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EVENTS ON THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2002
TIME: All Day
EVENT: DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION holds a seminar on implementing student drug testing.
AGENDA: Highlights:
8:30 a.m. - The State of Drug and Alcohol Use Amongst Young Adults
Rep. John E. Peterson
9 a.m. - Legal Climate and Basis for Student Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs
Tom Eden, Wallace, Jordan, Ratcliff & Brandt, LLC
Bill Judge, Attorney at Law
10:45 a.m. -- Developing a Sound and Responsible Student Drug and Alcohol Testing Program
David Evans, Drug Free Schools Coalition
1:30 p.m. -- Getting the Program Off and Running -- Finding Funding and Working Out the Kinks
Lisa Brady, Principal, Hunterdon Central Regional High School
3 p.m. - Case Studies Illustrating Benefits of Student Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs
David Evans, Drug Free Schools Coalition
Joseph C. Franz, M.D., SPORT SAFE Testing Service, Inc.
4 p.m. - What Does the Community Want to Hear -- How to Obtain Support From the Community
John Wilkinson, Asst. Superintendent, Tippecanoe County School Corp.
DATE: July 18, 2002
LOCATION: Hyatt Regency -- Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 800-355-1257
WEB ADDRESS: datia.org
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES presents Ambassador Otto Reich Assistant Secretary of State For Western Hemisphere Affairs discussing U.S. Engagement in the Southern Core.
DATE: July 18, 2002
LOCATION: 1800 K Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Mark Schoeff, 202-775-3242
WEB ADDRESS:csis.org
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: KING PUBLISHING GROUP NEW TECHNOLOGY WEEK holds its media breakfast to discuss recent developments and the future course of federal cybersecurity policy.
AGENDA: In the wake of 911, federal cybersecurity policy has been on a fast-track. However, the collapsed time-frame, the importance of the subject, and the wide-ranging nature of the problem has caused federal policy efforts to be fragmented.
WHO: The speakers are:
Howard Schmidt, Vice Chairman, Critical Infrastructure Protection Board, The White House;
Senator Ron Wyden, Chairman, Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Technology & Space, and author of S. 2182, to fund $500+M in cybersecurity R&D
Rep. Sherwood Boehlert, Chairman, House Science Committee.
DATE: July 18, 2002
LOCATION: 1325 G Street NW, Suite 1003, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202.662.1555
WEB ADDRESS: kingpublishing.com
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION holds a public hearing of The National Commission on the Public Service themed "A Time of Crisis and Opportunity."
AGENDA: Highlights:
The Agenda Ahead: Members of Congress
Daniel K. Akaka, D-HI, Chairman, Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services, Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-MD, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government, House Appropriations Committee
Rep. Connie Morella, R-MD, Chair, Judicial Conference Committee on the Judicial Branch
Rep. George V. Voinovich, R-OH, Ranking Member, Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia, Governmental Affairs Committee
Models for Renewal and Reform
David S. Chu, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense
DATE: July 18, 2002
LOCATION: Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-797-6105
WEB ADDRESS: brookings.edu
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: BUILDING BLOCKS FOR YOUTH holds a press conference on Disparities of Latino Youth in Criminal Justice System.
WHO: The speakers are:
Nancy E. Walker, report co-author and Professor at Michigan State University
Francisco A. Villarruel, report co-author and Professor at Michigan State University
Chino Hardin, formerly incarcerated youth and spokesperson of Prison Moratorium Project
Angela Arboleda, National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
Marisa Demeo, Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund (MALDEF)
Mai Fernandez, Latin American Youth Center
Mark Soler, president of the Youth Law Center
Brent Wilkes, executive director of the League of United Latin American Citizens
DATE: July 18, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, Lisagor Room, 529 14th St, NW Washington, DC,
CONTACT: Adam Eidinger, 202-232-8997
WEB ADDRESS: buildingblocksforyouth.org
TIME: 11:15 a.m.
EVENT: Sen. Bob Smith, R-NH, Sen. Conrad Burns, R-MT, Sen. Zell Miller, R-GA, Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-CA, hold a news conference to discuss legislation to allow properly trained pilots to carry guns in the cockpit.
DATE: July 18, 2002
LOCATION: Senate Swamp, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 703-536-5920
WEB ADDRESS: apa.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: ENTRUST AND THE NATIONAL YOUTH SCIENCE CAMP holds a luncheon and panel discussion on the role of Technology in establishing homeland security.
WHO: The speakers are:
General Wesley K. Clark (U.S. Army, retired)
Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-WV
Bill Conner, Chairman, President and CEO, Entrust Inc.
Mayi Canales, Acting Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Treasury
DATE: July 18, 2002
LOCATION: 325 Russell Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-715-1532
WEB ADDRESS: entrust.com
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: CATO INSTITUTE holds a policy forum on Troubled IDEA: Perspectives on Federal Special Education Law Reform.
