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Here are some Washington events of note for Monday, May 15, as compiled by the Associated Press.

President Bush gives a televised address on immigration at 7 p.m. CDT.

The Senate resumes debate on the immigration bill at 1 p.m. CDT.

May 15 - 16. HEART/STROKE LOBBYING — Nearly 500 American Heart Association (AHA) volunteers and survivors from around the country gather to urge members of Congress to make the fight against cardiovascular diseases, the nation’s No. 1 killer, a national priority. Heart disease and stroke survivors will join AHA President Robert Eckel AHA Board Chairman Robert Carson, researchers and healthcare professionals for the Association’s Congressional Heart and Stroke Lobby Day.

8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. PENSIONS — AARP and EBRI co-sponsor a forum, ``The Pension System Is Imploding: Where Do We Go Now?’’ Keynote speaker is Hedrick Smith, producer and correspondent of new PBS Frontline documentary, ``The Employment-Based Pension System: Evolution or Revolution?’’ Other participants are AARP President Bill Novelli; EBRI CEO Dallas Salisbury; Peter Orzag, Retirement Security Project; Charles Ruffel, CEO of PLANSPONSOR Magazine; and Patrick Diamond, former advisor to British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Location: Atrium Ballroom, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.

May 15 - 16. 8 a.m. GULF WAR ILLNESS — The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses holds a meeting.
Location: Room 230, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave. NW.

9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. IMMIGRATION — The Embassy of the Republic of Austria to the United States, others, host a forum, ``Immigration, Integration, and Identity: Managing Diverse Societies in Europe and the U.S.’’
Highlights:
9 a.m. Welcome by Eva Nowotny, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the U.S.
9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. Session One: "Immigration and Identity: Do Current Patterns of Immigration Challenge Existing Notions of National Identity?’’ Immigration in Europe, with Jonathan Faull, Director-General, European Commission Directorate-General for Justice, Freedom, and Security; Migration Europe, with Prof. Rainer Mnz, Senior Research Fellow, Migration Research Group, Hamburg; and Immigration in the U.S., with Professor Marcelo Suarez-Orozco, Humanities and Social Sciences, New York University. Moderator is Esther Brimmer, Deputy Director and Director of Research, Center for Transatlantic Relations, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University.
11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Session Two, ``Addressing Integration in Europe and the U.S. Today.’’ Addressing Anti-Semitism, Racism & Xenophobia in Europe, with Dr. Beate Winkler, European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia; The Legacy of Racism in the U.S., with Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Department of African and African American Studies, Harvard University; and diversifying identity--on both sides of the Atlantic, with historian Steven Beller. Moderator is Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff, Die Zeit.
1:15 p.m. - 3 p.m. Session Three, ``Identity and Islam: Muslims in the U.S. and Europe,’’ with Dr. Lale Akgn, member German Bundestag; Madame Mamel Boubekeur, Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels; Dr. Hisham Hellyer, Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations, University of Warwick, others.
3 p.m. - 3:25 p.m. Closing remarks by Robert Wexler and Beate Winkler.
Location: Room 2172, Rayburn House Office Building.
To view a live webcast of this event, visit: http://wwwc.house.gov/international—relations/

9:30 a.m. BABY BOOMERS-RETIREMENT — The Concord Coalition holds a discussion on the long term fiscal policy and the impact of the Baby Boomers retirement, with Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Charles Blahous, former Rep. Charles Stenholm, comptroller General David Walker, others.
Location: National Press Club.

9:30 a.m. SAUDI OIL — The Jamestown Foundation sponsors a discussion, ``Saudi Arabian Oil Facilities: The Achilles Heel of the Western Economy.’’
Location: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW.

10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. OIL POLITICS — Foreign Policy magazine hosts a discussion, ``Curing the Oil Addiction: ’Petropolitics’ and the Threat to Global Security.’’ Participants are: Thomas L. Friedman, Foreign Affairs Columnist, New York Times, Author of the May/June 2006 Foreign Policy cover story, ``The First Law of Petropolitics;’’ Sen. Richard G. Lugar, R-Ind., Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee; and Moises Naim, Editor in Chief, Foreign Policy magazine.
Location: Root Room, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW.

12:30 p.m. GIRLS/MATH-SCIENCE — There will be a luncheon meeting of the First National Summit on the Advancement of Girls in Math and Science.
12:30 p.m. Remarks by Education Secretary Margaret Spellings.
12:45 p.m. Keynote address by Sally Ride, president and CEO, Sally Ride Science; and closing remarks by National Science Foundation Deputy Director Kathie Olsen.
Location: Montpelier Room, James Madison Memorial Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. NW.

12:30 p.m. JOHANNS-AGRICULTURE — Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns addresses a National Press Club luncheon.
Location: National Press Club.

12:30 p.m. WARS-CULTURAL HERITAGE — Michael Jansen, author and veteran journalist who specializes in coverage of the Middle East, will speak on the destruction of cultural heritage during times of war. Jansen has followed this issue for more than 30 years, and will speak about her experiences studying the cultural looting of Cyprus, Lebanon and Iraq.
Location: National Press Club, Holeman Lounge.

3 p.m. PRIVACY — The Wilson International Center for Scholars holds a discussion on Congress and individual privacy in a new age of security, with Sen. John Sununu, Peter Swire of Ohio State University Law School, Nancy Baker of New Mexico State University, others.
Location: 5th floor conference room, Wilson Center, Reagan Trade Building.

3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. CHINA NGO’S — The Woodrow Wilson Center’s Asia Program sponsors a discussion, ``China’s NGOs: Independent Actors or Government Puppets?’’ Speakers are Hongying Wang, Syracuse University and Wilson Center Fellow; Joseph Fewsmith, Boston University; Jennifer Turner, Wilson Center; and John Callebaut, Center for International Private Enterprise.
Location: Sixth floor auditorium, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.