HEADLINERS
Affordable Housing Summit — all day — Affordable Housing Conference of Montgomery county holds the 17th annual Affordable Housing summit. Location: Bethesda North Marriott Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, Bethesda. Contact: 301/520-1587.
JB Awards — 5 p.m. — NFL Players Association hosts a gala featuring the JB Awards. Baltimore Ravens player Matt Stover will be honored. Location: Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Ave. NW. Contact: 202/496-2885.
SENATE
Not in session. Contact: Republican Cloakroom, 202/224-8601 or Democratic Cloakroom, 202/224-8541.
SENATE COMMITTEE
9:30 a.m. — Joint Economic Committee holds a hearing on the employment situation in March. Commissioner Keith Hall of BLS testifies. Location: 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Contact: 202/224-0372.
HOUSE
Not in session. Contact: Republican Cloakroom, 202/225-2020 or Democratic Cloak room, 202/225-1600.
GENERAL AGENDA
Beef Association conference — all day —The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association holds its legislative conference. Location: Liaison Capitol Hill, 415 New Jersey Ave. NW. Contact: 202/347-0228.
Sustainable development — all day — The National Academies holds a meeting to identify and promote practical interventions that could link knowledge with action in the pursuit of sustainable development. Location: 2100 C St. NW. Contact: 202/334-2138.
Bankruptcy — all day — The American Bankruptcy Institute holds its annual spring meeting.
Highlights — noon — Keynote speaker Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr.
2:15 p.m. — Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Democrat
Location: Renaissance Washington Hotel, 999 9th St. NW. Contact: 703/739-0800 ext 115.
Elections in Africa — all day — The School of Advanced International Studies holds a conference on recent elections in Africa. Location: Kenney Auditorium, 1740 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Contact: 202/663-5626.
Forum — 9 a.m. — The Tax Policy Center holds a forum on “Race, Ethnicity, Poverty and the Tax Transfer System,” with Melissa Favreault of the Urban Institute, and Kim Rueben and C. Eugene Steuerle of the Tax Policy Center. Location: Urban Institute, 2100 M St. NW. Contact: 202/261-5538.
al Qaeda — 10 a.m. — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute release a RFE/RL report, “The al-Qaeda Media Nexus: The Virtual Network Behind the Global Message” with Daniel Kimmage of RFE/RL and Peter Bergen of the New America Foundation. Location: George Washington University Hospital, 900 23rd St. NW. Allan B. Weingold Conference Center, Room 6115. Contact: 202/994-0986.
Bangkok climate talks — 10 a.m. — The Pew Environment Group holds a telephone briefing on the Bangkok climate talks, with representatives of E3G, Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council, Union of Concerned Scientists and WWF India. Contact: 202/887-8830.
Economic growth — 10 a.m. — The U.S. Institute of Peace holds an event on “Creative Solutions for Economic Recovery in Conflict-Affected States,” with Obiageli Ezekwesili, vice president for Africa Region at the World Bank, and Ambassador David Litt, executive director of the Center for Stabilization and Economic Reconstruction. Location: USIP, 1200 17th St. NW. Second floor conference room. Contact: 202/457-1700.
Economy discussion — 10 a.m. — Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez and National Association of Manufacturers President John Engler hold a press conference to discuss job creation legislation and the economy. Location: NAM, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Sixth floor Manufacturers room. Contact: 202/637-3090.
Journalists Memorial — 11 a.m. — The Newseum holds a dedication ceremony for the Journalists Memorial. Location: Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Contact: 202/292-6313.
Iran’s new parliament — 12:30 p.m. — The New American Foundation holds a discussion on “Iran’s New Parliament.” Ali Ansari, professor of Middle Eastern Studies at St. Andrews College in Scotland and author of “Iran, Islam & Democracy — The Politics of Managing Change,” participates. Location: NAF, 1630 Connecticut Ave. NW. Seventh floor.
Compiled by the Associated Press and The Washington Times
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