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Events This Week

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Embassy of Sweden

House of Sweden

2900 K Street NW

Washington DC, 20007

Phone:(202) 467-2600
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Dear Colleagues:

The Stimson Center invites you to the launch of a new monograph co-authored by Polly Nayak

and Michael Krepon, The Unfinished Crisis: US Crisis Management after the 2008 Mumbai

Attacks. This detailed assessment of US diplomacy was informed by interviews with Secretary

of State Condoleezza Rice, National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley, Ambassadors David

Mulford and Anne Patterson, and many other US officials.

We will convene at the Stimson Center this Wednesday, February 8, at 3:00 p.m. The authors

will discuss the crisis and its likely consequences for the region and for US policy.

Stimson's conference facilities are located on the 12th floor of 1111 19th Street NW, near the

Farragut and Dupont Circle Metro stations. Please contact Nate Cohn ([email protected]

) if

you plan to attend.

Stimson's work on deterrence stability and crisis management on the subcontinent is made

possible by grant support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the

National Nuclear Security Administration.

Best wishes,

Michael KreponCo-founder and South Asia Program Director

Please plan to join us at a Capitol Hill reception

recognizing the ongoing achievements of the

Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM)

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

5:30-7:30 p.m.

The Gold Room, 2168 Rayburn House Office Building

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Featuring the regenerative medicine breakthroughs being developed

for our nations most severely wounded warriors
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Singapore Conference

Wednesday, February 8, 9:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

Center for Strategic and International Studies

1800 K Street NW

Washington, DC 20006

RSVP:

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The CSIS Southeast Asia program is pleased to invite you to participate in a Singapore Conference on February 8,

2012, with a select and high level group of experts and senior policy officials at the Center for Strategic and

International Studies (CSIS). The conference will bring together several ministers from Singapores new cabinetand other Singaporean and U.S. Officials, thought leaders, business executives, and journalists to discuss a range of

issues from the political changes taking place in Singapore to cooperation between our countries on regional and

global priorities. The Singapore Conference will focus on five key themes:

1. Assessing Singapores politics and foreign policy

2. Strengthening trade partnerships and constructing a framework for growth in the Asia-Pacific

3. Bolstering security cooperation in Asia

4. Educational partnerships and preparing students for the 21st Century economy

5. Defining a strategic cooperation for the 21st century

The conference is organized at a vital moment for both the United States and Singapore. The center of gravityfor American foreign policy, national security, and economic interests are being realigned and shifting towardsAsia. The United States is thinking more strategically about the Asia-Pacific and Southeast Asia in particular.

Singapore has been a vital partner of the United States with extensive linkages from trade and investment,sustainable environmental policy, to security and political ties. American officials, business leaders, and civilsociety leaders and the new Singaporean leadership value this opportunity to discuss these issues, and theconference has been designed to meet that need.

I hope that you will be able to join us and provide you insights and input to enrich this important and timelydiscussion.

Please note that all of the keynote speeches will be on the record. However, the panel discussions that followwill adhere to Chatham House Rule.

Agenda:

8:30 a.m. - Registration of Participants

9:00 a.m. - Welcoming Remarks

Ernest Bower, Senior Adviser & Director for Southeast Asia, CSIS

The Hon. Chan Heng Chee, Ambassador, Embassy of Singapore

9:15 a.m. - New Directions: Singapore Politics and Foreign Policy

Moderator: Ernest Bower, Senior Advisor & Director for Southeast Asia

Keynote Speech: Minister K. Shanmugam, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
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Panel Discussion and Q&A

Speakers:Ashok Mirpuri Singapore, Ambassador to Indonesia

Janadas Devan, Director of Institute of Policy Studies

Stanley Roth, Vice-President, International Government Relations, Boeing

Stapleton Roy, Former US Ambassador to Singapore & Director of Kissinger Institute for Chinese-US studies,Woodrow Wilson International Center

11:00 a.m. - Strengthening the Trade Partnership: Recovery through Growth in the Asia-PacificModerator: Carla Hills, CEO, Hills and Co

Introductory Comments:

Minister S. Iswaran, 2nd Minister for Trade and Industry, Singapore


Speakers:The Hon. Charlene Barshefsky, Chair, International Trade, Investment and Market Access Practice, WilmerCutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Jeffrey J. Schott, Senior Fellow, Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics

Ng How Yue, Second Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore

Ong Ye Kung, Deputy Secretary-General, National Trade Union Congress, Singapore

12:30 p.m. - Luncheon: Building Security Partnerships in Asia

Moderator:Dr. Michael Green, Japan Chair, CSIS

Keynote speech: Chee Wee Kiong, Second Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore


Speakers:The Hon. Richard Armitage, Former Deputy Secretary of State

Dennis Blair, Former Director of National Intelligence and former Commander-in-Chief, US Pacific Command

BG Gary Ang, Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Defence, Singapore

Barry Desker, Dean of S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University

Major-General (NS) Ng Chee Khern, Director of the Security and Intelligence Division (SID), Singapore

2:00 p.m. - Partnerships in Education: Preparing Students for a 21st Century EconomyIntroductory Comments:Minister Heng Swee Keat, Minister for Education, Singapore

Joanne Weiss (invited), Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary, United States Department of Education


Speakers:Linda Darling-Hammond, Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education, Stanford UniversityJessica Kehayes (invited), Director of Education and Chief of Staff Education Department, Asia Society

Susan Fuhrman (invited), President of Teachers College, Columbia University and President of the NationalAcademy of Education


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Tan Ching Yee, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Singapore

3:30 p.m. - Coffee Break

4:00 p.m. - Defining a 21st Century Strategic Partnership

Moderator: Anne-Marie Slaughter, Professor of Politics and International AffairsWoodrow Wilson School ofPublic and International Affairs Princeton University

Peter Ho, Senior Advisor, Centre for Strategic Futures & Senior Fellow, Civil Service College

Kurt M. Campbell, Assistant Secretary for East Asian & Pacific Affairs U.S. Department of State

Discussion and Q & A

5:30p.m. - Reception

Power, Inc. The Epic Rivalry Between Big Business and Government and the Reckoning that Lies Ahead

Wednesday, February 8, 5:00-6:30 p.m.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20036-2103

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Foreign Policymagazine and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace will host the

launch of David Rothkopfs newest book, Power, Inc. The Epic Rivalry Between Big Business and Governmentand

the Reckoning that Lies Ahead. Rothkopf will present his book, which traces the changing relationship between

public and private power and looks at the implications of the rise of great private actors and the weakening of

many states.

A panel discussion will follow with Robert Hormats, undersecretary of state for economic growth, energy, and

the environment; and Daniel Yergin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author ofThe Quest(Penguin Press, 2011) and TheCommanding Heights (Free Press, 2002). Ed Luce, Washington columnist and commentator for the FinancialTimes, will moderate.
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Lecture & Book signing,

"LOST Washington, DC" by Author John DeFerrari

Thursday, February 9, 6:00 p.m.

