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EVENTS ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2002
TIME: All Day
EVENT: GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY holds the Global Forum 2002 themed A World In Transition The Promise Of Broadband Services Towards The Multimedia And Knowledge Society.
AGENDA: Highlight:
8 a.m. --E-Government: City, State And Federal / Government Challenges In Assuring Equal Opportunities For Access To Digital Technology
Robert A. Morin, Deputy Commissioner of Competition Compliance and Operations Branch Competition Bureau, Industry Canada, Canada
Gabrielle Gauthey, Director, Information and Communication Technologies, Caisse des Dépots et Consignations (CDC), France
Hon. Edith Cresson, Former Prime Minister, France
Alain Louis Mie, Senior Vice President International Public Affairs & Co-operation, France Telecom, France
Costis Toregas, President, Public Technology Inc. (PTI), USA
Larbi Ajjoul, Former Secretary of State, New Technologies and Post, Morocco
DATE: October 18, 2002
LOCATION: 805 - 21ST Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-994-1423
WEB ADDRESS: gwu.edu
TIME: All Day
EVENT: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY Washington College of Law will host the 7th Annual International Wildlife Law Conference themed The Convention on Biological Diversity--A Ten-Year Report Card.
AGENDA: Highlights:
9 a.m. Opening Remarks
Wil Burns, co-chair, American Society of International Law, Wildlife Interest Group
9:20 a.m. - Implementation of the CBD in Africa
William Weiner, professor of law and Director of International Law Programs, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, MI
Dr. Loretta Feris, associate director, International Legal Studies Program, Washington College of Law, American University, discussing An African Model for Biodiversity Protection: Can We Make It Work?
Michael Kidd, School of Law, University of Natal, South Africa, discussing, The Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity in South Africa
10:30 a.m.- Regional, National Implementation of the CBD: Pacific Rim and SE Asia
Wil Burns, co-chair, American Society of International Law, Wildlife Interest Group
Santiago Carrizosa, Stephen Brush & Brian Wright Research Ecologists, Genetic Resources Conservation Program, University of California, Davis, discussing Designing and Implementing Access and Benefit Sharing Regulations in the Pacific Rim Region: A Comparative Analysis
Todd Sigarty, president of International Natural Resources Legal Program, Portland, Ore., discussing Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Southeast Asia; With a Focus on Cambodia and Lao PDR
12:30 p.m. - Special Issues in Implementation of the CBD
Howard S. Schiffman, adjunct assistant professor, New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies
Anna George, Department of Biology, St. Louis University, discussing An Omission in Article 2 of the Convention on Biological Diversity: Why Species Concepts are Critical for Global Conservation Efforts
1:50 p.m. - Carroll Muffett, director, International Programs, Defenders of Wildlife, discussing Invasive Species and the CBD: An Issue and a Treaty at a Crossroads
2:30 p.m. - Chris Hedley, trainee barrister, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, United Kingdom and editor, OceanLaw, discussing The Convention on Biological Diversity and the Marine Environment
3:30 p.m. - Edmund Couzens, School of Law, University of Natal, South Africa, discussing Different Global Perspectives on Conservation: CITES: The IWC, the Africa Elephant and the Whale
4:20 p.m. - Wil Burns, co-chair, American Society of International Law, Wildlife Interest Group, discussing The World Summit on Sustainable Development and the Convention on Biological Diversity: An Exercise in Futility
DATE: October 18, 2002
LOCATION: 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-885-5950
WEB ADDRESS:au.edu
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER AND COUNCIL FOR A COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES hold a conference to preview the November meeting of the Community of Democracies in Seoul, Korea. The Community of Democracies movement was launched in June 2000 in Warsaw, Poland as the first attempt to unite democracies from around the world in order to consolidate and expand on democratic gains made since the end of the Cold War. The conference will examine international threats and challenges to democracy in presentations by representatives of Freedom House and the Open Society Institute.
