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EVENTS ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2001
TIME: 8 a.m.
EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a lecture entitled "Thailand: The Next Stage."
AGENDA: Highlights:
8:30 a.m. - Professor Karl Jackson, Director, Southeast Asia Studies, SAIS
8:45 a.m. - Panel 1: Constitutional change and political prospects
Professor Pasuk Phongpaichit: Professor of Economics at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok; author of studies on Thailand's political economy, corruption and illegal economy, currently visiting professor at SAIS
Dr Gothom Arya: formerly of Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, since 1999 a member of Thailand's first Election Commission of Thailand
Prinat Apirat, Ph.D candidate at SAIS
Dr Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Lecturer, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University
Prof. Clark Neher, Northern Illinois University
11:30 a.m. - Panel 2: Media reform
Kavi Chongkitthavorn; editor at The Nation; formerly president of Thai Journalists Association and leading activist in media reform, currently a Niemann Fellow at Harvard University
Jakrapob Penkair, media professional; vice-president of the Thai Broadcast Journalists Association, graduate of SAIS
Ted Bardacke, formerly with the Financial Times
Dr Chris Baker, writer
12 noon - Keynote Speaker: Matthew Daley, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State
2:15 p.m. - Panel 3: Prospects for economic growth and foreign investment
Dr Sukanda Lewis, Vice President, Thai Farmers Bank; financial analyst
Dr. Richard Doner, Emory University, author of studies on Thai industry and policy-making
Dr. Ijaz Inabi, Lead Economist for East Asia, The World Bank
Professor Pasuk Phongpaichit, Chulalongkorn University/SAIS
4:15 p.m. - Panel 4: Foreign relations and security
Gen. Teerawat Putamanonda (retd): former Defence Inspector General.
Dr Panithan Wathanayagorn: Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University; writer on Thai foreign relations and national security; former adviser to the prime minister
Professor Sheldon Simon: Professor of Political Science, Arizona State University, authority on Asian security issues
Professor Karl Jackson, Director, Southeast Asia Studies, SAIS
5:45 p.m. - Final Remarks
Professor Pasuk Phongpaichit, Chulalongkorn University, SAIS
7:30 p.m. - Closing dinner at the Carnegie Conference Center
Keynote Speaker: H.E. Sakthip Krairiksh, Ambassador of Thailand
DATE: November 30, 2001
LOCATION: 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-663-5626
WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org
TIME: 9:15 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE holds a conference on "Winning The War against Terrorism - Next Steps."
AGENDA: Highlights:
8:15 a.m. - Breakfast Discussion with Sen. CHARLES HAGEL, R-NE
9 a.m. - Panel One: CONFRONTING THE TERRORISTS
Iain Duncan Smith, Leader of the Opposition, U.K.
Effie Eitam Fein, Brigadier General (reserve), Israel Defense Forces
Onur Oymen, Turkish Ambassador to NATO
Jeffrey Gedmin, New Atlantic Initiative, AEI
10:30 a.m. - Panel Two: CURRENT STRATEGIES AND WHAT WE KNOW FROM HISTORY
Jane Harman, U.S. House of Representatives (D-California)
Benjamin Netanyanhu, former Israeli Prime Minister
Sen. Fred Thompson, U.S. Senate (R-Tennessee)
Jeane Kirkpatrick, American Enterprise Institute
12 noon - Panel Three: CONFRONTING THE STATES THAT SPONSOR TERRORISM
Richard Butler, Former chairman of UNSCOM UN special commission for the disarmament of Iraq)
Sophie Clement, Head, North American & Transatlantic Relations desk, French Ministry of Defense.
Mansoor Ijaz, American Muslim political activist of Pakistani descent, involved in national security, nuclear proliferation and terrorism issues.
Richard Perle, American Enterprise Institute
Constanze Stelzenmueller, Security and Defense Editor, Die Zeit
DATE: November 30, 2001
LOCATION: 1150 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-862-5933
WEB ADDRESS:aei.org
TIME: All Day
EVENT: AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION holds it's annual meeting themed 100 Years of Anthropology: The Transformation of a Discipline. The theme will showcase our strengths, critique our weaknesses and continue a new era of growth and collegiality in the field of anthropology.
DATE: November 30, 2001
LOCATION: Marriott-Wardman Park, 2660 Woodley Road NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 703-528-1902
WEB ADDRESS: aaanet.org
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES holds a panel discussion on immigration and American Unions.
