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AP WASHINGTON DAYBOOK, Tuesday, March 25
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March 20 - April 13. NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL — National Cherry Blossom Festival. http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org
March 22 - 25. GIFTED CHILDREN SYMPOSIUM — The Wallace Research and Policy Symposium, a "premiere scholarly conference at which the latest research findings and policy implications for gifted education and talent development are addressed." http://www2.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank/Researchers/wallace/
Location: Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel, 2800 South Potomac Avenue, Arlington, VA.
March 22 - 28. VETERAN SUICIDE — On the 11th anniversary of the start of the Iraq War, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) announced it will converge on Washington March 22-28 to introduce IAVAs 2014 Policy Agenda and demand action on its top issue: combating veteran suicide. Background: The VA estimates that 22 veterans die by suicide each day. In IAVAs 2014 Member Policy Survey, over 47 percent of our respondents said they knew a veteran who had served in Iraq or Afghanistan who had attempted suicide. http://stormthehill.org/?org=403&lvl=100&ite=8839&lea=2843906&ctr=0&par=1
Contacts: Gretchen Andersen press@iava.org (212-982-9699)
March 23 - 26. AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY — Holds its 2014 Washington DC Conference. https://www.alaforveterans.org/Meetings/Washington-DC-Conference/
Location: Hilton Washington, 1919 Connecticut Ave., NW.
March 24 - 25. AAPA 2014 SPRING CONFERENCE — American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) will host experts and luminaries addressing transportation, infrastructure, security, environmental, energy and U.S. election issues at AAPAs 2014 Spring Conference event. Speakers will include: U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee; U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; U.S. Acting Deputy Secretary of Transportation Victor Mendez; Canadian Transport Minister Lisa Riatt; and M. Gen. John W. Peabody, deputy commanding general for Civil and Emergency Operations at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Media credentialing: Aaron Ellis, aellis@aapa-ports.org For more information: http://www.aapa-ports.org/Programs/seminarschedule.cfm?itemnumber=19238
Location: The Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel, 999 9th Street NW.
Contacts: info@aapa-ports.org (703.684.5700)
March 24 - 25. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PORT AUTHORITIES (AAPA) — AAPA anticipates more than 180 port and related industry leaders and guests will take part in its two-day conference. U.S. Export-Import Bank Chairman & President Fred Hochberg to give Tuesday luncheon presentation at AAPAs 2014 Spring Conference event. Full agenda: http://www.aapa-ports.org/Programs/seminarschedule.cfm?itemnumber=19238
Location: The Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel, 999 9th Street NW.
Contacts: Aaron Ellis aellis@aapa-ports.org
March 24 - 25. NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR DAY EVENTS — National Medal of Honor Day activities from SCOTUS to Arlington National Cemetery. Contact: Janet Donovan, creative.enterprises.int@gmail.com Office: 202-822-9318. Cell phone: (202) 904-1035. http://cmohfoundation.org/citizen-honors/community-service-awards/
Highlights:
Citizen
Service Before Self Honors Awards Ceremony on the lawn behind the Tomb of the Unknowns. Following the Awards Ceremony, press will be able to conduct interviews with MOH recipients and Citizen Awardees but must be confirmed in advance.
2 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery. Press attending this event must be escorted by ANCs Public Affairs Liaison - Melissa Bohan. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/VisitorInformation/GettingToCemetery.aspx
March 24 - 26. AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION — Holds its Stars of Life Celebration. http://www.the-aaa.org/default.asp?contentID=39
Highlights:
6:45 p.m. Stars of Life Banquet and Awards Presentation.
Location: Washington Court Hotel, 525 New Jersey Ave. NW.
Contacts: Kristy Cartier, kcartier@the-aaa.org, 703-389-1029
March 24 - 26. NASA RECENTLY RETURNED ASTRONAUTS — Two astronauts recently returned from the International Space Station will be in Washington for a series of events, which are open to the media, March 24-26.
On the Net: http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/nyberg-kl.html
March 25 - 26. NACD SPRING FLY IN — NACD is hosting its 2014 Spring Fly-In March 25 and 26 in Washington, D.C. On Tuesday, attendees will hear insight from federal agency representatives on Farm Bill implementation and attend a reception in the House Agriculture Committee Room with Members of Congress and staff. On Wednesday, members will visit with their Senators and Representatives on Capitol Hill to discuss conservation policy priorities.
