Fed Event: European and Global Security after New START, March 1st

"European and Global Security after New START"

March 1, 2011, 9:00am – 10:30am, Center for American Progress, 1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20005

About This Event:

Please join the Center for American Progress as we host Poland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski to discuss the new Poland-Russia relationship and European and global security issues after the ratification of New START.

Before assuming his position at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2007, Mr. Sikorski served in senior positions in Poland’s government, including as minister of defense from 2005 to 2007, and as senator for Bydgoszcz. As deputy defense minister in 1992, Sikorski was involved in efforts to bring about Poland’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO. In addition to his time in government, Mr. Sikorski has a unique background as a journalist in Afghanistan, a scholar in the Washington think tank community, and as a student in Poland’s historic Solidarity movement.

Featured speaker:
Radosław Sikorski, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland

Introduction:
John Podesta, President and CEO, Center for American Progress

Moderator:
Rudy deLeon, Senior Vice President for National Security and International Policy, Center for American Progress

RSVP: http://www.americanprogress.org/events/2011/03/sikorski.html/rsvp

Fed Event: China’s New Breed of State Capitalism

"China’s New Breed of State Capitalism"

Tuesday, March 1st, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, Falk Auditorium, The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC

There is a growing perception in China that the largest state-owned enterprises are expanding at the expense of the private sector, slowing or even reversing a trend toward greater economic liberalization that has been the hallmark of China’s economic policy for the last three decades. Known popularly in China as guojin mintui or “the state advances and the private sector retreats,” this apparent enhancement of state monopolies has in recent months been fiercely debated in Beijing. With wide-reaching implications for China’s economic development, guojin mintui is of immediate concern to domestic and foreign private companies – but there is not yet a consensus as to whether this represents a long-term trend or merely a natural, and temporary, result of China’s massive investment in infrastructure projects as part of its post-financial crisis stimulus plan.

On March 1, the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings will host a discussion of the recent trends in China’s powerful state sector and their implications. Panelists will include Daniel Rosen of the Rhodium Group; Zhiwu Chen of Yale University; and John Garnaut, China correspondent with the Sydney Morning Herald.

Senior Fellow Kenneth Lieberthal, director of the John L. Thornton China Center, will provide introductory remarks and moderate the discussion. After the program, the panelists will take audience questions.

Contact: Brookings Office of Communications

Email: events@brookings.edu

Phone: 202.797.6105

Fed Event: Monday, Feb. 28th, Turkey: A Model for the New Middle East?

"Turkey: A Model for the New Middle East?"

Monday, Feb. 28th., 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM, Falk Auditorium, The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC

The historic developments in Tunisia and Egypt have triggered debate about the future direction of political leadership in those countries. Some analysts question whether Egypt will follow an "Iranian model," with Islamic extremists eventually taking control of the government. Others speak of a possible "Turkish model," where Islamist influence has not been as extreme or pervasive. Given Turkey’s moderate Islamic government and its long experience with democracy, secularism, and military interventions, interest in the “Turkish model” is growing. Questions remain, however, about the shape and substance of that model and whether it can be applied to other nations in the Middle East and beyond.

On February 28, the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings (CUSE) will host a discussion of the characteristics of the Turkish model and the recent developments in the Arab world. Panelists will include Steven Cook, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations; Semih İdiz, columnist for Milliyet; Henri Barkey, visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment and professor at Lehigh University; and Brookings Nonresident Senior Fellow Ömer Taşpınar.

Senior Fellow and CUSE Director Fiona Hill will provide introductory remarks and moderate the discussion. After the program, the panelists will take audience questions.

Contact: Brookings Office of Communications

Email: events@brookings.edu

Phone: 202.797.6105

Fed Event: March 3rd, CISSM Forum

CISSM Forum

12:15-1:30 PM, 1203 Van Munching Hall


Jeffrey Lewis, Director, East Asia Nonproliferation Program, The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) of the Monterey Institute of International Studies

(Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 12:15 pm- 1:30 pm, 1203 Van Munching Hall)

http://www.publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/239

Fed Event: Smart Growth Brown Bag Presentations, March 2nd

Smart Growth Brown Bag Presentations

12:00-1:00 PM, Conference Room 1213,School of Architecture

Assistant Professor Isaac William and Professor Garth C. Rockcastle

Coordinated by Associate Dean Gerrit Knapp


http://www.publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/261

Fed Event: CARE Int'l Women's Day Celebration/Conference; March 8-10

"CARE Int'l Women's Day Celebration/Conference"

*Student discounts are available.

BREAKING NEWS: Four-time GRAMMY winner India.Arie to help kick off the event on March 8.

The clock is ticking! This is the last week to register for the 2011 CARE Conference and International Women's Day Celebration. Join hundreds of advocates from around the country where you will have the opportunity to affect legislation and help change the lives of millions of women and children across the globe!

Plus, you won't want to miss an incredible lineup. India.Arie will help kick off the event on March 8. She'll be followed on March 9-10 by Helene Gayle, Melinda Gates, Mrs. Laura W. Bush, Judy Woodruff and Dr. Rajiv Shah. You'll also have the chance to hear from CARE staff from nearly 40 countries who will be participating in the conference and sharing their unique perspectives.

Raise your voice with us as we meet with our country's elected officials on Capitol Hill. The importance of foreign aid, quality education for girls and economic opportunities for women are the three key issues that we will be highlighting this year. Your efforts could have an unprecedented influence on the empowerment of women and girls around the world, so please register now!

We look forward to seeing you in Washington, D.C., on March 8-10 to demand a world without poverty!

Register online at: http://www.careconference.org/

Fed Event: TODAY, Tom Schueler 'the watershed guy'

Tom Schueler 'the watershed guy'

As part of their CLEAN WATER seminar series, The University of Maryland Plant Science and Landscape Architecture Department

TOM SCHUELER, 'the watershed guy'

Thursday February 24th at 6pm, BPS Rm 1250

An up-to-date lecture on the new Chesapeake Bay Total-Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) regulations. What are they? and where are the efforts being made?
Many of you may already know Tom Schueler. He is the 'watershed guy'. With over 25 years of experience in the practical aspects of stormwater research, management, and design; watershed protection and restoration; and urban stream research: he has covered a lot of ground and water.


He is the founder of the Chesapeake Stormwater Network, and the former director and founder of the Center for Watershed Protection. He has authored extensive publications and manuals in the field; spoken to countless audiences regionally and internationally; as well as conducted over 150 training workshops.

Website: www.larch.umd.edu/

For more information, contact:
Joyce Kelley
+1 301 405 0106
kelleyjoyce@gmail.com

Fed Event: March 2nd, The Department of Kinesiology presents the Joan S. Hult Women's History Month Lecture

The Department of Kinesiology presents the Joan S. Hult Women's History Month Lecture

Wednesday, March 02, 2011 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, SPH 1312

Dr. Vivian W. Pinn, Associate Director for Research on Women's Health, will be this year's Hult Women's History Month Lecturer. Dr. Pinn will talk on "Women's Health Research: Lessons from the past and challenges for the future." A pioneer in medicine and healthcare, in her role as director of the of the Office of Research on Women's Health at NIH, Dr. Pinn has been instrumental in ensuring that women's health is a high priority at NIH.

Website: www.sph.umd.edu/knes

For more information, contact:

Polly Regina Sebastian
+1 301 405 2453
pollys@umd.edu
www.sph.umd.edu/knes

Fed Event: TODAY!! Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Seminar by Dr. Darell Winner on "Air Quality in a Changing Climate"

"Air Quality in a Changing Climate"

Dr. Darell Winner, Environmental Protection Agency, National Center for Environmental Assessment

When : Thursday, February 24, 2011 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Where : Computer & Space Science : 2400

Website: aosc.umd.edu/~seminar/#current

For more information, contact:
Seminar Committee
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
+1-301-405-5391
aosc_seminar@atmos.umd.edu
aosc.umd.edu

Announcement: Empowering Women in International Relations - home - Heinrich Böll Stiftung

FYI – Op-ed award competition sponsored by Atlantic Community, the NATO Public Diplomacy Division, the Gunda Werner Institute, et al. in honor of the tenth anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (.pdf of s/res/1325 of October 31 2000):

http://www.atlantic-community.org/index/articles/view/Empowering_Women_in_International_Relations

Some info below excerpted from the webpage description – and note the March 13th deadline:

Awards

The first prize is 900,- EUR. Second prize is 600,- EUR and third prize is 300,-EUR.

Guidelines

Your op-ed should be 500-1000 words long on an issue broadly related to transatlantic security, e.g. the new NATO Strategic Concept, NATO-Russia relations, the Afghanistan mission, piracy, cyber security, energy security, missile defense, terrorism, proliferation, the security implications of climate change, relevance of gender issues in conflict dynamics, or any other security issue that is of importance to both Europe and North America, including less traditional ones. We have a broad understanding of transatlantic relations and security and are open to your thematic suggestions. We appreciate strong theses, bold ideas and new arguments as well as a solution-oriented approach with specific policy recommendations. The op-ed should also be comprehensible to members of the general public and not include dense scientific or technical jargon.

Please submit your original, non-published op-ed in English and through this website. Simplyregister to create an account for free and then click on the “submit article” button on the front page. Mention in the headline field that the submission is for this competition. You can also email your op-ed to staff@atlantic-community.org

Submissions will be edited only for language and clarity, in order to highlight arguments and to level the playing field between English native speakers and participants with other language backgrounds.

Deadline

Please submit your article by March 13, 2011. We encourage early submissions as we will begin publishing all articles that meet the guidelines on a rolling basis from February 2011.

