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Events This Week

The European-American Business Council & The Institute of World Politicscordially invite you to our

EABC + IWPEuropean Ambassador Speaker Series 2012

Ambassador Rene Jones-BosAmbassador of the Netherlands to the USA

Wednesday, March 14, 4:30-5:30 p.m.Institute of World Politics

1521 16th Street NWWashington DC 20009

RSVP:[email protected]

Agenda

4:30 p.m.Welcome by IWP President Lenczowski

Introduction by Ambassador Louise Oliver (IWP)

Ambassadorial Lecture - Ambassador Jones-Bos

5:00 p.m.Questions From Guests (Chatham House Rule)

5:30 p.m.Closing Comment By Ambassador Oliver

Adjourn to Reception
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New Developments in International Water Law

by Edith Brown Weiss, Francis Cabell Brown Professor of International Law, Georgetown University

Wednesday, March 14, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Mortara Building

Georgetown University

36th and N Streets NW

Washington, DC 20057

Light refreshments provided

RSVP:http://brownweiss.eventbrite.com/

The National Womens History Museum and United States Studies

of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars invite you to a lecture in the series

The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Womens History

What Do Sex and Laundry Have to Do With It? Thinking About Daily Life as a Source of Historical Change

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Lecture, 4:00-5:30 p.m. - Flom Auditorium, 6th

Floor

Reception, 5:30-6:00 p.m. - Sixth Floor Dining Room

Woodrow Wilson Center

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW


This event is free and open to the public.


Please allow time to go through building security. Photo ID required.
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It's starting to feel like ros season! This Friday we're tryinga brand new one: Punch Drunk Ros from Oregon. This wine

is made by a cool negociant named Mouton Noir; we'll alsotry their Code Noir Merlot.

COMPLIMENTARY WINETASTINGS

Join ZWK for happy hour and enjoy our weeklypick of amazing new wines paired with ourartisanal cheeses.

Zola Wine & Kitchen

505 Ninth Street NW

Wednesday, March 14, 5:00-7:00 p.m.Rhne-Style Wines!

Chateau d'Angeles Blanc Onix Priorat Yangarra Cadenzia

Friday, March 16th, 5:00-7:00 p.m.Taste New Wines with Chris of International Cellars!

Amalie Robert Chardonnay

Punch Drunk Ros

Pietra Santa Merlot

Code Noir Merlot


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Cultural Development Corporation invites you and a guestto the Opening Night of

Tattooed Potato and Spotlight Comunicaciones'

The Nightmare Dreamer

Directed by John-Michael MacDonaldDesign by Colin Dieck

Ensemble: Sara Barker, Genna Davidson, Josh Drew,Gwen Grastorf, John Milosich, Michael Rodriguez and Randy Snight

Presented by the Mead Theatre Lab Program

Friday, March 16, 8:00 p.m.

Reception to FollowMead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint

916 G Street NWWashington, DC 20001

RSVP by March 14 to(202) [email protected]

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Suppose you had nightmares, terrible nightmares, every night, night after night.

Exhausted and distraught, where could you turn for rest, for relief, for release?Suppose there was someone who could lie by your side and dream your

nightmare for you, so you could have sweet dreams and deep sleep.

That someone is the Nightmare Dreamer.

More information may be found at flashpointdc.org.

The Mead Theatre Lab Program at Flashpoint, a Cultural Development Corporation project, is generously sponsored by Jaylee Mead. Additionalsupport is provided by The Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts, the Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, the Mary & DanielLoughran Foundation and The Weissberg Foundation.

Funding for Flashpoint is provided by The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region,The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, The Kresge Foundation, the MARPAT Foundation, the Eugene & Agnes E. Meyer Foundation,the National Endowment for the Arts and Prince Charitable Trusts. Marvin is CuDCs 2011-12 Wine Partner. American Airlines is the official airline

of CuDC.
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Chair giveaway details:

HouseBeautiful.com/Green

Color it Green Party

Thursday, March 15, 6 to 8 p.m.

Room & Board Washington, D.C. store

1840 14th Street, NW

Washington, D.C. 20009

202.729.8300

Get directions

RSVP here

Le Maroc sur la route des pices

With Fatma Hal, the Queen of Moroccan cuisine in France.

Thursday, March 15, 7:00 p.m.La Maison Franaise

Embassy of France

4101 Reservoir Road NW

A reception sponsored by the Embassy of Morocco will follow the presentation.

Free

RSVP:http://moroccancuisine-eorg.eventbrite.com/

Fatema Hal studied Arabic Literature and Ethnology. In 1984 she opened her Moroccan Cuisine restaurant in Paris.

Since times immemorial, culinary secrets of Moroccan cuisine have always been transmitted verbally from mother

to daughter. For twenty years Fatema dedicated her life to collect these traditional recipes. But for Fatema, cooking
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does not limit itself to recipes; cooking is the symbol of the fusion of cultures and of many encounters. Fatema

tirelessly explored the multiple influences that are at the heart of her countrys cuisine.

Throughout its history, Morocco was a crossroad of civilizations: Berber, African, Arabo-Andalucian, Jewish,

European and even Chinese On the Spice Road, - just like on the Silk Road-, men from all over the world crossed

paths. With spices, cooking becomes alchemy. Entering the world of spices feels like going on an extraordinary

adventure (). One needs to know how to measure the mixes, a flavor must respect a balance of tastes, a flavor

must melt into a dish without disappearing, she writes in her first book Les Saveurs et les Gestes. What I like in

cooking is making people dream and retrieve the meaning of travel.

The art of cooking is also the art of communicating, of meeting people. One can safely say that Fatema Hal is

somehow an ambassador of Moroccan culture.

Google D.C. Talks and The Milken Institute present:

How the ideas economy is fuelingthe global economy...and how it could be doing much more

Innovate or die has become an unofficial mantra of the twenty-first

century. Each day, nations, corporations, and individuals are transformed

by innovative thinking. It has the power to solve some of the worlds

greatest challenges (think: jobs, energy, poverty) and transform the

global economy. But even innovation has its limits.

Google and The Milken Institute are happy to host former U.S. CTO

Aneesh Chopra, and The Economists Vijay Vaitheeswaran whose new

book,Need, Speed and Greeddelves into innovation and its potential.

The conversation will be moderated CNBC contributorTony Fratto.

The talk will be followed by snacks, drinks, and a book signing.

