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AP WASHINGTON DAYBOOK, Thursday, March 27
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March 20 - April 13. NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL — National Cherry Blossom Festival. http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org
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)
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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/
Highlights:
8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. State of Hispanic Small Business Breakfast. Featured Speakers: Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA); Governor Martin O'Malley (D-MD).
8:15 a.m. Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus will address Hispanic business leaders at United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce annual Breakfast on the Hill. Location: HC-5.
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. Hispanic Business Luncheon. Featured Speakers: Vice President Biden; Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), House Democratic Leader; Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus; Javier Palomarez, President & CEO of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Event Start Time: 12:30 p.m. Pre-Set: 8:30-9:30 a.m. Restricted Access: 9:30-11:30 a.m. Press Arrival Time: 11:45 a.m.Final Media Access Time: 12:30 p.m.
Location: Capital Hilton, 16th and K Sts. NW.
March 25 - 28. GET YOUR BUSINESS ONLINE — the Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) will be joining other cities around the nation to help Googles "Get Your Business Online Week. A series of free, live streamed workshops will be offered in partnership with Google. DSLBD will be streaming live feed for the workshops on DLSBDs website at www.dslbd.dc.gov March 25-28th and offering two free in person screenings Tuesday, March 25 and Wednesday, March 26.
Contacts: Dian Herrman dian.herrman2@dc.gov (202-727-0860)
March 26 - 27. ITI TECH SHOWCASE AND SYMPOSIUM — Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) Tech Showcase and Symposium. Contact: Elleni Almandrez, Elleni@WeissPublicAffairs.com, 202-492-6622 OR Amy Weiss, Amy@WeissPublicAffairs.com, 202-203-0448
On the Net: http://www.itic.org/
Notes: Media must RSVP to Elleni Almandrez at Elleni@weisspublicaffairs.com. Please indicate which event you will be attending.
March 26 - 27. NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL CONTRACTING WEEK — 10th Annual National Small Business Federal Contracting Week - DC Summit presented jointly by the National Association of Small Business Contractors (the Supplier Council of The American Small Business Chamber of Commerce) and the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce. http://www.americansbcc.org/contracting-week-summit
Location: Embassy Suites, Washington, DC, 900 10th Street, NW.
March 26 - 28. ABA - ANTITRUST SPRING MEETING — The American Bar Association holds its 62nd Antitrust Law Spring Meeting. http://www.americanbar.org/calendar/2014/03/antitrust\_law\_2014springmeeting62.html
Location: J.W. Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
Contacts: Alisha Cybulski, alisha.cybulski@americanbar.or, 202-662-1097
March 26 - 28. U.S.- CHINA SISTER CITIES CONFERENCE — The 2014 US-China Sister Cities Conference will connect business leaders, government officials, and citizen diplomats from the U.S. and China on strengthening exchanges and business engagement. http://www.sister-cities.org/news/announcing-2014-us-china-sister-cities-conference
Highlights:
6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Awards Dinner. Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center.
Location: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.
March 26 - 29. NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE — Mid-Year Conference & Gertrude E. Rush Awards Dinner. http://services.nationalbar.org/eBusiness/Meetings/Details.aspx?mid=41
Location: Gaylord National Hotel & Conference Center, 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD.
THOUSAND YEARS OF THE PERSIAN BOOK — Opening of An exhibition at the Library of Congress will explore the rich literary tradition of the Persian language over the last millennium, from illuminated manuscripts to contemporary publications. The exhibition will bring attention to the literary achievements of Iran and the greater Persian-speaking regions of Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Central and South Asia and the Caucasus. Runs through September 20th.
Location: South Gallery on the second level of the Librarys Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 E. First St. S.E.
Contacts: Donna Urschel durschel@loc.gov ((202) 707-1639)
On the Net: www.loc.gov.
March 27 - 29. BLACK WOMEN'S ROUNDTABLE PUBLIC POLICY NETWORK — Black Women's Roundtable Public Policy Network (BWR), the women's initiative of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP), will release a report reviewing the overall status of Black women during the third annual BWR Women of Power Summit. The report will be released the first day of the summit
Highlights:
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. Legislative Briefing and release of report on Black Women in the U.S. National Council on Negro Women Headquarters, 633 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.
