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AP WASHINGTON DAYBOOK, Thursday, April 24
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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:
9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. World Intellectual Property Day Forum, ROA Minuteman Memorial Building, One Constitution Ave. NE.
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 21 - 28. AAA - EARTH DAY — AAA implements its annual car battery recycling program in honor of Earth Day. Whenever a AAA member has a new car battery installed and the old battery recycled, the auto club will have a tree planted in one of Americas National Forests in association with the Arbor Day Foundation. Upon the completion of this years recycling program, AAA Mid-Atlantic says it will have planted more than 3,500 trees in the last five years. AAA Mid-Atlantic will be accepting old car batteries for recycling at its Car Care Insurance Travel locations.
Contacts: John Townsend (jtownsend@aaamidatlantic.com)
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 ACTIVISTS 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
On the Net: www.rejectandprotect.org
April 23 - 24. FOOD AND DRUG LAW INSTITUTE CONFERENCE — 2014 Food and Drug Law Institute Annual Conference.
Location: The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
Contacts: http://www.fdli.org, 202-371-1420
Erica Jefferson (erica.jefferson@fda.hhs.gov), 301-796-4988
Notes: Full agenda at: http://www.fdli.org/conferences/conference-pages/2014-annual-conference/overview
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 (4:15 p.m. ); 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
DOJ BUS TOUR - CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT — As part of a nationwide "bus tour" senior administration officials will visit campuses across the nation to raise awareness of campus sexual assault. on the 24th the Washington leg of the "tour" will be conducted by Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole Principal Deputy Director, Office on Violence Against Women, Bea Hanson, Senior Counselor to the Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Becky L. Monroe.
Location: Gallaudet University.
Contacts: SafetyonCampus ((202) 514-2007)
TDD (202) 514-1888
On the Net: http://www.justice.gov
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April 24 - 25. EXPORT-IMPORT BANK ANNUAL CONFERENCE — The conference will focus on the global business environment and prospects for growth. Business and government leaders will address export opportunities and challenges for American companies, the role of emerging markets, and the U.S. Trade Agenda. The Bank will also celebrate "80 years of promoting American jobs and exports." http://www.exim.gov/newsandevents/events/annualconference/2014/Annual-Conference-Agenda.cfm
Highlights:
9 a.m. Ex-Im Bank Chairman and President Fred Hochberg will kick off the conference with remarks.
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert St. NW
Contacts: Matt Bevens, matthew.bevens@exim.gov
Notes: To RSVP, please email your name and media organization to meetings@cmpinc.net. On-site registration may be limited. For coverage of morning sessions, all cameras are asked to arrive by 8:00 a.m.
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April 24 - 27. ABI'S 32ND ANNUAL SPRING MEETING — http://www.abiworld.org/ASM14/
Contacts: John Hartgen jhartgen@abiworld.org (703-894-5935)
8 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. INFORMATICA GOVERNMENT SUMMIT — A gathering aimed at understanding "how to combat Data Privacy & Security challenges in an ever changing threat landscape." http://solutions.dlt.com/informatica-government-summit
Highlights:
3:15 p.m. NPPD CS&C U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team Director Ann Barron-DiCamillo will participate in a panel discussion entitled "Master Data Management."
Location: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
8 a.m. - 6 p.m. SCHOOL USE OF SHOCK ON THE DISABLED — At a FDA hearing on Thursday, Gregory Miller, a former teachers assistant at the Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC), a special needs school that uses powerful electric shocks on people with disabilities as a form of behavioral therapy, will testify (1:30 p.m.) in support of banning the practice. Miller will bring more than 124,000 signatures from his petition on Change.org in support of the FDA banning the use of the machines used at the JRC. CONTACT: Shareeza Bhola, Communications Manager, Change.org, (202) 684 2552, press@change.org Link to AC360 coverage of Gregs petition: http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/18/outcry-against-schools-shock-therapy/?hpt=ac\_bn9 Live signature totals from Gregs petition: http://www.change.org/shocking Journalists interested in contacting the FDA: Avena Russell, ABD, MS Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration Avena.Russell@fda.hhs.gov (301) 796-3805 For more information on Change.org, please visit: http://www.change.org/about
Location: Holiday Inn, Main Ballroom, 2 Montgomery Village Ave., Gaithersburg, MD 20879.
