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Events This Week

USGLC is pleased to announce Secretary of State Hillary

Clinton as the latest addition to its Annual Conference

Secretary Clinton will address the impact of development and diplomacy on Americas economicprosperity. Space is limited, soRSVP today.

July 12-13, 2011

Grand Hyatt Washington

1000 H Street NW

Washington, DC 20001

Visit our Conference Pages Online

If you have any questions, please contact Molly Lester at(202) 730-4156.
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Innovation isnt just about the latest new gadget; its the vital spark that improves the quality of ourlives. At Innovation Works, National Journal will look at the link between new cutting-edge innovationsand the public policy environment that incubates these new technologies.

Join us as we discuss how best to tap tomorrows hottest innovations with the potential to spur jobgrowth throughout the economy.

CONFERENCE AGENDA

8:00a.m. 8:30a.m. Registration and Innovation Station Showcase

8:30a.m. Welcome and Introductions

8:35a.m. 9:30a.m. Foreshadowing the FutureThe top five innovations that will drive economic growth inthe next 10 years and what government and the privatesector are doing to drive these innovations

Moderated by:

Jim Tankersley, Economic Correspondent, National Journal

Featuring:

Robert Atkinson, President, Information Technology and Innovation

Foundation

Ceci Connolly, Senior Adviser, McKinsey Center for Health Reform

Ronald A. Klain, President, Case Holdings

Dr. Arun Majumdar, Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency-

Energy, United States Department of Energy

Simon J. Tripp, Senior Director of Technology Partnership Practice,

Battelle

9:30a.m -10:00a.m Keynote Speech: Boosting U.S. Competitiveness Through InnovationModerated by:

Michael Hirsh, Chief Correspondent, National Journal

Featuring:

John P. Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and

Technology, Director of the White House Office of Science and


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Technology Policy and Co-Chair of the President's Council of

Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)

10:00a.m. 11:00a.m. What Best Drives Innovation?An agenda of deregulation and tax cuts or an agenda of public investments, loan guarantees andmandates?

Moderated by:

Matt Cooper, Editor, National Journal Daily

Featuring:

Reed E. Hundt, Principal, REH Advisors

Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD), Member, U.S. House of

Representatives

Daniel Pacthod, Director, McKinsey & Company

Gary Shapiro, President and CEO, Consumer Electronics

Association

11:00a.m. 11:15a.m. Re-Charge/Re-Fuel Break

11:15a.m. 12:15a.m. Innovation Idea Labs1. One-on-One Keynote Interview: View from the Hill Idea LabKey Innovation Initiatives and Legislation in the 112th Congress

Moderated by:

Major Garrett,Congressional Correspondent, National Journal

Featuring:

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Majority Whip, U.S. House of

Representatives

2. Telecommunications Idea LabThis lab will discuss how changes in spectrum policy are impacting broadband,wireless and broadcast and the development of next generation technologies.

Moderated by:

Bruce Gottlieb, General Counsel, National Journal

Featuring:

Rebecca Arbogast, Head, Communications Regulatory Practice,

Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc

Susan Crawford, Professor, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law,

Yeshiva University

Christopher Guttman-McCabe, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs,

CTIA

John K. Hane, Counsel, Pillsbury Winthrop

Michael Mandel, Chief Economic Strategist, Progressive Policy

Institue

Bruce Mehlman, Founder and Partner, Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti

Inc.


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3. Social Media Idea LabThis innovation lab will explore how federal, state and local governments as well ascampaigns and elected officials are using social media to communicate with citizens inreal time and respond to their needs and desire for civic engagement.

Moderated by:

David Beard, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Digital, National Journal

Featuring:

Sheila Campbell, Acting Director of the Center for New Media and

Citizen Engagement, Office of Citizen Services and Innovative

Technologies, GSA

Mark Drapeau, Ph.D., Director of Innovative Social Engagement,

Microsoft U.S. Public Sector

Nicco Mele, Founder and Resident Futurist, Echo Ditto

Adam Sharp, Manager, Government and Political Partnerships,

Twitter, Inc.

Robert Willington, CEO, Swift Current Strategies

12:30p.m. - 1:30p.m. Creative Genius: How Art and Culture DriveInnovation

A luncheon session for Washingtons most influential policymakers on how innovation takes placefrom some of Americas most creative minds. A firsthand conversation on what top inn ovators need to

thrive.

