WHEN: 8:00 a.m.
WHAT: The National Defense University Foundation holds a discussion on "Nuclear Deterrence, Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, Arms Control, Missile Defense, and Defense Policy." Speaker: Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command.
WHERE: The Capitol Hill Club, 300 First Street SE, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Elma Rhue, 202-685-3726, rhuee@ndu.edu; web site: http://www.ndufoundation.org
NOTE: You must register to attend this event.
WHEN: 8:45 a.m.
WHAT: American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS) conference on "The Transatlantic Climate and Energy Dialogue: Balancing Aspirations with Actions."
WHERE: The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-265-9531, info@aicgs.org
RSVP: CONTACT Jessica Riester at, 202-332-9312 ext. 125 or jriester@aicgs.org
WHEN: 9:30 a.m.
WHAT: Brookings Institution holds a discussion on "Science and Technology Education: Preparing and Inspiring America's Next Generation." Speakers: House Science and Technology Chairman Bart Gordon, D-Tenn.; E.J. Dionne Jr., senior fellow at the Brookings Institution; James Simons, founder and chairman of Math for America; Eric Lander, co-chairman of the President's Council of Advisers on Science and Technology; Robert Birgeneau, chancellor at the University of California, Berkeley; Susan Hockfield, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Brian Greene, professor of mathematics and physics at Columbia University.
WHERE: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Falk Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-797-6105, events@brookings.edu; web site: http://www.brookings.edu
RSVP: call 202-797-6105.
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) holds a discussion on "Where Are the Green Jobs for Women?" Speakers: Camille Cormier, director of local programs and policy at Wider Opportunities for Women; Debbie Frett, CEO of Business and Professional Women; Virginia Joyce, vice president of ResCare Employment and Training Services Group; Joan Kuriansky, executive director of Wider Opportunities for Women; Yvonne Liu, senior research associate at the Applied Research Center; Sara Manzano-Diaz, director of the Women's Bureau at the Labor Department; Shari Shapiro, lawyer and author; Michele Parrott of Women in Non-Traditional Employment Roles; Wanda Ward of the Office of the Director at the National Science Foundation; Kit Williams, project manager at the Green Jobs Pipeline for Women of the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado; and Tiffany Bluemle, executive director of Vermont Works for Women.
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: American Enterprise Institute “Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee” briefing. Speakers: Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee members: Co-Chairman George Kaufman of Loyola University Chicago; Co-Chairman Richard Herring of the University of Pennsylvania; Marshall Blume of the University of Pennsylvania; Charles Calomiris of AEI and Columbia University; Kenneth Dam and Christian Leuz of the University of Chicago; Robert Eisenbeis of Cumberland Advisors; Edward Kane of Boston College; Robert Litan of the Brookings Institution; Kenneth Scott of Stanford University; and Chester Spatt of Carnegie Mellon University.
WHERE: AEI, 1150 17th Street NW, Wohlstetter Conference Center, 12th Floor, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Veronique Rodman, 202-862-4871, vrodman@aei.org; web site: http://www.aei.org
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) discussion on "Democracy and Women's Empowerment: Urgency for Action?" in the Middle East and Africa region. Speaker: Nadereh Chamlou, senior adviser at the World Bank
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONATCT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org
WHEN: 12:30 p.m.
WHAT: National Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon with David Beckmann, anti-hunger and poverty advocate delivers an address on "Eliminating Hunger: The People and Congress."
WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Ballroom, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Melinda Cooke, 202-662-7516, mcooke@press.org; web site: http://press.org
WHEN: 2:00 p.m.
WHAT: U.S. Department of State and Georgetown University discussion on the “New START Treaty.” Speakers: Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance and Implementation Rose Gottemoeller and Ambassador Richard Burt, the U.S. Chair of Global Zero.
