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AP WASHINGTON DAYBOOK, Tuesday, April 1
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March 20 - April 13. NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL — National Cherry Blossom Festival. http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org
March 30 - April 4. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ACTUARIES — The International Actuarial Association and the actuarial profession in the United States host the 30th International Congress of Actuaries,
Location: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Park Rd. Washington.
On the Net: http://www.ica2014.org/
April 1 - 3. NATIONAL PROTON CONFERENCE — More than 200 clinicians, researchers, and other experts on proton therapy, which is an advanced form of radiation treatment for cancer patients, will gather at the second annual National Proton Conference.
Location: Ritz-Carlton-Pentagon City, 1250 S. Hayes St., Arlington, VA.
Contacts: Leonard Arzt, lenarzt@proton-therapy.org, 301-587-6100
On the Net: http://npc2014.com/
8:45 a.m. - 6 p.m. AAAS - BIG DATA — The AAAS Center for Science, Technology, and Security Policy (CSTSP) and the Biological Countermeasures Unit of the WMD Directorate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will host a public event on the implications of big data and analytics for national and international biological security. http://www.aaas.org/event/big-data-life-sciences-and-national-security
Location: Renaissance Washington Hotel, 999 9th St. NW.
Contacts: Kat Zambon, kzambon@aaas.org, 202-326-6434
April 1 - 2. 9 a.m. GW - RESEARCH DAYS — GW Students, Researchers Showcase Knowledge at Annual Research Days Event with keynotes by Lance Price Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health GW Milken Institute School of Public Health; Elaine A. Ostrander, Chief and NIH Distinguished Investigator, Cancer Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health. Media RSVP with Kurtis Hiatt at 202-994-1849 or kkhiatt@gwu.edu For more information:
Highlights:
9 a.m.-3 p.m. - Research Days Vendor Showcase (Marvin Center - Grand & Continental Ballrooms) 10 a.m.-1 p.m. - Poster Presentation & Judging (Grand & Continental Ballrooms) 6 p.m. - Online Announcement of Poster Award Winners.
Location: The George Washington University, Cloyd Heck Marvin Center, Grand Ballroom and Continental Ballroom, 800 21st St.
9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. GW LAW CONFERENCE - OPEN RECORDS LAW — The George Washington University Law School and The National Academy of Sciences Committee on Science, Technology, and Law host a conference to explore how open records (FOIA) laws can affect academic freedom. The discussion will center on a Virginia Supreme Court case in which emails sent and received by a former University of Virginia faculty member are being sought by a group that holds a differing view on his climate change research. RSVP: Media interested in attending should contact Angela Olson at 202-994-3087 olsona@gwu.edu or Liz Field at 202-994-5609, 202-510-1702 or efield@law.gwu.edu
Location: The George Washington University Law School, The Jacob Burns Moot Court Room, 2000 H St., NW.
Contacts: Liz Field, efield@law.gwu.edu (202-994-5609)
Angela Olson olsona@gwu.edu (202-994-308)
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MORNING
7:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. BLOOMBERG GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE — Bloomberg Government conference convenes key stakeholders from both sides of the patent reform debate, as well as business leaders and inventors on the legislative outlook for the Innovation Act. Speakers include: John Boswell, Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, SAS; Louis Foreman, Chief Executive, Edison Nation; Daniel Girdwood, Director and Senior Counsel, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (U.S. IP Center); David Kappos, Partner, Cravath, Swain & Moore LLP; Former Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; Michelle Lee, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property; Deputy Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark office; Congressman Thomas Massie, U.S. House of Representatives; Paul Michel, Former Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; Maureen Ohlhausen, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission; John Vaughn, Executive Vice President, Association of American Universities.
Location: Bloomberg Government, 1101 K St NW, 5th Floor.
Contacts: Kendall Karson kkarson@bloomberg.net (202-416-3521)
8:30 a.m. ATLANTIC COUNCIL - SEN. WARNER - DEFENSE INDUSTRY — Budgets & the Future of America's Defense Industry. Speakers: Mark Warner, Senator (D-VA), @MarkWarner; Welcome remarks by Jon M. Huntsman Jr., Chairman, Atlantic Council @JonHuntsman; Introduction by MajGen Arnold Punaro, USMC (Ret.), Chairman, National Defense Industrial Association. http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/detail/senator-mark-warner-budgeting-for-the-us-defense-we-need
Location: 1030 15th Street, NW, 12th Floor.
