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EVENTS ON TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2002
TIME: All Day
EVENT: ELECTION LAW JOURNAL presents Election Law Summit themed Meeting the Challenges of the Coming Elections. The Summit brings together leading legal practitioners, legislators, and legal scholars to address the many challenges to the election process in the months and years ahead.
AGENDA: Highlights:
8:30 a.m. - Skyrocketing Cost Of State Judicial Elections: Federal Implications For Upcoming Elections
Roy A. Schotland, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Robert A. Spolzino, New York State Supreme Court Justice, Ninth Circuit
9:15 a.m. - Election Law: A Developing Specialty
Neil P. Reiff, Partner, Sandler & Reiff
Lawrence A. Mandelker, Partner, Kandor, Davidoff, Wolfe, Mandelker & Kass
10:30 a.m. - U.S. Voting Rights
Spencer A. Overton, Acting Professor of Law, University of California, Davis
11:15 a.m. - Business And Special Interest Groups: Changing Roles And New Challenges
Jan Witold Baran, Head, Election Law & Government Ethics; Partner, Wiley, Rein & Fielding
11:45 a.m. - Women And Campaign Finance Reform
Susannah W. Shakow, President and Co-founder, Women Under Forty Political Action Committee
Karen Regan, Esq., Treasurer, Women Under Forty Political Action Committee, and Associate, Varner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson & Hand
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: Renaissance Hotel, 999 Ninth Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202- 898-9000.
WEB ADDRESS: bioconferences.com
TIME: All Day
EVENT: TRAVEL AND TOURISM RESEARCH ASSOCIATION holds its annual conference themed "Capitalizing On Travel Research For Marketing Success."
AGENDA: Highlights:
8 a.m. - "Navigating Through Uncharted Waters - A Roundtable Discussion on New Realities Confronting Travel Marketers, Researchers and Media"
9 a.m. - General Session: "Creating Consumer Demand Through
Geo-Demographics" with Tom Spencer, Vice President/Senior
Practice Leader, Claritas Inc.
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: Marriott Crystal Gateway, 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA
CONTACT: 208-941-8832
WEB ADDRESS:ttra.com
TIME: All Day
EVENT: E-GOV holds The Homeland Security 2002 Conference. Current technologies and emerging strategies for improved communications, information assurance, and ongoing Homeland Security applications will be the focus of the conference agenda. L
AGENDA: Highlights:
Opening Keynote: Patrick Schambach, Associate Undersecretary (CIO/CTO)
Transportation Security Administration
Featured Speaker and E-Gov 2002 Awards Luncheon: Steve Cooper, CIO or Jim Flyzik, Senior Advisor to Governor Tom Ridge, Office of Homeland Security (confirmed)
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, 999 Ninth Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 800-746-0099
WEB ADDRESS: e-gov.com
TIME: All Day
EVENT: AMERICAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS holds the Aviation Security Summit to discuss new technologies and solutions that airports, airlines, law enforcement and government agencies can use to ensure airport security.
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: Grand Hyatt Washington, 1000 H Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-715-0510
TIME: All Day
EVENT: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AMERICAN ROAD AND TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS ASSOCIATION'S AND TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION hold a national Conference on "Transportation and the U.S. Economy."
AGENDA: Highlighted speakers:
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta
Senate Environment & Public Works Committee Chairman Jim Jeffords, I-VT
Kentucky Gov. Paul Patton (D), vice chairman of the National Governors Association (NGA) and chairman of the NGA Best Practices Board
House Subcommittee on Highways & Transit Chairman Thomas Petri, RWi
U.S. Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Tom Donohue
AASHTO President and Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation Brad Mallory
AASHTO Executive Director John Horsley
ARTBA President & CEO Pete Ruane
Transportation demographer Alan Pisarski, author of "Commuting in America."
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: 1615 H Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-463-5682
WEB ADDRESS:artba
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 25, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, Washington
CONTACT: Tammi Smith, 703-684-6688 or David Cantor, 202-776-9066
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: CATO INSTITUTE holds a news conference to release the "Economic Freedom of the World: 2002 Annual Report."
WHO: The speakers are:
James Gwartney, Florida State
Robert Lawson, Capital University
Edward Crane, president, Cato
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-789-5229
WEB ADDRESS:cato.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES holds a program to discuss "An Evaluation of the Foreign Student Program," by Harvard economist George Borjas, which argues that the seemingly sensible, and even noble, aims of the program mask the fact that it fails to serve the national interest. The foreign student program has come under intense scrutiny since September 11. Not only did 9/11 hijacker Hani Hanjour enter on a student visa, but so did other al Qaeda operatives over the past decade, including the man who rented the truck in the first World Trade Center attack.
WHO: The speakers are:
George Borjas, Pforzheimer Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government
Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-CO, a member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and chairman of the House Immigration Reform Caucus
Terry W. Hartle, Senior Vice President and Director, Division of Government and Public Affairs, American Council on Education
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: 2200 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-466-8185
WEB ADDRESS: cis.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HERITAGE FOUNDATION holds a program entitled "Federal Homeland Security Policy: A Nine-Month Assessment."
WHO: The speakers are:
Edwin Meese, Ronald Reagan Distinguished Fellow in Public Policy, The Heritage Foundation
Ambassador L. Paul Bremer, Nominee for the President's Homeland Security Advisory Council and
Chairman, National Commission on Terrorism
Former Virginia Governor James Gilmore, Chairman, Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction, Distinguished Fellow, The Heritage Foundation
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: 214 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-675-1752
WEB ADDRESS: heritage.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: U S INSTITUTE OF PEACE holds a current issues briefing on "Zimbabwe, the Mugabe Government, and the Politics of Torture."