When:Thursday, March 15

5:30pm - 6:30pm

Please RSVP

Where:Google DC Office

1101 New York Avenue, NW

2nd Floor

Entrance on Eye Street


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Silk PaintingArtist: Mabel Cabezas

Exhibit: Mar. 15 - Apr. 17

Venue: WBFN Conference Room, J2-034

Opening Reception: Thursday, March 15, 4:00-6:00 p.m.

I took my first silk painting course in Geneva, 15 years ago. Silk painting is a versatile

technique that I love because it gives space to improvisation. My passion for painting has taken

me to a new stage: researching on American pre-Columbian culture and interpreting it through my medium.

WBFN Members, immediate relations, spouses and partners of long term consultants are welcome to exhibit their creations in

the WBFN Gallery. For more information, contact WBFN.

Civic Education and Democratic Change in Afghanistan: The Story of the Kabul-based Marefat High

School

a luncheon presentation featuring Aziz Royesh, Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow

with comments by Clare Lockhart, Institute for State Effectiveness

Thursday, March 15, 12:00-2:00 p.m.(Lunch served 12:0012:30 p.m.)

National Endowment for Democracy1025 F Street NWSuite 800Washington, DC 20004RSVP:http://afghanistanschool.eventbrite.com/

The headlines from Afghanistan are often filled withstories of violence and despair, making it all too easy tolose sight of the positive changes that have taken place

in the last decade. Though seldom featured in the news,there is a New Afghanistan, where a nascent civil

society and emerging civic norms are helping build abrighter future. Education, particularly civic education,is playing an important role in the emergence of a moreactive and engaged citizenry. The Kabul-based MarefatHigh School is helping mold this new generation ofAfghans to uphold the values and principles of ademocratic society, especially as it relates to equality,tolerance, and human rights, including womens issues.

Marefats unique civic education classes and initiatives,

such as a Student Parliament and Student Council ofDiscipline and Order, enable students to practice democracy within the school. Marefats adult educationclasses and active engagement with parents engender support from the community, enabling the school toeffectively face the challenges posed by groups opposed to the schooling of Afghans. In his presentation, Mr.
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Aziz Royesh will trace Marefats evolution over the past decade and explain how its utilization of homegrownresources has allowed the school to succeed within a context of limited funding and a constricted politicalenvironment. By sharing his experience, Mr. Royesh aims to encourage a more nuanced understanding of thedevelopments taking place in his home country. Ms. Clare Lockhart will provide comments.

About the Speakers:

Mr. Aziz Royesh is the founding director of the Kabul-based Marefat High School, where he teaches courses oncivic education, humanism, Quranic interpretation, Dari, and English. A former mujahedeen fighter during theSoviet invasion of Afghanistan, Mr. Royesh has devoted the past fifteen years to promoting democratic changein his country by publishing articles and pamphlets on human rights, and by establishing a modern schoolrenowned for its emphasis on community building through civic education, participatory learning, and criticalthinking. As part of his public engagement, Mr. Royesh has served as campaign manager for candidates inAfghanistans 2004 presidential and 2005 parliamentary elections and has advocated for amendments to the

countrys 2009 Shiite personal law.

Ms. Clare Lockhart is co-founder of the Institute for State Effectiveness and director of the Market-BuildingProgram at the Aspen Institute.


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Ambassador Beazley invites you to the

First Presentation of the 2012 Speakers Series

with

Professor Chris McAuliffe

University of Melbourne

Chair of Australian Studies at Harvard University

The Game of Nationhood:Art, Sport & Politics in the FederationEra

Thursday 15 March

6.30 pm

Embassy of Australia

1601 Massachusetts Ave., NW

Washington DC 20036

Reception to follow

Sport is an Australian obsession, entwined with ideas about climate,

leisure, egalitarianism and national identity. Art, while not an

Australian obsession, has often depicted sport as an icon of national

character. But how are these three elementsart, sport, nation

linked historically? An exploration of art works from the Federation

era will reveal the surprising role that art and sport played in shaping

ideas about Australian nationhood in the late nineteenth century.

RSVP essential -202.797.3255or [email protected]

Photo ID required for admission
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RFF Academic Seminar

Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Developing Countries: Economic, Fiscal, and Environmental Impacts

Thursday, March 15, 2:00-3:30 p.m.

Resources for the Future

7th Floor Conference Room1616 P Street NW


Refreshments will be provided.


PresenterJoseph Aldy, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and GovernmentJohn F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

AbstractIn 2008, fossil fuel subsidies in the developing world exceeded $500 billion. These subsidies distort theallocation of resources that results in excessive petroleum, gas, and coal consumption; weakens incentives fornon-fossil technology innovation and deployment; increases conventional air pollution and carbon dioxideemissions; lowers economic output; imposes significant fiscal burdens; and contributes to the volatility ofglobal energy markets. This paper uses petroleum product subsidy data to estimate price elasticities that in turncan be used to assess the impacts of subsidy elimination. In addition, I estimate the impacts of subsidy reformon sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide emissions, as well as the potential impact of kerosene price rationalizationon charcoal and wood fuel consumption. Finally, this paper estimates a negative relationship between fossil fuelsubsidy expenditures and government spending on health and education.

Religious Freedom and Extremism:

Lessons from the Arab Spring

Featuring Dennis Ross, Stephen Hadley, and Elliot Abrams


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RSVP Here

Friday, March 16, 2012

10:15am - 3:30pm

Copley Hall Formal Lounge

Georgetown University

The success of the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafi parties in the recent Egyptian

elections highlights the complex relationship between religious freedom, religious

extremism, and democracy in the region. Democratization has meant freedom for

Islamic groups to participate in the political life of the new Egypt. At the same

time, the success of Salafi parties and ongoing tensions with the military threaten

the viability of the fledgling democratic institutions that might guarantee religious

freedom, religious pluralism, and civil peace in the new Egypt.

In Egypt and elsewhere, what is the relationship between religious freedom and

religious extremism, defined as religious political engagement hostile to

constitutional democracy and open to the use of violence? Can religious freedom

limit religious extremism? How should US foreign policy seek to promote

democratic institutions and regimes of religious freedom that best counter

religious extremism in practice? For more details on this event, please see our

event pagehere.