WHERE: Georgetown University’s Copley Formal Lounge
CONTACT: Rob Mathis, Georgetown University, rwm33@georgetown.edu; or Jamie Mannina, U.S. Department, ManninaJF@state.gov or at 202-647-7939
NOTE: Pre-set time for cameras is 1:00 p.m. Final access time for writers and stills is 1:45 p.m.
WHEN: 2:00 p.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) discussion on "Pakistan's Economy: Edging Toward an Abyss or Pulling Back?" Speakers: Shahid Javed Burki, senior scholar at WWC; Jehangir Karamat of the Institute of Public Policy Executive Council; and Parvez Hasan and Ziad Alahdad of the Institute of Public Policy Executive Council at Beaconhouse National University.
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org
WHEN: 3:00 p.m.
WHAT: Women for Women International discussion on "The Other Side of War: Why Empowering Women is Crucial: What I Have Learned from Iraq, Afghanistan, Congo and Beyond." Speaker: Zainab Salbi, founder Women for Women International.
WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Zenger Room, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Peter Hickman, 301-530-1210, pjhickman@hotmail.com; or Nicolla Hewitt, 917-770-3166, nicollahewitt@aol.com
WHEN: 7:00 p.m.
WHAT: George Washington University (GWU) School of International Affairs discussion on “America and the New Nuclear Strategy.” Speaker: Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), Ranking Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
WHERE: Jack Morton Auditorium, 805 21st Street NW, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: 202-994-8025
RSVP: http://bit.ly/LugarGWU
WHEN: 7:00 p.m.
WHAT: National Archives book discussion on "Making Our Democracy Work," which examines the U.S. Supreme Court's responsibility and integrity. Speakers: author and Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer; and Linda Greenhouse of Yale Law School
WHERE: National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-357-5300; web site: http://www.archives.gov
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
WHEN: 8:00 a.m.
WHAT: National Defense University Foundation holds a discussion on "Missile Defense Policy." Speakers: Peppi DeBiaso, director of the Office of Defense Policy and Office of the Secretary of Defense
WHERE: The Capitol Hill Club, 300 First Street SE, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Elma Rhue, 202-685-3726, rhuee@ndu.edu; web site: http://www.ndufoundation.org
NOTE: You must register to attend this event.
WHEN: 8:45 a.m.
WHAT: United States Commission on Civil Rights discussion on "A New Era: Defining Civil Rights in the 21st Century." Speakers: Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist William Raspberry; Clarence Jones, former attorney and speechwriter to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; civil rights activist Robert Moses; historian James Patterson; and author Kay Hymowitz.
WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Christine Bragale, 240-316-3200 ext. 206, christine@tepgevents.com; http://tinyurl.com/27z4l2g
WHEN: 9:00 a.m.
WHAT: Alliance to Save Energy (ASE) 2010 policy summit on "From Power Plan to Plug and Beyond: Energy Efficiency Opportunities Across the Smart Grid."
Highlights:
-- 9 a.m.: ASE President Kateri Callahan delivers opening and welcoming remarks
-- 9:05 a.m.: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Jon Wellinghoff delivers keynote remarks
-- 9:20 a.m.: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., delivers keynote remarks
-- 12:05 p.m.: William Miller, senior adviser to the Energy Department's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; U.S. Green Building Council President and CEO Richard Fedrizzi; and Mark Wagner, vice president of government relations at Johnson Controls Inc., participate in a session on "Smart Grids and Smart Buildings - Can You Have One Without the Other?"
WHERE: 325 Russell Senate Office Building
CONTACT: 202-857-0666, info@ase.org
RSVP: http://www.ase.org
WHEN: 10:30 a.m.
WHAT: Brookings Institution discussion on "The Millennium Development Goals and Human Rights: Bridging the Divide." Speakers: Ted Piccone, senior fellow and deputy director of foreign policy at the Brookings Institution; Salil Shetty of Amnesty International; Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael Posner; and Lawrence Gostin, professor of global health law at Georgetown University
WHERE: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Falk Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-797-6105, events@brookings.edu; web site: http://www.brookings.edu
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Cato Institute book forum on "Give Us Liberty: A Tea Party Manifesto." Speakers: FreedomWorks Chairman and former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas; Matt Kibbe, president and CEO of FreedomWorks; and Roger Pilon, vice president of legal affairs at the Cato Institute
WHERE: Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW, F.A. Hayek Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-789-5200; web site: http://www.cato.org
RSVP: Call 202-789-5229.
