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AP WASHINGTON DAYBOOK, Tuesday, April 22
GENERAL
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April 21 - 27. NASA - EARTH DAY EVENTS — NASA celebrates the 44th anniversary of Earth Day with a variety of activities.
Highlights:
People around the world are encouraged to post a "selfie" with their local environment as a backdrop. Post your photo to Twitter, Instagram or Google+ using the hashtag GlobalSelfie or to the event groups on Facebook and Flickr. Photos tagged GlobalSelfie will be used to create a mosaic image of Earth. For details on how to participate, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/globalselfie/
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.
Highlights:
9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Opening Keynote: Charles Bolden, NASA Administrator. Lisner Auditorium.
12:20 p.m. - 1 p.m. Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Lisner Auditorium. (Followed by a book signing.)
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/
Highlights:
11 a.m. Two dozen ranchers and indigenous leaders from the Cowboy and Indian Alliance ride horses from the Capitol to the Reject and Protect encampment on the National Mall between 7th and 9th Streets.
Location: Various.
Contacts: Jamie Henn (jamie@350.org), 415-601-9337
Jane Kleeb (jane@boldnebraska.org), 402-705-3622
8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. CSIS - ENERGY POLICE CONFERENCE — The CSIS Energy and National Security Program and the National Capital Area Chapter of the U.S. Association for Energy Economics host the 18th annual NCAC-USAEE Energy Policy Conference, "Disruptive Technologies Shock All Energy Sectors." The all-day conference will address the significance of technological development in the energy sector.
Location: CSIS, 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW.
Contacts: Omar Cabrales, 240-274-9767
On the Net: http://www.ncac-usaee.org/events.php
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. WILSON CENTER - CITIES — Cities at the Center of the World. Keynote Address Cities of Megasecurity: Urban Brazil and Egypt as Laboratories for New Models of Global Governance and Popular Resistance Paul Amar, Associate Professor, Global & International Studies Program, University of California, Santa Barbara. Speakers: Desmond Arias, Associate Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University; Gilberto Chona, Lead Specialist, Fiscal Policy and Urban Economics, Fiscal and Municipal Management Division, Institutions for Development, Inter-American Development Bank; Beth Chitekwe-Biti, Founding Director, Dialogue on Shelter a Zimbabwe Slum Dwellers International, Member Slum Dwellers International; Ellen Hamilton, Lead Urban Specialist, Urban Development and Resilience Unit, Sustainable Development Network, World Bank; Martin Murray, Professor of Urban Planning, Taubman College and Department of African-American and African Studies (DAAS), University of Michigan; Malini Ranganathan, Assistant Professor, Global Environmental Politics, School of International Service, American University; Xuefei Ren, Associate Professor of Sociology and Global Urban Studies, Michigan State University; Andrew Rudd, Urban Environment Officer, Urban Planning and Design Branch ,UN-Habitat; Rashmi Sadana, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, George Mason University; Kristin Scott, Term Assistant Professor of Integrative Studies and Ph.D. Candidate in Cultural Studies, George Mason University. http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/cities-the-center-the-world
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, 5th floor, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
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/
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MORNING
8 a.m. - 12 p.m. FUTURE OF DIPLOMACY SUMMIT — The Diplomatic Courier with the United Nations Foundation and Digital Diplomacy Coalition will host "Diplomacy + SocialGood: The Future of Diplomacy." This half-day summit will explore the nexus between technology and social media and how they are changing modern diplomacy. http://diplomacysocialgood.splashthat.com/
Location: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
Notes: To RSVP, request additional information, or schedule an interview, please contact press@diplomaticourier.org.
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Location: Barbara Jordan Conference Center, Kaiser Family Foundation Offices, 1330 G St. NW.
Contacts: 202.347.5270 (http://kff.org)
Notes: Registration and breakfast at 9a.m.
