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EVENTS ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2003
TIME: All Day
EVENT: DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE holds its annual winter meeting.
AGENDA: Highlight:
12 noon -- Terry McAuliffe, DNC Chairman "Pen and Pad" Strategy briefing
DATE: February 20, 2003
LOCATION: Hyatt Regency -- Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-863-8148
WEB ADDRESS: dnc.org
TIME: All Day
EVENT: WORLD MEDIA ASSOCIATION holds a conference on the "Mission of the Media and World Peace: Responsibilities in a Time of Crisis."
AGENDA: Highlight:
7 p.m. -- Opening program
Dr. Chung Hwan Kwak, president, UPI
Sen. Richard Lugar
DATE: February 20, 2003
LOCATION: Sheraton National Hotel, Arlington, VA
CONTACT: 202-636-3124
WEB ADDRESS: wmassassociation.com
TIME: 7:30 a.m.
EVENT: NORTHERN VIRGINIA TECHNOLOGY COUCIL Business to Government (B2G) Series holds a program on Selling to the New GSA.
WHO: The speakers are:
Kevin Adams, Vice President, CDW Government, Inc.
Neal Fox, Assistant Commissioner, GSA Office of Acquisition
Charles A. Self, Deputy Commissioner, GSA Federal Technology Service
Rick Slifer, Senior Vice President for Corporate Development, SAIC
DATE: February 20, 2003
LOCATION: The Ritz-Carlton, 1700 Tysons Boulevard, McLean, VA
CONTACT: 703-904-7878
WEB ADDRESS: nvtc.org
TIME: 8 a.m.
EVENT: METROSTARSYSTEMS holds a forum on Real-World Solutions for HIPAA Compliance. The deadlines to be Compliant are April 16th and October 16th, 2003.
DATE: February 20, 2003
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Daniel Haney, 703-934-9210
WEB ADDRESS: metrostarsystems.com
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY holds a news conference to launch its Teen Suicide Prevention Initiative.
DATE: February 20, 2003
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Rob Caruano or Adina Ellis, 212-260-3401
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE holds a program on "Dangerous Liaisons: Russia and the Axis of Evil"
WHO: The speakers are:
Ariel Cohen, Heritage Foundation
Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center
Demitri Trenin, Carnegie Moscow Center
Leon Aron, AEI
DATE: February 20, 2003
LOCATION: 1150 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-862-5933
WEB ADDRESS: aei.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: AAA FOUNDATION holds a news conference to release its Dangerous Road Users Study.
DATE: February 20, 2003
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Kate Zimmerman 202-942-2069
WEB ADDRESS: aaa.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: AAA FOUNDATION presents Dangerous Road Users Studies news conference.
DATE: February 20, 2003
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Kate Zimmerman, 202-942-2069
WEB ADDRESS: aaa.org.
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS holds its annual Federal Engineer of the Year Award luncheon program.
DATE: February 20, 2003
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Polly Collins, 703-684-2853
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds its "Luncheon Newsmaker" news program on Previewing the U.S. Summit on Sex Trafficking.
WHO: The speakers are:
Linda Smith, Founder of Shared Hope International
Michele Clark, Co-Director of the Protection Project at the Johns Hopkins University School for Advanced International Studies.
DATE: February 20, 2003
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 703-683-5004 ext. 112 or 703-863-2861
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: CATO INSTITUTE presents Social Security University entitled Personal Accounts: Facts and Fantas
Personal accounts sound like a good idea, but many people have doubts. This session will address the toughest objections made against personal retirement accounts, including issues of affordability, and market risk.
WHO: The speakers are:
Michael Tanner, director of the Cato Institute's Project on Social Security Choice
Andrew Biggs, Social Security analyst, Cato Institute, and former staffer to the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security
DATE: February 20, 2003
LOCATION: B-339 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-789-5229
WEB ADDRESS: cato.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: WOMAN'S NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB presents Ambassador Lalit Mansingh Ambassador of India to the United States.
DATE: February 20, 2003
LOCATION: 1526 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-232-7363
WEB ADDRESS: democraticwomen.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA SERVICES holds a news conference and release of a seminal new report, "The Stop Cancer Before It Starts Campaign: How to Win the Losing War Against Cancer."
WHO: The speakers are:
Samuel Epstein, M.D., Chairman, Cancer Prevention Coalition
Nicholas Ashford, Ph.D., J.D., Professor of Technology and Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Richard Clapp, MPH, D.Sc., Professor of Public Health, Boston University
DATE: February 20, 2003
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Elizabeth Ensley, 202-563-6670
WEB ADDRESS: ems.org
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
EVENT: FEDERALIST SOCIETY FOR LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES holds a debate on Miguel Estrada's nomination, the Senate's filibuster, and the recent unprecedented interest group lobbying efforts concerning judicial confirmations
WHO: The speakers are:
Boyden Gray, Chairman, Committee for Justice and former White House Counsel
Nan Aron, President, Alliance for Justice
Neil Lewis, The New York Times
DATE: February 20, 2003
LOCATION: National Press Club; Holeman Lounge; 529 14th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-822-8138
WEB ADDRESS: fed-soc.org
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION holds Iraq Series presents Preparing for a War with Iraq: Coalition Building and Homeland Defense.
WHO: The speakers are:
James B. Steinberg, Vice President and Director, Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings
Daniel Byman, Assistant Professor, Security Studies Program, Georgetown University;
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings
Philip H. Gordon, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, and Director, Center on the
United States and France, Brookings
Fiona Hill, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings
Michael E. O'hanlon, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, and the Sydney Stein Jr. Chair,
Brookings
DATE: February 20, 2003
LOCATION: Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-797-6105
WEB ADDRESS: brookings.edu
TIME: 3 p.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE holds a program on "South Korea At the Dawn of the Roh Mu Hyun Era: Problems and Prospects."
WHO: The speakers are:
James R. Lilley, AEI
Moon Chung-in, Yonsei University
Victor Cha, Georgetown University
Stephen Costello, Atlantic Council
Nicholas Eberstadt, AEI
DATE: February 20, 2003
LOCATION: 1150 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-862-5933
WEB ADDRESS: aei.org
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: KENNEDY CENTER MILLENIUM STAGE features Internationally recognized artists FLUTAR (Joseph Cunliffe, flutist and Giorgia Cavallaro, guitarist) performing Classical and World Music from Latin America and Ireland, traditional music from America, and original music inspired by melodies of the world.
DATE: February 20, 2003
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, VIRGINA PRESS ASSOCIATION, ASSOCIATION OF NEWSPAPER EDITORS, AND THE NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA present the Opportunities 2003 Minority Job Fair.
DATE: February 20, 2003
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 presents On A Grander Scale: The Outstanding Life of Sir Christopher Wren, featuring biographer and historian Lisa Jardine painting a fascinating portrait of the 17th-century architect and inventor.
DATE: February 20, 2003
LOCATION: 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-364-1919
WEB ADDRESS: politics-prose.com
