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EVENTS ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2002
TIME: All Day
EVENT: WORLD BANK AND INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND hold the annual meetings. Because the Annual Meetings bring such a large number of member country officials together, they provide opportunities for consultations large and small, formal and informal.
AGENDA: Highlight:
9 a.m. - Press conference by IMF Managing Director Horst Köhler
10:30 a.m. - Press conference by World Bank President James Wolfensohn
DATE: September 25, 2002
LOCATION: World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-473-1000
WEB ADDRESS:worldbank.org
TIME: All Day
EVENT: U.S. ARMY, AND WOODROW WILSON CENTER Center's Division of International Studies hold Eisenhower National Security Conference. The intent of this effort is to identify and promote new ways to focus national power to meet the full range of security challenges confronting America in the 21st century.
AGENDA: Highlights:
8:45 a.m. -- Welcoming Remarks
Dr. Loren B. Thompson, Chief Operating Officer, Lexington Institute
General Eric Shinseki, Chief of Staff, United States Army
Dr. Susan Eisenhower, President, Eisenhower Institute
9 a.m. -- Opening Address: Why Eisenhower? Ike and Today's National Security Environment
Professor David Gergen, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Dr. Loren B. Thompson, Chief Operating Officer, Lexington Institute
10:30 am - Panel I: Today's Security Environment -- The New Global Context
Gail Fosler, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist, The Conference Board
Congressional Perspective
Jerry Lewis (R, Ca.), Chairman, Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Historical Context
Professor Douglass North, Olin T. Spenser Professor of Arts and Sciences, Washington
University, St. Louis
International Economic Perspective
Anne O. Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Military and Security Perspective
Dr. Stephen Flanagan, Director, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense
University
1:30 pm -- Luncheon Address: Economics and National Security
Dick Grasso, Chairman, New York Stock Exchange
Gail Fosler, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist, The Conference Board
3 p.m. -- Panel II: Security Cooperation - Working with Others in a Globalized World
Dr. Robert Litwak, Director, International Studies, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Perspectives on Multilateralism
Dr. G. John Ikenberry, Peter F. Krogh Professor of Geopolitics and Justice in World Affairs,
School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Perspectives on Unilateralism
Dr. Charles Krauthammer, Syndicated Columnist, Washington Post
3 p.m. - Panel II: Security Cooperation - Working with Others in a Globalized World (continued)
International Perspective
Dr. Therese Delpech, Director of Strategic Affairs, Commissariat de I'Energie Atomique
International Perspective
Dr. Yuichi Funabashi, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent and Columnist, Asahi Shimbun, Japan
7 p.m. Homeland Security - The Challenge of Securing America's Transportation
Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta
Lee Hamilton, Director, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-287-3400
WEB ADDRESS: eisenhowerseries.com
TIME: All day
EVENT: NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION State of the Skies Summit - A gathering of members of the aviation community to discuss the challenges they continue to face, from economic woes to security concerns to air traffic issues.
AGENDA: Highlights:
9 a.m. - Welcome Remarks John S. Carr, President, NATCA
9:15 a.m. - Opening keynote address Darryl Jenkins, Director, The Aviation
Institute, George Washington University
A comprehensive assessment of the current state of the aviation industry.
10 a.m. - Session I - State of the Skies A stakeholders discussion on the current issues facing the aviation community.
John Carr, NATCA
Col. Cheryl Atkins, Policy Board on Federal Aviation, Department of Defense
Charlotte Bryan, Transportation Security Administration
Charlie Keegan, Associate Administrator for Research and Acquisitions, FAA
David Plavin, President, Airports Council International-North America
Noon - Luncheon keynote address John Nance, Pilot, Air Safety Analyst and
Aviation Analyst for ABC News
1 p.m. - Session II: Current Reality vs. Future Growth: A discussion of the new aviation climate and its immediate and long-term impact on the FAA, and, specifically, air traffic control.
John Carr, NATCA
Steven J. Brown, Associate Administrator for Air Traffic Services, FAA
John Hayhurst, CEO, Boeing Air Traffic Management
Ruth Marlin, Executive Vice President, NATCA
John Pyburn, Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation, Mitre / CAASD
Sam Whitehorn, Majority Counsel, Senate Aviation Subcommittee
2:30 p.m. - Session III: Perspectives and Priorities from the Aviation Community: A moderated session that allows various sectors of the aviation community to advocate the priorities of their constituencies.