Highlights:
9 a.m. - 12 p.m. General Session: 9:00 am Krysta Harden, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; 10:00 am Jason Weller, NRCS Chief; 10:45 a.m. Jim Hubbard, Deputy Chief of Forest Service; 11:15 am-12:00 pm Farm Bill Implementation Panel. LOCATION: Hyatt Arlington 1325 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA.
5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Capitol Hill Reception. Confirmed Speaker Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK). Location: House Agriculture Committee Room, 1300 Longworth House Office Building.
On the Net: http://www.nacdnet.org/events/nacd-spring-fly-in
Notes: NOTE: Valid media credentials are required. Please RSVP to Bethany Shively at Bethany-shively@nacdnet.org or call (202) 547-6223.
March 25 - 26. NTSB - CRUISE SHIP SAFETY — The National Transportation Safety Board today announced it will hold a public forum on cruise ship safety and oversight -Cruise Ships: Examining Safety, Operations and Oversight. http://www.ntsb.gov/news/events/2014/cruiseshipforum/index.html.
Contacts: Eric M. Weiss eric.weiss@ntsb.gov ((202) 314-6100)
On the Net: http://www.ntsb.gov
Notes: Agenda: www.ntsb.gov/cruiseshipforum
March 25 - 26. WORKSHOP ON PLASMA FOR CANCER TREATMENT — The George Washington University to Host "First" International Workshop on Plasma for Cancer Treatment. David Dolling, dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Leo Chalupa, vice president for research, will make remarks. Oktay Baysal, dean of ODUs Batten College of Engineering and Technology, will also give a welcome address. http://www.iwpct2014.org/program RSVP: Media interested in attending should contact Kurtis Hiatt at kkhiatt@gwu.edu or 202-994-1849.
Location: The George Washington University, Cloyd Heck Marvin Center, Continental Ballroom (third floor), 800 21st St. NW.
Contacts: Kurtis Hiatt kkhiatt@gwu.edu (202-994-1849)
March 25 - 27. USHCC 2014 LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT — The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce holds their 24th Annual Legislative Summit. Speakers will include: Senator John cornyn, R-TX; Representative Xavier Becerra; Rep. Nancy Pelosi; Representative Mario Diaz-Balart, R-FL; Mickey Ibarra, director, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs; Reince Priebus, Chairman, Republican National Committee; Rep. Paul Ryan, R-WI; Senator John McCain; R-AZ; Senator Mary Landrieu, D-LA; Martin O'Malley, Governor of MD; Rep. Jeff Denham, CA; Rep. Tony Cardenas, CA; others.http://www.ushcclegislative.com/
Location: Capital Hilton, 16th and K Sts. NW.
8:30 a.m. - 4:10 p.m. JAMESTOWN FOUNDATION - CHINA DEFENSE, SECURITY CONFERENCE — The Jamestown Foundation hosts The Fourth Annual China Defense & Security Conference. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/china-defense-and-security-conference-2014-tickets-10589191557
Location: Root Room, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Ave NW.
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. GLOBAL COMPETITION/ANTITRUST CONFERENCE — Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Renata B. Hesse will deliver the keynote (9:10a) address at the Global Competition Review Live IP & Antitrust USA conference. http://globalcompetitionreview.com/events/1637/gcr-live-ip-antitrust-usa/
Location: The W Hotel, 515 15th St., N.W.
Notes: Press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to GCRLive@GlobalCompetitionReview.com.
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MORNING
8 a.m. WOMEN RULE SERIES — POLITICO, Google & the Tory Burch Foundation for the first event of the 2014 Women Rule series, How Women Run: Power, Perception and Reality on women and political campaigns. Speakers: Beau Willimon, Screenwriter, playwright and creator of House of Cards @BeauWillimon; Rep. Martha Roby (R-Ala.) @RepMarthaRoby; Leticia Van de Putte, State Senator (D-Texas) @leticiavdp; Robbie Myers, Editor-in-Chief, ELLE Magazine @robbie_ELLE; Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) @SenGillibrand; Kellyanne Conway, President and CEO of the polling company, inc. & Woman Trend @KellyannePolls.
Location: The Willard Hotel, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave NW.
Contacts: booking@politico.com
8 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. FAITH RALLY - FAMILY PLANNING - SCOTUS — Faith Rally at the Supreme Court for Family Planning and Religious Freedom. Speaker: Rev. Debra W. Haffner, Co-Founder and President, Religious Institute; Sara Hutchinson, Domestic Program Director, Catholics for Choice; Sarah Jones, Communications Associate, Americans United for Separation of Church and State; Rabbi Lori Koffman, Board Member, National Council of JewishWomen; Rev. Peter Morales, President, Unitarian Universalist Association; Rev. Dr. Alethea Smith-Withers, Board Chair, Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. http://www.religiousinstitute.org/faithleaders4bc
Location: Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 212 East Capitol Street, NE.
Contacts: Michael Mitchell mmitchell@rcrc.org (202-628-7700 x12), 347-416-2726
Notes: Location is listed for press coverage only. Organizers ask that you DO NOT post the address.
8:30 a.m. ATLANTIC TAX POLICY SUMMITE - CARDIN — Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) will keynote the program. Additional confirmed speakers include Leslie Book, Professor of Law and Director of the Graduate Tax Program at Villanova University; William Cobb, President and CEO of H&R Block; Eric Toder, Co-Director and Senior Fellow of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center; and Chi Chi Wu, Attorney for the National Consumer Law Center. Nancy Cook, Economic and Domestic Policy Correspondent for National Journal, will moderate the event. H&R Block is the presenting underwriter of the Tax Policy Summit.
Location: Newseum Knight Conference Center (Sixth Street entrance), 555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.
Notes: Media interested in attending the summit should contact The Atlantics Alexi New (anew@theatlantic.com). For those unable to join in person, the conversation will be webcast live online. Follow the conversation on Twitter via @Atlantic_LIVE, and by using the hashtag AtlanticTaxSummit.
9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. INTER-AMERICAN DIALOGUE - ARGENTINA - MASSA — Discussion on Argentina with National Deputy Sergio Massa. http://www.thedialogue.org/page.cfm?pageID=425&eventID=395&invitee=c04b7e7b-1451-4cc1-8e61-91ee59fe485c
Location: 1211 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 510.
Contacts: 202-822-9002
9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. WASHPOST LIVE - THE INTERNET — Washington Post Live Forum Explores the Next Phase of the Internet and Connected Things. FTC Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen; Executive Director of Future of Privacy Forum Jules Polonetsky,; SmartThings CEO Alex Hawkinson and Progressive Policy Institutes Chief Economic Strategist Michael Mandel among speakers.
Location: The Washington Post, 1150 15th Street NW.
Contacts: Jennifer Lee jennifer.lee@washpost.com (202-334-5207)
9 a.m. - 11 a.m. WILSON CENTER - CHINA - SEAFOOD AND PORK — Surf and Turf: Environmental and Social Impacts of Chinas Growing Seafood and Pork Consumption. http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/surf-and-turf-environmental-and-social-impacts-china%E2%80%99s-growing-seafood-and-pork-consumption
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, 5th floor, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 'NOT MY BOSS'S BUSINESS' RALLY — Groups including NARAL Pro-Choice America along with Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the American Civil Liberties Union, National Women's Law Center and more than 40 organizations, will host a "Not My Boss's Business" rally at the Supreme Court as the Court hears arguments in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sebelius,
Contacts: Christina DiPasquale, christina@fitzgibbonmedia.com, 202-716-1953
9:30 a.m. FAITH AND PRO-LIFE LEADERS PRAYER VIGIL - SUPREME COURT — Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, Director of the Christian Defense Coalition; others to hold preyare vigil on the sidewalk in front to the Supreme Court as the Supreme Court hears arguments in "Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and Conestoga Wood". Contact: Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, Christian Defense Coalition, 540-538-4741; event Facebook page
9:30 a.m. FAMMILIES USA - HALBIG LAWSUIT — he U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, will hear an expedited appeal in the case of Halbig v. Sebelius, a lawsuit that challenges the availability of premium tax-credit premium subsidies in states with federally-run health marketplaces. Families USA, the national organization for health care consumers, filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of the subsidies in federally-run health marketplaces. Ron Pollack, Executive Director of Families USA, will be available at the courthouse for comment immediately after Tuesdays hearing.
Location: Meade Plaza (front of courthouse facing Constitution Avenue), E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 333 Constitution Ave. NW.
