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Events This Week

The Russian Spring: Does It Stand a Chance?

Wednesday, February 15, 5:00-6:30 p.m.

George Washington University

Alumni House

1918 F Street NW

RSVP:http://tinyurl.com/Albats

Yevgenia M. Albats, Editor, The New Times

In December, Russia witnessed some of the largest protests against authorities since Vladimir Putin came to

power. In March the country will elect a new president, and while Putin is likely to win, he will govern in a new

country where people are beginning to demand that their leaders be held accountable. This situation creates new

opportunities and dangers for Russia's independent media. In this talk, Yevgenia Albats will discuss what it is liketo publish a journal that offers readers a variety of opinions and investigative reporting on current events in

contemporary Russia. She will also discuss the role of the Internet and social media in changing the political

landscape, in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and in the region.

This event is part of the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies' Behind the Headlines Series

Sponsored by the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies
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RUMI FORUMPresents

Turkish Media:

Press Freedom in Turkey


Rumi Forum

1150 17th Street NW

Suite 408

Washington, DC 20036


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Free and open to the public (registration required)

Light lunch will be served

Please Click to RSVP

Salih Memecan acquired his BA and MA in architecture from Middle East Technical

university (ODTu) and received his doctorate in architecture from the university of

Pennsylvania as a Fulbright scholar. As a cartoonist for the Sabah daily, Memecan draws the

cartoon strips Bizimcity and Sizinkiler. Bizimcity's animated version appears on ATV prime-

time news programs. Memecan's cartoons are published in various magazines and

newspapers abroad. He has had more than 50 books of cartoons published. As the

chairman of the board of directors of the Media Association, Memecan directs the

association's long-term plans and represents the association at the highest level.

Deniz Ergurel received his BA in communication from the Ege university of Turkey in 1999.

He worked as an assistant program director at TV8 and as a producer in NTV between 1999

and 2001. In 2001, Ergurel moved to Mexico to work for a Turkish company as a sales

manager in order to develop his professional work experience and his language skills.

Between 2001 and 2008 he lived in Mexico, Brasil and USA. In 2008, Ergurel relocated to

Turkey and served as an administrative director at a Turkish renewable energy company

focused on solar energy. In 2010, he joined the Media Association as the founding Secretary

General. His duties include the administration of the association, new project development

and international relations. Mr. Ergurel speaks English, Spanish and Portuguese fluently.

Since 2011 he works as a freelance journalist on new technologies and social media. His

personal interests include digital journalism, photography and new media business models.
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Ergun Babahan received his BA in Law from Istanbul university Law Faculty in 1981. After

completing his internship in Izmir Bar association, he worked as a freelance lawyer. In 1984

he joined Yeni Asir newspaper as a political news reporter and became the assistant

managing editor until 1987

In 1987, Babahan, joined Soz newspaper as the founding staff and started working there as

a managing editor. Later on, he worked in Hurriyet newspaper as a news editor for a year.

In 1988, he received a scholarship from John Knight Professional Journalism Program in

Stanford university. upon completing the program he started working in Sabah newspaper

as an assistant managing editor. However, this only lasted a year, due to the other

scholarship that Babahan received from Ford Foundation at university of Maryland at

College Park and attended "A Seminar on American Foreign Policy Process"

Relocating to Turkey in 1991, he continued his work in Sabah newspaper as a managing

editor and became the managing editor in chief until he joined Yeni Binyil newspaper in

2000 as the founder editor in chief.

In 2002, he became the Ankara Bureau Chief of Aksam newspaper. In August of the same

year he re-joined to Sabah newspaper as editor in chief and columnist. Since 2010 he works

at Star newspaper and Today's Zaman as a columnist and also as a political commentator at

24 TV.

"Beyond the Nakumatt Generation" and "Les Petites Barrieres" double film screening


World Bank

J Building

18th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW

RSVP:[email protected]
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MODERATOR

Marcelo Giugale

Sector Director, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management, Africa Region, World Bank

Mr. Giugale is the World Banks Director of Economic Policy and Poverty Reduction Programs for Africa. An

international development leader, he has more than twenty-five years of experience span the Middle East,

Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Latin-America and Africa, where he led senior-level policy dialogue and over

twenty billion dollars in lending operations across the development spectrum. He has published widely oneconomic policy, finance, development economics, business, agriculture and applied econometrics. Notably,

he was the chief editor of collections of policy notes published for the presidential transitions in Mexico (2000),

Colombia (2002), Ecuador (2003), Bolivia (2006) and Peru (2006).


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DISCUSSANTS

Paul Brenton

Trade Practice Leader, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management, Africa Region, World Bank

Mr. Brenton is the Trade Practice Leader in the Africa Region of the World Bank and is co-editor of the recently

released book De-Fragmenting Africa: Deepening Regional Trade Integration in Goods and Services. Mr.

Brenton joined the Bank in 2002, having been Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Trade Policy Unit at

the Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels. Before that he lectured in economics at the University of

Birmingham in the UK.

Nora Dihel

Senior Trade Economist, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management, Africa Region, World Bank

Ms. Dihel is Senior Trade Economist in the Africa Region of the World Bank. The main focus of her current

work is on trade in services and regional integration. Prior to joining the World Bank in 2008, Ms. Dihel worked

in the Chief Economist Unit of the Directorate General for Trade of the European Commission and the OECD

Trade Directorate. She has published work on the economic impact of services trade policies, regional

integration and South-South linkages.

Matthew Reisman

Lead Analyst for Distribution Services, United States International Trade Commission (USITC)

Mr. Reisman is the Lead Analyst for Distribution Services at the United States International Trade Commission

(USITC). His research focuses on barriers to trade and investment in the retailing industry as well as broader

trends in the global market for distribution services. Over the last three years, he led a team that collected

information on barriers to retail trade in 75 countries. Prior to joining the USITC, Mr. Reisman was an associate

at Nathan Associates Inc. He has advised government officials on trade and investment policy in Southeast

Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe.

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Juan Mendez (UN Special Rapporteur on Torture) Book

Taking a Stand: The Evolution of Human Rights By Juan E. Mndez with Marjory Wentworth

Please join AIUSA as we host Juan Mendez, U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture, for a book signing event

Guest Speaker: Curt Goering, COO, AIUSA


Amnesty International US Washington, DC Office

600 Pennsylvania Avenue SE

Suite 500


Please RSVP to:[email protected]. The event is free with light refreshment following the presentation.

