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EVENTS ON TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2002
TIME: All Day
EVENT: ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE holds its national leadership conference.
AGENDA: Highlights:
8 a.m. - Congressional Perspectives
Rep. Jane Harman, D-CA
Rep. Mark Kirk, R-IL
12:30 p.m. - ADL and Law Enforcement in Partnership
David Friedman, Director, ADL Washington
Combating Terrorism at Home
Robert S. Mueller, FBI Director
DATE: May 7, 2002
LOCATION: Omni Shoreham, 2500 Calvert Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-756-5309
WEB ADDRESS:adl.org
TIME: All Day
EVENT: JOINT AMERICAS SOCIETY & COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS hold its 32nd annual Washington Conference.
AGENDA: Highlights:
9 a.m. -- Sen. Max Baucus, D-MT
9:30 a.m. -- Rep. J. Dennis Hastert, R-IL
10 a.m. - Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Labor
10:30 a.m. -- R. Thomas Buffenbarger, President, Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
11:15 a.m. - Celso Lafer, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Brazil
11:45 a.m. - Robert B. Zoellick, United States Trade Representative
DATE: May 7, 2002
LOCATION: 2201 C Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-639-0724
WEB ADDRESS: counciloftheamericas.org
TIME: All Day
EVENT: BORDER TRADE ALLIANCE holds its Smart Border Management Conference.
AGENDA: Highlights:
9 a.m. - Rep. Silvestre Reyes, U.S. Congressman, 16th District of Texas
10 a.m. - "By Land, Air or Sea: Securing Ports of Entry"
Dominica Gutierrez, Executive Director, DMIA Task Force, INS
Dawn E. Lucini, Manager of Regulatory Affairs, Airports Council International
Dr. Donald Prosnitz, Chief Scientist and Technology Advisor, U.S. Dept. of Justice
Luis E. RamÃrez Thomas, International Business Advisor, Mexico & Latin America, Lewis & Roca LLP
Martin Rojas, Director of Customs, Immigration & Cross-Border Operations, American Trucking Association
Capt. Ted Thompson (USCG Ret.), Executive Vice President, International Council of Cruise Lines
11 a.m. - "Canadian Trade Efficiency Initiatives Post 9/11"
Alexander G. Lofthouse, International Policy Analyst, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Christopher Sands, Fellow and Director, Canada Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies
11:40 a.m. - James Derham, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Canada, Mexico and Economic Issues, U.S. Department of State
DATE: May 7, 2002
LOCATION: Ritz Carlton Hotel-Pentagon City, 1250 South Hayes Street, Arlington, Virginia
CONTACT: 800-333-5523
WEB ADDRESS: thebta.org
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a program with Professor Gilbert Winham of Dalhousie, University, will analyze the environmental impact of the trade dispute between the United States and the European Union over genetically modified foods.
DATE: May 7, 2002
LOCATION: 1800 K Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Mark Schoeff, 202-775-3242
WEB ADDRESS:csis.org
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds its "Morning Newsmaker" news program featuring United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Ruud Lubbers, discussing his just completed trip to Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, where he was to meet with leaders of all three countries.
DATE: May 7, 2002
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: NATIONAL VOTING RIGHTS INSTITUTE holds a news conference to discuss its constitutional challenge to the hard money limit increases in the McCain-Feingold campaign reform law.
DATE: May 7, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 301-951-8018
WEB ADDRESS:nvri.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: ALLIANCE FOR NUCLEAR ACCOUNTABILITY, CLEAN WATER ACTION, LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS, NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST, NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, NUCLEAR INFORMATION & RESOURCE SERVICE, PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, PUBLIC CITIZEN, SAFE ENERGY COMMUNICATION COUNCIL, SIERRA CLUB, TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE, AND U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP hold a news conference to urge lawmakers to reject the dangerous proposal for a Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository, soon to be voted on by the House of Representatives.
WHO: The speakers are:
Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-NV
Rep. Jim Gibbons, R-NV
Rep. Jim McDermott, D-WA
Mary Minnetta, legislative director, League of Conservation Voters
Jill Lancelot, legislative director Taxpayers for Common Sense
Bob Musil, Ph.D., M.P.H., executive director and CEO of Physicians for Social Responsibility
Wenonah Hauter, director, Public Citizen's Critical Mass Energy and Environment Program
Alys Campaigne, legislative director, Natural Resources Defense Council
Debbie Sease, legislative director, Sierra Club
Pierre Sadik, staff attorney, U.S. Public Interest Research Group
DATE: May 7, 2002
LOCATION: House Triangle, U.S. Capitol, in case of rain: 334 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Lisa Gue, 202-454-5130
WEB ADDRESS: ananuclear.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: U.S. INSTITUTE OF PEACE holds a briefing on "Afghanistan: Prospects for Peace."
DATE: May 7, 2002
LOCATION: 1200 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-429-3832
WEB ADDRESS: usip.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: OLDER WOMEN'S LEAGUE holds a news conference to discuss the effects of privatizing Social Security on American women.