AGENDA: Highlights:
9 a.m. - An Overview of the Community of Democracies
Michael van Dusen, Deputy Director, Woodrow Wilson International
Center for Scholars
Ambassador Mark Palmer, President, Capital Development Company
Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs
"The International Democracy Movement"
Chang-Beom Cho, Deputy Foreign Minister, Republic of Korea
"The Seoul Community of Democracies Conference"
Amb. Carlos Portales, Director General for Foreign Policy, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, Republic of Chile,
"Towards the Santiago Community of Democracies Conference"
Walt Raymond, President, Council for a Community of Democracies and
Robert Herman, Co-Director, Democracy Coalition Project,
"The Non-Governmental Forum: Crafting an Action Plan"
10:45 a.m. - Challenges and Threats to Democracy
Frank Carlucci, Chairman, The Carlyle Group
Ambassador Robert Hunter, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Council for a
Community of Democracies,
"Democracy and Terrorism"
Jennifer Windsor, Executive Director, Freedom House,
"The Global State of Democracy"
Morton Halperin, Director, Open Society Institute, Washington Office,
"The Independent Task Force on Threats to Democracy"
Omar Noman, Deputy Director Human Development Report Office, United Nations
Development Program, "Democracy and Development"
1:30 p.m. - The Future of Democracy -- Regional Views
Herman Cohen, former State Department Assistant Secretary for African
Affairs
South Asia: Gautam Adhikari, Senior Consultant, National Endowment for
Democracy
Africa: Chris Fumunyoh, Senior Advisor, Africa, National Democratic
Institute
The Americas: Ambassador Carlos Portales
Middle East: Adel Abdellatif, United Nations Development Program
DATE: October 18, 2002
LOCATION: One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
CONTACT: Jake Gillespie or Bob LaGamma, 202-789-9771
WEB ADDRESS: wwics.edu
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: WPFW AND DC CAMPAIGN FOR TREATMENT hold a program on "Help Em Up: Don't Lock Em Up."
DATE: October 18, 2002
LOCATION: 2390 Champlain Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-216-0035
WEB ADDRESS: dcmeasure62.com
TIME: 10:15 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE holds a lecture entitled Assessing the U.S. Record: Afghanistan One Year Later featuring Andrew Natsios, U.S. Agency for International Development.
DATE: October 18, 2002
LOCATION: 1150 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-862-5933
WEB ADDRESS:aei.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: DEFENSE FORUM FOUNDATION holds a luncheon program featuring Dr. Paul Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary of Defense discussing "An Overview of the War on Terrorism."
DATE: October 18, 2002
LOCATION: 2168 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 703-534-4313
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds its "Luncheon Newsmaker" news program featuring David Pottruck, President and Co-CEO of Charles Schwab.
DATE: October 18, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-662-7500
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: POLITICS & PROSE BOOKSTORE presents Dave Eggers discussing and signing copies of You Shall Know Our Velocity which tells the story of Will and Hand, two young men from Wisconsin. When Will receives an unexpected large sum of cash, the two of them undertake a world-wide adventure in attempt to give it all away to needy and deserving people.
DATE: October 18, 2002
LOCATION: 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-364-1919
WEB ADDRESS: politics-prose.com
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: ANACOSTIA WATERSHED SOCIETY holds a ceremony and news conference honoring the 30th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act, and National Water Quality Monitoring Day.
WHO: The speakers are:
Washington DC Mayor Anthony Williams
Benjamin Grumbles, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency
Tim McBride, VP Washington Public Affairs, DaimlerChrysler Corporation
Glenn Gerstel, Chairman of the DC Water and Sewer Authority
Robert Boone of AWS
Doug Siglin of Chesapeake Bay
Kathleen Rogers of Earth Day Network
DATE: October 18, 2002
LOCATION: Anacostia Community Boathouse, 1105 O St., SE. Washington, DC
CONTACT: Robert Boone, 301-699-6204
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a lecture on Tutankhamon and the Sequel to the 'Heresy of Akhenaten' with Marianne Eaton-Krauss, of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Science and Humanities.
DATE: October 18, 2002
LOCATION: 1615 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-663-5626
WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: KENNEDY CENTER MILLENIUM STAGE presents Alejandro Muzio and his group performing his original compositions for strings, piano, and bandoneòn that evoke the urban traditions of Latin America.
DATE: October 18, 2002
LOCATION: 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-416-8000
WEB ADDRESS: kennedy-center.org
TIME: 7:30 a.m.
EVENT: WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS holds the 29th anniversary concert of "Sweet Honey In The Rock."
DATE: October 18, 2002
LOCATION: Warner Theater, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-533-1863
WEB ADDRESS: wpas.org
