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EVENTS ON FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2003
TIME: All Day
EVENT: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION Section of Taxation 2003 May Meeting. More than 2,000 tax lawyers from around the country will gather to debate and discuss the latest developments in the tax world - including the proposed exclusion of dividends from taxation, problems encountered under new tax shelter disclosure regulations and the terrorist financing concerns of tax-exempt organizations.
AGENDA: Highlights:
10 a.m. - "Terrorist Financing Concerns: Following the Flow of Funds Overseas"
DATE: May 9, 2003
LOCATION: Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1000 H Street NW, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: Maureen Collins at 202/662-8648.
WEB ADDRESS: abanet.org
TIME: All Day
EVENT: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA holds 26th annual National Food Policy Conference.
AGENDA: Highlights:
11 a.m. - Transgenic Animals
Does 'Choice' Belong in Scholl Lunchrooms?
Designer Diets
2:15 p.m. - Food, Health Claims & the 1st Amendment
Terrorism on the Farm
5:30 p.m. ? The 21st Annual Golden Carrot Awards Dinner
DATE: May 9, 2003
LOCATION: National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Jack Gillis, 202-737-0766
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES presents Randal Quarles, assistant secretary of the treasury for international affairs, will discuss U.S. economic policy toward South America.
DATE: May 9, 2003
LOCATION: 1800 K Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Mark Schoeff, 202-775-3242
WEB ADDRESS: csis.org
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION holds a public policy breakfast briefing on the FCC'S Media Consolidation Plan Media Monopoly? Should The FCC Permit The Consolidation Of Media Ownership?
WHO: The speakers are:
Sen. Byron L. Dorgan (D-SD)
Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO)
Michael Copps, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
James Fallows, National Correspondent, The Atlantic Monthly
Jim Goodmon, CEO/President, Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Mark Cooper, Director of Research, Consumer Federation of America
Jenny Toomey, Executive Director, Future of Music Coalition
Edwin Baker, Nicholas F. Gallichio Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania
DATE: May 9, 2003
LOCATION: 1630 Connecticut Ave., NW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Jud Mathews, 202-986-4901
WEB ADDRESS: newamerica.net
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE holds a program on "Time Bombs in the Federal Budget."
AGENDA: Highlights:
Introduction: Eric M. Engen, AEI
9:30 a.m., Panel I: Fiscal and Generational Imbalances: New Budget Measures for New Budget Priorities
Presenter: Jagadeesh J. Gokhale, AEI
Discussant: Richard Jackson, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Moderator: Kevin A. Hassett, AEI
10:20 a.m. - Panel II: For Whom the Bill Tolls:
Distributing the Costs of Maintaining Social Security Solvency
Presenter: John Sabelhaus, Congressional Budget Office
Discussant: Maya MacGuineas, New America Foundation
Moderator: Eric M. Engen, AEI
11:10 a.m. - Panel III: Adding Fuel to the Fiscal Fire?
Panelists: Jeff Lemieux, Progressive Policy Institute
Michael O'Grady, Joint Economic Committee
Eugene Steuerle, Urban Institute
Moderator: Joseph Antos, AEI
DATE: May 9, 2003
LOCATION: 1150 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-862-5933
WEB ADDRESS: aei.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER holds a program on The Kingdom of Denmark: Transatlantic Relations, Iraq, and the Middle East with Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Denmark.
DATE: May 9, 2003
LOCATION: One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-287-3400
WEB ADDRESS: wwics.edu
TIME: 10:30 a.m.
EVENT: SUSTAINABLE ENERGY COALITION AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY STUDY INSTITUTE hold a Congressional briefing in which senior Congressional staffers will discuss key renewable energy and energy efficiency provisions before the Congress.
WHO: The speakers are:
Deborah Estes, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Mary Katherine Ishee, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
Sean Cunningham, House Energy and Commerce Committee
Jeffrey Duncan, Office of Representative Ed Markey (D-MA)
Alexandra Teitz, House Government Reform Committee
DATE: May 9, 2003
LOCATION: 138 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-662-1886
WEB ADDRESS:eesi.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: PROGRESS & FREEDOM FOUNDATION holds a Congressional Briefing: "Regulation of Air Travel Distribution: Still Needed in the Internet Age?"
WHO: The speakers are:
Gary Doernhoefer, VP, general counsel and secretary, Orbitz
Steven Salop, Professor, Georgetown University Law School
Stephen P. Sawyer, assistant general counsel, United Airlines, Inc.