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Wilson Center (WWC); the Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies at The George Washington University; and the Los Alamos National Laboratory discussion on "Deterring a Nuclear Iran: Can It Be Done?" Speakers: Amitai Etzioni, professor of international affairs and director at George Washington University's Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies; Robert Litwak, vice president for programs and director of international security studies at WWC; and Ray Takeyh, senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 5th Floor Conference Room, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: George Washington University (GWU) Elliott School of International Affairs discussion on "Egypt on the Brink: Looking Ahead to Elections and Other Possible Transitions." Speakers: Nathan Brown, professor of political science and international affairs at GWU; Tarek Masoud, assistant professor of public policy at Harvard University; Samer Shehata, assistant professor of Arab politics at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University; and Marc Lynch, associate professor of political science and international affairs at the Middle East Studies at GWU.
WHERE: GWU Elliott School, 1957 E Street NW, Lindner Family Commons, Room 602, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-994-8025
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Middle East Institute (MEI) discussion on "The Mainstreaming of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)" into Pakistan's mainstream political system. Speakers: Habibullah Khan, head of the FATA secretariat in Pakistan
WHERE: MEI, Boardman Room, 1761 N Street NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-785-1141; web site: http://www.mei.edu
RSVP: Send an email to rsvp@mei.edu with your name and affiliation.
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Library of Congress (LOC) discussion on the Federalist Papers in the "Creating the United States" exhibition. Speaker: Mark Dimunation, Library of Congress.
WHERE: LOC, Jefferson Building, 10 First Street SE, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-707-9203
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Heritage Foundation book discussion on "The Truth About Obamacare: What They Don't Want You to Know about our New Health Care Law." Speakers: author Sally Pipes; and Nina Owcharenko, director of the Center for Health Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation.
WHERE: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Lehrman Auditorium, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: 202-675-1752, lectures.seminars@heritage.org; web site: http://www.heritage.org
RSVP: 202-675-1752
WHEN: 12:15 p.m.
WHAT: New America Foundation (NAF) discussion on "The Battle for Afghanistan and Pakistan: A Threat Assessment of al-Qaeda and its Allies." Speakers: Shuja Nawaz, author of "Crossed Swords: Pakistan, its Army, and the Wars Within"; Army Maj. Michael Walts, former adviser to the vice president on South Asia and counterterrorism; Peter Bergen, author of "Holy War Inc. and The Osama bin Laden I Know"; and Susan Glasser, editor in chief of Foreign Policy magazine.
WHERE: The New America Foundation, 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: Kate Brown, 202-596-3365, brown@newamerica.net; communications@newamerica.net; web stie: http://www.newamerica.net
WHEN: 2:00 p.m.
WHAT: Center for American Progress (CAP) discussion on "Turmoil in Pakistan: an Assessment of U.S. Policy." Speakers: Shuja Nawaz, director of the South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council; Haider Mullick, fellow at the U.S. Joint Special Operations University; Aqil Shah, post-doctoral fellow at the Society of Fellows at Harvard University; and Brian Katulis, senior fellow at CAP
WHERE: CAP, 1333 H Street NW, 10th Floor, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: 202-741-6246; web site: http://www.americanprogress.org
NOTE: RSVP required.
WHEN: 2:30 p.m.
WHAT: Global Business Dialogue discussion on "Frayed Nerves on the Sidelines: U.S. Business and Lost Opportunities of Other Countries' Free Trade Agreement." Speakers: Richard Cunningham of Steptoe and Johnson; Frank Vargo of the National Association of Manufacturers; and Nick Giordano of the National Pork Producers Council
WHERE: The St. Regis Hotel, 923 16th Street NW, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: R.K. Morris, 202-463-5074, rkmorris@gbdinc.org
WHAT: 4:00 p.m.