Schedule

10:15-10:30am: Welcome

10:30am-12:00pm: Panel 1, How Repression Breeds Religious Extremism - and

How Religious Freedom Does the Opposite

Panelists: Johanna Kristin Birnir, Brian Grim, and Mohammed Hafez

12:00-12:30pm: Lunch

12:30 - 2:00pm: Keynote Discussion, Religious Freedom, Religious Extremsim,
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and the Arab Spring: Bush and Obama Administration Perspectives

Participants: Elliott Abrams, Stephen Hadley, and Dennis Ross

2:15-3:30pm: Panel 2, Fostering Religious Freedom & Curbing Religious

Extremism in the Arab Spring - Lessons for US Policy

Panelists: Jillian Schwedler, Samer Shehata, and Samuel Tadros

Trailer

Flyer

The IDB Cultural Center joins the DC Environmental Film Festival

to screen the U.S. premiere of

A USEFUL LIFE (La Vida til)

(Uruguay, 2010, 35mm, 63 mins, black and white)

The quality of life in an urban setting is an important environmental issue, and if we want we can always escape to more beautifultimes and places at the movies. What happens in Montevideo when the art house cinema is closed? What happens anywhere

cultural institutions lose their funding?

After twenty-five years, Cinemateca Uruguayas most devoted employee, Jorge (real-life Uruguayan critic Jorge Jellinek), still finds his

inspiration in caring for the films and audiences that grace the seats and screen of his beloved art house cinema. But when dwindling

attendance and diminishing support force the theater to close i ts doors, Jorge is sent into a world he knows only through the lens of artand

suddenly forced to discover a new passion that transcends his once-celluloid reality. Stylishly framed in black-and-white with brilliantly

understated performances, Federico Veirojs sly and loving homage to the soul of cinema is a universally appealing gem and knowing charmer

about life after the movies. Featured in theGlobal Lens 2011 film series, the film is set in analog Montevideo, in the not-too-distant past.

In Spanish with English subtitles. Directed by Federico Veiroj. Uruguays Official Entry for the 83rd Academy

Awards, Best Foreign Language Film.


Enrique V. Iglesias Conference Center

Inter-American Development Bank
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1330 New York Avenue NW

This event is free and open to the public

Photo ID required.

Seating is unreserved general admission.

This presentation is part of the IDB's tribute to Uruguay, site of the 2012 IDB Annual Meeting. After the event, visit the IDB ArtGallery now showing Contemporary Uruguayan Artists.

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an exhibition of photographic slideshows realized by the students of the French International School in

Washington


Letlelier Theatre

3251 Prospect Street NW

Upper Courtyard

Washington DC 20007

Free to the public

During this evening, the students of the French International School of Washington will present an exhibitionof their photographic slideshows, which they have worked in a workshop directed by Anne-Lise Large,professor of philosophy and photographer.

Preparing for Deployment of Small Modular Reactors

Friday, March 16, 8:30-11:00 a.m.

Washington Marriott at Metro Center

Salon D

775 12th Street NW

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Small modular reactors (SMRs) have received considerable attention in recent years from the policy and

technology communities in the U.S. and internationally. Join BPC for an expert briefing on promising domestic and

foreign SMR technologies, as well as a discussion of the business and technical case for SMR deployment and the

possible role of government support for commercialization.
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Agenda

8:30 a.m. - Breakfast Available

9:00-9:15 a.m. - Welcome and IntroductionSenator Pete DomeniciBPC Senior Fellow

Co-chair, BPC Nuclear Initiative

9:15-9:45 a.m. - Keynote AddressPete Lyons, Ph.D.Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy

9:45-10:05 a.m. - PresentationMike FowlerDirector, Advanced Technology, Clean Air Task Force

10:05-11:00 a.m. - Panel Discussion

Warren "Pete" Miller, Ph.D. (moderator)Co-chair, BPC Nuclear InitiativeFormer Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy

Michael R. JohnsonDirector, Office of New ReactorsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

William R. McCollumChief Operating OfficerTennessee Valley Authority

Victor H. Reis, Ph.D. (invited)Senior Advisor, Office of the Undersecretary for ScienceUS. Department of Energy

Policy Luncheon

Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, From Eisenhowerto the Tea Party

A discussion with Author Geoffrey Kabaservice

Friday, March 16, 12:00-1:40 p.m.

Registration and a Buffet Lunch will open at 11:50 a.m.

Committee for Economic Development

2000 L Street NW

Suite 700


RSVP:

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As the 2012 elections approach, the Republican Party is rocketing rightward away from the center of public

opinion. Republicans in Congress threaten to shut down the government and force a U.S. debt default. Tea Party

activists mount primary challenges against Republican officeholders who appear to exhibit too much pragmatism

or independence. Moderation and compromise are dirty words in the Republican presidential debates. The GOP, itseems, has suddenly become a party of ideological purity. Join us for a discussion on the current debate on the

direction of hte Republican Party and the outlook for moderates in the GOP.
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About the Author

Geoffrey Kabaservice is the author of the National Book Award-nominated The Guardians: Kingman Brewster, His

Circle, and the Rise of the Liberal Establishment. He has written for numerous national publications and has been

an assistant professor of history at Yale University. He lives outside Washington DC.

About Rule and Ruin

In Rule and Ruin, Geoffrey Kabaservice reveals that the moderate Republicans' downfall began not with the rise of

the Tea Party but about the time of President Dwight Eisenhower's farewell address. Even in the 1960s, when left-

wing radicalism and right-wing backlash commanded headlines, Republican moderates and progressives formed a

powerful movement, supporting pro-civil rights politicians like Nelson Rockefeller and William Scranton, battling

big-government liberals and conservative extremists alike. But the Republican civil war ended with the overthrow

of the moderate ideas, heroes, and causes that had comprised the core of the GOP since its formation. In hindsight,

it is today's conservatives who are "Republicans in Name Only."

Writing with passionate sympathy for a bygone tradition of moderation, Kabaservice recaptures a time whenfiscal restraint was matched with social engagement; when a cohort of leading Republicans opposed theVietnam war; when George Romney--father of Mitt Romney--conducted a nationwide tour of Americanpoverty, from Appalachia to Watts, calling on society to "listen to the voices from the ghetto." Rule and Ruin isan epic, deeply researched history that reorients our understanding of our political past and present.

Today, moderates are marginalized in the GOP and progressives are all but nonexistent. In this insightful andelegantly argued book, Kabaservice contends that their decline has left Republicans less capable of governingresponsibly, with dire consequences for all Americans.

Program12:00 p.m. - Registration, lunch buffet12:15 p.m. - Welcome12:20 p.m. - Discussion with Geoffrey Kabaservice, Author of Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderationand the Destruction of the Republican Party, From Eisenhower to the Tea Party1:15 p.m. - Question-and-answer session1:40 p.m. - Adjournment


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Luis Silva"The Foxs Tail"

March 17 - May 5, 2012

Opening Reception

Saturday, March 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

G Fine Art

1350 Florida Avenue NE


Lion eats gazelle, Wolf eats lamb. Fox eats chicken. Chicken eats worm. Even worm eats

lion. That is the order of things.