Contacts: Dave Lemmon, Bob Meissner, Bryan Fisher ((202) 628-3030)
info@familiesusa.org
On the Net: www.familiesusa.org
9:30 a.m. NDI - BELARUSIAN ELECTIONS — NDI Belarus Resident Director Michael Murphy (by videoconference) to discuss the March 23, 2014, Belarusian local election. RSVP online by Friday, March 21, or contact Nina Jankowicz at 202.728.5445 https://www.ndi.org/event-belarusian-local-elections
Location: 455 Massachusetts Avenue, 8th Floor.
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. CAP - TRUMKA - TRADE — Richard Trumka, the president of the AFL-CIO, will speak on the current trade debate and will discuss why recent proposals for fast tracking the TransPacific Partnership (TTP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will likely contribute to worsening inequality and job loss. http://www.americanprogress.org/events/2014/03/13/85807/richard-trumka-on-the-trade-debate/
Location: Center for American Progress, 1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor.
March 25 - 26. 9:30 a.m. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD - COMPETITIVE SWITCHING RULES — The Surface Transportation Board announced today that it will hold a public hearing on March 25-26, 2014 in Petition for Rulemaking to Adopt Revised Competitive Switching Rules, EP 711, to explore issues surrounding The National Industrial Transportation League's (NITL) petition to modify the Board's standards for mandatory competitive switching. http://www.stb.dot.gov/\_\_85256593004F576F.nsf/0/591603007DB7EAA385257C74006026B6?OpenDocument
Location: Board's Hearing Room, 395 E Street, S.W.
Notes: tTe upcoming hearing is a rescheduling of a postponed October 22, 2013 hearing on this matter.
10 a.m. ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM - CONESTOGA WOOD SPECIALTIES V. SEBELIUS — Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing the Hahn family and Conestoga Wood Specialties will be available to media following Supreme Court oral arguments in Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Sebelius. Contacts: Greg Scott, (480) 710-1965, or Kerri Kupec, (202) 568-1545; outside of Washington: (480) 444-0020 or www.adfmedia.org/home/contact http://www.adfmedia.org/News/PRDetail/8451
Location: Outside U.S. Supreme Court, 1 First St. NE.
10 a.m. - 11 a.m. IISS - UKRAINE — The Ukrainian Crisis and the Western Response. Speakers: Dr Samuel Charap, Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia, IISS; Dr Keith Darden, Associate Professor, American University, Ambassador Lee Feinsten; Senior Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States. Moderator: Susan Glasser, Editor, POLITICO Magazine. http://www.iiss.org/en/iiss-us/iiss-us-s-events/the-ukrainian-crisis-and-the-western-response-b2b3
Location: 2121 K Street NW, Suite 801.
10 a.m. - 11 a.m. WILSON CENTER - IMPORTANCE OF INTELLIGENCE — Importance of Intelligence: an International Perspective. http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/importance-intelligence-international-perspective
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, 4th floor, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
10:30 a.m. SEBELIUS V. HOBBY LOBBY NEWSER — Family Research Council (FRC) Senior Legal Fellow Cathy Cleaver Ruse, Esq. will attend oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court in the case Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby. She will then speak at the news conference and rally at 10:30 a.m. Eastern on the Supreme Court steps. CONTACT: J.P. Duffy or Darin Miller, (866) FRC-NEWS or (866) 372-6397. http://downloads.frc.org/EF/EF14A67.pdf
Location: Steps of the Supreme court.
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. HUMAN SETTLEMENT IN SPACE — The Marshall Institute hosts a discussion on Human Settlement in Space: The Moon's Challenges and Opportunities. Speakers: Dr. Paul D. Spudis, Planetary Geology and Remote Sensing, Lunar and Planetary Institute; Mike Gold, Director of D.C. Operations & Business Growth, Bigelow Aerospace, LLC; Dr. Haym Benaroya, Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers University.
Location: Districtview South, 24th Floor, 1919 N Lynn St, Arlington, VA 22209.