Dumbarton House

2715 Q Street NW

Free

Come listen to author John DeFerrari discuss his recently published book LOST Washington, D.C. based on his blog,

the Streets of Washington. Mr. DeFerrari will also talk specifically about one of the stories in his book - the Key

Mansion in Georgetown, home of Francis Scott Key. LOST Washington, D.C. was published by The History Press in

Fall 2011. The Washington Post review noted that "books such as DeFerrari's push us to look up from our devices

and enter a past that is not virtual, but part of a living city." DeFerrari's talk will be followed by a question and

answer session and book signing. For assurance of having your own book that evening, advance purchase isavailable. Books will be available for purchase during the evening if not pre-sold out. Reservations and book sales

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Intercepting Democracy: Colombias Intelligence Service vs. Civil Liberties

Thursday, February 9, 12:00-2:00 p.m.

(Lunch served 12:00-12:15 p.m.)

National Endowment for Democracy1025 F. Street NW

Suite 800

Washington, D.C. 20004

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Despite a longstanding commitment to elections and civilian rule, Colombias democracy continues to be

challenged by widespread violence from a decades-old civil war that has claimed thousands of lives and has

forcibly displaced millions of people. Upon assuming power, President Alvaro Uribe (2002-2010) implemented a

democratic security policy that aimed to weaken illegal armed groups and bring peace to the country; the

downside of these policies was widespread violations of human rights.

President Uribes government repeatedly accused human rights organizations, NGOs, and journalists of beingadvocates of terrorism, and many were subjected to smear campaigns, threats, and persecution from the state.One government agency that persistently breached the rule of law was Colombias intelligence service, the

Department of Administrative Security (DAS), which engaged in illegal surveillance of human rights activists,journalists, opposition politicians, judges, and even government officials and has now been disbanded by thegovernment of President Juan Manuel Santos.

In his presentation, journalist and human rights activist Hollman Morris will recount the illegal actionsundertaken by the DAS and discuss issues of political responsibility and the consequences for individualvictims, civil society, and the state of democracy in Colombia. Mr. Morris will propose recommendations foraddressing past abuses and reinforcing respect for the fundamental rights of citizens. Brandon Yoder willprovide comments.

About the Speakers:Hollman Morris is a highly acclaimed investigative journalist from Colombia. In his coverage of Colombias

internal armed conflict, Mr. Morris has documented numerous cases of human rights abuses and helped holdaccountable those responsible for these crimes. From 2003 to 2010, Mr. Morris directed Contravia, a weekly

television program that seeks to provide a voice to victims of human rights violations and bring to light newinformation about the Colombian conflict. Mr. Morris is co-director (along with Juan Jos Lozano) of thedocumentary film Impunity (2010). He has also been featured in the 2008 documentary Temoin Indesirable

(Unwanted Witness), which exposes the dangers faced by investigative journalists amidst the ongoingviolence in Colombia.
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Mr. Morris has won widespread international recognition for his work. He is the recipient of the prestigiousHuman Rights Watch 2007 Human Rights Defender Award, as well as a 2005 Hellman/Hammett grant for hiscourageous journalism in the face of political persecution. More recently, Mr. Morris received the 2010Chavkin Journalism Prize and the 2011 Nuremberg International Human Rights Award. Prior to his Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellowship at NED, Mr. Morris was a Nieman Fellow (2010) at Harvard University.

Brandon Yoder is a program officer for Latin America and Caribbean at the National Endowment forDemocracy.

The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroadpresents free concerts at National Geographic Society

Featuring

Ari Roland Jazz Quartet and Mountain Quickstep

Join us for free concerts featuring two ensembles of The 2011-

12 Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad Program at

National Geographic Society

1600 M Street NW


February 9, 2012

6:00 p.m. Ari Roland Jazz Quartet (jazz): The Ari Roland

Jazz Quartet is a New York based band that is inspired by jazz

music from the 1930's through 1950's, also known as the

"Golden Age of Jazz." The ensemble's repertoire includes

pieces by jazz legends such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie,

and Billie Holiday as well as their own critically acclaimed

original compositions. Ari Roland, bass; Keith Balla,

percussion; Chris Byars, tenor saxophone; Zaid Nasser, alto

saxophone

7:15 p.m. Mountain Quickstep (bluegrass): Mountain

Quickstep, a bluegrass band, combines elements from the old-

time, bluegrass, and early country music of the Adirondack,

Appalachian, and Smoky Mountain regions of the United

States. The toe-tapping instrumental and vocal harmony with

French Canadian and Celtic influences showcases the

diversity of rural American music. Sara Milonovich;

vocals/fiddle; Greg Anderson, guitar/bass; John Kirk,

vocals/string instruments; Trish Miller, banjo/guitar

Doors open 30 minutes prior to performance. Theseconcerts will be held in the National Geographic Dining

Hall for dancing and clogging. Seating is general

admission. Free parking available.


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You are cordially invited to a special book event "Strategic Vision: America and the Crisis of Global Power"

by

Zbigniew Brzezinski

Former National Security Adviser and CSIS Counselor and Trustee

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

3:00 to 4:30 p.m.

Willard Room

Willard InterContinental Hotel

1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Introduction byJohn Hamre, CSIS

Remarks by

Zbigniew Brzezinski

Interviewed by

David Ignatius, The Washington Post

Book Signing

from 4:00 to 4:30 p.m.-Books will be available for purchase-

This invitation is non-transferable. Seating is limited.

To RSVP please [email protected]

This book seeks to answer 4 questions:

What are the implications of the changing distribution of global power from West to East, and how is it being

affected by the new reality of a politically awakened humanity? Why is Americas global appeal waning, how

ominous are the symptoms of Americas domestic and international decline, and how did America waste the

unique global opportunity offered by the peaceful end of the Cold War? What would be the likely geopolitical

consequences if America did decline by 2025, and could China then assume Americas central role in world affairs?

What ought to be a resurgent Americas major long-term geopolitical goals in order to shape a more vital and

larger West and to engage cooperatively the emerging and dynamic new East? America, Zbigniew Brzezinski

argues, must define and pursue a comprehensive and long-term geopolitical vision, a vision that is responsive to

the challenges of the changing historical context. This book seeks to provide the strategic blueprint for that vision.

"Carbon Democracy: Political Power in the Age of Oil"

A Conversation with Timothy Mitchell

Wednesday, February 8, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Lindner Family Commons, Room 602

George Washington University

The Elliott School of International Affairs

1957 E Street NW


There will be a reception following the event.

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Timothy Mitchell, Professor and Chair of the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies,
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Columbia University

Timothy Mitchell will discuss his new book, Carbon Democracy: Political Power in the Age of Oil, in which he

describes a complex story, arguing that no nation escapes the political consequences of our collective dependence

on oil. It shapes the body politic both in regions such as the Middle East, which rely on revenues from oil

production, and in the places that have the greatest demand for energy.

A limited number of books will be available at no cost to GW students.

