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AP WASHINGTON DAYBOOK, Tuesday, March 11
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5 p.m. IRAN-NUCLEAR — The McCain Institute hosts debate on "Iran Nuclear Deal: Breakthrough or Failure?" With Robert Einhorn, Senior Fellow, Brookings; Karim Sadjadpour, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Bret Stephens, Deputy Editor, The Wall Street Journal; and Reuel Gerecht, Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Former CNN White House Correspondent Jessica Yellin will moderate.
Location: 805 21st Street, NW, 1st floor, Jack Morton Auditorium, George Washington University
Contacts: Meghan Latcovich, 571-481-6727
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ALL DAY
March 8 - 11. 2014 NMA COLLOQUIUM — National Colloquium on African American Health on reducing or eliminating "racial and ethnic disparities in health care". http://nmanet.org/index.php?option=com\_content&view=article&id=170&Itemid=218
Location: Marriott-Metro Center, 775 12th St. NW.
Contacts: healthpolicy@nmanet.org
March 8 - 12. NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES CONFERENCE — National League of cities holds their 2014 Congressional City Conference. Keynote Speaker : Gov. Ed Rendell, former Governor of Pennsylvania, Building America's Future Presentation of Findings, Tech Jobs, Opportunity and Metro Growth: Michael Mandel, Chief Economic Strategist, PPI, Infrastructure Investment and Economic Growth: Diana Carew, Economist, PPI, Investing for Growth: A Mayors Perspective; Chris Coleman, President of the National League of Cities, Mayor of St. Paul; Mick Cornett, Mayor of Oklahoma City; Scott Smith, Mayor of Mesa, Arizona. Moderator: Fawn Johnson, National Journal. http://www.nlc.org/build-skills-and-networks/education-and-training/event-calendar/congressional-city-conference
Highlights:
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. "Investing in Jobs and Infrastructure: Twin Keys for Metro Growth". Keynote Speaker : Gov. Ed Rendell, former Governor of Pennsylvania, Building America's Future Presentation of Findings, Tech Jobs, Opportunity and Metro Growth: Michael Mandel, Chief Economic Strategist, PPI, Infrastructure Investment and Economic Growth: Diana Carew, Economist, PPI, Investing for Growth: A Mayors Perspective; Chris Coleman, President of the National League of Cities, Mayor of St. Paul; Ralph Becker, Second Vice President of the National League of Cities, Mayor of Salt Lake City; Mick Cornett, Mayor of Oklahoma City; Scott Smith, Mayor of Mesa, Arizona. Moderator: Fawn Johnson, National Journal. Contacts: Steven Chlapecka, schlapecka@ppionline.org, 870.456.0398 or Cody Tucker, ctucker@ppionline.org, 949.874.5074.
Location: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Park Rd. Washington.
March 10 - 11. 2014 APTA LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE — 2014 American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Legislative Conference. Speakers include: Anthony Foxx, secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC; Therese McMillan, deputy administrator, Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC; Joseph C. Szabo, administrator, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC; Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC; Bill Shuster (R-PA), chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives. Register with: to APTA Director-Media, Virginia Miller, at vmiller@apta.com
Highlights:
9 a.m. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committees Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, will speak.
Location: JW Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.
Contacts: Virginia Miller vmiller@apta.com (202-496-4816)
March 10 - 11. 2014 LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE OF NORTH AMERICA'S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS — Exxon Mobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson will be the featured speaker at the 2014 Legislative Conference of North America's Building Trades Unions.
Location: Washington Hilton & Towers, 1919 Connecticut Ave. NW
Contacts: Tom Owens 202-756-4623 (towens@bctd.org)
On the Net: www.BCTD.org
March 10 - 11. IBTTA LEGISLATIVE TRANSPORTATION SUMMIT — The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) holds their "Summit on Legislation, Policy and Infrastructure Finance
with Gov. Ed Rendell, Co-Chair, Building Americas Future to Address Summit; Tolling Advocates and Experts to Lobby Capitol Hill and Hear from Members of Congress, other Transportation Leaders. http://www.ibtta.org/events/summit-legislation-policy-infrastructure-finance CONTACT: Kristofer Eisenla, LUNA+EISENLA media kristofer@lunaeisenlamedia.com 5/8 202.670.5747 (mobile)
Location: The Liaison Capitol Hill Hotel, 415 New Jersey Avenue, NW.
