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AP WASHINGTON DAYBOOK, Wednesday, April 23
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April 23 - 24. IPI - WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DAY — The Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI) holds World Intellectual Property Day events.
Highlights:
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. World Intellectual Property Day reception featuring Francis Gurry, director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland. 121 Cannon House Office Building.
Contacts: Betty Medlock (bmedlock@ipi.org), 972-874-5139
Notes: Register online at www.IPI.org.
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ALL DAY
April 21 - 27. NASA - EARTH DAY EVENTS — NASA celebrates the 44th anniversary of Earth Day with a variety of activities.
Location: Various.
Contacts: Steve Cole (stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov), 202-358-0918
April 22 - 23. CFA - FOOD POLICY CONFERENCE — The Consumer Federation of America holds its 37th Annual National Food Policy Conference. Among the confirmed speakers are U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern; Kevin Concannon, Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services at the U.S. Department of Agriculture; Sam Kass, Executive Director of Let's Move! and Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition Policy at the White House; and Jay Campbell, Vice President of Hart Research Associates.
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert St. NW.
Contacts: Chris Waldrop, cwaldrop@consumerfed.org, 202-797-8551
Notes: https://www.signup4.net/Public/ap.aspx?EID=NATI522E
April 22 - 24. HUMANS TO MARS SUMMIT — Explore Mars and the George Washington University Space Policy Institute will host the Humans to Mars (H2M) Summit, where speakers will examine the possibility of putting the first humans on Mars, as well as the feasibility and affordability of such an undertaking.
Location: George Washington University, Lisner and Betts Auditoriums, 730 21st Street NW.
Contacts: Anath Hartmann, H2Mpress@phillipscompany.com, 301-728-6011
Notes: All press can register at h2m2014.eventbrite.com. To read the agenda and speaker biographies, you can visit h2m2014.exploremars.org.
April 22 - 27. KEYSTONE ACTIVITS MARCH — The Cowboy and Indian Alliance, a coalition of indigenous tribes, ranchers, farmers, Canadian First Nations and communities along the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline route, stages "Reject and Protect, an encampment and series of demonstrations around the capital. http://rejectandprotect.org/
Location: Various.
Contacts: Jamie Henn (jamie@350.org), 415-601-9337
Jane Kleeb (jane@boldnebraska.org), 402-705-3622
April 22 - 23. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. NTSB - ETHANOL BY RAIL - PUBLIC FORUM — The National Transportation Safety Board holds a public forum that will examine the safety issues associated with the transportation of crude oil and ethanol by rail.
Location: NTSB Board Room and Conference Center, located at 429 L'Enfant Plaza, SW.
Contacts: Eric M. Weiss eric.weiss@ntsb.gov ((202) 314-6100)
On the Net: www.ntsb.gov, streamed and additional information
Notes: http://www.ntsb.gov/news/events/2014/railsafetyforum/
April 23 - 25. STEM LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE — U.S. News STEM Solutions hosts The National Leadership Conference. Theme: "Where Employers and Educators Meet." Speakers include: Norm Augustine, former Chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin; Nate Ball, Host, PBS Kids "Design Squad; Kimberly Bryant, Founder, Black Girls Code; Mitchell Chester, Ed.D., Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; Glenn DuBois, Ph.D., Chancellor, Virginia Community College; System; Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Ph.D., Assistant Director, National Science Foundation; Michael Gallagher, President and CEO, Entertainment Software Association; Linda Gojak, President, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; Wendy Hawkins, Executive Director, Intel Foundation; Gwenne Henricks, Chief Technology Officer, Caterpillar; Freeman Hrabowski III, Ph.D., President, University of Maryland-Baltimore County Cheryl Hyman, Chancellor, City Colleges of Chicago; Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D., President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Xiaochun Luo, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Avon; Col. Rich Morales, Executive Director, Joining Forces, The White House; Eduardo Padrsn, Ph.D., President, Miami Dade College; Hadi Partovi, Co-Founder and CEO, code.org; Kim Reynolds, Iowa Lieutenant Governor; Dara Richardson-Heron, M.D., CEO, YWCA USA; James Shelton, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Education; William Swanson, Chairman, Raytheon Company.
Location: Walter Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt. Vernon Place NW.