On the Net: http://youtu.be/V578Io\_snaI
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MORNING
8 a.m. AMERICA'S CHARITIES BREAKFAST — America's Charities holds its 2nd annual corporate breakfast and panel discussion with a focus on key trends and strategies shaping the future of employee engagement and workplace giving. America's Charities will release "Snapshot 2014: Rising Tide of Expectations - Corporate Giving, Employee Engagement and Social Impact." A panel of experts will explore the connection between social responsibility, corporate philanthropy, employee engagement, and the power of investing in charitable performance and impact. Speakers: Perla Ni, CEO, GreatNonprofits.org; Emily Simone, Director, Community Relations, Lockheed Martin Corporation; Tom Watson, President and Founder, CauseWired; Steve Greenhalgh, Senior Advisor, Americas Charities; Debra Snider, Vice President, Operations, GuideStar (moderator). http://press.org/events/driving-social-impact-through-corporate-giving-and-employee-engagement
Location: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW.
Contacts: Lynne Filderman, lfilderman@charities.org, 703-674-5346
9 a.m. SECRETARY DUNCAN - STEM — Education Secretary Arne Duncan will address students at McKinley Technology High School, encouraging them to study the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and math. (Secretary Duncan's remarks are part of a youth-organized and youth-led event kicking off the USA Science & Engineering Festival being held April 26-27 in Washington.)
Location: McKinley Technology High School, 151 T St. NE.
Contacts: Education Press Office, press@ed.gov, 202-401-1576
9 a.m. VOTING RIGHTS, VOTER SUPPRESSION — National civil rights and faith leaders will join the American Muslim Association (AMA) for a press conference on issues of voting rights and voter suppression. Speakers: Hilary Shelton; Vice President of Advocacy for the NAACP; Reverend Graylan Hagler; Senior Minister Plymouth Congregational Church; Rabbi Arthur Waskow of the Shalom Center; Imam Johari Abdul-Malik; Harissa Mohamed; MAACPAC Fellow and University of Maryland Student Activist; Naeem Baig; President of the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA); Nihad Awad; National Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR); representative from Virginia New Majority; representative from the office of Congressman Jim Moran. http://press.org/events/voting-rights-protection
Location: National Press Club (Zenger Room), 529 14th St NW.
Contacts: Mahdi Bray ImamBray@yahoo.com (202.421.3623/ 202.280.7466)
9 a.m. - 12 p.m. ACA - TEEN PREGNANCY — The DC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals sponsor a roundtable, "Not Yet Adults: The Affordable Care Act and Teens (ACA)."
Location: Fraser Mansion, 1701 20th St. NW.
Contacts: Erica McKinney (emckinney@dccampaign.org)
Notes: Register at DCCroundtables@gmail.com.
9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. BROOKINGS - CHINA'S YOUTH — "How China's Youth are Transforming Chinese Society: New Research Findings from the PRC." The John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings will host a series of public panel discussions about Chinese youth in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. These panels will bring together leading Chinese and American scholars on youth issues to discuss topics concerning China's youth including education, employment, internet behavior, consumption and political attitudes.
Location: Saul/Zilkha Rooms, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW.
Contacts: n/a, events@brookings.edu, 202-797-6105
CBQ&_hsmi12479153:45 a.m. BROOKINGS - FAITH IN EQUALITY — Faith In Equality: Economic Justice and the Future of Religious Progressives. Speakers: Moderator Report Presentation: William A. Galston, Ezra K. Zilkha Chair and Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution; E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution. Panel I: An Historic Perspective; Gary Dorrien, Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics, Union Theological Seminary. Panel II: The Current Landscape and a Look Ahead; Jennifer Butler, CEO, Faith in PublicLife; Rev. Gabriel Salgeuro, President, National Latino Evangelical Coalition; Dorian T. Warren, Associate Professor, Political Science & School of International & Public Affairs, Columbia University. Closing Remarks: Sr. Simone Campbell, Executive Director, NETWORK: A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby. RSVP to attend: http://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-attend-faith-in-equality?utm\_campaign=brookings-comm&utm\_sourcehs\_email&utm\_mediumemail&utm\_content12479153&\_hsencp2ANqtz-\_vPR50efMyHgD6NMohGB0012VYcavC5PIj6z0rXdpmgWRdowS436wAhWD21ZH-q5WW6uPSMyzwyaMlPB9SU1-kW0BCBQ&\_hsmi12479153
Location: The Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW.
