BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//ddaysoftware.com//NONSGML DDay.iCal 1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:General CREATED:20130521T192707 DESCRIPTION: \;Join Us in Washington DCThis year's Washington Forum pro mises to be one of the best yet! The event will feature nationally known c ommentators and top policy experts on issues affecting the future of surfa ce technology in North America.Participate in strategic briefing sessions\ , meet industry colleagues and tell Congress that the nation's fiscal futu re and economic security depend on an improved climate for manufacturing.P resentation HighlightsStill Poised on a Cliff in Washington: Tax Expert An drew Friedman Back at NASF Washington ForumLast April\, very popular NASF Washington Forum keynote Andy Friedman gave members a compelling and accur ate read on how Washington decisions on taxes and the deficit would play o ut for businesses. Andy will be back again this April at the Forum to talk with NASF on the state of debate and what it means for manufacturers.Andy reminded us recently that while Washington negotiators reached a compromi se to avoid the &ldquo\;fiscal cliff&rdquo\; on New Year&rsquo\;s Eve\, th e compromise left the country with a series of new short-term deadlines th at compel Congressional action\, action expected to involve more tax chang es likely to affect many Americans.His recent white paper\, Still Poised O n a Cliff: The Prognosis for 2013 Congressional Action and its Effect on I nvestors\, sets out the details of the fiscal cliff compromise\, discusses what we might expect from Washington this year\, and provides some steps to consider in light of the changing tax landscape. His paper on the outlo ok and related tax policy issues can be accessed at \;www.thewashingto nupdate.com.Columnist Norman Ornstein to Speak at Wednesday LuncheonNorman Ornstein is a long-time observer of Congress and politics. He writes a we ekly column for \;Roll Call \;called "\;Congress Inside Out&qu ot\; and is an election eve analyst for CBS News. He served as codirector of the AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project and participates in AEI's Ele ction Watch series. He also served as a senior counselor to the Continuity of Government Commission. Mr. Ornstein led a working group of scholars an d practitioners that helped shape the law\, known as McCain-Feingold\, tha t reformed the campaign financing system. He was elected as a fellow of th e American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2004.His many books include&nbs p\;The Permanent Campaign and Its Future \;(AEI Press\, 2000)\; \; The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track\, with Thomas E. Mann (Oxford University Press\, 2006\, named by& nbsp\;The Washington Post \;one of the best books of 2006 and called b yThe Economist \;"\;a classic"\;)\; and\, most recently\, the& nbsp\;New York Timesbestseller\, \;It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extre mism\, also with Tom Mann\, published in May by Basic Books. DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130411 DTSTAMP:20130521T192707 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130409 LOCATION:Washington DC SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:NASF Washington Forum UID:ed1ab13d-602b-4706-b8f2-79ee5cec1826 URL:http://www.pfonline.com/events/details/ed1ab13d-602b-4706-b8f2-79ee5cec 1826 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR