The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences in partnership with
The Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development
Present:
A Special Sadat Forum
Times of Revolution: Egypt Then and Now
Dr. Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, will moderate a Special Sadat Forum with Dr. Jehan Sadat, former first lady of Egypt and Ms. Barbara Walters, ABC News correspondent, creator and co-executive producer and co-host of The View. The event will be will be held on Tuesday, May 3, from 4:15 to 5:30pm in the Ina and Jack Kay Theatre of the Clarice Smith Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Hosted by the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences in partnership with the Anwar Sadat Chair, this event will bring together two legendary women who will share experiences and compare Egypt then and Egypt now, the challenges and the dreams, and how American perceptions of Egypt and the Egyptian people have evolved over the decades.
Dr. Jehan Sadat was there when her late husband, President Anwar Sadat, joined the Free Officers to overthrow the monarchy in Egypt in 1952. She was there through the tragic assassination of Anwar Sadat and the ascendance to power of Hosni Mubarak. And she experienced the extraordinary popular revolution which overthrew President Mubarak in 2011.
Ms. Barbara Walters was one of the first American journalists to meet President Sadat in the 1970s as Egypt was opening up to the West and American perceptions of Egypt were changing. And she accompanied President Sadat on his airplane when he embarked on his historic journey to Jerusalem. And she was in Egypt to cover Sadat’s funeral.
Professor Telhami will moderate the conversation, share insights from his latest travels to the Middle East, and provide information and highlights on his most recent poll as presented in a newly released report entitled, The American Public and the Arab Awakening. The report was developed in conjunction with Dr. Steven Kull of the University of Maryland, in conjunction with the US-Islamic World Forum, and the Brookings Institute.
Those interested in attending the Forum can RSVP via email at sadatforum@gmail.com or by calling 301-405-6734.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Fed Event:A Special Sadat Forum-Tues. May 3rd
The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences in partnership with
The Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development
Present:
A Special Sadat Forum
Times of Revolution: Egypt Then and Now
Dr. Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, will moderate a Special Sadat Forum with Dr. Jehan Sadat, former first lady of Egypt and Ms. Barbara Walters, ABC News correspondent, creator and co-executive producer and co-host of The View. The event will be will be held on Tuesday, May 3, from 4:15 to 5:30pm in the Ina and Jack Kay Theatre of the Clarice Smith Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Hosted by the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences in partnership with the Anwar Sadat Chair, this event will bring together two legendary women who will share experiences and compare Egypt then and Egypt now, the challenges and the dreams, and how American perceptions of Egypt and the Egyptian people have evolved over the decades.
Dr. Jehan Sadat was there when her late husband, President Anwar Sadat, joined the Free Officers to overthrow the monarchy in Egypt in 1952. She was there through the tragic assassination of Anwar Sadat and the ascendance to power of Hosni Mubarak. And she experienced the extraordinary popular revolution which overthrew President Mubarak in 2011.
Ms. Barbara Walters was one of the first American journalists to meet President Sadat in the 1970s as Egypt was opening up to the West and American perceptions of Egypt were changing. And she accompanied President Sadat on his airplane when he embarked on his historic journey to Jerusalem. And she was in Egypt to cover Sadat’s funeral.
Professor Telhami will moderate the conversation, share insights from his latest travels to the Middle East, and provide information and highlights on his most recent poll as presented in a newly released report entitled, The American Public and the Arab Awakening. The report was developed in conjunction with Dr. Steven Kull of the University of Maryland, in conjunction with the US-Islamic World Forum, and the Brookings Institute.
Those interested in attending the Forum can RSVP via email at sadatforum@gmail.com or by calling 301-405-6734.
The Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development
Present:
A Special Sadat Forum
Times of Revolution: Egypt Then and Now
Dr. Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, will moderate a Special Sadat Forum with Dr. Jehan Sadat, former first lady of Egypt and Ms. Barbara Walters, ABC News correspondent, creator and co-executive producer and co-host of The View. The event will be will be held on Tuesday, May 3, from 4:15 to 5:30pm in the Ina and Jack Kay Theatre of the Clarice Smith Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Hosted by the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences in partnership with the Anwar Sadat Chair, this event will bring together two legendary women who will share experiences and compare Egypt then and Egypt now, the challenges and the dreams, and how American perceptions of Egypt and the Egyptian people have evolved over the decades.
Dr. Jehan Sadat was there when her late husband, President Anwar Sadat, joined the Free Officers to overthrow the monarchy in Egypt in 1952. She was there through the tragic assassination of Anwar Sadat and the ascendance to power of Hosni Mubarak. And she experienced the extraordinary popular revolution which overthrew President Mubarak in 2011.
Ms. Barbara Walters was one of the first American journalists to meet President Sadat in the 1970s as Egypt was opening up to the West and American perceptions of Egypt were changing. And she accompanied President Sadat on his airplane when he embarked on his historic journey to Jerusalem. And she was in Egypt to cover Sadat’s funeral.
Professor Telhami will moderate the conversation, share insights from his latest travels to the Middle East, and provide information and highlights on his most recent poll as presented in a newly released report entitled, The American Public and the Arab Awakening. The report was developed in conjunction with Dr. Steven Kull of the University of Maryland, in conjunction with the US-Islamic World Forum, and the Brookings Institute.