WHAT: New America Foundation (NAF); and the Global Environment Fund discussion on "Is Energy the Over-looked Middle Child of the Obama Policy Revolution?" Speakers: Rep. Bob Inglis, R-S.C.; Joe Quinlan, managing director and chief market strategist at Bank of America; Matt Rogers, senior adviser at the Energy Department; and Zachary Karabell, president of River Twice Research
WHERE: House of Sweden, 2900 K Street NW, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: Kate Brown, 202-596-3365, brown@newamerica.net; communications@newamerica.net; web site: http://www.newamerica.net
WHEN: 5:30 p.m.
WHAT: Middle East Institute (MEI) discussion on "India's Israel Policy: From Non-Relations to Friendship." Speakers: P.R. Kumaraswamy, associate professor at the School of International Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University; and former Indian Ambassador to the United Nations Arun Singh
WHERE: The Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Bernstein-Offit Building, 1717 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-785-1141; web site: http://www.mei.edu/
RSVP: Email rsvp@mei.edu with your name and affiliation.
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
WHAT: Center for American Progress (CAP) holds a discussion on "Debating Our Fiscal Future." Speakers: former Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., CEO of the American Action Forum; former Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president of American Action Forum; John Podesta, president and CEO of CAP; Jim Tankersley, economics correspondent at National Journal; and Jennifer Palmieri, president and CEO of the CAP Action Fund
WHERE: The George Washington University, 805 21st Street NW, Jack Morton Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-741-6246; web site: http://www.americanprogress.org
NOTE: A RSVP is required to attend this event.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
WHEN: 8:30 a.m.
WHAT: Organization of American States (OAS); and The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD discussion on "Shifting Wealth: What Does the Economic Rise of Large Developing Countries Mean for Global Development?" Speakers: Mauricio Cortes Costa, executive secretary of integral development at OAS; Andrew Mold, senior economist at OECD Development Centre; Liliana Rojas-Suarez, senior fellow at OECD; and Uri Dadush, senior associate and director of the International Economics Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
WHERE: OAS, 17th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-458-6824; web site: http://www.oas.org
RSVP: http://www.regonline.com/oecd_partnership_series_shifting_wealth
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.
WHAT: Senate of Foreign Relations Committee hearing on "Banking on Reform: Capital Increase Proposals from the Multilateral Development Banks." Witness(es): Assistant Treasury Secretary for International Economics and Development Marisa Lago; Ian Solomon, U.S. executive director for the World Bank; and Curtis Chin, U.S. executive director for the Asian Development Bank, testify.
WHERE: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building
CONTACT: 202-224-4651 http://foreign.senate.gov
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.
WHAT: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Hearing on "Nuclear Terrorism: Strengthening Our Domestic Defenses, Part II." Witness(es): TBA
WHERE: 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building
CONTACT: 202-224-2627; web site: http://www.hsgac.senate.gov
NOTE: Part one of the hearing took place on June 30.
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) director's forum on "The International Criminal Court and Africa." Speakers: Luis Moreno-Ocampo, lead prosecutor at the International Criminal Court; Don Kraus, CEO of Citizens for Global Solutions; Alan Goulty, senior scholar at WWC; and Michael Van Dusen, executive vice president of WWC
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: 202-691-4000;web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org
RSVP: Email Justine Lindemann at africa@wilsoncenter.org with your full name, title, organization/department, phone number, and email address
WHEN: 10:30 a.m.
WHAT: House Ways and Means Committee Hearing on "China's Exchange Rate Policy," including discussion of H.R.2378, the "Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act." (Part One)
Witness(es): TBA
WHERE: 1100 Longworth House Office Building
CONTACT: 202-225-3625 http://waysandmeans.house.gov
NOTE: A second hearing with Treasury Secretary Geithner will be held on September 16.