Maintaining human rights across the globe continues to be a crucial issue. Violence against civilians during

the recent protests throughout the Middle East brings the matter to the forefront of public consciousness

yet again, renewing its urgency. For concerned citizens and organizations around the world, Taking a


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Stand: the Evolution of Human Rights by Juan Mndez and Marjory Wentworth is an incisive look

across the most pressing human rights issues of our time, how they have evolved, and how effective

action can be taken to address them.

Syria: What's Next?

The SETA Foundation at Washington D.C. presents

Syria: What's Next?

Wednesday, February 15, 12:00-2:00 p.m.SETA Foundation

1025 Connecticut Avenue NWSuite 1106Washington, DC 20036

Speakers:

Steven Heydemann, Senior Adviser for Middle East Initiatives at USIP

Randa Slim, Adjunct Research Fellow, New America Foundation

Aram Nerguizian, Visiting Fellow, Burke Chair in Strategy, CSIS

Erol Cebeci, Executive Director, The SETA Foundation at Washington D.C.

Moderator:

Kadir Ustun, Research Director, The SETA Foundation at Washington D.C.

The twin vetoes by Russia and China on the UNSC draft resolution on Syria, described

as having "no teeth," have analysts pondering what the next stage of the conflict might

be.

Register Now!

Steven Heydemann, Ph.D., serves as Senior Adviser for Middle East Initiatives at USIP.

Heydemann is a political scientist who specializes in the comparative politics and the political

economy of the Middle East, with a particular focus on Syria.

Randa Slim is an adjunct research fellow at the New America Foundation and a scholar at the

Middle East Institute. A former vice president of the International Institute for SustainedDialogue, Slim has been a senior program advisor at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, a guest

scholar at the United States Institute of Peace, Middle East program director at Resolve Inc, and

a program officer at the Kettering Foundation.

Aram Nerguizian is a visiting fellow with the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at CSIS,

where he conducts research on the Middle East and North Africa. He specializes in security,

politics, and military development in the Middle East, focusing on specialized themes such as the

Lebanese military, U.S. and Iranian strategic competition in the Levant, and challenges to civil-

military relations and force development in post-conflict and divided societies.

Erol Cebeci is the Executive Director of the SETA Foundation at Washington DC. He

completed his undergraduate studies at Istanbul University and received an M.S. degree from

Penn State University, both in Business Administration.
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Kadir Ustun is the Research Director of the SETA Foundation at Washington DC. He received

his M.A. degree in History from Bilkent University. He is currently pursuing a doctoral degree

in Middle East Studies at Columbia University.

Thank you for your attention and response, we look forward to seeing you at our event.

Dear Mary,

In a TEDx Talk I gave in October, I challenged listeners to swap ideas with five people fromacross the political aisle, over coffee or tea. Now, its easy for you to take part in that

challengeover beer and appetizers. Thats right: POGO is hosting another Muckrakers HappyHour!

Muckrakers' Happy HourThursday, February 16

6:007:30 p.m.

Thunder Grill (inside Union Station)

This is an opportunity for reporters, NGO advocates, and Hill staffers from both political campsto share a few drinks and exchange tips on their latest investigations. As always, appetizers areon us, thanks to a grant from the Fund for Constitutional Government specifically forMuckrakers Happy Hours.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Cheers,

Danielle BrianExecutive Director

POGO :: 1100 G Street, NW, Suite 500 :: Washington, DC 20005 :: (202) 347-1122
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Middle East Policy Forum: Is Israeli-Palestinian Peace Still Possible?

Thursday, February 16, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Lindner Family Commons, Room 602


The Elliott School of International Affairs

1957 E Street NW


RSVP at:http://tinyurl.com/mepf2-16

Despite twenty years of peace negotiations, persistent obstacles on both sides continue to prevent an Israeli-Palestinian peace

agreement. In addition, the potential international intermediaries are preoccupied with domestic issues: the upcoming presidential

election in the U.S. and the struggle in Europe to aver financial collapse. Without a third-party involvement, can the two parties(Israel and Palestine) achieve peace alone?

Gershon Baskin is the founder and chairman of the Israel Palestine Center for Research and Information. He will address these topics

and discuss the secret direct back channel of negotiations that he initiated and conducted between the Government of Israel and

Hamas for the release of the kidnapped Israeli soldier, Gilead Schalit, who was held in captivity in the Gaza strip for 5 years and 4

months.

TheMiddle East Policy Forum is presented with the generous support of ExxonMobil.

Sponsored by Institute for Middle East Studies

Thursday, February 16, 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.

Registration and a buffet lunch will open at 11:30 a.m.

Hudson Institute

Betsy and Walter Stern Conference Center

1015 15th Street NW

Suite 600


RSVP:http://hudson.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=event_registration&event_id=922

Bradley Center events are streamed live online.

Please watch atwww.hudson.org/watchlive.
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Event Description

Over the past half-century, think tanks have come to play a central role in policy development and even in the

surrounding political combat. Over that period, however, the balance between these two functions policy

development and political combat has been steadily shifting. Today, while most think tanks continue to serve as

homes for some academic-style scholarship regarding public policy, many have also come to play more active (if

informal) roles in politics. . . . Every incentive political, financial, and professional points toward the further

politicization of think tanks.

So wrote Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Tevi Troy in a recent article in the Winter 2012 issue ofNationalAffairs, arguing that American think tanks are becoming less incubators of thoughtful policy ideas than politicalcombat vehicles.

Please join us on February 16th for an engaging panel discussion on this issue, featuring Neera Tanden of theCenter for American Progress; Tevi Troy of Hudson Institute; the Heritage Foundation's Michael Franc; andWill Marshall of the Progressive Policy Institute. Hudson Institute Distinguished Fellow ChristopherDeMuth will moderate the discussion. Lunch will be served.

Required Reading

Tevi Troy, "Devaluing the Think Tank",National Affairs, Winter 2012.

Program and Panel

11:30 a.m.

Registration, lunch buffet

12:00 p.m.