Eligibility

The contest is open to women from NATO Member and Partner States under 40 years of age. Participants must be registered on atlantic-community.org. Each profile must include a personal picture (as all articles on the website are published with an author portrait).

Fed Event: **EESG** 2/25 - Are Terps Really Green?

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN THE SEMINAR


Environmental Policy Roundtable

Friday, February 25, 2011, Room 1107 Van Munching Hall, 12:15 - 1:30pm

Are Terps Really Green?
The University of Maryland is recognized as a national leader in sustainability. Learn about successes and challenges of implementing sustainability programs from a practitioner on the frontline of the movement. Bring your ideas of ways we can further improve the sustainability of the University and how the University can leverage its assets to enhance sustainability in our region/state/world.

Our presenter is Mark Stewart, Sustainability Manager for the University of Maryland. Mark is a LEED Accredited Professional and earned his Master's in Higher Education Policy and Leadership from the University of Maryland studying the role of higher education in creating a sustainable society.

We look forward to seeing you at our discussion.

Best,

Your EESG Team

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The Ecological Economics Student Group (EESG) is a student-organized forum for the presentation and discussion of ideas and new work within the broad domain of Ecological Economics and interdisciplinary environmental policy. This seminar is also offered for 1 credit as 'Ecological Economics and Development' (MEES 608N).
EESG is on facebook! http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf#!/group.php?gid=112404058770759&ref=ts

ENGAGING NORTH KOREA ON TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL: Thursday, Feb. 24th

The Korea Economic Institute's Academic Paper Series presents:

Engaging North Korea on Mutual Interests in Tuberculosis Control

with:

Dr. Sharon Perry
DPRK Tuberculosis Project
Stanford School of Medicine

Thursday, February 24, 2011
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
KEI Conference Room
1800 K Street NW Suite 1010

Since the DPRK famines of the 1990s, rates of tuberculosis (TB), a disease that exploits malnutrition and other conditions that compromise natural immunity, have risen dramatically in North Korea and are now among the highest in the world outside of sub-Saharan Africa. Launched in 2008, a unique collaboration of US-based voluntary interests, including a major medical institution, a humanitarian NGO, and a non-profit sponsor, began working with the civilian DPRK Ministry of Public Health to fight TB, and especially drug-resistant TB, inside North Korea. Since then, the DPRK Tuberculosis Project has achieved critical public health objectives during a period otherwise marked by a profound deterioration of relations between the United States and North Korea.

Join KEI on February 24th for a luncheon event, as Dr. Sharon Perry presents the paper she co-authored with three others on the DPRK TB Project and its implications for the future of North Korea and global health security interests.

A light luncheon will be served and an open audience discussion will follow the presentation.


RSVPs are required for this event.


Please register here:
http://www.keia.org/rsvp.php?event=APS+Engaging+with+DPRK+on+TB



"Engaging North Korea on Mutual Interests
in Tuberculosis Control"
is co-authored by:

* Sharon Perry, DPRK Tuberculosis Project
* Heidi Linton, Christian Friends of Korea
* Louise Gresham, Nuclear Threat Initiative
* Gary Schoolnik, Stanford School of Medicine

This paper is the forty-first in KEI's Academic Paper series, which began in December 2006. In its Academic Paper series, KEI commissions and publishes 10 papers per year on original subjects of current interest to Korea watchers, which KEI distributes to over 3,000 government officials, think tank experts, and scholars around the United States and the world. A public discussion at KEI with the author generally follows publication. Volume 4 of On Korea, which is a compilation of the 2010 paper series, will be released in February 2011.

World Bank event: From Evidence to Policy: Human Development Perspectives Series is launched on Monday, Feb. 28 at 12:30pm in J1-050 Auditorium

World Bank event: From Evidence to Policy: Human Development Perspectives Series is launched on Monday, Feb. 28 at 12:30pm in J1-050 Auditorium

Monday, February 28, 2011, 12:30-1:30 PM
Auditorium J1-050, World Bank J Building, 18th Street and Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC

RSVP infoshopevents@worldbank.org

*Light lunch will be served*

Please join us for the launch of the World Bank’s Human Development
Network’s new Human Development Perspectives series, which
presents key research in the field of human development. The series
will help developing countries and their partners get more mileage
and impact out of their investments in human capital.
During the launch, discussions will focus on the first two books in the
series. Making Schools Work examines how better accountability
processes in 11 developing countries resulted in increased enrollment,
student learning and completion rates. No Small Matter reviews the
evidence on early childhood development and its links to poverty and
shocks. The launch will occur during the Human Development
Network’s biennial HD Forum.

CHAIR:
Ariel Fiszbein
Chief Economist, Human Development Network, World Bank
Mr. Fiszbein is Chief Economist for the Human Development Network at the World Bank. He joined the World Bank in 1991, where he started his career as Country Economist for Colombia. He has held several positions, including Coordinator of the poverty reduction team at the World Bank Institute, Coordinator of the World Bank’s program in human development for the southern cone countries in Latin America, Lead Economist in the Human Development Department for Latin America and the Caribbean, and Adviser to the World Bank’s Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for Development Economics. In the latter position, for several years he coordinated the World Bank’s Development Impact Evaluation (DIME) initiative. He has published extensively on a range of social policy issues. He has taught at the Universidad de San Andres in Buenos Aires and was the Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) between 1998 and 2005.
PRESENTER:
Paul Gertler
Director, Institute of Business and Economic Research, University of California, Berkeley
Mr. Gertler is the Li Ka Shing Professor of Economics and Director of the Institute of Business and Economic Research at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also the Chair of the Board of Commissioners of the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation. From 2004 to 2007, he was the Chief Economist of the World Bank’s Human Development Network, where he led the effort to strengthen the evidence base for the World Bank’s policy advice on what works to improve human development and reduce poverty, a major part of which was to institutionalize impact evaluation into World Bank operations. Mr. Gertler holds the Kenneth Arrow Award in Health Economics (1996); Academic Career Leadership Award, US National Institutes on Health (1998); and a Global Development Network Award (2002). He has also published extensively in scientific journals articles and books on a wide variety of subjects.
MODERATOR:
Phil Hay
Communications Adviser, Human Development Network, World Bank
Mr. Hay, Communications Adviser for the World Bank’s Human Development Network, designs and leads global and regional media and outreach campaigns to deepen the impact and profile of the World Bank’s work in education, health, social protection and labor, and other human development priorities. A former Special Correspondent and U.S. West Coast Correspondent for the British Broadcasting Corporation , Mr. Hay is a frequent chair and moderator of global health, education, and development summits such as the Accra High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness; the International Health Partnership country meetings in Zambia, Mali, and Belgium; numerous ministerial panels on Education, Health, Nutrition, and Population, Post-Conflict and the Rule of Law; and successive STOP-TB summits in the U.S., India, and Brazil.
EDITOR
Harold H. Alderman
No Small Matter
Consultant, Development Research Group, World Bank
Mr. Alderman joined the World Bank in 1991 in the agricultural research department. He has spent much of his career conducting research on the economics of nutrition and food policy. In particular, he has written a number of papers indicating the long-term consequences of malnutrition in early childhood. He has also worked in the area of social protection, serving as social protection advisor in the Africa region from 2006 to 2009.
AUTHORS
Barbara Bruns
Making Schools Work
Lead Economist, Latin America and Caribbean, World Bank
Ms. Bruns is Lead Economist in the Latin America and Caribbean region of the World Bank, responsible for education. She is currently co-managing several impact evaluations of teacher pay for performance reforms in Brazil and is lead author of Achieving World Class Education in Brazil: The Next Agenda (2010). As the first manager of the $14 million Spanish Impact Evaluation Fund (SIEF) at the World Bank from 2007 to 2009, Ms. Bruns oversaw the launch of more than 50 rigorous impact evaluations of health, education, and social protection programs. She has also served on the Education Task Force appointed by the UN Secretary General in 2003, co-authored the book A Chance for Every Child: Achieving Universal Primary Education by 2015 (2003), and headed the Secretariat of the global Education for All Fast Track Initiative from 2002 to 2004.
Deon Filmer
Making Schools Work
Lead Economist, Development Research Group, World Bank
Mr. Filmer is Lead Economist in the Research Department of World Bank. His research has spanned the areas of education, health, social protection, and poverty, and he has published extensively in these areas. Recent publications include papers on the impact of scholarship programs on school participation in Cambodia; on the roles of poverty, orphanhood, and disability in explaining education inequalities; and on the determinants of fertility behavior. He was a core team member of the World Development Reports in 1995, Workers in an Integrating World , and 2004, Making Services Work for Poor People . His current research focuses on measuring and explaining inequalities in education and health outcomes and evaluating the impact of interventions that aim to increase and promote school participation among the poor (such as conditional cash or food transfers) and interventions that aim to improve education service provision (such as policies to improve the quality of teachers in remote areas).
Harry Anthony Patrinos
Making Schools Work
Lead Education Economist, Human Development Network, World Bank
Mr. Patrinos is Lead Education economist in the Education Department of the World Bank. He specializes in all areas of education, especially school-based management, demand-side financing, and public-private partnerships. He manages the Benchmarking Education Systems for Results program, and leads the Indigenous Peoples, Poverty, and Development research program. He manages impact evaluations in Latin America focusing on school-based management, parental participation, compensatory education, and savings programs. Previous books include Indigenous Peoples, Poverty and Human Development in Latin America (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006), Lifelong Learning in the Global Knowledge Economy (2003), Policy Analysis of Child Labor: A Comparative Study (St. Martin’s, 1999), Decentralization of Education: Demand-Side Financing (1997), and Indigenous People and Poverty in Latin America: An Empirical Analysis (Ashgate, 1997).