Moderated by:

Linda Douglass, Vice President, Head of Corporate Strategic

Communications, Atlantic Media Company

Featuring:

Jos Andrs, Owner, THINKfoodGroup

Marc Kushner, Chief Executive Officer, Architizer.com

With Special Thanks to Our Underwriters:

Note to Government Employees:In deference to the letter and spirit of applicable ethicsregulations, this educational event is not intended for politically-appointed federal branch employees


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or for state and local government employees. A description of this event - written for governmentethics office review - may be requested by [email protected].
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The LivingSocial Best of Washington party is the summer's hottest ticket! More than 1,500 guests will enjoy

amazing food and refreshing cocktails from more than 60 of The Washingtonian's 100 Very Best Restaurants all

under one roof! A portion of the proceeds generated from ticket sales and an incredible silent auction will go to

support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Come celebrate the best of Washington with us!

Tickets are required. Purchase them here:http://www.washingtonian.com/sections/bestof

Gold Ticket - Early Admission - 6:00-10:00pm

Silver Ticket - General Admission - 7:00-10:00pm

The Department of Education's Administrative Overreach

July 13,12:30 p.m.

Hart Senate Office Building

Room 902

Lunch will be provided.

RSVP [email protected]

The Forum and the National Legal and Policy Center will host an event with Holtz-Eakin and NLPC Chairman Ken

Boehm. The two will discuss the implications and dangers of gainful employment regulations on student opportunity and

for-profit universities' success.
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Make sure to check out our complimentary wine tastings as well. Try

out our white wine selection on Wednesday or join us Friday for

Robs selection from Bacchus Imports. Theres always something

happening at Zola Wine & Kitchen!

Salute!

ZWK

COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTINGS

Zola Wine & Kitchen505 Ninth Street NWWashington, DC 20005

Join ZWK for happy hour and enjoy our weekly pick of amazingnew wines paried with our artisanal cheeses.

Wednesday, July 13, 5:00-7:00 p.m.

ZWK Presents: Geeky White Wines!

Domaine Lafond Lirac Mercouri Foloi "Andiron" by Farrier

Friday, July 15, 5:00-7:00 p.m.Rob from Bacchus Imports Joins us to Try Four Wines!

"Chemistry" by Chehalem Sipp Mack Sylvanerli

Four Graces Pinot Noir Tangley Oaks Merlot


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General Butt Naked?????


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The Center for Global Development presentsa Global Development Matters Movie Night with

The Redemption of General Butt Naked

FeaturingDaniele AnastasionDirector/Producer

Eric StraussDirector/Producer

Hosted byBen Leo

Research Fellow, Center for Global Development

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

6:00-8:00 p.m.*Light refreshments provided*

atCenter for Global Development

1800 Massachusetts Avenue NW

Third Floor

*Please bring photo identification*

RSVP:http://actevarsvp.com/event/a0I5000000C7oII

Joshua Milton Blahyi - also known as General Butt Naked - was a ruthless and feared warlord during Liberia's first civilwar who was known for his use of child soldiers and his fondness for fighting in nothing more than his boots and his AK-47. This film follows his transformation to an evangelist preacher and his five-year, nation-wide quest for forgiveness fromthe people he victimized.

Eric Strauss has been creating documentary films for more than a decade, shooting, writing and producing forbroadcasters such as National Geographic, The History Channel, The Discovery Channel, and A&E. Daniele Anastasionhas worked regularly on documentaries for National Geographic and Frontline/WORLD. The Redemption of General ButtNaked is their first feature film.
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Summer in the City!6 of Separacin- BASTILLE

STYLE

Hudson & Nicole Siobal present: A social networking

event to relax, have fun and connect with other

young professionals in the District. Come out and

join us for an Al Fresco night to celebrate Bastille

Day at Hudson's patio on Thursday, July 14, 8:00

p.m.- 1:00 a.m.

- Outside Lounge Patio

- Complimentary crepe station from 8-9pm (featuring chicken, mushroom, strawberry and

blueberry crepes)

- Special cocktails

- International beats by DJ George K

***Featured Specials***

Beaujolais Nouveau, Chablis, Champagne & Kronenbourg Beer

$6 Skyy & Stoli Vodka, Bacardi, Plymouth, Jim Beam

$5 Amstel & Peroni Drafts

$7 Select White & Red Wines

Perk of the night: Drop your business card to win a 3 course meal!

Event is FREE & open to the public.

Hudson Restaurant & Lounge

2030 M St NW


No lines, no guest list! A night to just relax and mingle with some of DC's finest!

Bastille Day Baguette Relay Race

Event Date:


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Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 11:30am - 12:30pm

PAUL Bakery and Caf (Penn Qtr. location)

Venue Address:

801 Pennsylvania Avenue NW


United States

Phone: 202-524-4500

See map: Google Maps

www.paul-usa.com

(Read Anita's spotlight on PAUL here).