Panel discussion

Michael Franc, Heritage Foundation Vice President for Government Studies

Will Marshall, President and Founder of the Progressive Policy Institute

Neera Tanden, President of the Center for American Progress

Tevi Troy, Hudson Institute Senior Fellow

Christopher DeMuth, Hudson Institute Distinguished Fellow and former President of the American EnterpriseInstitute (Moderator)

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Question-and-answer session

2:00

Adjournment
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You are cordially invited to a Defending Defense series luncheon hosted by

the American Enterprise Institute, the Foreign Policy Initiative, and The Heritage Foundation

on Thursday, February 16th.

Choosing Decline: The Meaning of Obama's Defense Guidance

and Budget

Thursday, February 16

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Registration

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Program

Dirksen Senate Office BuildingRoom 106

Introduction: Jamie M. Fly, Foreign Policy Initiative

Confirmed Speakers: Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ)

Confirmed Speakers: Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA)

Moderator: Former Senator Jim Talent, The Heritage Foundation

Closing Remarks: Thomas Donnelly, American Enterprise Institute

To RSVP, please clickhere.

The Defending Defense Coalition brings together the American Enterprise Institute, the Foreign Policy Initiative, and The

Heritage Foundation to promote a sound understanding of the U.S. defense budget and the resource requirements necessary

to sustain America's preeminent military position in a dangerous world. At this event, we will discuss the Obama

administrations FY 2013 defense budget and the broader context behind its new strategic guidance. As the Pentagon looks tocut $487 billion over the next decade, what capabilities and missions will America sacrifice? Does the budget reflect a strategy

grounded in a true pivot to Asia? Is there an underlying strategic logic to the cuts? Please join us on Thursday, February

16th to discuss these issues.

Speaker Biographies

Senator Jon Kyl is currently serving his third term in the United States Senate, after having completed four terms representingArizonas Fourth District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected unanimously by his colleagues in 2008 to serve asRepublican whip, the second highest position in Senate Republican leadership. Senator Kyl serves on the Senate JudiciaryCommittee and the Senate Finance Committee. Before his public service, Senator Kyl practiced law at Jennings, Strouss & Salmon inPhoenix. In 1985, he served as chairman of the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. Senator Kyl received both his bachelors and lawdegrees from the University of Arizona.
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Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon represents the 25th District of California in the U.S. House of Representatives. In June2009, Congressman McKeon was named the ranking member of the Armed Services Committee (HASC) and serves as thecommittee's chairman in the 112th Congress. Prior to serving as the lead Republican on HASC, Congressman McKeon was the topRepublican on the Education and the Workforce Committee for close to three years. Before coming to Congress in 1992, he was asmall business owner and served on the William S. Hart Union High School District Board of Trustees and ultimately served as thefirst mayor of the City of Santa Clarita. Congressman McKeon is a graduate of Brigham Young University.

Thomas Donnelly, a defense and security policy analyst, is the director of the Center for Defense Studies at the American Enterprise

Institute. He is the coauthor with Frederick W. Kagan ofLessons for a Long War: How America Can Win on New Battlefields.Among his recent books are Ground Truth: The Future of U.S. Land Power, coauthored with Frederick W. Kagan; Of Men andMateriel: The Crisis in Military Resources, co-edited with Gary J. Schmitt; The Military We Need; and Operation Iraqi Freedom: AStrategic Assessment. From 1995 to 1999, he was policy group director and a professional staff member for the House ArmedServices Committee. Mr. Donnelly also served as a member of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. He is aformer editor of Armed Forces Journal, Army Times, andDefense News. He has also worked at Lockheed Martin Corporation as thedirector of strategic communications and initiatives and at the Project for the New America Century as the deputy executive d irector.He received his B.A. from Ithaca College and his M.I.P.P. from the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

Jamie M. Fly is the executive director of the Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI). Prior to joining FPI, Mr. Fly served in the Bushadministration at the National Security Council from 2008 to 2009 and in the Office of the Secretary of Defense from 2005 to 2008.He was director for Counterproliferation Strategy at the National Security Council, where his portfolio included the Iranian nuclearprogram, Syria, missile defense, chemical weapons, proliferation finance, and other counterproliferation issues. In the Office of theSecretary of Defense, he was an assistant for Transnational Threats Policy. For his work in the Department of Defense, he wasawarded the Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service. He blogs regularly at The Weekly Standardblog and Foreign Policys Shadow Government blog and his articles and reviews have been published in Commentary, NationalReview, POLITICO, The Weekly Standard, Forbes.com, USNews.com, and National Review Online. He is a member of theInternational Institute for Strategic Studies and a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He received a B.A. fromAmerican University and an M.A. from Georgetown University.

Former Senator Jim Talent is a distinguished fellow at The Heritage Foundation, where he specializes in military readiness andwelfare reform issues. He is also a co-chairman of Mercury, a public strategy firm. Senator Talents political career began in 1984,when, at age 28, he was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives. At 32, he was chosen unanimously by colleagues asminority leader. He served in that role until 1992, when he was elected to C ongress representing Missouris 2nd District. There, hewas a member of the House Armed Services Committee and chairman of the House Committee on Small Business. After servingeight years in Congress, Senator Talent won a seat in the U.S. Senate in a special election in 2002. He was a member of the SenateArmed Services Committee, and chaired the Sea Power Subcommittee for four years. He narrowly lost his bid for a second Senate

term in November 2006. Senator Talent is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis. After graduating Order of the Coif fromUniversity of Chicago Law School, Senator Talent clerked for Judge Richard Posner of the U.S. Court of Appeals for two years.

About the Foreign Policy Initiative

FPI is a non-profit, non-partisan, tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. FPI seeks topromote an active U.S. foreign policy committed to robust support for democratic allies, human rights, a strong American militaryequipped to meet the challenges of the 21st century, and strengthening America's global economic competitiveness. The organizationwas founded in 2009 and is led by Executive Director Jamie Fly. FPIs Board of Directors consists of Eric Edelman, Robert Kag an,William Kristol, and Dan Senor.

The Foreign Policy Initiative

11 Dupont Circle, NW Suite 325

Washington, D.C. 20036

Telephone:(202) 296-3322

African American Women in Global Affairs, Culture, and History

February 16, 6:00-8:30 p.m.

Africare House

440 R Street NW


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Black History Month Celebration

Join the Africa Committee to celebrate and honor the achievements of Congresswoman Barbara Lee and RosaWhitaker, CEO and President of the Whitaker Group.

