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AP WASHINGTON DAYBOOK, Friday, Feb. 28
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Feb. 24 - 28. SOLID CURTAIN-CITADEL SHIELD — Exercise SOLID CURTAIN-CITADELSHIELD 2014 will be conducted on naval bases and installations throughout the National Capital Region. This annual exercise is designed to enhance the training and readiness of Naval Security Forces. Exercise SOLID CURTAIN-CITADEL SHIELD 2014 is not in response to any specific threat, but is a regularly scheduled exercise.
Notes: For more information, contact the Naval District Washington Public Affairs Office at (202) 433- 9714.
Feb. 24 - March 2. FASHION - LEGAL SYMPOSIUM - FASHION TECH CONFERENCE — The Law of Fashion in a Digital Marketplace - a legal symposium "dedicated to engaging brands, students and the community in the discussion surrounding legal issues within the fashion industry and highlighting the path to a career in fashion law". KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Staci Riordan (Chair of Fox Rothschilds Fashion Law Group); PANELISTS and PARTICIPANTS: Liz Entin (Runway Passport); Daina Linton (Fashion Metric); Joanna Kinsman (Miss Kinsman Swim); Shanna McKinnon (Denim Hunt); Manoj Shah, Esq. (The Fashion Law Group); Holly Thomas (Refinery 29); Jenny Wu, Esq. (Blogger at goodbadandfab.com and fashion lawyer);Abai Schulze (ZAAF Collection); Chelsea Ferrette, Esq. (The Ferrette Law Firm); Howard Hogan, Esq. (Gibson Dunn); Stanley Sherwood, Esq.; Lisa Adelson, Esq. (Design Law Group); Todd Blatt (Custom 3D Stuff); Joseph Murphy, Esq. (Law Office of Joseph F. Murphy); Michael Weinberg (Public Knowledge); Eva Pulliam (Arent Fox); Robert Pilaud (Nixon Peabody); Alicia Worthy, Esq. (Cupcake Stiletto); Mary Vallarta (Fab Counsel); Ike Nwaneri (The Vane); Olivia Farrar, Esq. (Professor, Howard University School of Law); Peter Lentini (Ankara Fest LA); RUNWAY SHOW PRODUCTION: Aaron Handy & Iran Bang Paylor (Models Inc.); FEATURED MODEL: Ciera Nicole Butts (Miss District of Columbia USA 2014); FEATURED DESIGNERS: Deidre Jefferies (ESPION); Abai Schulze (ZAAF Collection); Kim Elleen (Kim Elleen); Sania Josiah (SJosiah); Deborah Mdurwva (Mdurwva); Melissa Lockwood (iqtest-NYC)); Joseph Mayah (Native Republic).
Contacts: tcassell@akofenapr.com
On the Net: www.fashionlawweekdc.org
Notes: Prom dress drive seeking dress donations: fashionlawweekdc@gmail.com
Feb. 26 - 28. NTEUS 2014 LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE — The 2014 Legislative Conference of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU).
Location: Hyatt Regency Hotel.
Contacts: Media RSVP: Dina Long dina.long@nteu.org
Notes: RSVP for the media briefing and Friday luncheon to Dina Long at dina.long@nteu.org
Feb. 26 - March 2. 2014 MIDYEAR UNITY CONFERENCE — 2014 UNITY Midyear Conference. NOTE: All media must present government-issued photo I.D. (such as a drivers license) as well as valid media credentials. Press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to Jason Coochwytewa at jc@rednoteinc.com or 602-481-6952. For more information: http://unityinc.org/index.php/events/midyear-business-meeting/229-2014-midyear-unity-conference-announcement.
Highlights:
1 p.m. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Administrator Robert L. Listenbee will deliver remarks and participate in a dialogue with youth leaders about their role in tribal youth leadership development.
Location: Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA.
Feb. 26 - March 2. NATIONAL ARCHIVES - 86TH ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINEES - SCREENINGS — The National Archives will host free screenings of the 86th Academy Award. nominees in four categoriesDocumentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Live Action Short Film, and Animated Short Filmin its William G. McGowan Theater from Wednesday, February 26, through Sunday, March 2, 2014. This year marks the 10th consecutive year the National Archives has hosted these screenings. Seating for all screenings will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. No reservations will be accepted. Free tickets will be distributed at the National Archives Special Events entrance on Constitution Avenue beginning 60 minutes prior to the start time. You must be present to receive a ticket. Theater doors will open 30 minutes prior to start time. The saving of seats is strictly prohibited.
Location: Special Event entrance on Constitution Avenue and 7th Street, NW.