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About The InfoShop
The InfoShop is the public information center of the World Bank and serves as a forum for substantial debate on international development. Our extensive events program consists of more than 250 events over the past two years and has hosted many internationally recognized speakers, including Queen Noor, Francis Fukuyama, Jeffrey Sachs, Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, Thomas Friedman, Former US Senator Chuck Hagel, and Carly Fiorina. The InfoShop functions as the only publicly accessible space at headquarters and provides internal and external audiences with over 10,000 titles published by the World Bank, international organizations, and other publishers on development issues.

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INFOSHOP1/Resources/hdnforum2.pdf

Fed Event: Defense, Diplomacy, and Development conference at George Washington University

"Defense, Diplomacy, and Development Conference"

The Roosevelt Institute will host a Defense, Diplomacy, and Development conference at George Washington University March 26-27.

Students will have the opportunity to present original research, interact with national policy experts, and discuss pressing policy issues like cyber warfare, foreign aid, energy security, and U.S. grand strategy. Confirmed guests include former Senator Chuck Hagel, Col. Mark MyKleby (Office of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff), former Senator David Boren (President’s Intelligence Advisory Board), and Jake Braun (Department of Homeland Security/White House).

Interested students should sign up here and email bmacwill@umd.edu.

Fed Event:Meet with Central Intelligence Agency: Employer-In-Residence Program

Meet with Central Intelligence Agency: Employer-In-Residence Program

Thursday, March 03, 2011 • 11:00AM - 04:00PM, University Career Center

Event Details:

This program allows employers to serve as "career advisors" to students seeking help. Employers participate in our daily rotation by providing career advice to students, in a 1-on-1 setting, on issues ranging from resume assistance to answering the question "how do I get a job like yours?". Come learn about ways you can improve your skills and get feedback from industry professionals about what they look for in a candidate.

Services Provided Include:

Resume Critiques

Learn about ways to improve your resume and get feedback from industry professionals about what they look for in a resume.

Online registration in advance is the best way to be sure you are seen at your preferred time (you can choose a 30 minute slot based on availability). However, we will take same-day walk-ins on a first come, first serve basis to fill any empty slots. There is no guarantee that you will be able to walk in and be seen at that time.

For registration instructions, please visit www.careercenter.umd.edu/page.cfm?page_id=179

Additional employers will be available throughout the semester through the Employer-in-Residence Program. Be on the lookout for additional opportunities at www.CareerCenter.umd.edu

For additional information about this event:
contact China Wilson at cwilson7@umd.edu

Fed Event: Employer Networking & Industry Series - Government

Employer Networking & Industry Series - Government

Wednesday, March 02, 2011 • 04:30PM - 06:30PM, University Career Center

Event Details:

Interested in interning or working full-time with the federal government? Wondering about the application process? Confused about opportunities and deadlines?

Join us for a panel discussion with several federal government agencies followed by a networking social. Professional dress is suggested and you may bring several copies of your resume.

STUDENT RSVP NOT REQUIRED, Attendance will be on a first come, first served basis.

For additional information about this event:
contact China Wilson at cwilson7@umd.edu

Fed Event: CISSM Forum, March 3rd, 1203 VMH, 12:15 PM

CISSM Forum:
Jeffrey Lewis, Director, East Asia Nonproliferation Program, The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) of the Monterey Institute of International Studies

March 3rd, 1203 Van Munching Hall, 12:15-1:30 PM


http://www.publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/239

Fed Event: Empowering Women in Developing Countries Panel

Empowering Women in Developing Countries Panel

March 2nd, 12:15-1:30PM, Atrium in Van Munching Hall

The School of Public Policy is pleased to host “Empowering Women in Developing Countries: Solutions and Policies,” to explore the issues raised in the University of Maryland's First Year Book, HALF THE SKY. Ioana Petrescu, Assistant Professor in International Development, will represent the School as part of an all-female panel designed to explore the large policy issues while addressing what specifically can be done to help solve the issues raised in the book. The conversation will also discuss how University of Maryland students can prepare themselves through their educational programs to effectively attack the broad social issues that the book so clearly identifies. The panel includes:

Caren Grown
Senior Gender Advisor
Bureau of Policy, Planning and Learning
USAID

Jody Zall Kusek
Advisor, Health and Nutrition Group
The World Bank

Nelly P. Stromquist
Professor of International Education Policy
College of Education
University of Maryland

Light refreshments served

Fed Event: CISSM Forum, Feb. 24th

CISSM Forum: Steven Kull, Director, WorldPublicOpinion.org and Program on International Policy Attitutdes

Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 12:15 pm-1:30 pm, 1203 Van Munching Hall

http://www.publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/240

Fed Event: Feb. 23rd, Treasury Info. Session, VMH

Treasury Department Information Session

1203 Van Munching Hall, 12:00-1:15PM

Fed Events: Foreign Policy Events--Washington, DC (21-15 February 2011)

Wednesday (23 February)


Multidimensional Poverty

http://www.cgdev.org/content/calendar/detail/1424833/


A Conversation with Mustapha Nabli, Governor of Tunisia’s Central Bank: The Economic

Dimensions of Unrest in the Arab World

http://www.carnegieendowment.org/events/?fa=eventDetail&id=3165


International Support for Sustainable Peace Building in Afghanistan

http://www.carnegieendowment.org/events/?fa=eventDetail&id=3168

Turmoil in the Middle East: A Live Web Chat with Raj Desai

http://www.brookings.edu/events/2011/0223_middle_east_chat.aspx


A New Counterterrorism Agenda for the New Congress

http://www.aei.org/event/100370


Pakistan Trip Report

http://www.stimson.org/events/pakistan-trip-report/


Israel After Egypt: Opportunities and Challenges for Peace

http://www.mei.edu/Events/Calendar/tabid/504/vw/3/ItemID/322/d/20110223/Default.aspx


Nuclear Security in Pakistan: Issues and Implications

http://www.hudson.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=hudson_upcoming_events&id=826

Dambisa Moyo - How The West Was Lost

http://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/dambisa-moyo-how-west-was-lost

Navigating the Seven Seas

http://www.navymemorial.org/events/tabid/69/vw/3/itemid/1/d/20110223/Authors-of-Navigating-the-Seven-Seas-at-Navy-Memorial.aspx


Do Not Die: The Nigerian Voter Restored

http://www.sais-jhu.edu/calendar/


More Resilient Than Ever? Prospects for Latin America's Creditworthiness

http://www.sais-jhu.edu/calendar/


Updating the China Model: New Challenges for a New Decade

http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=2#1464


Drugs, Organized Crime, and Politics in Kyrgyzstan: Findings from the Field

http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=2#1456


Security Policy Forum: Advising the President on U.S. National Security

http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=2#1436


Organization of Asian Studies Film Series: Trading Women (Burma, China, Laos, and Thailand)

http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=2#1450

Economic Instruments of Security Policy

http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=242&EventID=83687

Discussion with Dr. Li Chenyang on Sino-Myanmar Relations

http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=116&EventID=83604


The Politics of Oil and State Power in Iraq (1991-2003)

http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=89&EventID=82602


Managing the Planet's Freshwater

http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=652395


Drug Abuse in Russia: Scope, Trends, Implications, and Policy Responses

http://csis.org/event/drug-abuse-russia-scope-trends-implications-and-policy-responses


Thursday (24 February)



Pursuing New International Politics: An Unfinished Global Revolution

http://www.cgdev.org/content/calendar/detail/1424831/



Russia and US-Russian Relations after the Khodorkovsky Verdict

http://www.aei.org/event/100373



U.S. Extended Deterrence in East Asia

http://www.brookings.edu/events/2011/0224_extended_deterrence.aspx



Corruption in Nigeria: The Fight and Movement to Cure the Malady

http://www.howard.edu/calendar/main.php?calendarid=default&view=event&eventid=1295902468162&timebegin=2011-02-24+00%3A00%3A00



Referendum in Southern Sudan and the Road to Independence

http://www.heritage.org/Events/2011/02/South-Sudan



Post-Referendum Sudan: The Future of the North



http://www.sidw.org/mc/community/eventdetails.do?eventId=305969&orgId=wdcsid&recurringId=0



The Wrong War: Grit, Strategy, and the Way Out of Afghanistan

http://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/bing-west-wrong-war



The Mother of all Battles: Saddam Hussein’s Strategic Plan for the Persian Gulf War

http://www.ndu.edu/info/WhatsNew/images/The%20Mother%20of%20all%20Battles.pdf



Pursuing New International Politics: An Unfinished Global Revolution

http://www.brookings.edu/events/2011/0224_global_revolution.aspx



The U.S. Colombia FTA

http://press.org/events/us-colombia-fta



Who Governs Britain?

http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=2#1454



Economic Dimensions of Peace Negotiation

http://www.usip.org/events/economic-dimensions-peace-negotiation



Blogs & Bullets: Social Media and the Struggle for Political Change

http://www.usip.org/events/blogs-bullets-social-media-and-the-struggle-political-change



Greening China’s Investments: New Initiatives Engaging Chinese Banks and Businesses

http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=652379



Fusion Centers: Function and Future

http://csis.org/event/fusion-centers-function-and-future



Interfaith Dialogue/Trialogue in Jerusalem - Dr. Abu Sway

http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=106&EventID=83230



Religion and U.S. Immigration Reform

http://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/religion-and-us-immigration-reform



Goodbye Conflict, Welcome Development: The Timor-Leste Experience

http://www.sais-jhu.edu/calendar/





Friday (25 February)



U.S. and International Perspectives on Global Science Policy and Science Diplomacy

http://www8.nationalacademies.org/cp/meetingview.aspx?MeetingId=4953



10th Anniversary of the Arrest of FBI Agent Robert Hanssen

http://www.iwp.edu/events/detail/10th-anniversary-of-the-arrest-of-fbi-agent-robert-hanssen



Uneven Progress: Why Many Skilled Immigrants are Underemployed

http://www12.georgetown.edu/sfs/rsvp/index.cfm?Action=View&EventID=3303



A Global Network of Development Practitioners

http://www.sais-jhu.edu/calendar/



Egypt and the Middle East: A Turkish Model of Democracy?

http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=653280



Securing Transition: Assessing the Future of the Afghan National Security Forces

http://www.usip.org/events/securing-transition-assessing-the-future-the-afghan-national-security-forces



'The Fruit of Our Labor': Afghan Perspectives in Film

http://www.usip.org/events/the-fruit-our-labor

Final call for applications for the Minor in Internat. Dev. and Conflict Management

The deadline for applications is THIS Wednesday, February 23, at 5 p.m.