9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. SMALL BUSINESS - ROUNDTABLE - FIELD HEARING — Roundtable with businesses affected by State Route 530 mudslide. Witnesses: Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA); Maria Contreras-Sweet, U.S. Small Business Administration; Mayor Barbara Tolbert, City of Arlington; Mayor Dan Rankin, Town of Darringtonl; Small business owners from Arlington and Darrington.
Location: Museum of History and Industry, Microsoft Lakefront Pavilion, 860 Terry Ave. N., Seattle, WA.
10 a.m. FAMILIES USA - MEDICAID EXPANSION - PRESS CALL — Teleconference and Release of Families USA Report, "Medicaid Expansion in Missouri: Health Insurance for Working Individuals and Families. Speakers: Brendan Cossette, Director of Legislative Affairs, Missouri ; Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Andrea Routh, Executive Director, Missouri Health Advocacy Alliance; Dee Mahan, Medicaid Program Director, Families USA. Dial in toll-free: (800) 533-7954. Confirmation code: 2866023. Contact: Dave Lemmon, Bob Meissner, Bryan Fisher, (202) 628-3030.
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CSIS - RUSSIA POLICY — "Engage or Contain? Future Policy Toward Russia Trilaterally Considered." Featuring Zbignew Brzezinski, Former U.S. National Security Advisor; Ambassador Paula Dobriansky, Former U.S. Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs; Andrzej Olechowski, Former Polish Foreign Minister; Shotaro Oshima, Former Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister; Dr. Igor Yurgens, Chairman of INSOR Russia, Institute of Contemporary Development.
Location: CSIS 2nd Floor Conference Room, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW.
Notes: http://csis.org/event/engage-or-contain-future-policy-toward-russia-trilaterally-considered
10:30 a.m. CARNEGIE - INDONESIA — Will Indonesias Election Results Complicate Its Future? http://carnegieendowment.org/2014/04/24/will-indonesia-s-election-results-complicate-its-future/h8ip
Location: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW.
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. HERITAGE - 'TOO BIG TO FAIL' — "Too Big To Fail: Can Fixing Capital Requirements End It?" Featuring Charles W. Calomiris, Henry Kaufman Professor of Financial Institutions, Columbia University Graduate School of Business, and Professor, Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs; Mark J. Flannery, BankAmerica Eminent Scholar in Finance, University of Florida; Paul H. Kupiec, Resident Scholar, Banking and Financial Market Regulation, American Enterprise Institute.
Location: 214 Massachusetts Ave. NE.
Contacts: Heritage Foundation, 202-675-1761
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11 a.m. KEYSTONE PROTEST — The Cowboy and Indian Alliance will gather at the Lincoln Memorial, "risking arrest" to stretch a giant mock pipeline across the reflecting pool to highlight the "danger the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline poses to our nations precious water resources". Contact: Jamie Henn, jamie@350.org, 415-601-9337
Location: Lincoln memorial.
Notes: For planning purposes only. Not for broadcast. Information is under embargo until time of the event.
11 a.m. MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID - VETERANS — The National Council for Behavioral Health will launch Mental Health First Aid for Veterans with leaders from veteran service organizations and fellow mental health care advocates. With Linda Rosenberg, President and CEO, National Council for Behavioral Health; Tom Tarantino, Policy Director, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America; Patrick Kennedy, Former Member of Congress and Co-founder, One Mind; Theresa Buchanan, Youth Initiatives Director, National Military Family Association; Mental Health First Aid instructors and participants. http://press.org/events/first-aid-veterans
Location: National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor.
