohlfs, Strategic Policy Research
J. Gregory Sidak, AEI
Edward M. Graham, Institute for International Economics
Mark S. Mcconnell, Hogan & Hartson
John Thorne, Verizon Communications
1 p.m. - European Regulatory Experience with Local Interconnection and Unbundling
Martin Cave, Warwick University United Kingdom
Gerald Faulhaber, University of Pennsylvania
William Lake, Wilmer Cutler & Pickering
2 p.m. - Roundtable Discussion: The Future Direction of Trade Policy on Telecommunications Services
Kevin J. Martin, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
J. Gregory Sidak, AEI
DATE: December 12, 2001
LOCATION: 1150 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-862-5933
WEB ADDRESS:aei.org
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS holds a news conference releasing its annual economic forecast for the New Year.
WHO: The speakers are:
Jerry Jasinowski, President, National Association of Manufacturers
NAM Chairman Arthur D. (Don) Wainwright
DATE: December 12, 2001
LOCATION: 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Hank Cox 202-637-3090
WEB ADDRESS:nam.org
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION holds a forum "Media Influence On National Security Decisionmaking."
WHO: The speakers are:
Stephen Hess, Senior Fellow, Governmental Studies, The Brookings Institution, author of numerous books on media and politics
Marvin Kalb, Executive Director, The Shorenstein Center, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government; Former Chief Diplomatic Correspondent for CBS News and NBC News and Former Moderator of NBC's Meet the Press
Lawrence Eagleburger, Former Secretary of State
Jeanne Kirkpatrick, Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations
James Schlesinger, Former Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Energy
R. James Woolsey, Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency
DATE: December 12, 2001
LOCATION: Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-797-6105
WEB ADDRESS: brookings.edu
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: EDUCATION TRUST holds a news conference releasing a state-by-state and national analysis of high-poverty and high-minority schools that score in the top third of all schools in their states.
WHO: The speakers are:
Kati Haycock, Director, Education Trust
Craig Jerald, Senior Policy Analyst, Education Trust
Dr. Milton Goldberg, Executive Vice President, National Alliance of Business
Miriam Hughey-Guy, Principal, Barcroft Elementary School, Arlington, VA
DATE: December 12, 2001
LOCATION: 1725 K St, NW Suite 200, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-293-1217 ext. 328
WEB ADDRESS: edtrust.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: US ASIA POLICY FORUM holds a news conference on Exploring And Expanding Trade With Asia.
WHO: The speakers are:
Sen. Conrad Burns, R-MT
Rep. Billy Tauzin, R-LA
DATE: December 12, 2001
LOCATION: SC-6, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Diane Banister, 703-739-5920
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds its "Morning Newsmaker" news program featuring A delegation from the Republic of China on Taiwan will discuss "Taiwan After the December 1 Elections."
WHO: The speakers are:
Secretary General of the Executive Yuan, Mr. Chiou I-Jen
The Chair of the Mainland Affairs Council, Miss Tsai Ing-Wen
Deputy Secretary General, Office of the President, Dr. Eugene Chien
Board Member, Coordination Council for North American Affairs, Mr. Wu An-Chia
DATE: December 12, 2001
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-662-7500
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
TIME: 10:15 a.m.
EVENT: REP. ROSA DELAURO, D-CT, ASSISTANT TO THE DEMOCRATIC LEADER, REP. JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD, D-CA-37, CHAIR OF THE HOUSE DEMOCRATIC WOMEN'S CAUCUS, AND REP. STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES, D-OH, hold a press conference on women and economic security.
DATE: December 12, 2001
LOCATION: HC 9, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-3661
WEB ADDRESS: house.gov
TIME: 11 a.m.
EVENT: U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS holds a news conference to release a study on hunger and homelessness in 26 American cities. The complete survey, includes information from participating cities on 1) the demand for emergency food assistance and emergency shelter and the capacity of local agencies to meet that demand; 2) the causes of hunger and homelessness and the demographics of the populations experiencing these problems; 3) exemplary programs or efforts in the cities to respond to hunger and homelessness; 4) the availability of affordable housing for low income people; and 5) the outlook for the future and the impact of the economy on hunger and homelessness.
