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AP WASHINGTON DAYBOOK, Tuesday, March 18
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March 14 - 18. ASPA - 2014 ANNUAL CONFERENCE — The Public Administration Conference American Society for Public administration (ASPA) 2014 Annual Conference. CONTACT: Melissa Williams, Communications Director mwilliams@aspanet.org 202-585-4313. http://www.aspanet.org/public/Conference/REGISTRATION/Conference/Registration.aspx?hkey=680bb46c-5d72-4783-985b-0cfbe1e8a05c
Location: Mayflower Renaissance Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue.
Contacts: 202/393-7878
March 16 - 18. CCSS0 LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE — The council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) will host 40 state education leaders at the annual legislative conference.
Location: Washington Marriott at Metro Center: 775 12th Street NW.
Contacts: Kate Dando Kate.Dando@ccsso.org (202-336-7034)
Notes: Reporters must register to attend the conference. To register, please email kate.dando@ccsso.org by March 16, 2014, and include name, publication, phone number, and sessions you plan to attend.
March 17 - 18. ANIMAL SENTIENCE SYMPOSIUM — "The Science of Animal Thinking and Emotion: Sentience as a Factor in Policy and Practice." International thought-leaders and influential voices in the science, policy and corporate domains will discuss how recent discoveries about animal cognition, awareness and emotion can lead to positive change for animals. The Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy, Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association, World Society for the Protection of Animals, and Compassion in World Farming are hosting the symposium. https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1213795
Location: The Kellogg Conference Center, Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Avenue, NE.
Contacts: Raul Arce-Contreras, rcontreras@humanesociety.org, 301-721-6440
March 17 - 21. OAS ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION — The Twenty-Third Meeting of the Committee of Experts of the Follow-up Mechanism for the Implementation of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption (MESICIC) of the Organization of American States (OAS) will take place.
Location: Padilha Vidal Room, OAS General Secretariat Building, 1889 F Street, NW.
Contacts: 202-370-5437
On the Net: http://www.oas.org/en/media\_center/webcast\_schedule.asp
March 18 - 19. WASHINGTON EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY POLICY SUMMIT — The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), and the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) will present the eleventh installment of the Washington Education Technology Policy Summit. http://cosnconference.org/special-events/washington-ed-tech-advocacy-summit/
Highlights:
3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Washington Hilton.
Contacts: Dr. Jennifer Fritschi, jfritschi@setda.org, 202-715-6636 ext 704
Jodie Pozo-Olano, jpozoolano@iste.org, 804-986-6911
Michael Kaplun, michaelkaplun@cosn.org, 202-822-9491
8:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. FREESTATE ANNUAL TELECOM POLICY CONFERENCE — The Free State Foundation's Sixth Annual Telecom Policy Conference with FCC Commissioners Clyburn and O'Rielly and FTC Commissioner Ohlhausen.
Location: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW.
Contacts: 301-984-8253
On the Net: www.freestatefoundation.org
9 a.m. THE ATLANTIC - ECNOMIC SUMMIT — The Atlantic will convene leading economic thinkers for its third annual Economy Summit, a daylong discussion of the most crucial issues facing the U.S. and global economies. Speakers: Among those joining the program are: White House Council of Economic Advisors Chair Jason Furman, House Budget Committee Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), United States Trade Representative Michael Froman, Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist, former New Hampshire Senator and Governor Judd Gregg, former Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Alice Rivlin, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas, and Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf. http://www.theatlantic.com/
Location: Capital Hilton, 1001 16th Street, N.W.
Contacts: Alexi New anew@theatlantic.com ((202) 266-7112)
Sydney Simon ssimon@theatlantic.com ((202) 266-7338)
9 a.m. - 6 p.m. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY - FOIA — Media and public interest groups will gather at American University Washington College of Law to celebrate Freedom of Information Day with a series of sessions on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), surveillance secrecy, and other transparency issues. Carl Stern, former legal reporter for NBC and director of public affairs for the Department of Justice, will give the opening keynote address.
Location: American University Washington College of Law, 4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Room 603.
Contacts: secle@wcl.american.edu, 202-274-4075
Notes: http://www.wcl.american.edu/secle/founders/2014/20140318.cfm
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MORNING
7:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. DATA TRANSPARENCY COALITION — Breakfast on "Data Transparency in Financial Regulation." The second installment of the Data Transparency Breakfast series, sponsored by PwC, will feature leaders who are "seeking to transition financial regulatory reporting away from an inefficient and unreliable document-based system and toward open, structured data."
Location: 1776, 1133 15th St. NW.
