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EVENTS ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2002
TIME: 9:15 a.m.
EVENT: ECONOMIC STRATEGY INSTITUTE AND THE OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE hold a policy forum on Is the Pacific Rim Re-Thinking Globalization? discussing the conclusions of the APEC CEO Summit 2002.
WHO: The speakers are:
Thomas Palley, Director of the Open Society Institute's Globalization Reform Project
Clyde Prestowitz, President of the Economic Strategy Institute
Dr. Hilton Root, Senior Fellow at the Economic Strategy Institute
DATE: December 17, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Franck Journoud, 202-326-8548 or Chris Madison, 202-721 5642
WEB ADDRESS: econstrat.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE Religion and Peacemaking Initiative holds a symposium on Would an Invasion of Iraq Be a "Just War"?
WHO: The speakers are:
George Hunsinger, Professor, Princeton Theological Seminary.
Gerard Powers, Director of the Office of International Justice and Peace, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Robert Royal, President, Faith and Reason Institute.
Susan Thistlethwaite, President, Chicago Theological Seminary.
David Smock, Director, Religion and Peacemaking Initiative, U.S. Institute of Peace
DATE: December 17, 2002
LOCATION: 1200 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202.429.3824
WEB ADDRESS:usip.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA AND NATIONAL CREDIT REPORTING ASSOCIATION
release a new study on the state of consumer credit based on an examination of over 500,000 consumer credit files. The study reveals striking differences in the scores of the same consumer at different credit reporting agencies.
WHO: The speakers are:
Stephen Brobeck, Executive Director, Consumer Federation of America
Terry Clemans, Executive Director, National Credit Reporting Association
DATE: December 17, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Jack Gillis, 202-737-0766
WEB ADDRESS: cfa.org
TIME: 11 a.m.
EVENT: CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES will hold a conference call briefing to discuss a new Center analysis by Richard Kogan. The analysis reveals that Congress will cut various domestic programs below the Congressional Budget Office baseline (i.e., below the 2002 levels adjusted for inflation, which are the levels necessary to maintain current levels of service).
WHO: The speakers are:
Robert Greenstein, Executive Director
Richard Kogan, Senior Budget Fellow
DATE: December 17, 2002
CONTACT: Michelle Bazie, 202-408-1080.
WEB ADDRESS:cbpp.org
TIME: 11 a.m.
EVENT: HERITAGE FOUNDATION holds a program entitled "The U.S.-Japan Alliance And The Taiwan Factor."
WHO: The speakers are:
Prof. Peter Pi-Chao Chen, Former Taiwan Vice Minister of Defense
Vice Admiral Hideaki Kaneda, ret., The Okazaki Institute,
Prof. Ching-Fu Chen, National Cheng-Chih University
Prof. James E. Auer, Vanderbilt University
Prof. June Teufel Dreyer, University of Miami
Prof. Arthur Waldron, University of Pennsylvania
DATE: December 17, 2002
LOCATION: 214 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-675-1752
WEB ADDRESS:heritage.org
TIME: 11 a.m.
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER holds a Director's Forum on Value of Family with Dr. Ruth Westheimer, noted author, teacher, and therapist.
DATE: December 17, 2002
LOCATION: One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-287-3400
WEB ADDRESS: wwics.edu
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: WOMAN'S NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB presents John B. Judis, senior editor of the New Republic and discussing Beyond November 5 to a Victory in 2004: The Emerging Democratic Majority.
DATE: December 17, 2002
LOCATION: 1526 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-232-7363
WEB ADDRESS: democraticwomen.org
TIME: 1 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL IMMIGRATION FORUM presents a telephone news conference to discuss DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY: WILL IMMIGRANTS GET CAUGHT IN A 'PERFECT STORM'?
AGENDA: Call 1-888-747-3446 or (703) 871-3086 and ask for the press briefing on "Immigrants and the Department of Homeland Security" (confirmation # 6856851)
WHO: The speakers are:
Margie McHugh, New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC)
Josh Hoyt, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Aura Sanchez Garfunkel, Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition
Angelica Salas, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angles
Cecilia Muñoz, National Council of La Raza
DATE: December 17, 2002
CONTACT: 202-544-0004
WEB ADDRESS: immigrationforum.org
TIME: 4 p.m.
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER holds a Book Launch and Discussion of Heart of War with Author Gwyn Prins is Alliance Professor jointly at the London School of Economics and Political Science and at Columbia University, New York.
DATE: December 17, 2002
LOCATION: One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-287-3400
WEB ADDRESS: wwics.edu
TIME: 4 p.m.
EVENT: WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION holds a program to provide an update on international e-commerce policy developments featuring Michelle O'Neill, deputy assistant secretary, Information Technology Industries, Commerce Department.
DATE: December 17, 2002
LOCATION: Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-312-1600
WEB ADDRESS: wita.org
TIME: 4 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds its "Afternoon Newsmaker" news program featuring The Ambassador of Greece to the United States, George Savvaides, will discuss "The 2004 Athens Olympics: Challenge and Opportunity for Greece."
DATE: December 17, 2002
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-662-7500
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
TIME: 5:30 p.m.
EVENT: CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a program on Europe Aft the Summits with Javier Solana, former NATO secretary general and Zbigniew Brzezinski, CSIS.
DATE: December 17, 2002
LOCATION: 1800 K Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Mark Schoeff, 202-775-3242
WEB ADDRESS:csis.org
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: KENNEDY CENTER MILLENIUM STAGE presents Duo Con Brio featuring flutist Barbara Vigil and guitarist Kevin Vigil pairing flute and piccolo with guitar to perform holiday arrangements and traditional music.
DATE: December 17, 2002
LOCATION: 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-416-8000
WEB ADDRESS: kennedy-center.org
