March 19 – 20. 12 p.m. PROGRESSIVES – ‘EDUCATE CONGRESS’ — Americans led by Progressive Democrats of America (PDA), National Nurses United (NNU), Democrats.com, and others conduct “Educate Congress” visits to legislators to urge action on progressive legislation and to pass the Congressional Progressive Caucus “Back To Work Budget.”

Location: Capitol Hill and District offices of Senators and Representative across the USA.

Contacts: Andrea Miller ([email protected]), 443-878-2071

12 p.m. ‘SEQUESTRATION’ PROTEST — Federal employees will rally outside on the steps of the Frances Perkins Building at the Department of Labor to protest the across-the-board budget cuts known as sequestration. (The event is one of about 100 rallies taking place across the country as part of a mass demonstration organized by the American Federation of Government Employees.)

Location: 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.

Contacts: Jorae Williams ([email protected]), 202-355-4527

12 p.m. CATO – PROPERTY RIGHTS — Laws of Creation: Property Rights in the World of Ideas with Ronald A. Cass, Cass & Associates, Dean Emeritus of Boston University School of Law; Keith Hylton, Paul J. Liacos Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law; and Jerry Brito, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center, George Mason University, Editor, Copyright Unbalanced: From Incentive to Excess. Moderated by Jim Harper, Director of Information Policy Studies, Cato Institute.

Location: Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW.

12 p.m. – 1 p.m. COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE – IMMIGRATION — “Getting Legal Immigration Right.” Moderator: Lawson Bader, Competitive Enterprise Institute, President. Speakers: Helen Krieble, The Vernon K. Krieble Foundation, Chair of the Center for Opportunity, Protection, and Fairness; Greg Siskind, Founder of Siskind Susser, P.C., Co-Founder of Visalaw International – the Global Immigration Law Alliance; David Bier, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Immigration Policy Analyst.

Location: 2456 Rayburn.

Notes: RSVP at http://cei.org/rsvp-march-20-hill-briefing-getting-legal-immigration-right

12 p.m. – 1 p.m. CSIS – GROUND FORCES — Ground Force Maneuver: Why It Still Matters with Commanding General, U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence. http://csis.org/event/ground-force-maneuver-why-it-still-matters

Location: Center for Strategic and International Studies 1800 K Street, NW.

12 p.m. – 1 p.m. CSIS – GROUND MANEUVER WARFARE — The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) Harold Brown Chair in Defense Policy Studies will host Major General H.R. McMaster to discuss the role of ground maneuver warfare in the future global security environment.

Location: B-1 Conference Center, CSIS 1800 K St. NW.

Contacts: H. Andrew Schwartz ([email protected]), 202-775-3242

Notes: Credentialed members of the press who would like to attend must RSVP to [email protected].

12 p.m. – 1 p.m. HAMILTON SOCIETY – OBAMA’S PIVOT TO ASIA — The Alexander Hamilton Society hosts a debate on “Obamas Pivot to Asia: For and Against (George Mason University). http://hamsoc.org/event/obamas-pivot-to-asia-for-and-against-george-mason-university/

Location: 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA.

12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ABA – NEW TECHNOLOGIES – LEGAL CHALLENGES — Luncheon program on “Legal challenges posed by new technologies” with keynote address by Andrew Weissmann, General Councel, FBI.

Location: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW.

Contacts: David Pulaski [email protected] (202-662-1036, 202-638-3844)

12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. MEI – WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN — The Middle East Institute (MEI) hosts discussion on Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Next Steps and Challenges. with Lieutenant General (Ret.) David W. Barno and Dr. Michael E. O’Hanlon. http://www.mei.edu/events/withdrawal-afghanistan-next-steps-and-challenges

Location: The SEIU Building, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.

Contacts: (202) 785-1141×236 ([email protected])

12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. MELTING ARCTIC ICE — Briefing, “Melting Sea Ice in the Arctic: Science to Understand the Impacts to Our National Security, Natural Resources, and Economy.” With Cecilia Bitz, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Atmospheric Sciences Department and Affiliate Physicist, Polar Science Center, University of Washington; Lt. Commander Kenneth J. Boda, Arctic Strategic Analyst, U.S. Coast Guard, and Prospective Executive Officer of USCG Cutter POLAR STAR; Brendan P. Kelly, Ph.D., Assistant Director for Polar Sciences, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President; John E. Walsh, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Location: 2325 Rayburn.

Contacts: Joan Buhrman, 202-777-7509

Notes: The briefing is being held in conjunction with The National Academies’ Ocean Studies Board annual Roger Revelle Commemorative Lecture, which will be presented at 5:30 p.m. in the Smithsonian Baird Auditorium at the National Museum of Natural History.

12 p.m. – 2 p.m. WILSON CENTER – SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY — Awareness and Impressions of Synthetic Biology: Results of the 2013 Poll. http://wilsoncenter.org/event/awareness-and-impressions-synthetic-biology-results-the-2013-poll

Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, 5th floor, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.

12:30 p.m. NPC – UN FOUNDATION – CALVIN — NPC Luncheon with Kathy Calvin, President/CEO of the United Nations Foundation. http://press.org/events/npc-luncheon-kathy-calvin-presidentceo-united-nations-foundation

Location: National Press Club, Ballroom, 529 14th Street NW.

1 p.m. – 5 p.m. GEORGETOWN LAW – GAY RIGHTS — Georgetown University Law Center hosts “Gay Rights Coalition of Georgetown University Law Center vs. Georgetown University, 25th Anniversary. Media RSVP: [email protected]. For more information: http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/gay-rights-coalition-of-georgetown-university-law-center-v-georgetown-university.cfm

Location: 12th Floor, Gewirz Student Center, Georgetown Law campus, 120 F Street, NW.

2 p.m. – 3 p.m. AEI – 21ST CENTURY GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT — Forward progress: Global development in the 21st century. http://www.aei.org/events/2013/03/20/forward-progress-global-development-in-the-21st-century/

Location: AEI, Twelfth Floor, 1150 Seventeenth Street, NW.

2 p.m. – 3 p.m. IWP – PETRO-POLITICS OF AZERBAIJAN — “The Petro-politics of Azerbaijan” with Vilen Khlgatyan, IWP Student, Vice Chairman of Political Developments Research Center (PDRC), Armenia and Marek Jan Chodakiewicz , Professor of History, The Kociuszko Chair in Polish Studies. http://www.iwp.edu/events/detail/the-petro-politics-of-azerbaijan

Location: The Institute of World Politics, 1521 16th Street NW.

2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. BROOKINGS – EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY — Education Technology: The Next Generation. http://www.brookings.edu/events/2013/03/20-education-technology

Location: Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW.

2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. CSIS – TURKEY, RUSSIA, IRAN NEXUS — The Turkey, Russia, Iran Nexus: Driving Forces and Strategies. http://csis.org/event/turkey-russia-iran-nexus-driving-forces-and-strategies

Location: Center for Strategic and International Studies 1800 K Street, NW.

Contacts: T.J. Cipoletti

2:30 p.m. SAIS, USIP – TUNISIA – DEMOCRACY — “The Struggle for Democracy in Tunisia with Experts, policymakers and Tunisian scholars will discuss key political and economic challenges, the struggle over the constitution, and how U.S. officials and nongovernmental organizations help Tunisians address mounting domestic and regional crisises. For a complete conference agenda, visit http://www.usip.org/events/the-struggle-democracy-in-tunisia.

Location: Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Building, 1740 Massachusetts Ave., NW.

Contacts: Felisa Klubes ([email protected]), 202-663-5626

3 p.m. CARDINAL WUERL – WASHINGTON ARRIVAL — Media availability with Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington upon his return from Rome where he took part in the papal conclave that elected Pope Francis. Cardinal Wuerls flight is scheduled to land at 3:00 PM EDT.

Location: Dulles International Airport Enter from “Door 1 and stay on ground transportation level. Media availability will be held in the open area towards the back of the building.

Contacts: Chieko Noguchi Scheve 301-853-4515, 301-758-7901 C ([email protected])

Notes: Please note: any media wishing to bring live trucks must contact Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority at (703) 572-8370. All other media should park in hourly parking and come in through any entrance

3 p.m. PENTAGON – SOUTHERN COMMAND — Marine Corps Gen. John F. Kelly, commander, U.S. Southern Command will conduct a press briefing.

Location: Pentagon Briefing Room (2E973).

Notes: Journalists without a Pentagon building pass will be picked up at the River Entrance only. Plan to arrive no later than 45 minutes prior to the event; have proof of affiliation and two forms of photo identification. Please call 703-697-5131 for escort into the building.

3 p.m. – 4 p.m. WILSON CENTER – TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY — The Davutoglu Era in Turkish Foreign Policy Revisited. wilsoncenter.org RSVP no later than noon on Tuesday, March 19th to [email protected].

Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, 6th floor, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.

3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. BROOKINGS – TURKEY’S KURDISH QUESTION — Turkey’s Kurdish Question: A New Hope? http://www.brookings.edu/events/2013/03/20-turkey-kurdish

Location: Saul/Zilkha Rooms, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW.

Contacts: [email protected] (202.797.6105)

3 p.m. – 5 p.m. STIMSON CENTER – MIDDLE EAST — Discussion of report by an independent study group chaired by Thomas Pickering, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and current vice chairman of the Stimson Center Board of Directors. In cooperation with Stimson, the study group produced a report written by Geoffrey Aronson and retired Col. Philip Dermer titled: “U.S. Policy in a Time of Transition – Ending Occupation, Enhancing Israel’s Security, Realizing Palestinian Sovereignty.”

Location: 1111 19th Street NW, 12th Floor.

Contacts: David Egner ([email protected]), 202-478-3413

3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. CSIS, NDI – NIGERIA — Nigeria: Legislative Oversight and Accountability in Natural Resource Management and other Areas. http://csis.org/event/nigeria-legislative-oversight-and-accountability-natural-resource-management-and-other-areas RSVP by March 18 to Greg Brown at [email protected].