Final call for applications for the
Minor in International Development and Conflict Management!



The Minor in International Development and Conflict Management is a program of instruction open to undergraduate students of all majors aspiring to a profession in the fields of international development, conflict resolution, and humanitarian relief. Apply now to begin the program in fall 2011. To apply, or for more information, visit the program website at www.cidcm.umd.edu/minor.



Applications are due by 5 p.m., THIS Wednesday, February 23, 2011.

Fed Event: March 2nd

Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Time: 12:15-1:30 p.m.
Location: Atrium, Van Munching Hall
Admission: free
Light refreshments will be served.

This year's First Year Book committee selected Half the Sky: Turning
Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, which chronicles the
courageous stories of women who, through education and microfinance
strategies, were able to break free from a life of sexual slavery, gang
rape, or poor maternal health. The authors believe that empowering women is
not only a moral issue, but also an economic and political issue that
affects the well-being of individuals, the household, the community, the
workplace, and the broader society. Half the Sky underscores the importance
of providing an empowering education that enables both men and women to work
together to solve these vital issues.

The School of Public Policy plays a critical role in educating our emerging
policy leaders to engage in solving major societal issues and to embrace our
responsibility to the rest of the world. Many of the issues in this book
are directly addressed in the School's teaching and research.

The School of Public Policy is pleased to host "Empowering Women in
Developing Countries: Solutions and Policies," to explore the issues raised
in HALF THE SKY. Ioana Petrescu, Assistant Professor in International
Development, will represent the School as part of an all-female panel
designed to explore the large policy issues while addressing what
specifically can be done to help solve the issues raised in the book. The
conversation will also discuss how University of Maryland students can
prepare themselves through their educational programs to effectively attack
the broad social issues that the book so clearly identifies.

For more information, please visit the shortened link below.

http://bit.ly/ig3T5I

Annoucement: Fellowships and Internship Postings

Fellowships and Internships

A. OMB Recruiting

General recruiting website:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/recruitment_default

Application instructions for unpaid summer internships:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/internships/

Site for vacancy announcement for permanent positions (it says that “we will post spring recruitment vacancy announcements in March 2011 for entry-level positions, but it is possible that some vacancy announcements may be cancelled”):

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/recruitment_current/

The email address for students to use is:

OMB_Recruitment@omb.eop.gov.



B. Morris Abrams Award



Letter to UMD from Morris Abrams Award



*To Receive Further Application Information Please Email the Office of Career Services *



We are contacting you at this time to call your attention to the Morris Abrams Award in International Relations. The Award was established in 1968, in memory of Morris Abrams who devoted much of his time and energies to civic and communal affairs in Cleveland, where he maintained his residence. His deep interest and sense of responsibility for human welfare extended beyond local and national boundaries. His major concerns were for international understanding and world peace, and he worked in behalf of these causes for several decades as a vigorous, dedicated, and untiring leader of such organizations as the Cleveland Chapters of the Council on World Affairs and the World Federalists.

It is hoped that the recipients of the Award will be encouraged, through the honorary recognition it confers as well as the stipend assistance it provides, to further the principles and ideals to which Mr. Abrams was dedicated.

As in the past, the Selection Committee is turning to universities with graduate departments of political science, international relations and journalism to suggest nominees for the Award. Only one nomination from any department may be submitted. The department nomination should be sent to us as soon as possible. In order to expedite matters, we are sending you a copy of the application, which you should give to your nominee. Should you wish to share the application with another department, please make a copy of the nominee form and application. The Award is available to students enrolled in doctoral programs in international relations, political science, journalism, diplomacy and public service. Student applications and nominations forms signed by the department head must be submitted to us no later than March 10, 2011. The Award recipient will be selected by June 11, 2011.


Purpose



The recipient or recipients of the Morris Abrams Award shall be a person or persons who, by receipt of the award, may be enabled, assisted or encouraged to commence or continue meaningful involvement in the field of international relations, whether such an involvement be academic or otherwise, including the related disciplines of public service, journalism, and diplomacy.



Qualifications



There are no restrictions to age, residence, sex, race, creed, political or religious beliefs.



Amount of Grant



The amount of the stipend may be up to $6,000 given to an individual or divided between two qualified individuals.



Method of Selection



Applicants must submit their application by March 10th of each year, but if, in the opinion of the Committee, no one qualifies, an award need not be given in any one year. The recipient, if any, will be notified by June 11, 2011.



Award Committee



The Award Committee will consist of representatives of the Political Science Department of Case Western Reserve University, the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, the Jewish Family Service Association, the Joint Educational Loan Committee, and the National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section.





C. Baltimore City Mayoral Fellowship



The City of Baltimore is now accepting applications for the Summer 2011 Baltimore City Mayoral Fellowship program. The program is highly selective and provides broad exposure to the highest level of local government officials in a city that is nationally recognized for its innovative urban management programs.

The Baltimore City Mayoral Fellowship is one of the best urban policy fellowships in the country. Students accepted into the program are provided with a unique opportunity for on-the-job training in one of several municipal agencies through a ten-week, full-time summer experience. The objective of the program is to encourage talented individuals with an interest in public service to seek permanent positions within City government at the conclusion of their degree. Fellows are placed in agencies such as Recreation and Parks, Finance, Department of Housing and Community Development, Health Department, Baltimore Development Corporation, and Communications.
Undergraduates finishing their junior or senior year are eligible to apply, as are graduate students from every discipline. There is a stipend of $4,000 for undergraduates and $5,000 for graduate students.
The application is available at http://baltimorecity.gov/OfficeoftheMayor/MayoralInitiatives/MayoralFellowship.aspx
Fellowship dates are June 15, 2011 – August 19, 2010 and applications are due by February 28, 2011.



D. 2011-2012 Embassy Policy Specialist Program



2011-2012 FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY

US Embassy Policy Specialist (EPS) Program

IREX is pleased to announce 2011-2012 competition for the US Embassy Policy Specialist (EPS) Program.

EPS provides fellowships to US scholars and professionals for up to eight weeks to serve US Embassies in Eurasia as policy specialists on a chosen topic and pursue their own research project independently. EPS Grant covers the cost of travel and in-country housing and provides a stipend for living expenses.

Eligible Embassies and Fields (for more detailed descriptions of research fields please see application instructions posted on the link below):

Azerbaijan (US Embassy, Baku)

· Caspian Geography/Environment

· Labor

· Education

Georgia (US Embassy, Tbilisi)

· Media

Kazakhstan (US Embassy, Astana)

· Civil Society

· Foreign Relations



Kyrgyzstan (US Embassy, Bishkek)

· Anti-Corruption

· Policy Coordination

· Cross-border trade

Russia

· History of US-Russia Relations (US Consulate, St. Petersburg)

· Environment (US Embassy, Moscow)

· Science Policy (US Embassy, Moscow)

· Energy/Public Policy (US Embassy, Moscow)

Tajikistan (US Embassy, Dushanbe)

· International Relations

· Economics/Corruption

Turkmenistan (US Embassy, Ashgabat)

· Religion

· Education

· Alternative/Solar Energy

Ukraine (US Embassy, Kyiv)

· Environmental Studies/Public Health

The EPS application and instructions are available on the IREX website:

http://www.irex.org/application/us-embassy-policy-specialist-program-eps-application

Completed applications are due no later than March 15, 2011



Scholars and Professionals with advanced degrees (PhD, MA, MS, MFA, MBA, MPA, MLIS, MPH, JD, MD) and US citizenship are eligible to apply for the EPS Program.



Questions may be addressed to the EPS Program Staff at eps@irex.org or by telephone at 202-942-9111.



EPS is funded by the United States Department of State Title VIII Program

Fed Event: Feb. 23rd, A Conversation with Mustapha Nabli, Governor of Tunisia’s Central Bank: The Economic Dimensions of Unrest in the Arab World

"A Conversation with Mustapha Nabli, Governor of Tunisia’s Central Bank: The Economic Dimensions of Unrest in the Arab World"

Wednesday, February 23rd, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

he unrest spreading throughout the Arab world will have significant economic implications for the region. Carnegie will host a conversation with Mustapha K. Nabli, newly appointed governor of Tunisia’s central bank and former chief economist of the Middle East North Africa region at the World Bank, on the role the economy played in triggering current events and the policy options moving forward. Ratna Sahay, deupty director of the International Monetary Fund's Middle East and Central Asia department, will serve as a discussant and Carnegie’s Uri Dadush will moderate.