9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. CSIS - PROTECTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY — The CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development hosts discussion on Protecting Intellectual Property: The Missing Link in International Development. www.csis.org
Location: round Floor Conference Room, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW.
Contacts: RSVP to PPD@csis.org
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. USIP - SOMALIA — Progress or Peril in Somalia? A Conversation with U.N. Special Representative for Somalia Nicholas Kay The Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, will discuss the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia's progress in executing key governance and security goals. This event has been rescheduled from the original event date of March 12, 2014. Webcast at: http://www.usip.org/current-usip-webcast RSVP at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/progress-or-peril-in-somalia-views-from-the-un-srsg-tickets-10857026659
Location: 2301 Constitution Ave. NW.
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. GEORGETOWN LAW - PRIVACY — Georgetown University Law Center hosts a panel discussion on "Privacy Principles in the Era of Massive Data" and a keynote address by Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen of the Federal Trade Commission.
Location: Georgetown University Law Center, Hart Auditorium, McDonough Hall, 600 New Jersey Ave. NW.
Notes: Media interested in attending should e-mail mediarelations@law.georgetown.edu.
10:30 a.m. CPSC - FURNITURE FLAMABILITY, LEAD IN TOYS MEETING — Commissioner Marietta Robinson, Heather Bramble, Chief Counsel, Anu Connor, Senior Counsel, Dottie Lee, Confidential Assistant, meeting with members of the Polyurethane Foam Association (PFA): Bob Luedeka, Executive Director, and James McIntyre as part of an introductory meeting and to discuss CPSC issue relevant to the PFA such as upholstered furniture flammability and the lead standard for childrens toys; 10:30 a.m., Bethesda Towers, room 723. The meeting was requested by James McIntyre. For additional information contact Dottie Lee, (301) 504-7198.
11 a.m. PEPCO - WATERSHED SUSTAINABILITY CENTER — The Pepco WaterShed Sustainability Center opens to the public following an Earth Day dedication ceremony. The center includes the energy-efficient house designed and built by students and faculty from the University of Maryland that won first place in the 2011 U.S. Department of Energys Solar Decathlon on the National Mall. PHI acquired the house in 2012 and worked with the student team to relocate it to the 5,000-square-foot site adjacent to Pepcos Rockville Service Center in Maryland.
Location: Pepco Service Center, 201 W. Gude Dr., Rockville, Md.
Contacts: Bob Hainey (rshainey@pepcoholdings.com), 202-872-2680
11 a.m. USPS - EARTH DAY — The U.S. Postal Service will unveil the international price stamp, Global: Sea Surface Temperatures, during the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Earth Day "Community Day" celebration.
Location: The U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Pavilion, L'Enfant Plaza, 1000 Independence Ave. SW.
Contacts: Roy Betts, roy.a.betts@usps.gov, 202-268-3207
Notes: Media check-in begins at 10:00 a.m. at the DOE Pavilion.
11:30 a.m. MAGNIFYING THE UNIVERSE — Library of Congress Science and Business Lecture Series host , Jane Rigby, NASA astrophysicist and deputy project scientist for operations for the James Webb Telescope, will present "Magnifying the Universe.
Location: Mary Pickford Theater, Library of Congress.
On the Net: www.loc.gov
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AFTERNOON
12 p.m. CPSC - EXXON PHTHALATES MEETING — Commissioner Marietta Robinson, Heather Bramble, Chief Counsel, Anu Connor, Senior Counsel, Dottie Lee, Confidential Assistant, meeting with representatives from ExxonMobil Corporation: Elissa Sterry, Vice President, and Robert Nolan. ExxonMobil will provide a briefing on phthalates; 12:00 p.m., Bethesda Towers, room 723. The meeting was requested by Robert Nolan, ExxonMobil. For additional information contact Dottie Lee, (301) 504-7198.
12 p.m. DAYTON PEACE AGREEMENT — Author Philippe Leroux-Martin will discuss and sign his new book, "Diplomatic Counterinsurgency: Lessons from Bosnia and Herzegovina" (Cambridge University Press, 2014). This Books & Beyond event is co-sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress and the Library's European Division.
Location: James Madison Memorial Building, 101 Independence Ave. SE.
Contacts: Guy Lamolinara, glam@loc.gov, 202-707-9217
12 p.m. DNA AND ARMENIAN ORIGIN — Hovann Simonian and Peter Hrechdakian, administrators of the Armenian DNA Project, will deliver the 18th Annual Vardanants Day Armenian Lecture. Titled "DNA and the Origin of Peoples: The Armenians," the lecture will be delivered in English.
Location: Library of Congress, Northeast Pavilion of the Thomas Jefferson Building, located at 10 First Street SE.
Contacts: Audrey Fischer, afis@loc.gov, 202-707-0022
12 p.m. HERITAGE - EARTH DAY MYTHS — Happy Earth Day Dispelling Environmental Myths and Celebrating Human Achievement With: Daren Bakst, Research Fellow in Agricultural Policy, The Heritage Foundation; Myron Ebell, Director, Center for Energy and the Environment, Competitive Enterprise Institute; Steve Milloy, Director of External Policy and Strategy, Murray Energy Corporation; David Schnare, General Counsel, Energy & Environment Legal Institute. Moderator: Derrick Morgan, Vice President, Domestic & Economic Policy, The Heritage Foundation. http://www.heritage.org/events/2014/04/earth-day
Location: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Ave. NE.
Contacts: (202) 675-1752 (heritage.org)
12 p.m. - 1 p.m. WILSON CENTER - BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA — Change in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Mission Impossible 5? Speaker: Neven Andjelic, Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Human Rights, Regent's University, London. Moderator: John R. Lampe, Professor Emeritus of History, University of Maryland. http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/change-bosnia-herzegovina-mission-impossible-5
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, 4th floor, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
Notes: Media shoulde RSVP directly to kristina.terzieva@wilsoncenter.org
12 p.m. - 2 p.m. US CHAMBER - MOROCCO — The U.S. Chambers Africa Business Initiative hosts a luncheon and panel discussion focused on U.S. business experiences and opportunities in Morocco. The event, hosted with the American Chamber of Commerce Morocco (AmCham Morocco), will feature remarks by Moroccan Ambassador to the United States Rachad Bouhlal. The discussion, targeted at prospective investors, will center around the experiences and best practices of CEOs who operate in Morocco.
Location: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H St. NW.
Contacts: press@uschamber.com, 202-463-5682
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. NEW AMERICA - SYRIA — The New America Foundation hosts a discussion on "Media and Civil Society in Syria's Evolving Conflict" with Orwa Nyrabia, an independent documentary film producer, actor, writer and activist.
Location: New America Foundation, 1899 L St. NW.
Contacts: Liana Simonds (simonds@newamerica.org), 202-735-2829
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. WORLD BANK INFOSHOP - PLUTOCRATS — Chrystia Freeland, member of Canadian Parliament, discusses her book, "Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else."
Location: J1-050 Auditorium, World Bank J Building, 701 H St. NW.
Notes: RSVP to infoshopevents@worldbank.org.
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. FASTERCURES WEBINAR — "Value and Coverage: How reimbursement decisions impact innovations needed to improve health." This Webinar is designed to provide the medical research community with a fundamental understanding of the evolving coverage landscape. Brian Rosen, Senior Vice President of Public Policy, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; Dean Rosen, President and CEO, Breakaway Policy Strategies. Moderator: Margaret Anderson, Executive Director FasterCures.
