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AP WASHINGTON DAYBOOK, Friday, May 2
GENERAL
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May 1 - 2. GERMAN CHANCELOR MERKEL VISIT — German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives in Washington on May 1st. Attends dinner with U.S. Senators Thursday evening. On Friday, meets with President Obama at the White House on May 2nd.
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ALL DAY
May 1 - 2. AAAS - FORUM ON SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY POLICY CONVENES — Reproducibility in science, a critical component for research progress, will be the topic of a special session at the 39th annual AAAS Forum on Science & Technology Policy. Press registration, contact Katharine Zambon, 202-326-6434, kzambon@aaas.org Agenda: https://www.signup4.net/public/ap.aspx?EID=STPO14E&OID=110
Highlights:
Afternoon plenary session on "Emerging Technologies and National Security featuring Jason Lee, National Intelligence Officer for science and technology-based threats at the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Margaret E. Kosal, associate director of the Sam Nunn Security Program at the Georgia Institute of Technology; and Bradley R. Ringeisen, head of the bioenergy and biofabrication section, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory.
9:30 a.m. The Forum will examine the reproducibility issue in a morning session. The featured speakers are Story Landis, director, National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Robert M. Golub, deputy editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA); Ariella Kelman, group medical director for immunology and infectious diseases at Genentech, a member of the Roche Group; and Brian Nosek, associate professor of psychology, University of Virginia. Mark S. Frankel, director of the AAAS Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law Program, will respond to the presentations as a prelude to general discussion. Katrina Kelner, editor of Science Translational Medicine, will moderate the session.
Location: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
May 1 - 3. COMMUNITY VIOLENCE CONFERENCE — Leaders in Psychology and Law Address Family, Community Violence. "Confronting Family and Community Violence: The Intersection of Law and Psychology," a national conference co-sponsored by the American Psychological Association and American Bar Association, will explore the impact of violence on children, families and communities and its prevalence and prevention in the home, community and society. The 38 presentations and panels will cover topics including gun violence, hate crimes, racial profiling and stand- your-ground laws, elder abuse, violent sex offenders, human trafficking, juvenile justice reform, intimate partner violence, school violence and bullying.
Location: Washington Marriott Wardman Park, 2660 Woodley Rd., N.W.
Contacts: PA Public Affairs Office public.affairs@apa.org ((202) 336-5700)
8 a.m. - 7 p.m. GW - WHO OWNS HAITI? — Who Owns Haiti? Sovereignty in a Fragile State: 2004-2014
- A day long symposium that will address the issue of Haitian sovereignty through the lenses of: Governance, Economic and Human Development; Cultural Heritage; and Politics and the International Community. Speakers include: Thomas C. Adams, U.S. Department of State; Caroline Anstey, The World Bank; F. Carl Braun, Unibank S.A.; Laurent Dubois, Duke University; Turneb Delpe, Political Activist; Luigi Einaudi, National Defense University; Robert Fatton, University of Virginia; Colin Granderson, CARICOM; Olsen Jean-Julien, Cultural Conservationist; Chelsey Kivland, Dartmouth College; Jacky Lumarque, Quisqueya University (Haiti); Richard A. Morse, Musician; Francois Pierre-Louis, Queens College CUNY; Karen Richman, University of Notre Dame; Ricardo Seitenfus, U.F. de Santa Maria (Brazil); Donald Steinberg, World Learning; Gabriel J. Verret, Economic Policy Consultant; Amy Wilentz, University of California Irvine. RSVP: http://go.gwu.edu/WOH
Location: Lindner Family Commons, Room 602 1957 E St NW.
9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. FISA CONFERENCE — ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security for a conference on: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance in an Era of "Big Data -- Is There a Need to Recalibrate Boundaries? Speakers include: William Banks, Director, Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism, Syracuse University College of Law; Joel Brenner, Principal, Joel Brenner LLC; Laura Donohue, Professor of Law and Director, Center on National Security and the Law, Georgetown Law; Orin Kerr, Fred C. Stevenson Research Professor of Law, George Washington Law School; Robert Litt, General Counsel, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Kate Martin, Director, Center for National Security Studies; Julian Sanchez, Research Fellow, Cato Institute; John Shenefield, Counsel, Morgan Lewis; Judge Patricia Wald, Former Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. RSVP to David Pulaski at David.Pulaski@americanbar.org by April 28.
Location: Jacob Burns Moot Court Room, George Washington Law School, Lerner Hall Building, corner of 20th Street and H Street, N.W.
Notes: Parking garages are available on 20th Street or the Law School is about 4 blocks from the Foggy Bottom/GWU and Farragut West Metro stations, both of which are on the Metro's Blue and Orange line
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MORNING
9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. INTER-AMERICAN DIALOGUE - HONDURAS, GUATEMALA — The promise of participation: Civic Engaement in Honduras and Guatemala with Daniel Altschuler, New School for Public Engagement, Javier Corrales, Amherst College, Gary Bland, RTI International. http://www.thedialogue.org/page.cfm?pageID=425&eventID=403&invitee=676e3578-8869-46bd-94b4-379d32858d3d
Location: Inter-American Dialogue, 1211 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 510.
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. BROOKINGS - DIGITAL CONTENT DELIVERY — The Evolution of Video Streaming and Digital Content Delivery. Panelists: Moderator: Darrell West, Vice President and Director, Governance Studies, Founding Director, Center for Technology Innovation, Brookings Institution; Derek Aberle, President, Qualcomm, Inc.; John Donovan, Senior Executive Vice President, AT&T Technology and Network Operations, AT&T, Inc.; Jeremy Legg, Senior Vice President, Business Development and Multi-Platform Distribution, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Location: The Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW.
On the Net: http://www.brookings.edu
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. WILSON CENTER - AFRICA - TWIN CHALLENGES — Speakers: Dr. Comfort Ero, Africa Program Director, International Crisis Group; Ambassador, Princeton Lyman, Former United States Ambassador to Nigeria. Moderator: Dr. Monde Muyangwa, Director of Africa Program, Wilson Center.
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, 5th floor, conference center, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. WILSON CENTER - NATO — Into the Fold or Out in the Cold? NATO Expansion and European Security after the Cold War This event is co-sponsored by the Global Europe Program & the Kennan Institute. Speakers: The Honorable Jane Harman Director, President and CEO, The Wilson Center Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Chuck Hagel U.S. Secretary of Defense Panelists: Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Former Prime Minister of Poland; Andrey Kozyrev, Former Foreign Minister of Russia; Wolfgang Ischinger, Ambassador; Chairman, Munich Security Conference; Jamie Shea, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, NATO; Sharyl Cross, Director, Kozmetsky Center at St. Edward's University. http://pages.wilsoncenter.org/2014\_05\_02NATOEvent\_EuropeEventPanelwithKeynote\_Event-SingleSpeaker\_registration.html
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, 6th Floor Flom Auditorium, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
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AFTERNOON
12 p.m. NPC - MARLO THOMAS — Marlo Thomas "It Ain't Over... Till It's Over: Reinventing Your Life - and Realizing Your Dreams - Anytime, at Any Age". http://press.org/events/marlo-thomas
Location: National Press Club, Holeman Lounge, 529 14th Street NW.
Contacts: Nicole Hoffman (nhoffman@press.org)
Notes: This is a ticketed event.
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