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

About the film:

In 2008, Fidel Castro handed over control of Cuba to his younger brother, Raul. Since then, people around the world have predicted

significant changes in the lives of the Cuban people especially in the lives of young Cubans. While hope springs eternal, the Cuban

government's continued use of laws that violate basic standards of international human rights makes it almost impossible for citizens to

openly voice their desires for change. Despite the obstacles, many young people in Cuba risk their lives to work for a better, more just

future. In the spring of 2011, Livio, an independent librarian and Cuban youth leader, visited five people: a blogger, a student, a

professor, a journalist and a musician; the film depicts their stories.

Jordan Allott

Jordan Allott is founder and executive producer for In Altum Productions, a Washington, DC, based film and video production company.

Through In Altum Productions, Mr. Allott has produced and distributed documentary projects with themes ranging from Catholic

spirituality and mountain climbing to Cuban and American politics. In 2010, Mr. Allott and In Altum Productions released Oscar's Cuba,

a 60-minute documentary about imprisoned Cuban human rights advocate and 2011 Nobel Peace Prize finalist Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet.

The acclaimed documentary has been screened across Europe, the United States, and South America, including during a 20-stop

university tour. Members of Congress, ambassadors and mayors of the U.S. and European cities hosted additional screenings. Mr .

Allott's work has been seen globally on the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), CNN International, Telemundo, and Univision

and has been featured by media outlets globally, including the G. Gordon Liddy Radio Show. Mr. Allott has also written opinion pieces

for the Washington Times, the American Spectatorand Catholic World Report. Additionally, Mr. Allott's work has screened at severalfilm festivals across the United States and Canada, including the Washington, DC Independent Film Festival. Mr. Allott is a 2012

National Review Institute Washington DC Fellow. Mr. Allott was born in Reading, England, received a B.A. in Political Science,

Philosophy and Film from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and resides in McLean, Virgina.

Simon Panek

Simon Panek was a prominent student leader of the 1989 Velvet Revolution in former Czechoslovakia, and he worked for President

Vaclav Havel in the 1990s. Currently, he is the director and one of the founders of People in Need (PIN), a Czech non-governmental

organization. PIN focuses on relief aid and development cooperation, as well as human rights and democracy promotion abroad. The

organization also administers social integration programs in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and provides informative and educational

activities. PIN is one of the largest organizations of its kind in post-communist Europe, and has administered projects in thirty-seven

countries over the past 20 years. Panek has worked in Somalia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chechnya, Kosovo, Burma, Afghanistan, SriLanka, Pakistan, Haiti and another 20 countries in which People In Need is involved.


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Freedom of Expression in the Contemporary World

The Embassy of the Czech Republic presents the project Freedom of Expression in the Contemporary World, which is dedicated to

lifelong friends and symbols of the fight for democracy and freedom: the renowned Czech film director Milos Forman and former Czech

and Czechoslovak President Vaclav Havel. Running from February-May 2012, the project incorporates documentary screenings, panel

discussions, exhibitions, and lectures focusing on freedom of expression particularly in Burma, Belarus, and Cuba.

Mutual Inspirations Festival 2012-Milos Forman

The project is a prelude to the Mutual Inspirations Festival 2012-Milos Formanwhich will take place September-October 2012. The

festival will celebrate Oscar-winning, Czech director Milos Forman's 80th birthday, the best of Czech cinematography, and the

accomplishments of the transatlantic film industry, featuring over 30 films and events in prestigious venues throughout the Washington

area. In addition, the festival will incorporate concerts, lectures, exhibitions, and theatrical performances related to film, photography,

and/or the multimedia realm.

Remembering Refugees: Stories from the 1947 Partition of India from Mumbai, and Beyond





1957 E Street NW


RSVP at:http://go.gwu.edu/DaiyaFeb9

Kavita Daiya, Associate Professor of English; Director, M.A. Program in English, GW

As many scholars from Hannah Arendt to Zygmunt Bauman have noted, migration is the defining feature of our era,

and the refugee is an extreme instance of this. The Partition migrations of India in 1947 are part of this remarkable

history of the 20th century, turning twelve million people into refugees within nine months. How did these

refugees narrate their voluntary or forced migration? How did they rebuild their lives, remember their past, and

re-imagine their identities in the new Indian nation? What are the cultural and political legacies of the 1947

Partition experience for ideas about citizenship, ethnic nationalism, and secularism in postcolonial India? Drawing

on the accounts of refugees and their descendants settled mostly in and around Mumbai, this talk explores the

impact of the Partition on the cultural negotiation of citizenship, rights, and secularism in contemporary India.

Sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies

Decoding Afghanistan: What Are U.S. Goals and How Close Are We to Achieving Them?

Thursday, February 9, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Lehrman Auditorium

The Heritage Foundation

214 Massachusetts Avenue NE


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As the U.S. draws down troops in Afghanistan and seeks to move forward with negotiations with the Taliban,there are conflicting assessments about the political and military situation inside the country. During his State ofthe Union address, President Obama stated that the Talibans momentum has been broken and that he is

winding down the war. However, a recently leaked secret NATO report, based on interrogations of thousands
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of captured Taliban fighters, paints an entirely different picture. The NATO report highlights that Talibanleaders are confident their movement will re-take power when NATO forces depart Afghanistan and that theyput little stock in talks with the international community. Meanwhile, the Administration is reportedlycontemplating releasing five battle-hardened Taliban leaders from the Guantanamo Bay military prison facilityin order to jumpstart negotiations. Join us as our panelists discuss these developments and whether the U.S. ison course to achieve its objectives in the region.

Ambassador Ronald NeumannPresident, American Academy of Diplomacy, and former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan

Lisa CurtisSenior Research Fellow, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation

Jeffrey DresslerSenior Research Analyst, Institute for the Study of War

Charles StimsonSenior Legal Fellow, Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, The Heritage Foundation

Hosted By

James Phillips

Senior Research Fellow for Middle Eastern Affairs

OCCASIONS, INC. SOCIAL HOUR BUSINESS NETWORKING EVENTTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012

5:00-8:00 p.m.

901 Restaurant & Bar

901 9th Street NW

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Join the Occasions, Inc. & OI Travel Collection team on February 9, 2012 for an evening ofnetworking with some of the DC area's top business professionals.

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Tart of Gold Valentine's Day Party


Treasury

1843 14th Street NW


"A Discussion With United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba"


A reception will follow at 6:00 p.m.

Johns Hopkins University SAIS

Rome Building Auditorium

The Rome Building

1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW


RSVP:[email protected]

Hosted By:SAIS Review

Yousef Al Otaiba, ambassador of the UAE to the United States, will be the featured speaker at this forum. Note: The

speaker's comments will be off the record
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The Future of Public Access to Taxpayer-Funded Research

A discussion with Elliot E. Maxwell, Author and Digital Economy Expert


Committee for Economic Development

2000 L Street NW, 7th floor

Click here to Register

Program

12:00 p.m. - Registration, lunch buffet

12:15 p.m. - Welcome

12:20 p.m. - Discussion

Elliot E. Maxwell, Digital Economy Expert and author ofThe Future of Public Access to Taxpayer-Funded Research

1:15 p.m. - Question-and-answer session

1:45 p.m. - Adjournment

The Committee for Economic Development is releasing a new report, The Future of Public Access to Taxpayer-

Funded Research, which analyzes the effects of government policies that open federally funded research to the

public. At present, federal law requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to have the results of all NIH-funded

research to be made publicly available in electronic form no later than 12 months after their "publication" in a

journal.. A debate over whether to extend this policy to all federally funded research or to overturn it has

highlighted the differences between large numbers of individuals and organizations in the science and scientific

publishing communities. This report finds that the net benefits of increased public access to federally funded

research on the long-term development and dissemination of high-quality scientific, technical, and medical

research and on innovation and economic growth far outweigh any negative impact on traditional subscription

supported publishers who now serve as the "gateway" to most peer-reviewed journal articles. The author of thereport, Digital Economy expert Elliot Maxwell will present the findings and recommendations of the report and

then take part in a question-and-answer session.

Elliot E. Maxwell advises public and private sector clients on strategic issues involving the intersection of business,

technology, and public policy in the Internet and E-commerce domains. He is a Fellow of the Communications

Program at Johns Hopkins University, and Distinguished Research Fellow at the eBusiness Research Center of the

Pennsylvania State University. He also advises the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information

Technology in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, EPCglobal/GS1, and the Committee for Economic

Development.

From 1998 until 2001, Maxwell served as Special Advisor for the Digital Economy to U.S. Secretary of Commerce

William Daley and U. S. Secretary of Commerce Norm Mineta. In this position he was the principal advisor to the

Secretary on the Internet and E-commerce. He coordinated the Commerce Department's efforts to establish a legal

framework for electronic commerce, ensure privacy, protect intellectual property, increase Internet security,

encourage broadband deployment, expand Internet participation, and analyze the impact of electronic commerce

on all aspects of the economy. He was deeply involved in the development of e-government activities and was a

founding member of the Federal Interagency Working Group on Electronic Commerce.

After leaving the federal government he was Senior Fellow for the Digital Economy and Director of the Internet

Policy Project for the Aspen Institute's Communications and Society Program. Previously, Maxwell worked for a

number of years as a consultant and as Assistant Vice President for Corporate Strategy at Pacific Telesis Group

where he combined business, technology, and public policy planning. He served at the Federal Communications

Commission as Special Assistant to the Chairman, Deputy Chief of the Office of Plans and Policy, and Deputy Chief

of the Office of Science and Technology. Maxwell also worked for the U.S. Senate as Senior Counsel to the U.S.

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Activities.

Maxwell went to Brown, where he co-authored, with Ira Magaziner, the report which led to the introduction of the

"New Curriculum," and Yale Law School, where he served on the Board of Editors of the Yale Law Journal. He has

written and spoken widely on issues involving the Internet, electronic commerce, telecommunications, and

technology policy. His most recent work, " Harnessing Openness to Improve Research, Teaching and Learning in

Higher Education," was issued by the Committee for Economic Development (CED). The predecessors of that work,"Harnessing Openness to Transform American Health Care," "Open Standards, Open Source, and Open Innovation:

Harnessing the Benefits of Openness," and "Promoting Innovation and Economic Growth: The Special Problem of

Digital Intellectual Property" were also published by CED. The RFID Journal recently published his views on
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"Rethinking Privacy."

In 2005, Maxwell presented "Some Reflections on the Future: Dipping a Toe in the Datastream" to the Organisation

for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris. That same year, the Economic Policy Institute

published his report, "A New Future for Telecommunications Policy: Learning from Past Mistakes." His study of

Internet Governance "Rethinking Boundaries in Cyberspace," written with Erez Kalir, was published by the Aspen

Institute in 2002.

Book Launch:

"The Swing Vote: The Untapped Power of Independents"

February 9, 4:00-5:30 p.m.

6th Floor

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

One Woodrow Wilson Plaza



RSVP:http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/rsvp?eid=21851&pid=114

Forty percent of all American voters are Independents who occupy the ample political and ideological space inthe center. In The Swing Vote: The Untapped Power of Independents, author Linda Killian looks beyond thepolls and the headlines and talks with the frustrated citizens who are raising the alarm about the acute bi-polarity, special interest-influence, and gridlock in Congress, asking why Obamas postpartisan presidency isanything but, and demanding realism, honest negotiation, and a sense of responsibility from their electedofficials.

Killian focuses on four key swing states and demographic groups that she predicts could determine the outcomeof the 2012 election. She paints a vivid portrait of the swing voters around the country and presents a newmodel that reveals who they are and what they want from their government and elected officials. She also offersa way forward, including solutions for fixing our broken political system.

Event Co-sponsor: United States Studies
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"Ruby and Baby" book signing and reception


Artfully Gifts & Chocolate

506 John Carlyle Street

Alexandria, VA22314

Can you imagine how a wild, baby African elephant and a semi-urban, American housecat can become friends? This

sweet story tells us how and also tells us about love and friendship. It is the perfect storybook for your little ones,

especially at this time of the year. Stop by, meet Mary Jane, chat with her about her inspiration for the book (its a

fascinating story) and she will personally sign your copy of the book. We will be serving hors d'oevres and bubbly

Hosted by Bonnie Roberts Burke & Melanie Friedson of Evers & Co. Real Estate and David Messineo of Apex Home

Loans.

We will review all of the essential elements to buying a home. Bring your list of questions: together we share over

30 years of experience and we will share that wisdom with you.

Wine and light snacks will be served as well as ton of invaluable information.

Please RSVP [email protected] seating is limited. Thank you very much and we look forwardto hearing from you soon.

Thursday, February 9, 7:00 p.m.

1509 22nd Street NW

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Prosecutorial Discretion: A Progress Report on Implementing New Guidelines

and Policies

With speakers:

Doris Meissner, MPI Senior Fellow and Director of the U.S. Immigration Policy Program

Seth Grossman, Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Juan P. Osuna, Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Justice

Jim Stolley, Director, Field Legal Operations, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration andCustoms Enforcement

Crystal L. Williams, Executive Director, American Immigration Lawyers Association

Friday, February 10, 2012

9:00 to 10:30 a.m.(Continental breakfast available at 8:30 a.m.)

Migration Policy Institute

Conference Room1400 16th Street, NW

Suite 300Washington, DC 20036

A core principle of criminal and civil law enforcement, prosecutorial discretion has traditionally been unevenly and hesitantly exercised

in the immigration system. In aMarch 2011 report, MPI recommended more systematic use of prosecutorial discretion to ensure that

scarce enforcement resources are focused on removal of unauthorized immigrants who represent threats to security and public safety,

and to alleviate large and growing backlogs in immigration courts.

Building on existing guidelines for the exercise of prosecutorial discretion in immigration matters, the Department of Homeland Security

(DHS) issued updated guidelines in 2011 and directed a review of all current cases in the removal pipeline and on the docket of

immigration courts to reflect the new guidance. With a pending caseload of about 300,000, the review which began in late 2011 is a

sweeping, ambitious initiative.