WHO: The speakers are:
New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial President, U.S. Conference of Mayors
Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell
DATE: December 12, 2001
LOCATION: Conference of Mayors Headquarters, 1620 Eye Street, NW, 4th Floor
CONTACT: Andy Solomon, 202-861-6766
WEB ADDRESS: usmayors.org
TIME: 11 a.m.
EVENT: CATO INSTITUTE holds a policy forum "After Afghanistan: The Future of Intervention and Nation Building."
WHO: The speakers are:
Alan Tonelson, Senior Analyst, U.S. Business & Industry Council
Gareth Evans, President, International Crisis Group
Ted Galen Carpenter, Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute
DATE: December 12, 2001
LOCATION: Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-789-5229
WEB ADDRESS:cato.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: JAMES KENNEDY CENTER FOR CHRISTIAN STATESMANSHIP holds a special screening of Scrooge & Marley, a dramatic comedy and modern parable from Coral Ridge Ministries.
DATE: December 12, 2001
LOCATION: 345 Cannon Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-547-3052
WEB ADDRESS: statesman.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER holds a program on New Borders and Old Neighbors in Europe with Jileva, Doctoral Candidate, University of Sussex, Sussex European Institute, U.K., and Wilson Center OSI International Junior Public Policy Scholar.
DATE: December 12, 2001
LOCATION: One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-287-3400
WEB ADDRESS: wwics.edu
TIME: 12:15 p.m.
EVENT: NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION holds a brownbag lunch on Science at a Crossroads: The Emerging Problem of Science and Technology Funding in America with William B. Bonvillian Legislative Director and Chief Counsel, U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman
DATE: December 12, 2001
LOCATION: 1630 Connecticut Ave., NW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Jud Mathews, 202-986-4901
WEB ADDRESS: newamerica.net
TIME: 12:15 p.m.
EVENT: ALLIANCE FOR HEALTH REFORM briefing on the Uninsured in Fits and Starts: How Stable is Health Insurance Today, and What Difference Does It Make?
WHO: The speakers are:
Cathy Schoen, Commonwealth Fund; Stuart Butler, Heritage Foundation Lynn Etheredge, George Washington University's Health Insurance Reform Project
John Boardman, Local 25 Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union; Karen Davis, Commonwealth Fund
Ed Howard, Alliance
DATE: December 12, 2001
LOCATION: Room 325, Russell Senate Office Bldg. Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-466-5626
WEB ADDRESS: allhealth.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEE INITIATIVE holds a news conference discussing the Presidential Appointments Improvement Act of 2001.
DATE: December 12, 2001
LOCATION: Senate Radio TV Gallery, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-496-1330
WEB ADDRESS: appointee.brookings.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE presents a program on "Reforming Permitting."
WHO: The speakers are:
Terry Davies, RFF
Jay Benforado, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mary Gade, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal
Paul Portney, RFF
DATE: December 12, 2001
LOCATION: 1616 P Street, NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-328-5000
WEB ADDRESS: rff.org
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
EVENT: ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND releases a report on "Overuse of Antibiotics."
WHO: The speakers are:
Karen Florini attorney, EDF
Dr.Tamar Barlam, director, Antibiotic Resistance Project, Center For Science In the Public Interest
DATE: December 12, 2001
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-387-3500
WEB ADDRESS: edf.org
TIME: 3 p.m.
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER holds a program on Report Card on Kenyan Constitutional Review Process with Oki Ooko Ombaka, first vice-chair of the Kenyan Constitutional Review Commission.
DATE: December 12, 2001
LOCATION: One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-287-3400
WEB ADDRESS: wwics.edu
TIME: 4:30 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION holds a news conference to discuss homeland security.
WHO: The speakers are:
Office of Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christine Todd Whitman
DATE: December 12, 2001
LOCATION: Hall of States, 444 North Capitol, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-624-5344
WEB ADDRESS:nga.org
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: KENNEDY CENTER MILLENIUM STAGE presents The Camerata Musica a cappella ensemble singing medieval to Renaissance holiday music.
DATE: December 12, 2001
LOCATION: 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-416-8000
WEB ADDRESS: kennedy-center.org
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