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EVENTS ON TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2003
TIME: All Day
EVENT: FREE CONGRESS FOUNDATION holds a conference on Russia - USA: Towards A Political, Economic and Military Alliance.
AGENDA: Highlights:
9:30 a.m. - Session One
Science and Education Cooperation
Greg Guroff, President, Foundation for International Arts and Education
Edward Lozansky, President, American University in Moscow
Norman Neureiter, Science Advisor to Secretary of State
10:30 a.m. - Session Two
Is A U.S. - Russian Political & Military Alliance Possible?
Bruce Blair, President, Center for Defense Information
Nikolai Zlobin - Editor-in-Chief, Washington Profile
John Bolton - Undersecretary for Arms Control, U.S.
Department of State
Arkady Murashev - Robert Krieble Institute of Freedom and
Democracy
Celeste Wallander - Director, Russia and Eurasia Program,
Center for Strategic and International Studies
12:30 p.m. - Keynote Address By U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon
"A Congressional Perspective on U.S. - Russia Relations"
2 p.m. - Talk
Paul M. Weyrich, Chairman & CEO, Free Congress Foundation
"Missed Strategic Opportunities: The U.S. - Russian Relationship"
2:30 p.m. - Session Three
Coalition in the War on Terrorism.
Islamic Fundamentalism as a Factor in International Terrorism.
William S. Lind, Director, Center for Cultural Conservatism
Free Congress Foundation
Jim Jatras - Partner, Venable, Baetjer, Howard & Civiletti LLP
Former Foreign Policy Analyst, Senate Republican Policy Committee
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: 325 Dirksen Senate Office, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-204-5304 or 202-546-3000
WEB ADDRESS: freecongress.org
TIME: All Day
EVENT: ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE holds its National Leadership Conference.
AGENDA: Highlights:
12:30 p.m. - Why Christians Support Israel
Ralph Reed, President, Century Strategies, Co-Chairman, Stand for Israel
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: 1128 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Myrna Shinbaum, 212-885-7747
WEB ADDRESS: adl.org
TIME: All Day
EVENT: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REGULATORY UTILITY COMMISSIONERS AND NATIONAL ELECTRIC CARRIERS ASSOCIATION hold the "Second NARUC/NECA National Summit on Broadband Deployment: Accelerating the Transition."
AGENDA: Highlights:
David A. Svanda, NARUC President & Commissioner, Michigan PSC
Hilda Gay Legg, Administrator - Rural Utilities Service
Walter McCormick, President & CEO - USTA
The luncheon speaker
Nancy Victory, Asst Sec. of Commerce for Communications and Information and Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
FCC Commissioner Roundtable
Commissioner Kathleen Q. Abernathy
Commissioner Michael J. Copps
Commissioner Kevin J. Martin
Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: Hyatt Regency-Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA
CONTACT: 202-898-2200
WEB ADDRESS: naruc.org
TIME: 8 a.m.
EVENT: WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION holds a program on "Oh Canada! The State of U.S.-Canada Relations."
AGENDA: Now, more than ever, issues regarding border security are at the forefront of every aspect of governance, especially trade. Some feel that if the border works as it should, then the flow of US-Canadian trade activity will be safeguarded, with security and the economic well being of both countries are inextricably linked. Others feel that the pressure to tighten security will negatively affect the ability of goods and services to traverse frontiers. How have increased border regulations affected trade?
WHO: The speakers are:
Jay Ahern, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security
Bill Crosbie, Minister-Counsellor (Economic & Trade Policy), Embassy of Canada
Yancy Molnar, Government Relations Senior Specialist, DaimlerChrysler Corporation
Paul Frazer, Partner at Murphy Frazer & Selfridge, and former Canadian Diplomat.
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-312-1600
WEB ADDRESS: wita.org
TIME: 8 a.m.
EVENT: WORKFORCE ORGANIZATIONS FOR REGIONAL COLLABORATION holds its Second Annual Employer Appreciation Breakfast featuring Robert Peck, president, Greater Washington Board of Trade.
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Summer Spencer, 202-857-5991
WEB ADDRESS: woronline.org
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS host a breakfast briefing entitled: "How to Protect Medicare for Future Generations."
WHO: The speakers are:
Rep. Nancy Johnson, R-CT, Chairwoman of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee (invited)
Tom Scully, Administrator of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Jeff Lemieux, Director of Economic Studies at the Progressive Policy Institute
John C. Goodman, President of the NCPA
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: 2168 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Sean Tuffnell, 800-859-1154
WEB ADDRESS: ncpa.org
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY VOICES: HEALTHCARE FOR THE UNDERSERVED, AN INITIATIVE OF THE W. K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION, hold a press briefing to shed light on the health gap facing men, particularly men of color.
