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EVENTS ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2002
TIME: All Day
EVENT: NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES'holds its Leader to Leader and Ancillary Meeting.
AGENDA: Highlight:
10 a.m. - Release of State Fiscal Outlook for FY 2002 - January Update
DATE: February 7, 2002
LOCATION: Washington Court Hotel, 525 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-624-8667
WEB ADDRESS: ncsl.org
TIME: 8:15 a.m.
EVENT: U.S.-IRELAND BUSINESS SUMMIT Biotechnology/Life Sciences Roundtable
WHO: The speakers are:
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson
American Home Products President and CEO Robert Essner
Jake Halliday, President, ABC Laboratories
James Miller, President, Meridian Medical Technologies
Richard West, CEO, TriVirix
Seamus Mulligan, Executive Vice President, Elan Corporation plc
Dennis Purcell, Sr. Managing Partner, Perseus-Soros Management LLC
Dr. Patrick Johnston, Head, Department of Oncology, Queen's University, Belfast
Patrick Cunningham, Chairman, Identigen
Dr. William Harris, President, Science Foundation Ireland
Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, Director, National Cancer Institute
Dr. Chris R. Barnett, Director, University of Ulster Science Research Park, Ltd.
DATE: February 7, 2002
LOCATION: 200 Independence Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-414-0786
WEB ADDRESS: business-summit.org
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE holds a Health Policy Discussion on "The OxyContin "Crisis"-Who's to Blame?"
WHO: The speakers are:
John E. Calfee, AEI
Greg Stone, The Charleston Gazette
J. David Haddox, Purdue Pharma, L.P.
Erika King, Covington & Burling
Sally Satel, AEI
DATE: February 7, 2002
LOCATION: 1150 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-862-5933
WEB ADDRESS:aei.org
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION Global Economic Policy Project holds a conference "Rebuilding The Center On Trade: Trade Adjustment Assistance And The Politics Of Fast Track."
AGENDA: Highlights:
8:45 a.m. -Welcoming Remarks
Steven Clemons, Executive Vice President, New America Foundation
9 a.m. - Making Losers into Winners:
Trade Adjustment Assistance and U.S. Trade Policy
Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)*
9:45 a.m. - America's Stake in Global Trade: Charting the Next Course
William Reinsch, President, National Foreign Trade Council
10:30 a.m. - The TAA Debate: Perspectives to Consider
Carla Hills, President, Hills & Company*
George Becker, President Emeritus, United Steel Workers of America*
Sebastian Mallaby, Washington Post
Christopher Spear, Asst. Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Labor*
Bruce Stokes, Economics Columnist, National Journal*
12 noon - Trade and the National Interest: A No Nonsense Perspective on What America Needs to Do to Restore Faith in Global
Trade
Mickey Kantor, Former U.S. Trade Representative and Partner, Mayer, Brown & Platt
DATE: February 7, 2002
LOCATION: 1630 Connecticut Ave., NW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Jud Mathews, 202-986-4901
WEB ADDRESS: newamerica.net
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a lecture entitled African Studies/Conflict Management: Great Lakes Policy Forum: "The Humanitarian Situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo."
WHO: The speakers are:
Guenet Guebre-Christos, UNHCR regional representative to the U.S. and the Caribbean
Joel Charny, vice president for policy at Refugees International
DATE: February 7, 2002
LOCATION: 1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-663-5626
WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: COALITION FOR RESIDENTIAL EDUCATION holds a news conference to discuss boarding schools for disadvantaged youth. The overall goals of these events are to increase public understanding of, and legislative support for, residential education, and to offer students a unique first-hand opportunity to be part of the citizen involvement and advocacy process.
WHO: The speakers are:
Father Leo Armbrust, Renaissance Village
Doug Goke, Covenant Academy
Girard College alum,
Eric Adler, SEED School
DATE: February 7, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 301-972-2367
WEB ADDRESS: residentialeducation.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION holds book forum on Sticking Together: The Israeli Experiment in Pluralism.
WHO: The speakers are:
E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; Columnist, Washington Post
Amitai Etzioni, Professor, George Washington University; Former Senior White House Adviser; author of numerous books
Martin Indyk, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Assistant Secretary of State
Doris Meissner, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment Global Policy Program; Former INS Commissioner
Paul Glastris, Editor-in-Chief, Washington Monthly
DATE: February 7, 2002
LOCATION: Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-797-6105
WEB ADDRESS: brookings.edu
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER holds a program on "New Relationship between the Congress and the President in Mexico," with Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, Leader of the PAN in Mexico's House of Deputies.