Contacts: Edrea Davis edmedia@dogonvillage.com (770.961.6200/818.613.9521)
March 27 - 30. SPLIT THIS ROCK PEOTRY FESTIVAL — Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness. Locations: Various locations in the Farragut Square area, including the National Geographic Museum, Beacon Hotel, Human Rights Campaign, Charles Sumner School Museum & Archives, The Wilderness Society, Institute for Policy Studies, and Busboys and Poets. Contact: Sarah Browning, Executive Director of Split This Rock 202-787-5254; browning@splitthisrock.org For more information: http://www.splitthisrock.org/programs/festival/2014-poetry-festival/program-schedule/thursday-march-27-2014/
Location: http://www.splitthisrock.org/programs/festival/2014-poetry-festival/venues/
8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. THE ATLANTIC - HEALTH CARE FORUM — Forum speakers include: Cecilia Munoz, Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council; Michael Botticelli, White House Acting Director of National Drug Control Policy; Ezekiel J. Emanuel, M.D., PhD, Chair of the Department of Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania; Kavita Patel, M.D., Managing Director for Clinical Transformation and Delivery at the Brookings Institution's Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform; and Doug Ulman, President and CEO of LIVESTRONG, among others.
Location: Ronald Reagan Building, Pavilion Room, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.
Contacts: Alexi New anew@theatlantic.com (202-266-7112)
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. NAS - ARCTIC WARMING WORKSHOP — The National Research Council's Polar Research Board will hold an open meeting about how the Arctic may change in the coming decades, and how these changes link to impacts felt in other parts of the world.
Location: National Academy of Sciences building, Room 125, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW.
Notes: Call-in instructions and a full agenda can be found at http://dels.nas.edu/Upcoming-Event/Polar-Research-Board-Spring-Meeting/AUTO-7-52-62-H?bnameprb. Space is limited; reporters who wish to attend should contact the Office of News and Public Information; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu.
9 a.m. - 1 p.m. WILSON CENTER - RACIAL EQUALITY IN BRAZIL — Social Impact of Investment on Racial Equality in Brazil. http://wilsoncenter.org/event/social-impact-investment-racial-equality-brazil
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
9:30 a.m. - 4:55 p.m. U.S. CHAMBER - WOMEN IN BUSINESS SUMMIT — CWB Annual Summit: Leading Women in Free Enterprise. Speakers include: Tamara L. Lundgren, Vice Chair, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; President and CEO, Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.; Debbie Sterling, Founder and Engineer, GoldieBlox; Kat Cole, President, Cinnabon, and Co-Founder, Changes of Commerce; Jenny Fulton, Chief Pickle Officer, Miss Jennys Pickles; Lisa Price, Founder and CEO, Carols Daughter; Rachel Sklar, Founder, The Li.st; Debora Spar, President, Barnard; College; Author of "Wonder Women: Sex, Power and the Quest for Perfection. Credentialed Members of congress register at: email press@uschamber.com or call 202-463-5682. For full agenda: http://cwb.uschamber.com/events/cwb-annual-summit-leading-women-free-enterprise
Location: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H St. NW.
Contacts: press@uschamber.com (202-463-5682)
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8 a.m. - 10 a.m. GW - WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH — Panelists: Natalie K. Haughtby-Haddon, associate director, George Washington University Center for Excellence in Public Leadership; Tara Palacios, director, Bizlaunch; Sabrina Hersi Issa, digital director, Be Bold Media. Moderator: Ina Gjikondi, founder and co-creator, Women Inspire Action. Media interested in attending should contact Nicole Carlotto at 202-994-6466 or nfcarlotto@gwu.edu.
Location: Cloyd Heck Marvin Center, Room 405, 800 21st St., NW.