WHEN: 11:00 a.m.
WHAT: Heritage Foundation discussion on "Obamacare-Rewarding the Trial Bar and Promoting Litigation?" Speakers: Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga.; former Associate Deputy Attorney General Thomas Christina; Lowell Brown, partner at Arent Fox; and Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow at the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at the Heritage Foundation
WHERE: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Lehrman Auditorium, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: 202-675-1752, lectures.seminars@heritage.org; web site: http://www.heritage.org
RSVP: 202-675-1752
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Landmark Coalition news conference on "Charting New Waters: A Call to Action to Address U.S. Freshwater Challenges." Speakers: Chuck Clarke, CEO of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies and president of Cascade Water Alliance; John Ehrmann, senior partner at Meridian Institute; Cecilia Estolano, chief strategist of state and local initiatives at Green for All; Peter Gleick, president and co-founder of the Pacific Institute; David Kohler, president and COO at Kohler Co.; and Patrick O'Toole, president of the board at the Family Farm Alliance
WHERE: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: Sam Wineka, 202-507-4844, swineka@outreachstrategies.com
WHEN: 12:30 p.m.
WHAT: German Marshall Fund of the United States discussion on the "Transatlantic Trends" survey 2010, which examines how Americans and Europeans view the transatlantic relationship and a number of growing challenges facing the world. Speakers: Zsolt Nyiri, director of transatlantic trends at the German Marshall Fund of the United States; Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon; and Karen Donfried, executive vice president of the German Marshall Fund of the United States
WHERE: German Marshall Fund of the United States, 1744 R Street NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-683-2632.
RSVP: Call Elizabeth Wright at 202-683-2682 or send an email to fpintern2@gmfus.org
WHEN: 12:30 p.m.
WHAT: Jerusalem Fund briefing on "When Settlers Attack: Understanding Settler Violence against Palestine's Civilians." Speaker: Yousef Munayyer, executive director of the Palestine Center.
WHERE: The Jerusalem Fund, 2425 Virginia Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-338-1958.
RSVP: Call 202-338-1958
WHEN: 12:30 p.m.
WHAT: Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) discussion on "The United States at the United Nations and Beyond: A World of Transnational Challenges." Speaker: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Esther Brimmer.
WHERE: SAIS, Nitze Building, 1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Kenney Auditorium, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: Felisa Neuringer Klubes, 202-663-5626, fklubes@jhu.edu; web site: http://www.sais-jhu.edu
RSVP: Call 201-739-7425 or send an email to developmentroundtable@jhu.edu
WHEN: 1:00 p.m.
WHAT: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) news conference (live from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston) with the next crew to live and work on the International Space Station. Speakers: NASA astronaut Cady Coleman and her crewmates Dmitry Kondratiev of the Russian Space Agency and Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency.
WHERE: NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, James Webb Auditorium, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: Joshua Buck, 202-358-1100, jbuck@nasa.gov; or Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters, 281-483-5111, nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov; http://www.nasa.gov
WHEN: 2:30 p.m.
WHAT: Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on "The Federal Role in National Rail Policy." Witness(es): TBA
WHERE: 253 Russell Senate Office Building
CONTACT: 202-224-0411 http://commerce.senate.gov (+WASE035+)
WHEN: 3:00 p.m.
WHAT: Washington Foreign Press Center (FPC) briefing on "How To Cover The U.S. Military." Speaker: Colonel Rick Kiernan, Retired, & Andrew Strike, the FPC's Defense Press Liaison.
WHERE: 800 National Press Building, 529 14th Street, NW
CONTACT: Andy Strike at StrikeAP2@state.gov or at 202-504-6300
RSVP: Contact Mr. Strike, or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/USDoS.FPC
WHEN: 4:00 p.m.
