I am sitting in a very cool meeting that the New America Foundation is co-sponsoring with the Stanley Foundation and American Association for the Advancement of Science.
The meeting is invitation only, and off-the-record, but I can share the agenda:
Iran: Fuel Cycles, Verification, and Multinational Fuel Assurances Workshop
September 5, 10:30am – 3:30pm
at
The Stanley Foundation (co-located with the Henry L. Stimson Center)1111 19th St., NW, 12th Floor, Washington, DC
Note: Each session will begin with a pair of five-minute introductions to the key technical aspects of the topic by two of the workshop participants, with the balance of time dedicated to a structured discussion moderated by one of the hosts.
Coffee and pastries will be available beginning at 10:00 am.
10:30 am Welcome and Introductions
10:45 am – 12:00 pm Status of Iran’s Nuclear Programs
Mr. Mark Fitzpatrick, International Institute for Strategic Studies
Ms. Corey Hinderstein, Nuclear Threat Initiative
Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, New America Foundation, Moderator12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Verifying a Suspension or a Pause
This will be a working lunch.Mr. David Albright, Institute for Science and International Security
Ms. Sharon Squassoni, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Dr. Benn Tannenbaum, AAAS, Moderator1:45 pm – 3:00 pm Multinational Nuclear Arrangements
Dr. Geoff Forden, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Frank von Hippel, Princeton University
Mr. Matt Martin, Stanley Foundation, Moderator3:00 pm Wrap up and next steps
We will adjourn by 3:30 pm.