The reviews have been led by trial attorneys in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offices around the country and in two pilot

projects in immigration courts in Denver and Baltimore. Those pilots were completed in mid-January 2012 and were designed to test

procedures and outcomes of reducing the backlog of removal cases pending before and incoming to the Executive Office for

Immigration Review (EOIR) of the Department of Justice. In the pilot districts, the docket review resulted in 16 percent of cases being

administratively closed, allowing individuals who have been deemed not to pose security or public safety risks to remain in the United

States, although without a changed legal status. In addition, ICE trial attorneys have and are continuing to review thousands more

cases to complete the review initiative.

Going forward in 2012, DHS will complete the review of current cases and immigration courts will experience changes in their
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caseloads that reflect the new focus on high priority cases and the lessons of the pilots. This MPI briefing will explore the current status

of the initiative, the lessons learned from the Denver and Baltimore pilots, the results to date, estimated timelines, issues that have

arisen that ICE and EOIR have addressed or are addressing, and issues that still need to be addressed with proposed solutions.

A light breakfast will be available at 8:30 a.m.

Findings from the GW Coptic Diaspora Survey: Implications for Egypt and its Development

by Jennifer Brinkerhoff

Professor, Public Administration & International Affairs

Director, GW Diaspora Research ProgramThe George Washington University

February 10, 2012, 12:00-2:00 p.m.

The Lindner Family Commons, Room 602



1957 E Street NW

Weashington, DC 20006

RSVP:

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On behalf of the GW Diaspora Program, Coptic Orphans, and the GW Institute for Middle East Studies, thankyou for your interest in the launch event for the GW Coptic Diaspora Survey and its implications for Egypt'sdevelopment, with discussant remarks by Pradeep Ramamurthy, USAID's Deputy Counselor for Innovation;

and Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop (Coptic Church) of the United Kingdom.

This survey was conducted with support from the Elliott School of International Affairs, and logistical supportfrom Coptic Orphans.

I N V I T A T I O N

TARA Oceans Scientific Expedition

Presentation & Screening
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 AT 6:30PM

Dear Friends of La Maison Franaise, Please see the invitation below for a presentation of the TARA Oceans

Scientific Expedition and a screening of The Big Bloom that will take place at La Maison Franaise on Friday,

February 10 at 6:30 p.m. The research vessel TARA - which provides samples and data to the scientific communityworldwide to learn more about the impact of climate change on ecosystems - is concluding a 30-month voyage.

TARAs Scientific Director, Dr. Eric Karsenti, will discuss the expedition's discoveries prior to the screening. The

evening will conclude with a wine reception. This event is presented by the Embassy of Frances Office of Science

and Technology, in collaboration with TARA Expeditions. A reservation is required to attend. Please see details

below. We look forward to welcoming you to La Maison Franaise! Warm regards, Roland Celette Cultural Attach |

Director of La Maison Franaise

WHAT: TARA Oceans Scientific Expedition - Presentation & Screening (details below) WHEN: Friday, February 10 at

6:30 p.m. WHERE: La Maison Franaise, Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Road NW ADMISSION: FREE -

reservation required RESERVATIONS:www.france-science.org/TARA-Oceans-The-Big-Bloom-special.htmlParking
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Wine Tastings

Bell Wine & Spirits

1821 M Street NW


Friday, February 10, 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 11, 12:00-3:00 p.m.



"Liberation Square: Inside the Egyptian Revolution and the Rebirth of a Nation"

A Conversation with Ashraf Khalil

February 10, 5:00-6:30 p.m.

Room 505



1957 E Street NW


There will be a reception following the event.

available on Reservoir Rd. and across the street at Georgetown University Hospitals pay lot. DetailsTara Oceansis

the very first attempt to make a global study of marine plankton. Marine plankton is the only ecosystem that is almost

continuous over the surface of the Earth. Recently, scientists have discovered the great importance of plankton for the

climate: populations of plankton are affected very rapidly by variations in climate. But in turn, they can influence the

climate by modifying the absorption of carbon. Studying plankton is like taking the pulse of our planet. YouTube Link

(in French):www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uYwwshsA0M
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RSVP:

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Ashraf Khalil is a Cairo-based independent journalist who has covered the Middle East for a variety of publications,

including the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and The Economist

Khalil will be discussing his new book, "Liberation Square: Inside the Egyptian Revolution and the Rebirth of a

Nation".

Jacqueline Levine's The Temptation

(February 10-March 16)

Opening Reception


Flashpoint Gallery

916 G Street NW

(202) 315-1310

Artist Jacqueline Levine's work ranges from the imagery of Hieronymous Bosch's Garden of

Earthly Delightsto the distorted scale and perspective in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. The exhibition,

The Temptation, will transform Flashpoint Gallery into an immersive installation. A cast of

characters takes the form of large-scale, figurative sculptures that derive their stylistic influences

from primitivism to pop and surrealism to low-brow.

Flashpoint Gallery is generously supported by The Washington Post Company. Hotel Helix isFlashpoints 2011-12 Hotel Partner. Marvin is CuDCs 2011-12 Wine Partner. American Airlines is
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the official airline of CuDC.

POSE II and Catherine Koch

Opening Reception


The Fridge

Rear Alley516 1/2 Eighth Street SE


Free and open to the public.

This exhibit will consist of new paintings on canvas by legendary "concrete-

alchemist" and world-renowned muralist POSE II (aka Maxx Moses), as well as a

select collection of gicl prints of photographs of Mr. Moses' murals by world-

renowned photographer Catherine Koch. Artist workshop and artist talk to beannounced soon.

Exhibit on view through Thursday, February 23, 2012


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SELECT EXHIBITION OPENINGSaturday, Febraury 11 6:00-8:00pm

1800 L Street NW

WPA announces the opening ofSELECT, our 31st annual art auction exhibition. Featuring over 120

original works by established and emerging artists, the exhibition presents a compelling overview

of the work being produced in our region. Selected by 8 top curators and WPA's Board of

Directors, the works presented range from intimate photographic portraits to bold, abstract

expressions of form and color.Click herefor participating curators and artists.

OPENING and AWARD

The SELECTopening reception will be Saturday, February 11, 6:00-8:00 p.m. The evening's

highlight will be the presentation of theAlice Denney Award for Support of Contemporary Artto

Molly Ruppert. The Award was initiated in 2006, is named for the founder of WPA, and is

presented annually to an individual who has supported our organization and has made a sustained

commitment to the greater DC arts community.

The exhibition will be open to the public free of charge Wednesdays through Saturdays from noon

to 6pm, February 15 through March 2.

For more information on SELECTor to purchase gala tickets, please visit ourwebsite.

The SELECTopening reception is generously sponsored by Peacock Cafe.
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February 2012Welcome our newest artists at a reception February 10

Meet painter and printmaker George Smith-

Shomari and glass artists Varda Avnisan and Jill

Tanenbaum on Friday, February 10 from 5:00-

8:00 p.m. At the Gallery at Iona, 4125

Albemarle Street NW -- just around the corner

from the Tenleytown Metro station on the red

line.