WHAT: Brookings Institution discussion and film screening on "Welcome to Shelbyville," which examines immigration in a southern town. Speakers: Bruce Katz, vice president and director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution; Kim Snyder, director and producer of "Welcome to Shelbyville"; Miguel Gonzales of Shelbyville, Tenn.; David Lubell, executive director of Welcoming America; Margie McHugh, co-director of the National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy at the Migration Policy Institute; Aubrey Singer, senior fellow at the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution; and Rebecca Carson, chief of the Office of Citizenship at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
WHERE: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Falk Auditorium, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: 202-797-6105, events@brookings.edu; web site: http://www.brookings.edu
Thursday, September 16, 2010
WHEN: 7:45 a.m.
WHAT: The National Economists Club breakfast remarks on "A Strategy for U.S. Fiscal Policy." Speaker: Former Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president of the American Action Forum
WHERE: National Federation of Independent Business, 1201 F Street NW, Suite 200, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: 703-493-8824, nec.club@verizon.net; web site: http://www.national-economists.org NOTE: A RSVP is required to attend this event.
WHEN: 8:00 a.m.
WHAT: National Defense University Foundation holds a discussion on "Maintaining and Modernizing the Nuclear Enterprise." Speakers: John Foster, member of the Strategic Policy Commission
WHERE: The Capitol Hill Club, 300 First Street SE, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT^: Elma Rhue, 202-685-3726, rhuee@ndu.edu; web site: http://www.ndufoundation.org
NOTE: A RSVP is required to attend this event.
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.
WHAT: Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on "The Promise of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research." Witness(es): TBA
WHERE: 124 Dirksen Senate Office Building
CONTACT: 202-224-7363 http://appropriations.senate.gov
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.
WHAT: Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee hearing on "Deepwater Drilling Moratorium: A Review of the Obama Administration's Economic Impact Analysis on U.S. Small Businesses." Witness(es): TBA
WHERE: 428-A Russell Senate Office Building
CONTACT: 202-224-5175; web site: http://www.sbc.senate.gov
WHEN: 10:30 a.m.
WHAT: Cato Institute Constitution Day symposium on "A Look at the October 2009 and October 2010 Supreme Court Terms."
Highlights:
-- 10:30 a.m.: Roger Pilon, vice president of legal affairs and director of the Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies; and Ilya Shapiro, editor in chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review, deliver welcoming remarks
-- 5 p.m.: William Van Alystne, professor of law at William and Mary Law School, delivers the annual B. Kenneth Simon lecture on "Obligationists and Opportunists: Two Critically Different Visions of the Judicial Role"
WHERE: Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW, F.A. Hayek Auditorium, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: 202-789-5200; web site: http://www.cato.org
RSVP: http://www.cato.org/events/ccs2010/index.html
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) annual preview event of the Supreme Court's new term. Speakers: Rebecca Brown, professor of constitutional law at University of Southern California Gould School of Law; Michael Carvin, partner at Jones Day; David Frederick, partner at Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans and Figel; Cynthia Jones, associate professor of law at American University, Washington College of Law; Cyrus Mehri, founding partner at Mehri and Skalet; Jennifer Chang Newell, staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union Immigrants' Rights Project; Cliff Sloan, partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, and Flom; and Paul Wolfson, partner at Wilmer Hale.
WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: 202-393-6181; web site: http://www.acslaw.org
WHEN: 1:30 p.m.
WHAT: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) conference call briefing to examine the new Census Bureau data for 2009 on poverty, health insurance coverage, and income trends. Speakers: CBPP staff: Robert Greenstein, executive director; Arloc Sherman, senior researcher of welfare reform and income support; Edwin Park, senior fellow of health policy; and Chad Stone, chief economist
WHHERE: None given
CONTACT: Michelle Bazie, 202-408-1080, bazie@cbpp.org; web site: http://www.cbpp.org/press
RSVP: Register to 202-408-1080 or communications@cbpp.org
NOTE: RSVP for call-in information.
WHEN: 1:30 p.m.
