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EVENTS ON TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2002
TIME: 8 a.m.
EVENT: FLEISHMAN --HILLARD presents a breakfast discussion on "Free Trade: Tough Politics."
WHO: The speakers are:
Mickey Canter, former secretary of Commerce
Rep. Jennifer Dunn, R-WA
Brude Stokes, correspondent, National Journal
DATE: July 23, 2002
LOCATION: Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-828-9750
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: CENTER FOR NATIONAL POLICY holds a forum with Dr. Michael Kau, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China on The Impact of WTO Accession on Political & Economic Relations Between the Two Sides of the Taiwan Strait.
DATE: July 23, 2002
LOCATION: B-338 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: David Hunter, 202-682-4117
WEB ADDRESS: cnponline.org
TIME: 8:45 a.m.
EVENT: CENTER FOR WORLD TRADE holds a program on The Dayton-Craig Amendment and Trade Remedies: Why Consumers Should Care
WHO: The speakers are:
Rep. Jim Kolbe, R-AZ
John Veroneau, Assistant USTR for Congressional Affairs
John Gilliland, Legislative Assistant to Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
Bill Lane, Washington Dir. of Governmental Affairs, Caterpillar Inc.
Janet Nuzum, CWT President
DATE: July 23, 2002
LOCATION: 2105 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-293-2944
WEB ADDRESS: cwt.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: AS&E holds a news conference to introduce and demonstrate it's Radiation Threat Detection Device (RTDD) This device, built into an AS&E MobileSearch truck, can detect gamma and neutron radiation buried deep inside a cargo container or truck loaded with other materials. It is designed to find fissile material (nuclear weapons grade) as well as "dirty bomb" radioactive sources. I
WHO: The speakers are:
Sen. John Warner, R-VA
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY
Rep. Edward Markey, D-MA
Ralph Sheridan, CEO & President, American Science and Engineering, Inc.
DATE: July 23, 2002
LOCATION: Washington Southwest Waterfront, 550 Water Street SW, [Parking Lot at end Water Street at Circular Drive, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Kirk Monroe, 202-331-0175
WEB ADDRESS: as-e.com
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER holds a program on The World's Water: Crisis and Opportunity in the New Century with Peter Gleick, President, Pacific Institute.
DATE: July 23, 2002
LOCATION: One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-287-3400
WEB ADDRESS: wwics.edu
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE holds a briefing entitled "After the Loya Jirga: What Next?" featuring Ross Reid, Afghanistan country director, NDI.
DATE: July 23, 2002
LOCATION: 2030 M Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-728-5656
WEB ADDRESS: ndi.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL AND THE MANHATTAN INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH hold a public forum to discuss the release of a new report, "Show Me the Money: Budget-Cutting Strategies for Cash-Strapped States." This report is a comprehensive evaluation of state budgets, offering ten strategies for cutting state budget deficits, including short-, medium-, and long-term plans for reducing the cost of government.
WHO: The speakers are:
Duane Parde, Executive Director, American Legislative Exchange Council
William D. Eggers, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
Chris Atkins, National Director of Tax and Fiscal Policy, American Legislative Exchange Council
DATE: July 23, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 529 14th St. N.W., 13th Fl., Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-997-4859
WEB ADDRESS: manhattan-institute.org
TIME: 10 A.M.
EVENT: AAA FOUNDATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY holds a news conference to release the results of a new study on what specific driving behaviors lead to car-truck crashes and what can be done to help prevent them. With over 5,000 people killed in car-truck crashes, it is essential for motorists to know the factors that contribute to crashes between cars and trucks.
WHO: The speakers are:
Peter Kissinger, AAA Foundation For Traffic Safety President And CEO
Bella Dinh-Zarr, AAA Director Of Traffic Safety Policy
Bill Wen, AAA Driver Training Instructor
Eddie Roberts, Professional Truck Driver, ATA America's Road Team
DATE: July 23, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 529 14th St. N.W., 13th Fl., Washington, DC
CONTACT: Mantill Williams, 202-942-2082
WEB ADDRESS: AAA.ORG
TIME: 11 a.m.
EVENT: CATO INSTITUTE holds a book forum on Who Rules the Root? ICANN, Domain Names, and the Battle over Internet Governance.
WHO: The speakers are:
Milton Mueller, Author, Ruling the Root: Internet Governance and the Taming of Cyberspace
Ira C. Magaziner*, SJS Advisors
Michael M. Roberts, The Darwin Group
Harold Feld, Media Access Project.