WHO: The speakers are:
Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Former Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
Georges Benjamin, M.D., Executive Director, American Public Health Association
Robert Guillaume, Actor & Author
Alonzo Mourning, NBA Basketball Player
Gail Warden, President and Chief Executive Officer, Henry Ford Health System
Joseph Betancourt, M.D., M.P.H., Senior Scientist, Senior Scientist, Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School
Alwyn Cohall, M.D., Principal Investigator and Director of the Harlem Health Promotion Center, and Associate Professor of Clinical Public Health and Pediatrics at the Mailman School of Public Health and New York Presbyterian Hospital.
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Paul DelPonte, 202-872-4860 x238
TIME: 9 a.m.
EVENT: ARMS CONTROL ASSOCIATION holds a news conference on "New
Nuclear Weapons vs. Nonproliferation: The Choice Before Congress."
WHO: The speakers are:
Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.
Dr. Sidney Drell, Stanford University
Dr. Matthew McKinzie, Natural Resources Defense Council
Daryl Kimball, Arms Control Association
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: Hall of States, 444 N. Capitol Street NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Wade Boese, 202-463-8270 ext.104
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: HERITAGE FOUNDATION holds a program entitled The Role of the U.S.-Japan Alliance in East Asia's Strategic Environment.
WHO: The speakers are:
Fukushiro Nukaga, H.R.-LDP
Takashi Nishioka, President, Mitsubishi Corp
Noboru Hoshuyama, Former Director-General, Defense Facilities Administration Agency
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: 214 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-675-1752
WEB ADDRESS: heritage.org
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LAW, MEDICINE & ETHICS holds a program on pain management
AGENDA: The heightened awareness among the public of the use and misuse of prescription pain medications has led to an explosion of discussions, misconceptions, questions and concerns about the medical, legal and ethical boundaries of pain management.
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: National Press Club, First Amendment Room, 529 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 301-652-1558
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION Task Force on Corporate Responsibility holds a news conference releasing a report urging changes in corporate governance policies. The report stresses constructive skepticism and active independent oversight of company executives, coupled with sharper duties for corporate lawyers to act in the best interests of the corporation when faced with illegal conduct by company officers.
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: Grand Hyatt, 1000 H Street NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-662-1090
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE BROOKINGS JOINT CENTER holds a program entitled "Innovations in Climate Change Policy."
WHO: The speakers are:
Robert W. Hahn, Joint Center
James Connaughton, Council on Environmental Quality
Scott Barrett, Johns Hopkins University
Richard B. Stewart, New York University
Jonathan B. Wiener, Duke University
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: 1150 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-862-5933
WEB ADDRESS: aei.org
TIME: 11a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE DEMOCRATIC Whip Steny Hoyer, D-MD, holds his regular pen and pad briefing.
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: H-306, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Laura Nichols, 202-225-0100
WEB ADDRESS: house.gov
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: INTERNATIONAL ANTIPROHIBITIONIST LEAGUE holds a news conference to discuss amending the three UN treaties that impose drug prohibition on the world.
WHO: The speakers are:
Arnold Trebach, President IAL (U.S.)
Senator Pierre Claude Nolin (Canada)
Marco Cappato, Member, European Parliament (Italy)
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: Adam Eidinger, 202-232-8997, Ryan Fletcher, 202-232-1724, Zoe Mitchell, 202-986-6186
WEB ADDRESS: antiprohibitionist.org or trebach.com
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: JUDICIAL WATCH holds a news conference to ask for tough and effective worldwide sanctions against Cuban Dictator Fidel Castro.
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 888-JW-ETHIC
WEB ADDRESS: judicialwatch.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: MARSHALL INSTITUTE Washington Roundtable on Science and Public Policy holds a program entitled Security in Society Protecting an Increasingly Connected World featuring Harvey Rubin, MD, PhD Director for the Institute for Strategic Threat Analysis and Response at the University of Pennsylvania.
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: The Army & Navy Club, 901 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-296-9655
WEB ADDRESS: marshall.org
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER KENNEN INSTITUE FOR ADVANCED RUSSIAN STUDIES holds a program on The Future of the Parti Québécois and the Sovereignty Movement in Quebec - A Roundtable Discussion with Daniel Turp.