Those interested in attending the Forum can RSVP via email at sadatforum@gmail.com or by calling 301-405-6734.
Fed Event: EESG** 4/29 - Nathan Herschler, IFAW – Ivory Trade and the U.S.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN THE SEMINAR
Environmental Policy Roundtable
Friday, April 29, 2011
Room 1101 Van Munching Hall, 12:15 - 1:30pm
Nathan Herschler, IFAW – Ivory Trade and the U.S.
Nathan Herschler will discuss the US legal and regulatory structure that allows the ivory trade to flourish in the U.S., so much so that many experts think we're the second largest consumer of illegal ivory in the world.
Mr. Herschler is a staff attorney with IFAW—The International Fund for Animal Welfare. Prior to joining IFAW in 2008, he graduated from American University, Washington College of Law where he focused on environmental and animal law. In addition to his work at IFAW and previous employment with other animal protection organizations, Mr. Herschler is the 2011-2012 of the Maryland State Bar Association Animal Law Section, has co-chaired his Student Animal Legal Defense Fund law school chapter, lectured on animal law issues, and volunteered with a number of animal advocacy groups.
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
Apologies for cross-posting
Environmental Policy Roundtable
Friday, April 29, 2011
Room 1101 Van Munching Hall, 12:15 - 1:30pm
Nathan Herschler, IFAW – Ivory Trade and the U.S.
Nathan Herschler will discuss the US legal and regulatory structure that allows the ivory trade to flourish in the U.S., so much so that many experts think we're the second largest consumer of illegal ivory in the world.
Mr. Herschler is a staff attorney with IFAW—The International Fund for Animal Welfare. Prior to joining IFAW in 2008, he graduated from American University, Washington College of Law where he focused on environmental and animal law. In addition to his work at IFAW and previous employment with other animal protection organizations, Mr. Herschler is the 2011-2012 of the Maryland State Bar Association Animal Law Section, has co-chaired his Student Animal Legal Defense Fund law school chapter, lectured on animal law issues, and volunteered with a number of animal advocacy groups.
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
Apologies for cross-posting
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Fed Event: May 6th at 12:15 PM
Environmental Roundtable
Jeremy Peichel, University of Maryland graduate student in the PPCN Program
"Payment for Ecosystem Services"
Friday, May 6, 2011 at 12:15 pm- 1:30 pm
Jeremy Peichel, University of Maryland graduate student in the PPCN Program
"Payment for Ecosystem Services"
Friday, May 6, 2011 at 12:15 pm- 1:30 pm
Fed Event: Brody Public Policy Series Hosts Paul T. Decker
12:15-1:30 PM, Atrium in Van Munching Hall
*Pizza Provided*
The Norman and Florence Brody Public Policy Series hosts Paul T. Decker | President & CEO of Mathematica
"Public Policy Research: The View From the Private Sector"
Paul Decker is president and chief executive officer at Mathematica. He is a nationally recognized expert in the design, implementation, and analysis of experimental studies on education and workforce development programs.
Since 1988, he has played a leading role in research designed to provide rigorous, objective information to help mediate debate over controversial policy issues.
Decker directed Mathematica’s evaluation of the Teach For America (TFA) program, which assessed the impact of TFA teachers on student learning. He also oversaw a national study of the efficacy of different teacher preparation methods in contributing to students’ academic achievement. In other areas, he directed studies related to education and worker productivity, employment and training programs, training vouchers, and unemployment insurance.
Decker has served in many roles during his tenure at Mathematica. He joined the firm’s Princeton office in 1988 as a new researcher and moved into a management role in 1997 as associate director of research. He continued to take on broader management responsibilities and became vice president of human services research in 2002 and managing director of human services research in 2005. He joined the senior management team in 2006 as senior vice president. In July 2006, Decker was named vice president and chief operating officer.
Decker has testified before Congress and served on advisory boards for government and academic institutions. He publishes widely in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Journal of Human Resources, Economic Studies Quarterly, and others. He has a Ph.D. in economics from the Johns Hopkins University.
*Pizza Provided*
The Norman and Florence Brody Public Policy Series hosts Paul T. Decker | President & CEO of Mathematica
"Public Policy Research: The View From the Private Sector"
Paul Decker is president and chief executive officer at Mathematica. He is a nationally recognized expert in the design, implementation, and analysis of experimental studies on education and workforce development programs.
Since 1988, he has played a leading role in research designed to provide rigorous, objective information to help mediate debate over controversial policy issues.
Decker directed Mathematica’s evaluation of the Teach For America (TFA) program, which assessed the impact of TFA teachers on student learning. He also oversaw a national study of the efficacy of different teacher preparation methods in contributing to students’ academic achievement. In other areas, he directed studies related to education and worker productivity, employment and training programs, training vouchers, and unemployment insurance.
Decker has served in many roles during his tenure at Mathematica. He joined the firm’s Princeton office in 1988 as a new researcher and moved into a management role in 1997 as associate director of research. He continued to take on broader management responsibilities and became vice president of human services research in 2002 and managing director of human services research in 2005. He joined the senior management team in 2006 as senior vice president. In July 2006, Decker was named vice president and chief operating officer.
