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EVENTS ON THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2002
TIME: All Day
EVENT: IPv6 TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT SUMMIT
AGENDA: Highlights:
8:45 a.m. - Arthur C. Clarke, author of 2001-A Space Odyssey and inventor of the geo-synchronous communications satellite has inspired and shaped the vision of many of the people who have built the Internet.
Speaker: Arthur C. Clarke (by video) Sri Lanka
In conversation with: George Sadowsky, Executive Director, Global Internet Policy Initiative, USA
and Alan Greenberg, Board Member, Internet Society, Canada
9 a.m. - Is the Internet Revolution Over?
Reed Hundt, former Chairman of the U.S. Federal Communication Commission and Senior Advisor, Information Industries, McKinsey and Co., USA
Sky Dayton, founder and CEO, Boingo Wireless, and founder and Chairman of Earthlink, USA
7:30 p.m. - World Summit on the Information Society
DATE: June 20, 2002
LOCATION: Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA
CONTACT: 508-650-4020 ext. 224,
WEB ADDRESS: inet.com
TIME: All Day
EVENT: CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS presents its third annual Hispanic Leadership Summit. In addition to the topics discussed at the summit, the Senate Hispanic Task Force will unveil the Democratic Agenda for Hispanic Families during the morning welcome and opening remarks. The agenda is part of Democrats effort to secure America's future for all families.
AGENDA: Highlights:
9:30 a.m. - Welcome and Opening Remarks
Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle
Senator John Kerry, Co-Chair of the Senate Democratic Hispanic Task Force
House Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt, D-MO
Rep. Bob Menendez, D-NJ
12:30 p.m. -- Tony Sanchez, Businessman and Texas Gubernatorial Candidate
2 p.m. - Town hall Meeting moderated by Ricardo Brown, News Director for Radio Unica
Sen. Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-SD
Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-MA
Senator John Kerry, MA
DATE: June 20, 2002
LOCATION: 325 Russell Senate Office Building, and in Room S-207 U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Ranit Schmelzer, or Molly Rowley, 202-224-2939
TIME: All Day
EVENT: NATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ASSOCIATION holds its 31st National Conference.
AGENDA: Highlights:
10 a.m. - Plenary Session: "Understanding the Bio-ethics of Reproductive Health Care"
1 p.m. - Plenary Session: "Weaving HIV/AIDS Prevention into Family Planning Services
DATE: June 20, 2002
LOCATION: 325 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington DC
CONTACT: 202-466-7246
WEB ADDRESS: nfprha.org
TIME: All Day
EVENT: GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Elliott School of International Affairs forum on strategies for dealing with globalization entitled Governing in the Global Age.
WHO: The speakers are:
Ambassador Robert Oakley of the Institute for National Strategic Studies who will address "States and International Security"
Harry Harding, dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs
Lori Wallach, director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch
Brink Lindsey, director of the Cato Institute's Center for Trade Policy Studies
Robert Stumberg, director of the Harrison Institute of Public Law at Georgetown University
Patricia Elder, vice president of the National Council on Economic Education.
DATE: June 20, 2002
LOCATION: 110 Stuart Hall, 2013 G Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-994-3087
WEB ADDRESS:gwu.edu
TIME: 8 a.m.
EVENT: NORTHERN VIRGINIA TECHNOLOY COUNCIL presents its Titans of Technology Breakfast featuring Scott McNealy, Chairman and CEO, Sun Microsystems discussing his views on network computing, the competitive landscape and strategies for leveraging the network for competitive advantage.
DATE: June 20, 2002
LOCATION: Hilton McLean, 7920 Tysons Boulevard, McLean, VA
CONTACT: 703-904-7878
WEB ADDRESS:nvtc.org
TIME: 8:15 a.m.
EVENT: COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS Middle East Forum and the U.S./Middle East Project hold a program on Prospects for Palestinian Reform: A Look at the Agenda and the Players.
