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EVENTS ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2001
TIME: All Day
EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES and the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) of the U.S. Army War College hold a daylong conference, "The Defense Transformation Debate: The American Military at the Dawn of the 21st Century."
AGENDA: Highlights:
8:30 a.m. - Welcome and Introductions
Eliot A. Cohen, Professor and Director of Strategic Studies, SAIS
8:40 a.m. - Keynote Address
Paul Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary of Defense (invited)
10 a.m. - Session I - Strategy
Francis Fukuyama, Professor of International Political Economy, SAIS
William Kristol, Editor, The Weekly Standard
Andrew Bacevich, Professor of International Relations, Boston University
11:45 a.m. - Luncheon Seminar Discussion: Imperatives for U.S. Defense Policy
Eliot Cohen, Professor and Director of Strategic Studies, SAIS
1:30 p.m. - Session II - Force Structure and Technology (1:30-3:00 p.m.)
Stephen Biddle, Associate Professor of National Security Studies, The Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College
Michael Vickers, Director of Strategic Studies, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution
3:15 p.m. - Session III - Organization
Thomas Mahnken, Professor of Strategy and Policy, Naval War College
Randy Larsen, ANSER Institute for Homeland Defense
Kurt Campbell, Senior Vice President and Director of the International Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
DATE: October 5, 2001
LOCATION: 1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, Dc
CONTACT: 202-663-5626
WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org
TIME: All Day
EVENT: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA'S holds its annual utilities conference entitled "Residential Utility Services: Meeting Consumer Energy and Communications Needs in a Dynamic Marketplace."
DATE: October 5, 2001
LOCATION: The Washington Plaza, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Adele Ellis, 202-387-6121
WEB ADDRESS: cfa.org
TIME: All Day
EVENT: US RUSSIA BUSINESS COUNCIL holds its annual meeting. This year's theme, Russia in the Global Economy: Status and Prospects, will provide a forum for discussion of Russia's current political and economic situation and the steps Russia should take to speed its integration into the global economy.
AGENDA: Highlight:
Commerce Secretary Don Evans
DATE: October 5, 2001
LOCATION: Park Hyatt Hotel, 24th and M Streets NW, Washington,
CONTACT: 202-739-9184
WEB ADDRESS:usbr.org
TIME: 8 a.m.
EVENT: AFRICAN CENTER FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES presents Secretary General Of the African Union Amara Essy discussing The African Union Facing Today's Challenges."
DATE: October 5, 2001
LOCATION: National War College, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 703-602-2830
WEB ADDRESS:africacenter.org
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: MANETTE JONES GLOBAL STRATEGIES holds a discussion on "US Policy Toward Latin American And The Caribbean."
WHO: The speakers are:
James Jones, former Ambassador to Mexico
Maurice Sonnenberg, former vice chairman, The National Commission on Terrorism
DATE: October 5, 2001
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-463-4307
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION breakfast reception for publication of "The New Urban Leaders."
WHO: The speakers are:
Joyce Ladner, Senior Fellow, Governmental Studies, The Brookings Institution and Author of The New Urban Leaders
Kent Amos, Founder of the Urban Family Institute and Kids House
David Domenici, Founder of the See Forever Foundation and the Maya Angelou Charter School
Pablo Eisenberg, Founder of the Center for Community Change
DATE: October 5, 2001
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-797-6105
WEB ADDRESS: brookings.edu
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: HAMLINE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW presents a program on Islamic law.
WHO: The speakers are:
Azizah Al-Hibri, law professor University of Richmond,
Edward Gaffney Jr., professor, Valparaiso University Law School
David Cole, professor, Georgetown University Law Center
Abdul Aziz Said, director, American University Center for Global Peace Abdulwahab Alkebsi, executive director, Islamic Institute
Dr. James Forbes Jr., senior minister, Riverside Church, New York
DATE: October 5, 2001
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Jim Castelli, 703-250-3099
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: LEXINGTON INSTITUE holds a forum on electronic warfare.
AGENDA: Highlights:
Christopher Bolkcom, Analyst, Congressional Research Service;
Rear Admiral Evan Chanik, Head of Aviation Plans and Requirements, United States Navy;
Major General John Corder, Study Manager, DoD Airborne Electronic Attack, Analysis of Alternatives;
Mark Kirk, Member, Electronic Warfare Working Group, and House Armed Services Committee
Antonio Marra, Study Director, Airborne Electronic Attack Analysis of Alternatives
Ken Miller, Senior Legislative Assistant for Rep. Joseph Pitts
Rep. Joseph Pitts, R-PA, Chairman, Electronic Warfare Working Group
Ray Sweeny, B-52, EA-6B, and B-1 EW Expert
Dr. Loren Thompson, Chief Operating Officer, Lexington Institute
Commander David Woods, EA-6B Requirements Officer, United States Navy
DATE: October 5, 2001
LOCATION: HC-5, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 703-522-5828
WEB ADDRESS: lexingtoninstitute.org
TIME: 9:45 a.m.
EVENT: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION holds a briefing on "Countering Terrorism: Political And Economic Strategies."
WHO: The speakers are:
James B. Steinberg, Vice President and Director, Foreign Policy Studies Program, The Brookings Institution; former Deputy National Security Advisor
Philip H. Gordon, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies Program, and Director, Center on the United States and France, The Brookings Institution; former Director for European Affairs, National Security Council
Carol Graham, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies Program, and Co-Director, Center on Social and Economic Dynamics, The Brookings Institution; Co-author of Half Penny on the Federal Dollar: The Future of Development Aid
Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies Program, and the Douglas Dillon Chair, The Brookings Institution; Director, Brookings Center for Public Service
DATE: October 5, 2001
LOCATION: Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-797-6105
WEB ADDRESS: brookings.edu
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER holds a program entitled "Non Proliferation: Adjusting Our Aim," with Leon Fuerth, professor, George Washington University.
DATE: October 5, 2001
LOCATION: One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-287-3400
WEB ADDRESS: wwics.edu
TIME: 1 p.m.
EVENT: PEW FORUM ON RELIGION AND PUBLIC LIFE holds a program on "Just War Tradition And The New War On Terrorism."
AGENDA: Highlights:
Jean Bethke Elshtain, Professor, University of Chicago
Stanley M. Hauerwas, Professor, Duke Divinity School Stanley M. Hauerwas, Professor, Duke Divinity School
Stanley M. Hauerwas, Professor, Duke Divinity School
James Turner Johnson, Professor, Rutgers University
DATE: October 5, 2001
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-955-5077
WEB ADDRESS:pewforum.org
TIME: 2:30 p.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY School of International Service holds a program on "Sino-U.S. Relations After The 9/11 Attack: Time For Change?"
WHO: The speakers are:
Qingguo Jia, associate dean and professor, Peking University
Quansheng Zhao, director, Division of Comparative and Regional Studies,
American University
DATE: October 5, 2001
LOCATION: 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-885-5950
WEB ADDRESS:au.edu
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: KENNEDY CENTER MILLENIUM STAGE presents members of the National Symphony Orchestra perform works from their broad repertoire for various small ensembles.
DATE: October 5, 2001
LOCATION: 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-416-8000
WEB ADDRESS: kennedy-center.org
TIME: 7 p.m.
EVENT: POLITICS & PROSE BOOKSTORE features photographer Antonin Kratochvil's presenting a fresh look at the world of artists and movie stars in his latest, "Incognito."
DATE: October 5, 2001
LOCATION: 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-364-1919
WEB ADDRESS: politics-prose.com