8 a.m. - 12 p.m. ITI - INNOVATION SYMPOSIUM — The Innovation Symposium. The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), in partnership with Bloomberg Government, will host The Innovation Symposium, convening top experts for a series of live, webcast panel discussions at The Newseum to dive into the policy implications and challenges of new technologies, as well as the "significant "benefits that smart policies can have for the U.S. economy. Speakers include: Rep. Kevin Brady, R-TX; Gary Locke, Former U.S. Ambassador to China; Representative Jason Chaffetz, R-UT; Jim Shelton, Acting Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Education; Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-WA; others. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-innovation-symposium-tickets-10930390091
Location: Knight Studio @ The Newseum 555 Pennsylvania Ave, NW.
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8:30 a.m. MINIMUM WAGE - CAPITOL HILL DAY — Secodn of two day lobbying effort t on Capitol Hill on the Minimum Wage. On Thursday, the group will host a breakfast roundtable discussion with members of the press in Dirksen Cafe. RSVP to David Berman at dberman@agendaproject.org or (914) 299-1086.
Location: Dirksen North Cafi, NW Corner of the basement of the Dirksen Senate Office Building&8232; 100 Constitution Ave NE at State St.
On the Net: http://www.http://smartcapitalists.org/
9 a.m. - 10 a.m. AEI - INDIA'S ELECTION - WEB EVENT — India's elections: Imagining life under Narendra Modi. Media contact MediaServices@aei.org, 202.862.5829. http://aei.org/events/2014/03/27/indias-elections-imagining-life-under-narendra-modi/
9 a.m. - 10 a.m. CSIS - GENERAL WELSH — Military Strategy Forum on the Future of the U.S. Air ForceGeneral Mark A. Welsh, III, Chief of Staff of the Air Force. Introduction by: Dr. John Hamre, President and CEO, and The Pritzker Chair, CSIS. Moderator: Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks, Senior Vice President, Henry A. Kissinger Chair, and Director, International Security Program, CSIS. http://csis.org/event/military-strategy-forum-general-mark-a-welsh-III
Location: Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 2nd Floor Conference Room.
9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION - HIGHER EDUCATION - POLITICS — Discussion on Degrees of Inequality How the Politics of Higher Education Sabotaged the American Dream. In collaboration with The Century Foundation. http://www.newamerica.net/events/2014/degrees\_of\_inequality
Location: New America Foundation, 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400.
10 a.m. ATLANTIC COUNCIL - UKRAINE - WEB EVENT — Live conversation with the chairman of Ukraines National Security Council, Andriy Parubiy, moderated by Atlantic Council Executive VP Damon Wilson. http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/webcasts/webcast-chairman-of-ukraine-s-national-security-council-andriy-parubiy
10 a.m. IMMIGRATION REFORM BRIEFING — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and The Partnership for a New American Economy will host a Capitol Hill briefing focusing on the demographic need for immigration reform. Lead academics from across the country will present, including Dr. Frank Bean, director of the Center for Research on Immigration, Population and Public Policy at the University of California, Irvine; Dr. Audrey Singer, senior fellow for Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program; and Dr. Dowell Myers, professor at the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California. During the event, the results of a new report, "Demographic Change and Why Immigrants are needed to Fill America's Less-Skilled Labor Gap," will be released.
Location: 2226 Rayburn.
Contacts: Blair Latoff Holmes, bholmes@uschamber.com
Notes: Credentialed members of the media are invited to attend. To register, e-mail press@uschamber.com or call 202-463-5682
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10 a.m. VETERAN SUICIDE — Veterans and supporters place American flags on the National Mall to represent each of the 1,892 veterans and servicemembers who has died by suicide this year and share the stories of friends and families lost. Senator John Walsh (MT) will announce legislation aimed at addressing the most pressing issues related to the veteran suicide crisis.
Location: National Mall, 12th Street between Jefferson and Madison Streets
Contacts: Gretchen Andersen (gretchenandersen@iava.org)
Notes: More information: http://t.co/6GwbbXdFwv
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. USIP - COLOMBIA — "The Peace Process in Colombia: Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies for the Protection of Human Rights." The program will bring together Colombian human rights advocates who are in Washington, D.C. for the meetings of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights at the Organization of American States.
Location: U.S. Institute of Peace, 2301 Constitution Ave. NW.
