Good morning.

Here are a few Washington events of note for Friday, September 29, as collected by the Associated Press.

Congress is winding down its legislative session in preparation for leaving town to campaign for re-election.

President Bush is speaking on the war on terrorism again this morning and is meeting with President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan.

Sept. 25 - 29. PAN AMERICAN HEALTH — The Pan American Health Organization holds its 47th Directing Council meeting.
Location: PAHO, 550 23rd St. NW.

Sept. 26 - Oct. 1. FAMILY MEDICINE — The American Academy of Family Physicians holds it Scientific Assembly.
3:30 a.m. Physicians with heart presentation and reception. Room 151-B, Washington Convention Center.
7 a.m. Resident and Student Breakfast. This session in Renaissance Washington Hotel.
2 p.m. International Networking Meeting. Room 151 B, Washington Convention Center.
5 p.m. Special Constituencies Reception. Washington Hilton and Towers, Jefferson Room.
6 p.m. International Reception. This event in the Renaiassance Washington.
Location: Washington Convention Center.

Sept. 27 - 29. US-AFRICA INFRASTRUCTURE — Financiers, project developers, and African government officials participate in the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA)s first annual U.S.-Africa Infrastructure Conference.
7:30 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. Breakfast session, workshops and closing luncheon.
9 a.m. Session on financing of projects in Africa with Robert Mosbacher Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation; J. Joseph Grandmaison, Member Board of Directors, Export-Import Bank of the U.S.; and Tony Elumelu, Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, United Bank for Africa
Location: Bethesda Marriott Hotel, 5151 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda, Md.

Sept. 28 - 29. COUNTERFEITING — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, others hold the Third Annual Anti-counterfeiting and Piracy Summit.
9:45 a.m. Attorney General Gonzales.
10:30 a.m. Session with Robert Wright, CEO, General Electric and NBC Universal, on motion picture piracy and the U.S. economy.
11 a.m. Roundtable session with MPAA CEO Dan Glickman, John Gray of the Healthcare Distribution Management Association, Robert Holleyman of the Business Software Alliance, and Chris Singer of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association.
Location: 1615 H St. NW.

Sept. 28 - 29. JUDICIARY — Georgetown University Law Center holds a conference on the state of the judiciary.
9 a.m. Attorney General Gonzales.
12 p.m. Concluding remarks with Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
Location: Georgetown University Law wCenter, 600 New Jersey Ave. NW., unless otherwise noted.

Sept. 28 - 29. RELIGION — The Catholic University Columbus School of Law holds a symposium on religion in the public square.
Location: 2nd floor Slowinski Courtroom, 3600 John McCormack Rd. NE.

Sept. 28 - 29. WOMEN-DEMOCRATS — The women’s Leadership Forum of the Democratic National Committee holds its 13th Annual National Issues Conference.
Location: Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave. NW

9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. NURSING HOMES — National Summit on Nursing Home Quality.
9:15 a.m. Keynote remarks by CMMS Administrator Mark McClellan, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, others.
10:15 a.m. Session on nursing homes today with Alan Rosenbloom of the Alloiance for Quality Nursing Home Care, Paul McGann of CMMS, David Horazdovsky of Evangelical Lutheran Good Sanaritan Society, others.
12 p.m. Media availability. Room 148.
2:45 p.m. AARP President-elect Jennie Chin Hansen discussxes expectations for quality improvements.
Location: National Academy of Sciences Auditorium, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW.

Sept. 29 - 30. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. BOOK FESTIVAL — The Library of Congress 2006 National Book Festival hosted by First Lady Laura Bush, will be held on the National Mall.
Location: National Mall between 7th and 14th Streets NW.

8:30 a.m. FOREIGN POLICY — George Mason University holds a pnael discussion on foreign policy priorities, with various professors from the university.
Location: National Press Club.

9:30 a.m. HAITI — The U.S. Institute of Peace holds a program on Haiti, with Larry Rossin, formerly of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti; Marlye Gelin-Adams of CARE International; Brian Nichols of the State Department, others.
Location: 2nd floor conference room, 1200 17th St. NW.

10 a.m. JAPANESE CABINET — The Center for Strategic and International Studies holds a discussion on the new Japanese Cabinet, with Michael Green of CSIS and Gerald Curtis of Columbia University.
Location: B-1 conference level, 1800 K St. NW.

10:30 a.m. HURRICANES — The National Science Board holds a briefing to release a report proposing a major national hurricane research initiative.
Location: Room SC-6, Capitol.

10:30 a.m. MEXICAN IMMIGRATION — Screening of a documentary by Notre Dame University theologian Father Daniel Groddy about Mexican immigration, focusing on spirituality and the social, economic and political issues.
Location: Room 1116, Longworth.

11 a.m. JAPAN — OECD releases its 2006 economic survey of Japan.
Location: OECD, Suite 650, 2001 L St. NW.

11 a.m. VOTERS-CONGRESS — New York University holds a news conference to release a study that finds voters demanding action by Congress.
Location: Wilson Center for Scholars, Reagan Trade Building.

12 p.m. WORKFORCE-FAMILIES — Georgetown University Law Center and the New America Foundation hold a discussion on parenting, child development and workplace innovations.
Location: Room 902, Hart.

12:30 p.m. ISLAM — The New America Foundation holds a presentation with Alastair Crooke, former EU Middle East security envoy and co-director of Conflicts Forum discussing Islam, Hamas, Hezbollah, Jamaat e-Islami and the Muslim Brotherhood.
Location: 7th floor, 1630 Connecticut Ave. NW.

12:30 p.m. WASHINGTON NATIONALS-KASTEN — Stan Kasten, president of the Washington Nationals, addresses National Press Club luncheon.
Location: National Press Club, 14th and F Sts. NW