Congresswoman Barbara Lee is a forceful and progressive voice in Congress, dedicated to socialand economic justice, international peace, and civil and human rights. Clickhereto learn more about

Congresswoman Barbara Lee.

Before launching The Whitaker Group, Rosa Whitaker served as the first ever Assistant US Trade Representative (USTR)for Africa in the administrations of Presidents George W. Bush and William J. Clinton. In this capacity, she developed andimplemented the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and other bilateral and multilateral trade policy initiatives forAfrica.Clickhereto learn more about Rosa Whitaker.

Space is limited, RSVP is required.

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Dear friends and colleagues:

Hope you are doing well.

Please, find enclosed the invitation to the Opening of the photograph exhibition Afro descendants, Guanabacoa,Cuba, next week, in GALA Hispanic Theatre, as part of the Cuban program to celebrate the International Year for Afrodescendants, 2011, designated by UNESCO.

We will also present the documentary I am Tata Nganga, followed by a Reception.

Thursday, February 16, 6:00 p.m.

GALA Hispanic Theatre

3333 14th Street NW


After the event, at 8.00 pm, we are all invited to enjoy the play Anna in the Tropics by Pulitzer Prize winner and 2009 USartist Nilo Cruz, also at GALA, with tickets at special prices.

Look forward to sharing this opportunity with you.

Our best, sincerely,

Patricia L. Pego Guerra

First Secretary

Cuban Interests Section to Washington, DC.

2630 16 St. NW, Washington, DC. 20009

Opening ReceptionFebruary 16, 6:00 p.m.

OAS' Art Museum of the Americas

201 18th Street NW
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D.C. Art Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER)

February 16, 6:00-8:30 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.)Keck Center

500 Fifth Street NW

Room 100

Registration and Photo IDs required

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Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences (CPNAS) presents D.C. Art and Science Evening

Rendezvous (DASER), a monthly discussion forum on art and science projects in the national capital region.

DASERs provide the public with a snapshot of the cultural environment of the region and fosterinterdisciplinary networking. This series is organized in collaboration with Leonardo, the International Society

for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology.

Program

5:30 to 6:00 p.m. Check in

6:00 to 6:10 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.

6:10 to 7:10 p.m. Panelists' presentations (15 minutes each)

Shih Chieh Huang, artist, New York City

Lynne Parenti, curator of fishes and research scientist, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution,

Washington, D.C.

Barbara Stauffer, chief of temporary exhibitions,

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Bertram Ulrich, liaison multimedia and curator, Art Program, NASA, Washington, D.C.

7:10 to 7:45 p.m. Discussion

7:45 to 8:30 p.m. Reception

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.

DASER's sister program, LASER, is based in San Francisco.
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CAG Georgetown ARTS Show 2012

The talent of Georgetown resident artists will be on view this year at the 3rd Annual Georgetown Art Show

at House of Sweden, 2900 K Street NW, for five days, spanning the President's Day Weekend, fromThursday, February 16 thru Monday, February 20. Sponsored by the House of Sweden and free to the

public, the show will launch with an opening reception onThursday, February 16, from 6:00 to 9:00

p.m. CAG's (Citizens Association of Georgetown) unique show of more than 30 Georgetown artists will

include painting, photography, prints, sculpture, 2D and 3D mixed media. While some works will be for

display only, many will be for sale. Show hours are from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Ulysses Marshall: The Journey of Hope

(February 16-March 17)

Opening ReceptionFriday, February 17, 6:30-9:00 p.m.

International Visions Gallery2629 Connecticut Avenue NW



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"The Journey of Hope", acrylic and paperdoll on canvas, 36x48

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

The Lindner Family Commons, Room 602Rethinking Nuclear Weapons

Friday, February 17, 12:00-1:30 p.m.

Room 505



1957 E Street NW


RSVP at:http://bit.ly/xbhhHS

Ward Wilson, Senior Fellow, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies

Ward Wilson will discuss the latest developments in thinking about nuclear weapons in the post Cold War era. He

will evaluate the case for strategic bombing and its impact on nuclear war strategy, as well as the reliability of

nuclear deterrence. Mr. Wilson's remarks will also preview some of the arguments in his forthcoming book, Five

Myths About Nuclear Weapons.

Sponsored by Nuclear Policy Talks
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Urban Chic

1626 Wisconsin Avenue NW


EXCAVATE


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An Exhibition of New Work by ROSEMARY FEIT COVEY & LAUREL HAUSLER

(February 17-March 14)

_________________________________

Opening Reception


Morton Fine Art

1781 Florida Ave NW

(at 18th & U Streets)

Washington,DC20009

Morton Fine Art (MFA) presents Excavate, an exhibition of new work by artists Rosemary Feit

Covey and Laurel Hausler. The exhibition will be on display at Morton Fine Art from February

17th through March 14th, 2012. The opening reception will be held with both artists in

attendance.

Rosemary Feit Covey (Alexandria, VA, b. South Africa, wood engravings, mixedmedia): One of the preeminent wood engravers working today, Rosemary Feit Covey'smasterful and emotionally powerful black and white engravings can be found inprominent museum and library collections around the world. In a career spanningthree decades, she has exhibited internationally and received countless awards for herwood engravings. Last year her self-appropriated mixed media artworks debuted in hersolo exhibition Death of the Fine Art Print at Morton Fine Art.

Laurel Hausler (Washington, DC, b. USA, paintings):

A Washington, DC native, Laurel Hausler's love of literature, antiquity and the absurd inspire

the stories behind her work. Admired for resisting a self-conscious approach to process, the

artist reveals lines, scratches, rips and gestures on her surfaces that demonstrate herdecision-making process through the work's evolution to its finished state.


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About Excavate:

Rosemary Feit Covey and Laurel Hausler have been paired in this two woman exhibition to

highlight their respective artistic processes and approach to subject matter. Rosemary Feit

Covey whittles away the surface of her wood block with extreme precision, utilizing a time-

staking and unforgiving engraving process until her detailed image appears. Laurel Hausler

works in a subtractive process by covering her canvas with multiple layers of paint, wax,charcoal or found objects and then removes the layers to reveal the subject. Both women

are fearless in their psychological approach to subject matter - raw and depth oriented,

they explore subsurface in the realm of the unconscious, not afraid of the obscure.

