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EVENTS ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2002
TIME: All Day
EVENT: GLOBAL HEALTH COUNCIL holds its 29th annual conference themed"Global Health in Times of Crisis." Relief and rehabilitation work in complex emergencies has become a significant element of international public health activities, and there is no sign that the scope or frequency of these crises is decreasing. Furthermore, the health needs generated by complex emergencies are often long-term and cumulative. Responding to these complex emergencies and improving the effectiveness of public health interventions requires cross-sector cooperation and coordination; strong national, regional and global mechanisms for rapid response as well as long-term planning.
DATE: May 29, 2002
LOCATION: Omni Shoreham, 2500 Calvert Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 802-649-1340.
WEB ADDRESS: globalhealth.org
TIME: All Day
EVENT: NATIONAL CENTER FOR STRATEGIC NONPROFIT PLANNING AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP holds its annual conference themed"Fatherhood: Challenges and Triumphs."
AGENDA: Highlights:
8:30 a.m. - Plenary Session - "International Perspective on Fatherhood" International Panel
12 noon - Plenary Lunch Session - "Celebrity Voices on Fatherhood"
DATE: May 29, 2002
LOCATION: Capital Hilton, 16th and K Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-822-6725
WEB ADDRESS:npcl.org
TIME: 8 a.m.
EVENT: EUROPEAN-AMERICAN BUSINESS COUNCIL holds a breakfast briefing featuring featuring Frits Bolkestein, European Commission, Director General, Internal Market, Trade & Customs.
DATE: May 29, 2002
LOCATION: Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-728-0777
WEB ADDRESS: eabc.org
TIME: 8 a.m.
EVENT: GEORGE MASON AND HEMLOCK OVERLOOK CENTER FOR OUTDOOR EDUCATION present Trust-Based Leadership(tm)"Horse Sense For Leaders" featuring author Monty Roberts.
DATE: May 29, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 703-279-1170 ext. 3001
WEB ADDRESS: panamcomp.com
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE hosts the conference on Public-Private Sector Community Partnerships. It is to explore ways to advance civic, philanthropic, and development partnerships within the United States and abroad.
AGENDA: Highlights:
9 a.m. - Thomas J. Donohue, President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
9:15 p.m. - Citizen Involvement in Community Development - What Does this Mean in 2002?
John Bridgeland, Executive Director, USA Freedom Corps
Robert Goodwin, President, Points of Light Foundation
Leslie Lenkowsky, CEO, Corporation for National and Community Service
Sara Melendez, President, Independent Sector
Bernard J. Milano, President, KPMG Foundation
Dorothy Ridings, President, Council on Foundations
E.J. Dionne, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
11 a.m. - Key Issues and Model Practices in Community Development
Roy Bernardi, Assistant Secretary, Community Planning and Development, HUD
Terri Copeland, SVP, Community Development, SunTrust Bank
Michele Kahane, Program Officer, Economic Development Unit, The Ford Foundation
Mike Kimsey, The Kimsey Foundation
Michael Rubinger, President, LISC
Scott Shuster, Business Week
5:30 p.m. - Networking Reception
Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-LA
Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-CT
Sen. Rick Santorum, R-PA
Rep. J.C. Watts, R-OK
Rep. Frank Wolf, R-VA
DATE: May 29, 2002
LOCATION: 1615 H Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-463-5682
WEB ADDRESS:uschamber.com
TIME: All Day
EVENT: AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION holds its spring 2002 annual meeting.
AGENDA: Highlight:
8:30 a.m. - Observations and Retrievals of the Ocean Surface Radiation Field and Aerosols Using Field Campaign Data Including the Chesapeake Lighthouse and Aircraft Measurements for Satellites (CLAMS) Experiment II Posters
K Rutledge, NASA Langley Research Center; J Redemann, NASA
12 noon -- Ocean Exploration Town Meeting
DATE: May 29, 2002
LOCATION: Washington Convention Center, 900 9th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-777-7332
WEB ADDRESS: agu.org
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: KING PUBLISHING AND BATTELLE present the New Technology Week Media Breakfasts featuring Dr. John Marburger, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and Professor Lewis Branscomb (Harvard University Center for Science and International Affairs), co-chair of the National Academy of Science (NAS) anti-terrorism technology panel.
DATE: May 29, 2002
LOCATION: King Publishing Group, 1325 G Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Thomas Carter, 202-662-9714
WEB ADDRESS: kingpublishing.com
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: PROGRESSIVE POLICY INSTITUTE holds a forum on innovative pay for teachers
WHO: The speakers are:
Dr. Bryan Hassell, Public Impact
Jane Hannaway, The Urban Institute
Andrew Rotherham, 21st Century Schools Project
DATE: May 29, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-547-0001
WEB ADDRESS: ppionline.org
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION /Harvard Forum program on Press Coverage and the War on Terrorism entitled
The Loyal Opposition: Democratic National Security Experts Discuss President Bush's Anti-Terrorism Policies and How the Press Has Covered Them.