Remember when restaurant Les Halles used to have its Bastille Bartender Race down PennsylvaniaAve?

All of DC came out and had a blast watching the bartenders race down the street holding an openbottle of champagne on a tray.

Well, sadly, Les Halles is gone, but, fortunate for us, theres a new FRENCH establishmen t onPennsylvania Avenue, PAUL Bakery and Caf, and they're creating a new Bastille Day tradition!

Thursday, July 14th, PAUL will throw a Bastille Day Baguette Relay Race and the public is invited tojoin in the fun and participate!

To commemorate Frances National Holiday,the Baguette Relay Race will take place in front ofPAUL in Penn Quarter, where relay team members will take turns running a lap around the plaza of

the US Navy Memorial with a fresh baguette in hand, in lieu of a traditional baton.

We'll divide up racers into teams of six people. Each team will be led by a PAUL employee. Eachracer will do one lap around the circle of the US Navy Memorial and then hand off his/her baguette

(baton) to the next teammate. All members of the winning team will get a $25 gift card to PAUL. We'llbe encouraging relay racers to sign up in advance on our FB page:

www.Facebook.com/Paul1889.usa

The Culture in Global Affairs Seminar Series Presents
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Tibet and the Politics of Exile in the New Millennium

by

Samdhong Rinpoche

Tibetan Prime Minister in Exile

A distinguished scholar and leading Tibetan public intellectual, Professor Samdhong Rinpoche has served

as the first elected Tibetan Prime Minister in Exile from 2001 to 2011. He was professor of Tibetan studies

and director of the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies in Varanasi, India, from 1971-1988. In 1990,

he was a member of the Drafting Committee Constitution of the Future Polity of Tibet and Law for the

exiled Tibetans. From 1991 to 1995 he was appointed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as one of thedeputies of the Assembly of Tibetan People's Deputies and was later unanimously elected as its

Chairman. Samdhong Rinpoche was born in eastern Tibet in 1939. He received his Geshe Lharampa

degree in 1968 and his Ngarimpa degree in 1969.

Opening remarks by:

Tashi Rabgey

Visiting Scholar, Culture in Global Affairs, GW;

Fellow, Public Intellectuals Program, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations;

Director, Tibet Sustainable Governance Program, University of Virginia

Thursday, July 14

6:30-7:45 p.m.

Reception beginning at 6:00 p.m.

George Washington University

Elliott School of International Affairs

Harry Harding Auditorium, Room 213

1957 E Street NW

RSVP:bit.ly/mVTf4G

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Second Thursday Art Night: Alive with History

Thursday, July 14, 6:00-9:00 p.m.FREE Event

Browse open studios, interact with artists, and enjoy refreshments!

Artist of the Year reception in Target Gallery The Art League Gallery reception for theAll-Media Membership ShowandPrints in Pieces: Views of the South Country Bluegrass performance by The Higher Ground String Band Historical photobooth and DIY Buttons Historic Alexandria Discovery Cart

Click here for more information.

Christmas in JulyJuly 15-17

Join Union Street businesses for a festive summer celebration filled withholiday delights! At The Torpedo Factory:

July 15, 6:00-8:00 p.m. - "Meet the Visiting Artists" Reception July 16: 10% off of Nativity Sculptures by Lisa Schumaier, Studio 16 July 15-17: Special pricing on hand-painted ornaments at The Art LeagueGallery.

Click here for more information.

Target Gallery: Tory Cowles - Living LARGE!

July 2 - August 14

Tory Cowles, the Friends of the Torpedo Factory's 2011 Artist of the Year,presents a show of large, abstract paintings.

Reception:Second Thursday Art Night, July 14, 6-8pmAwards Ceremony & Artist Talk: 7pm during receptionArt Panel: "Why does art move you?", July 28, 6-8pmKids' Art Activity: July 30, 11am-1pm

Click here for more information.Click here to view the artwork online!

Gallery Shows and Other Events

The Art League GalleryRoom 21

All-Media Membership Show(July 7-August 8)Works of all media and subject matter by Art League artists, with an emphasis on sculpture.Reception:Second Thursday Art Night, July 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m.andPrints in Pieces: Views of the South CountryFrancis Borchardt's Solo Show(July 7 - August 8)Reception:Second Thursday Art Night, July 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Frances Borchardt captures the people and places along Maryland's Eastern Shore, dissecting photographsinto mosaic-like pieces, which are then positioned into empty printers' type cases to create an intriguing

display of repetitions and patterns.