About Morton Fine Art (MFA):

Founded as an innovative solution to the changing contemporary art market, Morton Fine

Art (MFA) is collaborates with art collectors and visual artists to inspire fresh ways of

acquiring contemporary art. Firmly committed to the belief that anyone can become an

art collector, MFA's mission is to provide accessibility to museum-quality contemporary artthrough a combination of innovative exhibitions and a new generation of art services.


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The Miller Center at the University of Virginia invites you to a Presidents Day event in our Washington,DC office. Three of our outstanding scholars will illuminate historical context for the 2012 election to kick

off our Lessons of 2012theme for the upcoming year. They will offer historical comparisons to issues


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likely to be prominent in this year's race and provide an overview of the wealth of materials related to

presidential history available in our archives.

Join us for fascinating dicussions and a reception:

Monday, February 20, 4:00-6:30 p.m.

Miller Center

801 17th Street NW

Suite 202


**Space is limited, so please reply to Shirley Burke [email protected] Thursday, February

16 if you plan to attend.**

AGENDA

4:00 pm

4:05 pmWELCOME

Governor Gerald L. Baliles, Director & CEO, Miller Center; Governor of Virginia (1986-1990)

4:05 pm 4:25 pm THE MODERN PRESIDENCY AND PARTISAN RANCOR

President Obamas political difficulties have not merely been due to poor leadership or the stubborn

rates of unemployment. In large part, they follow from structural dilemmas that would affect any

president. Modern presidents are caught between two competing responsibilities. First, they assume the

responsibility, rooted in the Progressive and New Deal eras, to transcend partisanship and meet the

profound challenges of managing the welfare and national security states. At the same time, they

confront a polarized climate arising from the cultural struggles of the 1960s that pits Democrats and

Republicans in a battle over what the objectives of government should be a raw and disruptive party

politics that requires presidents to pronounce party doctrine, raise campaign funds, mobilize grassroots

support, and campaign on behalf of their partisan brethren.

Sid Milkis, White Burkett Miller Professor of Politics and Director of Democracy and Governance Studies,

Miller Center

4:25 pm 4:45 pm PRESIDENTIAL RECORDINGS

Between 1940 and 1973, six American presidents from both political parties secretly recorded just under

5,000 hours of their meetings and telephone conversations.Using these once-secret presidential

recordings of Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon, the presentation will reveal episodes in each of the

administrations that touched on the matters of foreign policy that have engaged presidents over the last

two administrations and will likely emerge as concerns during the upcoming presidential campaign.

Marc Selverstone, Associate Professor and Director of Presidential Studies, Miller Center

4:45pm 5:05 pm WILL THE SUPREMES DECIDE THE 2012 ELECTION? APPLYING HISTORY TO

CURRENT CASES

The US Supreme Court will decide the Obamacare case in the midst of the 2012 presidential race.

Presidential oral histories provide context for this crucial ruling and how the candidates might approach

it, and future Court appointments, in the campaign.Barbara Perry, Senior Fellow and Associate Professor, Presidential Oral History Program, Miller Center


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5:05 pm 5:20 pm MILLER CENTER ELECTION 2012 RESOURCES

The Miller Center is releasing new materials and has reorganized our existing resources to make them

widely accessible to provide context to the election of 2012.

Michael Greco, Director of Information and Support Services, Miller Center

5:30 pm 6:30 pm WINE AND CONVERSATION

Security Policy Forum Challenges Ahead: America and the Middle East

Tuesday, February 21, 6:00-7:30 p.m.




1957 E Street NW

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

Ambassador Dennis Ross, Counselor, Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Special Assistant to the President

and Senior Director for the Central Region, National Security Council

Sponsored by the Security Policy Forum

Social Media and Digital Public Sphere in Turkey"*

> The Young Scholars on Turkey (YSOT) Program presents

>

> *"Social Media and Digital Public Sphere in Turkey"

>

> Courtney Dorroll*

> * University of Arizona*

>

> * *

>

> *Tuesday, February 21, 2012

> 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.*

>

> * **The SETA Foundation

> 1025 Connecticut Ave NW

> Suite 1106

> Washington, DC 20036

> *

> Moderated by Kadir Ustun, Research Director, SETA Foundation at Washington

> D.C.
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>

>

>

> The role of social media during the Arab Revolutions is often debated with

> strong emphasis on the particular techniques and technologies available to

> dissidents and the general public. This presentation aims to focus on the

> relationship between the digital public sphere and "national identity" by

> examining the YouTube ban in Turkey. In a world of fundamentally

> transformed modes of communication patterns, what can such bans tell us

> about the limits of digital public sphere and the nation-state in Turkey

> and the Middle East?

>

>

>

> *Courtney Dorroll is currently Jacob K. Javits Fellow and PhD student in

> the department of Middle East and North African Studies at the University

> of Arizona. Dorroll focuses on modern Turkey and contemporary issues of the

> Turkish diasporic community in Germany as well as media and cultural policy> issues in Turkey and Germany. After obtaining her MA, Dorroll spent a year

> as a research fellow at the Max Planck Institute of Economics in Jena,

> Germany.*

>

>

> *Register

Now!

> *

> *The Young Scholars on Turkey Program (YSOT) is co-sponsored by SETA> Foundation at Washington D.C. and the Institute of Turkish Studies (ITS) to

> provide young social scientists with a venue to present their policy

> relevant, original academic research in the nation's capital Washington

> D.C. *

> Thank you for your attention and response, we look forward to seeing you

> at our event.

What Would You Do?New America Book Event: Beautiful Souls
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From corporate whistleblowing to civildisobedience, some of the boldest acts ofdissent are carried out not by radicals seekingto overthrow the system, but by truebelievers clinging with unusual fierceness totheir convictions. In his latest book, EyalPress tells the dramatic stories of people who

refused to conform when facing a morallycompromising situation. Drawing on hisreporting on a number of case studies and ongroundbreaking research by moralpsychologists and neuroscientists, Pressdelves deeply into the psychology of resisting,especially when doing so poses a great risk.

We invite you to join us in celebrating therelease ofBeautiful Souls: Saying No,

Breaking Ranks, and Heeding the Voice

of Conscience in Dark Timeshosted by theNew America Foundation.

A reception will immediately follow.

Copies ofBeautiful Souls will be available forpurchase.

