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EVENTS ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2002
TIME: All Day
EVENT: INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INSTITUTE holds a conference On Judicial Capacity Regarding Intellectual Property Enforcement and Dispute Settlement.
AGENDA: Highlights:
8:30 a.m. - Welcoming Comments:
Michael Young, Dean, The George Washington University Law School
Robert L. Stoll, Director, Office of Enforcement, USPTO
Bruce A. Lehman, President, IIPI
First Session: Judicial Capacity Regarding the Enforcement of Intellectual Property
9 a.m. - What we Know about Specialized IP Courts in the World Today
Moderator: Maria Dakolias, The World Bank
Why Specialized IP courts? -- The Honorable Randall Rader, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
Interim Report of IIPI Study -- Professor Michael P. Ryan, Georgetown University
WIPO's position on Specialized IP Courts -- Christian Wichard, Head - Legal Development
Section, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Second Session: Case Studies on Specialized IP Courts and their Effect on the Improvement
of IP Litigation
10:30 a.m. - Case Study A: International Developments in Developed Economies
Prof. Martin Adelman, The George Washington University Law School
United Kingdom -- Robin Whaite, Partner, Linklaters & Alliance, London
European Experience of IP Litigation in a Federalized Environment, The European Patent
Litigation Agreement (EPLA) -- Stefan Luginbuehl, Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual
Property
The Hague Convention and Its Potential Impact on International IP Litigation -- Jennifer Lucas,
Attorney-Advisor, Office of International Relations, USPTO
Australia -- The Honorable Kevin Lindgren, Judge, Federal Court of Australia, President of the
Australian Copyright Tribunal
12:30 p.m. -- Keynote Address -- Specialized IP Courts and the Rule of Law
Professor Hugh Hansen, Fordham University School of Law
2 p.m. - Case Study B: American Perspectives
Moderator: The Honorable Gerald Mossinghoff
Patents: The Honorable Edward J. Damich, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Federal
Claims
Copyrights: The Case for a Specialized Copyright Court -- Professor Michael Landau, Georgia
State University College of Law
2.45 p.m. - Presentation
Evaluating Developing Country Judicial System Performance
Robert Sherwood
3.45 p.m. - Case Study C: IP Courts in Developing, Transition & Small Economies
Moderator: Mark A. Cohen, Attorney-Advisor, Office of Enforcement, USPTO
China -- The Honorable Zhipei Jiang, Chief Justice, No.3 Civil Court, Supreme People's Court of
the People's Republic of China
Thailand -- The Honorable Vichai Ariyanuntaka, Judge, Central Intellectual Property &
International Trade Court, Thailand
South Africa -- Esmé du Plessis, Partner, Adams & Adams, Pretoria, South Africa
The Philippines -- The Honorable Reynaldo B. Daway, Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court,
Philippines
Jordan -- Nadim Kayyali, Partner, Khalifeh & Partners, Jordan
6.15 p.m. - Evening Reception, Dolley Madison House, Lafayette Square, Washington,
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION:
CONTACT: 202-544-6610
WEB ADDRESS: iipi.org
TIME: All Day
EVENT: CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS holds its health braintrust Themed The Voice for Global Understanding
AGENDA: Highlight:
1 p.m. - Global HIV/AIDS Update 2002: Together We Can, Together We Will
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: Washington Convention Center, 900 9th Street NW, Washington, DC
TIME: All Day
EVENT: Anne Arundel County Fair. This fair, a showcase of agriculture and country life in a rapidly urbanizing county, features traditional exhibits of home crafts and farm products and entertainment along the lines of tractor pulls, draft horse pulls, country music concerts - and a midway with all the fun and games
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: Generals Highway, (Route 178), Crownsville, MD
CONTACT: 410-923-3400
CONTACT: 202-225-1790
TIME: 8 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE holds its Election Watch briefing.
WHO: The speakers are:
Karlyn H. Bowman, AEI
John C. Fortier, AEI
Norman J. Ornstein, AEI
William Schneider, AEI
Ben J. Wattenberg, AEI
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: 1150 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-862-5933
WEB ADDRESS:aei.org
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE special briefing on the release of a report entitled "Iraq: A New Approach." The panelists will detail a plan for "coercive inspections" proposed in the new Carnegie report, in which a multinational military force created by the UN Security Council would enable international inspections teams to operate effectively in Iraq. It is a middle ground between the two existing approaches to Iraq: continue to do nothing, or pursue an overthrow of Saddam Hussein.
WHO: The speakers are:
Ambassador Rolf Ekeus -- Chairman, Stockholm International Peace Institute & Former Executive Chairman, UNSCOM
Jessica T. Mathews -- President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Charles G. Boyd (General, U.S. Air Force, Ret.) -- Kissinger Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; President and CEO, Business Executives for National Security
Patrick Clawson -- Deputy Director, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Joseph Cirincione, Director, Carnegie Non-Proliferation Project
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: CEIP, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-483-7600
WEB ADDRESS:ceip.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION presents Foreign Minister of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani discussing government of Qatar's approach to the post-9/11 challenges that confront the Arab world
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-797-6105
WEB ADDRESS: brookings.edu
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE holds a briefing on China's WTO Compliance Record.
WHO: The speakers are:
Greg Lebedev, U.S. Chamber Chief Operating Officer
Myron Brilliant, U.S. Chamber Vice President for Asia
Richard Holwill, Asia Task Force Co-Chair, and Director of International
Affairs, Alticor Inc.