Contacts: Lucy Lyons llyons@usnews.com
Notes: http://www.usnewsstemsolutions.com/schedule-at-a-glance
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MORNING
9 a.m. NPC - GEN. WELSH — U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh will discuss the future of the Air Force at a National Press Club breakfast.(This is a ticketed event.)
Location: National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW.
Contacts: reservations@press.org, 202-662-7501
9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. INTER-AMERICAN DIALOGUE - ENERGY — "What Does North America's Energy Boom Mean for Latin America?" Panel will feature Edward Morse, Citigroup's global head of commodities research, Sarah Ladislaw, director of the energy and national security program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and Francisco Gonzalez, Riordan Roett chair in Latin American studies at the Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
Location: Inter-American Dialogue, 1211 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 510.
Contacts: n/a, 202-822-9002
9 a.m. - 11 a.m. WILSON CENTER - CHINA'S ENVIRONMENT — Forum, "Environmental Pressures on China's Changing Cities and Countryside." Speakers will provide a comparative perspective of pollution, drought, and development challenges in China's metropolitan and rural areas, particularly in the Gobi Desert region.
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
9 a.m. - 12 p.m. MUSIC THERAPY - ONCOLOGY — "Music Therapy Research in Oncology: Therapeutic Outcomes, Mechanisms, and Directions for Future Research": A meeting with the American Music Therapy Association.
Location: NCI Shady Grove campus, Rockville, MD; 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 3W32/3W34
Notes: For planning purposes and security clearance, please let us know if you plan to attend by calling AMTA at 301-589-3300 or via email to dianne@musictherapy.org. Identification will be required to access the building.
9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. WILSON CENTER - BRAIN DRAIN — "Innovation, Brain Drain, and the Politics of Russian Higher Education Reform." The Kennan Institute will conduct a conference that addresses the challenges confronting Russian higher education domestically and internationally.
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
9:30 a.m. ATLANTIC COUNCIL - INDIA - PAKISTAN — "India-Pakistan: The Opportunity Cost of Conflict." Presented by Shuja Nawaz, Director, South Asia Center, Atlantic Council. Mohan Guruswamy (from New Delhi via Skype), Senior Fellow, South Asia Center, Atlantic Council; Bharath Gopalaswamy, Deputy Director, South Asia Center, Atlantic Council.
Location: 1030 15th Street, NW, 12th Floor (West Tower).
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. BPC - PERSONAL SAVINGS INITIATIVE — Former Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., and former Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer of the Social Security Administration James Lockhart launch a new Personal Savings Initiative at the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC). The new effort will be supported by a bipartisan commission of nationally recognized experts on personal savings and retirement security.
Location: Bipartisan Policy Center, 1225 Eye St. NW, Suite 1000, 10th floor.
Contacts: Ashley Berrang (aberrang@bipartisanpolicy.org), 202-637-1456
9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. CSIS - ETHIOPIA - FAMILY PLANNING — The Center for Strategic and International Studies presents a panel discussion on "Ethiopias Investments in Family Planning: Lessons for U.S. Policy."
Location: CSIS, 1616 Rode Island Ave. NW.
Contacts: Andrew Schwartz (aschwartz@csis.org), 202-775-3242
Notes: RSVP: www.SmartGlobalHealth.org/EthiopiaFP
9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. MIDDLE EAST POLICY COUNCIL - GULF STATES — "U.S. Commitments to the Gulf Arab States: How Adequate in Light of U.S. Regional Policies?" The Middle East Policy Council holds its 76th Capitol Hill Conference. Panelists will address U.S. security commitments to the Gulf Arab states and how current U.S. policies toward Iran, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, and Yemen impact their security.
Location: Rayburn House Office Building Gold Room (2168).
Notes: RSVP Acceptances only: (202) 296-6767 or info@mepc.org
10 a.m. - 11 a.m. IISS - CONVENTIONAL ARMS — "Conventional Arms Transfer Policy: Advancing American national security through security cooperation." IISS-US Policy Makers Series with Gregory Kausner, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Security and Arms Transfers, US Department of State.
Location: International Institute for Strategic Studies, 2121 K Street NW, Suite 801.