WHO: The speakers are:
Stephen Hess, Senior Fellow, Governmental Studies, The Brookings Institution;
author of numerous books on media and politics
Marvin Kalb, Executive Director, Washington Office, The Shorenstein Center, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government;
former Chief Diplomatic Correspondent for CBS News and NBC News; Former moderator of NBC's Meet the Press
Lee H. Hamilton, Director, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Former Chairman, U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Former Chairman, U.S. House Select Committee on Intelligence
Harry C. Mcpherson, Former Counsel to President Lyndon B. Johnson
Lloyd N. Cutler, Former Counsel to Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton
Jim Sasser, Former U.S. Senator (D-Tenn.); Former U.S. Ambassador to China
DATE: May 29, 2002
LOCATION: Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-797-6105
WEB ADDRESS: brookings.edu
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: LEGACY FOUNDATION AND AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION hold a news conference to discuss a its National Youth Smoking Prevention Campaign.
DATE: May 29, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-454-5555
WEB ADDRESS:americanlegacy.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS holds a news conference to discuss its court action to address anti-trust actions by the pharmaceutical industry.
DATE: May 29, 2002
LOCATION: 601 E Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-434-2660
WEB ADDRESS:aarp.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: US INSTITUTE OF PEACE holds a issues briefing on Negotiating With Terrorists: Lessons From Northern Ireland, Sri Lanka And Israel/Palestine.
WHO: The speakers are:
John Darby, Professor, Kroc Institute, University of Notre Dame and former Senior Fellow, U.S. Institute of Peace
John Wallach, President, Seeds of Peace; Executive Director, Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity; author The Enemy has a
Face (USIP Press 2000); and former Senior Fellow, U.S. Institute of Peace
E. Valentine Daniel, Director, Southern Asian Institute, Columbia University
DATE: May 29, 2002
LOCATION: United States Institute of Peace, 1200 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-429-3832
WEB ADDRESS:usip.org
TIME: 10:15 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE seminar series In Tax Policy entitled What Direction for the European Union?
AGENDA: Highlighted speakers:
Alberto Alesina, Harvard University
Claude E. Barfield, AEI
Michael S. Greve, AEI
Kevin A. Hassett, AEI
The EU's Policy on Financial Integration after Enron
Peter Wallison, AEI
Frederick (Frits) Bolkestein, European Commission
DATE: May 29, 2002
LOCATION: 1150 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-862-5933
WEB ADDRESS: aei.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: NATIONAL ECONOMIST CLUB holds its luncheon program with Stanley Collender, National Director of Public Affairs, Fleishman-Hillard, Inc., discussing "The Three Ring Budget."
DATE: May 29, 2002
LOCATION: Chinatown Garden Restaurant, 618 H St., NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 703-739-9404
WEB ADDRESS: national-economists.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE features Herbert T. Buxton, U.S. Geological Survey discussing "Pharmaceuticals, Hormones, and Other Wastewater Contaminants in US Streams."
DATE: May 29, 2002
LOCATION: 1616 P Street, NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-328-5000
WEB ADDRESS: rff.org
TIME: 5:30 p.m.
EVENT: INSTITUTE OF WORLD POLITICS, holds a program with Joshua Muravchik, Ph.D., author of the recently published book, Heaven on Earth: The Rise and Fall of Socialism.
DATE: May 29, 2002
LOCATION: 1521 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Lea Meyers, 202-462-2101
WEB ADDRESS: iwp.edu
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds an author event featuring Michael Oren's 'Six Days of War" which is an account of one of the most dramatic and important episodes in the history of the Middle East.
DATE: May 29, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-662-7500
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: KENNEDY CENTER MILLENIUM STAGE presents Alexandria Kleztet blending klezmer, the secular folk music of the Jews of Central and Eastern Europe, with African djembe, blues, and swing music.
DATE: May 29, 2002
LOCATION: 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-416-8000
WEB ADDRESS: kennedy-center.org
TIME: 7 p.m.
EVENT: POLITICS & PROSE BOOKSTORE presents author Strobe Talbott discussing and signing copies of The Russia Hand: A Memoir of Presidential Diplomacy. Which is a behind-the-scenes portrait of the American-Russian diplomatic struggles toward economic and political stability in the post-Cold War, post-Soviet era.
DATE: May 29, 2002
LOCATION: 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-364-1919
WEB ADDRESS: politics-prose.com
TIME: 7 p.m.
EVENT: HUDSON INSTITUTE holds its annual dinner program presenting the James H. Doolittle Award to Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz for his contributions to the defense and security of the United States. The James H. Doolittle Award is named for the aviator and World War II hero who led the daring air raid on Tokyo in April 1942.
DATE: May 29, 2002
LOCATION: Pavilion of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Mark Hemingway, 202-974-2420
WEB ADDRESS: hudson.org