Location: National Democratic Institute, 455 Massachusetts Ave NW, 8th floor.

3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. SMITHSONIAN – RANSBY — Barbara Ransby, author of “Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson.”

Location: Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Ave. SW.

Contacts: Eddie Burke, 202-633-4660

4 p.m. – 5 p.m. AEI – FEDERAL RESERVE — The global curse of the Federal Reserve. http://www.aei.org/events/2013/03/20/the-global-curse-of-the-federal-reserve/

Location: AEI, Twelfth Floor, 1150 Seventeenth Street, NW.

4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. LOW-CARBON ECONOMIES – DEVELOPING WORLD — Engineering a Transformational Shift to Low-Carbon Economies in the Developing World: The Role of the Global Environment Facility. Hosted by: John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment; The Global Environment Facility (GEF); The Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) of the GEF. http://stapgef.org/CC_scientific_assessment

Location: AAAS Auditorium, 1200 New York Avenue, NW.

Notes: invitation only. Please RVSP, no later than Friday, 15 March: Robin Burgess 202-974-1311 [email protected]

4 p.m. – 7 p.m. WOMEN’S PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES — Dialogue on Diversity, in an annual observance of Womens History Month, presents its 2013 Public Policy Forum .

Location: American Federation of Teachers, 555 New Jersey Ave. N.W.

Contacts: [email protected] (703-631-0650)

On the Net: www.dialogueondiversity.org

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EVENING

5 p.m. YPFP DC: FEMALE AMBASSADORS FORUM — Young Professionals in Foreign Policy and the Diplomatic Courier magazine hosts the Female Ambassadors Forum to honor the distinguished service of Washington’s leading females in the diplomatic community. https://ypfp.org/event/ypfp-dc-female-ambassadors-forum-honoring-international-womens-month-2

Contacts: [email protected].

5 p.m. – 7 p.m. ELLIOTT SCHOOL – AMBASSADOR’S FORUM – BELIZE — Ambassadors Forum: Belize ? Hemispheric and U.S. Relations with Ambassador Nestor Mendez, Ambassador to the U.S. from Belize; Permanent Representative to the OAS from Belize. http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2013&mon=32042

Location: The Alumni House, 1918 F Street NW.

5 p.m. – 7 p.m. ELLIOTT SCHOOL – MIGRANT CARE WORKERS — Global Gender Forum: Migrant Care Work from Two Sides: Care Work in the U.S. and Families Care Workers Leave Behind. http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=101647

Location: Room 505, 1957 E Street, NW.

5 p.m. – 7 p.m. HERITAGE – JUNK SCIENCE — 30 Years of Junk Science: SDI to Hydraulic Fracturing. http://www.heritage.org/events/2013/03/junk-science

Location: Heritage Foundation, Lehrman Auditorium, 214 Massachusetts Ave. NE.

5:30 p.m. ARCTIC SEA ICE — Fourteenth Annual Commemorative Lecture on Melting Ice – What is happening to Arctic sea ice and what does it mean for us?Register at: http://nas-sites.org/revellelecture/

Location: Baird Auditorium, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Contacts: Pamela Lewis [email protected] ((202) 334-2714)

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. ELLIOTT SCHOOL – AFTER THE SHEIKHS — “After the Sheikhs: The Coming Collapse of the Gulf Monarchies” – A conversation with Christopher Davidson, Reader in Middle East Politics, School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University. http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2013&mon=31977

Location: Lindner Family Commons, Room 602, 1957 E Street NW.

6 p.m. – 8 p.m. CLOTHING LINE FOR WOMEN WITH CANCER LAUNCH — Launch Party for The Alloro Collection – a Unique New Line of Clothing Designed for Women who have Experienced Breast Cancer Treatment. CONTACT: 202-575-3800. Dale Leibach: [email protected]; Mary Hanley: [email protected] Cell: 202-258-9048.

Location: Jones Day, 300 New Jersey Avenue.

On the Net: www.allorocollection.com

Notes: There will also be a second event on the 21, 22nd 11a-8p at Tabula Rasa, 731 8th St, SE.

7:30 p.m. FRIENDS OF THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF AFGHANISTAN — U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah and Donna F. Edwards (MD-4), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Afghan Women’s Task Force Co-Chair, will deliver remarks at a dinner to support the American University of Afghanistan honoring Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker.

Location: National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Avenue, NW.

Contacts: Annie Culvahouse, 202-775-5901

7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. ELLIOTT SCHOOL – ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN AGE OF ATROCITIES — Book Event: Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities: Changing Our World; Dr. Zachary D. Kaufman, Adjunct Professor, Elliott School of International Affairs, GW; Conor B. French, CEO, Indego Africa; Leah Maloney, Student, The George Washington University Law School; Scott Grinsell, Partner, Orphans Against AIDS. http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2013&mon=32042

Location: Funger Hall, Room 103, 2201 G Street NW.