Notes: http://www.iiss.org/en/iiss-us/iiss-us-s-events/conventional-arms-transfer-policy-1914
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. RACIAL JUSTICE PANEL DISCUSSION — In honor of its 15th anniversary, the national civil rights organization Advancement Project is hosting a panel discussion at the National Press Club entitled "Advancing Justice: Faces of the Modern Movement for Racial Justice." The panel will be moderated by MSNBC Host Karen Finney and include North Carolina NAACP State Conference President Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Philip Agnew, Executive Director of the Florida youth of color organization Dream Defenders and Advancement Project Co-Director Judith Browne Dianis.
Location: National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor.
Contacts: Jennifer Farmer, jfarmer@advancementproject.org, 202-487-0967
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. USIP - PAKISTAN COUNTERINSURGENCY — The U.S. Institute of Peace hosts a discussion on Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in Pakistan and the South Asia Region with key policy experts on counterterrorism and counterinsurgency efforts in Pakistan and the greater South Asia region. Webcast at: http://www.usip.org/current-usip-webcast RSVP at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/insurgency-and-counterinsurgency-in-pakistan-and-the-south-asia-region-tickets-11228148695
Location: US Institute of Peace, 2301 Constitution Ave. NW.
11 a.m. HOME HEALTH WORKERS — The PCA Workers Coalition, African Healthcare Workers Alliance (AHWA), Service Employee International Union (SEIU) 1199 and others hold a news conference to announce a new effort to protect the interests of home health care workers in the District of Columbia.
Location: In front of the Department of Healthcare Finance, 441 4th St. NW.
Contacts: Funmi Oladejo (africanhealthcareworkers@gmail), 202-470-3112
11 a.m. ROBERT STRAUSS MEMORIAL SERVICE — Washington National Cathedral hosts the memorial service for Ambassador Robert S. Strauss, who passed away on March 19. Vernon E. Jordan Jr., a close adviser of President Bill Clinton, and former Secretary of State James A. Baker III will delivery eulogies.
Notes: Media are invited to attend and MUST RSVP to Meredith MacKenzie at (202) 427-2007 or meredith@westendstrategy.com
11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. USEA FORUM — The 2014 USEA Annual Membership Meeting & Public Policy Forum. Guest speaker: Energy Secretary Ernest J. Moniz.
Location: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW.
Contacts: Kim Grover, kgrover@usea.org, 202-312-1230
Notes: Register at http://www.usea.org/node/807/register
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. BROOKINGS - TAHRIR SQUARE — The Brookings Institution hosts a discussion of the book "Understanding Tahrir Square: The Prospects for Arab Democracy," with its author, Brookings nonresident senior fellow Stephen Grand.
Location: The Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW.
Contacts: Brookings, 202-797-6105
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AFTERNOON
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. HERITAGE - ARMY AVIATION RESTRUCTURE — The Heritage Foundation hosts a panel discussion on "U.S. Army Aviation Restructure Initiative: A Win-Win for National Guard and Active Duty?"
Location: Heritage Foundation, Lehrman Auditorium, 214 Massachusetts Ave. NE.
Contacts: Media, 202-675-1761
12 p.m. ACS - LGBT EQUALITY — The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) will host a panel discussion on the current state of LGBT equality under the law. Panelists include: Maya Rupert, Policy Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights; Heather Sawyer, Minority Counsel, House Judiciary Committee; Paul Smith, Partner, Jenner & Block LLP; Sarah Warbelow, State Legislative Director, Human Rights Campaign.
Location: Center for American Progress, 1333 H St. NW, 10th floor.
Contacts: Amanda Simon, asimon@acslaw.org
Notes: RSVP to press@acslaw.org
12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. NPI - NDN - IMMIGRATION, BORDER ENFORCEMENT — "The Obama Administration's Immigration and Border Enforcement Record." Discussion with experts Marc Rosenblum, Deputy Director of the US Immigration Policy Program at the Migration Policy Institute, Edward Alden, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Tamar Jacoby, President and CEO of ImmigrationWorks USA.
Location: 729 15th St. NW, 1st Floor.
