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WEEK AHEAD EVENTS FOR MARCH 3-7, 2003
Tuesday, March 4, 2003
TIME: All Day
EVENT: Equity International presents The 2003 Homeland & Global Security Summit.
AGENDA: Highlights:
8 a.m. -- Making the United States & the World Safer and More Secure
William S. Loiry, President, Equity International
Robert Fitch, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, BAE Systems
Richard D. (Rick) Stephens, Vice President & General Manager
Homeland Security & Services, The Boeing Company
Steven R. Perkins, Senior Vice President, Public Sector Homeland Security, Oracle Corporation
Darryl Moody, Managing Director & Vice President, Community and Infrastructure Sector, BearingPoint
Jack La Grande, President, InfraGard Virginia, Board Member, National InfraGard Program
Timothy E. Priest, Director, Business Development, Greater Washington Initiative
Jonathan Chait, Senior Editor, The New Republic
John Boatman, Chief Content Officer, Jane's Information Group
Ani Luxner, Director of Marketing, Aviation Week's
Homeland Security & Defense, Corporate Resources For Homeland & Global Security
Governor James S. Gilmore, III, Moderator Chairman, Congressional Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction
Robert Fitch, Senior Vice President, Government Relations
BAE Systems
Richard D. (Rick) Stephens, Vice President & General Manager
Homeland Security & Services, The Boeing Company,
Steven R. Perkins, Senior Vice President
Public Sector, Homeland Security, Oracle Corporation
Jack La Grande, President, InfraGard Virginia, Board Member, National InfraGard Program
Harris Miller, President, Information Technology Association of America
Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr., U.S. Assistant Secretary of State
For Political-Military Affairs
1:30 p.m. - Security Funding
Welcoming Remarks
William S. Loiry, President, Equity International
Release of Equity International Report On Homeland Security Funding
Darryl Moody, Managing Director & Vice President, Community and Infrastructure Sector, BearingPoint
Federal Funding of Homeland Security in 2003 and 2004
Bill Hoagland, Director of Budget & Appropriations
Office of the Senate Majority Leader
Rep. Curt Weldon, Vice Chairman, House Armed Services Committee
DATE: March 4, 2003
LOCATION: Washington Convention Center, 900 9th Street NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Melanie Dougherty, 202-550-5059
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a program on "Russia and Europe" with Angela Stent, professor of government at the Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service and director of the Georgetown Center for Eurasia, Russia and Eastern Europe.
DATE: March 4, 2003
LOCATION: Room 806, 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-663-5626
WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: COMMERCE SECRETARY DON EVANS, USA FREEDOM CORPS, USAID, AND PEACE CORPS hold a news conference to launch the Digital Freedom Initiative. The initiative is an innovative approach toward global economic growth and poverty reduction.
DATE: March 4, 2003
LOCATION: Room 450 Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Connie Correll, 202-482-1065 or Clyde Ensslin, 202-482-7002
WEB ADDRESS: doc.gov
Wednesday, March 5, 2003
TIME: 12:15 p.m.
EVENT: CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE China Program lunch forum, Red Capitalists in China: Will Entrepreneurs Change the Party, with Professor Bruce Dickson of George Washington University.
DATE: March 5, 2003
LOCATION: CEIP, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-483-7600
WEB ADDRESS: ceip.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a program NEPAD, the African Union and African Conflict Management" with Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, senior minister of foreign affairs for the Republic of Senegal.
DATE: March 5, 2003
LOCATION: 1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
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 program "Civil Society and Corporations: Can They Work Together to Improve the Global Workplace?" with Kevin Quigley, principal of Quigley and Associates.
DATE: March 5, 2003
LOCATION: 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-663-5626
WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: MITSUBISHI MOTORS U.S.A. FOUNDATION AND PBS TV'S "TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBE" will co-sponsor the sixth annual "Unsung Heroines Awards" luncheon to recognize four women from across the nation whose dedication to the service of others has made a significant and positive impact on their communities.
WHO: The honorees are:
Cathy Bailey, will honor Ms. Bailey for her dedication to providing care for the children of incarcerated mothers through Operation Open Arms
Dr. America Bracho, will honor Dr. Bracho for her work as the founder of Latino Health Access
Gladys Sandlin, will honor Ms. Sandlin for her work as an advocate for the health care rights of Latinos through the Mission Neighborhood Health Center
Marcia Nowc, will honor for Ms. Nowc for her efforts to provide access to basic services to the community's underserved residents through Samaritan House
DATE: March 5, 2003
LOCATION: B. Smith's Restaurant at Union Station 50 Massachusetts Ave, NE, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Myllisa Lardieri, 202-828-9707
Thursday, March 6, 2003
TIME: 11:30 a.m.
EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Center for Transatlantic Relations at holds a program on "The Czech Republic's View on Current Transatlantic Challenges," with Cyril Svoboda, deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs of the Czech Republic.
DATE: March 6, 2003
LOCATION: 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, Dc
CONTACT: 202-663-5626
WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: NATIONAL ECONOMIST CLUB holds its luncheon program featuring Alice Rivlin, Brookings Institution.
DATE: March 6, 2003
LOCATION: Chinatown Garden, 618 H St., NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 703-739-9404
WEB ADDRESS: national-economists.org
Friday, March 7, 2003
TIME: All Day
EVENT: NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES holds its Congressional City Conference
AGENDA: Highlight:
eGovernment Leadership Institute
DATE: March 7, 2003
LOCATION: Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-626-3000
WEB ADDRESS: nlc.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: NATIONAL CHRISTIAN COMMITTEE news conference on Ford/Firestone Fraud in Latin America
DATE: March 7, 2003
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Jose Mendez, 703-298-1446
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION CENTRE observes International Women's Day
With a luncheon program entitled "Women and Orphans - the Face of AIDS in Africa."
WHO: The speakers are:
Grace Ssempala, Ugandan Ambassador to the United States
Dr. Jendayi Frazer, Special Asst to President and Sr. Director for Africa at the NSC
Dr. Desmond Johns, Director of the UNAIDS New York office
Stephanie Urdang, Advisor on Gender and HIV/AIDS, UNDP/UNIFEM
Laurie Garret, Newsday, Moderator
DATE: March 7, 2003
LOCATION: Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-454-2101
TIME: 3 p.m.
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER holds a program on Congress and Homeland Security: Politics, Process, and Prospects .
WHO: The speakers are:
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Tex.)
Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.)
Forrest Maltzman, associate professor of political science, George Washington University
Martin Kady, reporter, CQ Weekly.
Don Wolfensberger, Director, The Congress Project
DATE: March 7, 2003
LOCATION: One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-287-3400
WEB ADDRESS: wwics.edu