Featured SpeakerEyal PressAuthor, Beautiful Souls: Saying No, Breaking Ranks, and Heeding the Voice ofConsciencein Dark Times2011 Bernard L. Schwartz Fellow, New America Foundation

ModeratorAndrs Martinez

Vice President, New America Foundation

To RSVP for the event, click on the red button or go to the event page:

http://newamerica.net/events/2012/what_would_you_do

Tuesday, February 21, 20126:00-8:00 p.m.

ASU Washington Center1834 Connecticut Avenue NW

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GLI ITALIANI DI NEW YORK

> BOOK PRESENTATION

> The Embassy of Italy/Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with Italians in DC, present Gli Italiani di New

York (Italians in New York), a book by Maurizio Molinari. "The characteristic that distinguishes the Italians in the

Big Apple is to believe that working hard everything is possible".>

> With: Maurizio Molinari, Anna Lawton, Guido Olimpio, Peter Pace, and Gherardo Guarducci.

> This event also introduces ParoLab, the Book Club of Italians in DC.

> LOCATION

> Auditorium - Embassy of Italy

> 3000 Whitehaven Street NW

> Washington, DC 20008

Election Watch 2012, Session 3: When Will the GOP Have a Nominee?

Tuesday, February 21, 8:15-10:00 a.m.

American Enterprise Institute

12th Floor

1150 17th Street NW


(Two blocks from Farragut North Metro)

Register:http://aei.org/events/2012/02/21/aei-election-watch-2012-session-3/

About This Event

A double-digit win in the Florida primary reaffirms Mitt Romneys status as the frontrunner in the race for theRepublican presidential nomination. But one hallmark of this campaign season has been its unpredictability. IsRomney the inevitable nominee? What have we learned about GOP voters thus far? And do RepublicanNational Committee delegate rules increase the possibility of a brokered convention?

Join AEIs 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.
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Agenda

8:15 a.m. - Registration and Breakfast

8:30 a.m. - Panelists:MICHAEL BARONE, AEIHENRY OLSEN, AEI

NORMAN J. ORNSTEIN, AEI

Moderator:KARLYN BOWMAN, AEI

10:00 a.m. - Adjournment

Political Islam in the Caucasus

Wednesday, February 22, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20036-2103

RSVP:http://carnegieendowment.org/events/forms/?fa=registration&event=3539

Alexey Malashenko, Hikmet Hadjy-zadeh, Bayram Balci, Geraldine Fagan, Sufiyan Zhemukhov, Sergei Markedonov,

Thomas de Waal

Islam is increasingly becoming a factor in the politics of the wider Caucasus region. In the south, Azerbaijan is

experiencing a growth of religion in politics. Turkey and Iran compete for Islamic influence on their neighbors. In

the North Caucasus, Moscow faces an ongoing insurgency that has many Islamic elements.

Two panels of Carnegie and outside experts will analyze the current trends and likely responses from

governments in the region.
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The Phantom of the Broadcast Spectrum Policy Opera

February 22, 12:00-1:30 p.m.

Hudson Institute

1015 15th Street NW

6th Floor


RSVP:http://hudson.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=event_registration&event_id=921

Presentation by Thomas Hazlett, Professor of Law & Economics, George Mason University

Moderated by Harold Furchtgott-Roth, Hudson Institute

One of the most valuable swaths of underdeveloped spectrum is currently allocated for television broadcasting.The Federal Communications Commission currently has a plan to reallocate parts of that spectrum for mobile

broadband purposes. The FCC plan is complicated, will require a change of law, and may take many years to

implement. Thomas Hazlett will discuss various means to reallocate broadcast spectrum.

Hazlett is Professor of Law & Economics at George Mason University, where he also serves as Director of theInformation Economy Project. He has written for many publications, including the Wall Street Journal,Barron's, Slate, and theNew York Times, and is a columnist (on technology policy issues) for the FinancialTimes. He has previously held faculty appointments at the University of California, Davis, ColumbiaUniversity, and the Wharton School, and served as Chief Economist of the Federal CommunicationsCommission (FCC).

The Pliades Premiere


Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW


RSVP athttp://pleiadespremiere-esearch.eventbrite.com/?srnk=58

Join us for The Pliades Premiere! Enjoy cocktails and hors d' oeuvres, catch up with friends and colleagues around

the industry, and discover everything you've ever wanted to know about the Pliades high-resolution Earth

observation satellite constellation.

Hear industry experts discuss what Pliades has to offer the high-resolution marketplace View some of the spectacular first images Visit one of our Imagery Lounges to get more details on using Pliades data for your application

We look forward to seeing you there.

Space is limited, so please register by February 10th.

ContactAstrium GEO-Information Services - North Americafor event and ticket information.

The Obama Doctrine at Year Three: An Assessment


Lehrman Auditorium
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The Heritage Foundation

214 Massachusetts Avenue NE

Washington DC 20002-4999

RSVP:http://www.heritage.org/events/2012/02/obama-doctrine

Even before taking office, President Obama began laying out in his public statements the tenets of a doctrine, that ifenacted, would enable his Administration to remake America as one nation among many, with no singular claim

either to responsibility or exceptionalism. These tenets include a more humble engagement with the world and

more reliance on others as well as treaties and international organizations to deal with global crises and threats to

our security.

Has the Obama Doctrine made America and the world more secure? The President believes so, asserting in his

recent State of the Union Address that America is back even as he has sped up withdrawal of U.S. forces from

Iraq and Afghanistan, leaving them open to terrorist and foreign influence; Iran to whom he extended an open

hand is dangerously close to possessing nuclear weapons; and the policy of leading from behind has contributed

to making the outcomes of the Arab Spring uprisings uncertain. The U.S. faces increasing resistance to its policies

from Pakistan, China, Russia, and even Americas allies in Europe, who worry about the Administrations pivot to

Asia. Join us as our expert panel analyzes the Obama Doctrines effects on American security and grades the

Presidents foreign policy performance at Year Three.

More About the Speakers

Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.Vice President, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation

Marc A. ThiessenFellow, American Enterprise Institute

Clifford D. MayPresident, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Hosted By

Helle Dale

Senior Fellow for Public Diplomacy
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Crowdsource as a Tool of Diplomacy

Thursday, February 23, 6:00-7:30 p.m.