Torpedo Factory Art Center105 North Union Street
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Alexandria, VA 22314(703) 838-4565

...TO OUR PHOTOGRAPHY MASTERCLASS

Thursday, July 14, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

BoConcept, the urban Danish furniture and accessories brand, recently partnered withDC-based professional photographer Moshe Zusman to present our first ever

BoConcept Photography Masterclass.

Come and join us for a workshop presented by Moshe Zusman followed by a Q&Asession where Moshe will speak about photography techniques, his personal style, the

use of color and light and much more. Pick up some great tricks on how to snap theperfect summer shot, whether you're on 'staycation' here in DC or going away from the

city.

Guests will enjoy complimentary appetizers and refreshing drinks from Duvel. Everyguest will have the opportunity to enter our free raffle for a chance to win several

prizes, including a canvas print of one of Moshe's photographs.

To secure your spot for this event, don't hesitate to email us today [email protected]

BoConcept Georgetown

3342 M Street NW


(202) 333 5656
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Nearly four months ago, the March 11th Great East Japan Earthquake rocked Japan, destroying lives and

infrastructure, and triggering a devastating tsunami and nuclear reactor crisis.

Please join us Thursday, July 14, as prominent Japanese experts reflect on the aftermath of the triple disasters

and discuss Japans options for reconstructing and reforming essential public health services and managing

the long term radiation impacts.

Roundtable Discussion on the Health Implications of

Japans "Triple Disaster

Thursday, July 14

11:45 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Conference Room B1 A/B

1800 K Street NW


*Please arrive at 11:45 a.m. in order to obtain lunch*

Please RSVP at:http://smartglobalhealth.org/Japan

Opening remarks will be provided by the Japanese ambassador to the United States, Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki,

and Michael Green, CSIS Senior Adviser and Japan Chair. J. Stephen Morrison, Senior Vice President and Director of

the CSIS Global Health Policy Center, will moderate the event.

The panel will feature:

Kiyoshi Kurokawa, Chairman, Health and Global Policy Institute;

Hiromi Murakami, Director, Health and Global Policy Institute;

Naoki Ikegami, Chair, Department of Health Policy and Management, Keio University School of Medicine;

Toshio Nagase, Merck (speaking in his personal capacity);

Tsuyoshi Akiyama, Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Tokyo University;

Please RSVP at:http://smartglobalhealth.org/Japan
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Libya: Thinking Ahead to the Transition

Thursday, July 14, 12:00-2:00 p.m.

Carnegie endowment for International Peace



Register:http://www.carnegieendowment.org/events/forms/?fa=registration&event=3321

Speakers: Fadel Lamen, Esam Omiesh, Marina Ottaway

Most spectators agree that it is only a matter of time until Muammar Qaddafi will be forced to exit Libyas political scene.

After his departure, Libya will face the daunting challenge of rebuilding its political system from the ground up. Many

people inside and outside Libya have already started thinking about potential transitional mechanisms and which groups

will play important roles during the transitional phase.

Esam Omiesh, director of the Libyan Emergency Task Force in Washington, will discuss how the transition may unfold

from the perspective of the Transitional National Council. Fadel Lamen, president of the American Libyan Council, will

consider potential roles that the United States and other outside actors can take during the transition. Carnegies Marina

Ottaway will moderate.

2nd Annual Malthus Lecture:

"Feeding the World Sustainably: Reflections, Issues, and Suggestions"

July 14, 12:15-1:45 p.m.

(Please join us for lunch beginning at 11:45 a.m.)

International Food Policy Research Institute

2033 K Street NW

Fourth Floor Conference Facility


RSVP:[email protected](202) 862-8107

Presenter: Ismail Serageldin, Director, Library of Alexandria

Ensuring global food security is a major challenge, but it is not beyond the ken of human ingenuity and determination.

Through sustainable and equitable systems of production and consumption, we must meet the needs of the worlds

current 6.7 billion inhabitants, as well as the additional 2 to 3 billion expected in coming decades, while recognizing the

challenges posed by changing diets and continued production on stressed environmental systems. We must accomplish

this using roughly the same amount of land and water as we use today.

Knowledge will be key. Research and dissemination of current best practices will show how to close yield gaps, how to

produce more for less, how to improve management and reduce waste along the entire supply chain, and how not to

confuse the urgent necessity of humanitarian aid with the fundamentally important developmental questions of
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transforming global agriculture and the food-processing and distribution system. With these actions, we can face the

exciting prospect of finally abolishing hunger in our lifetime.