Contacts: Zack Pesavento, 202-420-1065
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8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. WILSON CENTER - SAEB EREKAT — Saeb Erekat on Peace Process. Whither the Peace Process? A Conversation with Palestinian Authority Lead Negotiator Saeb Erekat. Speaker: Jane Harman, Director, President and CEO, The Wilson Center. Keynote: Dr. Saeb Erekat, Palestinian Authority Lead Negotiator. Moderator: Aaron David Miller, Vice President for New Initiatives, The Wilson Center. http://pages.wilsoncenter.org/03.18.14Erekat\_Event-SingleSpeaker\_registration.html
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, R6th floor, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
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9 a.m. - 11 a.m. WILSON CENTER - NGO SECTOR - RUSSIA — The State of the NGO Sector in Russia today: Perspectives from Moscow and the Regions. Speakers: Eugenia Alexyeeva, Director of Focus Media Foundation, Moscow; Olga Drozdova, Project Coordinator of the Agency for Social Information, and project director of the Peer-to-Peer Dialogue Program Exchange; Anna Skvortsova, Executive Director of the NGO Development Center, St. Petersburg. http://wilsoncenter.org/event/the-state-the-ngo-sector-russia-today-perspectives-moscow-and-the-regions
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. BROOKINGS - CENTAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC — Peace and Stability in the Central African Republic. https://www.cvent.com/events/peace-and-stability-in-the-central-african-republic/registration-94fc4bca5eb84796b296ff50ecf16850.aspx
Location: Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW.
Contacts: 202.797.6105
10 a.m. ATLANTIC COUNCIL - EGYPT — This Is Egypt: New Voices, Untold Stories. Speakers: A discussion with Sarah El-Sirgany, Nonresident Fellow, Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, Atlantic Council; Mohammad Tolba, Founder, Salafyo Costa--prominent Salafi group; Basil Dabh, Journalist, Daily News Egypt, (Via videoconference); Mohamed Abdelfattah, Founder, Abajora Productions (Via videoconference); Mosaab El Shamy, Photojournalist (Via videoconference). Moderator: Mirette F. Mabrouk, Deputy Director for Regional Programs; Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, Atlantic Council. http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/detail/this-is-egypt-new-voices-untold-stories
Location: 1030 15th Street, NW, 12th Floor (West Tower).
10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. CEO ECONOMIC OUTLOOK SURVEY — Business Roundtable, representing CEOs of leading U.S. companies from every sector of the economy, will release the results of its latest CEO Economic Outlook Survey. The survey, in its twelfth year, provides the CEOs outlook for capital spending, employment and sales for the next six months, as well as GDP growth for 2014. Speakers: Randall Stephenson, Chairman, Business Roundtable, Chairman and CEO, AT&T Inc.; John Engler, President, Business Roundtable. DIAL IN: (800) 230-1096 Passcode: ROUNDTABLE.
Contacts: Amanda DeBard ((202) 496-3269)
Notes: Stephenson will provide a brief overview of the survey results and then respond to questions.
10 a.m. - 11 a.m. IISS - MILIATRY BALANCE 2014 LAUNCH — US Launch of The Military Balance 2014 with: James Hackett, Editor of The Military Balance; Senior Fellow for Defense and Military Analysis, IISS; Douglas Barrie, Senior Fellow for Military Aerospace, IISS; Samuel Charap, Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia, IISS. Moderator: Adam Ward, Director of Studies, IISS. http://www.iiss.org/en/events/events-s-calendar/military-balance-2014-us-launch-8455
Location: IISS-US, 2121 K Street NW, Suite 801.
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING ON PRIMARY CARE — Community Health Center representatives will discuss the findings of a new report, "Access is the Answer: Community Health Centers, Primary Care & the Future of American Health Care. Speakers: Jana Blasi, Associate Vice President for Public Policy and Research, National Association of Community Health Centers; Gary Wiltz, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Teche Action Clinic, Franklin, LA; Teresita Batayola, Chief Executive Officer, International Community Health Services, Seattle, WA; Rod Manifold, Executive Director, Central Virginia Health Services, New Canton, VA.
Location: 2322 Rayburn.
Contacts: Amy Simmons Farber asimmons@nachc.org (202 309 0338)
On the Net: www.nachc.org
Notes: The report is embargoed for release until 10 am, March 18th.
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. CARNEGIE - JAPAN — Japans "Swing State Diplomacy in Southeast Asia. http://carnegieendowment.org/2014/03/18/japan-s-swing-state-diplomacy-in-southeast-asia/h2mn
Location: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW.