WHO: The speakers are:
Joan Bernstein, president, OWL
Sen. Jon Corzine, D-NJ
Rep. Robert Matsui, D-Ca
Rep. Clay Shaw, R-FL
DATE: May 7, 2002
LOCATION: EF-100, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-224-6037
WEB ADDRESS:owl.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds its "Morning Newsmaker" news program featuring President and CEO of Goodwill Industries International, George W. Kessinger, kicks off the organization's 100th anniversary by announcing plans to provide job training and career services to 20 million people by the year 2020.
DATE: May 7, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-662-7500
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
TIME: 10:30 a.m.
EVENT: PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE holds a briefing on birth defect experiments on animals.
DATE: May 7, 2002
LOCATION: 19th and L Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-686-2210
WEB ADDRESS:pcrm.org
TIME: 10:30 a.m.
EVENT: CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a program on U.S. Trade Policy featuring Rep. Sander Levin D-MI, ranking member of the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, will outline a new bipartisan approach to address the realities and risks of globalization.
DATE: May 7, 2002
LOCATION: 1800 K Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Mark Schoeff, 202-775-3242
WEB ADDRESS:csis.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: SEN. DEBBIE STABENOW, D-MI, holds a news conference to discuss Fair Advertising and Increased Research Act of 2002.
DATE: May 7, 2002
LOCATION: Senate Radio/TV Gallery, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-224-4822
WEB ADDRESS:senate.gov
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER holds a program on Algeria: The Politics of the Possible," with Daniel Brumberg, Georgetown University.
DATE: May 7, 2002
LOCATION: One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-287-3400
WEB ADDRESS: wwics.edu
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY Center for Peace and Security Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Women In International Security holds a panel discussion on The Bush-Putin Summit: Expectations and Realities.
WHO: The speakers are:
Angela E. Stent, Georgetown University
Tatiana A. Shakleina, Russian Academy of Sciences
Celeste Wallander, Center for Strategic & International Studies
Rose E. Gottemoeller, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Gale A. Mattox, U.S. Naval Academy.
DATE: May 7, 2002
LOCATION: Leavey Program Room, Leavey Conference Center, 37TH and O Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-687-4328
WEB ADDRESS:Georgetown.edu
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: WOMAN'S NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB presents Mary Hoyt was Press Secretary to Jane Muskie, Eleanor McGovern, and First Lady Rosalynn Carter.
DATE: May 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 COALTION FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING holds its productivity forum.
AGENDA: Highlights:
8:30 a.m. - Policy Dialogue with Congressional Leaders Council Members House Science Committee
2325 Rayburn House Office Building,
12:30 p.m. - Washington Productivity Forum Luncheon
Leo Reddy, CEO & Founder, NACFAM
Richard Lilly, President & CEO, Lilly Software
Rep. Jim Nussle, R-IA
Sam Bodman, Deputy, Secretary of Commerce
DATE: May 7, 2002
LOCATION: Hotel Washington, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-216-2745
WEB ADDRESS: nacfam.org
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT REEN PREGNANCY presents National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy news conference. The purpose of the National Day is to engage teens, particularly those who don't think teen pregnancy is their problem. Despite significant progress during the past decade, the United States still has the highest rates of teen pregnancy and birth among comparable nations. Four out of ten girls still become pregnant at least once before age 20.
DATE: May 7, 2002
LOCATION: House Triangle, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-478-8500
WEB ADDRESS: teenpregnancy.org
TIME: 3:30 p.m.
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER holds a program on Discourses of Toleration: Russian and Western Perspectives with Maksim Khomiakov, Director, Urals Center for Advanced Study and Education (CASE), Urals State University, Ekaterinburg, Russia.
DATE: May 7, 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: INDEPENDENT WOMEN'S FORUM holds a program featuring former college athlete and now author, Jessica Gavora discussing that the current interpretation of Title IX is destroying college athletics as she presents the conclusions of her new book, Tilting the Playing Field: Schools, Sports, Sex, and Title IX.
DATE: May 7, 2002
LOCATION: Lisagor Room, National Press Club, 14th and F St., NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 703-558-4991
WEB ADDRESS: iwf.org
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: KENNEDY CENTER MILLENIUM STAGE features Phillips, Grier & Flinner, the award-winning acoustic trio, performing modern bluegrass infused with jazz and Celtic melodies.
DATE: May 7, 2002
LOCATION: 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-416-8000
WEB ADDRESS: kennedy-center.org
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
EVENT: CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON Capital Science lectures presents Steven Pinker
professor of psychology, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology discussing Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language.
DATE: May 7, 2002
LOCATION: 1530 P Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-483-7600
WEB ADDRESS: carnegieinstitution.org
TIME: 7 p.m.
EVENT: POLITICS & PROSE BOOKSTORE presents author Tamim Ansary discussing and signing copies of West Of Kabul, East Of New York: An Afghan American Journey which shows us that the Taliban are not Afghanistan, and that the Afghan people are the victims-not perpetrators-of tyranny.
DATE: May 7, 2002
LOCATION: 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-364-1919
WEB ADDRESS: politics-prose.com