Contacts: Allison Sturma, interviews@usip.org, 202-429-4725
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10 a.m. - 12 p.m. OXFAM - GEORGAPHIES OF CONFLICT - GHANA, PERU — Geographies of Conflict: Mapping Overlaps between Extractive Industries and Agricultural Land Uses in Ghana and Peru.. Panel: John Rogan, Associate Professor of Geography, Clark University, US; Nick Cuba, Graduate Student, Clark University, US; Ana Leyva, Attorney at Federacisn Ecuminica para el Desarrollo y la Paz, Peru; Solomon Ampofo, Extractive Industries Program Officer, Friends of the Nation, Ghana; Michael Jarvis, Senior Private Sector Development Specialist, World Bank Institute, US; Keith Slack, Global Program Manager, Extractive Industries, Oxfam America, US. http://www.oxfamamerica.org/take-action/campaign/natural-resources-and-rights/geographies-of-conflict/
Location: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Ave, NW.
10:30 a.m. NATIONAL LIBRARY - PERSIAN BOOKS — The Library of Congress will celebrate the March 27 opening of its exhibition "A Thousand Years of the Persian Book with a day-long program that includes a lecture and a panel discussion on Persian manuscripts and the tradition of manuscript-making in Persian-speaking lands. Press contact: Donna Urschel (202) 707-1639, durschel@loc.gov
Location: Northeast Pavilion on the second level of the Librarys Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. N.E.
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11 a.m. - 12 p.m. FINANCIAL SERVICES ROUNDTABLE - WEB EVENT — Financial Services Roundtable presents "Leading or Bleeding: Innovation in Financial Services", a panel discussion focused on innovations in the financial services sector, forthcoming trends in global business operations, changing customer demographics and consumption patterns, and reflections on corporate philanthropy in the financial services sector. Moderator: Larry D. Zimpleman, Chairman, President & CEO, Principal Financial Group; William "Bill" Cary, COO, GE Capital; Kevin T. Kabat, Vice Chairman & CEO, Fifth Third Bancorp; Ryan McInerney, President, Visa Inc.; Thomas J. Wilson, Chairman, President & CEO, Allstate Corporation. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/financial-services-roundtable
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. FSR - FINANCIAL SERVICES PANEL — Financial Services Roundtable (FSR) is hosting a live streamed panel discussion with leading financial services CEOs and Presidents on innovation at its annual Spring Conference, March 27th. The panel, titled "Leading or Bleeding: Innovation in Financial Services, will focus on innovations in the financial services sector. Speakers: Tom Wilson, Chairman, President and CEO of Allstate Corporation; Bill Cary, Senior Vice President and COO of GE Capital; Kevin Kabat, Vice Chairman and CEO of Fifth Third Bancorp; Ryan McInerney, President of Visa Inc.. Moderator: Larry Zimpleman, Chairman, President and CEO of Principal Financial Group. Contact: Alison Hawkins at Alison.Hawkins@FSRoundtable.org or 202-589-2427
Location: Park Hyatt Hotel, 1201 24th Street, NW.
On the Net: http://FSRoundtable.org.
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AFTERNOON
12 p.m. CATO - WHY GOVERNMENT FAILS — Why Government Fails So Often: And How It Can Do Better. Speakers: Peter Schuck, Professor of Law Emeritus, Yale Law School; with comments by Arnold Kling, Economist and Adjunct Scholar, Cato Institute; moderated by Walter Olson, Senior Fellow, Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute.
Location: The Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW.
Contacts: 202-789-5200 (pr@cato.org)
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12 p.m. CDC - AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER DATA — CDC will host a telephone-only media briefing to discuss the MMWR surveillance summary on the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders.. DIAL IN: Speaker: Coleen Boyle, Ph.D., M.S. Hyg., Director, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC. Media: 888-795-0855 Non-Media: 800-369-1917 INTERNATIONAL: 630-395-0353 PASSCODE: CDC Media
Contacts: CDC Media Relations 404-639-3286
12 p.m. CODEPINK PROTEST - EGYPTIAN EMBASSY — CODEPINK and Egyptian Americans for Democracy and Human Rights stage a protest in front of the Egyptian Embassy to demand that the Egyptian government lift the death sentences for 529 Egyptians accused of killing a police officer.