DATE: July 23, 2002
LOCATION: Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-789-5229
WEB ADDRESS:cato.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: MIDDLE EAST INSTITUTE holds a program featuring Tom Dowling, just-retired head of Middle East analysis for the Bureau of Intelligence and Research at the State Department provide his perspective on The Arab-Israeli Peace Process: Enduring Elements.
DATE: July 23, 2002
LOCATION: MEI, 1761 N Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-785-1141
WEB ADDRESS: mideasti.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: CATO INSTITUTE holds a news conference to discuss the release of a national poll on Social Security Reform in the Midst of Wall Street Turmoil.
WHO: The speakers are:
John Zogby, president, Zogby International
Michael Tanner, Cato
DATE: July 23, 2002
LOCATION: Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-789-5229
WEB ADDRESS: cato.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: HERITAGE FOUNDATION holds a program "A Conservative Labor Department: A Contradiction in Terms," featuring D. Cameron Findlay, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor.
DATE: July 23, 2002
LOCATION: 214 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-675-1752
WEB ADDRESS: heritage.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: AMERICAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (AMS), BINDVIEW CORPORATION, CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES, SABRE INC., CATO INSTITUTE, THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (ITAA), TRUSTE AND VISIONICS hold a forum on Private Sector Security Solutions for Homeland Defense.
WHO: The speakers are:
Rep. Lamar Smith, R, TX
Drew Clarke, senior writer, National Journal's Tech Daily
DATE: July 23, 2002
LOCATION: B-339 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Lillian Pace: 202-775-1800
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW holds a briefing on International Financial Institutions and Responses to September 11th.
WHO: The speakers are:
François P. Gianviti, General Counsel, International Monetary Fund
Roberto Nolasco, Deputy General Counsel, Inter-American Development Bank
Ko-Yung Tung, General Counsel, World Bank
Kenneth W. Hansen, Partner, Chadbourne & Parke LLP, and former General Counsel, U.S. Export-Import Bank
DATE: July 23, 2002
LOCATION: The American Society of International Law, 2223 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-939-6000
WEB ADDRESS: asil.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: WOMAN'S NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB presents John Hanny former food and wine consultant in the White House discussing and signing copies of Secrets from the White House Kitchens.
DATE: July 23, 2002
LOCATION: 1526 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-232-7363
WEB ADDRESS: democraticwomen.org
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds its "Luncheon Newsmaker" news program featuring C. Boyden Gray on Judicial Nominations.
DATE: July 23, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-662-7500
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
TIME: 3 p.m.
EVENT: ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY STUDY INSTITUTE holds an overview of climate change science and a look at the priorities of NOAA's climate change program entitled "Global Climate Change: An Overview of the Science and NOAA's Priorities."
WHO: The speakers are:
Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., (U.S. Navy, retired.) Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator
Dr. James R. Mahoney, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Director of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program Office
Dr. Daniel L. Albritton, Director, NOAA Aeronomy Laboratory, Boulder, CO
Bryan Hannegan, Staff Scientist (Min.), Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Margaret Spring, Democratic Senior Counsel, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
DATE: July 23, 2002
LOCATION: 562 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-628-1400
WEB ADDRESS:eesi.org
TIME: 3:45 p.m.
EVENT: SEN. EDWARD M. KENNEDY, SEN. BOB GRAHAM AND SEN. ZELL MILLER hold a news conference to discuss the Senate votes on prescription drug plans. The senators will discuss the need to pass a real prescription drug benefit for all Americans and the outlook after the vote.
DATE: July 23, 2002
LOCATION: Senate Radio-TV, Gallery, Room S-325 of the U.S. Capitol
CONTACT: Stephanie Cutter and Jim Manley, 202-224-2633
WEB ADDRESS: senate.gov
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: KENNEDY CENTER MILLENIUM STAGE presents Kir Stefan Choir from Serbia performing sacred and traditional songs.
DATE: July 23, 2002
LOCATION: 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-416-8000
WEB ADDRESS: kennedy-center.org
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
EVENT: WASHINGTON CATHEDRAL Summer Festival Organ Recital featuring Edward M. Nassor, the carillonneur of Washington National Cathedral and the director-carillonneur of the Netherlands Carillon in Arlington, Virginia, performing on the recently restored 53-bell carillon.
DATE: July 23, 2002
LOCATION: Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-537-6248
WEB ADDRESS: cathedral.org