1957 E Street NWRSVP:http://go.gwu.edu/2l

David Alan Grier, Associate Professor of International Science and Technology Policy, GW
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Crowdsourcing is an intriguing and highly flexible way of engaging large numbers of individuals in collective

efforts. Utilizing the technologies of social media, it creates spot judgment markets that can be used to process

large amounts of information. This talk will provide an introduction to the subject and will include a discussion of a

current application of crowdsourcing in the US Department of State.

Sponsored by the Center for International Science and Technology Policy

The German Embassy in cooperation with Concordia D.C. is proud to present the Alliage Quintet - one of the most

creative and succesful saxophone ensembles in Europe.

February 23 at 7:30 p.m.

The United Church

1920 G Street NW


Admission free but RSVP required:[email protected]

The quintets core repertoire consists of well-known masterpieces of all epochs, sensitively and cleverly arranged

for the ensemble.

Alliage will perform:

F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847):

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 (Arrangement by Hendrik Schnoerke)

Nikolai Rimski-Korsakow (1844-1908):

Scheherazade (Arrangement by W. van Klaveren)

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)/ Jun Nagao (1964- ):

Summer from The Four Seasons

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1759):

Air and Menuet (from French Suite No. 2)

I Call to Thee, Lord Jesus Christ (Choral Prelude)

Gavotte (from French Suite No. 5)

Air (from Suite for Orchestra No. 3)

(Arrangements by S. Pottmeier

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)/ Jun Nagao (1964- ):

Autumn from The Four Seasons

Time Shadows: MusicChinese|German|American Neighborhood Poetry Collaboration ReadingThursday, February 23, 6:30 p.m.

in English, Chinese, German

Goethe-Institut

812 Seventh Street NWWashington, DC 20001RVSP:[email protected]

At the Chinatown gate
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Over the last 150 years, Washington, DCs Chinatown has been home to many immigrant groups. Each has

contributed to the vibrancy and diversity of our neighborhood and our city. Three cultures are highlighted in thisannual celebration of poetry and voice.

The 2012 poems focus on the topic "Music", featuring poems by twelve renowned poets.

Chinese:

Xi MurongLiao WaitangSong LinYi Lei

American:Sunil FreemanBrian GilmoreRod JellemaFred Joiner

German:Norbert HummeltHans RaimundJutta RichterBrigitte Struzyck

In cooperation with the Chinatown Community Cultural Center, the Confucius Institute at George MasonUniversity, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Public Library.

miss our second leadership seminar Chilean Mine Rescue on February 23 at 7pm at

the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in Washington, DC. The panel discussion will be

focused on the role of the United States in the Chilean Rescue of 2010, with very interesting

speakers and the collaboration of Wharton Business School and The Washington Post.

For more details and registration information see the program flyer attached.

Cultural Department

Embassy of Chile


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FRIDA KAHLO: HER PHOTOSThe celebrated artist's life revealed through personal photographs

(February 23-March 25)Opening ReceptionThursday, February 23, 7:00-10:00 p.m.

Terrace GalleryArtisphere1101 Wilson BoulevardArlington VA 22209

(703) 875-1100

U.S. PREMIERE: Artisphere is thefirst and only venue in the United States of America to present thisexhibition of photographs revealing moments of this extraordinary figures private life.

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907-1954)s extraordinary life and iconic biographical paintings have earnedher international renown in the world of modern art. Upon Kahlos death in 1954, more than 6,500 personal

photographs and items belonging to her and husband/artist Diego Rivera were sealed and put in storage. Formore than half a century this great collection of personal memorabilia remained hidden from the public. In 2007this collection was opened and Mexican photographer and curator Pablo Ortiz Monasterio inventoried andcatalogued 259 images to create the Frida Kahlo: Her Photos exhibition.

These images reveal a little-known side of the artist and lifelong resident of Coyoacn, a Mexico City suburband Arlington, Virginia's sister city. The collection of photographs in this exhibition reflect Kahlos tastesand interests, the experiences she shared with those close to her, and her complicated, but also thrilling,personal life. Viewers get an insiders look, not only through who was behind the camera, in front of thelens or the anonymous nature of some of the work but also through the annotated writing found on the back ofmany of the photographs.

From family pictures and snapshots taken with lovers to images that reveal relationships with Russian Marxistrevolutionary Leon Trotsky and American photographers Edward Weston, Alfred Stieglitz, artist GeorgiaOKeefe and actress Dolores del Rio, this exhibition provides a glimpse into Kahlo as never seen before.

This exhibition is produced in collaboration with the Frida Kahlo Museum, The Embassy of Mexico, the

Mexican Cultural Institute, Arlington County and with additional support from the Rosslyn Business

Improvement District. It was initially facilitated by the Arlington Sister City Association.

Archives in Wartime: From WWII to the Invasion of Iraq

February 24, 3:00-5:00 p.m.

5th FloorWoodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

One Woodrow Wilson Plaza

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20004-3027

RSVP: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/rsvp?eid=21746&pid=106

A photo ID is required for entry to the building.
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From the first days of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, United States forces seized official government records createdby Saddam Husseins regime and exploited them for valuable military intelligence. Millions of pages of theseIraqi state records were then transferred to the United States for further research. Digital copies were even madeavailable to scholars, providing a wealth of new insights into the recent history of Iraq and Saddam Husseinsregime.

Yet their continued storage and use in the United States remains controversial. The Iraq National Library andArchive has repeatedly demanded the immediate return of all archival material captured during the war, arguingthat these records are an inalienable part of Iraqs national heritage. Negotiations have dragged on as it remains

unclear if Iraq is truly ready for these records, which document decades of suppression and abuse, and containthe names of both informants and targets, perpetrators and victims alike.

The seizure of these Iraqi records is not without precedent, as archives are routinely captured by enemy forcesduring wartime. Archives in Wartime will feature a panel of expert archivists and historians who will discuss

the current dispute over the Iraqi records within this larger historical context, examining the complex politicalquestions at stake, as well as the tangled legal, historical, and archival issues which arise when state records arecaptured by invading forces.