WHO: The speakers are:
Khalil Shikaki, Ph.D., Director, Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, Ramallah
Yezid Sayigh, Ph.D., Professor, Cambridge University
Henry Siegman, Senior Fellow and Director, U.S./Middle East Project
DATE: June 20, 2002
LOCATION: 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Darcy Bender-Levy, 202-775-3125
WEB ADDRESS: cfr.org
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE presents Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta addressing business leaders, transportation experts and members of the association community on the future of inter-city passenger rail service, including the long-term plan for Amtrak.
DATE: June 20, 2002
LOCATION: 1615 H Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-463-5682
WEB ADDRESS:uschamber.com
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN ROMANIA host a news conference featuring Sorin Ducaru, Romanian Ambassador to the United States, and Obie Moore, president of AmCham Romania discussing unique insight into the opportunities available in Romanian markets and what is required to achieve profitability.
DATE: June 20, 2002
LOCATION: 1615 H Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-463-5682
WEB ADDRESS:uschamber.com
TIME: 8:45 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE New Atlantic Initiative program on "Tackling Terror: NATO's New Mission," featuring Lord Robertson, NATO Secretary General, discussing how a revamped NATO will be relevant to the war on terrorism and other security challenges of the future.
DATE: June 20, 2002
LOCATION: 1150 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-862-5933
WEB ADDRESS:aei.org
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER holds a symposium on Peace and Security in Columbia." The symposium will feature three platforms for discussing efforts to achieve peace in Colombia. The panels, Economic Foundations for Peace, Military and Security Foundations for Peace, and The Basis for Negotiating Peace, will be discussed by a range of influential scholars, Colombian and U.S. officials, and analysts.
WHO: The speakers are:
Lino Gutiérrez, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
Eduardo Aninat, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Nancy Birdsall, President, Center for Global Development
David de Ferranti, VP for Latin America, World Bank
María Emma Mejía, former Foreign Minister
Rafael Pardo, Senator, former Minister of Defense
Alfred Rangel, Defense Analyst, former Security Advisor
Fernando Cepeda, Universidad de los Andes
Guillermo Rishchynski, Canadian Ambassador to Colombia
James Lemoyne, Special Advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General on Colombia
DATE: June 20, 2002
LOCATION: One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-287-3400
WEB ADDRESS: wwics.edu
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a program on "Biofuels, Energy Security: Experts Evaluate Viable Options, Foreign Policy Consequences."
AGENDA: Highlights:
9 a.m. - Foreign Oil and National Security
Robert Ebel, director, CSIS Energy Program
Lee Lynd, professor, Dartmouth College
10:15 a.m. - Science and Technology
Richard Truly, director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Cynthia Riley, biofuel technology manager, NREL
12 noon - Energy Markets
Mike Bryan, president, BBI International
Lester Lave, professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Joe Michels, Princeton Materials Institute
DATE: June 20, 2002
LOCATION: 1800 K Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Mark Schoeff, 202-775-3242
WEB ADDRESS: csis.org
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA SERVICES holds a press breakfast on the safety and security of chemical plants.
WHO: The speakers are:
Sen. Jon Corzine, D-NJ
Dr. Nicholas Ashford, professor, MIT
Dr. Richard Levinson, American Public Health Association
DATE: June 20, 2002
LOCATION: Willard Hotel, 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-463-6670
WEB ADDRESS:ems.org
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: REPUBLICAN POLLSTER ED GOEAS AND DEMOCRATIC POLLSTER CELINDA LAKE hold a news conference to discuss the Battleground Poll
DATE: June 20, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, Washington
CONTACT: Tammi Smith, 703-684-6688 or David Cantor, 202-776-9066
TIME: 11 a.m.
EVENT: FOREIGN PRESS CENTER holds a briefing entitled "Cycle Beads: Innovations in Natural Family Planning."
WHO: The speakers are:
Jeff Spieler, Chief of the Research, Technology and Utilization
Division of the Bureau for Global Health, U.S. Agency for International Development
Dr. Victoria H. Jennings, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Dr. Marcos Arevalo, Research Assistant Professor at Georgetown University Medical Center's Institute for Reproductive Health
DATE: June 20, 2002
LOCATION: Foreign Press Center, National Press Building, Room, 898, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-724-1640
WEB ADDRESS:fpc.gov
TIME: 11 a.m.