Register to attend: http://www.carnegieendowment.org/events/?fa=eventDetail&id=3165

Fed Event: Outsourcing War and Peace, Feb. 22nd, Center for American Progress

"Outsourcing War and Peace"

February 22, 2011, 12:00pm – 1:00pm, Center for American Progress
1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20005

Over the past decade, states and international organizations have shifted a surprising range of foreign policy functions to private contractors. But who is accountable when the employees of foreign private firms do violence or create harm? Outsourcing War and Peace: Preserving Public Values in a World of Privatized Foreign Affairs, a new book by Laura Dickinson, foundation professor of law and faculty director of the Center for Law and Global Affairs at Arizona State University, explores the threat that services that are now delivered by private contractors pose to core public values of human rights, democratic accountability, and transparency. She offers a series of concrete reforms that are necessary to expand traditional legal accountability, construct better mechanisms of public participation, and alter the organizational structure and institutional culture of contractor firms.

Please join the Center for American Progress for a provocative discussion with the book's author.

Copies of Outsourcing War and Peace will be available for purchase at the event.

RSVP for this event: http://www.americanprogress.org/events/2011/02/outsourcing.html/rsvp

Fed Event: Feb. 28th, Breaking the Judicial Nominations and Confirmations Logjam

"Breaking the Judicial Nominations and Confirmations Logjam"

Monday, February 28th, 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Falk Auditorium-The Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC

Event Summary:

In his year-end report on the state of the judiciary, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. called for a long-term solution to filling judicial vacancies, reigniting debate on how to move beyond congressional gridlock on the selection of federal judges. Many say the judicial nominations and confirmations process is in crisis: of the 856 district and circuit judgeships, more than a 100 are currently unfilled as of mid-February, with almost half of those vacancies classified by the judiciary as “judicial emergencies.”

Vacancies have increased more under the current administration than under prior ones, especially on the district courts, but problems in the nomination and confirmation process have been developing over several decades. These trends raise a difficult question: What can and should be done to break the judicial appointments and confirmations logjam?

On February 28, the Brookings Institution and the Federal Bar Association will host a Judicial Issues Forum on the judicial nominations and confirmations process and the prospects for its improvement. The first panel will examine nomination and confirmation trends, as well as assess the impact of judicial vacancies on the courts. The second panel will focus on prospects for change in this session of Congress and beyond, including the impact of recent changes to the Senate’s rules.

Contact: Brookings Office of Communications

Email: events@brookings.edu

Phone: 202.797.6105

Register online: http://www.brookings.edu/events/2011/0228_judicial_logjam.aspx

Fed Event:Pursuing New International Politics: An Unfinished Global Revolution, Feb 24th @ Brookings Institution

"Pursuing New International Politics: An Unfinished Global Revolution"

Thursday, February 24th, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM, Falk Auditorium-The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC


Event Summary
In an ever-shrinking world, national problems, such as unemployment and environmental degradation, are rooted in international trends and are increasingly difficult for national governments to solve on their own. Former United Nations Deputy Secretary General Mark Malloch-Brown addresses this global predicament in his new book, The Unfinished Global Revolution: The Pursuit of a New International Politics (Penguin Press, 2011). He argues for the need for stronger international organizations to make headway in important global issues, including finance, public health, poverty and climate change. In the 21st century, Malloch-Brown contends we need to embrace more powerful international organizations to take on issues that are beyond the scope of national governments.

On February 24, Global Economy and Development at Brookings will host Lord Malloch-Brown for a discussion of the expanding role of international politics. Nancy Birdsall, president of the Center for Global Development, will provide opening remarks. Panelists include Brookings Senior Fellow Ted Piccone, deputy director of Foreign Policy at Brookings; David Gordon, head of research and global macro analysis at the Eurasia Group; and Alan Beattie, international economy editor at the Financial Times.

Brookings Senior Fellow Katherine Sierra will moderate the discussion. After the program, the panelists will take audience questions.

Contact: Brookings Office of Communications

Email: events@brookings.edu

Fed Event: "Culture and Military Training in the 21st Century"

Communities in Conversation: "Culture and Military Training in the 21st Century" featuring Lt. Gen. James M. Dubik, U.S. Army (Retired)

Feb.22nd, 6:00 PM- 8:00 PM, Aurom Ballroom in Samuel Riggs Alumni Center

Description:

The Global Communities Living-Learning Program and Office of Undergraduate Studies cordially invite you to the third of four participatory lectures. Lt. Gen. James M. Dubik commanded the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq and NATO Training Mission-Iraq. There he supervised the growth and development of all Iraqi Security Forces, military and police. Dubik graduated from the USMC Amphibious Warfare School, Army Command and General Staff College, and the Advanced Operational Fellowship Program. He completed an MIT fellowship program for national security studies as well as executive programs in national security at Harvard and Syracuse. He holds two masters degrees, one in Philosophy from the Johns Hopkins University and the other in Military Arts and Sciences from the Army Command and General Staff College. {Will appear in FYI on Feb 16, 2011

Web Address:
http://www.globalcommunities.umd.edu/
Other Contact Information:

Fed Event: Tuesday Policy Forum Featuring William Nolte | “$75 Billion A Year For Intelligence: What Do We Get For It?” | February 22

Tuesday Policy Forum Featuring William Nolte

Feb. 22nd, 12:15-1:30 PM, 1203 Van Munching Hall

William M. Nolte is the former director of education and training in the office of the Director of National Intelligence and chancellor of the National Intelligence University . He is a former Deputy Assistant Director of Central Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency. He was Director of Training, Chief of Legislative Affairs and Senior Intelligence Advisor at the National Security Agency. He also served as Deputy National Intelligence Officer for the Near East and South Asia during the Gulf War. He has taught at several Washington area universities, is on the board of CIA's Studies in Intelligence , and directed the Intelligence Fellows Program. He holds a B.A. from La Salle University and a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland.

**EESG** 2/18 - Youth Involvement at UN Climate Negotiations

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN THE SEMINAR


Environmental Policy Roundtable
Friday, February 18, 2011
Room 1101 Van Munching Hall, 12:15 - 1:30pm
Youth Involvement at UN Climate Negotiations

So you know about the UN climate talks, you've heard a bit of what transpired in Bali, Copenhagen, and Cancun, and you're still not sure what to make of it all? Through the lens of a youth advocacy group, we'll follow the most recent talks in Cancun, paying special attention to the ways that civil society can encourage dialogue, spur on progress, and just maybe- light the way to a real deal.

Caroline Henderson, a student in the Government and Politics Department, will join us this Friday to provide an overview of youth at UN climate negotiations, including highlights and victories from youth involvement. She will also provide a summary of Cancun’s outcomes and describe what's next, including looking toward Durban and role of youth and civil society at COP17 (17th Conference of Parties under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change).

We look forward to seeing you at our discussion.

Best,

Your EESG Team

******
The Ecological Economics Student Group (EESG) is a student-organized forum for the presentation and discussion of ideas and new work within the broad domain of Ecological Economics and interdisciplinary environmental policy. This seminar is also offered for 1 credit as 'Ecological Economics and Development' (MEES 608N).
EESG is on facebook! http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf#!/group.php?gid=112404058770759&ref=ts

Fed Event Announcement: Summer Indonesian Language Study Opportunity

March 2nd, 12:15-1:30 PM, Van Munching Hall Atrium


The University of Maryland 2011 First Year Book committee selected Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, which chronicles the courageous stories of women who, through education and microfinance strategies, were able to break free from a life of sexual slavery, gang rape, or poor maternal health. The authors believe that empowering women is not only a moral issue, but also an economic and political issue that affects the well-being of individuals, the household, the community, the workplace, and the broader society. Half the Sky underscores the importance of providing an empowering education that enables both men and women to work together to solve these vital issues.

The School of Public Policy plays a critical role in educating our emerging policy leaders to engage in solving major societal issues and to embrace our responsibility to the rest of the world. Many of the issues in this book are directly addressed in the School’s teaching and research.

The School of Public Policy is pleased to host “Empowering Women in Developing Countries: Solutions and Policies,” to explore the issues raised in HALF THE SKY. Ioana Petrescu, Assistant Professor in International Development, will represent the School as part of an all-female panel designed to explore the large policy issues while addressing what specifically can be done to help solve the issues raised in the book. The conversation will also discuss how University of Maryland students can prepare themselves through their educational programs to effectively attack the broad social issues that the book so clearly identifies.

PANELIST

Caren Grown joined USAID as Senior Gender Advisor in the Bureau of Policy, Planning and Learning. She is on leave as Economist-In-Residence at American University, where she also co-directs the Program on Gender Analysis in Economics. Formerly, she was Senior Scholar and Co-Director of the Gender Equality and Economy Program at The Levy Economics Institute at Bard College and Director of the Poverty Reduction and Economic Governance team at the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW).

Her recent books include Taxation and Gender Equity, co-edited with Imraan Valodia (Routledge 2010), The Feminist Economics of Trade, co-edited with Irene Van Staveren, Diane Elson, and Nilufer Cagatay (Routledge 2007), and Trading Women's Health and Rights: the Role of Trade Liberalization and Development, co-edited with Elissa Braunstein and Anju Malhotra (Zed Books 2006). She is the lead author (with Geeta Rao Gupta) of Taking Action: Achieving Gender Equality and Empowering Women (Earthscan Press 2005) and co-author (with Gita Sen) of Development, Crises and Alternative Visions: Third World Women's Perspectives (Monthly Review Press 1987). Her articles have appeared in World Development, Journal of International Development, Feminist Economics, Health Policy and Planning, and The Lancet.

Dr. Grown is an Associate Editor of Feminist Economics, a member of the External Gender Forum of the Asian Development Bank, and a founding member of the International Working Group on Gender and Macroeconomics (GEM-IWG), based at the University of Utah. From 2001-2004, she served as Senior Associate of Task Force 3 of the UN Millennium Project, an advisory group to UN Secretary-General Kofi Anan, on gender equality and women's empowerment. She has consulted with the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the World Bank, and the United Nations Development Program. She holds a PhD in Economics from the New School for Social Research and a BA in Political Science from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).

