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EVENTS ON FRIDAY, MAY 31, 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.
DATE: May 31, 2002
LOCATION: Omni Shoreham, 2500 Calvert Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 802-649-1340.
WEB ADDRESS: globalhealth.org
TIME: All Day
EVENT: AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION holds its spring 2002 annual meeting.
AGENDA: Highlight:
Undergraduate and Graduate Education in Volcanology at University of Bristol, UK, G. Ernst et al., V51C-04
Wet Versus Damp Plumes: Evidence for Efficient Dehydration of Recycled Crust and Sediments, J. E. Dixon, V51D-04
DATE: May 31, 2002
LOCATION: Washington Convention Center, 900 9th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-777-7332
WEB ADDRESS: agu.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES holds a news conference to discuss seat belt and child safety seats among African Americans.
WHO: The speakers are:
Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta
John Maupin, president, Meharry Medical College
Willie Brown, State Farm Insurance Companies
DATE: May 31, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-263-4400
WEB ADDRESS: statefarm.com
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES holds a panel discussion on "How Is The Media's Immigration Coverage?"
WHO: The speakers are:
William McGowan, author of "Coloring the News: How Crusading for Diversity Has Corrupted American Journalism" (Encounter Books, 2001)
Joe Guzzardi, a California columnist and director of the Media Standards Projects for NumbersUSA.com
August Gribbin, recently retired from the Washington Times and winner of the 2002 Eugene Katz Award for Excellence in the Coverage of Immigration.
DATE: May 31, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: John Keely, 202-466-8185
WEB ADDRESS: cis.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: JAPAN INFORMATION ACCESS PROJECT holds a program on "Japan-US Relations: The Next Ten Years."
WHO: The speakers are:
Professors Steven Vogel, University of California, Berkeley
Leonard Schoppa, University of Virginia
DATE: May 31, 2002
LOCATION: Law Firm of McKenna & Cuneo, LLP 1900 K Street, NW, Suite 100, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-496-7500
WEB ADDRESS: jiaponline.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE Friday Forum presents "The Real World War II--Fear on the Home Front, Terror on the Front Lines."
WHO: The speakers are:
Christopher DeMuth, AEI
Kenneth Rendell, Museum of World War II
DATE: May 31, 2002
LOCATION: 1150 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-862-5933
WEB ADDRESS:aei.org
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE presents the National Symphony Orchestra Prelude Concert featuring members of the Orchestra in a broad repertoire for small ensembles.
DATE: May 31, 2002
LOCATION: 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-416-8000
WEB ADDRESS: kennedy-center.org
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY holds an a program presenting its 2002 Medal of Honor Awards recognizing outstanding contributions in clinical research, basic research and cancer control.
WHO: Honorees include:
Former President George Bush
Former First Lady Barbara Bush
Brian Druker, researcher who developed Gleevec
V Craig Jordan, research to developed Tamoxifin
DATE: May 31, 2002
LOCATION: 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 404-417-5850
WEB ADDRESS: cancer.org
TIME: 7 p.m.
EVENT: POLITICS & PROSE BOOKSTORE presents former Senator, now President of The New School in New York, was a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War and Governor of Nebraska Bob Kerrey discussing and signing copies of When I Was A Young Man.
DATE: May 30, 2002
LOCATION: 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-364-1919
WEB ADDRESS: politics-prose.com