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EVENTS ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2002
TIME: All Day
EVENT: NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN HOUSING COUNCIL CONFERENCE holds its annual Legislative Conference. The conference is a time for tribes to discuss with each other and with representatives of the federal government the scope and impact of legislative issues affecting Indian Country.
12:15 p.m. -- News conference
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: Grand Hyatt, 1000 H Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-789-1146
WEB ADDRESS: naihc.Indian.com
TIME: All Day
EVENT: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS olds its legislative conference.
AGENDA: Highlight:
8:30 a.m. -- Social Security Reform
10:15 a.m. -- States' role in Health Care
11:15 a.m. -- Protecting Consumers in the States
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: Grand Hyatt, 1000 H Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-434-2560
WEB ADDRESS:aarp.org
TIME: 8 a.m.
EVENT: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Policy Insiders breakfast presents Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott, R-MS, reviews upcoming priorities and elections.
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: 1615 H Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-463-5682
WEB ADDRESS:uschamber.com
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR holds a briefing on Andean Trade Preferences Act: Prospects and Outlook in 2002.
WHO: The speakers are:
Foreign Minister of Bolivia Gustavo Fernandez
Foreign Minister of Colombia Guillermo Fernandez De Soto
Foreign of Equador Heinz Moeller
Foreign of Peru Diego Garcia Sayan
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: Embassy of Ecudor, 2535 15th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-234-7200
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN, THE GLOBAL CAMPAIGN FOR MICROBICIDES AND THE ALLIANCE FOR MICROBICIDE DEVELOPMENT, holds a news conference on new scientific and public health impact findings about microbicides, (my-KRO-bi-sides), products that can kill or inactivate the bacteria and viruses that cause HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections.
WHO: The speakers are:
Geeta Rao Gupta, President, International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)
Lori Heise, Director, Global Campaign for Microbicides
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Carole Mahoney, 202-797-0007
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a conference on "International Governance of New Technologies." The conference, which will look specifically at information technology and biotechnology, seeks to explore new forms of international governance in the face of rapid technological change. It is becoming apparent that many new technologies are outstripping the capacity of national and international regulatory bodies to develop timely and appropriate responses.
8:30 a.m. - Panel 4: "ICANN Between Legitimacy and Effectiveness"
10:45 a.m. - Panel 5: "Regulation and Human Biotechnology"
1:45 p.m. - Panel 6: "The Challenge of Democracy"
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: 1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-663-5626
WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: INSTITUTE FOR POLICY INNOVATION holds a briefing to release the results "Road Map to Tax Reform" research project.
AGENDA: Highlights:
9 a.m. -- News conference Rep. Jim DeMint, R-SC
Rep David Dreier, R-CA
John Linder, R-GA
Mike Pence (R-IN), Grover Norquist, others TBA
Tom Giovanetti, President, Institute for Policy Innovation
9:45 a.m. - Introduction of the Road Map to Tax Reform 9:45 a.m.
Tom Giovanetti, David Hartman
11:45 a.m. - Bill Archer, Former Chairman, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means
1:15 p.m. - II The Economics of Tax Reform
Alan Reynolds, Cato Institute
3 p.m. - The Benefits to Society of Tax Reform
Lawrence A. Hunter, Empower America
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: HC-8, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Carrie Hestilow, 888-557-4474
WEB ADDRESS: ipi.org
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a lecture entitled "Defining Terrorism: Is One Man's Terrorist Really Another Man's Freedom Fighter?"
WHO: The speakers are:
Larry C. Johnson, a representative from BERG Associates, LLC
Phillip C. Wilcox, president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-663-5626
WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a program with six former U.S. trade representatives discussing trade policy challenges facing the Bush administration.
WHO: The speakers are:
9:15 a.m. - Implementing the Doha WTO Agenda
Clayton Yeutter, U.S. Trade Representative, 1985-1988
9:45 a.m. - Implications of China/Taiwan membership in WTO
Charlene Barshefsky, U.S. Trade Representative, 1997-2001
10:15 a.m. - U.S.-EU Trade Policy Relations
Mickey Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative, 1993-1996
11 a.m. - Post-Argentina Crisis, FTAA with U.S.-Brazilian Chairmanship
Carla Hills, U.S. Trade Representative 1989-1993
11:30 a.m. - Fast Track: Lessons from the House, Prospects in the Senate
William Brock, U.S. Trade Representative, 1981-1985
12 noon - Policy Choices on Steel and Lumber; U.S.-EU Trade Relations
William Eberle, U.S. Trade Representative, 1971-1975
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: 1800 K Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Mark Schoeff, 202-775-3242
WEB ADDRESS:csis.org
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS holds a news conference releasing a report entitled Rights at Risk: Equality in an Age of Terrorism, will offer strong evidence of a weakening in federal enforcement of anti-discrimination laws covering education, employment, housing, and the participation of minorities and the poor in the political process.
