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EVENTS ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2002
TIME: All Day
EVENT: FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION holds a hearing to gain public input on the Federal Election Commission's proposed rulemaking on aspects of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA) that eliminate or restrict non-federal financial activity ("soft money") for national, state, and local party organizations.
AGENDA: Highlight:
9:30 a.m. - Robert J. Bauer, Perkins Coie, L.L.P., Counsel for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Thomas J. Josefiak, Chief Counsel, and Charles R. Spies, Deputy, Counsel, Republican National Committee
Joseph E. Sandler and Neil P. Reiff, Sandler, Reiff & Young, P.C., Counsel for the Democratic National Committee
Donald F. McGahn II, General Counsel, National Republican Congressional Committee
11 a.m. -- Joseph E. Sandler and Neil P. Reiff, Sandler, Reiff & Young, P.C., Counsel for Association of State Democratic Chairs
Mark Brewer, Chair, Michigan Democratic Party
Thomas J. Josefiak and Charles R. Spies, Counsel for Patricia Brister, Chairman of the Republican State Chairmen
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: 999 E Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-694-1220
WEB ADDRESS: fec.gov
TIME: All Day
EVENT: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL holds a workshop on research to innovation discussing how to reduce the time it takes for basic research to result in an actual chemical product. Attendees will include scientists from companies such as Dow Chemical and Lucent Technologies, officials from government organizations such as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and scientists from MIT's Media Laboratory and other universities.
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: NAS, 2100 C St., NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-334-2138
WEB ADDRESS:nas.edu
TIME: All Day
EVENT: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION public workshop on proposed amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), including the potential development and implementation of a national do-not-call list.
AGENDA: Highlights:
9 a.m. - Welcome and explanation of process Eileen Harrington, Associate Director for Marketing Practices, Federal Trade
Commission
9:15 a.m. - Proposed National No Call Registry
1 p.m. - Implementation of the Proposed National No Call System
1:30 p.m. - Implementation - Consumer Registration and Use Issues
3 p.m. - Implementation - Industry Perspective
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: Marriott Wardman - Park Hotel, 2600 Woodley Road N.W., Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-326-2180
WEB ADDRESS: ftc.gov
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS features The Blind Boys of Alabama, recent winners of a Grammy award for their "Spirit of the Century" CD, presenting a free gospel concert.
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: Jefferson Building's Neptune Plaza, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-433-4011
WEB ADDRESS:loc.gov
TIME: 1 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON presents the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation 2002 Annual Scientific Conference.
AGENDA: Highlight:
Introduction by Dr. Samuel A. Wells, Jr., M.D., President, GM Cancer Research Foundation.
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: Masur Auditorium, Building 10, Bethesda, MD
CONTACT: 301-594-5595
WEB ADDRESS:nih.gov
TIME: 2:30 p.m.
EVENT: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECETARY TOMMY THOMPSON AND WASHINGTON REDSKIN DARRELL GREEN hold a news conference announcing the first federally appropriated funds targeted specifically to assist faith and community-based organizations.
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: Darrell Green Youth Life Learning Center, 119 Franklin Street NE, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-690-6343
WEB ADDRESS: hhs.gov
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
EVENT: SMITHSONIAN Resident Associate Program presents Wendy Wasserstein's play The Heidi Chronicles that depicts the life and growth of the highly educated Heidi Holland, who longs to find happiness on her own terms -- a goal she has difficulty achieving. It examines the progress of a generation, from the socially and politically active 1960s to the success-oriented 1980s -- a time during which the status of American women underwent profound change.
DATE: June 5, 2002
LOCATION: Voice of America, 330 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-357-3030
WEB ADDRESS: si.edu
