Please add and update the following to the Reuters
Diary for the Week Ahead for Saturday, November 10 through
Friday, November 16:
Saturday, November 10
2 p.m. — (US-CUBA) MEETING — The National Network on
Cuba (NNOC) holds a meeting “with groups from around
the U.S. involved in solidarity work with Cuba,” through
November 11.
Location: Institute for Policy Studies, 1112 16th
Street NW, suite 600
Contact: 617-733-4478
2:30 p.m. — (VETS/HEALTH) EVENT — The Sergeant Thomas
Joseph Sullivan Center holds an event “highlighting the work to
identify, treat, and prevent deployment exposure associated
diseases impacting Veterans and their families.”
Highlights
2:30 p.m.: Presentations on “Voices from
the Post-Deployment Health Crisis.”
6:30 p.m.: Robert Miller of the
Vanderbilt University Medical Center and receives an award for
his work on post-deployment lung health during the annual event
Award Ceremony, along with presentations on deployment health
risks.
Location: Arlington National Cemetery, Women in
Military Service for America Memorial, Memorial Drive,
Arlington, Va.
Contact: Daniel Sullivan, 202-340-6724
Sunday, November 11
1 p.m. — (US-CUBA) MEETING — The National Network on
Cuba (NNOC) holds a meeting “with groups from around
the U.S. involved in solidarity work with Cuba.” Second and
final day
Location: Institute for Policy Studies, 1112 16th
Street NW, suite 600
Contact: 617-733-4478
5 p.m. — (NEWSPAPERS/SOCIAL MEDIA) DISCUSSION
— The Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), Lessons of the
Sixties Project, Teaching for Change and Washington Peace
Center hold a discussion on “Lessons of the Sixties: The
Decline of Newspaper and Rise of Social Media,” including a
look of a 1975 strike at the Washington Post and its impact on
unions. Participants include John Hanrahan, former reporter for
the Washington Post; Peter Tucker of TheFightBack.org; Julia
Kann, assistant mobilizer for Metro Washington Council of the
AFL-CIO; and Sabri Ben-Achour, reporter at WAMU 88.5 Public
Radio.
Location: Busboys & Poets, 1025 Fifth Street NW
Contact: Norman Oslik, 301-322-5272
Monday, November 12
No items added or updated.
Tuesday, November 13
No items added or updated.
Wednesday, November 14
POSTPONED
HOUSE TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE — 10:45 a.m.
— Holds a hearing on “An Update on the High Speed and
Intercity Passenger Rail Program: Mistakes Made and Lessons
Learned.” Witnesses TBA. 2167 Rayburn
Contact: Justin Harclerode, 202-226-8767 or Caroline
Califf, 202-225-9446
Thursday, November 15
(HEALTH/INSURANCE) ADVISORY — At 1 p.m., America’s
Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) holds a webinar on “From Theory
to Practice: Implementing Shared Decision Making,” and how it
can improve care outcomes.
Contact: 202-778-3200
Note: Webinar information is available at
http://www.ahip.org/Webinar/TheorytoPractice
10:30 a.m. — (INDIANS/NIXON) SYMPOSIUM — The National
Museum of the American Indian holds a symposium titled, “Nixon
and the American Indian: The Movement to Self-Determination.”
Participants include Archivist of the United States David
Ferriero; Kevin Gover, director of the National Museum of the
American Indian; Reid Peyton Chambers, former Interior
Department associate solicitor; Lee Huebner, Nixon White House
Department Director of Research and Writing; Bobbie Kilberg,
Domestic Council Staff Assistant; and Wallace Johnson, former
Assistant Attorney General for Lands and Natural Resources.
Location: National Museum of the American Indian,
Fourth Street at Independence Avenue SW, Rasmuson Theater
Contact: 202-633-6614
6 p.m. — (LATAM/RIGHTS/IMMIGRATION) DISCUSSION — The
Aspen Institute holds a discussion and screening of
“Harvest of Empire,” a film about “the history of U.S.
intervention in Latin America and the immigration crisis we face
today.” Director Eduardo Lopez speaks.
Location: Aspen Institute, 1 Dupont Circle NW, Suite
700
Contact: 202-736-2299
Note: RSVP required.
Friday, November 16
HOUSE TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE — TBA — Holds
a hearing on “Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
(MWAA): A Review of The Department of Transportation Inspector
General’s Findings and Recommendations.” Witnesses TBA. 2167
Rayburn
Contact: Justin Harclerode, 202-226-8767 or Caroline
Califf, 202-225-9446
Noon — (DEFENSE/TECH/UNMANNED SYSTEMS) EVENT —
National Defense University (NDU) holds a workshop on
“Integrating Unmanned Systems with the ISR (Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance) Enterprise.”
Location: NDU, 300 Fifth Avenue, Fort McNair
Contact: 202-685-3140
Note: Register at
http://www.ndu.edu/ctnsp/event_registration/register.cfm
12:15 p.m. — (HEALTH/POLITICS) BRIEFING — The
Alliance for Health Reform holds a briefing on “Health Care on
the Brink of the Fiscal Cliff.” Participants include Stan
Collender, columnist for Roll Call; Lisa Potetz, health care
consultant; Tim Westmoreland, law professor at Georgetown
University; G. William Hoagland, senior vice president at the
Bipartisan Policy Center; and Ed Howard, executive vice
president of AHR; and Diane Rowland, executive vice president
of the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Location: G-50 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Contact: 202-789-2300,
Note: Registration required by noon on November 15.
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The Reuters Diary for Week Ahead Advisory
Week of November 10-16, 2012
REUTERS
(Reporting By Timothy Ryan)
