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The War on Terror

Implications for Domestic Security and Civil Liberties

Thursday, November 17, 2005

International Conference Co-sponsored by:
The Independent Institute
Friedrich Naumann Foundation

November 17-18, 2005

The Willard Hotel
1401 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004

Thursday, November 17
6:30 p.m.	Reception (Buchanan Room)
7:00 p.m.	Opening Dinner (Pierce Room) Welcoming Remarks: Claus Gramckow, Acting Representative, Friedrich Naumann Foundation Ivan Eland, Senior Fellow, and Director, Center on Peace and Liberty, The Independent Institute Keynote Address: Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX)

Friday, November 18
9:00 a.m.	Session I: Fighting the War on Terror by Expanding the State: An Effective Strategy? (Pierce Room) Presentations: Christopher Hellman, Defense Budget and Policy Analyst, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Angela Freimuth, FDP State Legislator, State of North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Comments: Veronique de Rugy, Research Fellow, American Enterprise Institute Charles Pena, Senior Fellow, Coalition for a Realistic Foreign Policy Questions & Answers
10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break
10:45 a.m.	Session II: Innovative Approaches to Homeland Security for the U.S. and Europe (Pierce Room) Presentations: Greg Nojeim, Chief Legislative Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union Robert Klemmensen, Professor of Political Science, University of Southern Denmark Comments: Ivan Eland, Senior Fellow, The Independent Institute Questions & Answers
12:30 p.m.	Luncheon (Holmes Room)