William F. Adkinson, Jr., senior policy counsel, The Progress & Freedom
Foundation
(Moderator) Thomas M. Lenard, senior fellow and VP for research, Progress & Freedom Foundation
DATE: May 9, 2003
LOCATION: 1539 Longworth House Office Bldg. Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-289-8928
WEB ADDRESS: pff.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: WORLDWATCH INSTITUTE holds a news conference to discuss Natural Disasters: Trends and Strategies. The world is being confronted with a drastic increase in the scope and frequency of natural disasters. On top of the human toll, which is heaviest in developing countries, rising costs could stress insurers and banks to the point of insolvency.
WHO: The speakers are:
Angelika Wirtz, Chief Data Analyst, Munich Reinsurance Company, Geo Risks Research Department
Janet Sawin, Research Associate, Worldwatch
DATE: May 9, 2003
LOCATION: Worldwatch Institute, 1776 Massachusetts Ave, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Susan Finkelpearl, 202-452-1992 x517
WEB ADDRESS: worldwatch.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE holds a program on The Politics of Medicare Reform" featuring scholar Joseph Antos discussing where Congress currently stands on the issues of prescription drugs and Medicare reform, from both a policy and political standpoint.
DATE: May 9, 2003
LOCATION: 1150 17th Street NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-862-5933
WEB ADDRESS: aei.org
TIME: 1:15 p.m.
EVENT: FALUN GONG PRACTITIONERS holds a rally to launch a global campaign to "Bring Jiang to Justice. "
DATE: May 9, 2003
LOCATION: In front of Chinese Embassy, 2300 Connecticut Ave, NW
Washington, DC
CONTACT: Tao Wang, 202-422-8133
WEB ADDRESS: faluninfo.net
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL AND THE CIVIL WAR PRESERVATION TRUST will host a news conference to announce the rescue of historic Payne Farm Battlefield in Orange County, Virginia.
WHO: The speakers are:
USDA Assistant Secretary Lou Gallegos
historian Robert E. L. Krick
PEC President Christopher Miller
CWPT President Jim Lighthizer
DATE: May 9, 2003
LOCATION: Payne's Farm Battlefield (see directions listed above),
CONTACT: Jim Campi, 202-367-1861 ext. 205 or Cathy Link, 434-977-4692
WEB ADDRESS: cwpt.org
TIME: 3 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds its "Luncheon Newsmaker" news program featuring The President of the Republic of El Salvador, Francisco Guillermo Flores Perez, discussing "Central America on the Road to a Free Trade Agreement."
DATE: May 9, 2003
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-662-7500
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: KENNEDY CENTER MILLENIUM STAGE features The 2003 IAJE/BET Jazz- Sisters in Jazz Collegiate All-Stars, Ellen Rowe collegiate coordinator and director, includes Nicole Joheanntgen, alto & soprano saxophones; Jennifer Krupa, trombone; Kara Baldus, piano; Ashley Summers, bass; and Beth Goodfellow, drums.
DATE: May 9, 2003
LOCATION: 2700 F Street NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-416-8000
WEB ADDRESS: kennedy-center.org
TIME:6 p.m.
EVENT: FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL ZOO hosts its annual Guppy Gala. Geared for children and families, the benefit features live performers, many family-oriented activities, educational and informational booths, and a variety of foods. Children can enjoy strolling musicians, jugglers, dancers, and costumed characters. Favorite activities include a mock construction site, rock-climbing wall, moonbounces, and mazes.
DATE: May 9, 2003
LOCATION: 3000 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-673-4925
WEB ADDRESS: nationalzoo.si.edu.
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL COALITION ON BLACK CIVIC PARTICIPATION, INC holds its 6th Annual Spirit of Democracy Awards Celebration themed Celebrate the Diversity of Our Democracy.
WHO: The 2003 honorees are:
Dr. Juan Andrade, president, US Hispanic Leadership Institute
Marleine Bastien, executive director, Haitian Women of American & Haitian, American Grassroots Coalition
Clayola Brown, international vice president, UNITE!
Felicia Davis, executive director, Benjamin E. Mays Educational Resource Center Earvin 'Magic' Johnson, president & CEO, Magic Johnson Enterprises
the Lifetime Achievement Award will be awarded posthumously to Sidney Brooks, American Postal Workers Union, and NCBCP Board Member.
DATE: May 9, 2003
LOCATION: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Park Road, N.W., Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-659-4929
WEB ADDRESS: bigvote.org.
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
EVENT: POLITICS & PROSE BOOKSTORE presents Yann Martel discussing and signing copies of Life Of Pi. Martell's Booker Prize-winning fable of survival and adventure tells the story of Pi Patel and his seven months on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger. Pi uses his knowledge of animals (he's the son of a zookeeper), his faiths (Hindu, Christian, and Islam), and powers of narrative to stay alive.
DATE: May 9, 2003
LOCATION: 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-364-1919
WEB ADDRESS: politics-prose.com
