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EVENTS ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2002
TIME: All Day
EVENT: E-GOV holds its Information Assurance Conference. In the dynamic field of Information Assurance, you need to know about innovative technologies and solutions as they develop
AGENDA: Highlights:
8 a.m. What's Wrong with INFOSEC?
Michel E. Kabay, Associate Professor of Information Assurance, Norwich University
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 800-746-0099
WEB ADDRESS: e-gov.com
TIME: All Day
EVENT: AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION holds its 2002 National Convention & Aerospace Technology Exposition.
AGENDA: Highlights:
10 a.m. - Policy Forum: ANG's Role in Homeland Defense with Lt Gen Daniel James, III, Director, Air National Guard
12 noon -- Secretary 's Luncheon with Secretary of the Air Force James G. Roche
DATE: September 18 2002
LOCATION: Marriott-Wardman Park, 2660 Woodley Road NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 703-247-5843
WEB ADDRESS: afa.org
TIME: 7:30 a.m.
EVENT: National Association of Manufacturers holds an issue briefing breakfast featuring Tom Davis, R-VA, Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, who will provide an in-depth look into the 2002 elections.
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: Grand Hyatt, 1000 H Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202- 637-3093
WEB ADDRESS: nam.org
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS presents "Are We Really Partners? Assessing the Future of Transatlantic Relations," with Javier Solana, Secretary General of the Council of the EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, NATO.
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 212-434-9537
WEB ADDRESS: cfr.org
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: THE GLOBAL BUSINESS DIALOGUE, AND NATIONAL FOREIGN TRADE COUNCIL hold a program on Doha Agenda - A Series on the New WTO Trade Round entitled E-Commerce and the WTO."
WHO: The speakers are:
Kenneth Schagrin, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Laura Lane, AOL Time Warner
Andrea Camanzi, Telecom Italia
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: Capital Hilton, 16th and K Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-463-5074
WEB ADDRESS: gbdinc.org
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: MIDDLE EAST INSTITUTE holds a program discussing Iraq Kurdistan featuring Ambassador William Eagleton.
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: MEI, 1761 N Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-785-1141
WEB ADDRESS: mideasti.org
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE holds a news conference to unveil The State of Health Care Quality: 2002.
WHO: The speakers are:
Margaret E. O'Kane, NCQA President
David Kreiss, Special Assistant to the Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
John Rother, Director, Legislation and Public Policy, AARP
Nathaniel Clark, M.D., M.S., R.D., Vice President for Clinical Affairs, American Diabetes Association
Francois de Brantes, Program Leader, Health Care Initiatives, General Electric
Jay Fulkerson, President, Touchpoint Health Plan.
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, First Amendment Lounge, 529 14th Street NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-955-3509
WEB ADDRESS: ncqa.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: CONSTIUM CITIZENS WOTH DISABILITIES holds a news conference to discuss oppose a Medicare competitive bidding plan.
WHO: The speakers are:
Sen. Max Cleland, D-GA
Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-LA
Nicole Johnson, health advocate for Miss America
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: 138 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 703-836-6263
WEB ADDRESS: protectaccess.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: OXFAM INTERNATIONAL holds a news conference to launch the " What's That IN Your Coffee" Campaign.
WHO: The speakers are:
Bianaca Jagger, Activist
Rep. Sam Farr, D-CA
Raymond Offenheiser, Oxfam President
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: West Front Lawn, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 703-836-2258
WEB ADDRESS: Oxfam.org
EVENT: 10:15 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE Seminar Series In Public Finance presents
Do Consolidated Trials Favor Plaintiffs In Litigation?
WHO: The speakers are:
Michelle J. White, University of California at San Diego
Michael S. Greve, AEI
Kevin A. Hassett, AEI
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: 1150 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-862-5933
WEB ADDRESS: aei.org
TIME: 10:30 a.m.
EVENT: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY Department of Government (William V. and Madge L. O'Brien Fund) and the Joseph P. and Rose F. Kennedy Institute of Ethics presents Sir Michael Quinlan, former British permanent under-secretary at the Ministry of Defense and visiting professor at the Centre for Defense Studies at King's College, London discussing "The Future of Nuclear Weapons."
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: Riggs Library, 37TH and O Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-687-4328
WEB ADDRESS:Georgetown.edu
TIME: 11 a.m.
EVENT: CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS ON PALESTINE holds a luncheon briefing to discuss Casualty of War: The Palestinian Economy
WHO: The speakers are:
Hiba L. Husseini, Founder/Managing Partner, Husseini and Dajani Attorneys and Counselors at Law, Jerusalem;
Bassim S. Khoury, Founder/ General Manager, Pharmacare plc, Ramallah;
Samir Hulileh, Founder / Board Member, Paltrade, Palestine Trade Promotion Organization; and the Palestine Banking Corporation
Ibrahim Barham, Chairman of the Board, Palestinian Information Technology Association of Companies (PITA) for the Palestinian Authority
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: 2425 Virginia Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-338-1290
WEB ADDRESS: palestinecenter.org
TIME: 11 a.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL LOW INCOME HOUSING holds a news conference releasing Out of Reach 2002, its annual report that looks at housing affordability in every jurisdiction in the country.