Contacts: (571) 970-3180
RSVP to info@marshall.org
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. FREEDOM HOUSE - SOCIAL MEDIA - REVOLUTION — The Revolution will not be Tweeted: Attacks to Social Media and the Internet in Venezuela, Ecuador and Argentina. Speaker: Carlos Correa, Executive Director, Espacio Publico, Venezuela; Mauricio Alarcon, Project Director, Fundamedios; Hernan Verdaguer, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Grupo Clarin. Moderator: Daniel Calingaert, Executive Vice President, Freedom House. http://freedomhouse.org/event/upcoming-event-revolution-will-not-be-tweeted.UyxYu\_ldWGw
Location: Freedom House 4th Floor, 1301 Connecticut Avenue NW.
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AFTERNOON
12 p.m. CATO - STATE-BASED VISAS — State-Based Visas: A Federalist Approach to Immigration Reform. Speakers: Brandon Fuller, Deputy Director and Research Scholar, NYU Stern Urbanization Project; Reihan Salam, columnist and National Review Institute policy fellow; and Shikha Dalmia, columnist and Reason Foundation Senior Analyst; moderated by Alex Nowrasteh, Immigration Policy Analyst, Cato Institute. Register at events@cato.org, fax (202) 371-0841, or call (202) 789-5229 by noon on Monday, March 24, 2014. http://www.cato.org/events/state-based-visas-federalist-approach-immigration-reform?utm\_sourceCato+Institute+Emails&utm\_campaign7040309999-events&utm\_mediumemail&utm\_term0\_395878584c-7040309999-141569086
Location: Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW.
12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. SETA FOUNDATION - TURKEY'S ELECTION YEAR — Speakers: Ambassador James F. Jeffrey, Philip Solondz Distinguished Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Erol Cebeci, Executive Director, SETA Foundation at Washington, DC. Moderator: Kadir Ustun, Research Director, SETA Foundation at Washington, DC. https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidka07e92p7fwp6b4a495f&cbd5004f0-4d2a-11e3-bf4b-d4ae5292c426&chbe0969e0-4d2a-11e3-bfc6-d4ae5292c426
Location: The SETA Foundation, 1025 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 1106.
Contacts: 202-223-9885 (info@setadc.org)
12 p.m. - 2 p.m. WILSON CENTER - FOREST ON FILM — Forests on Film: New Stories From Nepal and the Congo Basin. http://pages.wilsoncenter.org/03252014EnvironmentalFilmFestival\_ECSP\_Registration.html
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION — Transatlantic Solutions to Government Surveillance. Speakers: Konstantin von Notz, Member of German Parliament @KonstantinNotz; Jan Philipp Albrecht, Member of European Parliament @JanAlbrecht; Malte Spitz, Member of the Federal Party Council of the German Green Party @malteSpitz. Moderator: Kevin Bankston, Policy Director, New America's Open Technology Institute, @KevinBankston. http://www.newamerica.org/events/2014/solutions\_to\_government\_surveillance
Location: New America Foundation, 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400.
12:30 p.m. NPC - UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND — Dr. Michael L. Lomax, President and CEO of the United Negro College Fund, will speak at a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon. Dr. Lomax will discuss the challenges his organization faces in continuing its mission of advancing higher education for African-Americans. This is a ticketed event.
Location: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW.
Contacts: reservations@press.org, 202-662-7501
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. GW - PALESTINE - CHILDHOOD DENIED — Palestine: Childhood Denied with Sulieman Mleahat, Education Program Manager, American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA). RSVP at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ydyDbrXQPYfVfzjdHBxdQDRHrlHRFJ0\_2skSuQ1zdm8/viewform
Location: Elliott School, Room 505, 1957 E Street NW
127092:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. OPEN SOCIETY — Promoting Resilience or Repression? Support for Central Asian Security Forces. Speakers: Clark Adams, Jeff Goldstein, and Dmitry Gorenburg. http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/events/promoting-resilience-or-repression-support-central-asian-security-forces-dc-event?utm\_sourceOpen+Society+Foundations&utm\_campaign9298b4d3e0-events-20140317&utm\_mediumemail&utm\_term0\_d16374add2-9298b4d3e0-49412709
Location: 1730 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 7th Floor.