Notes: To verify the date and times of the programs, call the National Archives Public Programs Line at 202-357-5000, or view the Calendar of Events at http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/events/ (Scroll down for those listings)
Feb. 27 - 28. OAS - CYBER CRIME — The Organization of American States (OAS) will host two day meeting of national authorities and other governmental experts from the Americas on international legal cooperation to fight cyber crime. The inauguratal event will be launched by the Secretary General of the Organization, Jose Miguel Insulza.
Location: Padilha Vidal Room, General Services Building of the OAS, 1889 F Street, NW.
Contacts: OASPress@oas.org (202-370-5437)
On the Net: http://www.oas.org/juridico/english/cyber.htm
Feb. 27 - March 1. DNC WINTER MEETING — The Democratic National Committee holds their 21014 Winter Meeting.
Highlights:
President Obama is expected to deliver remarks.
Contacts: 202-863-8000
Feb. 27 - March 2. ESSENTIAL VERDI WEEK — The Washington Chorus and the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC are joining forces to celebrate the "genius of Giuseppe Verdi" with a week-long celebration of Italys "treasured composer", 200 years after his birth (1813). Social events include a gala on the 27th at the Italian Embassys Chancery. And, The Essential Verdi concert on Sunday, March 2, at 5 pm in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. ttps://www.thewashingtonchorus.org/
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MORNING
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. AEI - PUTTING CANCER PATIENTS FIRST — Putting cancer patients first: Payment reform in an age of personalized care. Panel one on models of payment reform that foster patient-centered care. These panelists include Michael Kolodziek, MD (Aetna), John Sprandio, MD (Consultants in Medical Oncology and Hematology), and Peter Ubel, MD (Duke Sanford School of Public Policy). This panel will be moderated by Scott Gottlieb, MD (AEI). Panel Two on the optimal patient role in future delivery systems. Panelists: John Cox, MD (Texas Oncology), Stephanie Dyson (Genentech), and Lillian Shockney (Johns Hopkins University). This panel will be moderated by Shelley Fuld Nasso (National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship). Closing remarks by Joshua M. Sharfstein (Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene).
Location: AEI, Wohlstetter Conference Center, Twelfth Floorl, 1150 Seventeenth St., NW.
9 a.m. ATLANTIC COUNCIL - MEXICO — "Mexico's Political Reform and Electoral Transformation:
What are the Global Lessons?" Speakers: Jose Alejandro Luna Ramos, Presiding Judge, Federal Electoral Tribunal of Mexico; Eduardo Medina Mora, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States. (Judge Luna Ramos will speak in Spanish with translation provided.) http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/detail/mexicos-political-reforms-and-electoral-transformation
Location: Atlantic Council HQ: 1030 15th Street NW, 12th Floor.
9 a.m. USIP - AFGHANISTAN — Getting Beyond 2014 in Afghanistan. The U.S. Institute of Peace, Voice of America, and Alliance in Support of the Afghan People host a two panel public event that will examine the U.S.-Afghan relationship, both its history and its future potential. Opening Remarks: Stephen J. Hadley, Chariman, Board of Directors, U.S. Institute of Peace. Keynote Address: Ambassador James Dobbins (TBC), Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S. Department of State. Pane I: Afghanistan and the United States: The Long View; Ambassador Marc Grossman, Former Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan; Clare Lockhart, Institute for State Effectiveness; David Sedney, Former U.S. Department of Defense; Alex Thier, U.S. Agency for International Development; Andrew Wilder, Moderator, Center for South and Central Asia, U.S. Institute of Peace. Pane II: The Future of Media in Afghanistan; Peter Bergen, New America Foundation; James Deane, BBC Media Action; Danish Karokhel, Pajhwok Afghan News; Najib Sharifi, Afghan Journalists Safety Committee/Afghan Voices; David Ensor, Moderator, Voice of America. http://www.usip.org/events/getting-beyond-2014-in-afghanistan
Location: U.S. Institute of Peace, 2301 Constitution Ave NW.
Contacts: Emily Horin ehorin@usip.org
9 a.m. - 10 a.m. BPC - PROTECTING THE ELECTRIC GRID — The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) Releases New Recommendations for Protecting the Electric Grid. Speakers: General (Ret.) Michael Hayden, Principal, The Chertoff Group, Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency & National Security Agency, Co-chair, BPC Electric Grid Cyber Security Initiative @ChertoffGroup; Curt Hebert, Partner, Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC, Former Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Former Executive Vice President, Entergy Corporation, Co-chair, BPC Electric Grid Cyber Security Initiative @HebertEnergy; Susan Tierney, Managing Principal, Analysis Group , Former Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Energy , Former Massachusetts Public Utility Commissioner, Co-chair, BPC Electric Grid Cyber Security Initiative @analysisgroup; Paul Stockton, Managing Director, Sonecon, LLC, Former Assistant Secretary of Defense of Homeland Defense and Americas Security Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense @paulnstockton; Scott Aaronson, Senior Director of National Security Policy, Edison Electric Institute @Edison_Electric. EMAIL: bipartisaninfo@bipartisanpolicy.org PRESS RSVP: http://bpcevents.cloudapp.net/Pages/Home.aspx?eventid=%7b237DD5E2-058D-E311-8B46-78E3B510FDBD%7d&\_cldeeCWRheWJvb2tAYXAub3JnCQkJ
Location: Bipartisan Policy Center, 1225 Eye Street NW, Suite 1000, 10th floor.