WHAT: Council on Foundations; and Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities briefing on "Smart Growth in Action: Philanthropy's Role in making Our Communities More Livable." Speakers: Scot Spencer, chairman of the Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities; Don Chen, program officer at the Ford Foundation; Kevin Murphy, president of Berks County Community Foundation; Kate Rube, policy director of the Smart Growth America; and Lee Sheehy, region and communities program director at the McKnight Foundation.
WHERE: H-137, U.S. Capitol
CONTACT: Chatrane Birbal, 703-879-0689, cbirbal@cof.org
WHAT: 2:00 p.m.
WHAT: Environmental and Energy Study Institute briefing on "How We Can Tap Renewable Thermal Energy and Waste Heat." Speakers: Robert Thornton, president of the International District Energy Association; Ken Smith, president and CEO of District Energy St. Paul; Neal Elliott, associate director of research at the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy; and Mark Spurr, legislative director of the International District Energy Association.
WHERE: 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building
CONTACT: Laura Parsons, 202-662-1884, lparsons@eesi.org
WHEN: 2:00 p.m.
WHAT: House Ways and Means Committee hearing on "China's Exchange Rate Policy." (Part Two) Witness(es): Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies
WHERE: 1100 Longworth House Office Building
CONTACT: 202-225-3625 http://waysandmeans.house.gov
WHEN: 2:00 p.m.
WHAT: U.S. Capitol Historical Society discussion on "Article 1: The Establishment of the Legislative Branch," in commemoration of Constitution Day. Speakers: Linda Monk, constitutional scholar, journalist and author; Mickey Edwards, director of the Aspen Institute-Rodel Fellowships in Public Leadership; and James Thurber, director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University
WHERE: Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, 717 Madison Place NW, Courtroom 201, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-543-8919 [Note: Pre-register to 202-543-8919 ext. 38 or uschs@uschs.org
WHEN: 2:30 p.m.
WHAT: Brookings Institution discussion on "Poverty and Income in 2009: A Look at the New Census Data and What the Numbers Mean." Speakers: Ron Haskins, senior fellow and co-director of the Brookings Institution's Center on Children and Families; Commerce Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Rebecca Blank; Wade Horn, director of Deloitte Consulting LLP; Nicholas Eberstadt, scholar of political economist at the American Enterprise Institute; and Avis Jones-DeWeever, executive director of the National Council of Negro Women Inc.
WHERE: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: 202-797-6105, events@brookings.edu; web site: http://www.brookings.edu
WHEN: 3:00 p.m.
WHAT: International Monetary Fund (IMF) discussion on "Reaching the MDGs: Macroeconomic Prospects and Challenges in Low-Income Countries." Speakers: IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn; IMF External Relations Department Director Caroline Atkinson; George Ayitteh, president of Free Africa Foundation; Nancy Birdsall, president of the Center for Global Development; Hugh Bredenkamp, deputy director of IMF's Strategy Policy and Review Department; and Mark Plant, deputy director of IMF's African Department.
WHERE: IMF Headquarters, 1900 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Conference Hall 2, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-623-7300
RSVP: to media@imf.org
WHEN: 4:00 p.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) discussion on "The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam." Speaker: Eliza Griswold, author and former fellow at the WWC
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; http://www.wilsoncenter.org
WHEN: 5:00 p.m.
WHAT: World Bank and the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) event to launch of "Financial Access 2010," a report that provides data on financial inclusion around the world covering the turbulent period in 2008 and 2009. Speakers: Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary Nancy Lee; Janamitra Devan, vice president and head of network, financial and private sector development at the World Bank Group; Tilman Ehrbeck, incoming CEO of CGAP; and Nataliya Mylenko and Oya Pinar Ardic, report authors
WHERE: The World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, MC 13-121, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Jeanette Thomas, 202-473-8869, jthomas1@worldbank.org [Note: RSVP required by September 14 to Jeannette Thomas.
WHEN: 6:00 p.m.