Live music, good wine and lively conversation.

Free.

Jill Tanenbaum

Food for the reception sponsored by Washington

Home and Community Hospice.

George Smith-

Shomari

Varda Avnisan

Iona's mission is to support people as theyexperience the challenges and opportunities of aging. We educate,advocate and provide community-based programs and services tohelp people age well and live well.

4125 Albemarle Street, NW *


for more information: (202) 895-9448[option 4]

*Around the block from the Tenleytown Metro stop on the red line.

Limited garage parking available.

2012 Corporate Partners

Iona is deeply grateful to

our corporate partners for

their philanthropy. Without

their generosity, Iona would

not be able to provide

safety net services to

people in need in our

community. Thank you!


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Waverly Street Gallery4600 East-West Highway

Bethesda, MD 20814

(301) 951-9441

Entrance and parking on Waverly Street.

One block from Bethesda Metro station.

23 + 23

Waverly Street Gallerys 4th Annual

Invitational Show


Gallery Hours:

Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00-6:00 p.m.

Opening Reception


Waverly Street Gallery presents its February 2012 invitational show. The annual invitational show has proved to b

exciting and popular events offering a bounty of artistic expression. For the fourth year, the 23 member artists of

invite 23 other artists to exhibit their work alongside the Gallery artists. 23 + 23 will feature nationally and locally

in almost every medium - painting, sculpture, photography, jewelry, fiber and ceramics. With 46 artists' works on

media and styles will be available for the public to enjoy.


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For the quilt lovers among you, a show of thirty-nine quilts by Washington area

masters of the craft inspired by theJoanna S. Rose Red and White Exhibit at

the American Folk Art Museum in New York.

Artist Reception and Gallery Talk -


Off Rhode Studio

downstairs at

Art Enables

2204 Rhode Island Avenue NE



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Project 4 Presents:

Georg Kuettinger


Opening Reception


Project 4

1353 U Street NW, 3rd floor


(202) 232-4340

Project 4 is proud to present a solo exhibition featuring recent work by Germanphotographer, Georg Kuettinger. This will be Kuettingers first solo exhibition in the

United States.

Georg Kuettingers large-scale photographs are reflections on the tradition oflandscape photography. At first glance, the photographs appear to be a direct portrayal

of reality; upon further inspection, atypical topography and unnatural perspectivesreveal their customized construction. Accumulating several individual shots of onelocation, Kuettinger then reunites them to create a new image. Various angles andmoments in time are meticulously layered, remixed, and compressed into an imagined
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possibility of that place.

Presenting the viewer with characteristics of conventional landscape, Kuettingers

photos achieve a sense of familiarity and timelessness. Although human existence isabsent from Kuettingers work, the viewer is transported into his invented scenes. His

dream-like panoramas create a portrait of the landscape surpassing the limitations ofstatic space or time. The result is a combination of reality, perception, and imagination.

Georg Kuettinger earned his degree in architecture from the Technical UniversityMunich in 1999 and turned his focus to photography in 2004. His work has beenpresented internationally including shows in Germany, Amsterdam, Korea, andBelgium. His work has been reviewed in several publications such as SZ-Magazine,Bite! Magazine, and Arts and Architecture. He currently lives and works in Munich,Germany.

Please join us for an opening reception with the artist in attendance.

image: detail of Etschal, Italy | inkjet print | 14.8" x 59.1" | ed. of 5

Hours: Wed-Sat 12:00-6:00 pm, during exhibitions and by appointment.Project 4 is easily accessible by metro. We are located one block west of the greenline U St/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo metro station, 13th Streetexit.

Joyce Y-J Lee: Passages

Matthew Mann: Buddy Pictures

(February 11 - March 10)

Opening Reception

Saturday, February 11, 7:00-9:00 p.m..

Hamiltonian Gallery

1353 U Street NW

Washington,DC 20009

Hamiltonian Gallery is pleased to present two

concurrent solo exhibitions by Hamiltonian Fellows:

Joyce Y-J Lee, Passages - photography and video

installations;Matthew Mann,Buddy Pictures - painting.

Both artists, trained as painters, each lay forward new

bodies of work that continue to explore the tropes of

Renaissance painting applied to their own

contemporary narrative. Although stylistically distinct,
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Lee and Mann both convey imaginary dimensions of space to metaphor the human

condition.

Matthew Mann's assemblages of paintings, Buddy Pictures, is a refreshing analysis of painting

as a method of storytelling. Mann's paintings depict scenes fraught with allegory of

archetypal cowboys and vivid yet geographically impossible landscapes. All of these

components create displaced histories that visually coalesce to form a more realistic

mapping of the imagination and our memory. Throughout Mann's paintings, references of

Washington, DC merge with snippets of biblical symbols and historical anecdotes. Mann

collapses compositional perspectives throughout each landscape to offer the viewer new

angles that influence our imagination.

In Passages, the second installment of the Travelogue series, Joyce Y-J Lee presents a

collection of photographic digital prints and video projections that convey the theatrical

nature of light which she documented during her recent travels to The Great Wall of China

and the 2011 Venice Biennale. While traveling, Lee often noticed distinct geometric lightforms that illuminated flat surfaces. Lee equates these light-filled patterns to evanescent

portals to imaginary dimensions of space. On her travels, Lee oftentimes contemplated the

feeling of placeless-ness. Joyce Y-J Lee gained from this journey that light is a universal

medium through which we see. It informs our identity and sense of place. The theory of

phenomenology underpins Lee's intention behind her work and operates within the

immersive environment she has created.

Lee has given a beginning, middle and end to moments collected from disparate points

around the world and through animate video projections and photography, she combines

those moments into one single installation.

HAMILTONIAN GALLERY is a new dynamic space in the

heart of the growing Washington DC contemporary artdistrict. The gallery focuses on innovative works by

emerging and mid-career artists. In conjunction with

Hamiltonian Artists, the gallery will promote new artists,aiding in their further development. Through our

dynamic exhibitions and gallery programs, we seek tobroaden the cultural dialogue within our moderncommunity.


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The Embassy of the Czech Republic invites you to a reception following the Memorial Service at the Basilica of the

National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, celebrating the life of Vclav Havel with distinguished speakers

sharing their memories and the opening of an exhibition by Tomki Nmec on February 12, 2012 at 1:00 p.m.

Location: Embassy of the Czech Republic

3900 Spring of Freedom Street NW


RSVP by Thursday, February 9, 2012

(202) [email protected]

Non-metered parking is available on Spring of Freedom Street or Tilden Street.

Islam & Democracy for the 21st Century

February 13, 4:00-5:30 p.m.

6th Floor

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

One Woodrow Wilson Plaza

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RSVP: [email protected] (202) 691-4166

Distinguished Women in International Affairs: Laura HolgateMonday, February 13, 5:30-7:00 p.m.