DATE: February 7, 2002
LOCATION: One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-287-3400
WEB ADDRESS: wwics.edu
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND holds a news conference supporting H.R. 3113.
AGENDA: Highlight:
WHO: The speakers are:
Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-MN
Sen. Jon Corzine, D-NJ
Rep. Patsy Mink, D-HI
Kathy Rodgers, president, NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund
DATE: February 7, 2002
LOCATION: 2168 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 212-925-6635
WEB ADDRESS: now.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICANS FOR ALASKA holds a program on Protection of the Arctic Refuge holds a news conference to discuss protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
WHO: The speakers are:
Sen. Susan Collins, R-ME
Teddy Roosevelt IV
Larry Rockefeller
DATE: February 7, 2002
LOCATION: Room EF 100, US Capitol, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-822-5200
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: THE INDEPENDENT WOMEN'S FORUM holds a news conference releasing a new poll of America's College Students Yields Surprising Sentiments about 9/11.
WHO: The speakers are:
Ed Goeas, President, The Tarrance Group
"Dr. Drew" Pinsky, host of nationally syndicated radio show Loveline, medical doctor, adolescent health expert, and advisor to this poll
Nancy Pfotenhauer, President, IWF
Kate Kennedy, Director, SheThinks.org
DATE: February 7, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Donna Sneyd, 301-990-2281
WEB ADDRESS: iwf.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER holds a program on The Influence of National Policy on the Regions of Russia with Mikhail Prusak, Governor, Novgorod Oblast', Russian Federation.
DATE: February 7, 2002
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: AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION holds a news conference on Export Control system.
WHO: The speakers are:
John Douglass, president AIA
Robert Bauerlein, AIA
Thomas Culligan, Raytheon Intl.
Joel Johnson, AIA
DATE: February 7, 2002
LOCATION: 1250 Eye Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-371-8548
WEB ADDRESS: aerospace.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER holds a Director's Forum featuring President of Romania Ion Illiescu discussing "Romania's Return To Its Western Identity: Internal Reform And Internal Security Contributions."
DATE: February 7, 2002
LOCATION: One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-287-3400
WEB ADDRESS: wwics.edu
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: WOMAN'S NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB presents Dr. Marianna Shreve Simpson, a specialist in Islamic Art
DATE: February 7, 2002
LOCATION: 1526 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-232-7363
WEB ADDRESS: democraticwomen.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds its "Luncheon Newsmaker" news program featuring Gov. Tom Ridge Director, U.S. Office of Homeland Security
DATE: February 7, 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: ALLIANCE TO IMPROVE MEDICARE holds a town hall meeting to discuss strengthening and improving the current Medicare program.
DATE: February 7, 2002
LOCATION: The Reserve Officers Association, Congressional Hall of Honor, 101 Constitution Ave., NE Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-833-8121
WEB ADDRESS: reform medicare.org
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY STUDY INSTITUTE holds a meeting to discuss The Federal Budget: Where Do Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Stand?
WHO: The speakers are:
Christopher Flavin, President, Worldwatch Institute
Joel N. Gordes, Independent Energy Consultant, Environmental Energy Solutions; and Captain, U.S. Air Force (ret.)
Glenn Hamer, Executive Director, Solar Energy Industries Association
Steve Nadel, Executive Director, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
DATE: February 7, 2002
LOCATION: 2168 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-662-1886
WEB ADDRESS: eesi.org
TIME: 5 p.m.
EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Center for Transatlantic Relations holds a program on: "Franco-American Relations After September: Convergent, Parallel, or Divergent Strategic Visions" with Guillaume Parmentier, director of the French Center on the United States in Paris.
DATE: February 7, 2002
LOCATION: 1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-663-5626
WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: KENNEDY CENTER MILLENIUM STAGE presents Rondo alla Turk flute and guitar duo, John O'Brien and Claire Watters performing light classics and jazz.
DATE: February 7, 2002
LOCATION: 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-416-8000
WEB ADDRESS: kennedy-center.org
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB Book Rap featuring Professor Enrico Bruschini, author of "In the Footsteps of Popes", the eminent Vatican City expert and former fine art curator of the American embassy.
DATE: February 7, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-662-7500
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
TIME: 7 p.m.
EVENT: POLITICS & PROSE BOOKSTORE features Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Vise discussing one of the most long-running espionage cases in the US in his book The Bureau And The Mole. The book reveals the life of Robert Hanssen, the FBI agent who sold US intelligence to Moscow for money and diamonds.
DATE: February 7, 2002
LOCATION: 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-364-1919
WEB ADDRESS: politics-prose.com