March 10 - 12. 2014 AFCEA HOMELAND SECURITY CONFERENCE — 2014 AFCEA Homeland Security Conference "4th Generation DHS: Remaining Ever-Vigilant". AGENDA: http://www.afcea.org/events/homeland/14/schedule.asp For more information: http://www.afcea.org/events/homeland/14/
Highlights:
10:15 a.m. Panel: Role of Laboratories in Homeland Security with Dr. Daniel Gerstein, Acting Under Secretary, Science & Technology, Department of Homeland Security. Moderator: Ira Reese (confirmed), Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Bureau, Customs and Border Protection.
4 p.m. Panel: Continuous Diagnostics Monitoring. Moderator: John Streufert (invited), Director, Federal Network Resilience, Department of Homeland Security.
Location: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Atrium Ballroom.
March 10 - 12. APPA LEGISLATIVE RALLY — The American Public Power Association holds its 2014 Legislative Rally. http://www.publicpower.org/Events/Landing.cfm?ItemNumber=30339&navItemNumber=38290
Location: Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1000 H St. NW.
Contacts: n/a, 202-467-2958
March 10 - 13. SATELLITE 2014 — The Access Intelligence Satellite Group, producers of the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition host SATELLITE 2014. http://www.satellite2014.com/
Location: Walter Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt. Vernon Place, NW.
Contacts: Kisme Williams kwilliams@accessintel.com (301-354-1785)
March 10 - 14. NATIONAL SHIP REPAIR INDUSTRY CONFERENCE — Held by the Shipbuilders Council of America. https://shipbuilders.org/events/2014-national-ship-repair-industry-conference-sra-registration
Highlights:
9 a.m. Chief of Naval Operations Jonathan W. Greenert and U.S. Fleet Forces Commander Navy Adm. William E. Gortney deliver remarks.
Location: Embassy Suites Hotel, 1300 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
March 11 - 13. 2014 NCAI EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WINTER SESSION — The National Congress of American Indians hold their 2014 Executive Council Winter Session. http://www.ncai.org/events/2014/03/11/2014-ncai-executive-council-winter-session For full agenda: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/ncai-events/2014\_Agenda\_Draft\_2\_20\_14.pdf
Highlights:
10:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy Mark Mazur Remarks at the 2014 National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Executive Council Winter Session
Location: The Westin Washington City Center, 1400 M Street Northwest.
Notes: Credentialed media planning to attend must RSVP to Sarah Beccio at sbeccio@NCAI.org or 202.466.7767 ext 230.
March 11 - 13. EDUCATORS - VIRTUAL CONFERENCE — Share My Lesson, the largest online community of American educators sharing lesson plans and other teaching materials, will host a virtual conference of 24 webinars for educators and parents, ranging from creative ways to teach the arts and natural sciences, proactive and positive behavior management tips, and ways to cultivate innovative thinkers. http://www.sharemylesson.com/article.aspx?storyCode=50027315 CONTACT: Natalie Dean, Share My Lesson, natalie.dean@sharemylesson.com 202-756-0291.
Highlights:
6 p.m. Keynote Address by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers (AFT) on Reclaiming the Promise of Public Education.
March 11 - 13. WITH SYRIA - 3RD ANNIVERSARY EVENTS — Global coalition of over 50 NGOs, charities, civil society, humanitarian and human rights organizations from more than thirty countries including Save the Children, Oxfam, MercyCorps, Care International, Amnesty, International Rescue Committee,
World Vision and many more. Bansky, Edis Alba, Elbow, Bill Melendez, Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) ; others. Events held by WithSyria to commemorate the 3rd anniversary of the Syrian conflict.
Highlights:
8 p.m. WithSyria in Candlelight at the White House.
Contacts: Jazmmn Rumbaut jazmin@wearemovementmedia.com ((202) 870.3134)
On the Net: www.with-syria.org
8:30 a.m. - 4:10 p.m. SYMANTEC GOVERNMENT SYMPOSIUM — "Resilient Security for Today's World." http://symantecgovsymposium.com/2014/
Highlights:
9 a.m. Keynote Address: Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense (2011-2013), Director, CIA (2009-2011) & Co-founder, Panetta Institute for Public Policy.
