[blindlaw] NGO Briefing on US position on the Draft Disabilities convention

[Stephanie Ortoleva]

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INVITATION


EVENT:		THE DISABILITIES CONVENTION AND THE U.S.
			POSTURE
			August 14-25, 2006 session in New York
			Briefing for NGOs

DATE:			Thursday, August 3, 2006

TIME:			3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

PLACE:		Loy Henderson Conference Room
			U.S. Department of State, 1st Floor
			2201 C Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

MODERATOR:	MARK LAGON, Department of State, IO bureau

SPEAKERS:		STEVEN HILL, Department of State, Office of the
Legal Adviser
			STEPHANIE ORTOLEVA, Department of State, DRL bureau
			KELLY RYAN, Department of State, PRM bureau
			JOHN WODATCH, Department of Justice
			Department of Health and Human Services
representative

RSVP TO:		Malia Cary, e-mail CaryMC at state.gov;
			Caroline Chu, e-mail ChuCT at state.gov;
			Molly Day, e-mail DayMK at state.gov; OR
			Rebecca Tollefson, e-mail TollefsonRP at state.gov

			BY 4:00 pm FRIDAY, JULY 28, please provide full
name,
			date of birth, and either driver's license number or
passport
			number by e-mail.  Indicate whether or not you are a
U.S. Citizen.


TO GAIN ENTRY INTO THE BUILDING:

	Please arrive at least 20 minutes before at the 23rd Street
entrance.  Bring a photo ID.  Non-citizens should bring their passports.
You will be escorted to the Loy Henderson Conference Room.