1957 E Street NW


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

Laura Holgate, Senior Director, Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism and Threat Reduction, National Security

Council

Sponsored by the Nuclear Policy Talks and the Distinguished Women in International Affairs series, which is

presented with the generous support of Jack and Pam Cumming

Please join the Center for American Progress for a specialresentation:

"Love Free or Die"February 13, 7:00-9:30 p.m.Landmark E Street CinemaE Street between 10th and 11th Streets NW

Washington, DC 20004RSVP to attend this event

Admission is free. Space is extremely limited. RSVPrequired.Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis and notguaranteed.

ntroduction:Jeff Krehely, Director of LGBT Research and Communications Project,Center for American Progress

Distinguished panelists:Bishop Gene Robinson, Senior Fellow, Center for American ProgressMacky Alston, Director, "Love Free Or Die"

Moderator:Alyssa Rosenberg, Culture Blogger, ThinkProgress

"Love Free or Die" is about a man whose two defining passions are in
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direct conflict: his love for God and for his partner Mark. GeneRobinson is the first openly gay person to become a bishop in thehistoric traditions of Christendom. His consecration in 2003, to whichhe wore a bullet-proof vest, caused an international stir, and he haslived with death threats every day since. The film follows Robinsonfrom small town churches in the New Hampshire North Country to

Washingtons Lincoln Memorial to Londons Lambeth Palace, as hecalls for all to stand for equalityinspiring bishops, priests, and

ordinary folk to come out from the shadows and change history.

The Center for American Progress presents a special screening of "LoveFree or Die," followed by a panel discussion and Q&A session featuringBishop Gene Robinson, director Macky Alston, and ThinkProgressculture blogger Alyssa Rosenberg.

Nearest Metro: Blue, Orange, or Red Line to Metro Center

For more information, call(202) 682-1611.

This screening is hosted in partnership with AFI SilverDocs, GLAAD,Groundswell, Integrity USA, the Human Rights Campaign

Foundation, the Institute for Welcoming Resources, and St. ThomasParish.

Catalin Florescu, Inka Parei & Erwin Uhrmann lecture and discussion

Tuesday, February 14 7:30-9:00 p.m.

Embassy of Austria

3524 International Court NW

Washington DC 20008

Admission free, RSVP required:www.acfdc.org/events-registrationor(202) 895-6776

Presented as part of the Zeitgeist Series - a Contemporary German-Language Literature Series:

Erwin Uhrmann (Austria), Inka Parei (Germany), and Catalin Dorian Florescu (Switzerland) will read and discuss

their work on an evening dedicated to emerging authors in contemporary German literature.

Catalin Dorian Florescu was born in Romania in 1967. Later, he and his parents escaped Romania and immigrated

to Switzerland where he now lives and works. For his first two novels, Florescu was awarded the Anna-Seghers-Preis. His most recent novelJakob beschliesst zu lieben, of which he is going to read some excerpts, was published in

2011 and won theSwiss Book Prize.

Inka Parei was born in Frankfurt am Main in 1967. She studied sociology, political science, sinology and German

studies, and currently lives in Berlin. Parei has been awarded several prizes, including the Hans ErichNossack Prize

and the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize. Inka Parei will present her latest workDie Kltezentrale.

Erwin Uhrmann, born in 1978, lives in Vienna. He studied political science and communication science in Vienna,

and founded the art-club Kunstwerft. He has published art commentaries for magazines and catalogues, and works

for the privately financed Essl Museum. Erwin Uhrmann will read a passage from his literary debut Der langeNachkrieg.

The excerpts will be read in both German and English. The writers will introduce and discuss their work in English.
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Norbert Brlocher, Counselor, Embassy of Switzerland, will guide through the evening. The event will be concluded

with a Valentines Day reception with Austrian, German and Swiss delicacies provided by the Goethe-Institut,

Embassy of Switzerland and the American-Austrian Cultural Society.

Please join the Center for American Progress for a specialresentation:

"The Last Great Senate: Courage and Statesmanship inTimes of Crisis"February 14, 12:00-1:00 p.m.A light lunch will be served

at 11:30 a.m.Center for American Progress

1333 H Street NW, 10th FloorWashington, DC 20005

dmission is free.Space is extremely limited. RSVPrequired. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basisand not guaranteed.

RSVP to attend this event

Featured author: Ira Shapiro, author, The Last Great Senate

Moderated by:John Podesta, Chair, Centerfor American Progress

The Last Great Senatedraws from historicaldocuments, first-handrecollections, and interviews

with dozens of formersenators, staffers, and Carteradministration officials.

What emerges is a portrait

of a Senate that, for a shortperiod of time, came as closeto fulfilling the vision of theFounding Fathers as it everhas in our history.

Throughout the book,author Ira Shapiro brings tolife the main characters onthe Senates stageRobertByrd, Howard Baker, TedKennedy, Jacob Javits,Henry Jackson, Ted Stevens,

Ed Muskie, Richard Lugar, George McGovern, Bob Dole, andRussell Long. These menwhatever their human foibleswereall passionate and serious about their work and service to thecountry. Shapiro captures their conversations, debates, beliefs,and machinations, offering a fascinating and illuminating lookinto how work is really done on Capitol Hill.Please join the Center for American Progress for a discussion onthis new book.Copies ofThe Last Great Senate will be available for purchase atthe event.

Nearest Metro: Blue/Orange Line to McPherson Square or Red

Line to Metro Center
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For more information, call(202) 682-1611.

AMERICAN ACTION NETWORK AND CROSSROADS GPS HOST EXECUTIVE

POWER EVENT

How Does the Executive Branch's Abuse of Power Threaten Our Economy?

The American Action Network and Crossroads GPS invite you to an event titled "How Does the

Executive Branch's Abuse of Power Threaten Our Economy?" to discuss the unprecedented

expansion of executive power during the past three years. This event will feature speeches from

Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah, Representative Peter Roskam of Illinois and panel discussions with

former senior government officials and economic experts.RSVP here.

Since 2009, this administration has taken every opportunity to assert control over the economy and

force policy changes without regard for constitutionally prescribed checks and balances. Whetherabusing the regulatory process to impose politically useful changes or ignoring the Constitution with

non-recess "recess appointments," the growing arrogance of the executive branch threatens our

economic prosperity.

The event will starts promptly at 8:45 am with continental breakfast and will include speeches by

Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, Rep. Peter Roskam of Illinois, and former Sen. Norm Coleman of

Minnesota, Chairman of the American Action Network as well as two panel discussions.

Steven J. Law, President of Crossroads GPS and former Deputy Secretary of Labor, will moderate

the first panel: "The Growth of Executive Power Since 2009," and will be joined by panelists former

Attorney General Edwin Meese and former Ambassador C. Boyden Gray. A second panel titled

"The Economic Impact of Overreach" will feature a discussion moderated by American Action

Forum President and former Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin with

panelists Randy Johnson of the Chamber of Commerce and economist Diana Furchgott-Roth of the

Manhattan Institute.

WHAT: How Does the Executive Branch's Abuse of Power Threaten Our Economy?