The Reverend Thomas Robert Malthus has become widely known for his theories published in the early 19th century that

sooner or later population gets checked by famine and disease. Since then the debate is on whether our planet can

sustainably feed an ever growing population: important questions that are at the crossroad of food policy and

demography. We are grateful for Montague (Monty) Yudelman who initiated and supports this lecture series organizedonce a year by the International Food Policy Research Institute and The Population Reference Bureau.

OurEnergyPolicy.orgIn conjunction with theCongressional Peak Oil CaucusPresents"Economics of Americas Oil Dependence"

A Luncheon DiscussionThursday, July 14, 12:00-1:30 p.m.2325 Rayburn House Office BuildingSeating is limited. Please RSVP [email protected] 12th.

FeaturingThe Honorable J. Bennett JohnstonRetired U.S. Senator from Louisiana; Chairman, Johnston Associates

Roger BezdekPresident,ManagementInformation Systems;Co-Author, TheImpending WorldEnergy Mess

Eyal AronoffCo-Founder, Quest Software; Member, Set America Free Coalition

Yossie Hollander(Moderator)Founder & ChairmanOurEnergyPolicy.org

From industrial productivity to the daily commute to putting food on the table, the price of oil has ahuge impact on the American people and economy. Oil prices correlate to food prices and homeforeclosures; and oil price shocks tend to precede - and many suspect cause - recessions and spikesin unemployment. Factor in government incentives, geopolitical realities, environmental impacts, andthe military deployments needed to keep the oil flowing, and the true cost of America's reliance on oil

starts to come into focus.

JoinRep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT), co-chairs of the bipartisan CongressionalPeak Oil Caucus, for an expert discussion of the economics of Americas oil dependence.


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Cross MacKenzie Gallery

2026 R Street NW


"Summer Selections"

Join us for summer cocktails

in our new gallery space

July 14, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Demystifying Social Security: Academy for Interns 2011

July 14, 8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.

Kaiser Family Foundation

Barbara Jordan Conference Center


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1330 G Street NW


RSVP:https://www.nasi.org/civicrm/event/register?id=134&reset=1

Do you know what Social Security is or how it works? Have you ever wondered why, whenever there is a discussion

about the nations debt and deficits Social Security becomes a part of the conversation? Can we improve Social Security

benefits for the vulnerable individuals who need it most? Would you like to know if, how, or when Social Security might run

out of money?

The answers may surprise you.

For answers to these questions and more, the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) offers interns, students, and

and young professionals an opportunity to discuss and debate the future of Social Security at Demystifying Social

Security: Academy for Interns 2011.

Attendees will gain a better understanding of the challenges facing the White House and Congress as they work to modify

Social Security. The free, day-long event features prominent guest speakers, expert panels, and interactive activities, plus

opportunities for networking.

Lunch will be provided and door prizes will be awarded at the end of the day .

Door prizes include two tickets to a DC United game and more.

So join us on July 14, 2011 for a discussion of the present and future of Social Security atDemystifying Social

Security.

Sessions Include:

Why is Social Security Important?

Hilary Doe, Roosevelt Institute Campus Network

Social Security: How Does it Work?

Kathleen Romig, Social Security Administration

Scott Szymendera, Congressional Research Service

Ashley Carson Cottingham, US Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, Committee on Health,

Education, Labor and Pensions

Social Security: How Big is the Financing Problem, and How Can We Pay for What We Want?

Stephen Goss, Social Security Administration

Ben Veghte, National Academy of Social Insurance

The Intern Solution For Social Security

Interactive Activity (Part I)

What Are Your Solutions For Social Security?

Interactive Activity (Part II) Unfiltered: Straight Talk on Social Security

Kathryn Edwards, Economic Policy Institute

Marc Goldwein, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, New America Foundation

Now What? - How Can I Use This Information and Experience?

Jane Farrell, Center for Economic and Policy Research

Allessia Owens, Howard University School of Social Work Doctoral Student
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We are excited to celebrate two years in our beautiful Georgetown showroom on Thursday, July 14th, from

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Please join us at 1010 Wisconsin Avenue NW (Suite 201, ground floor) for

refreshments (including bubbly of course), laughter, and the opening of an exhibition of art by students of the

Corcoran College of Art + Design.

As you know, at Alchimie Forever, we strive to make the world a more beautiful place, a mission that drives our

involvement in the contemporary art world.

To help us celebrate two years in our showroom, four students from the Corcoran College of Art + Design,

Julia Benton, Jordi Hall, Aselin Lands, and Maggie Winters, are showcasing their work in our showroom,

centered around the theme "two." The image to the right (Rachel, by Julia Benton) gives you a preview of the

beautiful show we have put together for this occasion.