EVENT: ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS holds a news conference to discuss the results of the RX Express and highlight the need for affordable prescription drug benefits.
WHO: The speakers are:
Rep. Richard Gephardt, D-MO
Sen. Deborah Stabenow, D-MI
George Kourpias, president, Alliance For Retired Americans,
Ed Coyle, Alliance For Retired Americans,
DATE: June 20, 2002
LOCATION: HC-9, U.S. Capitol, Washington, Dc
CONTACT: 202-518-8047
WEB ADDRESS:retiredamericans.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: HERITAGE FOUNDATION holds a program entitled Building Missile Defense in a Post-ABM-Treaty World featuring Lt. General Ronald T. Kadish, USAF, Director, Missile Defense Agency.
DATE: June 20, 2002
LOCATION: 214 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-675-1752
WEB ADDRESS:heritage.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: concerned women for America holds a rally in support of President Bush's judicial nominees and to call for the Senate to take action and vote.
DATE: June 20, 2002
LOCATION: Upper Senate Park, U.S. Capitol, Washington, Dc
CONTACT: 202-477-8000
WEB ADDRESS: cwfa.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: NATIONAL ECONOMIST CLUB holds its luncheon program entitled Kazumasa Iwata, Director-General for Economy and Finance, in charge of Economic Assessment and Policy Analysis in the Prime Minister's Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, discussing "Japan's Revitalization and Economic Perspective."
DATE: June 20, 2002
LOCATION: Chinatown Garden, 618 H Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 703-739-9404
WEB ADDRESS: national-economists.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE presents Tito Ryff, former secretary of Economic Development, Planning and Tourism for the State of Rio de Janeiro and now the senior advisor to pre-presidential candidate Anthony Garotinho shares his insights into Brazil's economic and political landscape.
DATE: June 20, 2002
LOCATION: 1615 H Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-463-5682
WEB ADDRESS: uschamber.com
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
EVENT: ENTERPRISE PRISON INSTITUTE hosts a briefing on HR 15 Prison Industries Legislation.
WHO: The speakers are:
Ed Meese of the Heritage Foundation
Rachel King of the American Civil Liberties Union
Rob Atkinson of the Progressive Policy Institute
Knut Rostad, president of the EPI
DATE: June 20, 2002
LOCATION: 2226 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Knut Rostad, 301-305-0001 or 202-628-6671
WEB ADDRESS: ncpa.org
TIME: 4:30 p.m.
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER holds a book launch for "Trade Law and Global Governance."
WHO: The speakers are:
Steven Charnovitz, Lawyer, Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering; Author, Trade Law and Global Governance
Claude Barfield, Resident Scholar, Director of Science and Technology Policy Studies, Coordinator of Trade Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute
Durwood Zaelke, President and Founder of the Center for International Environmental Law
DATE: June 20, 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 MILLENNIUM STAGE presents Cris Groenendaal, who appeared on Broadway as the Phantoma and guest artist with symphony orchestras across the U.S.
DATE: June 20, 2002
LOCATION: 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-416-8000
WEB ADDRESS: kennedy-center.org
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: WOMEN'S FOREIGN POLIC GROUP holds a reception and program on "Challenges Facing the U.S.-Pakistani Relationship."
WHO: The speakers are:
Former Ambassador to Pakistan Wendy J. Chamberlin
Pakistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Maleeha Lodhi
DATE: June 20, 2002
LOCATION: 1875 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-884-8131
WEB ADDRESS:wfpg.org
TIME: 7 p.m.
EVENT: POLITICS & PROSE BOOKSTORE presents Stephen L. Carter features his first work of fiction, The Emperor Of Ocean Park. When his father dies, Talcott Garland must find out how-was it a heart attack or murder? On the other hand, it's a story of a man struggling to keep his marriage to a politically ambitious woman together, while keeping his job teaching law at an Ivy League school.
DATE: June 20, 2002
LOCATION: 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-364-1919
WEB ADDRESS: politics-prose.com