11:25 a.m. Principal Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division's Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section Richard Downing will participate in a panel discussion on "Fighting Cybercrime in a Borderless World."
3:15 p.m. National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Under Secretary Suzanne Spaulding will deliver remarks on current cybersecurity challenges.
Location: Renaissance Washington Hotel, 999 9th St. NW.
Notes: Press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to events@fedscoop.com.
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MORNING
7 a.m. - 9 a.m. AIR FORCE BREAKFAST - MARTIN — March AFA Air Force Breakfast Series with Major General James F. Martin, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller. http://www.afa.org/AFA/EVENTS/AFAAFBreakfastProgram
Location: Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel, 900 South Orme Street, Arlington, VA 22204.
9 a.m. NPC CLASS - DATA REPORTING — SQL allows users to deal with much larger data sets than a simple spreadsheet does, and it allows more complex operations like matching items from two lists ("joining). Learn the fundamentals of finding and importing data, and learn to write queries on your own. Instructor JoElla Straley will show you how to find connections in data that tell a story. http://press.org/events/data-reporting-sql
Location: National Press Club, Bloomberg Room, 529 14th Street NW.
Contacts: Nicole Hoffman nhoffman@press.org
Notes: This is a ticketed event.
9 a.m. SAIS - — "Evaluating People-to-People Reconciliation Programs: Findings, Conclusions and Feedback with Susan Allen, director of George Mason Universitys Center for Peacemaking Practice; Melissa Brown, director of the Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation in USAIDs Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance; David Hunsicker, team leader for the Asia and Middle East at USAID's Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation; Kelly Skeith, deputy director for performance evaluation at Social Impact; Mathias Kjaer, evaluation specialist at Social Impact; Liz McClintock, founder and managing partner at CMPartners; and Melanie Cohen Greenberg, president and CEO of the Alliance for Peacebuilding, will discuss this topic. Members of the public should RSVP to the SAIS Conflict Management Program, Search for Common Ground and USAID at https://www.sfcg.org/events/cprf-march-2014/. Note: A live webcast of this event will be available at http://bit.ly/1gVMgwO. .
Location: Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Building, 1740 Massachusetts Ave., NW.
Contacts: Francesca Di Marco SAIS (fdimarco@jhu.edu)
9 a.m. - 10 a.m. CSIS - SALVADORAN ELECTIONS — "Elections in El Salvador: What's At Stake?" Featuring remarks by: Douglas Farah, President, IBI Consultants, & Senior Associate Americas Program.
Location: First Floor Conference Room, CSIS 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW.
Contacts: n/a, 202-887-0200
9 a.m. - 10 a.m. WOLA - NORTHERN IRELAND, COLOMBIA — The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), the United Steelworkers, Workers Uniting, and Justice for Colombia for a discussion on the peace process in Colombia with Members of Parliament and union leaders from Northern Ireland. http://www.wola.org/event/the\_colombian\_peace\_process\_a\_northern\_ireland\_perspective\_0
Location: Washington Office on Latin America, 1666 Connecticut Ave. NW, Fourth Floor.
Contacts: RSVP Adam Schaffer aschaffer@wola.org
9 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION SPEAKER SERIES — The FCC's Accessibility & Innovation Initiative holds its next Speaker Series event. Dr. Juan E. Gilbert, Chair of the Human-Centered Computing Division at Clemson University will give a presentation on "Innovation in Voting Accessibility." The speaker series highlights and encourages innovation in accessible communications technologies that will benefit people with disabilities.
Location: FCC Commission Meeting Room, 445 12th Street, SW.
Contacts: n/a, 202-418-0500
9:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION - WAR ON POVERTY — "50 Years Since the War on Poverty: Looking Back, Moving Forward." Participants: Alice O'Connor, Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara; William Elliott III, Associate Professor and Director of Assets and Education Initiative, University of Kansas; Josh Barro, National Correspondent, New York Times; Melissa Boteach, Vice President, Poverty and Prosperity Program, Center for American Progress; Kilolo Kijakazi, Program Officer, Ford Foundation; Reid Cramer, Director, Asset Building Program, New America Foundation; Elise Gould, Economist, Economic Policy Institute; Shawn Fremstad, Senior Research Associate, Center for Economic and Policy Research; Rachel Black, Senior Policy Analyst, Asset Building Program, New America Foundation.