8:30 a.m. HELLDIVER UNVEILING — Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum will unveil a World War II dive-bomber, the Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver, the first aircraft to be restored onsite at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. With Gen. J.R. "Jack" Dailey, director, National Air and Space Museum and Jeremy Kinney, curator, Aeronautics Department, National Air and Space Museum.
Location: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, 14390 Air and Space Parkway, Chantilly, VA.
Contacts: Karen DeThomas, dethomask@si.edu, 202-633-2372
Alison Mitchell, mitchellac@si.edu, 202-633-2376
Notes: RSVP requested.
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. CFR - JIM YONG KIM — The Council on Foreign Relations hosts a conversation with World Bank President Jim Yong Kim.
Location: Council on Foreign Relations 1777 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20006
Contacts: Tricia Miller Klapheke, 202-509-8525
Notes: RSVP REQUIRED; Reply by 12:00 p.m., Monday, March 31, 2014 to dcpressrsvp@cfr.org Contact DCPressRSVP@cfr.org if you wish to register a television camera (set-up: 6:00 - 8:00 a.m.) Press Registration and Breakfast Reception: 8:00 - 8:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. EESI - ALTERNATIVE FUELS — The Environmental and Energy Study Institute hosts a briefing in coordination with Transportation Energy Partners and NAFA Fleet Management Association about the strides public and private sector vehicle fleet managers in nearly every state are making in converting to alternative fuels (e.g., biofuels, electricity, natural gas, propane). Speakers will include: Richard Battersby, Executive Director, East Bay Clean Cities Coalition, California, and Board Member of Transportation Energy Partners; Claude T. Masters, Manager of Acquisition and Fuel, Florida Power & Light, and President of NAFA Fleet Management Association; Jeffery L. Jeter, Fleet Manager, Chesterfield County, Virginia Steven W. Saltzgiver, Vice President of Fleet Management, Republic Services Inc.
Location: Capitol Visitor Center Auditorium.
Contacts: Paul Haven, phaven@eesi.org, 202-662-1895
Notes: RSVP: www.eesi.org/040114altfuelsRSVP
9 a.m. - 10 a.m. AFGHAN ELECTION PREVIEW — A preview briefing for journalists about the April 5 presidential elections in Afghanistan. Organized by the Alliance in Support of the Afghan People, which urges U.S. engagement in Afghanistan beyond the 2014 military draw down, the briefing will include: Michele Flournoy, former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (2009 to 2012); Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Board of the Center for a New American Security; Stephen Hadley, former U.S. National Security Advisory (2005 to 2009); Chairman of the Board of the U.S. Institute of Peace; Omar Samad, former Afghan Ambassador to France (2009 to 2011) and Canada (2004 to 2009); Senior Central Asia Fellow of the New America Foundation.
Location: 1225 Eye St. NW, Suite 307.
Contacts: Jeff Weintraub, jeff@weintraubcomms.com, 202-403-7695
Scott Mackey, smackey@afghanalliance.org, 903-413-3402
10 a.m. MADD - UNDERAGE DRINKING DATA — MADD and Nationwide Insurance nnounce new data about what parents can say to keep teens from drinking underage. This will kick off 21 days leading up to "PowerTalk 21 day on April 21st, which is the annual day for parents to talk with their kids about alcohol. Speakers: MADD National President Jan Withers, Maryland mother whose 15-year-old daughter was killed by an underage drunk driver; Four mothers from California, Massachusetts, Texas and Virginia whose teen daughters all died as a result of underage drinking alcohol poisoning, drowning, fire, car crash; Pennsylvania State University Researcher Robert Turrisi, PhD, Developer of the research-based Power of Parents program Nationwide Insurance Associate Vice President of Consumer Safety Bill Windsor.
Location: National Press Club, Zenger Room, 529 14th Street, NW, 13th Floor.
Contacts: Anna Duerr 469.420.4503 (anna.duerr@madd.org)
Notes: Red plastic cups will represent the 4,700 youth that die each year as a result of underage drinkingmore than all other illegal drugs combined; Photos of 5 teenage underage drinking victims; Infographic; More information at madd.org/powertalk21.
