A three-day series of panels, lectures and discussions by 50 journalists and foreign policy experts on the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq begins the evening of March 16 with a panel discussion by foreign reporting and other staff members at the Los Angeles Times.

Other events on March 17 and 18 include a conversation between former UN weapons inspector Hans Blix and Christiane Amanpour of CNN; a discussion with Judith Miller of The New York Times; a talk with Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV; and a panel discussion with representatives of Al Jazeera, The New York Times, ABC Nightline, ITN Channel 4 News, the Los Angeles Times, and National Public Radio.

All events are open to the public. A few require tickets, but most are free. See the conference Web site for details.

Co-Sponors:

The Western Knight Center for Specialized Journalism Training

The Commonwealth Club

San Francisco Chronicle

The World Affairs Council

With Support from:

Office of the Chancellor

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

The Open Society Institute

Barbro Osher, Consul General of Sweden

The Sandler Family Supporting Foundation

Guy Saperstein

Steve Silberstein