Location: 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400.
Contacts: Liana Simonds, simonds@newamerica.org, 202-735-2829
9:15 a.m. - 12 p.m. HIV AIDS BRIEFING — Health Affairs Founding Editor John Iglehart hosts a Health Affairs briefing to spotlight issues related to the ACA and people with HIV/AIDS. Panels will focus on the Impact Of Early Treatment; ACA Implementation; Targeting Resources. Speakers: Dr. Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary for Public Health at the US Department of Health and Human Services (Keynote); Dana Goldman, Leonard D. Schaeffer Chair and Director, Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California; Arleen A. Leibowitz, Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), School of Public Affairs; Brandon D.L. Marshall, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health; John A. Romley, Research Assistant Professor of Public Policy, University of Southern California; Gery W. Ryan, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, Pardee RAND Graduate School, and Senior Behavioral Scientist, RAND Corporation; Julia Thornton Snider, Senior Research Economist, Precision Health Economics; Neeraj Sood, Associate Professor of Health Economics and Director of Research, Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California; Zachary Wagner, Doctoral Student in Health Services and Policy Analysis, University of California, Berkeley, and Research Analyst, Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California. Kim Rymsha at krymsha@gymr.com or call (202) 745-5054. http://press.org/events/hiv-aids-briefing
Location: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, 13th Floor.
9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION - SUPREME COURT — Briefing, "The Supreme Court and Contraceptive Coverage: Legal and Policy Implications."
Location: 1330 G St. NW.
Contacts: n/a, 202-347-5270
10 a.m. NPC - REP. WALDEN — U.S. Representative Greg Walden (R-OR), Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, will discuss the political climate ahead of the 2014 Congressional election at a National Press Club Newsmakers new conference. Contact:
Tony Gallo NPC Newsmakers Event Host
202 -544-6973, agallo2368@verizon.net For more information: http://press.org/events/us-representative-greg-walden
Location: National Press Club, Zenger room, 529 14th Street NW.
10 a.m. SAIS - LABOR STANDARDS - SOUTH KOREA — "Labor Standards and South Korean Employment Practices in North Korea. Marcus Noland, professorial lecturer at the U.S.-Korean Institute at SAIS, and executive vice president and director of studies at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, will discuss his new report "Labor Standards and South Korean Employment Practices in North Korea. .
Location: Room 500, Bernstein Office Building, 1717 Massachusetts Ave., NW.
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CNP - SENATOR DURBIN — Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) will give a speech on how America can maintain its competitive edge in biomedical research and scientific innovations at the Center for National Policy. Contact: Stephanie Dreyer, Media Relations Director, Truman National Security Project & Center for National Policy. Cell: 914.715.6087, Office: 202.216.9723 ext 2320.
Location: Center for National Policy, 1250 I St NW, Suite 500.
Contacts: RSVP sdreyer@trumancnp.org
On the Net: www.TrumanProject.org
ww.CNPonline.org
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. CFR - CIA DIRECTOR — On the record event: John O. Brennan, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, will discuss challenges and opportunities for the American intelligence community and reflect on his first year as CIA director.
Location: Council on Foreign Relations, 1777 F Street NW.
Contacts: Tricia Miller Klapheke, DCPressRSVP@cfr.org, 202-509-8525
Notes: RSVP REQUIRED. Reply by: 12:00 p.m., Monday, March 10 to: DCPressRSVP@cfr.org. Camera Set-up Time: 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. Press Registration: 10:30 - 11:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. HERITAGE - PACIFIC SPACE AGE — "A Pacific Space Age? U.S., Japanese, and Chinese Perspectives on Space." Featuring Katsuyuki Kawai, Member, Japanese House of Representatives; Dean Cheng, Senior Research Fellow, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation; John Sheldon, Ph.D., Research Fellow, George C. Marshall Institute.
Location: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Ave. NE.