WHO: The speakers are:
William L. Taylor, acting chair, Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights;
Roger Wilkins, professor of history and American culture, George Mason University;
Marisa Demeo, regional counsel, Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund;
U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee (invited).
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-955-9450
WEB ADDRESS: cccr.org
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE holds a news conference launching a major effort to seek solutions to the problem of the uninsured.
WHO: The speakers are:
Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
John J. Sweeney, President, AFL-CIO
John J. Castellani, President, The Business Roundtable
Andrew Stern, President, Service Employees International Union
Yank D. Coble Jr., MD, President-Elect, American Medical Association
Mary E. Foley, MS, RN, President, American Nurses Association
Donald Young, MD, President, Health Insurance Association of America
Ron Pollack, Executive Director, Families USA
Sister Mary Roch Rocklage, RSM, Chairperson of the Board, American Hospital Association
Charles N. Kahn III, President, Federation of American Hospitals
Michael Collins, MD, FACP, Chair of the Board, Catholic Health Association of the United States
TBD, AARP
Steven A. Schroeder, MD, President and CEO, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, Senior Vice President and Director, Health Care Group, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Mary Lou Harvey, Binghamton, NY, will speak about her uninsured daughter who died of cancer
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: 1615 H Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-463-5682
WEB ADDRESS:uschamber.com
TIME: 9:15 a.m.
EVENT: CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE program on Bush to China: Beyond Rhetoric?
WHO: The speakers are:
Minxin Pei, senior associate, CEIP
Michael Swaine, senior associate, CEIP
Veron Hung, associate, CEIP
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: CEIP, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-483-7600
WEB ADDRESS:ceip.org
TIME: 9:15 a.m.
EVENT: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY Contemporary Arab Studies presents breakfast the Ambassador featuring Ambassador of Kuwait Salem Abdullah Al-Sabah.
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: 37th and O Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-678-6215
WEB ADDRESS:Georgetown.edu
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY holds a program on "The Post-September 11th Role of the UN."
WHO: The speakers are:
Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies
Paul Williams, professor, School of International Service and Washington
College of Law, American University;
Andrew Rice, former president, International Development Conference
president, United Nations Association of the National Capital Area
O.C. Iroku, chair, Africa and Middle East Task Force, United Nations
Association of the National Capital Area;
Abubakar Dungus, UN-UNFPA
Dr. Clovis Maksoud, director, Center for the Global South, American University
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: Butler Pavilion; 6th Floor Boardroom, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-885-5950
WEB ADDRESS:au.edu
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE holds a program on "Fighting Terrorism In A Democratic Society," with John Reid, British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: 1150 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-862-5933
WEB ADDRESS:aei.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: NATIVE AMERICAN LEADERS holds a news conference to discuss Gwich'in peoples of Alaska, in opposition to oil drilling in Artic Refuge.
WHO: The speakers are:
Jackie Johnson is the Executive Director of the National Congress of American Indians
Michelle Yazzi is a Navajo and is Executive Director of the Navajo Nation's offices
Russell Means is an Oglala and Yankton Sioux from South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation
Tom Goldtooth is a Dine (Navajo) man who is the national spokesperson for the Indigenous Environmental Network.
Robby Romero of the Alter-Native Band Red Thunder
Dune Lankard is an Eyak and Athabascan native from Prince William Sound Alaska
Chuck Burrows, an Indigenous Hawaiian from Oahu
Sara James is a Gwich'in spokesperson
John Echohawk, (Pawnee) President and CEO of the Native American Rights Fund
Luci Beach, Executive Director of the Gwich'in Steering Committee
Jonathan Solomon, Gwich'in Steering Committee board chairman.
Joe Linklater, Gwich'in spokesperson and first chief of Old Crow village
Pat Sweetsir, Gwich'in representative of the Tanana Chief Council, from Koyukon
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: Methodist Center, 110 Maryland Avenue NE, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-478-6128
TIME: 11 a.m.
EVENT: CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES AND THE CENTER FOR LAW AND SOCIAL POLICY hold a conference call briefing on issues that Congress will focus on as it considers renewal of welfare reform legislation later this year.
WHO: The speakers are:
Wendell Primus, Director, Income Security, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Mark Greenberg, Executive Director, Center for Law and Social Policy
Sharon Parrott, Co-Director, Federal TANF Policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
DATE: February 12, 2002
CONTACT: Michelle Bazie, 202-408-1080.
WEB ADDRESS:cbpp.org
TIME: 11 a.m.
EVENT: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION holds conference call on President Pervez Musharraf's visit to Washington. With Stephen P Cohen, South Asia Expert, Brookings Fellow.