John Carr, NATCA
Andy Cebula, Vice President, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Sue Corcoran, Vice President, Lockheed Martin Air Traffic Management
Spencer Dickerson, Executive Vice President, American Association of
Airport Executives
David Stempler, President, Air Travelers Association
Barry L. Valentine, Senior Vice President, General Aviation
Manufacturers Association
Pete West, Senior Vice President, National Business Aviation
Association, Inc.
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: Capital Hilton, 1001 16th St. NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-220-9802
WEB ADDRESS: natca.org
TIME: 8 a.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL holds a news conference launching the National Safety and Security Council and the Be Safe and Sound Campaign.
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-261-4152
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE hosts an investment panel luncheon featuring the President of the Dominican Republic, Hipólito Mejía.
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: 1615 H Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-463-5682
WEB ADDRESS:uschamber.com
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Elliott School of International Affairs and The George Washington Institute of Public Policy will host a one-day event of roundtables discussing if there is a crisis in U.S. Foreign Policy.
AGENDA: Highlights:
845 a.m. - Opening Remarks
Harry Harding, dean, The Elliott School of International Affairs
Hal Wolman, director, The George Washington Institute of Public Policy
9 a.m. -- Foreign Policy towards Different Regions
Karl F. Inderfurth, James Goldgeier, Mike Mochizuki, Miguel Rodriguez,
Jenab Tutunji, and Norman Birnbaum
10:45 a.m. -- National Defense and Security
Marc Raskin, Gordon Adams, Deborah Avant, Maurice East, Leon Fuerth, and Henry Nau
1:30 p.m. -- The International Economy
Harvey Feigenbaum, Martha Finnemore, Henry Nau, and John Cavanaugh
3:30 p.m. -- The War on Terror and Transformation of American Democracy
Marcus Raskin, Peter Raven-Hansen, Robert Stoker, and Joseph Cordes
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: 800 21st Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-994-3087
WEB ADDRESS:gwu.edu
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: PUBLIC CITZEN holds a news conference to highlight a new report showing that proposals relying on private sector plans to offer prescription drug coverage would be vastly inferior to those relying on a drug benefit offered directly by Medicare.
WHO: The speakers are:
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-MI, leader of the Senate Prescription Drug Task Force
Frank Clemente, director, Public Citizen's Congress Watch
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: 538 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-454-5155
WEB ADDRESS:citizen.org
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION holds Leadership Forum featuring World Health Organization Director-General Gro Harlem Brundtland who will address how improved health programs can help promote economic development and stability. She will discuss the benefits of public health provisions in undeveloped areas.
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-797-6105
WEB ADDRESS: brookings.edu
EVENT: 10:15 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE SEMINAR SERIES IN PUBLIC FINANCE holds a program on
How Does the Trend toward Collegiate Diversity Affect Future Admissions and Financial Aid?
AGENDA: Highlights:
With the number of college applications skyrocketing, admission criteria are growing broader and more rigorous, affording institutions of higher education greater freedom in shaping their respective classes. Competition among colleges and universities for top applicants, however, is equally robust. This dynamic creates a market equilibrium that dictates admission and financial aid policies regarding the demographic composition of colleges and universities as they strive for more diverse student populations.
WHO: The speakers are:
Kevin A. Hassett, AEI
Dennis Epple, Carnegie Mellon University
Frederick M. Hess, AEI
Jens O. Ludwig, Georgetown University
Eric M. Engen, AEI
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: 1150 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-862-5933
WEB ADDRESS: aei.org
TIME: 11 a.m.
EVENT: US CONFERENCE OF MAYORS holds a news conference to discuss Homeland Security/Economic Security.
AGENDA: Cities across the country have yet to receive direct financial assistance from Washington for homeland security. A recent study by the U.S. Conference of Mayors found that cities expect to spend more than $2.6 billion by the end of 2002 on security costs unanticipated before the September 11th attack.
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: Senate Swamp, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-861-6766
WEB ADDRESS: usmayors.org
TIME: 11:30 a.m.
EVENT: SEN. JOHN KYL, R-AZ, SEN, JOHN MCCAIN, R-AZ, AND REP. JIM KOLBE, R-AZ, hold a news conference to discuss a report that reveals the costs of illegal immigration to the health care system.
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: 192 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-224-2206
WEB ADDRESS: senate.gov
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES will screen, "Beneath the Veil," a documentary produced by Cannel 4 U.K. and CNN Presents about life for women under the Taliban in Afghanistan.