Location: Egyptian Embassy, 3521 International Ct NW
Contacts: Medea Benjamin (medea@codepink.org), 415-235-6517
12 p.m. HERITAGE - CRIMEA — "Focus on Crimea: The Impact of Russia's Aggression." Featuring Mykola "Nikolay" Vorobiov, Ukrainian Journalist and Blogger; Ariel Cohen, Senior Research Fellow in Russian and Eurasian Studies, The Heritage Foundation; Luke Coffey, Margaret Thatcher Fellow, The Heritage Foundation.
Location: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Ave. NE
Contacts: n/a, 202-675-1761
12 p.m. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS - REALPOLITIK SERIES — The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress presents a three-part series on Anglo-American foreign policy in the past, present and future through the lens of realpolitik, an approach to the world that puts national interest before morality or ethics. Second in a three part series - March 27, "Realpolitik and American Exceptionalism, with Bew and Kagan. Press Contact: Donna Urschel (202) 707-1639, durschel@loc.gov
Location: room 119, first floor, Librarys Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street S.E.
On the Net: www.loc.gov/kluge
12 p.m. NATURAL GAS ROUNDTABLE LUNCH — Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Acting Chairman Cheryl A. LaFleur will be the guest speaker. http://www.aga.org/Events/naturalgasroundtable/.
Location: University Club, 1135 16th Street NW.
Contacts: Ella Proctor eproctor@aga.org ((202) 824-7000)
12 p.m. - 1 p.m. GW - BRAZIL — Political Risks in Brazil with Joao Augusto Castro Neves, Director, Brazil and Latin America, Eurasia Group on the specific political risks and how they fit within the global context. RSVP: http://go.gwu.edu/1br
Location: Elliott School, Room 505, 1957 E Street NW.
12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. BROOKINGS - WEST BANK, GAZA - EARLY CHILDHOOD — Early Childhood Development in the West Bank and Gaza. http://www.brookings.edu/events/2014/03/27-early-childhood-development-west-bank-gaza
Location: Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW.
12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. AICGS - THE 9/11 GENERATION — The American Institute for Contemporary German Studies holds a discussion on Were Not Invisible: The 9/11 Generation in Germany and the United States.
Location: AICGS, Suite 700, R.G. Livingston Conference Room, Massachusetts Avenue, NW.
Contacts: Kimberly Frank (kfrank@aicgs.org)
12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. GHTC GLOBAL HEALTH REPORT - CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING — Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) I releases New Report Prescribes Recommendations to Congress to Restore US Leadership in Global Health indicating that Recent Budget Constraints Put Global Health Scientific Advances and Product Development at Risk. Speakers: Steve Davis, President & CEO, PATH (moderator); Dr. Dan Hartman, Director of Integrated Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ; Dr. Andrew Sisson, US Agency for International Development (USAID); Abraham Lutu, Management Sciences for Health/TRACK TB beneficiary and TB survivor (Uganda). RSVP to: Katy Lenard at klenard@burnesscommunications.com or 301-280-5719
Location: 325 Russell.
12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. WILSON CENTER - ETHOPIA - LAND GRAB — Land-Grabbing and Villagization in Ethiopia's Lowlands and Beyond. http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/land-grabbing-and-villagization-ethiopias-lowlands-and-beyond
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, 5th floor, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
12 p.m. - 2 p.m. POTOMAC INSTITUTE - AFRICA — Ambassadors' Forum, "The Current Security Challenges in Africa." Opening Remarks: Professor Don Wallace Jr., Chairman, International Law Institute. Speakers include: Ambassador (ret.) Al Maamoun Baba Lamine Keita, Former Ambassador of the Republic of Mali; Ambassador Khaled Mauwia, Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan.
Location: 901 N. Stuart Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA.
Notes: Rescheduled from March 17. RSVP is required. Please send name, title and affiliation. For further information and registration please contact Sharon Layani, Research Coordinator, at icts@potomacinstitute.org or 703-562-4522.