But what if things were not this way. What if lion loved gazelle, wolf loved lamb, fox loved

chicken, chicken loved worm and even worm loved lion? There is a brotherhood of man and yet mancan be a beast. Wouldnt it also make sense that beast could be a man? A fraternity of animal. A place

where gazelle was free to gazelle, because it no longer feared lion. Or lamb was free to lamb because it

no longer feared wolf. Or chicken was free to chicken because it not longer feared fox. But what if

chicken yearned to be more than chicken? And there you have it.

The fable begins. Both the writing and the paintings wander through the spaces and gaps

provided by fiction and order, in search of imagination, the real, belief and the thread that binds them.

The writing makes use of fairy tale, dream, myth, allegorical novella, moral play and magic

realism. The journey propels the viewer/reader from forest to field masquerading with imagination, wit,resourcefulness and big hearts through loneliness, homesickness, discovery and joy.

The paintings make the viewer feel the delight of infusing thought into material. Silva takes

obvious pleasure in the process and history of the two dimensional object. The intermingling of drawing

and painting the use of the space, the consideration of the supports the decision to have natural linen as

a ground, the modeled paint circulating among the decorative and the abstract toying with tradition and

novelty and above all, choice.

Luis Silva received his BA from Harvard University and his MFA from Columbia University.

He is Associate Professor at American University. Although born in Portugal, he grew up in the United


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States and currently lives in the Washington, DC area. This is his third solo exhibition at G Fine Art.

Evolve Urban Arts Project proudly presents "Texture, Line and Color" Paintings by

Beth Cartland through March 23rd, 2012

Meet the ArtistSaturday, March 17, 2:00-

4:00 p.m.

Admission: FREE

Evolve Urban Arts Gallery

Pierce School Lofts

1375 Maryland Avenue NE


About the Evolve Urban Arts Project

The Evolve Urban Arts Project enriches the lives of residents, neighbors in the H Street Community, and

Washington, DC at large by providing free exhibition space to artists based in the metropolitan area.

About Evolve

The Evolve Urban Arts Project is sponsored by Evolve Property Management, LLC, a local, full service

property management comany based out of Capitol Hill. Evolve manages single and multiple-family rentalproperties as well as condominium, cooperative and tenant associations throughout Washington, DC. For

more information visit evolveDC.com.


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Copyright 2012 Evolve Property Management, LLC, All rights

reserved.

The KosciuszkoFoundation

2025 O Street NW

Washington, DC

(202) 785-2320

THE KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION

AND THE WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL

Invite You to

OPENING PIANO CONCERT

2012 SPRING SERIES PART I

Proudly Presenting

Krassimira JordanPianist

Proffesor of Music at Bylor University

Ms. Jordan is a graduate of Sofia Conservatory of

Music, Moscow Conservatory, and Vienna Academy

of Music and Dramatic Arts. She is a winner of

Alfred Casella, Clara Haskil, Alessandro Casa

Grande, and Rio de Janeiro International Piano

Competitions. She made her Carnegie Hall debut in

1989, and has recorded an album entitled "Famous

Pianoworks by Franz Liszt."


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"A formidable player with a dazzling energy and driving spirit."

--The New York Times

Saturday, March 17, 1:30 p.m.

Kosciuszko Foundation

2025 O Street NW


Informal tea reception follows

Zenith Galleryest. 1978Celebrating 34 Years in the Nation's Capital

Zenith Gallery SalonPresents

"In Loving Memory"

34th Anniversary Exhibition


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March 17, 2012 - April 28, 2012

MEET THE ARTISTS RECEPTION

SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 4:00 - 8:00PM

Zenith Gallery Salon

1429 Iris Street NW

Washington DC 20012

(just off 16th Street)

Open Saturday's 12-6, or by appointment

Zenith Gallery artists contribute with art and heart to create this exhibition, In Loving

Memory. dedicated in loving tribute to Judith Keyserling.

Ten percent of the sales will go to the Zenith Community Arts Foundation, a fund in honor of

Judith Keyserling, to continue the programs she had worked on for the last 6 years.

ARTISTS:

Kim Abraham, Fabiano Amin, Rosetta D'Berardinis, Harmon Biddle, Deborah Brisker Burk,

Renee duRocher, David Glick, Ken & Julie Girardini, Margery E. Goldberg, Diane Britton Dunham,

Stephen Hansen, Christine Hayman, Phil Hazard, David Hubbard , Robert C. Jackson, Shelley Laffal,

Carol Levin, Lou Kaplan, Katie Dell Kaufman, Peter Kephart, Joan Konkel, Chris Malone,

Anne Marchand, Joey Manlapaz, Michela Mansuino, Michelle Marcello, Donna McCullough,

Bill Mead, Davis Morton, Carol Newmyer, Joan Samworth, Ron Schwerin, Sica, Ellen Sinel,

Karen Starika, Paula Stern, Bradley Stevens, Charles Taube, Paul Martin Wolff,

Marcie Wolf-Hubbard, Kenneth Wyner, Joyce Zipperer and more.

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Don't miss this exhibit!

Ulysses Marshall:

The Journey of Hope

February 16 - March 23, 2012

(extended date)

Artist Talk & Closing Reception

Saturday, March 17,

6:30-9:00 p.m.

International Visions Gallery

2629 Connecticut Avenue NW



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"The Journey of Hope" by Ulysses Marshall,

acrylic and paperdoll

on canvas, 36x48

Ulysses Marshall was featured in theWashington Post Friday, March 9, 2012 in the

Style Section. You can read the article online byclicking here!

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[GALLERY HOURS] Wednesday - Saturday, 11am-6pm or by appointment

Sarah Knobel + Jenny Mullins

March 17 - April 14, 2012

Opening Reception

Saturday, March 17, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Hamiltonian Gallery1353 U Street NW

Washington,DC20009
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Hamiltonian Gallery is pleased to present two concurrent solo exhibitions of new works by

Hamiltonian FellowsJenny Mullinsand

Sarah Knobel, opening on Saturday,

March 17, 2012.