WHEN: Tuesday, February 14, 8:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

WHERE: The W Hotel515 15th Street NW

Altitude Ballroom

RSVP: RSVP here

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The American Action Network is a 501(c)(4) 'action tank' that will create, encourage and promote

center-right policies based on the principles of freedom, limited government, American

exceptionalism, and strong national security. The American Action Network's primary goal is to put

our center-right ideas into action by engaging the hearts and minds of the American people and

spurring them into active participation in our democracy.

Crossroads GPS is a policy and grassroots advocacy organization that is committed to educating,
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equipping and mobilizing millions of American citizens to take action on the critical economic and

legislative issues that will shape our nation's future.

IDB Cultural Center 20th anniversary, 1992-2012

The Cultural, Solidarity and Creativity Affairs Division of the Inter-American Development Bank,through the IDB Cultural Center,

cordially invites you to attend a

CONCERT

with the distinguished Bolivian composer/guitarist

WILLY CLAURE

Tuesday, February 14, 6:30 p.m.

Celebrate Valentines Day with Willy Claure at the IDB Cultural Center

In 1979 Willy Claure began his extensive artistic career playing traditional-popular works as guitarist for theGrupo Khanata, a contemporary music group in Bolivia; from there he moved on to play with Emma Junaro,Jos, Joselo and Marcelo, Los Jairas, William Ernesto Centellas, Jacha Marka, and Savia Nueva. His musicalsignature has always been based on a more melodic interpretation of the cueca: an authentic dance rhythm

and cultural expression of the Andes region.

In 1990 he presented his first compositions for guitar to the public. In 2001 he earned a degree in Anthropologywith his thesis: "Weddings and the Cueca in the Punata Valley." That same year he gave two concerts

accompanied by the Bolivian National Symphony Orchestra. In 2003 he published his first book of musicalscores, 28 Bolivian Pieces for Guitar, many of which have become obligatory works for guitar competitions

throughout Bolivia.

In 2004 he presented his most important musical work in the cueca genre called "Alternativa." His new style forinterpreting the cueca was played by seven renowned guitarists in Bolivia: Rodrigo Villegas, Csar Junaro,

Manuel Monroy, Juan Carlos Cordero, Gabriel Navia, Vctor Hugo Mercado and Glen Vargas.

Willy Claure has released ten albums. Today he resides in Zurich, Switzerland where he works as a solo andguest artist, and with the Andean musical group, Ruphay. He is visiting the Washington area this month to work

with his music publisher. This will be his only performance in the Washington, DC area.http://www.willyclaure.com

The program will include his own compositions in addition to works by Violeta Parra and Quiri Escobar.

Inter-American Development Bank

Enrique V. Iglesias Auditorium

1330 New York Avenue NW.

Business casual. 60 minute program without intermission.

Unreserved general admission, 400 seats. Arrive when doors open at 6:00 p.m. for best seats. Free and

open to the public. Photo ID required.
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The Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) and the

American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS)

cordially invite you to a lecture and discussion on:

Europe in Crisis: Breakdown or Breakthrough inTurbulent Times?

with

Peer Steinbrck

Former German Minister of Finance and Member of the German Parliament

Tuesday, February 14, 5:00 - 7:00 pm

Venue:

The Whittemore House - Stevenson Room

Women's National Democratic Club

1526 New Hampshire Avenue, NW


(Metro: Dupont Circle)

The stakes for the European Union (EU) could not be higher as the outcome of the current crisis will largely

determine the trajectory of the future of the European integration project. While some frame the developments

simply as a currency and debt crisis, many see the real issue as a crisis of EU institutions and leadership. It is

indisputable, however, that Germany will play a central role in resolving the crisis.

But what exactly is Germanys role in the framework of European integration? Can Germany, together with its

neighbors, seize the opportunity that has accompanied the crisis and reach a breakthrough for further political

integration? Or will Germany isolate itself and contribute to an erosion of the European project? What are the

lessons that Germany and its European neighbors can learn for the future?

Please join us, as Germanys former Finance Minister Peer Steinbrck will shed light on the origins and

possible ways out of the so-called "Euro crisis". He will also address the implications that the current


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developments have had and will continue to have for the United States and the international financial system.

Please RSVP by replying [email protected] call202-408-5444.

Light refreshments will be served at 5:00 pm.

Peer Steinbrck

Peer Steinbrck has been one of the most influential figures in the German Social Democratic Party (SPD)

for the past decade. He is regarded as one of the strongest challengers for the Chancellery in Germanys

federal election in 2013. Mr. Steinbrck served as German Federal Minister of Finance in the Grand

Coalition (2005-2009) and was the leading figure in stabilizing the German banking industry during the

financial crisis of 2008. Since 2009, he has been a Member of the German Bundestag for the SPD.

The German Embassy in cooperation with Concordia D.C. is proud to present

The LEIPZIG STRING QUARTET

The Leipzig String Quartet which enchanted Washington audiences last year will be back at the United Church.

On the program:

Haydn: Quartet in D Major, Op. 20, No. 4

Schubert: Quartet in A minor, Op. 29, No. 1, D. 804, Rosamunde

Mendelssohn Bartoldy: Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 44, No. 3

Germany's Leipzig String Quartet has raised applause of critics and audiences worldwide with its wide repertoire

and outstanding musical quality. Formed by string principals of the renowned Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the

Quartet has been called "one of the towering and most versatile quartets of our time" (Neue Zuercher Zeitung) and

applauded by The New York Times for playing "rich, mellow, unadulterated beauty" and a truely "Leipzig

sound,"The group is doubtlessly one of the world's greatest chamber ensembles.

The concert will be followed by a reception.
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Come and join us on

February, 14, 7:30 p.m.

United Church

1920 G Street NW


Admission free, butRSVP requested with first and last name of all guests [email protected]

"Eat Drink Man Woman"

Wednesday, February 15, 6:00 p.m.

Meyer Auditorium

Freer Gallery of Art

Jefferson Drive at 12th Street SW

Seating for films is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Auditorium doors will open approximately30 minutes before each show.

To introduce Taiwan's food culture and celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, the Taipei Economic and Cultural

Representative Office collaborates with the Freer and Sackler in welcoming foodies and cinema lovers to savor a

free film and feast.

One of Taiwan's top culinary artists, chef Hou Chun-sheng, winner of the 2011 Taipei Beef Noodle SoupCompetition, serves his special beef noodles during a reception at the Freer, followed by a screening ofEatDrink Man Woman. Chef Hou's beef noodles are a must-eat for international gourmets and the perfect dish toprepare viewers forEat Drink Man Woman - Taiwan-born director Ang Lee's food-centered film about an

elderly chef and his family as they experience the trials and joys of life in modern Taiwan. Settle in and enjoyan evening of homestyle Taiwan food culture! Free and open to the public.
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Middle East Policy Forum: Is Israeli-Palestinian Peace Still Possible?


Lindner Family Commons, Room 602George Washington University


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

bmichael events this week 8 february 2012

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