Jody Zall Kusek has provided leadership in the area of results based management at the World Bank for eleven years. She is a leader in the World Bank on Monitoring and Evaluation and has co-developed the Results Based Country Assistant Strategy methodology. This business planning model has been successful in focusing investments to achieve targeted development outcomes on the ground. Currently she serves as Advisor within the Bank’s Health and Nutrition Group, with a focus on HIV and AIDS and development. She was the Cluster Leader within the World Bank’s Africa Region working on improving results management across the Sub- Saharan African countries.

Earlier, Ms. Kusek worked for the Clinton-Gore Administration in the United States, helping with designing and implementing the Government Performance and Results Act that is the hallmark of the US’s strategic and program planning model. She is the co-author of Ten Steps to Results Based Monitoring and Evaluation, now in its 5th printing and available in six languages. This handbook is used by academic institution, national governments, and developing partner’s worldwide to better understand the principles and practices of results based M&E. She also recently co-authored Making Monitoring and Evaluation Systems Work, published in June 2010. This book is on the Bank’s list of top ten selling books and has been used by the University of Witwaterstrand in South Africa to develop a curriculum on Public Management and Development. She is also the author of numerous papers on government management; results based management and poverty monitoring system development. Ms. Kusek has masters degrees from the University of Michigan and the George Washington University.

Nelly P. Stromquist is a professor of international education policy in the College of Education at the University of Maryland. She received her Ph.D. from Stanford University in international development education and her M.A. and B.A. from the Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies in political science. Dr. Stromquist specializes in issues related to international development education and gender, which examines from a critical sociology perspective. Her research interests focus on the dynamics among educational policies and practices, gender relations, social justice, and societal change. More recently, she has been studying how the processes of globalization are shaping structures and functions of education, especially at the higher education level.

Her most recent books are: Feminist Organizations and Social Transformation in Latin America (Boulder: Paradigm, 2006), (ed.) The Professoriate in the Age of Globalization (Rotterdam: Sense Publishers, 2006), (ed.) La construcción del género en las políticas públicas. Perspectivas comparadas desde América Latina (Instituto de Estudios Peruanos, 2006), Género, educación y política en América Latina (Santillana, 2004), and Education in a Globalized World. The Connectivity of Economic Power, Technology, and Knowledge (Rowman & Littlefield, 2002). She has served as associate editor of the Comparative Education Review and is on the editorial board of various journals in the U.S., the U.K., Spain, South Africa, and Brazil. She has served as a consultant to several international organizations, including UNESCO, the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, the International Institute for Educational Planning, USAID, and the World Bank. She is former president of the Comparative and International Education Society and a 2005-06 Fulbright New Century Scholar.

MODERATOR

Ioana Petrescu, Assistant Professor in International Development, holds a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University and a B.A. in economics and mathematics from Wellesley College. Her research focuses on international health and international development. In her work, she assesses the impact of economic sanctions on child health as well as the deterrent effect of sanctions on military conflicts. She also writes on other topics, such as taxation and entrepreneurship in developing countries.

The program is made possible through a grant from the Pepsi Enhancement Fund.

Fed Event: TODAY-After Mubarak:What do the Egyptian People Really Want?

After Mubarak:What do the Egyptian People Really Want?

with

Steven Kull
Director, Program on International Policy Attitudes
University of Maryland

and

Shibley Telhami
Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development
University of Maryland



Wednesday, February 16

12:00-1:15pm

MEI Boardman Room

1761 N St., NW

Washington, DC

RSVP online or by emailing rsvp@mei.edu with your name and affiliation

The Middle East Institute is proud to host Steven Kull and Shibley Telhami for an examination of Egyptian views and attitudes towards governance and their future. As Egyptian demonstrators celebrate the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, many wonder what kind of system the Egyptian people really want. How do they view the Muslim Brotherhood? If Egypt were to become more democratic what are we likely to see in terms of its relation with the US, Israel and other countries in the region? These questions will be addressed by Kull and Telhami, drawing on extensive polling data from Egypt.



Bios:



Steven Kull is the director of the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland, where he studies public and governmental attitudes on international issues. He has carried out extensive studies of public opinion in Egypt and the larger Muslim world, conducting polls and focus groups. His forthcoming book Feeling Betrayed: The Roots of Muslim Anger at America will be published next month by Brookings.



Shibley Telhami is the Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland and Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Saban Center of the Brookings Institution. He has conducted public opinion polls in Egypt and elsewhere in the Arab world for over a decade. Among his numerous publications is his best-selling book, The Stakes: America and the Middle East, which was selected by Foreign Affairs as one of the top five books on the Middle East in 2003.

US Institute of Peace Event, Feb. 16th, 10:30 AM

Female Soldiers and DDR: Sierra Leone, Nepal, and Colombia

February 16, 2011, 10:30am-12:00pm EST
U.S. Institute of Peace
2nd floor
1200 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036

RSVP: http://female-soldiers-and-ddr.eventbrite.com/

How are the roles of "soldier" and "victim" defined by post-conflict programs? Most disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) programs are limited in the ways in which issues specific to female combatants are addressed. Even the titles given to female soldiers, such as "females associated with the war," "dependents," or "camp followers" reveal the reluctance of reintegration agencies to identify females who participated in war as soldiers. Why during post-conflict are those women-who once played highly securitized roles, such as soldiers -- de-emphasized in post-conflict policymaking?

Please join us for an event during which panelists will examine particular challenges faced by female ex-combatants in post-conflict environments, and ways in which reintegration agencies and post-conflict programs can integrate gender into their work.

At this event, Dr. Megan Mackenzie, a widely-acclaimed specialist on the dilemmas of female soldiers in Sierra Leone, will discuss her work exploring the impact of this categorization in which the reintegration process for men has been securitized, or emphasized, as an essential element of the transition from war to peace. In contrast, the reintegration process for females has been deemed a social concern and moralized as a return to normal.

This event will feature the following speakers:

Megan Mackenzie
Lecturer, Department of Political Science and International Relations
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Louis-Alexandre Berg, Discussant
Jennings-Randolph Peace Scholar
U.S. Institute of Peace

Colette Rausch, Discussant
Director, Rule of Law Program
U.S. Institute of Peace

Virginia Bouvier, Discussant
Sr. Program Officer, Colombia Program
U.S. Institute of Peace

Kathleen Kuehnast, Moderator
Director, Gender and Peacebuilding Center
U.S. Institute of Peace

TODAY thru Thurs: Career Fair @ UMD

Tuesday, February 15, 2011: 12:00 PM - 5 PM for 3 days in STAMP

Spring Career and Internship Fair Day 1 of 3

Description: This annual 3 day event provides students an opportunity to meet face-to-face with employers to discuss internship as well as full-time and part-time employment opportunities. Each day has different employers so students are encouraged to plan ahead. Attendees should dress professionally and bring multiple copies of resumes. {Will appear in FYI on Feb 14, 2011

Web Address: www.careercenter.umd.edu/events_description.cfm?event_id=1646

Other Contact Information: William Joens University Career Center and The President's Promise 301-314-7120 wajj@umd.edu www.careercenter.umd.edu

REMINDER Tuesday Policy Forum featuring Martha Joynt Kumar | "Continuity and Change in Presidential Communications: Four Presidents Meet the Press" |

Tuesday Policy Forum featuring Martha Joynt Kumar | "Continuity and Change in Presidential Communications: Four Presidents Meet the Press"

The Forum will be held in Room 1203 Van Munching Hall, 12:15-1:30 PM.

Please join us for the Tuesday Policy Forum on February 15, featuring Martha Joynt Kumar speaking on the topic "Continuity and Change in Presidential Communications: Four Presidents Meet the Press." Tuesday Policy Forum Feature Martha Joynt Kumar

Dr. Martha Joynt Kumar is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Towson University. As a scholar with a research focus on the White House, she is interested in presidential – press relations, White House communications operations, and presidential transitions. Her most recent book, Managing the President’s Message was published in April 2010 in a paperback edition with a postscript comparison of the communications operations of Presidents Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton. Previous publications include Managing the President’s Message: The White House Communication Operation, which won a 2008 Richard E. Neustadt Award from the presidency section of the American Political Science Association; White House World: Transitions, Organization, and Office Operations and Portraying the President: The White House and the News Media with Michael Grossman; and “The 2008-2009 Transition Through the Voices of the Participants,” which appeared in the December 2009 issue of Presidential Studies Quarterly.February 15

"Pakistan: Under Threat from Bad Governance and Extremism", Feb. 17th

"Pakistan: Under Threat from Bad Governance and Extremism"

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm, 1203 Van Munching Hall

Shuja Nawaz, Director, South Asia Center, The Atlantic Council

Shuja Nawaz photo resizedShuja Nawaz, a native of Pakistan, is a political and strategic analyst and writes for leading newspapers and The Huffington Post, and speaks on current topics before civic groups, at think tanks, and on radio and television.

He has worked on projects with RAND, the United States Institute of Peace, The Center for Strategic and International Studies, The Atlantic Council, and other leading think tanks on projects dealing with Pakistan and the Middle East. In January 2009 he was made the first Director of the South Asia Center at The Atlantic Council of the United States.

Educated at Gordon College, Rawalpindi, where he obtained a BA in Economics and English Literature and the Graduate School of Journalism of Columbia University in New York, where he was a Cabot Fellow and won the Henry Taylor International Correspondent Award, he was also a member of the prize-winning team at Stanford University’s Publishing Program. He was a newscaster and producer for Pakistan Television and covered the 1971 war with India on the Western Front. He has worked for the World Health Organization and the New York Times and has headed three separate divisions at the International Monetary Fund. He was also a Director at the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna. Mr. Nawaz was the Managing Editor and then Editor of Finance & Development, the multilingual quarterly of the IMF and the World Bank and on the Editorial Advisory Board of the World Bank Research Observer.