Notes: RSVP to https://services.myngp.com/ngponlineservices/event.aspx?YFrZ0S4jyDpW84Ukv4SnwYft39XMFt6%2fmp1aF91xHfQzdOmnGmg%2fEgA%3d%3d&b1078033
12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. EAST-WEST CENTER - 'ASIA IN WASHINGTON' — The East-West Center in Washington presents an Asia Pacific Seminar and book launch of: "Asia in Washington: How Washington is Changing and How Asian Nations Respond" with the author, Dr. Kent E. Calder, Director of the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, SAIS.
Location: 1819 L St. NW, Sixth Floor.
Notes: RSVP at www.eastwestcenter.org/3wi
12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. RUMI FORUM - BANGLADESH — "Socio-Economic Development and the Post-Election Situation in Bangladesh" with Ambassador Akramul Qader.
Location: 750 First St. NE Suite 1120.
Notes: Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1JIK03qN440NnXJFqaePgEZ4ituK9Vaqja7aBY37PRN0/viewform
1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. CSIS - ATT — "Africa and the Arms Trade Treaty." A panel of speakers will discuss the significance of the ATT, its relevance to Africa, and how the treaty might move forward into the future. This event is co-hosted by the CSIS Africa Program and the CSIS Proliferation Prevention Program.
Location: 212-C Conference Room, Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW.
Notes: http://csis.org/event/africa-and-arms-trade-treaty
1:30 p.m. 2014 TWILIGHT TATTOO - JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL — The 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) and The U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own," the Army's elite ceremonial units, will perform a live, full-dress rehearsal before the debut of the 2014 Twilight Tattoo season on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. Contact: Call the U.S. Army Military District of Washington Public Affairs Office at (202) 685-4645, or by emailing usarmy.mcnair.mdw.mbx.mediadesk-omb@mail.mil
On the Net: www.twilight.mdw.army.mil
Notes: Report Time: 12:45 p.m. Media interested in covering this event must register by noon, Tuesday, April 22. To be placed on the credentialed list, send an email to usarmy.mcnair.mdw.mbx.mediadesk-omb@mail.mil
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 'NOAH' DIRECTOR — The Sierra Club, the Center for American Progress, and Climate Desk will co-host a discussion with Oscar-nominated director Darren Aronofsky. The director of the new film "Noah" will address the relationship between faith, environmentalism, and their manifestation in his work.
Location: Center for American Progress, 1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor.
Contacts: Trey Pollard, trey.pollard@sierraclub.org (Sierra Club), 202-495-3058
Notes: Space extremely limited. RSVP to http://www.americanprogress.org/events/2014/04/17/88238/noah-and-the-nexus-of-faith-and-environmentalism/?evlcrsvp
3 p.m. - 5 p.m. WILSON CENTER - CLIMATE CHANGE — "Increasing Resilience to Climate Change." A panel of experts will discuss state, national, and international efforts to improve people's ability to prepare for - and bounce back from - climate-related disruptions. This discussion is part of the Woodrow Wilson Center's "Managing the Planet:" series, co-sponsored by George Mason University.
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
Notes: Register at http://pages.wilsoncenter.org/0423MOPIncreasingResiliencetoClimateChange\_Event-SingleSpeaker\_registration.html
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EVENING
5 p.m. - 6 p.m. ATLANTIC COUNCIL - RUSSIA — The Atlantic Council hosts a discussion by H.E. Mikhail Kasyanov, former prime minister of Russia, on "Putin's Foreign Policy and Russia's Long-term Interests."
Location: Atlantic Council, 1030 15th St. NW, 12th Floor.
Notes: RSVP to press@AtlanticCouncil.org.
5 p.m. - 7 p.m. SAIS - CHECHNYAN INSURGENCY — The SAIS Central Asia-Caucasus Institute/Silk Road Studies Program presents a discussion on "''The Chechnya Counterinsurgency and Beyond with Dr. Tomas Smid, Division of Security and Strategic Studies, Masaryk University, Czech Republic and Dr. Emil Souleimanov, associate professor, Institute of International Studies, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. Moderated by Mamuka Tsereteli, research director, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute/Silk Road Studies Program, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University.
Location: Rome Auditorium, 1st Floor, the Rome Building, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University, 1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW.
Notes: To register for this Forum, please email your name and affiliation to
SAISCACIForums@jhu.edu no later than 5 p.m. April 22.
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