I look forward to seeing you there and to celebrating with you. With love,

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Young and Displaced: A Multinational Look at Youth on Their Own, as Refugees, on the Run, and in Need of Help

Thursday, July 14, 8:45-10:30 a.m.

Breakfast will be provided at 8:45 a.m.

The forum begins promptly at 9:00 a.m.

The Urban Institute

2100 M Street NW

5th Floor


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Panelists:

Juan Carlos Lara-Armienta, head of regional and Hispanic affairs, Embassy of Mexico

Lavinia Limn, president & CEO, U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants

John Monahan, special adviser for global health partnerships, U.S. Department of State

Matthew Stagner, executive director, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago

Olivia Golden, Institute fellow, Urban Institute; former assistant secretary for children and families, U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services (moderator)

Childhood and adolescence are supposed to be times to play, grow, and explore in peace. But for

countless millions of young people around the globe, their early years are plagued by war, conflict,

extreme poverty, disease, abuse, and other woes.

Many children and youth - abroad and here, with their families or unaccompanied - flee their toxic

surroundings, hoping to find new homes elsewhere and create new lives. With a panel of experts whose

knowledge spans the globe, this forum will plumb the experiences of vulnerable youth who are displaced

or on the move and examine ways to protect them, sparking an overdue exchange on policy lessons from

America and abroad.

Talk about a hunch paying off. A call for art and...voila!

Artists off Rhode - an enticing glimpse into thewell of artistic resourcefulness to be tapped along the RhodeIsland corridor.

Opening ReceptionFriday, July 15, 5:00-7:00 p.m.Off-Rhode Studio @ Art Enables2204 Rhode Island Avenue NE

Entrance at the back off 22nd streetFree and open to the public

Art Enables is proud to host 13 uncommon artists who will

inaugurate our OFF-RHODE STUDIO with a show that combines solid artistic integrity

with a refreshing absence of uniformity

Dino Almaguer Derran Eaddy Gracy ObuchowiczNinette Axelson-Dean Sheila Freeman Charles ReiherDon Burns Jason Haber Lindsay StoneSuzanne Des Marals Hope HodgesSusanDowns Emily Locke

The show will be up through July 29, 2011. Visitors are welcome M-F, 9am to 4pm.

For more information: (202) 554-9455

Subsidy Funds Could Grow Ag R&D

Friday, July 15, 8:45-10:30 a.m.

Tenth Floor


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American Enterprise Institute

1150 17 Street NW


Register:http://www.aei.org/event/100436

Investment in agricultural R&D has proved extraordinarily successful, with a benefit-cost ratio around 20:1. But federal

spending for agriculture has declined over the past several decades, even though R&D spending could have been

doubled in 2009 with a 20 percent reduction in farm subsidies. Philip G. Pardey of the University of Minnesota will explain

why investment in R&D is so important for increasing agricultural productivity and keeping food prices low.

Agenda

8:45 a.m. - Registration and Breakfast

9:00 a.m. - Panelist

Philip G. Pardey

Moderator

Vincent H. Smith

10:15 a.m. - Question and Answer

10:30 a.m. - Adjournment

Not So Sweet: Sugar, Milk Programs Are Sour for Families

Friday, July 15, 12:15-2:00 p.m.

US Capitol Visitors Center

Congressional Meeting Room South


Register:http://www.aei.org/event/100437

As a result of federal policies, US families pay nearly twice the world price for sugar and other sweeteners. US sugar

programs cost the average family $40 per year in higher food costs, and these increased costs have created the high-

fructose corn syrup industry. Gary Brester of Montana State University will argue that the sugar programs should be

repealed. As for dairy policy, government policies increase the price of milk for US consumers and increase the income of

some milk producers. These programs hurt large, efficient dairy farmers and limit innovation, and they should be

substantially reformed.

Agenda

12:15 p.m. - Registration and Luncheon

12:30 p.m. - Panelists

Gary Brester, Montana State University
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Joseph V. Balagtas, Purdue University

Daniel A. Sumner, University of California-Davis

Jack Roney, American Sugar Alliance

Moderator

Barry K. Goodwin, North Carolina State University

1:45 p.m. - Question and Answer

2:00 p.m. - Adjournment

Open House

Friday, July 15, 5:30-8:00 p.m.

Institute of World Politics

1521 16th Street NW

Washington, DC 20036-1464

Register:http://www.iwp.edu/prospective_students/page/Open-House-Registration

IWP cordially welcomes you to attend one of our Open Houses. These events are excellent opportunities to meet some of

our professors and students, as well as learn more about the Institute's unique programs and courses. Additionally, the

$100 Application for Admission fee will be waived if you attend an Open House.