WHO: The speakers are:
Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colorado
Chester E. Finn Jr., Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
Steve Bartlett, Presidential Commission on Excellence in Special Education
Marie Gryphon, Cato Institute
David Salisbury, Cato Institute
DATE: July 18, 2002
LOCATION: Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-789-5229
WEB ADDRESS:cato.org
TIME: 12:15 p.m.
EVENT: NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION presents a discussion on American politics with Steven Hill, author, "Fixing Elections: The Failure of America's Winner-Takes-All Politics" and Michael Lind Senior Fellow, New America Foundation Co-Author, The Radical Center: The Future of American Politics.
DATE: July 18, 2002
LOCATION: 1630 Connecticut Ave., NW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Jud Mathews, 202-986-4901
WEB ADDRESS: newamerica.net
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: HUDSON INSTITUTE holds it's Left Right Luncheon "Is Europe Moving to the Right?"
WHO: The speakers are:
John Judis of The New Republic
Christopher Caldwell of The Weekly Standard, who
DATE: July 18, 2002
LOCATION: 1015 18th St. NW Suite 300, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-223-7770
WEB ADDRESS:Hudson.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: WOMAN'S NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB presents Rachel L. Joseph of Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
DATE: July 18, 2002
LOCATION: 1526 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-232-7363
WEB ADDRESS: democraticwomen.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW holds a briefing on the "War on Terrorism, International Law and the Treatment of Detainees."
WHO: The speakers are:
John Yoo, deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice
Sean Murphy, professor, George Washington University
DATE: July 18, 2002
LOCATION: 2223 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-939-6008
WEB ADDRESS: asil.org
TIME: 1 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds its "Luncheon Newsmaker" news program featuring Robert Ingram, COO and President, GlaxoSmithKline.
DATE: July 18, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-662-7500
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
EVENT: THE BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND US Agency for International Development host an industry roundtable, Energy, Industry and the World Summit on Sustainable Development.
AGENDA: This event will examine the various roles that clean energy plays in sustainable development with a focus on industry activities relating to the World Summit on Sustainable Development that will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa later this summer.
WHO: The speakers are:
Dawn Fenton, ABB
George Phelps, North American Insulation Manufacturers Association
DATE: July 18, 2002
LOCATION: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
CONTACT: 202-785-0507
WEB ADDRESS: bcse.org
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS holds a forum on corporate responsibility and accountability to Capitol Hill to talk about their recommendations for curbing corporate corruption and abuse.
AGENDA: Highlights:
2 p.m. - Opening Statement- Leader Gephardt
2:05 p.m. - Pensions, Wall Street and Corporate Fraud
Eliot Spitzer- New York State Attorney General
Richard Moore - North Carolina State Treasurer
2:20 p.m. - Questions from Members of Congress
3 p.m. - The SEC, Accounting Industry and Economy Paul Volcker- Former Chairman, Federal Reserve Board
Lynn Turner- Former Chief Accountant, Securities and Exchange Commission
Bevis Longstreth- Securities and Exchange Commission Member, 1981-1984
Nancy Smith- Former Director, Investor Education and Assistance, SEC
DATE: July 18, 2002
LOCATION: 2226 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Laura Nichols, 202-225-0100
WEB ADDRESS: democraticleader.house.gov
TIME: 2:15 p.m.
EVENT: VISITING NURSES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA holds a news conference to discuss the David Jayne Amendment.
WHO: The speakers are:
Sen. Susan Collins, R-ME
Rep. Edward Markey, D-MA
DATE: July 18, 2002
LOCATION: 106 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-737-3707
WEB ADDRESS: vnaa.org
TIME: 4 p.m.
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER holds a program on Indonesia: Russia with Sunshine? With Robert A. Pollard, U.S. Consul General, Surabaya, Indonesia.
DATE: July 18, 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 MILLENIUM STAGE featuring Tastes Like Chicken who is of Washington's top blues/rock groups. Led by Ken Ashcroft, they feature the music of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Little Feat, and Eric Clapton.
DATE: July 18, 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 presents an author event featuring columnist for Hearst and a former White House bureau chief for UPI, Helen Thomas who has covered an unprecedented nine presidential administrations, endearing herself with her trademark "Thank you, Mr. President," at the conclusion of White House press conferences.
DATE: July 18, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-662-7500
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
TIME: 7 p.m.
EVENT: POLITICS & PROSE BOOKSTORE features Julia Collins discussing and signing copies of the My Father's War. Collins' father was a "war hero" and his memories of combat weighed heavily on him. As he shared his experiences with his young daughters-through harrowing flashbacks, games and detailed stories-his war became theirs.
DATE: July 18, 2002
LOCATION: 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-364-1919
WEB ADDRESS: politics-prose.com