Contacts: 202-204-2400
9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION - SOCIAL NETWORKS - TEENS — It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens. http://www.newamerica.org/events/2014/social\_lives\_of\_networked\_teens
Location: New America Foundation, 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400.
Contacts: Kirsten Holtz holtz@newamerica.org ((202) 735-2806)
9 a.m. - 11 a.m. AFRICAN AMBASSADORS - REGIONAL SOLUTIONS — A discussion on "Regional Solutions to Challenges in Africa." Panelists include: Michael Moussa-Adamo, Ambassador of the Gabonese Republic to the US; Rachad Bouhlal, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to the US; Dr. J. Peter Pham, Director of the Atlantic Council's Africa Center. Moderated By: Joe K. Grieboski, Chairman of the Institute on Religion and Public Policy.
Location: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW.
Contacts: Mahfoud Bahbouhi, mahfoudbahbouhi@hotmail.com, 202-803-4864
10 a.m. MILITARY BENEFIT - CAR SHOW AND SWAP MEET — The D.C. Militia MWR and Unity Thunder Car Club in partnership with Operation Homefront will host its Annual Custom, Classic, Street Rod Car and Bike Show and Swap Meet at the DC Armory. Proceeds from the event benefit Active and Reserve Component servicemembers and their families through programs supported by the DC Militia MWR, Operation Homefront and Unity Thunder Car Club. Now in its 5th year, the Car Show and Swap Meet will highlight "vehicular Americana" and the talents of restoration and craftsmanship of hot rodding. A variety of vehicles including classic, custom, street rods, muscle cars and motorcycles will be on display for the show. Contact: Operation Homefront DC Metro - Cyndi Lucas, 703-421-9033 or 703-864-1849, Cyndi.Lucas@operationhomefront.net
Location: DC National Guard Armory, 2001 East Capitol Street SE.
10 a.m. - 11 a.m. CSIS - NAVY, MARINE CORPS - MABUS — Military Strategy Forum with Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus on The Navy and Marine Corps Today: Presence Matters. http://csis.org/event/navy-and-marine-corps-today-presence-matters
Location: 2nd Floor Conference Center, CSIS 1616 Rhode Island Avenue NW.
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. BROOKINGS - TRANSATLANTIC TIES — Statesman's Forum with Frank-Walter Steinmeier, German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs on Transatlantic Ties for a New Generation: Why They Are Important and What We Need to Do About Them. https://www.cvent.com/events/transatlantic-ties-for-a-new-generation-why-they-are-important-and-what-we-need-to-do-about-them/registration-4f0a8d97141340a2b1d0403559dd27ab.aspx
Location: The Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW.
Contacts: 202.797.6105
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AFTERNOON
12 p.m. CATO - FED'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY — The Feds 100th Anniversary and the Case for a Centennial Monetary Commission with John Allison, President and CEO, Cato Institute; Rep. Kevin Brady (TX-8), Chairman, Joint Economic Committee; and Norbert Michel, Research Fellow in Financial Regulations, Heritage Foundation; moderated by James A. Dorn, Vice President for Monetary Studies and Senior Fellow, Cato Institute. http://www.cato.org/events/feds-100th-anniversary-case-centennial-monetary-commission
Location: B-318 Rayburn House Office Building.
12 p.m. NATIONAL REVIEW - CALIFORNIA WATER — National Review's Law and Disorder Debate: "Man vs. Wild: California Water Crisis." Keynotes: Congressman David Valadao (CA-21), Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16). Panel: William Yeatman, Competitive Enterprise Institute; Maria Guiterrez, Central Valley; Aubrey Bettencourt, California Almond Grower.
Location: 101 Constitution Ave. NW, Terrace (9th Floor).
Contacts: Amy K. Mitchell, amitchell@nationalreview.com, 202-827-4106
12 p.m. SAIS - EU - WESTERN BALKANS — "The EU and the Western BalkansWhat Next?: A Croatian Perspective with Vesna Pusic, foreign minister of Croatia.
Location: Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Building, 1740 Massachusetts Ave., NW.
Contacts: Francesca Di Marco SAIS (fdimarco@jhu.edu)
12 p.m. - 2 p.m. CALIFORNIA IN CRISIS — The Nation Journal hosts a discussion on Man vs Wild: California in Crisis. Panelists: William Yeatman, Competitive Enterprise Institute; Maria Guitterez, Central Valley; others.