10 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. WILSON CENTER - SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE — The End of the Union? London, Edinburgh, and the Battle for Scottish Independence. http://wilsoncenter.org/event/the-end-the-union-london-edinburgh-and-the-battle-for-scottish-independence
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
r7SYyicMlYmyAOk4Jp7ZWbh3_ZCA&_hsmi12274814E REQUIREMENTS — Reserve Requirements in the Brave New Macroprudential World. Introductory Remarks: Ernesto Talvi, Senior Fellow and Director, Brookings Global-CERES Economic and Social Policy in Latin America Initiative, The Brookings Institution; Augusto de la Torre, Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean, The World Bank. Moderator: Tito Cordella, Lead Economist, Development Economics (DECOS), The World Bank. Panelists: Guillermo Vuletin, Fellow, Brookings Global-CERES Economic and Social Policy in Latin America Initiative, The Brookings Institution; Carlos A. Vegh, Fred H. Sanderson Professor of International Economics , School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University; Stijn Claessen, Assistant Director in the Research Department, International Monetary Fund; Alessandro Rebucci, Assistant Professor, Carey Business School; Johns Hopkins University. http://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-attend-reserve-requirements-macroprudential-world?utm\_campaignbrookings-comm&utm\_sourcehs\_email&utm\_mediumemail&utm\_content12274814&\_hsencp2ANqtz--lR\_Ij48M6-KqDPEqCYgDp3OhQB9\_r2Or5r1eIdUdn9x\_Xjc3j\_lA9ORqZIJdtaUr7SYyicMlYmyAOk4Jp7ZWbh3\_ZCA&\_hsmi12274814
Location: The Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW.
Contacts: 202.797.6105
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. USO WARRIOR AND FAMILY CENTER — Ribbon cutting ceremony for "State-of-the-art" Warrior and Family Center will serve as a place of support and healing for active duty troops, wounded, ill and injured, their families and caregivers. Speakers: John I. Pray Jr., CEO and President, USO; Elaine Rogers, CEO and President, USO Metropolitan of Washington-Baltimore; Captain David A. Bitonti, Commanding Officer, Naval Support Activity Bethesda; General Richard B. Myers, U.S. Air Force (Ret), USO Chairman of the Board; Admiral James A. Winnefeld, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Mary Winnefeld; Sgt. Nathan Toews, U.S. Army (Ret); Daniel Rodriguez, Americas Beloved Tenor; Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014; Robert Irvine, Celebrity Chef, Senior government officials, Members of Congress; Senior military members. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/03/prweb11681568.htm
Location: USO Warrior and Family Center at Bethesda, 4565 Taylor Rd.
Contacts: Kenya Friend-Daniel, USO 703-908-6491
Notes: Media interested in covering the event must RSVP to http://www.navdistwash.org/go/survey/6085/19070/ no later than 12p Monday, March 31st. Parking information will be made available prior to event.
10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. GW - TAIWAN — Taiwan and the World: Challenges and Opportunities; Dr. Banning Garrett, Strategic Foresight Senior Fellow for Innovation and Global Trends, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council; Dr. Da-Jung Li, Associate Professor, Tamkang University, Taiwan; Dr. Edward I-hsin Chen, Professor of Political Science, Tamkang University, Taiwan; Dr. Robert Sutter, Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, GWU; Dr. Wan-chin Tai, Dean, College of International Studies, Tamkang University, Taiwan; Dr. Alexander Chieh-cheng Huang, Professor of Strategy & Wargaming, Tamkang University, Taiwan; Dr. Joyce Juo-Yo Lin, Associate Professor, Tamkang University, Taiwan; Dr. Michael Yahuda, Visiting Scholar, GWU. SVP: http://go.gwu.edu/taiwanconference
Location: City View Room, 7th Floor, 1957 E Street NW.
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AFTERNOON
12 p.m. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY - INTERNET GOVERNANCE — "Who Controls the Internet?" Dr. Laura DeNardis discusses new book, "The Global War for Internet Governance."
Location: American University School of Communication, McKinley Building, in the Media Innovation Lab. 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.
Contacts: Ericka Floyd, efloyd@american.edu, 202-885-5935
12 p.m. CATO - HIGH FREQUENCY TRADING — High Frequency Trading: Information Tool for Efficient Markets or Destabilizing Force? Speakers: Holly Bell, Associate Professor (Business), University of Alaska Anchorage; and Hester Peirce, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center; moderated by Louise C. Bennetts, Associate Director, Financial Regulation Studies, Cato Institute. http://www.cato.org/events/high-frequency-trading-information-tool-efficient-markets-or-destabilizing-force
Location: Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW.