WHO: The speakers are:
Thomas Palley, AFL CIO
Jared Bwernstein, Economic Policy Institute
DATE: November 30, 2001
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-466-8185
WEB ADDRESS:cis.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds its "Morning Newsmaker" news program presents The United States Agency for International Development announcing the CORE (Communities Responding to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic) Initiative, the first U.S. government program specifically developed to build partnerships with faith-and community-based organizations in developing nations responding to the epidemic at the grassroots.
WHO: The speakers are:
The Right Reverend Njongonkulu Ndungane, Archbishop of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (Anglican) (teleconferenced from Cape Town)
The Right Reverend Mark Hanson, newly installed Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
Sheikh Shaban Mubajje, Mufti and Head of the Uganda Supreme Islamic Council
DATE: November 30, 2001
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-662-7500
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE holds a program on "The PCS "C" Block Mess: The FCC as Auctioneer and Banker."
AGENDA: The Federal Communications Commission auctioned and assigned PCS "A" and "B" block licenses in 1995, America still waits for service in the "C" block. Auctions in 1996 allowed "C" license winners to extend payments for ten years at below-market interest rates. The result was a series of defaults, regulatory delays, and bankruptcies.
WHO: The speakers are:
Robert W. Hahn, AEI
Rudy L. Baca, Precursor Group
Harold Furchtgott-Roth, AEI
George Reed-Dellinger, Washington Analysis
John Thorne, Verizon
DATE: November 30, 2001
LOCATION: 1150 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-862-5933
WEB ADDRESS: aei.org
TIME: 11 a.m.
EVENT: US INSTITUTE OF PEACE holds a briefing on "Afghanistan: the Humanitarian Response."
WHO: The speakers are:
Catherine Bertini, Director, United Nations World Food Programme
Andrew Natsios, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development
Bear McConnell, Director, Central Asia Task Force, U.S. Agency for International Development
Kenneth Bacon, President & CEO, Refugees International
Eric Schwartz, USIP
DATE: November 30, 2001
LOCATION: 1200 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-429-3878
WEB ADDRESS:usip.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS holds a briefing to release a survey on skills shortages, job vacancies, education and training, hiring and retention practices and a variety of workforce development issues.
WHO: The speakers are:
Jerry Jasinowski, President, National Association of Manufacturers
Anthony Carnevale, Noted Labor Economist, Vice President, Public Leadership, Educational Testing Service
Phyllis Eisen, Workforce Development Expert, Executive Director, Center for Workforce Success (education and training arm of the NAM)
DATE: November 30, 2001
LOCATION: NAM, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., 6th Floor, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-637-3089
WEB ADDRESS:nam.org
TIME: 12:15 p.m.
EVENT: NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION presents a meeting on The Economy in 2002: What Will a New Year Bring? With David D. Hale, Global Chief Economist, Zurich Financial Services, Inc.
DATE: November 30, 2001
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: REP. CONNIE MORELLA, R-MD, AND REP. ELENORE HOLMS NORTON, D-DC, holds a news conference highlighting Washington, DC's tax free shopping period.
DATE: November 30, 2001
LOCATION: Shops at Union Station, east side main hall, 50 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-3741
TIME: 3:30 p.m.
EVENT: ATLANTIC COUNCIL holds a briefing on Central Asia and the War on Terrorism.
WHO: The speakers are:
Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Azimov
Defense Minister Kadir Gulomov
First Deputy Foreign Minister Sadyq Saffaev
Former U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan
DATE: November 30, 2001
LOCATION: 910 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-955-1242
WEB ADDRESS:acus.org
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: KENNEDY CENTER MILLENIUM STAGE pays tribute to 1994 Honoree Pete Seeger. Instrumental in popularizing the indigenous American song, his own compositions - among them "If I Had a Hammer," "We Shall Overcome," "Turn, Turn, Turn," and "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" have served as anthems for an entire generation. The program of film, words and music will feature Seeger's friends and family including Tao Rodriguez-Seeger, grandson of Pete Seeger, and Sarah Lee Guthrie, granddaughter of Woody Guthrie.
DATE: November 30, 2001
LOCATION: 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-416-8000
WEB ADDRESS: kennedy-center.org
TIME: 7 p.m.
EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a lecture entitled "Morocco at the Crossroads? Political, Economic and Human Rights Issues."
WHO: The speakers are:
William Zartman, director of the SAIS Conflict Management Program, Jean-Louis Sarbib, World Bank vice president, and Ricky Goldstein, Human Rights Watch research director
DATE: November 30, 2001
LOCATION: 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-663-5626
WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org