Sandra Kristoff, Asia Task Force Co-Chair, and Senior Vice President,
International Government Affairs, New York Life International
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: 1615 H Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-463-5682
WEB ADDRESS: uschamber.com
TIME: 10:30 a.m.
EVENT: CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a program to release a report outlining Iraqi military capabilities and contingencies surrounding a U.S. attack featuring Anthony Cordesman
CSIS Burke Chair in Strategy.
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: 1800 K Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Mark Schoeff, 202-775-3242
WEB ADDRESS:csis.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: AFRICA SOCIETY OF THE NATIONAL SUMMIT ON AFRICA AND CHEVRONTEXACO presents Dennis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of Congo discussing on "Prospects for Sustained Peace, Stability and Economic Growth in the Republic of Congo and Central Africa."
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: Madison Hotel, Fifteenth and M Streets, N.W. Washington, DC
CONTACT: Bernadette Paolo, 202-232-3862
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: NATIONAL ECONOMIST CLUB holds its luncheon program entitled "Investing in Infrastructure: The 2002 Economic Census and Other Initiatives" with Dr. C. Louis Kincannon, Director the U.S. Census Bureau.
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: Chinatown Garden, 618 H Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 703-739-9404
WEB ADDRESS: national-economists.org
TIME: 12:15 p.m.
EVENT: ALLIANCE FOR HEALTH REFORM holds a luncheon briefing on Today's Challenges and Future Directions for the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
WHO: The speakers are:
Tom Scully, administrator of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Cindy Mann of the Institute for Health Care Research and Policy at Georgetown University
Edwin Park from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and Texas'
Jason Cooke, co-director of the National Alliance of State CHIP Directors
Senator Jay Rockefeller, Alliance chairman
Warren A. Jones, MD, president of The American Academy of Family Physicians
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: Columbus Club, Union Station, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-789-2300
WEB ADDRESS: allhealth.org
TIME: 12:15 p.m.
EVENT: NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION holds a luncheon on New Perspectives on Inequality The "ASSETS PARADIGM": Asset Building: Combating Poverty, Creating a Nation of Stakeholders with Ray Boshara, Director, Asset Building Program, New America Foundation.
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: 1630 Connecticut Ave., NW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Jud Mathews, 202-986-4901
WEB ADDRESS: newamerica.net
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds its "Luncheon Newsmaker" news program featuring Sen. Conrad Burns, R-MT, discussing "Post 911 American Energy Policy: Importing Russian/Caspian Crude in the Age of Terrorist Oil."
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-662-7500
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW holds a program on International Cyberspace: Convergence or Conflict?
WHO: The speakers are:
Miriam Sapiro, Panel Principal, Summit Strategies International, LLC
Michel Combot, Telecommunications Attaché, Embassy of France
James Dempsey, Deputy Director, Center for Democracy and Technology
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: 2223 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-939-6000
WEB ADDRESS: asil.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: WOMAN'S NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB presents Strobe Talbott, Deputy Secretary of State in the Clinton Administration and now president of the Brookings Institution, discusses his book, The Russia Hand, A Memoir of Presidential Diplomacy.
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: 1526 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-232-7363
WEB ADDRESS: democraticwomen.org
TIME: 1 p.m.
EVENT: HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADER RICHARD GEPHARDT, D-MO, holds his weekly news conference.
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: H-206, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Laura Nichols, 202-225-0100
WEB ADDRESS:
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: CHURCHES FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE holds a news conference to urge President Bush NOT to initiate pre-emptive military action against Iraq.
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: Cannon Terrace, northwest corner of the Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC.
CONTACT: 202-488-5638
WEB ADDRESS: cmep.org
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds its "Luncheon Newsmaker" news program featuring Ambassador of Denmark to the United States, Ulrik Federspiel, discussing "Europe's Global Responsibility."
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-662-7500
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
TIME: 3:30 p.m.
EVENT: GEORGETOWN UNIVESITY presents a lecture by Gary Hart Former U.S. Senator and Presidential candidate (1984, 1988) discussing students on 'Restoration of the Republic: the Jeffersonian Ideal in 21st Century America.
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: 37th and O Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-687-4323
WEB ADDRESS:georgetown.edu
TIME: 4:30 p.m.
EVENT: CATO INSTITUTE, AMERICA'S FUTURE FOUNDATION AND THIRD MILLENNIUM hold a conference on Social Security and Young Americans'. The topic to be discussed is How Would the President's Commission's Plans Affect Young Americans?
WHO: The speakers are:
Moderator--Maya MacGuineas, Senior Fellow, New America Foundation
Charles P. Blahous, Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, National Economic Council
Executive Director, President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security
Jeffrey R. Brown, Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Illinois
Jeff Lemieux, Senior Economist, Progressive Policy Institute
Andrew A. Samwick, Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College
Kent Smetters, Asst. Professor of Insurance and Risk Management, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: B-338 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-789-5229
WEB ADDRESS: cato.org
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: KENNEDY CENTER MILLENIUM STAGE presents Les Yeux Noirs a Paris-based octet whose music draws on the traditions of Eastern Europe's gypsies and Jews. Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of France.
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-416-8000
WEB ADDRESS: kennedy-center.org
TIME: 7 p.m.
EVENT: POLITICS & PROSE BOOKSTORE presents A.M. Homes' new collection of short stories, "Things You Should Know," in which she demonstrates her uncanny ability to mix the most serious subjects with the bizarre and humorous.
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-364-1919
WEB ADDRESS: politics-prose.com
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