Decker has testified before Congress and served on advisory boards for government and academic institutions. He publishes widely in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Journal of Human Resources, Economic Studies Quarterly, and others. He has a Ph.D. in economics from the Johns Hopkins University.
Fed Event: May 4th at 12 PM
Smart Growth Brown Bag Presentations
Conference Room 1213 | School of Architecture
Coordinated by Associate Dean Gerrit Knapp
http://www.publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/253
Conference Room 1213 | School of Architecture
Coordinated by Associate Dean Gerrit Knapp
http://www.publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/253
Fed Event: TODAY at 3 PM
Preparing for Your Future in International Development
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 • 03:00PM - 04:00PM
Location: UCC - Resource Room & Interview Suite
Event Details:
Please join us for "Preparing for Your Future in International Development", an IDCM career and internship workshop. The workshop will be tailored to careers and internships in IDCM and will focus on job and internship search strategies, as well as provide resources for resume development.
RSVP as soon as possible to cidcm@cidcm.umd.edu. We look forward to seeing you there!
For additional information about this event:
contact Lisa Hendricks at lhendricks@cidcm.umd.edu
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 • 03:00PM - 04:00PM
Location: UCC - Resource Room & Interview Suite
Event Details:
Please join us for "Preparing for Your Future in International Development", an IDCM career and internship workshop. The workshop will be tailored to careers and internships in IDCM and will focus on job and internship search strategies, as well as provide resources for resume development.
RSVP as soon as possible to cidcm@cidcm.umd.edu. We look forward to seeing you there!
For additional information about this event:
contact Lisa Hendricks at lhendricks@cidcm.umd.edu
Upcoming Federal Events
- Connie Chung will be speaking tonight night at 6 p.m. in the Colony Ballroom of the Stamp Student Union. All students will have the opportunity to ask questions during the second part. Please see the facebook event for more details.
- TODAY, 12:15 PM, 1203 Van Munching Hall, Mark Duggan, Professor Economics, Department of Economics, University of Maryland-"The Economics, Opportunities, and Challenges of Health Insurance Exchanges"
-April 27th, 12:15 PM, 1203 Van Munching Hall, Taryn Morrissey | "Balancing Work and Family: Implications for Child Obesity and Public Policy".
- May 5th,12:15 PM, Brody Public Policy Series Hosts Paul T. Decker | Public Policy Research: The View From the Private Sector http://app.bronto.com/public/?q=preview_message&fn=Link&t=1&ssid=2048&id=515grdbm8yzuca7w5nhyp4z23ys69&id2=5a8ba5spz71cjdb86mt3kqo0758dp&subscriber_id=bntbavzzxqpvitdcusaxafiuzsylbfg&messageversion_id=apjmivbvnvrarplqtqqmmtjdiuifbka&delivery_id=aumsduhdkfeneodhlqcqvnanonnxbje&tid=3.CAA.BlHp-Q.C2fm.LQug..Na4l.t....a.TbXHcA.TbXHcA.Hjb40Q
- TODAY, 12:15 PM, 1203 Van Munching Hall, Mark Duggan, Professor Economics, Department of Economics, University of Maryland-"The Economics, Opportunities, and Challenges of Health Insurance Exchanges"
-April 27th, 12:15 PM, 1203 Van Munching Hall, Taryn Morrissey | "Balancing Work and Family: Implications for Child Obesity and Public Policy".
- May 5th,12:15 PM, Brody Public Policy Series Hosts Paul T. Decker | Public Policy Research: The View From the Private Sector http://app.bronto.com/public/?q=preview_message&fn=Link&t=1&ssid=2048&id=515grdbm8yzuca7w5nhyp4z23ys69&id2=5a8ba5spz71cjdb86mt3kqo0758dp&subscriber_id=bntbavzzxqpvitdcusaxafiuzsylbfg&messageversion_id=apjmivbvnvrarplqtqqmmtjdiuifbka&delivery_id=aumsduhdkfeneodhlqcqvnanonnxbje&tid=3.CAA.BlHp-Q.C2fm.LQug..Na4l.t....a.TbXHcA.TbXHcA.Hjb40Q
Friday, April 22, 2011
Fed Event:Tuesday Policy Forum Hosts Mark Duggan | "The Economics, Opportunities, and Challenges of Health Insurance Exchanges" | April 26
The Forum will be held in 1203 Van Munching Hall, 12:15-1:30 PM.
Please join us for the Tuesday Policy Forum on April 26, featuring Mark Duggan, Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland. He will speak on the topic, "The Economics, Opportunities, and Challenges of Health Insurance Exchanges."
Mark Duggan, Professor, received his BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from M.I.T. in 1992 and 1994, respectively, and his PhD in economics from Harvard University in 1999. His primary fields of interest are public finance and health economics. His current research focuses on theoretically modeling and empirically estimating the effect of government expenditure programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid on the behavior of individuals and firms. He was a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation from 2004 to 2006 and his research is currently being supported by the NIH and the NSF. He teaches public finance at both the graduate and the undergraduate level.
Please join us for the Tuesday Policy Forum on April 26, featuring Mark Duggan, Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland. He will speak on the topic, "The Economics, Opportunities, and Challenges of Health Insurance Exchanges."