Event Co-sponsor: Cold War International History Project

Subject: February 24 - Short List: "Network with Professionals in European, Eurasian, and Russian Studies"

talk/reception - GWU's Elliott School of International Affairs

Date: Mon, Feb 13, 2012 3:24 pm

Network with Professionals in European, Eurasian, and Russian Studies





1957 E Street NW

RSVP:http://tinyurl.com/PEERSNetwork2012

Please join Professionals in European, Eurasian, and Russian Studies(PEERS) as we host a networking event focused on career possibilities in

Europe, Eurasia, and Russia. Brief introductions will be followed by an

opportunity for students and professionals to interact over drinks and

light refreshments.

Professional dress is required.

Drinks and light refreshments will be provided

Sponsored by the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies and

the Professionals in European, Eurasian, and Russian Studies (PEERS)
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The Sisters Chamasyan - a trio of 2 violins and piano - perform

Friday, February 24, 7:30 p.m.

The United Church

1920 G Street NW


Free.

Metro:Foggy Bottom

Porch Projects Presents: MEGATRON'S DEADPorch Projects opens its second year of artist-focused programming with MEGATRON'S DEAD, acollaborative exhibition by artists Bonner Sale, Samuel Scharf and Zac Willis.MEGATRON'S DEAD is a multimedia experience honoring the cultural icon Megatron, leader of theDecepticons. Join the artists, visitors, and other interested parties in celebrating MEGATRON'S life and

achievements while also paying your respects at the character graveyard.

Opening ReceptionSaturday, February 25, 4:00-7:00 p.m.Remembrance speech at 5:00 p.m.Porch Projects is located in a now-enclosed former sleeping porch off the back of a 1917 row house in theCapitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC..(this is the "address" thety give on the web site)Email for directions:[email protected]

About the Artists:

Bonner Sale is a Brooklyn based artist who has exhibited his drawings and collages in several venues inWashington, DC, and Baltimore, MD. His work was included in Nudashank Gallery's Wise Guise (2009) andStay Tooned at John Fonda Gallery (2011).

Samuel Scharf is a has exhibited his multimedia works throughout the Washington, DC, region. In 2011, hiswork was included in Conner Contemporary's annual Academy exhibition and the Arlington Arts Center'sPlanning Process. He will receive his MFA from American University this spring.

Zac Willis received his MFA from American University in 2009. He has exhibited his sculpture andphotography in the area, including recent projects at Artspace in Richmond, in Washington Project for the Arts'

Coup d'Espace program, and at Greenpoint Gallery in Brooklyn.

The GeorgeWashington University

invites students, neighbors, faculty, staff, alumni and friends

to hear the stories of long-term residents of the historic

Foggy Bottom Neighborhood in theDistrict of Columbia

at

VOICES

Celebrating the African American Legacy in Foggy Bottom

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

6:00-7:00 p.m.

Reception to follow.

The George Washington University


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Jack Morton Auditorium

805 21stStreet NW

RSVP:http://foggybottomlegacy.eventbrite.com/

Warning to a Superpower: The Threat of Debt to American Global Leadership

Tuesday, February 28, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Lehrman Auditorium

The Heritage Foundation

214 Massachusetts Avenue NE

Washington DC 20002-4999

RSVP:http://www.heritage.org/events/2012/02/liam-fox

The scale of federal government debt in America is not only a major economic problem, but also a strategic one.Having jumped radically in recent years, federal debt is projected to continue to soar, driving up interest expense,

adding more pressure to raise taxes, and crowding out national security spending, scaling back U.S. power on the

world stage to help make ends meet.

Although the United States government debt burden is horrendous, there is still an opportunity to lead the world's

largest economy and others into a better economic space. Whoever occupies the White House or controls Congress

by the end of 2012 will lead the nation to, and through, a crossroads. The next president will have to bite the bullet

on budget deficits and national debt, either raising taxes and further eroding national security spending, or cutting

and re-prioritizing federal spending. U.S. pre-eminence is at stake in the choice.

It is fashionable in some quarters to write off the United States, not least among those elements of the American

media and political establishment who constantly seem intent on apologizing for their own country. But with good

political management and sound economic correction, the natural innovation and entrepreneurship of the

American people if set free from intrusive and ever-expanding regulatory government should see the nation

through.

Join us as Liam Fox assesses the challenges faced by the worlds only superpower and issues a stark warning that

American global leadership is under threat after years of government policies that have weakened the foundations

of Americas prosperity.

Dr. Liam Fox served as the Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom from May 2010 to October 2011.

He has been a frequent visitor to Washington over the past decade, and has worked tirelessly to advance the

Special Relationship between the United States and Great Britain. He has been a Member of Parliament since 1992,

and has served as Shadow Foreign Secretary, Shadow Defence Secretary, Shadow Health Secretary and as Co-

Chairman of the UK Conservative Party.

You are invited to the

IDAHO STATE SOCIETY'S"Welcome Back Congress"
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Reception

An opportunity to catch up with other Idahoans in the DC area and celebratethe beginning of a new year!

Wednesday, February 29th

Capitol Hill Club300 1st Street SE

Sponsored by J.R. Simplot Company

Copyright 2009 The Idaho State Society

A conversation with artist Mikael Olsson. His exhibition Sdrakull Frsakull will open in House of Sweden on

March 1st.

Wednesday, February 29, 6:30-7:30 pm

House of Sweden

2900 K Street NW


RSVP required:[email protected]


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The Monthly DC Luncheon: Wednesday, February 29th from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Assessing the Economic Impact of the Keystone XL Pipeline by Dr. William W. Wade

We cordially invite you to our February DC Policy Luncheon.

William W. Wade of Energy and Water Economics and the REMI staff will be discussing a methodology

behind an economic analysis of the Keystone XL Pipeline. The proposed pipeline would impact 7 states and

2 Canadian provinces, while indirectly affecting the price of oil. To this methodology, Dr. Wade brings 30

years of experience conducting economic evaluations of policies and decisions bearing on natural resources

and infrastructure. This analysis uses REMI PI+.

The luncheon will be on Wednesday, February 29th, at our DC office, 700 12th Street NW, Suite 700,

Washington, D.C. 20005.

Lunch will be provided at no charge although we ask that you register in advance by emailing Leah Jalbert at

[email protected], calling our office at413-549-1169, or visiting us online atwww.remi.com.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Sincerely,

Chris Brown

Senior Economic Associate

Regional Economic Models, Inc.

700 12th Street, NW

Suite 700Washington, DC 20005

tel.(202) 904-2490

fax.(202) 904-2491

[email protected]
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