Contacts: 202-721-5600
1 p.m. SNOWDEN'S PASSPORT — News Conference on Snowdens Passport, Political Asylum and Related Issues. Speakers: "Ray McGovern, a former CIA analyst whose responsibilities included preparing the Presidents Daily Brief and chairing National Intelligence Estimates, is co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity. McGovern was one of four American whistleblowers, including Coleen Rowley, who met with Snowden in Russia on October 9 to present him with an award for integrity in intelligence." ''Coleen Rowley -- a former FBI special agent and division counsel whose May 2002 memo to the FBI Director exposed some of the FBIs pre-9/11 failures -- was named one of Time magazines "Persons of the Year in 2002. Rowley wrote to the FBI Director again in February 2003 " ''Norman Solomon is founding director of the Institute for Public Accuracy and co-founder of RootsAction.org, a U.S. organization sponsoring a pair of petitions about Snowden. The petitions, with a combined total of 100,000 signers, will be presented at the Justice Department and the State Department the morning after the news conference"
Location: National Press Club, Zenger Room, 529 14th Street NW.
Contacts: Sam Husseini samhusseini@gmail.com ((202) 421-6858)
1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. CAP - TEACHERS UNIONS - STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT — How Working Together Improves Student Achievement. Introductory Remarks: Carmel Martin, Executive Vice President for Policy, Center for American Progress Presentation: Saul Rubinstein, Director, Program on Collaborative School Reform, Rutgers University Panelists: Ray Gaer, President, ABC Federation of Teachers; Brad Jupp, Senior Program Advisor, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education; Mary Sieu, Superintendent, ABC Unified School District. Moderator: Jenny DeMonte, Associate Director for Education Research, Center for American Progress. http://www.americanprogress.org/events/2014/03/19/85998/teachers-unions-and-management-partnerships/
Location: Center for American Progress, 1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor.
1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE - PROPERTY RIGHTS — How Property Rights Can Reduce the Risk of Gender-Based Violence: Evidence from India. Speaker: Bina Agarwal, Professor of Development Economics and Environment, University of Manchester; Discussant: Vijayendra Rao, Lead Economist, World Bank Group; Chair: Lucia Hanmer, Lead Economist, Gender and Development Unit, World Bank. CONTACT: Ngozi Kalu-Mba nkalumba@worldbank.org https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?llra96zmepab&oeidka07e92o8zqz2505bb3e
Location: MC C1-100, World Bank Headquarters.
Contacts: Sarah Jackson-Han 202-473-6730 (sjacksonhan@worldbank.org)
2 p.m. CQ - PRIMARY SEASON — webinar event, And They're Off: Primary Season Begins. Roll Call Politics Editor Shira T. Center, Stu Rothenberg of the Rothenberg Political Report, Senior Editor David Hawkings and Editor-in-Chief Christina Bellantoni are back for an in-depth discussion of the House and Senate primaries that begin this spring. http://nsp.performedia.com/cqrollcall/vip14/user
2 p.m. USDA - BORLAUG 100TH — Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden will deliver remarks at USDA symposium in honor of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Norman Borlaug (Credited with "transforming American Agriculture" and the "Father of the Green Revolution"). Borlaug is one of only five people to have been honored with the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Location: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Jefferson Auditorium, 1400 Independence Ave., S.W.
Contacts: (202) 720-4623
Notes: Media RSVP by Members of the media who wish to attend this event should email press@oc.usda.gov by 6 PM/EDT on Monday, March 24, 2014. There willalso be a statue unveiling on Capitol Hill at 11 a.m.
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. BROOKINGS - GLOBAL TRADE - LATIN AMERICA — Global Trade Negotiations at a Crossroads: How Does Latin America Fit In? https://www.cvent.com/events/global-trade-negotiations-at-a-crossroads-how-does-latin-america-fit-in-/registration-1ba78eb441c743119aa693a97c2be1fb.aspx
Location: The Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW.
Contacts: 202.797.6105
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. CSIS - KAPLAN — An Armchair Conversation with Robert N. Kaplan, President & CEO of the Inter-American Foundation with Robert N. Kaplan, President & CEO, Inter-American Foundation. Moderator: Daniel Runde, Director of the Project on Prosperity and Development and William A. Schreyer Chair in Global Analysis, CSIS.
Location: Conference Room 212-B, CSIS 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW.