Contacts: n/a, 202-675-1761
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AFTERNOON
March 9 - 14. NEMA 40TH POLICY AND LEADERSHIP FORUM — 'NEMA 2014 Mid-Year Emergency Management Policy & Leadership Forum'. http://www.nemaweb.org/index.php?option=com\_content&view=article&id=97&Itemid=209
Location: Hilton Alexandra Mark Center Hotel, Plaza C, 500 Seminary Rd., Alexandria, Va.
12 p.m. ECONOMIC CLUB - BURWELL — Key elements of President Obama's proposed 2015 budget, submitted to Congress on March 4th, will be the topic of a conversation-style interview between Sylvia Matthews Burwell, Director, Office of Management and Budget and David M. Rubenstein, President of The Economic Club of Washington, DC.
Location: J.W. Marriott Washington, DC, Capitol Ballroom, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.
Notes: MEDIA MUST PRE-REGISTER, CONTACT: Judi Irastorza, Economic Club of Washington at media@economicclub.org or 703-765-6881. All Cameras Must Be Set Up By 12:00 p.m.
12 p.m. NFHA - U.S. BANK DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT — The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) and four of its member organizations will hold an online news conference to announce the filing of an amended federal housing discrimination complaint with additional evidence against U.S. Bank. The amended complaint, originally filed in April 2012, will be filed with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. It is the result of a continuing undercover investigation into how major banks doing business in the United States fail to maintain and market foreclosed homes they own in African-American and Latino neighborhoods in Dallas, Hampton Roads, New Haven, New Orleans, and Washington, D.C. Speakers: Shanna L. Smith, President and CEO, National Fair Housing Alliance (DC); Heather Crislip, Executive Director, Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia; James Perry, Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center; Erin Kemple, Executive Director, Connecticut Fair Housing Center; Frances Espinoza, Executive Director, North Texas Fair Housing Center; Stephen Dane, Partner, Relman, Dane & Colfax PLLC. Contact: Naweed Lemar, (202) 898-1661 x119, nlemar@nationalfairhousing.org Register at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2743516064172828161
12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. ATLANTIC COUNCIL - ARAB TRANSITIONS — A Mixed Picture: The Political and Economic Future of the Arab Transitions A discussion with Yasser El Shimy, Teaching Fellow, Boston University; Ellen Laipson, President and CEO, Stimson Center; Mohsin Khan, Senior Fellow, Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, Atlantic Council. Moderated by Mirette F. Mabrouk, Deputy Director for Regional Programs, Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, Atlantic Council.
Location: Atlantic Council, 1030 15th Street, NW, 12th Floor.
Contacts: RSVP to press@AtlanticCouncil.org
12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. FMEP - PEACE PROCESS — The Foundation for Middle East Peace hosts event, "Advancing the Kerry Peace Process," a presentation of MEI's George and Rhonda Salem Family Foundation Lecture Series. Speakers: Daniel Levy, Director, Middle East and North Africa Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations; Aaron David Miller, Vice President for New Initiatives and Distinguished Scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, University of Maryland and Non-Resident Senior Fellow, The Brookings' Saban Center; Kate Seelye (Moderator), Senior Vice President, The Middle East Institute.
Location: Human Rights Campaign Conference Center, 1640 Rhode Island Ave. NW.
Notes: http://www.mei.edu/events/advancing-kerry-peace-process
12 p.m. - 2 p.m. WILSON CENTER - POPULATION GROWTH — Doubling Down: Addressing Population Growth & Adapting to Climate Change. Speakers: Monica Das Gupta, Maryland Population Research Center; Kathleen Mogelgaard, Consultant, Environmental Change and Security Program, Wilson Center. http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/ MEDIA RSVP directly to benjamin.dills@wilsoncenter.org
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, 5th floor, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
12:45 p.m. BOXING - HOPKINS, SHUMENOV PRESS CONFERENCE — Bernard "The Alien" Hopkins and Beibut Shumenov hold press conference to officially announce their lightweight world championship unification bout. Hopkins will attempt, at 49-years-old, to become the oldest fighter in boxing history to unify world titles. Speakers: Bernard Hopkins, IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion & Future Hall of Famer; Beibut Shumenov, WBA and IBA Light Heavyweight; World Champion; Bruce Binknow, COO & CMO of Golden Boy Promotions; Marylyn Aceves/Ramiro Gonzalez, Golden Boy Promotions: (213) 489- 5631; Kelly Swanson/Lisa Milner/Flo Jocou, Swanson Communications/Hopkins: (202) 783-5500; Chris DeBlasio, Showtime Networks Inc.: (212) 708-1633; Annie Kruger, Showtime Networks Inc.: (212) 708-1663; Nicole Chayet, Showtime Networks Inc.: (212) 708-7319; John Beyrooty/Matt Donovan, BZA/SHOWTIME: (562) 233-7477/ (818) 462-5613; Teri Washington, Events DC: 202-494-5737; Bob Trieger, Full Court Press/Shumenov: (978) 664-4482.