Mark Duggan, Professor, received his BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from M.I.T. in 1992 and 1994, respectively, and his PhD in economics from Harvard University in 1999. His primary fields of interest are public finance and health economics. His current research focuses on theoretically modeling and empirically estimating the effect of government expenditure programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid on the behavior of individuals and firms. He was a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation from 2004 to 2006 and his research is currently being supported by the NIH and the NSF. He teaches public finance at both the graduate and the undergraduate level.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Fed Event: "Behind India's 8% Growth: Development for Whom and at What Cost" - A Lecture by Medha Patkar
This event might interest those of you interested in discussing and debating human rights and the "meaning of development".
Medha Patkar is an Indian social, human rights, and environmental activist. She has won the Right Livelihoods Award (1991) and the Human Rights Defender's Award by Amnesty International among other awards. She is speaking on campus tomorrow on growth and development in India.
Friday, April 22
Time: 12 noon
Venue: Tawes Fine Arts Building, Room 1100
Medha Patkar is an Indian social, human rights, and environmental activist. She has won the Right Livelihoods Award (1991) and the Human Rights Defender's Award by Amnesty International among other awards. She is speaking on campus tomorrow on growth and development in India.
Friday, April 22
Time: 12 noon
Venue: Tawes Fine Arts Building, Room 1100
Fed Event; TODAY at 5:15 PM-"Intrusion Detection and Network Security Perspectives From A Veteran"
Google Cybersecurity Seminar: Martin Roesch, "Intrusion Detection and Network Security"
Thursday, April 21, 2011 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM, Computer Science Instructional Center : Registration is Required. : 1115
Martin Roesch
Chief Technical Officer, Sourcefire
Registration is required: http://goo.gl/BZQhy
BIOGRAPHY:
A respected authority on intrusion prevention and detection technology and forensics, Martin Roesch has dedicated himself to developing intelligent network security tools and technologies to address evolving threats. Roesch has been interviewed as an industry expert in multiple technology publications, as well as print and online news services, such as MSNBC, Wall Street Journal, CNET, ZDNet, and numerous books. Roesch has received a host of awards of his technology innovation and vision. He was selected as one of eWeek's Top 100 Most Influential People in IT.
Website: www.ece.umd.edu/calendar/index.php?mode=4&id=6100
For more information, contact:
Ted Knight
301 405 3596
teknight@umd.edu
www.cyber.umd.edu
Thursday, April 21, 2011 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM, Computer Science Instructional Center : Registration is Required. : 1115
Martin Roesch
Chief Technical Officer, Sourcefire
Registration is required: http://goo.gl/BZQhy
BIOGRAPHY:
A respected authority on intrusion prevention and detection technology and forensics, Martin Roesch has dedicated himself to developing intelligent network security tools and technologies to address evolving threats. Roesch has been interviewed as an industry expert in multiple technology publications, as well as print and online news services, such as MSNBC, Wall Street Journal, CNET, ZDNet, and numerous books. Roesch has received a host of awards of his technology innovation and vision. He was selected as one of eWeek's Top 100 Most Influential People in IT.
Website: www.ece.umd.edu/calendar/index.php?mode=4&id=6100
For more information, contact:
Ted Knight
301 405 3596
teknight@umd.edu
www.cyber.umd.edu
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Fed Event: Special Sadat Forum on Tuesday, May 3
Dr. John Townsend, dean of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences is pleased to invite you to a special Sadat Forum.
"Times of Revolution: Egypt Then and Now"
A conversation with Dr. Jehan Sadat, former First Lady of Egypt,
and Ms. Barbara Walters, ABC News Correspondent: creator/co-executive producer and co-host of The View
Moderated by Dr. Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development
Tuesday, May 3, 2011, 4:15 to 5:30 p.m., Ina and Jack Kay Theatre
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Kindly RSVP with your name to 301-405-6734 or sadatforum@gmail.com
"Times of Revolution: Egypt Then and Now"
A conversation with Dr. Jehan Sadat, former First Lady of Egypt,
and Ms. Barbara Walters, ABC News Correspondent: creator/co-executive producer and co-host of The View
Moderated by Dr. Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development
Tuesday, May 3, 2011, 4:15 to 5:30 p.m., Ina and Jack Kay Theatre
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Kindly RSVP with your name to 301-405-6734 or sadatforum@gmail.com
Fed Event:4/22 - Earth Day - Bushmeat: Crisis on Bioko - Amy Zets
EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN THE SEMINAR
Environmental Policy Roundtable
Friday, April 22, 2011, Room 1101 Van Munching Hall, 12:15 - 1:30pm
Bushmeat: Crisis on Bioko
The unsustainable, commercial, and illegal hunting of bushmeat that threatens wildlife populations is often referred to as a conservation “crisis.” Amy Zets, MS/MPP 2011 introduces the complexities of the bushmeat problem and highlights Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea and the Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program’s (BBPP) conservation efforts as a case study. Amy worked for BBPP on Bioko Island during the summer of 2009 and spent over a year volunteering on outreach with the Bushmeat Crisis Task Force (BCTF). She is currently finalizing her scholarly paper analyzing data from a bushmeat market survey in the forest region of the Republic of Guinea, and will provide details of the analysis and propose solutions and action to end the crisis.
******
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
Environmental Policy Roundtable
Friday, April 22, 2011, Room 1101 Van Munching Hall, 12:15 - 1:30pm
Bushmeat: Crisis on Bioko
The unsustainable, commercial, and illegal hunting of bushmeat that threatens wildlife populations is often referred to as a conservation “crisis.” Amy Zets, MS/MPP 2011 introduces the complexities of the bushmeat problem and highlights Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea and the Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program’s (BBPP) conservation efforts as a case study. Amy worked for BBPP on Bioko Island during the summer of 2009 and spent over a year volunteering on outreach with the Bushmeat Crisis Task Force (BCTF). She is currently finalizing her scholarly paper analyzing data from a bushmeat market survey in the forest region of the Republic of Guinea, and will provide details of the analysis and propose solutions and action to end the crisis.
******
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
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Fed Event: April 21st, 10 AM-11:30 AM
OSHA at 40
April 21, 2011, 10:00am – 11:30am
Center for American Progress, 1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20005
In 1970, 18 out of every 100,000 workers were killed on the job—a total of nearly 14,000 dead. That same year, President Richard Nixon signed legislation creating the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
As OSHA celebrates its 40th birthday this month, we also celebrate safer and healthier workplaces. Workplace fatality, injury, and illness rates are down more than 65 percent since 1970, thanks in large part to OSHA's efforts.
Despite this progress, workers still face many dangers. Every year more than 4,000 workers die on the job and more than 4 million suffer work-related injuries and illnesses. OSHA must stay vigilant and keep up with ever-changing occupational hazards.
Please join the Center for American Progress for a conversation about the agency's past and future. David Michaels, assistant secretary of labor for OSHA, will talk with workers about changes they have seen on the ground. He will also talk with experts from labor and business about OSHA’s latest policies and actions.
Featured speaker:
David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health
Introduction by:
John Podesta, President and CEO, Center for American Progress
Featured panelists:
Cathy Stoddart, Staff Nurse, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, SEIU
Mike Weibel, United Steelworkers/Goodyear Safety and Health Coordinator, Goodyear Tire and Rubber, Topeka, Kansas
Peg Seminario, Director of Safety and Health, AFL-CIO
Joseph Van Houten, Senior Director of Worldwide Environment, Health, and Safety, Johnson & Johnson
David Weil, Professor of Economics, Boston University School of Management
Moderated by:
Reece Rushing, Director of Government Reform, Center for American Progress
Coffee will be served at 9:30 a.m.
RSVP
RSVP for this event
For more information, call 202-682-1611
April 21, 2011, 10:00am – 11:30am
Center for American Progress, 1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20005
In 1970, 18 out of every 100,000 workers were killed on the job—a total of nearly 14,000 dead. That same year, President Richard Nixon signed legislation creating the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
As OSHA celebrates its 40th birthday this month, we also celebrate safer and healthier workplaces. Workplace fatality, injury, and illness rates are down more than 65 percent since 1970, thanks in large part to OSHA's efforts.
Despite this progress, workers still face many dangers. Every year more than 4,000 workers die on the job and more than 4 million suffer work-related injuries and illnesses. OSHA must stay vigilant and keep up with ever-changing occupational hazards.
Please join the Center for American Progress for a conversation about the agency's past and future. David Michaels, assistant secretary of labor for OSHA, will talk with workers about changes they have seen on the ground. He will also talk with experts from labor and business about OSHA’s latest policies and actions.
Featured speaker:
David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health
Introduction by:
John Podesta, President and CEO, Center for American Progress
Featured panelists:
Cathy Stoddart, Staff Nurse, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, SEIU
Mike Weibel, United Steelworkers/Goodyear Safety and Health Coordinator, Goodyear Tire and Rubber, Topeka, Kansas
Peg Seminario, Director of Safety and Health, AFL-CIO
Joseph Van Houten, Senior Director of Worldwide Environment, Health, and Safety, Johnson & Johnson
David Weil, Professor of Economics, Boston University School of Management
Moderated by:
Reece Rushing, Director of Government Reform, Center for American Progress
Coffee will be served at 9:30 a.m.
RSVP
RSVP for this event
For more information, call 202-682-1611
Fed Event: April 20th, 6:30 PM at Busboys & Poets
Progressivism on Tap with Lawrence Mishel
April 20, 2011, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Special Location: Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St NW, Washington, DC
Millions of people remain out of work, underpaid, and burdened by debt and diminishing economic opportunities. Yet the political class from Madison to Washington continues to debate forced austerity measures that will sharply impact working families and the poor. An economic crisis that originated in the misdeeds of the financial sector has turned into a conservative assault on government, unions, the social safety net, and public investments created by progressives in the 20th century.
With the battle lines sharpening between Rep. Paul Ryan and President Barack Obama over how best to address the nation's budget deficits, how do progressives ensure their priorities are met in these fights? What do state-level budget fights, especially in terms of the role of labor, tell us about the best way to mobilize to meet the conservative assault? What would a truly progressive approach to deficit reduction look like? What about the critical need for employment measures and long-term investments in our economy and people?
Join us for an important discussion of our nation's economic priorities with Lawrence Mishel, president of the Economic Policy Institute.
April 20, 2011, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Special Location: Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St NW, Washington, DC
Millions of people remain out of work, underpaid, and burdened by debt and diminishing economic opportunities. Yet the political class from Madison to Washington continues to debate forced austerity measures that will sharply impact working families and the poor. An economic crisis that originated in the misdeeds of the financial sector has turned into a conservative assault on government, unions, the social safety net, and public investments created by progressives in the 20th century.
With the battle lines sharpening between Rep. Paul Ryan and President Barack Obama over how best to address the nation's budget deficits, how do progressives ensure their priorities are met in these fights? What do state-level budget fights, especially in terms of the role of labor, tell us about the best way to mobilize to meet the conservative assault? What would a truly progressive approach to deficit reduction look like? What about the critical need for employment measures and long-term investments in our economy and people?
Join us for an important discussion of our nation's economic priorities with Lawrence Mishel, president of the Economic Policy Institute.
Fed Event: April 27th @ Brookings
Africa’s Education Financing Challenge
Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Saul/Zilkha Rooms, The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC
Student enrollment and expenditures per student have been on the rise in sub-Saharan Africa over the past decade. Yet, financing gaps still exist for achieving universal quality education throughout the region, especially in countries with strong demographic pressures. Many African countries are facing a dilemma of how best to balance scarce resources and the growing demands to improve education quality for their children and youth.
On April 27, the Center for Universal Education and the Africa Growth Initiative at Brookings will host a discussion of the state of education financing in sub-Saharan Africa. Albert Motivans of UNESCO’s Institute for Statistics will present the main findings of a new report "Financing Education in sub-Saharan Africa," which focuses on the new challenges related to expanding access, equity and quality education. Shantayanan Devarajan of the World Bank and Brookings Senior Fellow Jacques van der Gaag will provide commentary, and Senior Fellow Mwangi Kimenyi, director of the Africa Growth Initiative, will moderate the discussion.
REGISTER: http://www.brookings.edu/events/2011/0427_africa_education.aspx
Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Saul/Zilkha Rooms, The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC
Student enrollment and expenditures per student have been on the rise in sub-Saharan Africa over the past decade. Yet, financing gaps still exist for achieving universal quality education throughout the region, especially in countries with strong demographic pressures. Many African countries are facing a dilemma of how best to balance scarce resources and the growing demands to improve education quality for their children and youth.
On April 27, the Center for Universal Education and the Africa Growth Initiative at Brookings will host a discussion of the state of education financing in sub-Saharan Africa. Albert Motivans of UNESCO’s Institute for Statistics will present the main findings of a new report "Financing Education in sub-Saharan Africa," which focuses on the new challenges related to expanding access, equity and quality education. Shantayanan Devarajan of the World Bank and Brookings Senior Fellow Jacques van der Gaag will provide commentary, and Senior Fellow Mwangi Kimenyi, director of the Africa Growth Initiative, will moderate the discussion.
REGISTER: http://www.brookings.edu/events/2011/0427_africa_education.aspx
Fed Event-April 20th @ Brookings
"Immigrant Children Falling Behind: Implications and Policy Prescriptions"
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Falk Auditorium
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC
Nearly a quarter of schoolchildren in the United States are immigrants or the children of immigrants. A substantial percentage of these children, especially those from Latin America, are falling behind in school and as a result, face a bleak economic future. On April 20, The Future of Children, a joint project of Princeton University and the Brookings Institution, will host an event releasing its latest journal issue, devoted entirely to the status and well-being of immigrant children.
REGISTER: http://www.brookings.edu/events/2011/0420_immigrant_children.aspx
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Falk Auditorium
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC
Nearly a quarter of schoolchildren in the United States are immigrants or the children of immigrants. A substantial percentage of these children, especially those from Latin America, are falling behind in school and as a result, face a bleak economic future. On April 20, The Future of Children, a joint project of Princeton University and the Brookings Institution, will host an event releasing its latest journal issue, devoted entirely to the status and well-being of immigrant children.
REGISTER: http://www.brookings.edu/events/2011/0420_immigrant_children.aspx
Fed Event: TODAY-“Corruption in Developing States: What Has Been Done? What Can Be Done Better?”
Richard Messick, The World Bank, “Corruption in Developing States: What Has Been Done? What Can Be Done Better?”
12:15-1:30 PM | Tuesday Policy Forum, 1203 Van Munching Hall
12:15-1:30 PM | Tuesday Policy Forum, 1203 Van Munching Hall
Fed Event: Meet with Central Intelligence Agency: Employer-In-Residence Program
Meet with Central Intelligence Agency: Employer-In-Residence Program
Thursday, April 21, 2011 • 09:00AM - 03:00PM
Location: 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
Thursday, April 21, 2011 • 09:00AM - 03:00PM
Location: 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
Friday, April 15, 2011
Fed Event: Tuesday Policy Forum Hosts Richard Messick | “Corruption in Developing States: What Has Been Done? What Can Be Done Better?” | April 19
The Forum will be held in 1203 Van Munching Hall, 12:15-1:30 p.m.
Please join us for the Tuesday Policy Forum on April 19, featuring Richard Messick from The World Bank. He will be speaking on the topic, “Corruption in Developing States: What Has Been Done? What Can Be Done Better?”
Richard E. Messick joined the World Bank in April 1997 as a Senior Public Sector Specialist in the Public Sector and Governance Group to advise Bank staff on judicial reform. He now advises on a broad range of governance and anticorruption issues including right to information, conflict of interest, legislative and regulatory reform and was recently named to advise Bank clients on the Bank’s Stolen Asset Recovery or StAR initiative.
He wrote the chapter on contract and property rights for the ’05 World Development Report, was a member of the task force that developed the Bank’s recent initiative on asset recovery, represents the Bank on a working group of the United Nation’s Commission on Legal Legal Empowerment, and is a regular reviewer of the Bank’s annual report Doing Business. Mr. Messick is the task team leader for a forthcoming governance project in PNG and is or has been a member or advisor to the teams overseeing governance, anticorruption, or private sector reform projects in Mongolia, the Philippines, Venezuela, Kenya, Peru, Guatemala, Colombia, Croatia, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Bosnia, Vietnam, Morocco, Jordan, Bulgaria, Indonesia, West Bank/Gaza, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, East Timor, Thailand, Sudan, and Argentina. He has written a number of policy notes for the Bank’s PREM Notes series and his article on the economic impact of judicial reform appears in the Bank’s Research Observer.
Please join us for the Tuesday Policy Forum on April 19, featuring Richard Messick from The World Bank. He will be speaking on the topic, “Corruption in Developing States: What Has Been Done? What Can Be Done Better?”
Richard E. Messick joined the World Bank in April 1997 as a Senior Public Sector Specialist in the Public Sector and Governance Group to advise Bank staff on judicial reform. He now advises on a broad range of governance and anticorruption issues including right to information, conflict of interest, legislative and regulatory reform and was recently named to advise Bank clients on the Bank’s Stolen Asset Recovery or StAR initiative.
He wrote the chapter on contract and property rights for the ’05 World Development Report, was a member of the task force that developed the Bank’s recent initiative on asset recovery, represents the Bank on a working group of the United Nation’s Commission on Legal Legal Empowerment, and is a regular reviewer of the Bank’s annual report Doing Business. Mr. Messick is the task team leader for a forthcoming governance project in PNG and is or has been a member or advisor to the teams overseeing governance, anticorruption, or private sector reform projects in Mongolia, the Philippines, Venezuela, Kenya, Peru, Guatemala, Colombia, Croatia, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Bosnia, Vietnam, Morocco, Jordan, Bulgaria, Indonesia, West Bank/Gaza, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, East Timor, Thailand, Sudan, and Argentina. He has written a number of policy notes for the Bank’s PREM Notes series and his article on the economic impact of judicial reform appears in the Bank’s Research Observer.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Fed Event: Baltimore Deputy Mayor Christopher Thomaskutty | "Data Driven Management: Baltimore's CitiStat" | April 20
Wed. April 20th, 6:30 PM, 1314 Van Munching Hall
Christopher Thomaskutty serves as Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Operations for Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, overseeing departments that include public safety – fire and police – and health, public works, general services, CitiStat, and other operating agencies.
Christopher began his career in Baltimore City government as a CitiStat Analyst in 2003 under former mayor Martin O’Malley. In January of 2007, Mayor Sheila Dixon selected Christopher to serve as the Director of CitiStat. In December of 2007, he was promoted to the position of Deputy Mayor yet continued his leadership role with CitiStat. CitiStat is a performance management strategy for which Baltimore is renowned. In its first three years of operation, CitiStat produced over $100 million in financial benefits to the city, and received national attention from the New York Times and Governing Magazine. CitiStat also won Harvard University’s prestigious Innovations in American Government Award.
Christopher received a B.A. in Political Science from Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama. While at BSC, he was named a Truman Scholar by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation. He also received the Reginald E.F. Colley Award, which is awarded to the most outstanding undergraduate member of Theta Chi Fraternity in the nation. After college, Christopher worked for the non-profit Operation New Birmingham, where he focused on redeveloping historic downtown buildings. Prior to joining the Mayor’s Office, Christopher received a Masters in Public Policy and Urban Planning (MPP/UP) from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Born and raised in rural north Alabama, Christopher is a die-hard Alabama Crimson Tide football fan. He and his wife live in Baltimore City with their beautiful daughter and charming son.
Christopher Thomaskutty serves as Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Operations for Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, overseeing departments that include public safety – fire and police – and health, public works, general services, CitiStat, and other operating agencies.
Christopher began his career in Baltimore City government as a CitiStat Analyst in 2003 under former mayor Martin O’Malley. In January of 2007, Mayor Sheila Dixon selected Christopher to serve as the Director of CitiStat. In December of 2007, he was promoted to the position of Deputy Mayor yet continued his leadership role with CitiStat. CitiStat is a performance management strategy for which Baltimore is renowned. In its first three years of operation, CitiStat produced over $100 million in financial benefits to the city, and received national attention from the New York Times and Governing Magazine. CitiStat also won Harvard University’s prestigious Innovations in American Government Award.
Christopher received a B.A. in Political Science from Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama. While at BSC, he was named a Truman Scholar by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation. He also received the Reginald E.F. Colley Award, which is awarded to the most outstanding undergraduate member of Theta Chi Fraternity in the nation. After college, Christopher worked for the non-profit Operation New Birmingham, where he focused on redeveloping historic downtown buildings. Prior to joining the Mayor’s Office, Christopher received a Masters in Public Policy and Urban Planning (MPP/UP) from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Born and raised in rural north Alabama, Christopher is a die-hard Alabama Crimson Tide football fan. He and his wife live in Baltimore City with their beautiful daughter and charming son.