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12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. UP IN SMOKE - TOBACCO PRODUCTS — Leacy Warner hosts discussion on Up In Smoke? The Beginning of the End of Combustible Tobacco Products. Panel discussion addressing key findings in the 2014 U.S. Surgeon General's Report on the health consequences of smoking, including how to "innovatively and more rapidly end the premature deaths caused by cigarette smoking" - the burning or combusting of the tobacco produces the most lethal tars, toxins and carbon monoxide prematurely killing about half of all cigarette smokers in the United States". Moderator: Kenneth E. Warner, PhD, Distinguished Professor, School of Public Health at the University of Michigan, and Founding Member, Legacy Board of Directors. Panelists: David Abrams, PhD, Executive Director, The Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies, Legacy; Professor, Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg School of Public Health and Georgetown University Medical Center; Dorothy Hatsukami, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Adjunct Professor of Psychology and of Epidemiology at the University of Minnesota, and Director of the Tobacco Use Research Programs; Bonnie Herzog, Managing Director, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC; Tim McAfee, MD, MPH, Director, Office on Smoking and Health, U.S., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Craig Weiss, President and Chief Executive Officer, NJOY E-Cigarettes.
Location: Ballroom, National Press Club, 529 14(th) Street NW, 13(th) Floor.
Contacts: Sarah Shank sshank@legacyforhealth.org (202-454-5561)
On the Net: www.legacyforhealth.org/warnerseries
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1:30 p.m. AUTISM SPEAKS — Press conference by Autism Speaks, an autism science and advocacy organization, following a "major announcement" by the CDC on the prevalence rates of autism in the United States. Featured Speakers: Liz Feld, President of Autism Speaks; Rob Ring, Chief Science Officer of Autism Speaks; Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC); Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA); Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ); Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair Congressional Autism Caucus.
Location: U.S. Capitol Visitors Center, Room HVC-215.
Notes: Press who wish to cover this event should RSVP to Aly Bullock at aly@theincinteagency.com with name, outlet, phone number and email address.
2 p.m. - 3 p.m. FUTURE OF MUSEUMS — Online media briefing on TrendsWatch 2014, the latest report from the Center for the Future of Museums (CFM), an initiative of the American Alliance of Museums. With Elizabeth Merritt, founding director of CFM and author of TrendsWatch 2014.
Notes: For login information or other questions, contact: Dewey Blanton, American Alliance of Museums, dblanton@aam-us.org, 202-218-7704.
2 p.m. - 4 p.m. AEI - ARE THE BUBBLES BACK? — So are there new bubbles or not? What are we to make of the current asset price inflations? Our expert panel, including Jay Brinkman (Former Chief Economist of Mortgage Bankers Association), Mark Fogarty (National Mortgage News), Desmond Lachman (AEI), John Makin (AEI), Alex Pollock (AEI), and Chris Whalen (Indiana State Universitys Networks Financial Institute) will discuss. http://www.aei.org/events/2014/03/27/are-the-bubbles-back/
Location: AEI 1150 Seventeenth St., NW.
2 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. WILSON CENTER — MEXICO — Book Launch: Building Resilient Communities in Mexico: Civic Responses to Crime and Violence.
Location: 6th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Contacts: n/a, 202-691-4000
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. LANTOS COMMISSION - TURKEY — Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Briefing on "Human Rights and Rule of Law in Turkey." Panelists: Dr. Howard Eissenstat, Assistant Professor of History, St. Lawrence University; Dr. Aaron Lobel, Founder and President, America Abroad Media; Dr. Kemal Kiri:ci, Director, Center on the United States and Europe's Turkey Project, Brookings Institute.
Location: 421 Cannon.
Contacts: tlhrc@mail.house.gov, 202-225-3599
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY - MOROCCAN YOUTH — The AMeircan University hosts a discussion on the Aspirations and Challenges after the Arab Spring on the Moroccan Youth Perspective.
Location: American University
Contacts: Giselle Lopez gsvlopez@gmail.com
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2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. EUROPEAN AMBASSADORS - RUSSIA- CRIMEA — European Ambassadors to Discuss "Russian Aggression: Exploring the Implications of Putins Annexation of Crimea. Catholic Universitys public affairs office at cua-public-affairs@cua.edu or 202-319-5600.
Location: 2456 Rayburn.