WHAT: American Society of International Law (ASIL) book discussion on "A Principled Approach to State Failure: International Community Actions in Emergency Situations." Speakers: author Chiara Giorgetti; Melanne Civic, co-chairman of the Transitional Justice and Rule of Law Group; Vikram Raghavan of the World Bank; and Christopher Borgen of St. John's School of Law
WHERE: ASIL, 2223 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-939-6000; http://www.asil.org
Friday, September 17, 2010
WHEN: 7:30 a.m.
WHAT: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies symposium on "Critical Issues in Climate Change."
Highlights:
-- 7:30 a.m.: Opening symposium. WHERE: Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt. Vernon Place NW
-- 1:30 p.m.: Symposium.
WHERE: Renaissance Hotel, 999 Ninth Street NW, West Ballroom, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: 202-789-3500
WHEN: 8:30 a.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) discussion on "Promoting Citizenship and Immigrant Integration: A Launch and Discussion of New U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Resources, Tools, and Research." Speaker: Alejandro Mayorkas, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org
WHEN: 9:15 a.m.
WHAT: Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) conference on "Evaluating Peacebuilding and Promoting Learning." Speakers: Tom Bamat, senior technical advisor for Justice and Peacebuilding, Catholic Relief Services; Andrew Blum, senior program officer at the United States Institute of Peace; Sharon Morris, director of the Conflict Management Group at Mercy Corps; Tjip Walker of the Warning and Analysis Team in the Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation at the U.S. Agency for International Development; and Nick Oatley, director of Institutional Learning at Search for Common Ground
WHERE: SAIS, Nitze Building, 1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: Felisa Neuringer Klubes, 202-663-5626, fklubes@jhu.edu; http://www.sais-jhu.edu
WHEN: 9:30 a.m.
WHAT: Georgetown University Law Center Constitution Day discussion on "The Fair Trial: Should the Rules in Terrorism Cases be Different from Those in Other Criminal Prosecutions?" Speakers: David Keene, chairman of the American Conservative Union; Principal Assistant Attorney General Brad Wiegman; Denny LeBoeuf, staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties; and David Cole, professor at Georgetown University Law Center
WHERE: Georgetown University Law Center, 600 New Jersey Avenue NW, McDonough Hall, Hart Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-662-9519
NOTE: A webcast will be available online: http://www.law.georgetown.edu/webcast
WHEN: 11:30 a.m.
WHAT: Brookings Institution holds a discussion on "Regulating the Shadow Banking System." Speakers: Federal Reserve Board Governor Daniel Tarullo
WHERE: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT : 202-797-6105, events@brookings.edu; web site: http://www.brookings.edu
WHEN: 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) holds a discussion on "Egypt at the Tipping Point?" Speaker: David Ottaway, senior scholar at WWC
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; http://www.wilsoncenter.org
WHEN: 1:00 p.m.
WHAT: National Archives events to celebrate the 223rd anniversary of the signing of the U.S. constitution.
Highlights:
-- 1 p.m.: "Happy Birthday, U.S. Constitution!" event with a birthday cake and a Dolly Madison reenactor who will describe White House entertainment in the early 19th century, Jefferson and Washington Conference Rooms
-- 2:30 p.m.: Film screening of "Dolley Madison," William G. McGowan Theater
WHERE: National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-357-5300; web site: http://www.archives.gov
WHEN: 4:00 p.m.
WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) discussion on "Is Our Constitutional System Broken?" Speakers: Kevin O'Leary, journalist and political scientist; William Connelly Jr., professor of politics at Washington and Lee University; Gregory Koger, associate professor of political science at the University of Miami; and former Rep. Mickey Edwards, R-Okla., president of the Aspen Institute.
WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington D.C.
CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org
WHERE: 6:30 p.m.
WHAT: European Union embassies hold a "Euro Night" event to "take a cultural tour around Europe and feast on national dishes."
WHERE: La Maison Francaise at the Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT: 202-944-6000
NOTE: Ticket information is available online: http://www.instantseats.com
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