All Open Houses begin around 5:30 p.m. with a reception and hors d'oeuvres; the information program follows about 45

minutes later.

Weekend Concert Series

July 15

Latin Night

Orquesta Le Leyenda

Verny Varela and his Orchestra

Rudy Gonzalez y su Locura

July 22Neo Soul Beat Night

Carolyn Malachi

Navasha Daya

Ayanna Gregory

All shows begin at 7:30 p.m.

Carter Barron Amphitheatre

(in Rock Creek Park)

16th street & Colorado Avenue NW

Free. Up to 4 tickets per person available on the day of performance at:

Washington Post
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1150 15th Street NW

beginning at 8:30 a.m.

or

Carter Barron Box Office

16th Street & Colorado Avenue NW

beginning at 12:00 p.m.

"Natural Cure"

Elizabethan Garden Tours

Saturday, July 16, 10:00 & 11:00 a.m.

Folger Shakespeare Library

201 East Capitol Street SE


Free, no advance reservations required.

Join us for a docent-guided tour of the Elizabethan Garden for insights into how plants were used for everything

from cooking and cosmetics to medicine in Shakespeare's day. Many remedies from the period prominently feature

herbal ingredients, such as the recipe for "plague water" below that includes sage, rosemary, rue, mint, and other

plants.

Join Black men from Ward 7 in a day of fellowship and unity for a neighborhood clean-upin the River Terrace Park and Community. Youth are welcome to participate and canreceive community service hours. Hosted by FFOIP (Family & Friends of IncarceratedPeople) and Greater DC Cares' Neighboring Now Initiative. This event is rain or shine!

When: Satruday July 16, 2011Time: 9:30am-1pm

(registration/sign-in starts at 9:30am)

Where: River Terrace Park(Registration/Sign-in will take place at the Gazeebo in River Terrace Park near Anacostia Ave NE &

Dix Street NE )

Group Registration: Submit the amount of tickets you want (up to 10). Each ticket needs to include afirst and last name a number or email address to contact that person. Please contact Brandon [email protected] with volunteer registration questions.

If you have questions about the day and/or how your group can donate to this event please contactJackie Mckinney [email protected] (202) 777-4459


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In my humble capacity as one of the Patrons of the Association of Nigerian Women Leaders in Diaspora ( ANWLD )

, I wish to invite you to an all important workshop on Domestic Violence. Please endeavour to attend. See details

below

VENUE EMBASSY OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

3519 INTERNATIONAL COURT NW

WASHINGTON, DC 20008-3023

DATE: SATURDAY, JULY 16, 2011

TIME: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: HIS EXCELLENCY PROF. ADEBOWALE ADEFUYE, NIGERIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S.

RSVP:

Tina Enweze (301) 806-0063

Stella Agogbuo (217) 778-7998

Joyce Halliday (240) 338-6406

Stella Onuoha (240) 393-9255


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Rockville Art League

New work, now on view now to August 3, 2011.

Reception

Saturday July 16, 4:00-6:00 p.m.

Gallery 1

VisArts

(first floor)

155 Gibbs Street

Rockville, MD 20850


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Hudson Institute Book Forum on

The History of the Future:

The Shape of the World to Come Is Visible Today

Monday, July 18, 12:00-2:00 p.m.

Betsy and Walter Stern Conference Center

Hudson Institute

1015 15th Street NW

Sixth Floor


Lunch will be served

Register:

http://www.hudson.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=event_registration&event_id=864

Human character has always been shaped by struggles against poverty, tyranny, and war. Hudson Institute co-

founder and Senior FellowMax Singer's new book, The History of the Future: The Shape of the World to Come Is

Visible Today(Lexington Books), argues that poverty, tyranny, and war will be largely eliminated in the future.

Without the struggles that have plagued humanity throughout history, Singer says we will have to find new ways to

shape character. In this work which continues the research into the future that Singer began with Herman Kahn a

half-century ago, Singer asks the important question: will people really be better off when the whole world has

become wealthy, free, and peaceful?

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita of New York University said that "anyone who wants to understand where the world of

politics, economics, and freedom is headed must read this book."