Location: The W Hotel, Altitude Room (Rooftop level), 515 15th St. NW.
Notes: Media luncheon at 12:45 with press conference starting at 1:30 p.m. Media Credentials: www.magnamedia.com
1 p.m. UNRWA REFORM INITIATIVE — The Center for Near East Policy Research holds a briefing on an UNRWA Reform Initiative. Contact: David Bedein, 215-240-4919, ctrforneareastpolicyresearch@gmail.com For more information: http://press.org/events/unrwa-reform-initiative
Location: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW.
2 p.m. NPC - HONOR VIOLENCE — In an effort to draw attention to the prevalence of honor violence — including forced marriage, disfigurement and female genital mutilation (FGM) — and to promote passage of the International Violence Against Women Act now pending in the U.S. House of Representatives, Muslim women and human rights activists will address the issue at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference. Speaking will be author Raheel Raza, president of the Council for Muslims Facing Tomorrow and founder of Canada' Forum 4 Learning, and Manda Zand Ervin, an Iranian political refugee who is dedicated to publicizing the plight of Iranian women under the Islamic Sharia laws. They will be joined by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), sponsor of the bipartisan International Violence Against Women Act, (IVAWA), and Kiersten Stewart of Futures Without Violence.
Location: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW.
Contacts: Herb Perone, herb@peronecomm.com, 301-512-7636
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. HERITAGE - ASIA — "ASIA 2014: The View from Capitol Hill." Featuring Jamie Fly, Counselor for Foreign and National Security Affairs, Senator Marco Rubio; Nilmini Gunaratne Rubin, Senior Professional Staff Member, House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Brett Doyle, Legislative Assistant, Senator Pat Toomey.
Location: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Ave. NE
Contacts: n/a, 202-675-1761
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. HUDSON INSTITUTE - MIDDLE EAST POLICY — Discussion, "Does the Obama Administration Have a Middle East Policy?" Hudson Institute senior fellow Lee Smith will moderate a panel with Hillel Fradkin, Adam Garfinkle, Robert Satloff, and Tamara Cofman Wittes to discuss whether or not the Obama White House has a "real strategy" for the Middle East.
Location: Betsy and Walter Stern Conference Center, Hudson Institute, 1015 15th St, NW, 6th Floor.
2 p.m. - 4 p.m. STIMSON CENTER - JAPAN'S CHALLENGES — The Stimson Center is launching Japan's Challenges in East Asia, a collection of policy briefs on Japan's key policy challenges in East Asia - its relations with China, South Korea, North Korea and Southeast Asia. Speakers: Ken Jimbo, Keio University (via video); Junya Nishino, Keio University ; Yasuyo Sakata, Kanda University of International Studies; Chikako Kawakatsu Ueki, Waseda University; Ambassador Rust M. Deming, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University. Moderator: Yuki Tatsumi, Senior Associate, Stimson's East Asia program.
Location: The Stimson Center, 1111 19th Street, NW 12th Floor.