His latest book is Crossed Swords: Pakistan, its Army, and the Wars Within (Oxford University Press 2008), available on the web and from leading booksellers worldwide. He is also the author of FATA: A Most Dangerous Place (CSIS, Washington, D.C., January 2009).

Development Circle: "The Egyptian Uprising:Causes, Implications and Communication Strategies"

"The Egyptian Uprising: Causes, Implications and Communication Strategies"

Please join the Development Circle this WednesdayFebruary 16th from 12:15 to 1:30 in the Community Lounge as we discuss the recent events in Egypt.

Light lunch will be provided.

Sahar Khamis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Maryland, College Park. She is an expert on Arab media and the former Head of the Mass Communication and Information Science Department in Qatar University. Dr. Khamis holds a Ph.D. in Mass Media and Cultural Studies from the University of Manchester in England. She is the co-author of the book: “Islam Dot Com: Contemporary Islamic Discourses in Cyberspace”, Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2009. She also authored chapters in the books: "Women and Media in the Middle East: Power through Self-Expression", I.B. Tauris, London, 2004, and “New Media and the New Middle East”, Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2007. She also has several publications in both international and regional academic journals and conferences in both English and Arabic. She is the recipient of a number of prestigious academic and professional awards.

Dr. Khamis is an editorial board member of the journals: Media, War & Conflict, Journal of Middle East Media, Journal of Arab and Muslim Media Research, and Advances in the History of Rhetoric. Her areas of teaching and research interest include: public relations, advertising, public opinion, audience research, mass media campaigns, gender and media studies, women's media images and portrayals, mass media and national development, ethnographic media Studies, as well as international and intercultural communication.



The Development Circle is a forum founded in 1998 by a group of MSPP students and faculty and currently brought to you by the IDEV Council. The aim is to bring School and University people together to seek better understanding of development challenges. and ways to promote just and sustainable development in both poor and rich countries (and in the relation between the two).

FYI on Mr. Scott Baker and intern application service

Scott Baker just sent word that he is about to execute his annual “M.R. Baker/intern application service” for students looking summer 2011 internships on Capitol Hill. Send application materials to him.

Essay Contest-Health Policy

KaiserEDU Essay Contest Asks Students to Address the Next Steps in Health Reform

KaiserEDU.org launched its fifth annual student essay contest, inviting undergraduate and graduate-level students to submit original health policy essays for the chance to win $1,500. Students must write an original essay summarizing what the next steps should be on health reform and explain recommendations, identify major challenges and discuss how they could be addressed. The deadline for submissions is February 28, 2011. Additional information about the contest is available online.

http://www.kaiseredu.org/Essay-Contest.aspx

Fed Event: Eisenhower Symposium, Feb. 16th, 4:00 PM

The Eisenhower Symposium

February 16, 2011
4:00pm-5:30pm
Abramson Family Founders Room
School of International Service

Discussants:

David Ottaway, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Stephen Randolph, Industrial College of the Armed Forces

The Eisenhower Symposium is an annual scholarly event which commemorates
Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States and one of the founders of the School of International Service. The event is cosponsored by the School of International Service at American University, the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, and the Eisenhower Institute. The event is being held in cooperation with George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy, and the Dwight D. Eisenhower Commission.

Announcement: Summer Indonesian Language Study Opportunity

NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS OFFICE – 2403 Marie Mount Hall – www.scholarships.umd.edu

Francis DuVinage, Director – Leslie Brice, Coordinator



The United States – Indonesia Society runs an intensive 10-week Bahasa Indonesia language and general studies program held at Gadjah Mada University for U.S. students selected in a competitive application process.



Beginner and Intermediate level language classes are offered, and the program includes special lectures, cultural workshops and field trips. During the middle of the program students will have a one week break from classes and workshops. Students are allowed to travel within Indonesia during this time to conduct research or for leisure. The cost of the program (which includes air travel from the U.S. to Yogyakarta and return, visas, tuition, health insurance, housing and board) is $2,000. Scholarships are available. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2011.



**THE NATIONAL SCHOLARSHPS OFFICE WILL PROVIDE A $2,000 AWARD APPLIED DIRECTLY TO THE COST OF THIS PROGRAM TO ANY UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK UNDERGRADUATE, RECENT GRADUATE, OR GRADUATE STUDENT WHO IS ACCEPTED TO, ENROLLS AND COMPLETES THIS PROGRAM.**



For complete information see the USINDO website:



http://www.usindo.org/programs/summer-language-study



DEADLINE:



Applications and transcripts must be received by USINDO no later than March 1, 2011. Admissions decisions will be made by the end of April, 2011.



ELIGIBILITY



Applicants must be U.S. Citizen or Permanent Residents, College Seniors, recent college graduates (within 6 months), students enrolled in Master’s or post-graduate degree program, or recent graduates of such post-baccalaureate programs (within 6 months)



APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:



In addition to an application cover sheet, students are required to submit a 1-page personal statement, resume, transcript, and sealed letter of recommendation. **The National Scholarships Office is available to advise applicants about the Personal Statement – contact us at scholarships@umd.edu to schedule an appointment.**



PROGRAM COSTS:



Fee is $2,000 which includes: Air travel from the U.S. to Yogyakarta and return, visas, tuition, health insurance, housing and board. Partial waivers are available for those who qualify. Scholarship forms available upon acceptance.



ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS:



If you have any additional questions, please email summerstudies@usindo.org

Fed Event: TODAY at 4:30 PM

How Would the American Public Deal With the Budget Deficit and Social Security?

Thursday February 10 4:30-6:00 pm
Cannon House Office Building, Room 122

You are invited to a presentation of an innovative study in which a representative sample of Americans were asked to show how they would deal with the Federal budget and Social Security.

Respondents were:
--presented the discretionary budget divided into 31 major line items and allowed to adjust each amount, getting constant feedback on the effect on the deficit
--presented a wide range of detailed and scored options for adjusting tax revenues
--presented scored options for dealing with the Social Security shortfall and Medicare

Ultimately, most respondents were able to make enough hard decisions to cut the deficit deeply, solve the Social Security shortfall, and reduce the Medicare deficit. Some of their decisions may surprise you.

The budgets made by Republicans, Democrats, Independents, and Tea Party sympathizers varied significantly, but there was also much common ground.

The study was conducted by the Program for Public Consultation (PPC), a joint program of the Center on Policy Attitudes and the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, and fielded by Knowledge Networks.

Presenter: Steven Kull, director Program for Public Consultation

Moderator: I.M. Destler, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland

Discussants:

Bill Frenzel, Co-Chair of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, for 20 years a member of Congress specializing in budget matters.

Philip Joyce, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, author The Congressional Budget Office: Honest Numbers, Power, and Policy Making

Please RSVP: info@public-consultation.org or 301-458-0444

Fed Event: Feb. 15th, 12:15-1:30PM, 1203 VMH

Tuesday Policy Forum Feature Martha Joynt Kumar

Feb. 15th, 12:15-1:30PM, 1203 VMH

Please join us for the Tuesday Policy Forum on February 15, featuring Martha Joynt Kumar speaking on the topic "Continuity and Change in Presidential Communications: Four Presidents Meet the Press." The Forum will be held in Room 1203 Van Munching Hall, 12:15-1:30 PM.

Dr. Martha Joynt Kumar is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Towson University. As a scholar with a research focus on the White House, she is interested in presidential – press relations, White House communications operations, and presidential transitions. Her most recent book, Managing the President’s Message was published in April 2010 in a paperback edition with a postscript comparison of the communications operations of Presidents Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton. Previous publications include Managing the President’s Message: The White House Communication Operation, which won a 2008 Richard E. Neustadt Award from the presidency section of the American Political Science Association; White House World: Transitions, Organization, and Office Operations and Portraying the President: The White House and the News Media with Michael Grossman; and “The 2008-2009 Transition Through the Voices of the Participants,” which appeared in the December 2009 issue of Presidential Studies Quarterly.

Fed Event: Friday, Feb. 11th-Environmental Policy Roundtable

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN THE SEMINAR


Environmental Policy Roundtable

Friday, February 11, 2011
Room 2511 Van Munching Hall, 12:15 - 1:30pm
(Room 2511 is on the second floor above/near Rudy's Cafe)

Herman Daly on Policy Implications of Uneconomic Growth

Economic growth is our number-one policy goal. But if growth in the US now increases social and environmental costs faster than production benefits it becomes uneconomic growth and makes us poorer at the margin, not richer. Policies for avoiding uneconomic growth will be suggested for discussion.

Herman Daly is Professor Emeritus at the Maryland School of Public Policy and spent six years as a senior economist at the World Bank. He was a co-founder and associate editor of the journal, Ecological Economics. He is also a recipient of an Honorary Right Livelihood Award, the Heineken Prize for Environmental Science from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Sophie Prize (Norway), and the Leontief Prize from the Global Development and Environment Institute.

We look forward to seeing you at our discussion.