3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. WILSON CENTER - UKRAINE — Crisis in Ukraine: Political, Social, and Economic Dimensions. http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/crisis-ukraine-political-social-and-economic-dimensions
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. WASHINGTON NATIONALS - YOUTH ACADEMY - MEDIA OPEN HOUSE — Media open house for this weekend ribbon cutting for the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy. Interested media should contact Liz Wright at liz@sandersonstrategies.com or 202-682-3700 for more information.
Location: Nationals Youth Baseball Academy, Fort Dupont Park: 3675 Ely Place SE (Parking available in lot between Academy and Ice Rink).
On the Net: www.nationalsacademy.org
Notes: Ribbon cutting ceremony will be held Saturday March 29th at 10:30 a.m.
4 p.m. - 5 p.m. GW - — Power and Muslim Orthodoxy in Kyrgyzstan with Aurelie Biard, Centre for International Studies and Research (CERI). RSVP: http://go.gwu.edu/Biard
Location: Voesar Conference Room, Suite 412, 1957 E Street NW.
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4:30 p.m. RESCUED DOGS FROM SOCHI ARRIVAL — Rescued Dogs from Sochi, Russia Arrival at Washington Animal Rescue League. WARL Partners with Humane Society International/Humane Society of United States to Find Rescue Abandoned Dogs; Dogs Set to Arrive Thursday at WARL Shelter.
Location: Washington Animal Rescue League, 71 Oglethorpe Street, NW.
Contacts: Matt Williams Matt.Williams@warl.org (202-280-9412 (C))
Razl Arce-Contreras rcontreras@humanesociety.org (240-620-3263 (C))
On the Net: http://hsi.org
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5:30 p.m. SAIS- ROAD TO GLOBAL PROSPERITY — Book discussion on "The Road to Global Prosperity". Speakers: Michael Mandelbaum, Director and Professor, American Foreign Policy, Johns Hopkins SAIS; Thomas L. Friedman, Foreign Affairs Columnist, The New York Times.
Location: Johns Hopkins SAIS, 1619 Massachusetts Ave., NW.
Contacts: Nidhi Sinha nsinha@jhu.edu
RSVP to SAISPubAffairs@jhu.edu
Notes: Reply by: 4:00 p.m., Thursday, March 27, 2014.
6 p.m. KOREAN HIPHOP — Dynamic K-Pop, a special free performance, Q&A, and fan meet with Korean Hiphop stars Dynamic Duo on the campus of the George Washington University on Thursday, March 27 at 6 pm, prior to their Kennedy Center performance on March 28th. www.KoreaCultureDC.org
Location: Jack Morton Auditorium, The George Washington University, 805 21st St.
Contacts: Adam Wojciechowicz 202 587 6168 (adam.woj@lycos.com)
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION - MODERN AFRICA — The Bright Continent - Breaking Rules and Making Change in Modern Africa. http://newamerica.net/events/2014/the\_bright\_continent
Location: Arizona State University, Washington Center, 1834 Connecticut Ave NW.
6 p.m. - 8 p.m. VENEZUELA - HUMAN RIGHTS — "The State of Human Rights in Venezuela." Freedom House and the Center for Democracy and Development in the Americas (CDDA) host a discussion on Venezuela's human rights situation.
Location: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW.
Contacts: Fermin Lares, ferminlares90@gmail.com, 703-981-0805
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6 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. TAPS HONOR GUARD GALA — The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) will hold its 2014 TAPS Honor Guard Gala celebrating its 20th anniversary. Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will deliver a keynote address.
Highlights:
7 p.m. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey delivers remarks.
Location: National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW.
Notes: MEDIA ARE REQUESTED TO RSVP: James Hutton or Ami Neiberger-Miller, 202.588.8277, ami@taps.org, james.hutton@taps.org.
6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. CAP - FILMS — The Center for American Progress's Reel Progress Film Series and the DC Environmental Film Festival will host the Washington, D.C. premiere of films "A Boom with No Boundaries," about the Bakken oil boom in North Dakota, and "Backyard," about hydro-fracking in North Dakota, Montana, Pennsylvania and Colorado.
Location: 1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor.
Contacts: Anne Shoup, ashoup@americanprogress.org, 202-682-1611
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