Jenny Mullins:

Mullins explores themes of consumerism

and American identity in her newest

series of paintings, titled Gold for the Priceof Silver. Her monolithic and intensely

detailed images incorporate traditional

drawing and collage techniques to

recreate contorted scenes from the

works of nineteenth century French

sculpture Antoine-Louis Barye. Equal

parts eye candy and repulsion, the

images question the ideal of the

American lifestyle.

Sarah Knobel:

Sarah Knobel's new body of work includes

photography, video and animation,

which all coalesce to examine the need

or desire to find purpose in our daily lives.

Between self-help books, prescriptive

meditation, and obsessively repetitive

habits, oftentimes, the rituals and

procedures that are provided by our

rhizome culture dislodge us from intuition.

In this work, Knobel continues her

exploration of the idea of individuality,

cultural assumptions, and ways we

connect and relate to the world under

fabricated structures.

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HAMILTONIAN GALLERY is a new dynamic space in the heart of thegrowing Washington DC contemporary art district. The gallery focuses oninnovative works by emerging and mid-career artists. In conjunction withHamiltonian Artists, the gallery will promote new artists, aiding in theirfurther development. Through our dynamic exhibitions and galleryprograms, we seek to broaden the cultural dialogue within our modern

community.

Opening Reception

March 17 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Open Studio DC

1348 Florida Avenue NE

(1/2 block above 14th & H Streets)
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Congress & the Politics of Trade

Monday, March 19, 4:00-6:00 p.m.

5th Floor

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

One Woodrow Wilson Plaza


Washington, DC 20004-3027

RSVP:http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/rsvp?eid=22784&pid=102

Event Co-sponsors:

Program on America and the Global Economy

International Security Studies

Event Speakers

President Barack Obama indicated in his State of the Union address Jan. 24 that trade will be an important item on

his policy agenda this year, with export promotion at the top of his list. The President indicates his National

Export Initiative to double U.S. exports by the end of 2013 is on track, though much remains to be done to expand

American manufacturing capacity and competitiveness. The other priority items mentioned in his speech are

implementing the Free Trade Agreements with Columbia, South Korea and Panama approved by Congress last

year, enacting Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Russia, and enacting authority for fast-track

consideration of presidential government reorganization plansthe first of which would consolidate various trade

functions and agencies in a reconfigured (and presumably renamed) Department of Commerce. Not mentioned in

the speech were the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement which is also a top administration trade priority, and the

WTO Doha Round of talks which appear to be moribund. Given the shortened election-year session of Congress, itis questionable just how much of the Presidents trade agenda Congress will be willing or able to swallow. Further

complicating the picture will be the presidential election campaign and what role trade issues may play in the

national debate. This panel will explore the intersection presidential and congressional politics as they play-out

against the Presidents trade agenda.

Myanmar in Transition: New Dynamics between ASEAN and Yangon Monday, March 19, 20102

12:00-12:30 p.m. Lunch12:30-2:00 p.m. Presentation and DiscussionGeorge Washington UniversityElliott School of International AffairsLindner Family Commons, Room 602

1957 E Street NWRSVP:http://go.gwu.edu/MyanmarMarch19

Amitav Acharya, Professor of International Relations, American University

David Steinberg, Distinguished Professor, Georgetown University

DiscussantChristina Fink, Professor of Practice of International Affairs, GW
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ModeratorDeepa Ollapally, Associate Director, Sigur Center for Asian Studies

Although the situation remains highly uncertain, the pace with which Myanmar has rolled out reforms in the lastfew months has taken many long-time Myanmar watchers and policymakers in Southeast Asia, Washington,and elsewhere by surprise. This panel of three Myanmar and ASEAN experts will examine the new dynamics inthe relationship between ASEAN and Burma, as well as suggest specific policies that influential external actors

like ASEAN and the United States, may use to engage the regime in Yangon.

Sponsored by The Sigur Center for Asian Studies, The Rising Powers Initiative

Megacities, Global Security, and the Map of the Future

Tuesday, March 20, 3:00-5:00 p.m.

5th Floor

Woodrow Wilson International Center for ScholarsRonald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

One Woodrow Wilson Plaza


Washington, DC 20004-3027

No RSVP info given

Event Co-sponsor: Comparative Urban Studies Project

By 2025, 27 cities will have populations greater than ten million and over six hundred cities will havepopulations greater than one million. Specific megacities, intimately connected to globalization, are posing huge

security challengesnow, writes Peter Liotta in his recent work, The Real Population Bomb: Megacities,Global Security & The Map of the Future. Cities play an increasingly important political, social, and economicrole in the world, attracting investment, ideas, and people in a process amplified by globalization.

Violence, Nonviolence, and the Palestinian National Movement

A Conversation with Wendy Pearlman

Tuesday, March 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Lindner Family Commons, Room 602

George Washington University

Elliott School of International Affairs

1957 E Street NW

RSVP:http://go.gwu.edu/2h

Wendy Pearlman, Crown Junior Chair in Middle East Studies and Assistant Professor of Political Science,

Northwestern University

Ms. Pearlman will be discussing her new book, Violence, Nonviolence, and the Palestinian National Movement

Sponsored by the Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS) and the Institute for Middle East Studies
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Thirteenth Annual Roger Revelle Commemorative Lecture

"Tsunamis: Are We Underestimating the Risk?"

by Dr. Eddie Bernard

Tuesday, March 20, 5:30 p.m.

Baird Auditorium

National Museum of Natural History

10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW

The lecture is free and open to the public.

Reception to follow.

RSVP: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/829886/Thirteenth-Annual-Roger-Revelle-

Commemorative-Lecture

Innovations in Inclusiveness and Accountability: How the ADB Ensures Responsible Development

Investment in Asia

Wednesday, March 21, 12:00-1:30 p.m.Lindner Family Commons, Room 602George Washington UniversityElliott School of International Affairs1957 E Street NWLunch will be provided.RSVP:[email protected]

Ann Quon, Principal Director, External Relations Department, Asian Development Bank

Allessandro A. Pio, Resident Director General, North American Representative Office

Sean Roberts, Associate Professor of Practice of International Affairs; Director, International DevelopmentStudies Program, GW
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Moderator: Linda J. Yarr, Director, PISAIn an era of public mistrust of many major financial institutions, learn how the Asian Development Bank isincreasing accountability and transparency in its lending practices:

The Public Communications Policy of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a living document that guides theinstitution's efforts to be transparent and accountable to the people it serves. The revised Accountability

Mechanism provides an avenue for affected people to seek redress when policy violations in ADB operationscause them harm. These policies recognize that transparency and accountability are essential to developmenteffectiveness. ADB's vision of Asia and the Pacific free of poverty cannot be achieved unless ADB is aware ofits stakeholders' needs and, conversely, they understand and support ADB's role and operations in the region.

Sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and Partnerships for International Strategies in Asia

The Race Goes On

AEI Election Watch 2012, Session 4

Tuesday, March 20, 20129:00 - 10:30 a.m.

American Enterprise Institute

12th Floor

1150 17th Street, NWWashington, DC 20036

Two blocks from Farragut North Metro

This event will be livestreamed.

Participants:

MICHAEL BARONE, AEI

KARLYN BOWMAN, AEI

HENRY OLSEN, AEI

NORMAN J. ORNSTEIN, AEI

Super Tuesday offered mixed results in the fight for the GOPpresidential nomination, with Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum

.
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and Newt Gingrich each claiming at least one victory.

Romneys wins, especially in Ohio, keep him at the front of

the field, but do Santorum's wins in Oklahoma, Tennessee

and North Dakota firmly establish him as the conservative

alternative to Romney? And what does the future hold for

Newt Gingrich?

Join AEI's Election Watch team for a reflection on the races

that have already taken place and a look ahead to the

contests to come. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, AEI's

Election Watch series is Washington's longest running

election program for a reason: serious historical commentary

and insights that can't be beat.

RSVP to attend this event.Watch live online if you cannot attend in person.

For more information, please contact Jennifer Marsico at

[email protected] .

Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting presents five short films examining the impact of natural resourcesextraction on the environment, indigenous populations, public health and corporate responsibility.Please join us forNatural Resources/Unnatural Results: Access, Exploitation and Accountabilityas part ofthe 2012 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital.Wednesday, March 21, 6:00 p.m.

Carnegie Institution for ScienceElihu Root Auditorium1530 P Street NWWashington, DC 20009
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Reception follows program.

Free and open to the public.

RSVP: http://dceff-

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Filmmakers, journalists, policymakers and NGO watchdogs join together to explore these issues in a paneldiscussion in tandem with the film screenings.

Films and topics in the program:

PERUS GOLD RUSH: WEALTH AND WOES (Peru, 2011, 9 min.) In the Madre de Dios region of Peru, a

pristine virgin rainforest is losing ground to unrestricted wildcat gold mining. (Filmmaker Stephen Sapienzawill also screen excerpts from his current Pulitzer Center project on water and sanitation in West Africa,focused on issues of accountability and sustainability.) Produced for PBS NewsHour by Emmy Award Winner

Stephen Sapienza.

GUERRILLA MINING IN GUIANAS MIDST (French Guiana, 2011, 5 min.) Soaring gold prices have lured

Brazilians to illegal gold mines in the deep jungle of French Guiana. French police have waged a sporadic,largely unsuccessful effort to shut them down. Produced for Harpers by Narayan Mahon.

THE DARK SIDE OF COLUMBIAS GOLD RUSH (Colombia, 2011, 4 min.) Colombia's gold rush pits local

subsistence miners against large corporate interests, criminal gangs and the police. Produced for GlobalPost byNadja Drost.

GHANA: OIL BOOM, FISHING FEARS (Ghana, 2011, 4 min.) The traditional fishing village of Abuesi, inwestern Ghana, awaits with trepidation the possible repercussions for their community of oil discoveries justoffshore. Produced for iWatch by Christiane Badgley.

THE PENAN OF BORNEO (Malaysia, 2011, 4 min.) The Penan people are little in stature, little in number andlittle in the eyes of the government. Former nomads, they are now on the frontline of an uphill struggle to savethe last unprotected rainforest of Sarawak from rapidly expanding palm oil plantations. Produced by JamesWhitlow Delano.

Discussion follows screenings, with filmmakers Stephen Sapienza and Nadja Drost, Amol Mehra, Coordinatorof the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable, and Daniel Baer, Deputy Assistant Secretary, USState Department Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Moderated by Jon Sawyer, ExecutiveDirector, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

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Boosting the American Economy:Lessons to be Learned from U.S.-Israeli Trade and Investment

Wednesday, March 21, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.Lunch will be provided.Betsy and Walter Stern Conference CenterHudson Institute1015 15th Street NW6th FloorWashington, DC 20005

As governments worldwide are seeking ways to createjobs, promote exports, and expand their economies,there are important lessons to be learned from the

history and current practice of U.S.-Israeli trade andinvestment in technology. The field has produced anastounding amount of innovation, new technology, andsuccess for a long list of U.S. and Israeli companies.Although the United States has been a top innovator fordecades, one recent study estimates that its rate ofprogress in becoming a new, knowledge-basedinnovation economy is slower than all the other thirtynine countries/regions that were evaluated. A troublingsign is that patents issued to American applicants havedropped recently while those issued to foreign

applicants continue to increase.In contrast, Israel has been accelerating its progress asan innovation-based economy over the last fifteen years.Israel has attracted more than twice as much venturecapital investment per person than the United Statesand thirty times more than Europea remarkable featconsidering it is a 63-year-old country of only 7.5 million,surrounded by hostile neighbors and with few naturalresources. As an innovation hub, Israel has become apremiere destination for American companies. Over ahundred U.S. firms have opened R&D operations in

Israel and many more have acquired companies in avariety of industrial sectors, serving as a key catalyst forIsrael's own innovation boom.The U.S.-Israeli commercial relationship is a growthengine for the economies of both countriescreating

jobs and enabling companies to innovate, build, andcreate new products that transform industries andsociety.

Panelists:

Greg Slater, Director, Global Trade andCompetition Policy, Intel Corporation Eitan Yudilevich, President, BIRD Foundation Victor Mizrahi, Principal of Mizrahi Enterprises;

former President of Semrock, Inc. and formerChief Scientist of Ciena Corporation

Joshua Kram, Head, U.S.-Israeli BusinessInitiative, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Douglas Feith (moderator), Senior Fellow,Hudson Institute; former Under Secretary ofDefense for Policy


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Violence, Nonviolence and the

Palestinian National Movement

with

Dr. Wendy Pearlman

Crown Junior Chair in Middle East Studies,

Northwestern UniversityThursday, March 22, 12:30-2:00 p.m.

The Palestine Center

2425 Virginia Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20037Click here to RSVP now!

Dr. Wendy Pearlmanshows that much of the

reasoning behind the use ofviolent and nonviolentmethods in nationalistmovements lies very muchin the movementsthemselves, through herbookViolence, Nonviolence and the Palestinian NationalMovement.

