8-11 NOVEMBER 2003 - Press Information: PROGRAMME: ORLANDO, USA

NATO PA PRESS AND INFORMATION OFFICE: Orange County Convention Centre (OCCC) North Complex: Hall 230, level 2, Tel (1-407) 685 6158/6159 Fax (1-407) 685 6160 e-mail: kwilliams@nato-pa.int

US PRESS CONTACT: Ms. Carol Lawrence: Orange County Convention Centre (OCCC) North Complex: Hall 230, level 2, Tel (1-407) 685 6199

Saturday 8 November

9.15 COMMENCEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS: discussion and debate on draft reports; presentations by guest speakers (see below)

Committee on the Civil Dimension of Security (220 E-G)
+10.30 Presentation by Mr. R. David PAULISON, Director, Preparedness Division, U.S. Fire Administrator, Department of Homeland Security on The Lessons of 9/11 for Improving Civil Protection in the United States

> Defence and Security Committee (320)
9.30 Presentation by General Richard MYERS, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defence, The Pentagon on Transforming NATO
11.00 Presentation by Mr. Ian BRZEZINSKI, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for European and NATO Affairs, US Dept. of Defence on The US Vision of the Future of Iraq

Political Committee (210)
9.30 Presentation by Dr. Gregory TREVERTON, Senior Policy Analyst, RAND on Beyond Iraq: US-European Co-operation in the War on Terrorism
11.30 Presentation by Dr. George PERKOVICH, Vice President for Studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on Tackling Rogue States


Economics and Security Committee (220 A-C)
9.30 Presentation by Prof. Arvind PANAGARIYA, Professor of Economics and Co-director, Center for International Economics, University of Maryland on Miracles and Debacles: Do Free Trade Sceptics Save a Case
10.30 Presentation by Dr. John WILLIAMSON, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for International Economics, Washington on Economic Development and the Relevance of the "Washington Consensus"

13.00 Break for lunch

14.30 RESUMPTION OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS (same rooms)

Committee on the Civil Dimension of Security (220 E-G)
14.30 Presentation by Mr. Thomas W. RAFFANELLO, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Division, Drug Enforcement Administration on Trends in American Drug Trafficking

+15.45 Presentation by Mr. James O'BRIEN, The Albright Group, Washington D.C.on Kosovo and the Balkans: A Test Case for the EU and NATO

Sunday 9 November

9.00 COMMENCEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS: discussion and debate on draft reports; presentations by guest speakers (see below)

Committee on the Civil Dimension of Security (220 E-G)
9.00 Presentation by Prof. Rainer HOFFMAN, President, Advisory Committee on Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, Council of Europe, Kiel, Germany on Protection of National Minorities in the Baltic States in the light of the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
10.15 Presentation by Mr. Barnett RUBIN, Director of Studies & Senior Fellow, Center on International Cooperation, New York University on NATO in Afghanistan: Security, State Building, and the Fight against Terrorism

Political Committee (210)
9.00 Presentation by Ambassador R. Nicholas BURNS, US Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on NATO Transformation
12.00 Dr. John HULSMAN, Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation on How to Repair the Transatlantic Rift: The Cherry-Picking of Issues

Science and Technology Committee (220 A-C)
9.30 Presentation by Mr. Dennis GORMLEY, Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Washington D.C. on The Proliferation of Un-manned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
11.30 Presentation by Admiral James O. ELLIS, Jr. USN, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, Nebraska on U.S. Military Operations in Space
12.30 Presentation by Mr. Clayton MOWRY, President, Arianespace Inc on Arianespace Programmes

13.00 Break for lunch

14.30 Resumption of the committee meetings (same rooms)

Defence and Security Committee (320)
14.00 Presentation by Mr. Clark MURDOCK, Senior Fellow, International Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies on Changes in the US Overseas Force Posture

Tuesday 11 November

8.45 Seating of delegates in Hall 320

9.00 OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 49th ANNUAL SESSION

Address by Hon. Jeb BUSH, Governor of Florida

Address by Hon. Doug BEREUTER, President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly

Address by the Rt Hon. Lord ROBERTSON of Port Ellen, Secretary General of NATO and Chairman of the North Atlantic Council, followed by a question and answer period

> Address by General John GORDON, Homeland Security, followed by a question and answer period

Address by Ambassador. Marc GROSSMAN, Under Secretary, Political Affairs, followed by a question and answer period


PLENARY SITTING

Election of officers of the Assembly

Report by the Secretary General on Priorities and Activities

Report by Mr Lothar IBRÜGGER, Treasurer of the Assembly, and vote on the 2004 budget

Break for lunch

Resumption of the Plenary Sitting

15.00(tbc) FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE with Hon. Doug BEREUTER, President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly

Presentation by representatives from interparliamentary assemblies

Debate and vote on Committee Resolutions

±18.00 Closure of the Plenary Sitting