Contacts: Caroline Roth croth@prismpublicaffairs.com (202-524-6501)
Kirk Monroe, kmonroe@prismpublicaffairs.com, 202-207-3646
11 a.m. POSTAL WORKERS PROTEST — March and rally against privatization of U.S. Postal Service retail services . National leaders and local members of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), along with supporters from other postal service unions, will protest, against a deal between the U.S. Postal Service and Staples that is privatizing USPS retail services and replacing "good, living-wage postal jobs with low-wage, high-turnover jobs at Staples". Speakers: Mark Dimondstein, President of the American Postal Workers Union, ; AFL-CIO; John Hegarty, President of the National Postal Mail Handlers Union, ; AFL-CIO; Tim OMalley, Executive Vice-President of the National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO; Dena Briscoe, president of APWU National Capital/Southern Maryland Area Local 140; Members of APWU National Capital/Southern Maryland Area Local 140; Members of APWU Northern Virginia Area Local 6803; Members of APWU Montgomery County Area Local 3630.
Location: Meet sat Farragut Square at 17th and K streets, NW; march to Staples store at 1901 L Street, NW for rally.
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AFTERNOON
12 p.m. - 1 p.m. CONGRESSIONAL E-LEARNING CAUCUS BRIEFING — Data Privacy in education - Ensuring Student Security while Encouraging Innovation in K-12 Education. Panelists: Richard Culatta, U.S. Department of Education; Kecia Ray, International Society for Technology in Education; Jules Polonetsky, Future of Privacy Forum.
Location: B-354 Rayburn.
Contacts: Allie.Kimmel@mail.house.gov RSVP to Allie Kimmel
12 p.m. - 1 p.m. MEI - CULTURAL RACKETEERING — "Stolen Heritage: Cultural Racketeering in Egypt." The Middle East Institute hosts Deborah Lehr, founder of the International Coalition for the Protection of Egyptian Antiquities, for a discussion about the sharp rise of looting and racketeering, the damage it is doing to Egypt's critical tourism sector, and what Egypt and the international community can do to address the problem.
Location: 1761 N St. NW.
Notes: http://www.mei.edu/events/stolen-heritage-cultural-racketeering-egypt
12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. AEI - AL-QAIDA — The American Enterprise Institute hosts a luncheon event to discuss why we are not seeing lasting success against al-Qaida. This event will coincide with the release of a new report by AEIs Mary Habeck, which analyzes why current national security policy is failing to stop the advancement of al-Qaida and its affiliates and what the US can do to develop a successful strategy to defeat this enemy.
Location: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 1150 17th St. NW.
Contacts: MediaServices@aei.org, 202-862-5829
12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. SAIS - NUCLEAR POLICY POST FUKUSHIMA — Discussion on New Nuclear Policies and Problems After Fukushima with Barbara Judge, Chairman Emeritus of the U.K. Atomic Energy Authority, Chairman of The Energy Institute at University College London.
Location: Bernstein-Offit Building, Room 500, 1717 Massachusetts Ave NW.
Contacts: Francesca Di Marco fdimarco@jhu.edu (Communications Manager)
SAISPubAffairs@jhu.edu
12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. SPECTRUM AUCTION SUCCESS - PAI — Mobile Future Forum: Designing for Spectrum Auction Success. Speakers: FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai. Discussants: Paul Beaudry, Attorney, Stikeman Elliott LLP in Ottawa and an associate researcher at the Montreal Economic Institute; Shawn Chang, Democratic Chief Council, House Energy and Commerce Committees Subcommittee on Communications and Technology; Anna-Maria Kovacs, Visiting Senior Policy Scholar, Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy; Preston Padden, Executive Director, Expanding Opportunities for Broadcasters Coalition; David Redl, Chief Counsel, House Energy and Commerce Committees Subcommittee on Communications and Technology; David Sosa, Principal, Analysis Group. Moderator; Jonathan Spalter, Mobile Future Chair. http://www.eventbrite.com/e/designing-for-auction-success-lessons-learned-from-around-the-world-tickets-11359060255
Location: National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor.