WHO: The speakers are:
Sen. Paul Sarbanes, D-MD
Rep. Barney Frank, D-MA
Bernie Sanders, I-VT
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: SC-4, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-622-1530
WEB ADDRESS: nlihc.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: NATIONAL ECONOMIST CLUB holds its luncheon program with Mark Olson, Governor, Federal Reserve System, will speak on "Corporate Governance--Its Impact on the Marketplace."
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: Chinatown Garden Restaurant, 618 H St., NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 703-739-9404
WEB ADDRESS: national-economists.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER holds a program on Building Peace and Democracy in Macedonia with Nikola Dimitrov, Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to the U.S.
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-287-3400
WEB ADDRESS: wwics.edu
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY holds a program on "American Foreign Policy Towards South Asia: Quest for a Future."
WHO: The speakers are:
Ambassador Teresita Schaeffer, Center for Strategic and International Studies former ambassador to Sri Lanka
Mushahid Hussain, former information minister, Government of Pakistan
Dr. Ritu Vij, director, South Asia Project, American University.
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-885-5950
WEB ADDRESS:au.edu
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a lecture entitled "Power and Powerlessness: Factors in Devising Strategies for Social and Political Change" with Lisa VeneKlasen, co-founder of Just Associates.
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-663-5626
WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE features Benjamin Simon, U.S. Department of the Interior discussing "Recreation Fees - Where Policy Came From, Where It Is, and Where It Might Be Going."
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: 1616 P Street, NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-328-5000
WEB ADDRESS: rff.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a lecture entitled "Venezuela: Political and Economic Outlook" with Maria Beatriz Orlando, research associate at the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation.
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: Room 517, `1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-663-5626
WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a lecture entitled "Angola's Continuing Humanitarian Crisis After Peace" with Ada Williams, a representative from Refugees International.
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: Room 417, 1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-663-5626
WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds its "Luncheon Newsmaker" news program-featuring documentary
filmmaker, Ken Burns, discussing public television series, The Civil War."
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-662-7500
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
TIME: 1 p.m.
EVENT: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE holds a program on Center for Workforce Preparation, in association with Verizon Superpages and the National Institute for Literacy, is sponsoring a Webcast discussion to encourage the business community to provide workplace literacy and skills training.
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: 1615 H Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-463-5682
WEB ADDRESS: uschamber.com
TIME: 1 p.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY Washington College of Law's "Race, Crime and Politics" class will host a discussion of racial profiling entitled "Racial Profiling: Still a Problem for African American Men and Women" featuring Penelope Marshall, chief federal defender for the state of Delaware, was stopped by police two years ago, beginning a two-year odyssey to clear her name. Ms. Marshall, an African American woman, was driving her car in Delaware when the police stopped her. At the time, police were looking for two white men, reportedly driving a white car with a different license plate number; but Ms. Marshall was stopped and detained anyway
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-885-5950
WEB ADDRESS:au.edu
TIME: 3 p.m.
EVENT: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE holds a program on "Corporate Governance Explained: The Real Impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002."
WHO: The speakers are:
Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
James Glassman, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
David Kornblau, Chief Litigation Counsel, Division of Enforcement, S.E.C.
David McIntosh, Partner, Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw
Greg Zerzan, Senior Counsel, House Committee on Financial Services
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: 1615 H Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-463-5682
WEB ADDRESS: uschamber.com
TIME: 5 p.m.
EVENT: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY BMW Center for German & European Studies of Georgetown's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown's Department of French, the Alliance Française, and the Cultural Services of the Embassy of France features French Senator and former French Minister of Justice Robert Badinter, discussing "Victor Hugo and the Death Penalty." Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg will introduce Senator Badinter.
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: Riggs Library, 37TH and O Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-687-4328
WEB ADDRESS:Georgetown.edu
TIME: 5:30 p.m.
EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a lecture entitled hold a forum, "President Musharraf's Anti-Terrorism Program: Real or Sham?" featuring Charles Kennedy, a professor at Wake Forest University, former director
of the American Institute of Pakistan Studies and author of several
books related to Pakistan.
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-663-5626
WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS ON PALESTINE holds a briefing to discuss Freedom Summer Report: Personal Accounts from Occupied Palestine
WHO: The international observers:
Huwaida Arraf
John Everhart
Adam Shapiro
Crystal Sylvia
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: 2425 Virginia Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-338-1290
WEB ADDRESS: palestinecenter.org
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: KENNEDY CENTER MILLENIUM STAGE presents short Filmmakers Showcase featuring award-winning and first-time filmmakers, and see clips of their films.
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-416-8000
WEB ADDRESS: kennedy-center.org
TIME: 7 p.m.
EVENT: POLITICS & PROSE BOOKSTORE presents Jim Lehrer discussing and signing copies of his new novel, No Certain Rest. Set against the background of the battle of Antietam, Lehrer's book brings the stupidity of Union generals into sharp focus. In doing so, Lehrer, a former Marine, asks when it is justified to disobey ill-conceived military orders.
DATE: September 18, 2002
LOCATION: 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-364-1919
WEB ADDRESS: politics-prose.com