12 p.m. FAMILIES USA - HEALTH CARE ENROLLMENT — Families USA will hold a teleconference to recommend ten changes in outreach and enrollment practices to expand health coverage pursuant to the Affordable Care Act's private coverage opportunities and the Medicaid expansion. With Ron Pollack, Executive Director, Families USA; Rachel Klein, Enrollment Program Director, Families USA.
Contacts: Dave Lemmon, 202-628-3030
Notes: Dial in toll-free: 888-417-8533. Confirmation code: 5239876.
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. GW - RETHINKING GENDER IN PEACEBUILDING — Henri Myrttinen, senior research officer on gender in peacebuilding, International Alert, London will discuss how the gender, peace and security agenda could better engage with men and boys, as well as sexual and gender minorities, while remaining engaged with improving the lives of women and girls. As a part of this, the project is also looking at how to meaningfully work with a more nuanced approach to gender, i.e. how age, social class, marital status, urban/rural setting, etc. inter-act with gender identities. RSVP: http://bit.ly/1nnQ15N
Location: Suite 501 Conference Room, 1957 E Street NW.
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. 'TEAMING UP 4 HEALTH' — The Physicians Committee and the Congressional Vegetarian Caucus invite members of Congress and Capitol Hill staffers to join U.S. Olympic swimmer Kate Ziegler, Ironman Brendan Brazier, taekwondo world champion Daba Modibo Keita, CBS radio host Chuck Carroll, and nutrition researcher Neal Barnard, M.D., for a special lunch where Hill staffers can preview the athletes' "Teaming Up 4 Health" PSA campaign.
Location: Capitol Visitor Center, House Visitor Center (HVC), Room 201.
Contacts: Jessica Frost, jfrost@pcrm.org, 202-527-7342
Notes: RSVP: Please email jberger@pcrm.org to reserve a spot and with questions about the event.
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. JAMESTOWN FOUNDATION - CRIMEA — Flashpoint: Crimea with Mustafa Cemilev, Former Soviet Dissident and, Head, Crimean Tatar National Movement. http://www.eventbrite.com/e/flashpoint-crimea-tickets-11108667323
Location: The University Club of Washington, D.C., Second Floor Conference Room, 1135 Sixteenth Street, N.W.
2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ATLANTIC COUNCIL - JAMES AMOS — The Atlantic Council hosts a discussion with Gen. James F. Amos, 35th commandant of the US Marine Corps. http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/detail/commanders-series-20140401
Location: 1030 15th Street NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC
4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. GW - YULIA MARUSHEVSKA — Going Viral: Yulia Marushevska's Story The Woman Who Told the World about the Ukrainian Revolution with Yulia Marushevska, Taras Shevchenko University. RSVP: http://go.gwu.edu/Marushevska
Location: Voesar Conference Room, Suite 412, 1957 E Street NW.
4 p.m. - 6 p.m. CSIS - BRAZIL INITIATIVE LAUNCH — The CSIS Americas Program is pleased to invite you to the launch of our new Brazil Initiative. Remarks By: H.E. Mauro Vieira, Brazilian Ambassador to the United States; Silvia Breda Pierson, Head of International Operations, Apex-Brasil, Followed by a Panel on Innovation and Commerce in the Global Economy Featuring: David Nelson, Senior Manager for Global Governmental Affairs & Policy General Electric; Marcia Nejaim, Executive Manager for Competitiveness and Innovation, Apex-Brasil. Moderator: Carl Meacham, Director, CSIS Americas Program. The event's programming will be followed by a celebratory cocktail reception.
Location: CSIS 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW.
Contacts: americas@csis.org
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EVENING
5 p.m. - 7 p.m. SAIS - TURKMENISTAN — The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute presents, "Is Turkmenistan Open for Business?" Featuring Bryan M. Lopp, Director, International Operations and Policy, Government Operations, The Boeing Company and Eric Stewart, Executive Director, the US Turkmenistan Business Council.
Location: Rome Auditorium, 1st Fl., the Rome Building, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University, 1619 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.
Notes: To register for this Forum please email your name and affiliation to SAISCACIForums@jhu.edu by end of business, Mar. 31.
6:30 p.m. SMITHSONIAN - AIR AND SPACE — The National Air and Space Museum hosts an opening reception/press preview of "Red Bull Stratos: Mission to the Edge of Space." with Red Bull Stratos pilot Felix Baumgartner, others.
Location: Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Independence Avenue at Sixth Street S.W
Contacts: Alison Mitchell (mitchellac@si.edu), 202-633-2376
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