Singer is a Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute and at the BESA Institute of Bar Ilan University in Israel. He is the

author ofPassage to a Human World: the Dynamics of Creating Global Wealth, with a foreword by Irving Kristol

(Transaction Publishers, 2d ed. 1989); and ofThe REAL World Order: Zones of Peace/Zones of Turmoil, with Aaron

Wildavsky (Chatham House, rev'd ed. 1996),

Hudson Institute has convened an illustrious panel to offer their thoughts on Singer's insightful new work. JoiningSinger to discuss the book will be Hillel Fradkin, Hudson Senior Fellow and Director of the Center on Islam,

Democracy, and the Future of the Muslim World, and Michael Mandelbaum, Christian A. Herter Professor of

American Foreign Policy at The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Hudson
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President and CEO Kenneth Weinstein will host and provide introductions for the event.

Books will be available for purchase

The Calmus Ensemble Leipzig

July 19, 7:00 p.m.

The Town HallMayer Brown LLP

1999 K Street NW

The concert will be followed by a reception.

RSVP:[email protected]

Calmus Ensemble ( Calmus)

Leipzig, the Saxon metropolis of music is not only home to the famous Gewandhausbut also of the distinguished

Thomasschule, a source of multifaceted vocal endeavors. In 1999, five former members of the St. Thomas Boys Choir

(Thomanerchor) became a vocal quintet right after graduating. They soon found Anja Lipfert, who with her brightsoprano voice, is a member of Calmus since 2001.

As the Calmus Ensemble expanded its stylistic variety to music, it also expanded its repertoire. Whether it be music of

the Gregorian period, of Machaut, Palestrina, Bach, Verdi or contemporary sacred music, or, the great variety of profane

music extending from madrigals to folksongs or rock these singers from Leipzig are at home in all styles but add their

own personal touch as well. Not limiting themselves to traditional repertoire, they have a series of their own arrangements

as well as commissioned works in their repertoire. Apart from a cappella music, they take active interest in breaking down

barriers in the periods from the Baroque to experimental Jazz.

An active concert schedule has already led the Ensemble to all parts of Germany, many European countres, and North

and South America. The Ensemble has participated in renowned music festivals such as the Bach-Festival Leipzig, the

International a cappella Week in Hannover and the Schleswig-Holstein-Music Festival, where they gave a final polishing

to their sound in the Master Class of the Kings Singers.

The astounding stylistic spectrum of the present Ensemble of five members, the flawless intonation, the vocal

homogeneity, and last but not least the large palette of varied sonic colors, are documented in a series of CDs. The young

singers have received many well-known awards.

In 2002 the Calmus Ensemble was chosen to participate in the national Konzerte Junger Knstler(concerts of selected

prize-winning young German musicians). At the 4th International Robert Schumann Choral Competitionthey took the first

place, just as they did in the finale of the national a cappella competition Jugend Kulturell(Cultural Youth), the

International Contest for Vocal Ensemblesin Tampere/Finland and the 37th Tolosa Choral Contestin Tolosa/Spain.

Calmus Ensemble Leipzig

Anja Lipfert, Soprano

Sebastian Krause, Countertenor

Tobias Pche, Tenor

Ludwig Bhme, Baritone

Joe Roesler, Bass

This event is part of the "do Deutsch" series of events on German culture and language organized by the German

missions and the Goethe-Institut locations in the US.
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July 21, 2011

The Ethics of Voting(Princeton University Press, 2011)

featuring the author

Jason Brennan

Georgetown University

with comments by

Bryan Caplan

George Mason University

Author, The Myth of the Rational Voter

moderated by

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Nothing is more integral to democracy than voting. Most people believe that every citizen has

the civic duty or moral obligation to vote, that any sincere vote is morally acceptable, and that

buying, selling, or trading votes is inherently wrong. Jason Brennan argues that voting is not a

duty for most citizens in fact, he argues, many people owe it to the rest of us not to vote.

Bad choices at the polls can result in unjust laws, needless wars, and calamitous economic

policies. Brennan shows why voters have duties to make informed decisions in the voting

booth, to base their decisions on sound evidence for what will create the best possible policies,and to promote the common good rather than their own self-interest. They should vote well

or not vote at all. He argues that voting is not necessarily the best way for citizens to exercise

their civic duty, and why some citizens need to stay away from the polls to protect the

democratic process from their uninformed, irrational, or immoral votes. In a democracy, every

citizen has the right to vote. Come hear Jason Brennan reveal why it's sometimes best if they

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"Afghanistan and Pakistan: Conflict, Extremism, and Resistance to Modernity"

book launch

July 27, 4:00-5:30 p.m.

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

One Woodrow Wilson Plaza

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW


No RSVP given

Photo ID required to enter the RR building.

Event Details

Author and speaker: Riaz Mohammad Khan, former foreign secretary of Pakistan and former Wilson Center

Pakistan Scholar


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