Pearlman reveals multiple patterns across one hundredyears in the Palestinian national movement, with

comparisons to South Africa and Northern Ireland. Tothose who ask why there is no Palestinian Gandhi,Pearlman demonstrates that nonviolence is not simply amatter of leadership. Nor is violence attributable only toreligion, emotions, or stark instrumentality. Instead, a

movement's organizationalstructure mediates the strategiesthat it employs. By taking readerson a journey from civildisobedience to suicide bombings,this book offers fresh insight into

the dynamics of conflict andmobilization.

Dr. Wendy Pearlman is the Crown Junior Chair inMiddle East Studies and Assistant Professor of PoliticalScience at Northwestern University. Her first book,Occupied Voices: Stories of Everyday Life from the

Second Intifada (Nation Books, 2003), was a BostonGlobe and Washington Post bestseller. She has publishedarticles inInternational Security andJournal of PalestineStudies, with articles forthcoming in Security Studies,

Studies in Comparative International Development, andJournal of Conflict Resolution among others. Since 2011,she has spoken about the Middle East uprisings onAlJazeera, the BBC and other local and national radioand TV outlets.

The Jerusalem Fundfor

Education and Community

Development is a 501(c)(3) non-

profit organization based inWashington, DC that does

educational and humanitarian

work on behalf of Palestinians,

particularly those living in the

Occupied Territory and

surrounding refugee camps.

The Palestine Center is an

independent think-tank

committed to communicating

reliable and timely information

about the Palestinian political

experience to American policy-

makers, journalists, students and

the general public. Established in

1991, it is the educational

program of the Jerusalem Fund

for Education and Community

Development.

Pakistan on the Brink: The Future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan

Thursday, March 22, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace1779 Massachusetts Avenue NWWashington, DC 20036RSVP:http://carnegieendowment.org/events/forms/?fa=registration&event=3581

As the United States prepares to withdraw combat troops from Afghanistan by 2014, many questions about thestate of the U.S relationship with Afghanistan and Pakistan remain unanswered.

In his new book, Pakistan on the Brink, best-selling author Ahmed Rashid lays out Americas options withPakistan and Afghanistan in the post-Bin Laden years. Rashid will discuss these options, the future of the

region, and offer a way forward for all three countries. Carnegies George Perkovich will moderate.

IFES EVENT

Season of Change? Russia's Recent Elections and Their Effect on Democracy in Eurasia

March 22, 12:00-2:00 p.m.

International Foudation for Electoral Systems

1850 K Street NW

Fifth Floor

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As countries in Eurasia head toward key elections in 2012, many are wondering how the recent vote in

Russia which involved thousands of local observers and a disparate opposition refusing to accept the

election's legitimacy will impact its neighbors.

Please join us for a conversation on how Russia's unprecedented opposition movement will affect its path

to democracy and what repercussions the elections may have for fragile democracies in the region. Among

the issues covered will be:

Who is the Russian opposition, what are their actions, and how much stamina do they have? How will the Russian election experience impact elections taking place in Ukraine, Georgia and

Armenia later this year? What are the implications of these developments for U.S. foreign policy?

Featured speakers:

Ambassador James F. Collins, Director, Russia and Eurasia Program, Carnegie Endowment for

International Peace

E. Wayne Merry, Senior Fellow for Europe and Asia, American Foreign Policy Council

Moderated by Anthony C. Bowyer, IFES Program Manager for Europe and Asia.

Lunch will be served. Please RSVP byregistering online.

Edison Foundation is holding a conference and reception at Newseum for "Powering the People"

registration form at

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Congressional Reception & Innovation Alley Exhibits.

March 22, 2012 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Newseum

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Hudson Institute is pleased to invite you to...

Indian Foreign Policyin the 21st Century:Challenges and OpportunitiesAn Address by Amb. Nirupama Rao

Thursday, March 22, 12:45 - 2:30 p.m.Lunch will be served.Betsy and Walter Stern Conference CenterHudson Institute1015 15th Street NW6th FloorWashington, DC 20005

Just as the second half of the 20th century wascharacterized by Americas Atlantic partnership, theIndia-U.S. relationship will be a defining feature of the21st century. From the 1990s, succeeding Indian andAmerican administrations have emphasized the multi-dimensional nature of the relationship and especially itsstrategic aspect.

With a rapidly growing economy, military modernization,and a prominent geo-strategic location, India can play akey role not only in its neighborhood but globally. YetIndian leaders have traditionally preferred a status quooriented policy. As India is building closer ties withcountries in East and South East Asia, re-emphasizingits ties with the Gulf Middle East, and increasing itseconomic ties with Africa, will it be more willing to play abigger role?

To answer these questions and more, Hudson Instituteis honored to host the Indian Ambassador to the UnitedStates, H.E. Nirupama Rao, on Thursday, March 22,2012.

Ambassador Rao has had a distinguished career in theIndian Foreign Service spanning over three decades.

She has served as Indian Ambassador to Bolivia, China,Peru, and Sri Lanka. After China, she was appointedForeign Secretary, serving a two-year term. InSeptember 2011 Ambassador Rao took over as IndiasAmbassador to the United States.

Ambassador Rao was previously in Washington in thecapacity of Minister for Press and Cultural Affairs at theIndian Embassy from 1993 until 1995. She was a Fellowat the Center for International Affairs (now theWeatherhead Center) at Harvard University in the early

1990s. She was also a Distinguished InternationalExecutive in Residence at the University of Maryland

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from 1999 until 2000.

Hudson Institute President and CEO Kenneth Weinsteinwill introduce Ambassador Rao. Hillel Fradkin, SeniorFellow and Director of Hudsons Center on Islam,Democracy, and the Future of the Muslim World, willmoderate the Q&A session.

Seminar on Sustainable Public Procurement

March 22, 2:00-4:30 p.m.Royal Netherlands Embassy4200 Linnean Avenue NWReception to follow from 4:30-7:00 p.m.Please RSVP before March 15, 2012 [email protected]

From national governments to local administrations, from international organizations to companies: sustainableprocurement is increasingly recognized as an important topic. But where sustainable procurement is high on theagenda, in many cases the concrete implementation of sustainable procurement is still in its infancy. Thisseminar will bring together practitioners and scholars of sustainable procurement to discuss best-practices andlessons learned. The seminar aims to contribute to policy challenges on sustainable procurement in International

Financial Institutions such as the World Bank Group, Inter-American Development Bank and otherorganizations.