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-287-3400
WEB ADDRESS: wwics.edu
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: WOMAN'S NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB presents Rosemary Reed Miller, owner of a Dupont Circle boutique, Toast & Strawberries, historian and author of Threads of Time, The Fabric of History, will present a stunning show profiling African-American fashion designers.
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: 1526 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-232-7363
WEB ADDRESS: democraticwomen.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds its "Luncheon Newsmaker" news program featuring Governor Tom Ridge, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-662-7500
WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a lecture entitled "Risks and Rights: The Causes, Consequences and Challenges of
Development-Induced Displacement" with W. Courtland Robinson, a research associates at the Center for International Emergency, Disaster and Refugee Studies at the Johns
Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: Room 500, 1717 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-663-5626
WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
EVENT: CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS ON PALESTINE holds a luncheon briefing on The Future of Syrian American Relations featuring Dr. Rostom Al-Zoubi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic.
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: 2425 Virginia Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-338-1290
WEB ADDRESS: palestinecenter.org
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
EVENT: CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Statesmen's Forum presents Jordanian Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher will outline his views on the future of Iraq, the Middle East peace process, and internal reform in the Arab world.
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: 1800 K Street NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Mark Schoeff, 202-775-3242
WEB ADDRESS: csis.org
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: THE IRAQ FOUNDATION holds a program to discuss the plan for an ecological restoration project unrivaled in scale or scope anywhere in the world - the restoration of southern Iraq's once-vast Mesopotamian Marshlands. The marshlands were drained by the regime of Saddam Hussein to punish rebels following their 1991 uprising. Today, the marshlands are largely barren wastelands
AGENDA: Highlight:
WHO: The speakers are:
Dr. Edward Maltby, Director, Institute for Environmental Restoration, Royal Holloway University of London
Dr. Curtis Richardson, Director, Duke University Center for Wetlands
Dr. Azzam Alwash, Senior Project Advisor, Eden Again, The Iraq Foundation
Dr. Suzie Alwash, Project Director, Eden Again, The Iraq Foundation
Dr. Michelle Stevens, Project Manager, Eden Again, The Iraq Foundation
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: Wyndham City Center Hotel, 1143 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-347-4662,
WEB ADDRESS: iraqfoundation.org
TIME: 3:45 p.m.
EVENT: CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE holds a program on "THE IMPACT OF THE IRAQ WAR ON POLITICS IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD."
WHO; The speakers are:
Henri Barkey, Lehigh University, on Turkey
Greg Fealy, Johns Hopkins SAIS, on Indonesia
Husain Haqqani, Carnegie Endowment, on Pakistan
Martha Olcott, Carnegie Endowment, on Uzbekistan
Jean-Francois Seznec, Georgetown University, on Saudi Arabia
Daniel Brumberg, Carnegie Endowment
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: CEIP, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-483-7600
WEB ADDRESS: ceip.org
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION AND FRIEDRICH NAUMANN STIFTUNG hold a discussion on the Future of Transatlantic Relations entitled Why A Neo-Conservative Global Campaign Is A Tough Sell In Germany: An Appeal To America's Hamiltonians And Jeffersonian with
Wolfgang Gerhardt, Chairman, Parliamentary Group, Free Democratic Party, Federal Republic of Germany.
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: Willard, Franklin Pearce Room, 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Jud Mathews, 202-986-4901
WEB ADDRESS: newamerica.net
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: KENNEDY CENTER MILLENIUM STAGE features Mezzo-soprano Barbara Hollingshead and lutenist Howard Bass presenting "Of Love and Springtime: Music of Shakespeare and his Contemporaries."
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: 2700 F Street NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-416-8000
WEB ADDRESS: kennedy-center.org
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB and THE NEWSEUM, MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAS present a program on Venezuela in Crisis: The Media's Role. An attempted coup failed to depose Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in 2002. A national strike aimed at forcing him out of office drastically reduced Venezuela's oil output. The strike cost the country, a major supplier of oil to the United States, billions of dollars.
How did media coverage of the strike impact the political climate?
WHO: The speakers are:
Peter Romero, former Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemispheric Affairs
Michael Shifter of the Inter-American Dialogue
Teresa Frontado of El Nacional Newspapers and Mark Weisbrot of the Center for Economic and Policy Research.
DATE: April 29, 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 Joseph Stiglitz discussing and signing copies Globalization And Its Discontents. Both as an academic and as a policy-making insider, Stiglitz is in an excellent position to observe the shortcomings of the world financial institutions in the modern age.
DATE: April 29, 2003
LOCATION: 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-364-1919
WEB ADDRESS: politics-prose.com
