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Good morning.

Here are a few Washington events of note for Wednesday, June 14, as collected by the Associated Press.

President Bush is scheduled to meet with the President Alvaro Uribe Velez of Colombia in the morning and in the evening is hosting the annual congressional picnic on the South Lawn of the White House.

The House Energy Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee is holding a hearing on NIH research policies regarding human tissue samples at 10 a.m.

June 11 - 14. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH — Annual meeting of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association.
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert St. NW, unless otherwise noted.

June 13 - 14. OCEANS SYMPOSIUM — The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, others, hold a two-day symposium on ocean policy reform and innovative efforts in ecosystem-based management.
9 a.m. Session on legislative agenda for the oceans.
10:45 a.m. Session on keeping the oceans clean.
1 p.m. Session on new views of ocean life with input from the Census of Marine Life.
2:15 p.m. Session on developments in the Global Earth Observing System program.
3:45 p.m. Session on ecosystem management innovations in the Gulf of Maine.
Location: Room 2325, Rayburn.

ENERGY CONFERENCE — The U.S. Energy Association holds its 17th annual Energy Efficiency Forum.
8:55 a.m. Cheng Lianyuan, Director, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Industrial Development.
10 a.m. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
10:30 a.m. Timothy Wirth, President UN Foundation and Better World Fund.
11 a.m. Pennyslvania Gov. Ed Rendell.
11:30 a.m. Panel discussion on balancing energy supply and demand, with President Red Cavaney of the American Petroleum Institute, Edison Electric Institute President Thomas Kuhn, American Gas Association President David Parker.
1 p.m. Energy Secretary Bodman.
Location: National Press Club.

June 14 - 15. GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT — The Initiative for Global Development holds its National Summit. Speakers include Bill Gates, Sr., former EPA Administrator Bill Ruckelshaus, retired Gen. John Shalikashvili, former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell.
Location: Willard Inter-Continental Hotel, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW

June 14 - 15. MEDICAL DEVICES — The Medical Device Manufacturers Association holds its 12th annual meeting.
Location: Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 1330 Maryland Ave. SW.

June 14 - 16. NON PROFITS — The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants holds its National Not-for-Profit Industry Conference.
6 p.m. Keynote - Robert Egger, President, D.C. Central Kitchen.
Location: Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1000 H St. NW

8 a.m. MOSELEY-AIR FORCE — DFI International Government Services hosts a seminar, ``The Air Force’s Way Ahead.’’ Speaker is Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley.
Location: Room 325, Russell Senate Office Building.

8:30 a.m. LAVIN — Commerce Undersecretary Frank Lavin discusses the U.S. business agenda at the annual board meeting of the Caribbean Central America Action Board.
Location: University Club.

9:30 a.m. IRAN-NEGOTIATIONS — The Nobel Women’s Initiative holds a news conference on U.S.-Iranian relations, the IAEA and recent discussions between women Nobel Peace Prize Laureates and the IAEA.
Location: National Press Club.

10 a.m. FREEDOM TO COMPETE — EEOC Chairman Cari Dominguez presents the 2nd annual Freedom to Compete Award recognizing employers, organizations and others for work promoting fair and open competition in the workplace.
Location: EEOC offices, 1801 L St. NW.

10:30 a.m. EDUCATION-TECHNOLOGY — The New America Foundation holds a panel discussion on investment in advanced technology tools for learning, with Dexter Fletcher of the Institute for Defense Analyses, Henry Kelly of the Federation of American Scientists, Lawrence Grossman of Digital Promise, Marland Bruckner of Microsoft, others.
Location: Room HC-5, Capitol.

11 a.m. WWII PLANE MEMORIAL — Family relatives and friends of the 40 American servicemen killed in World War IIs crash of a B-17C Flying Fortress in the South Pacific at Bakers Creek, Australia, will unveil a memorial marker at the National World War II Memorial.
Location: World War II Memorial, Atlantic (north) side of memorial on Elm Walk.

12 p.m. DEMOCRATS-AGENDA — The 21st Century Democrats organization holds a roundtable discussion with Democratic candidates from around the country about the challenges and promises facing the Democratic Party and the progressive movement.
Location: National Press Club.

2 p.m. WORLD REFUGEE SURVEY — U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants President Lavinia Limon releases the ``World Refugee Survey 2006 -- Risks and Rights’’ at a National Press Club afternoon newsmaker.
Location: National Press Club, Murrow Room.

3:30 p.m. THEOCRACY-ELECTIONS — The New America Foundation holds a discussion on ``American Theocracy: Comments on the Forthcoming 2006 Elections,’’ with author Kevin Phillips, others.
Location: 7th floor, 1630 Connecticut Ave. NW.

7 p.m. MEHLMAN CONVERSATION — Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein hosts an ``American Conversation’’ with Republican National Chairman Ken Mehlman.
Location: William G. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue and 7th Street NW.

5:30 p.m. CULTURAL AWARENESS — Sens. Edward Kennedy and Richard Lugar, others, meet more than 250 high school students from the Islamic world who are participating in the Cultural Bridges program.
Location: Room G-50, Dirksen.