Opening Remarks:Her Excellency Rene Jones-Bos, Ambassador of the Netherlands to the United States

Presentations by practitioners:Peter Laser, Executive Director International Business Development,KARL STORZ /Representative, German Healthcare Partnership

Jonathan Rifkin, Procurement Analyst and Green Purchasing Coordinator,Office of Contracting and Procurement, District of Colombia

Gerwin Schweitzer, Environmental Advisor, Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment,The Netherlands (Invited)

Panelists:Paul Bermingham, Director, Operations Services, Operations Policy and Country Services, The World BankGroupNancy Gillis, Director, Federal Supply Chain Emissions PMO, U.S. General Services AdministrationChristiaan Poortman, Senior Advisor, Transparency International Philips Electronics (Invited)

DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER)

March 22, 7:00 p.m.

(doors open at 6:30 p.m.)

Keck Center

500 Fifth Street NW

Room 100


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Join Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences (CPNAS) at the D.C. Art and Science EveningRendezvous (DASER), a monthly discussion forum on art and science projects in the national capital region andbeyond. DASERs provide a snapshot of the cultural environment of the region and foster interdisciplinarynetworking. This month, the discussion focuses on the intersection of visual culture and evolution. This series isorganized in collaboration withLeonardo, the International Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology.

Program

6:30 to 7:00 p.m. Check in

7:00 to 7:10 p.m. Welcoming remarks and community sharing time. Anyone in the

audience currently working within the intersections of art and

science will have 30 seconds to share their work. Please

present your work as a teaser so that those who are

interested can seek you out during social time following the

event.

7:10 to 8:10 p.m. Panelists' presentations (15 minutes each)

Gerald Borgia, professor, Department of Biology,

University of Maryland, College Park

Nathaniel Comfort, associate professor, Institute of the

History of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

Ellen Levy, New York City-based artist and educator

David Rothenberg, professor of philosophy,

Department of Humanities, New Jersey Institute of Technology,

Newark

8:10 to 8:45 p.m. Discussion

8:45 to 9:30 p.m. Reception

DASER fosters community and discussion around the intersection of disciplines. The thoughts and opinions

expressed in the DASER events are those of the panelists and speakers and do not necessarily reflect the

positions neither of the National Academy of Sciences nor of Leonardo.

Leonardo fosters collaborative explorations both nationally and internationally by facilitating interdisciplinary

projects and documenting and disseminating information about the intersection of art, science, and technology.

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The Middle East Policy Forumis pleased to present

The 2012 Annual Kuwait Chair Lecture:

Gulf Monarchies: Facing Change

with

Ambassador Edward W. "Skip" Gnehm, Jr.Kuwait Professor of Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Affairs, GWU

Popular protests toppled regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya and launched persistantchallenges to established regimes elsewhere in 2011. In contrast, the Gulf monarchies --excepting Bahrain -- maintained relative stability and control. Although the Gulfmonarchies appear immune to political upheaval, changing domestic conditions andgrowing political dissent present real challenges to ruling monarchs. This lecture will focuson the changing political environments in the Gulf monarchies, examining domestic issues

as well as regional challenges confronting these regimes in light of the transformationalArab protests of 2011.

Thursday, March 22, 20126:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Elliott School of International AffairsHarry Harding Auditorium, Room 213

1957 E Street NWWashington, DC 20006

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The Middle East Policy Forum is presented with the generous support of ExxonMobil.
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CAPITOL HILL BRIEFING

Cybersecurity: Will Federal Regulation Help?"

Friday, March 23, 12:00 p.m.(Lunch Included)

2203 Rayburn House Office Building

Cato events on Capitol Hill are free of charge and open to the public.

RSVP:http://www.cato.org/event.php?eventid=9060

Featuring Jim Harper, Director of Information Policy Studies, Cato Institute; Jerry Brito, Senior Research Fellow,

Mercatus Center at George Mason University; Ryan Radia, Associate Director of Technology Studies, Competitive

Enterprise Institute; moderated by Laura Odato, Manager of Government Affairs, Cato Institute.

With the Senate poised to consider comprehensive "cybersecurity" legislation this month, a bevy of questions need

answers. Although it is difficult to secure computers, networks, and data, are government spending and regulation

the answer? Are the cybersecurity threats touted in Washington real or trumped up? Should legal protections for

privacy and other values give way in the name of "information sharing" with the Department of Homeland

Security? Join us for a discussion with technology policy experts about cybersecurity's challenges and the

approaches taken in current legislation.

Calder Brannock's Adventure Residency ProgramHeadquarters

(March 23 - April 27)

Opening ReceptionFriday, March 23, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Flashpoint Gallery916 G Street NW(202) 315-1310
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Flashpoint Gallery will play home base for artist Calder BrannocksAdventure Residency ProgramHeadquarters. The project builds upon Brannocks earlier project, Camper Contemporary, amobile art gallery fashioned from a vintage camper. Brannock will expand upon CamperContemporarys Adventureprojects, organizing artists and audience members to take trips to

produce artworks based on shared experiences. Visitors will be encouraged to borrow objectsfrom the gallery in order to create self-guided personal adventures.

Gallery Hours: Tuesday Saturday, 12:00-6:00 p.m. or by appointment.

Flashpoint Gallery is generously supported by The Washington Post Company. Hotel Helix is

Flashpoints 2011-12 Hotel Partner. Marvin is CuDCs 2011-12 Wine Partner. American Airlines isthe official airline of CuDC.

NAHRO President's Reception

Friday, March 23, 5:30-7:00 p.m.

101 Constitution Avenue NW


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To honor the NAHRO leadership, celebrate the 2012 Housing America Campaign with partner

organizations,and kick off this years Legislative Conference.

Please join President Martens and the NAHRO staff for a reception overlooking the U.S. Capitol.

Japan Spring Opening Day Celebration

Saturday, March 24, 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Freer Gallery of Art

Jefferson Drive at 12th Street SW

Sackler Gallery

1050 Independence Avenue SW

Free.

Celebrate the arrival of Japan Spring on the National Mall! From 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., enjoy Edo period music,create cherry blossom origami, and snack on bento boxes and tea, available for purchase in the Sackler pavilion.A Hokusai-inspired family activity and a demonstration of the dramatic art of kabuki begin at 2 pm. Also onview are two exhibitions of Japanese masterworks: Hokusai: 36 Views of Mount Fuji and Masters of Mercy:Buddha's Amazing Disciples.

Japanese cuisine provided by Kushi restaurant.
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