Wednesday, August 12, 2009

FEDERAL AGENCIES

1 p.m. - NASA - The U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee holds a public meeting. Location: Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.

GENERAL AGENDA



10 a.m. - Grameen Bank - Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, announces that the bank continues to grow in the United States. The bank lends to the impoverished through small, low-interest, collateral-free loans. Location: National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, Zenger Room. Contact: 202/662-7218.

10 a.m. - Trade - The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) holds a discussion on the Obama administration’s trade policy, with Edward Gresser of the New Democratic Leadership Council and John Murphy of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Location: AEI, 1150 17th St. NW, 12th floor. Contact: 202/862-4870.

10 a.m. - Population - The Population Reference Bureau holds a news conference to release its 2009 World Population Data Sheet. Location: National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW. Contact: 202/939-5406.

10:30 a.m. - Denim - National Geographic Kids magazine displays more than 30,000 donated denim items, as it attempts to set a Guinness World Record for the most items of clothing collected for recycling. Location: Union Station, Main Hall. Contact: 202/857-7037.

1 p.m. - Cost of government - Americans for Tax Reform holds its Cost of Government Day 2009 event, the date of the calendar year when the average American finishes paying off his share of federal, state and local taxes, with Grover Norquist. Location: National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW. Contact: 202/785-0266.

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8:30 p.m. - Darfur - The Al-Hewar Center holds a conversation with Akec K.A. Khoc, charge d’affaires of the Sudanese Embassy, regarding Darfur. Location: 124 Park St. SE, Vienna. Contact: 703/281-6277.

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