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-797-6105
WEB ADDRESS: brookings.edu
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: MIDDLE EAST INSTITUTE holds a program on Walking the Tightrope: Crown Prince Abdallah, September 11, and Religious Extremism in Saudi Arabia
With Dr. Joshua. Teitelbaum is Senior Research Fellow at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies at Tel Aviv University.
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: MEI, 1761 N Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-785-1141
WEB ADDRESS: mideasti.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC RECONCILIATION, INC. holds the Washington North Korean Forum on Roadmap To American Re-Engagement With North Korea."
WHO: The speakers are:
Hazel Smith, US Institute of Peace
Dr. Syngman Rhee, former president, National Council of Churches
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-251-0581
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION AND THE CONGRESSIONAL BALCK CAUCUS hold a news conference to discuss Alzheimer's among African Americans. Alzheimer's disease is more prevalent among African-Americans -- with estimates ranging from 14% to almost 100% higher than among whites, There is a greater familial risk of Alzheimer's in African-Americans, and Genetic and environmental factors may work differently in African-Americans to cause Alzheimer's disease.
WHO: The speakers are:
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, Chair, Congressional Black Caucus
Rep. Edward Markey, D-MA
Co-Chair Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's disease
Hugh Hendrie, M.B., Ch.B., Indiana University School of Medicine
Orien Reid, Chair, Board of Directors of the Alzheimer's Association
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: HC-6, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 703-276-2772
WEB ADDRESS: alz.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: STUDENTS FOR A FREE TIBET holds a rally to draw attention to China's occupation of Tibet.
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: 2300 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 212-358-0071
WEB ADDRESS: studentsforafreetibet.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds its "Luncheon Newsmaker" news program featuring Salvatore Sodano, Chairman and CEO, The American Stock Exchange discussing "Challenges Facing the Capital Markets as a Result of September 11th and Enron."
DATE: February 12, 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: CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS ON PALESTINE holds a luncheon briefing on the "Reconcilable Differences: The PLO Plan For Peace With Israel."
WHO: The speakers are:
Diana Buttu, advisor, Palestinian peace negotiations team
Michael Tirazi, Palestinian peace negotiations team
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: 2425 Virginia Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-338-1290
WEB ADDRESS: palestinecenter.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: WOMAN'S NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB features Princy N. Kumar, M.D. professor, Georgetown University discussing "The Emerging Problem of Bio-terrorism."
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: 1526 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-232-7363
WEB ADDRESS: democraticwomen.org
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
EVENT: ROLE OF AMERICAN MILITARY POWER holds a program on Northeast Asian Regional Security: Keeping the Calm.
WHO: The speakers are:
Gen. John Tilelli, President, Cypress International
Major Susan Bryant, Office of the Undersecretary of State For Political Affairs
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: 2425 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA
CONTACT: 703-907-2400
WEB ADDRESS: ausa.org
TIME: 3 p.m.
EVENT: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY The Center for Eurasian, Russian & East European Studies and Russia Journal invite you to a panel discussion on "The Sea Change in U.S. - Russian Relations: Perspectives and Future Implications of the Recent Rapprochement."
WHO: The speakers are:
Angela Stent, Director, The Center for Eurasian, Russian & East European Studies
Ajay Gayel, Founder and Chairman, The Russia Journal
Ed Lozansky, President of the American University in Moscow
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: The Executive Conference Room, ICC 7th Floor, 37TH and O Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-687-5602
WEB ADDRESS:Georgetown.edu
TIME: 3 p.m.
EVENT: SENATORS TED KENNEDY, D-MA, AND SUSAN COLLINS, R-ME, sponsor a Work-Family Summit.
AGENDA: Highlights:
Joan Williams, executive director, Program on Gender, Work & Family, AU Law
Judith Lichtman, president, National Partnership for Women and Families
Jody Heymann, director of policy, Harvard Center for Society and Health, Harvard School of Public Health
Alison Hooker, partner, Center for the New Work Force, Ernst & Young
Panel 2
Donna Klein, vice president, Diversity and Workplace Effectiveness, Marriott Int'l
Karen Nussbaum, director, Working Women's Department, AFL-CIO
Andrew J. Imparato, president and CEO, American Association of People with Disabilities
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: Room 628, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-885-5950
WEB ADDRESS:senate.gov
TIME: 3:30 p.m.
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER presents President of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf discussing "Pakistan: A Vision For the Future."
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-287-3400
WEB ADDRESS: wwics.edu
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: KENNEDY CENTER MILLENIUM STAGE presents The Buck Creek Jazz Band with their repertoire of Dixieland jazz.
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-416-8000
WEB ADDRESS: kennedy-center.org
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
EVENT: CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS ON PALESTINE presents Raja Shehadeh author of Strangers in the House: Coming of Age in Occupied Palestine. In conjunction with the release of his book, he will discuss aspects of Palestinian life.
DATE: February 12, 2002
LOCATION: 2425 Virginia Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-338-1290
WEB ADDRESS:palestinecenter.org