Notes: https://fastercures.webex.com/mw0401l/mywebex/default.do?siteurlfastercures>
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EESI - RECYCLING — he Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invhosts an Earth Day briefing about recycling at the local level, with an emphasis on four types of recycling: curbside, compost/organics, building deconstruction/reuse, and electronic waste. Members of the panel will discuss the environmental and economic benefits of recycling and ways in which to increase recycling in our homes, businesses, and communities.. Speakers: Chaz Miller, Director of Policy/Advocacy, National Waste & Recycling Association; Nelson Widell, Co-Founder and Partner, Peninsula Compost Group , LLC; Bradley Guy, Associate Director, Center for Building Stewardship; Assistant Professor, School of Architecture and Planning, The Catholic University of America; Walter Alcorn, Vice-President of Environmental Affairs, Consumer Electronics Association . http://www.eesi.org/042214recyclingRSVP
Location: 406 Dirksen.
2 p.m. LINCOLN COTTAGE - CITIZENSHIP CEREMONY — Twenty-two area children representing 17 countries will receive their Certificates of Citizenship during a special ceremony at President Lincoln's Cottage, where it is believed President Abraham Lincoln drafted the Emancipation Proclamation. Sarah Taylor, Washington District Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), will administer an Oath of Allegiance and Cottage Director Erin Carlson Mast will address the children. The USS Abraham Lincoln Honor Guard will present the colors and perform the national anthem. The children, ages 7 to 15, hail from the following countries: the Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Guyana, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Moldova, Nepal, Pakistan, Peru, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Syria.
Location: South lawn, President Lincoln's Cottage, Armed Forces Retirement Home (Eagle Gate), Rock Creek Church Road and Upshur Street NW.
On the Net: http://www.lincolncottage.org
Notes: Media: RSVP to daniel.cosgrove@dhs.gov no later than 10 a.m. Tuesday. In case of rain, event will take place inside the Emancipation Room in President Lincolns Cottage.
2:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. WILSON CENTER - BELARUS AFTER UKRAINE — The Kennan Institute hosts a delegation of Belarusian civic activists and policy analysts for a panel discussion of civil society achievements as well as the security, political and economic impact of Ukrainian developments on Belarus, particularly the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, 6th floor, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
Contacts: Maria-Stella Gatzoulis, 202-691-4188
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4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION — School Choice - Promises and Pitfalls. Panel discussion with Sam Chaltain, author, "Our School: Searching for Community in the Era of Choice"; Abigail Smith, Washington, D.C., deputy mayor for education; Laura Moser, writer and D.C. Public Schools parent; Scott Pearson, executive director, DC Public Charter School Board; Evelyn Boyd Simmons, DCPS parent and community leader, member of the DME's Advisory Committee on Boundaries, Feeders and Student Assignment Policies. Moderated by Emma Brown, education reporter, The Washington Post.
Location: New America Foundation, 1899 L St. NW, Suite 400.
Notes: Contact Liana Simonds at New America at (202) 735-2829 or simonds@newamerica.org. For more information: http://www.newamerica.net/events/2014/school\_choice
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. IWP - FINANCIAL WARFARE — The Institute of World Politics hosts a book lecture on "Treasury's War: The Unleashing of a New Era of Financial Warfare" with Juan C. Zarate, senior adviser, Transnational Threats Project and Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Location: Institute of World Politics, 1521 16th St. NW.
Contacts: sdwyer@iwp.edu
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EVENING
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. GW - AMBASSADOR OF JORDAN — A Conversation with the Ambassador of Jordan to the United States H.E. Alia Hatoug Bouran H.E. Alia Hatoug Bouran, Ambassador of Jordan to the United States. RSVP: http://bit.ly/1lEUInJ
Location: Lindner Family Commons, Room 602, 1957 E St NW.
6:30 p.m. YTP-YPFP: TODAY'S TRADE ISSUES — Young Trade Professionals (YTP) and YPFP's International Trade and Finance Discussion Group hold a discussion by Mike Moore, professor of economics and international affairs at the George Washignton University on trade issues today. Moore has served as director of the Institute for International Economic Policy, director of the International Trade and Investment Policy Program, and associate dean at the Elliott School.
Location: Lindner Family Commons, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW, Room 602.
Contacts: info@ypfp.org
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