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12:30 p.m. CDC - IMMUNICATION PROGRAM - PRESS CALL — CDC will host a media briefing to discuss 20 years of immunization with the VFC program and current measles cases and outbreaks. Speaker: Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Anne Schuchat, M.D. (RADM, USPHS) Assistant Surgeon General, United States Public Health, Service; Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. DIAL IN: Media: 888-795-0855; Non-Media: 800-369-1781; International: 1-630-395-0046. PASSCODE: CDC MEDIA
Contacts: CDC Media Relations ((404) 639-3286)
On the Net: www.cdc.gov/media
Notes: Content embargoed until 1 p.m. ET, April 24, 2014. Important Instructions: If you would like to ask a question during the call, press 1 on your touchtone phone. Press 2 to withdraw your question. You may queue up at any time. You will hear a tone to indicate your question is pending.
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. CFR - NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR THREAT — The Council on Foreign Relations presents a discussion on the North Korean nuclear threat with Stephen W. Bosworth, dean emeritus, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, special representative for North Korea Policy, U.S. Department of State (2009-11); and Han Sung-Joo, professor emeritus, Korea University, former minister of foreign affairs, Republic of Korea (1993-94).
Location: Council on Foreign Relations, 1777 F St. NW.
Contacts: Tricia Miller Klapheke (DCPressRSVP@cfr.org), 202-509-8525
Notes: RSVP by noon Wednesday, April 23. Camera set-up time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. The meeting will also be streamed live at cfr.org/live.
1:30 p.m. BOXER ADRIEN BRONER MEDIA WORKOUT — Former Three-Division World Champion Adrien "The Problem" Broner will hold a media workout from his training camp in Washington, D.C. as he prepares for his junior welterweight bout against Carlos Molina on the undercard of "THE MOMENT: Mayweather vs. Maidana" Saturday, May 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas live on SHOWTIME PPV.. Cotnact: Kelly Swanson/Lisa Milner/Flo Jocou, Swanson; Communications/Mayweather Promotions: (202) 783-5500; Nicole Craig, Mayweather Promotions: (702) 807-1788.
Location: Bald Eagle Recreation Center, 100 Joliet St SW.
Notes: Media Credentials: www.magnamedia.com
1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. BROOKINGS - SOUTH ASIA'S ELECTIONS — South Asias Elections and Governance: Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. http://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-attend-southasia?utm\_source=hs\_email&utm\_medium=email&utm\_content=12567991&\_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9J9t1M-oBxVix2EXJn8fjFeiSptzuj\_PuO0KJIl2gHlAFquVJSc0kBnaaiPiEabSuwuNkryqwEQjOeHKPqJdoEllviLA&\_hsmi12567991
Location: The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Root Room, 1779 Massachusetts Ave NW.
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. HEALTH CARE FORUM — National Coalition on Health Care Capitol Hill Forum on "Integrating Medical Care, Behavioral Health, and LTSS (Long-Term Services and Supports): Finding a Path Toward Sustainability." With Carol Raphael, Senior Advisor, Manatt Health Solutions and Chairman of the Board, Long-Term Quality Alliance; Paul Saucier, Director of Integrated Care Systems, Truven Health Analytics; Lois Simon, President, Commonwealth Care Alliance.
Location: G-11 Dirksen.
Notes: RSVP to skamal@nchc.org
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. HERITAGE - SOUTH CHINA SEA — "Protecting American Interests in the South China Sea." Featuring Ely Ratner, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Asia-Pacific Security Program, Center for a New American Security; Steven Groves, Bernard and Barbara Lomas Senior Research Fellow, Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, The Heritage Foundation; Dean Cheng, Senior Research Fellow, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation; Commander Jonathan G. Odom, JAG Corps, U.S. Navy, U.S. Department of Defense.
Location: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Ave. NE.