Notes: Media Contact: Rich Robinson, deputy director of communications, communications@stimson.org or 202-478-3419
3 p.m. - 4 p.m. WILSON CENTER - JAPAN-TAIWAN RELATIONS — "Japan and Cross-Strait Relations: Why Japan-Taiwan Relations Continue to Grow." Speaker: Madoka Fukuda, Associate Professor of International Politics and China Studies, Hosei University. http://pages.wilsoncenter.org/2014.03.11JapanandCrossStraitRelations.html
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
4 p.m. - 6 p.m. OPIC INAUGURAL AWARDS RECEPTION — The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the US Government's development finance institution, presents the inaugural Impact Awards to recognize "excellence in development finance." The Agency will recognize eight winners selected from across the spectrum of its supported development finance projects. Impact award winners were selected by OPIC leadership for focus in priority sectors or regions, innovation in overcoming difficulties, quality of results, risk mitigation practice, development impact, and serving as a model in project development and execution.
Location: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H St. NW.
Contacts: Amanda Burke, amanda.burke@opic.gov, 202-312-2186
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EVENING
5 p.m. IRAN-NUCLEAR — The McCain Institute hosts debate on "Iran Nuclear Deal: Breakthrough or Failure?" With Robert Einhorn, Senior Fellow, Brookings; Karim Sadjadpour, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Bret Stephens, Deputy Editor, The Wall Street Journal; and Reuel Gerecht, Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Former CNN White House Correspondent Jessica Yellin will moderate.
Location: 805 21st Street, NW, 1st floor, Jack Morton Auditorium, George Washington University
Contacts: Meghan Latcovich, 571-481-6727
5 p.m. SAIS - TOPPLING QADDAFI — "Toppling Qaddafi: Libya and the Limits of International Intervention. Christopher Chivvis, adjunct professor in the European and Eurasian Studies Program and senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation, will discuss his new book Toppling Qaddafi: Libya and the Limits of International Intervention. Karim Mezran, adjunct professor of Middle East Studies at SAIS, will join the discussion. Members of the media should RSVP to Francesca Di Marco in the Office of Communications at 202.663.5644 or fdimarco@jhu.edu.
Location: Room 806, Rome Building, 1619 Massachusetts Ave., NW.
5 p.m. - 6 p.m. ATLANTIC COUNCIL - HUNTSMAN — Governor Jon Huntsman will take the stage at the Atlantic Council for the first time since becoming chairman to share his thoughts on the United States' role in a world of transition. http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/detail/america-in-the-world-a-conversation-with-jon-huntsman
Location: 1030 15th Street NW, 12th Floor (West Tower Elevator).
5:30 p.m. AAAS - SLEEP AND DREAMING — "Wake up, I'm Speaking: The Neuroscience of Sleep and Dreaming." Three specialists will review what neuroscience tells about sleep, sleep disorders, dreams, and the impact of sleep research on medicine and society in an evening presentation at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Location: AAAS Auditorium at 12th and H Streets, NW.
Contacts: Earl Lane, elane@aaas.org, 202-326-6431
6:30 p.m. DPC INAUGURAL GALA — The Board of Directors of the DPC Education Center hosts the DPC Education Center Inaugural Gala Honoring: Former United States Senator John Culver; Healthcare Professional Dr. K. Adu Ntoso; Dialysis Patient Roderick Slaughter. http://www.DPCEdCenter.org Contact: Hrant Jamgochian, JD, LL.M. Executive Director DPC. 202-789-6933
Location: 101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Rooftop Terrace.
6:30 p.m. YPFP - MILITARY DOCTRINE - DEFIBAUGH — The Young Professionals in Foreign Policy hosts Commander Bruce Defibaugh for a discussion on Maritime Irregular Warfare. https://ypfp.org/event/commander-bruce-defibaugh-maritime-irregular-warfare-1
Location: 1825 R St NW.
Contacts: RSVP paul.taylor@ypfp.org
7 p.m. - 9 p.m. PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK SCREENING — HBO, The Shriver Report, and CAP to Host Exclusive Premiere Screening of 'Paycheck to Paycheck. Speakers: Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT). Opening remarks: Karen Skelton, CEO and editor-in-chief, The Shriver Report; Nancy Abraham, senior vice president of documentary programming, HBO. Panelists: Katrina Gilbert, subject of the film; Phil Acord, executive director, Childrens Home/Chambliss Shelter; Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, executive director, Moms Rising. Moderator: Neera Tanden, president, Center for American Progress.
Location: Landmarks E Street Cinema, E Street between 10th and 11th Streets, NW.
Contacts: Anne Shoup ashoup@americanprogress.org (202.481.7146)
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