Contacts: RSVP to PPD@csis.org
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. FARMERS AND RANCHERS - NEXT GENERATION — The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance hosts a panel discussion on what it means to be a farmer or rancher taking over responsibility for their family business in todays environment. Sara Wyant, President of Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc. and veteran farm policy reporter, Moderator; Panelists: Leighton Cooley, 4th generation poultry farmer and Farmland documentary subject, Roberta, GA: Will Gilmer, 3rd generation dairy farmer and USFRA Faces of Farming and Ranching, Lamar County, AL; Peter Liebhold, Curator, Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, Washington, DC; Kate Danner, 5th generation crop farmer, Ambassador for the Illinois Soybean Association, Roseville, IL; Joel Mathiowetz, Corn, soybean, pea and lamb farmer, Executive Director of Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation, Morgan, MN; Seth Pratt, 5th generation cattle/livestock rancher, University of Idaho Agriculture student, Former National Officer Future Farmers of America, Blackfoot, Idaho.
Location: Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill :Congressional Room A, 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW.
Contacts: Lauren Brady Lauren.Brady@ketchum.com (202 835 8824)
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. WILSON CENTER - AFRICA'S GOVERNANCE CHALLENGE: — Africa's Governance Challenge: Why Clientelism Remains the Greatest Impediment. Speakers: Paul Nana Kwabena Aborampah Mensah, Southern Voices African Research Scholar, The Wilson Center; Michael Jobbins, Senior Program Manager for Africa, Search for Common Ground. Moderator: Dr. Monde Muyangwa, Africa Program Director, The Wilson Center. http://pages.wilsoncenter.org/AfricasGovernanceChallengeWhyClientelismRemainstheGreatestImpediment\_ModelEvent\_ModelEvent\_Registration.html
bDtZWGE-xXZQHWkQ2yKYH4davUqaJrUB7k045ZEhll7P7A&_hsmi12236527ION — TB Silent Killer: FRONTLINE Documentary and Panel Discussion with a panel of experts: Jezza Neumann, producer, writer and director of TB Silent Killer; Josh Michaud, associate director for global health policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation; Christine Sizemore, chief of the Tuberculosis, Leprosy and other Mycobacterial Diseases Section at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health; and Jonathon Gass, monitoring and evaluation specialist at Ariadne Labs, who worked as an epidemiologist for Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders. Penny Duckham, executive director of the Foundation's Media Fellowships Program, will make introductory remarks and moderate the panel discussion. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tb-silent-killer-frontline-documentary-and-panel-discussion-tickets-10910632997?utm\_campaignKFF%3A+General&utm\_sourcehs\_email&utm\_mediumemail&utm\_content12236527&\_hsencp2ANqtz--fUN6heDoOR\_xtcvk1Pmm-uTaJCx2WBqa-xv1wfpV1GJJJbDtZWGE-xXZQHWkQ2yKYH4davUqaJrUB7k045ZEhll7P7A&\_hsmi12236527
Location: Barbara Jordan Conference Center, Kaiser, Family Foundation Offices, 1330 G Street, NW.
Contacts: Katie Smith ksmith@kff.org ((202) 347-5270)
2:30 p.m. NATIONAL PASTORS - STAND YOUR GROUND — Dr. R.B. Holmes, pastor of the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Tallahassee, Florida, will announce the formation of a 40 member National Pastors' Task Force to have "Stand Your Ground" laws repealed or amended in all states. Other speakers: civil rights Attorney Benjamin Crump (FL); United States Congresswoman Corinne Brown (D-FL); Judge Glenda Hatchett, Reverend Dr. Jamal Bryant (MD); Rev. Dr. Cullian Hill (MI), the parents of the late Travon Martin, Jordan Davis, Michael Jiles, Robert Champion, and pastors and community leaders from across America.
Location: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW.
Contacts: Linda Fortenberry, 504-606-8050
2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. CARNEGIE - INDIA - ELECTIONS — India Decides 2014: Assessing the Elections and Beyond. http://carnegieendowment.org/2014/03/25/india-decides-2014-assessing-elections-and-beyond/h238
Location: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW.
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. USIP - PAKISTAN — The United States Institute of Peace hosts discussion on Development, Social Sector and Pakistans Longterm Stabilization Challenges. USAID Mission Director for Pakistan, Greg Gottlieb, will speak at USIP on the state of the Pakistani economy, and the link between development, the social sector and stabilization. http://www.eventbrite.com/e/development-social-sector-and-pakistans-longterm-stabilization-challenges-tickets-11008210855
Location: U.S. Institute of Peace, 2301 Constitution Ave, NW.