Location: 101 Constitution Avenue Terrace (9th Floor), 101 Constitution Ave NW.
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12 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. U.S. CHAMBER - SECURITIES CLASS ACTIONS — The U.S. Chamber will host a symposium to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's historic securities litigation case, Halliburton v. Erica P. John Fund, as well as the past, present, and future of securities class action lawsuits. The event will be co-hosted by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), the Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness (CCMC), and the National Chamber Litigation Center. The symposium precedes oral arguments in a case that highlights the important debates around whether private securities class actions are necessary to protect investors from fraud. Event participants will discuss the importance of investor protections, effective securities regulation, and policing fraud. Speakers include Former Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Troy Paredes; Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief Legal Officer of the U.S. Chamber Lily Fu Clafee; President & CEO of CCMC David Hirschmann; and President of ILR Lisa Rickard. Credentialed members of the media are invited to attend. To register, e-mail press@uschamber.com or call 202-463-5682.
Location: U.S. Chamber Headquarters, 1615 H St. NW.
Contacts: Justin Hakes jhakes@uschamber.com
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. WILSON CENTER - CYPRUS — Cyprus - Prospects and Challenges: Looking Ahead to 2014. Speakers: H.E. Ambassador George Chacalli, Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to the United States; Christian F. Ostermann, Director, Global Europe Program. www.wilsoncenter.org/program/global-europe-program
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
Contacts: Media RSVP emily.buss@wilsoncenter.org
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. IRI - SOMALILAND — The International Republican Institute and the Atlantic Council host a discussion of "The Somaliland International Democratization Strategy: A comprehensive strategy outlining the future of democracy-support programs in Somaliland." With J. Peter Pham, Director of the Africa Center, Atlantic Council; Ambassador Lange Schermerhorn, Former U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti.
Location: International Republican Institute (IRI), 1225 Eye Street NW, Suite 700.
Notes: RSVP by Wednesday, February 26 to Emily Buell at ebuell@iri.org.
1 p.m. BLACKS IN WAX — 8th Annual Blacks in Wax to Explore the "Souls of the Movements" in honor of Black History month. Performances for school groups and seniors are from 1 pm - 3 pm on Friday, February 28, and evening performances for the general public are from 7 pm - 9 pm.
Location: Eagle Center at McGogney, 3400 Wheeler Rd., SE.
Contacts: DPR Customer Service (202) 673-7647
John Stokes john.stokes@dc.gov ((202) 288-7275)
3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. WILSON CENTER - NORTH KOREA — "North Korea after Jang Sung Taek and the Outlook for Inter-Korean Relations." A panel will discuss the purge and execution of Jang Sung Taek, the uncle of North Korean President Kim Jong Un. With Jinwook Choi, a senior fellow at the Korea Institute for National Unification; Hazel Smith, Professor and Director of Korean Studies at the University of Central Lancashire, UK; James F. Person, the Senior Program Associate for the History and Public Policy Program and coordinator of the North Korea International Documentation Project. http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/north-korea-after-jang-sung-taek-and-the-outlook-for-inter-korean-relations
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
4 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. ATLANTIC COUNCIL - STATE OF THE ALLIANCE — Event in memory of Robert Simmons, an architect of US policy on European security and one of the longest serving US officials at NATO, who passed away on Christmas Eve 2013. On the eve of his memorial service in Washington, the Atlantic Council is hosting a special tribute to the legacy of Simmons' career. The event will feature remarks by Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero, Italy's ambassador to the United States and former deputy secretary general of NATO.
Location: 1030 15th Street NW, 12th Floor (West Tower Elevator).
Notes: Register at http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/detail/state-of-the-alliance
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EVENING
Feb. 24 - 28. 7:30 a.m. AU - ISRAELI APARTHEID WEEK ACTION — American University Students Launch Israeli Apartheid Week Actions.
Highlights:
7 p.m. Poetry Peformance and Q & A with Remi Kanazi. https://www.facebook.com/events/614176698655618/
"Brooklyn-based spoken word artist Remi Kanazi will be performing. Location: MGC 3.
Contacts: Hank Pin sjoal.au@gmail.com
Notes: upcoming related event: Sunday, March 2nd Boycott AIPAC 2014 Protest Begins at 2pm (Off campus action organized by CODEPINK: https://www.facebook.com/events/436693696459844/ )
7 p.m. PSL - VENEZUELA — The Party for Socialism and Liberation .... hosts a Community Forum Viva Venezuela - Venezuela: Right-wing Violence and the Bolivarian Revolution and Low-wage Worker Organizing and the Fight for 15.
Location: 617 Florida Ave. NW.
Contacts: dc@pslweb.org 202-234-2828 (PSLweb.org)
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