Best,

Your EESG Team

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The Ecological Economics Student Group (EESG) is a student-organized forum for the presentation and discussion of ideas and new work within the broad domain of Ecological Economics and interdisciplinary environmental policy. This seminar is also offered for 1 credit as 'Ecological Economics and Development' (MEES 608N).
EESG is on facebook! http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf#!/group.php?gid=112404058770759&ref=ts
Apologies for cross-posting

Fed Event: Access During Humanitarian Crises: Barriers to Protection and Assistance, Feb 15th

Access During Humanitarian Crises: Barriers to Protection and Assistance

Tuesday, February 15th, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM, Falk Auditorium
The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC

Event Summary
In many situations of armed conflict, humanitarian aid organizations are prevented from providing assistance and protection to civilians in need. Sometimes the aid groups are blocked by authorities, sometimes by non-state actors. Humanitarian agencies must often grapple with finding a balance between ensuring the security of their staff and taking the necessary risks to access vulnerable people or communities in greatest need.

On February 15, the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement will host a discussion to explore the challenges of access during humanitarian crises. Ambassador Claude Wild with the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs will offer introductory remarks from the perspective of a government that has emphasized the importance of ground-level humanitarian engagement and has worked to address the critical issue of access. Representatives from the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Rescue Committee, and the Afghan Embassy will offer their perspectives on the challenges of protecting and assisting vulnerable people when access is difficult—or impossible.

Senior Fellow Elizabeth Ferris, co-director of the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement, will moderate the discussion. After the program, the panelists will take questions from the audience.

http://www.brookings.edu/events/2011/0215_humanitarian_access.aspx

Fed Event: Center for American Progress, Feb. 15th @ 10 AM

U.S. Policy on the Georgia Conflicts

February 15, 2011, 10:00am – 11:30am, at Center for American Progress

Two and a half years after the Russia-Georgia war, Georgia remains the locus of three unresolved, interrelated conflicts: two secessionist and one inter-state.

This event will mark the release of a Center for American Progress report titled "A More Proactive U.S. Approach to the Georgia Conflicts."

The report’s authors, Samuel Charap and Cory Welt, will present the main findings. Two leading experts on the region will then respond. Damon Wilson, executive vice president at the Atlantic Council, worked on Georgia in a variety of capacities during his distinguished government career, including as special assistant to the president, and senior director for European affairs at the National Security Council from December 2007 to January 2009. Professor Alexander Cooley of Columbia University has published extensively on post-Soviet Eurasia and U.S. policy toward the region, including "After the August War: A New Strategy for U.S. Engagement with Georgia" (co-authored with Lincoln Mitchell) released by the Harriman Institute last year.

Presentation by:

Samuel Charap, Associate Director for Russia and Eurasia, Center for American Progress
Cory Welt, Associate Director, Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs.

Discussants:

Damon Wilson, Executive Vice President and Director of the International Security Program, Atlantic Council
Alexander Cooley, Associate Professor of Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia University

Coffee will be provided at 9:30 a.m.
RSVP

Click here to RSVP for this event
For more information, call 202-682-1611
Location

Center for American Progress
1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20005

Map & Directions external link icon
Nearest Metro: Blue/Orange Line to McPherson Square or Red Line to Metro Center

http://www.americanprogress.org/events/2011/02/GeorgiaConflict.html

Fed Event: Feb. 22nd, @ US Institute of Peace

Can Nigeria Hold Credible Elections?

February 22, 2011, 10:00am-11:30am EST, U.S. Institute of Peace, 2nd floor
1200 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036

Critical elections in Nigeria at national and state levels are scheduled for April 9, 2011. These elections will not only determine new leadership but will indicate whether democratic processes can gain traction. Past elections have been seriously flawed, but the current Nigerian administration has pledged to hold credible, transparent elections.

Africare and the U.S. Institute of Peace will host a public workshop on February 22, 2011 to assess progress toward that goal and consider next steps toward free and fair 2011 elections.

This event will feature the following speakers:

Peter M. Lewis
Director, African Studies Program
School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University

Dave Peterson
Director of Africa Programs
National Endowment for Democracy

Ambassador Robin Sanders, Co-Moderator
International Affairs Advisor
Africare

David Smock, Co-Moderator
Senior Vice President
U. S. Institute of Peace


Please contact Stephanie Schwartz at 202-429-4713 or sschwartz@usip.org with any general questions about this event.

Drop-In Hours at Federal Semester Program

Dr. Burton will have drop-in hours every Monday from 2PM to 3 PM. and every Thursday from 1 PM to 2 PM. She can make outside arrangements as well. All students are always welcome to drop by the Federal Semester office!

Thanks,

Federal Semester

Federal Events: List of Upcoming Foreign Policy DC Events

Tuesday (08 February)


The United States and France: A Strategic Partnership for the Twenty-First Century

http://www.carnegieendowment.org/events/?fa=eventDetail&id=3154



Creating Opportunity: From the Local to the National to the Global

http://www.brookings.edu/events/2011/0208_creating_opportunity.aspx



Zero-Sum Future: American Power in an Age of Anxiety

http://www.brookings.edu/events/2011/0208_american_power.aspx



Egypt, Its Revolution and Future: How Should the U.S. Respond?

http://www.hudson.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=hudson_upcoming_events&id=825



Did the Americans Buy Out the French Resistance? The Revelations of the Affaire Suisse

http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=2#1428



Visiting Scholar Roundtable with Gao Fei: Is the "Big Triangle" Still Strategic?

http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=2#1434



A Blow to Democracy: Election Fraud, Corruption and Political Violence in Albania

http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=651690



Anthologies as a Literary Ontology: the Modern Project of Ukrainian Literature

http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=648202





Wednesday (09 February)



Tri-Polar World: India, China, and the United States in the 21st Century

http://www.carnegieendowment.org/events/?fa=eventDetail&id=3153



The Rise of China's Military: Consequences for the U.S. and Our Allies

http://www.centerfornationalpolicy.org/ht/display/EventDetails/i/33583/pid/209



The Rise of China's Military: Consequences for the U.S. and Our Allies

http://www.centerfornationalpolicy.org/ht/display/EventDetails/i/33583/pid/209



Recent Developments in Egypt and Lebanon: Implications for U.S. Policy and Allies in the Broader Middle East, Part 1

http://www.internationalrelations.house.gov/hearings.asp?showdate=2/9/2011



Harnessing Liberty: Championing Democracy and Countering Islamist Extremism in Egypt and Beyond

http://www.heritage.org/Events/2011/02/Harnessing-Liberty



The Shah

http://www.loc.gov/rr/amed/Upcomingevents/UpcomingEvents.html



Social Unrest and Political Instability in Venezuela

http://www.hudson.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=hudson_upcoming_events&id=824



Reforming Pakistan's Police and Law Enforcement Infrastructure: Is It Too Flawed to Fix?

http://www.usip.org/events/reforming-pakistans-police-and-law-enforcement-infrastructure-it-too-flawed-fix



Gaming the World with Andrei Markovits

http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=242&EventID=82066



Reform or Transformation? Arab Politics & Islamic Movements

http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=106&EventID=82559



Euro Stress: The Future of the Common Currency

http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=2#1431



Iran's Nuclear Capability: Moving Beyond Breakout

http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=2#1439



Rock and Roll, Disco Mafia and the Collapse of Communism

http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=2#1430



AU Islamic Lecture Series

http://www.american.edu/sis/calendar/index.cfm?id=2744283



The Future of U.S.-EU Energy Cooperation

http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.welcome



Practicing Public Interest Law in Russia Today

http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=648203





Thursday (10 February)



Prospects for Democracy in the Middle East: Egypt and Beyond

http://www.centerfornationalpolicy.org/ht/display/EventDetails/i/33700/pid/209



Mas Man, Trinidad and Tobago

http://events.iadb.org/calendar/eventDetail.aspx?lang=en&id=2736



Emerging Issues in Ending Violence Against Immigrant Women

http://www.ips-dc.org/events/emerging_issues_in_ending_violence_against_immigrant_women



The Dark Side of Chocolate

http://www.ips-dc.org/events/film_the_dark_side_of_chocolate



Economic Crisis, Unending War, and Rightwing Resurgence

http://www.ips-dc.org/events/economic_crisis_unending_war_and_rightwing_resurgence



Recent Developments in Egypt and Lebanon:
Implications for U.S. Policy and Allies in the Broader Middle East, Part 2

http://www.internationalrelations.house.gov/hearings.asp?showdate=2/10/2011



Rethinking Comprehensive Missile Defense

http://www.heritage.org/Events/2011/02/Rethinking-Missile-Defense



U.S.-Libya Relations: Surviving the WikiLeaks Controversy?

http://www.mei.edu/Events/Calendar/tabid/504/vw/3/ItemID/316/d/20110210/Default.aspx



Previewing the Presidential Budget: A 3D Perspective

http://web.memberclicks.com/mc/community/eventdetails.do?eventId=305506&orgId=wdcsid&recurringId=0



Europe, Asia, and the IMF: Regions and Financial Crises

http://www.cissm.umd.edu/forum/display.php?id=520



Justice and Journalism: Islam and Journalistic Values in Indonesia and Malaysia

http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=2#1426



Politics of Memory in the Baltic Countries: Ethnicity, Class, and Power 20 Years after Independence

http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=2#1422



New Faces in Israeli Politics

http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=349&EventID=82764



Revolution and Democracy in the Muslim World

http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=106&EventID=83527



A Nation of Immigrants with Susan Martin

http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=242&EventID=82378



Book Discussion: The Longest War: The Enduring Conflict Between America and Al-Qaeda

http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=648837





Friday (11 February)



Kwacha Gonna Do? Examining labor supply decisions in Malawi

http://www.cgdev.org/content/calendar/detail/1424801/



Immigration and Border Security: Outlook for the 112th Congress

http://www.heritage.org/Events/2011/02/Orrin-Hatch



Peace and Security Grantmaking by U.S. Foundations

http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=2#1433



New Book Discussion: Secession as an International Phenomenon: From America’s Civil War to Contemporary Separatist Movements

http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=649036