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: 1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-663-5626
WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: GLOBAL BUSINESS DIALOGUE presents an address by Sen. Max Baucus, D-MT, Chairman, Senate Finance Committee discussing Getting Dispute settlement Right.
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: St. Regis, 16th and K Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-463-5074
WEB ADDRESS: gbdinc.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: NATIONAL ECONOMIST CLUB holds its luncheon program with Michael Katz, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Economic Analysis, Antitrust Division, US Department of
Justice, discussing "Can a Little Theory Be a Dangerous Thing?"
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: Chinatown Garden Restaurant, 618 H St., NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 703-739-9404
WEB ADDRESS: national-economists.org
TIME: 12:15 p.m.
EVENT: NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION holds an economic policy roundtable discussion and lunch
Ten Years Of Asset Building: U.S. Results and Global Prospects.
WHO: The speakers are:
Michael Sherraden, Author, Assets and the Poor
Michelle Miller-Adams, Author, Owning Up
Ray Boshara, Director, Asset Building Program, New America Foundation
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: 1630 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Jud Mathews, 202-986-4901
WEB ADDRESS: newamerica.net
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: WOMAN'S NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB presents Andrew Kohut, Director of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, discussing US Public Opinion and the Elections.
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: 1526 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-232-7363
WEB ADDRESS: democraticwomen.org
TIME: 12:45 p.m.
EVENT: COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS holds a program on September 11: A Year Later Views from the Foreign Newsroom.
WHO: The speakers are:
Patrick Jarreau, Washington Bureau Chief, Le Monde
Hisham Melhem, Chief International Correspondent, As-Safir
Justin Webb, Washington Correspondent, BBC
Frank Sesno, Professor of Public Policy and Communication, George Mason University;
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: The Washington Club, 15 Dupont Circle, N.W, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Marieke Beeuwkes, 212-434-9537
WEB ADDRESS: cfr.org
TIME: 1 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds its "Luncheon Newsmaker" news program featuring Director General of the World Health Organization and former Prime Minister of Norway, Gro Harlem Brundtland.
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-662-7500
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER holds a program on "Ignacy Paderewski and Woodrow Wilson: A Legacy of Freedom and Democracy."
WHO: The speakers are:
Bronislaw Geremek, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland, and former Wilson Center Fellow
Edward L. Rowny, President, INC International Negotiating Consultants, former U.S. Ambassador at Large and Lieutenant General, U.S. Army, and former Wilson Center Fellow
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-287-3400
WEB ADDRESS: wwics.edu
TIME: 2:30 p.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR AND CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGAIZATIONS holds a Global Workers Forum.
AGENDA: Highlight:
5:30 p.m. -- No More Business as Usual Rally, Ritz Carlton, 1150 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: AFL-CIO, 815 16th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-637-5018
WEB ADDRESS:afl-cio.org
TIME: 2:30 p.m.
EVENT: HERITAGE FOUNDATION holds a program entitled NORTHCOM: Questions And Answers On The Eve Of Implementation.
WHO: The speakers are:
Peter Verga, Special Assistant for Homeland Security Department of Defense
Peter Brookes, Senior Research Fellow, Homeland Security and National Defense, The Heritage Foundation
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: 214 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-675-1752
WEB ADDRESS:heritage.org
TIME: 3:30 p.m.
EVENT: STRENGTHENING THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION FOR TOMORROW (SMART) CAUCUS holds a news conference to announce the creation of a new website designed to greatly enhance how businesses, universities and laboratories in the region cooperate to obtain federal, state and private funding for projects. The leaders will also call for the creation of an Interstate Compact between the four Mid-Atlantic states.
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: 2325 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Stacey Farnen, 202-225-4131
WEB ADDRESS: house.gov
EVENT: 4:30 p.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE holds a presentation by Hedayat Amin Arsala, vice president of Afghanistan discussing Will America Lose the War It Won in Afghanistan?
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: 1150 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-862-5933
WEB ADDRESS:aei.org
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: KENNEDY CENTER MILLENIUM STAGE presents Newsome/Sewell/Harris Trio previewing their Blues to Africa tour. DATE: September 26, 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 In Search Of America, co-authored by Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster. It is a fascinating journey examining how the principles on which our country was founded have translated over the centuries into the America of today.
DATE: September 26, 2002
LOCATION: 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-364-1919
WEB ADDRESS: politics-prose.com
