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WEEK AHEAD EVENTS FOR TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2002
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE presents a program on Can the U.S.-Russia Summit Reduce the Risk of Nuclear Terrorism?
AGENDA: Highlights:
8:30 a.m. - "Can the U.S.-Russia Summit Reduce the Risk of Nuclear Terrorism?"
Rep. Ellen Tauscher, D-CA
Rep. Curt Weldon, R-PA
9:30 a.m. - Agreements and Impact"
former assistant secretary of state Karl F. Inderfurth of the Nuclear Threat Reduction Campaign
Rose Gottemoeller and Joseph Cirincione, senior associates from the Carnegie Endowment
DATE: May 14, 2002
LOCATION: CEIP, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-483-7600
WEB ADDRESS:ceip.org
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a lecture entitled "Challenges for International Justice and Reconciliation" with David J. Scheffer, senior vice president of the United Nations Association of the United States of America.
DATE: May 14, 2002
LOCATION: 1619 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 Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton and WTOP political commentator Mark Plotkin engaging in an informal and lively discussion on the affairs of Washington, D.C., "The Last Colony."
DATE: May 14, 2002
LOCATION: 1526 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-232-7363
WEB ADDRESS: democraticwomen.org
TIME: 4 p.m.
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER presents Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda discussing The Rwandan Genocide: Could It Have Been Prevented?
DATE: May 14, 2002
LOCATION: One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-287-3400
WEB ADDRESS: wwics.edu
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a lecture entitled "The Just War Debate from an Eastern German Christian Perspective" with Friedrich Schorlemmer, director of the Evangelische Akademie in Wittenberg, Germany, and author of many texts on German unification and the implications for the Lutheran Church, will discuss this topic.
DATE: May 14, 2002
LOCATION: 1717 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-663-5626
WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HERITAGE FOUNDATION holds a program entitled Should Government Play With Models? 'Static' Versus 'Dynamic' Economic Forecasting.
WHO: The speakers are:
Lindy Paull, Joint Committee on Taxation
Martin Sullivan,Tax Notes magazine
William Beach, The Heritage Foundation
Tom Donlan, Barron's magazine
Rex Nutting, CBS Marketwatch.com
Howard Gleckman, Business Week magazine
Dan Crippen, Congressional Budget Office
DATE: May 15, 2002
LOCATION: 214 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-675-1752
WEB ADDRESS: heritage.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER holds a program on Milosevic and the Hague War Crimes Tribunal with Louise Branson, Journalist, The Scotsman.
DATE: May 15, 2002
LOCATION: One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-287-3400
WEB ADDRESS: wwics.edu
TIME: 7 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB High Tech Committee presents Tech Talk: Information Security and Information Warfare."
AGENDA: Highlights:
Dr. Robert C. Norris, chairman of the Department of Information Operations and Technology Information Resources Management College, National Defense University
Dr. Daniel Kuehl, Professor of Systems Management, Information Operations and Technology Department, National Defense University
Dr. Lance J. Hoffman, professor, Computer Science Department, The George Washington University.
DATE: May 15, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-662-7500
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
Thursday, May 16, 2002
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: HERITAGE FOUNDATION presents the distinguished journalist lecture entitled "Fear and Loathing on the Potomac: The Washington Times at 20," with Wes Pruden The Washington Times.
DATE: May 16, 2002
LOCATION: 214 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-675-1752
WEB ADDRESS: heritage.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER Director's Forum entitled "Slovenia and Euro-Atlantic Integration," featuring Janez Drnovsek, Prime Minister, Republic of Slovenia.
DATE: May 16, 2002
LOCATION: One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-287-3400
WEB ADDRESS: wwics.edu
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds its "Luncheon Newsmaker" news program featuring Senator Max Cleland
D-GA.
DATE: May 16, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-662-7500
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
TIME: 12:15 p.m.
EVENT: ALLIANCE FOR HEALTH REFORM holds a luncheon briefing on "Medicare Medications: A Closer Look at Prescriptions for Improvement."
WHO: The speakers are:
Marilyn Moon, of the Urban Institute and a former Medicare Trustee
Julie James of Health Policy Alternatives and a former Senate Finance Committee Medicare analyst
Tom Scully, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Sen. Rockefeller, R-WV
DATE: May 16, 2002
LOCATION: Room 106, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-789-2300
WEB ADDRESS: allhealth.org
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB SILVER OWLS presents The History of Rock 'n' Roll" featuring both commentary and musical interludes.
DATE: May 16, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-662-7500
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
Friday, May 17, 2002
TIME: All Day
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB Washington Independent Writers hold 2002 Washington Writers Conference
AGENDA: Highlights:
-- Track 1 focuses on fiction writing and includes critiques and an agents' roundtable titled "What's Selling in Fiction."
-- Track 2 is geared toward nonfiction writers. Panelists include representatives of the Washington Post and Preservation.
-- Track 3 features discussions on the impact of copyright in the digital age, script writing, and getting your play produced in Washington.
-- Track 4 includes discussions on setting up a writing business, getting work online, and conducting research.
DATE: May 17, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-662-7500
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