WHO: The speakers are:
Doug Johnson, Director, Center for Victims of Torture
Ray Choto, Zimbabwean journalist, Stanford University Knight Fellow, torture victim
John Prendergast, Co-Director, Africa Program, International Crisis Group and Former Institute
Tony Reeler, Director, Amani Trust, Harare
Tim Docking, Program Officer, U.S. Institute of Peace
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: 1200 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-429-3832
WEB ADDRESS: usip.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY, CENTER FOR RESPONSIVE POLITICS, AND NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON MONEY IN STATE POLITICS hold news conference on State Secrets: A joint investigation of political party money in the states.
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-466-1300
WEB ADDRESS: statesecrets.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: MILLION MOM MARCH AND PEOPLE PEDDLING PEACE hold a rally and news conference honoring victims of gun violence.
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: Upper Senate Park, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-890-0792
WEB ADDRESS: millionmommarch.org
TIME: 10:30 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE holds a program on "Broadening the Base: The Case for a New Federal Tax Credit for Political Contributions."
AGENDA: Campaign fundraising is entering into a new era with the recent passage of the McCain-Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002. While McCain-Feingold is expected to cause significant changes in campaign funding, more can be done to broaden the base of political contributions.
WHO: The speakers are:
Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-ND
Thomas Mann, Brookings Institution
Norman J. Ornstein, AEI
Rep. Thomas Petri, R-WI
Trevor Potter, Caplin and Drysdale
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: 1150 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-862-5933
WEB ADDRESS:aei.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: SAFER AMERICA FOR EVERYONE holds a news conference to warn parents about a summer toy that can cause serious eye injuries to children. Millions of the toys are in consumers' homes across the country and some are still being sold.
WHO: The speakers are:
Ann Brown, Chairman of SAFE (Safer America For Everyone) and former Chairman of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Dr. David K. Berler, a Washington, DC Ophthalmologist
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: 1776 Eye Street, NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-756-4800
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds its "Luncheon Newsmaker" news program featuring Israeli Knessat Member Benny Elon.
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-662-7500
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: REP. JOHN CONYERS, D-MI, founding chair of the Congressional Universal Health Care Task Force holds a news conference launching the campaign for "Health Care For All" by 2004. H. Con. Res. 99.
WHO: The speakers are:
Rep. John Conyers, D-MI, founding chair of the Congressional Universal Health Care Task Force
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-IL, Co-chair, Health Care Task Force
Rep. Donna Christensen, D-VI, CBC Health Braintrust
Dr. Rudy Mueller, author of the recently published As Sick as It Gets
Brenda Girton-Mitchell, Associate General Secretary for Public Policy of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA
Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, Union of American Hebrew Congregation
Hilary Shelton, Director of Washington Office, NAACP
Sharon McMinn, uninsured Arkansas woman with epilepsy
Ollie Cantos, General Counsel and Director of Programs, American Association of People with Disabilities
Maya Rockeymoore, Senior Resident Scholar for Health and Income Security, National Urban League
Dan Hawkins, Vice-President for Federal, State and Public Affairs, National Association of Community Health Centers
Gary Zuckett, Executive Director, West Virginia Universal Health Care Coalition
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, Murrow Room, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Joel Segal, 202-225-5126
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: WOMAN'S NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB presents Jatrice Gaiter, president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood affiliate of Metropolitan Washington, which operates six health centers.
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: 1526 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-232-7363
WEB ADDRESS: democraticwomen.org
TIME: 1 p.m.
EVENT: NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION holds a forum, featuring Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-OR discussing how the Congressional livability agenda addresses the needs of low-income communities.
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: AFL-CIO, 815 16th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-408-8553
WEB ADDRESS: neighborhoodcoaltion.org
TIME: 1 p.m.
EVENT: COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS holds a program on Council paper "Sustaining a Revolution" outlining a long-term strategy for crop engineering and its implications for U.S. policy.
WHO: The speakers are:
Ford Runge, Professor, Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota
David Victor, Director, Energy & Sustainable Development Program, Stanford University
Adjunct Senior Fellow in Science and Technology, Council on Foreign Relations
David Aaron, Senior International Advisor, Dorsey & Whitney
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: Washington Club, 15 Dupont Circle NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Marieke Beeuwkes, 212-434-9537
WEB ADDRESS: cfr.org
TIME: 3:30 p.m.
EVENT: NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION 21st Century Security Issues Forum on Unlikely Army Against Terrorism: The Role of the Private Sector in Homeland Security with David Rothkopf, President, Intellibridge Corporation.
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: 1630 Connecticut Ave., NW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Jud Mathews, 202-986-4901
WEB ADDRESS: newamerica.net
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE presents the Opera House Orchestra performing Duo in G major for Violin and Viola by Mozart, and Horn Trio in E-flat major by Brahms.
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-416-8000
WEB ADDRESS: kennedy-center.org
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds an author event with Chris Schlesinger, owner of the East Coast Grill and The Back Eddy restaurants in Massachusetts and John Willoughby, executive editor at Gourmet magazine, demonstrating their cardinal principal: cooking your food can be as much fun as eating it.
DATE: June 25, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-662-7500
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