Contacts: n/a, 202-675-1761
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. STIMSON CENTER - MYANMAR — "Ethnic and Religious Tolerance in Myanmar." Speakers: Priscilla Clapp, former Charge d'Affaires at the US Embassy in Burma; Senior Advisor to the Asia Society and the US Institute of Peace; Win Min, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Economic and Social Development of the Myanmar Development Resource Institute (MDRI-CESD); Susan Hayward, Religion and Peacebuilding Program, US Institute of Peace.
Location: 1111 19th Street, NW, 12th Floor.
Notes: http://www.stimson.org/events/ethnic-and-religious-tolerance-in-myanmar/
3 p.m. - 4 p.m. HOUSING SYMPOSIUM - WEB EVENT — Columbia Law School Human Rights Law Review with articles developed from last April's Bringing Economic & Social Rights Home: The Right to Adequate Housing in the U.S., the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty. Speakers include: Maria Foscarinis, Executive Director, National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, NLCHP; Eric Tars, Director of Human Rights & Children's Rights Programs, NLCHP; Heather Maria Johnson, Staff Attorney, ACLU of Southern California; Tristia Bauman, Senior Counsel, NLCHP; Risa Kaufman, Executive Director, Human Rights Institute, Columbia Law School; Heidi Wegleitner Staff Attorney, Legal Aid of Wisconsin; District 2 Supervisor, Dane County Board of Supervisors; Lucy Williams, Professor of Law & Faculty Co-Director, Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy, Northeastern Law School; Brittany Scott, Campaign Coordinator, National Economic & Social Rights Initiative. Register at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/396623770
3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. WILSON CENTER - U.S.-CHINA TRUST — The Kissinger Institute on China and the United States hosts the Washington, D.C. launch of: "Building U.S.-China Trust: Through Next Generation People, Platforms & Programs," a joint report by the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism & The School of International Studies of Peking University.
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
Notes: RSVP to http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/rsvp?eid=30429&pid=109
4 p.m. - 5 p.m. GW— SOVIET ECOCIDE — Soviet and Russian Environmental Practices with Lars Rowe, Fridtjof Nansen Institute. RSVP: http://go.gwu.edu/Rowe
Location: Elliott School, Voesar Conference Room, Suite 412, 1957 E Street NW.
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. SAIS - ASIA - DEMOCRACY — Discussion on Why China and the Rest of Asia Will Democratize with Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, Founding co-editor of the Journal of Democracy. Media Reply to: SAISPubAffairs@jhu.edu
Location: Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Building, 1740 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Contacts: Nidhi Sinha (nsinha@jhu.edu)
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EVENING
5 p.m. WALKING WITH JAN KARSKI READING — The Davis Performing Arts Center and the Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics at Georgetown University, a joint initiative between the Theater and Performance Studies Program and the School of Foreign Service hosts a world premiere staged reading of "Remember This: Walking with Jan Karski, featuring Academy Award Nominee David Strathairn ("Good Night and Good Luck, "Lincoln, "Bourne Ultimatum) as Jan Karski (1914-2000), with an ensemble of Georgetown students. This reading is offered in conjunction with the School of Foreign Services "Responsibility to Protect, a panel discussion from 3-4:30 p.m. in Lohrfink Auditorium, Hariri Building. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-centenary-anniversary-tribute-to-jan-karski-tickets-11073427921
Location: VENUE CHANGED TO: GASTON HALL, HEALY BUILDING
Contacts: 202-687-6933
Notes: Free but ticketed event. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-centenary-anniversary-tribute-to-jan-karski-tickets-11073427921
6 p.m. - 9 p.m. REVOLUTION MESSAGING - BALLOT CAMPAIGNS LAUNCH — Obama Vets to Launch Revere: A New Revolution in Rapid Response. Revolution Messaging, which includes Scott Goodstein, Arun Chaudhary and Shauna Daly, is launching the new platform to bring "cutting edge data and technology" to down ballot campaigns in 2014.
Location: Baby Wale, 1124 9th St. NW.
Contacts: Moira Mack Muntz moira.k.muntz@gmail.com (703-416-9188)
On the Net: http://reverehq.com
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