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. GEORGETOWN LAW — The Center for the Advancement of the Rule of Law in the Americas and the Center for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University Law Center present Decriminalization of Marijuana in Mexico City: an Alternative to the War on Drugs?
Notes: Media interested in attending should e-mail mediarelations@law.georgetown.edu.
4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. GW - AZERBAIJAN — Are U.S. strategic interests in Azerbaijan at risk? with Dr. Farhad Aliyev, Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute. RSVP: http://go.gwu.edu/azeri
Location: Voesar 4th Floor, 1957 E Street NW.
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. IWP - AMERICAN SPIES — American Spies: Espionage against the United States from the Cold War to the Present with author Michael J. Sulick , Former Director of the U.S. National Clandestine Service, Former Chief of CIA Counterintelligence. http://www.iwp.edu/events/detail/book-lecture-american-spies-espionage-against-the-united-states-from-the-cold-war-to-the-present
Location: The Institute of World Politics, 1521 16th Street NW.
Contacts: sdwyer@iwp.edu
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. NOWRUZ DINNER RECEPTION — Iranian Nowruz Dinner Reception on Capitol Hill with Iranian cuisine and pastry.
Location: Gold Room, Rayburn House Office Building.
Contacts: http://bit.ly/1kWJKtu
Ben Borhani Media Liaison (949.302.7073)
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5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. CNAS - SOUTH CHINA SEA — Asias Cauldron: The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific. Speakers: Robert D. Kaplan, Author, Asias Cauldron: The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security; Steve Inskeep, Host, Morning Edition, National Public Radio. http://www.cnas.org/event/kaplan-book-launch-asia-cauldron.UyxXb\_ldWGw
Location: Willard InterContinental Hotel, 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.
Contacts: (202) 457-9427.
5:15 p.m. ATLANTIC COUNCIL - SHARON BOWLES, MP — The Atlantic Council and Thomson Reuters Ensuring US-EU Economic Cooperation: A Conversation with Sharon Bowles, MEP on the five years she has spent leading the influential Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee during the turbulence of the eurozone and global financial crises. http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/detail/ensuring-useu-economic-cooperation
Location: 1030 15th Street, NW, 12th Floor (West Tower).
5:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. INSA/USGIF SPEED MENTORING EVENT — NGA Chief Operating Officer and former INSA President, will keynote the program and participate in the mentoring session. Other mentors include representatives from Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte, DIA, Leidos, NGA, ODNI, PwC, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and many other public and private sector organizations.
Location: Marriott Key Bridge, 1401 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA.
Contacts: Toya Forman tforman@insaonline.org.
6:30 p.m. ENROLL AMERICA PHONE BANK — Enroll America will host a phone bank at its national headquarters to reach uninsured consumers across the country before the March 31 deadline to get coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Location: 1001 G Street NW, 8th Floor.
Notes: To RSVP of for more details, please email Press@enrollamerica.org; call 202-601-2501 upon arrival.
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. GW - INTERNATIONAL CAREERS — Speakers: Chris Powers, director of education abroad programs, Institute of International Education; Veneeth Iyengar, principal, Sage Growth Partners and GM, Canton Health Ventures; Chris Billing, filmmaker and journalist; Benjamin Pauker, undergraduate student, the George Washington University; Sharlene Juste, study abroad operations assistant, the George Washington University. RSVP: Media interested in attending should contact Dustin Carnevale at 202-994-3674 or dcarnevale@gwu.edu or Angela Olson at 202-994-3087 or olsona@gwu.edu
Location: The George Washington University, Jack Morton Auditorium, 805 21st St., NW.
Contacts: Dustin Carnevale dcarnevale@gwu.edu (dcarnevale@gwu.edu)
Angela Olson olsona@gwu.edu (202-994-3087)
7 p.m. GW - EAST EUROPEAN JEWISH PAST — Jonathan Brent, executive director of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, will discuss the story of YIVOs collections in Vilna, Lithuania. The collections were looted by the Nazis, destroyed, hidden, and, in part, rescued.
Location: Embassy of the Republic of Poland , 2640 16th St., NW.
On the Net: http://programs.columbian.gwu.edu/judaic/
Notes: Media who wish to cover this lecture should RSVP to Angela Olson at olsona@gwu.edu or 202-994-3087.
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