11:30 a.m. NATIONAL ARCHIVES — A special press-only "sneak preview to launch the new National Archives exhibit: Making Their Mark: Stories Through Signatures. Speakers: David S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United State; A'Lelia Bundles, Foundation for the National Archives Chair; Lawrence F. O'Brien III, Foundation for the National Archives; Jennifer Johnson, exhibition curator.
Location: The Boeing Learning Center and Lawrence F. OBrien Gallery, National Archives Museum.
Contacts: Public Affairs 202-357-5300
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AFTERNOON
March 17 - 18. 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. WILLIAMSBURG-CSIS FORUM — Web Event: A Dis-United or United States of Europe? (Starts at 2p on the 18th)
http://csis.org/event/williamsburg-csis-forum-dis-united-or-united-states-europe
12 p.m. GEORGE WASHINGTON'S SURPRISE ATTACK — The National Archives hosts a discussion on George Washingtons Surprise Attack: A New Look at the Battle that Decided the Fate of America. Phillip Thomas Tucker takes an in-depth look at the Battle of Trenton in George Washingtons Surprise Attack. Using firsthand accounts from officers and soldiers on both sides, he brings to life the Continental Armys desperate circumstances and improbable success. A book signing will follow the program.
Location: William G. McGowan Theater of the National Archives Building - Special Events entrance on Constitution Avenue at 7th Street, NW.
Contacts: Public Affairs 202-357-5300
12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION- SUPER -WI-FI — Super Wi-Fi, Incentive Auctions and the Emerging Unlicensed Economy. Speakers: Gabriel Desjardins, Product Marketing Manager, Broadcom Corporation; Brett Kilbourne, VP and Deputy General Counsel, Utilities Telecom Council; Dustin Springman, Network Operations Manager, AgTechnologies; Elizabeth Bowles, CEO, Aristotle Inc.; Larry Koos, Co-Founder and VP Engineering, Koos Technical Services Inc. http://www.newamerica.org/events/2014/super\_wi\_fi\_incentive\_auctions
Location: New America Foundation, 1899 L St. NW.
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EVENING
6 p.m. CATO - SCHOOL CHOICE - FILM SCREENING — Cato Film Screening: The Ticket: The Many Faces of School Choice. Speaker: Bob Bowdon, Director and Producer, The Ticket; Moderated by Neal P. McCluskey, Associate Director, Center for Educational Freedom, Cato Institute. Contact Cato Media Relations at 202-789-5200 or email pr@cato.org
Location: The Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW.
6:30 p.m. BIG BANG DISRUPTION — Discussion with author Larry Downes, one of our chief influences, to talk about his new book, Big Bang Disruption, along with his co-author Paul Nunes. Downes most recent best-seller, The Laws of Disruption, focused on how disruption is changing the policy landscape. The event is co-hosted by the Charles Koch Institute
Location: Loews Madison Hotel, 1177 15th St NW.
Contacts: mail@techfreedom.org
Sam Tracy ((202) 810-4203)
On the Net: http://www.tfaforms.com/319952
6:30 p.m. PUBLIC INFORMATION — Partly Cloudy: Why 'Public Information' Doesn't Always Accessible Information. Panelists: John M. Donnelly, National Press Club; Kathy Kiely, Sunlight Foundation; Kaitlin Devine, Sunlight Foundation; Hudson Hollister, Data Transparency Coalition; Jeff Larson, ProPublica; Paul Singer, USA Today. http://press.org/events/partly-cloudy-why-public-information-doesnt-always-accessible-information
Location: National Press Club, Holeman Lounge, 529 14th Street NW.
Contacts: John Donnelly jdonnelly@cq.com
Notes: This is a ticketed event.
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. AAPD GALA — The American Association of People with Disabilities hosts their 2014 leadership Awards Gala. http://power.aapd.com/site/Calendar?id=100201&view=Detail
Location: Walter Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt. Vernon Place, NW.
Contacts: Brianna Gross bgross@aapd.com (202-521-4319)
7 p.m. U.S. HOLOCAUST MUSEUM - RWANDA — Program on the Rwandan Genocide: 20 years later. Speakers: Mike Abramowitz, Director, Center for the Prevention of Genocide, US Holocaust Memorial Museum; H.E. Prof. Mathilde Mukantabana, Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda to the U.S. and Yvette Rugasaguhunga, of the Embassy of Rwanda to the U.S.; Philip Gourevitch, Author and Journalist; Carl Wilkens, Director World Outside My Shoes; Margit Meissner, Holocaust survivor.
Location: U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Theater, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl, SW, Washington, DC.
Contacts: Kristy Buechner kbuechner@ushmm.org (202-314-1754)
Notes: RSVPs are requested at ushmm.org/events/rwandadc.
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