Fed Event: *EESG* 4/15 - Modeling Ecosystem Service Tradeoffs – Dr. Lisa Wainger
EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN THE SEMINAR
Environmental Policy Roundtable
Friday, April 15, 2011
Room 1107 Van Munching Hall, 12:15 - 1:30pm
Modeling Ecosystem Service Tradeoffs – Dr. Lisa Wainger
Dr. Lisa Wainger is a research professor of geographic environmental economics at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. Her primary research interest is in developing integrated ecological and economic analysis tools to communicate changes in ecological conditions in terms of socio-economic impacts.
She will discuss recent work, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to inform environmental policy choices by developing analysis tools that reveal tradeoffs among ecosystem services. She will elaborate on some of the policy-relevant lessons learned as a result of that modeling and through her role an economics advisor to the EPA Ecosystem Services Research Program. She has requested that people review the below document to familiarize yourself with the subject of our seminar.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13625522/Wainger_Mazzotta_submitted_021511B.pdf
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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).
Environmental Policy Roundtable
Friday, April 15, 2011
Room 1107 Van Munching Hall, 12:15 - 1:30pm
Modeling Ecosystem Service Tradeoffs – Dr. Lisa Wainger
Dr. Lisa Wainger is a research professor of geographic environmental economics at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. Her primary research interest is in developing integrated ecological and economic analysis tools to communicate changes in ecological conditions in terms of socio-economic impacts.
She will discuss recent work, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to inform environmental policy choices by developing analysis tools that reveal tradeoffs among ecosystem services. She will elaborate on some of the policy-relevant lessons learned as a result of that modeling and through her role an economics advisor to the EPA Ecosystem Services Research Program. She has requested that people review the below document to familiarize yourself with the subject of our seminar.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13625522/Wainger_Mazzotta_submitted_021511B.pdf
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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).
Fed Event: "Emerging Markets Forum:The Rise of New Economic Powers and America's Future
April 29, 2011
Pavilion Room, Ronald Reagan Building
Washington, D.C.
($45 dollars to attend)
Does the rise of new economic powers—Brazil, China, India and others—
signal the decline of the West?
What will it take for companies to succeed in emerging markets?
What is the landscape for innovation in emerging markets?
What is the state of banking and finance in emerging markets?
The Robert H. Smith School of Business will host a one-day forum on emerging markets featuring high-profile academics, industry leaders and policy-makers . Join us for a discussion on how the rise of new economic powers will affect the U.S. economy.
Confirmed Speakers Include:
* Rebecca Blank, Acting Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce
* William Hutton, President, Titan Steel Corporation
* Susan Ganz, CEO, Lion Brothers
* Tarun Khanna, Harvard Business School
* Steven Pearlstein, The Washington Post
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/emergingmarkets/
* Manish Gupta, IBM
* Anil K. Gupta, University of Maryland
* Lemma Senbet, University of Maryland
Pavilion Room, Ronald Reagan Building
Washington, D.C.
($45 dollars to attend)
Does the rise of new economic powers—Brazil, China, India and others—
signal the decline of the West?
What will it take for companies to succeed in emerging markets?
What is the landscape for innovation in emerging markets?
What is the state of banking and finance in emerging markets?
The Robert H. Smith School of Business will host a one-day forum on emerging markets featuring high-profile academics, industry leaders and policy-makers . Join us for a discussion on how the rise of new economic powers will affect the U.S. economy.
Confirmed Speakers Include:
* Rebecca Blank, Acting Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce
* William Hutton, President, Titan Steel Corporation
* Susan Ganz, CEO, Lion Brothers
* Tarun Khanna, Harvard Business School
* Steven Pearlstein, The Washington Post
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/emergingmarkets/
* Manish Gupta, IBM
* Anil K. Gupta, University of Maryland
* Lemma Senbet, University of Maryland
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Scholarships for Unpaid Internships
Summer Internship Scholarships
Have you been offered a wonderful unpaid summer internship and are concerned about finances?
The University Career Center and The President's Promise are accepting applications for financial need-based scholarships to help offset expenses while furthering your academic and career goals through a summer internship.This scholarship is open to all majors. Awards will be based on financial need and will average between $500 - $1,000.
Eligible Candidates
All registered University of Maryland, College Park undergraduate students who are returning to campus in September 2011 are eligible to apply. Graduating seniors (May 2011) are not eligible. Preference will be given to rising juniors and seniors and to those who have not previously received an award.
Application Procedures
1. Fill out the application form: https://umd-csm.symplicity.com/events/InternSchol11
2. Submit a Supervisor Statement of Agreement to verify your internship experience. [ pdf ]
Visit the website at www.careercenter.umd.edu/scholarships. The deadline for submission is Monday, May 2nd at 5pm.
Awardees will be notified during Finals Week.
Have you been offered a wonderful unpaid summer internship and are concerned about finances?
The University Career Center and The President's Promise are accepting applications for financial need-based scholarships to help offset expenses while furthering your academic and career goals through a summer internship.This scholarship is open to all majors. Awards will be based on financial need and will average between $500 - $1,000.
Eligible Candidates
All registered University of Maryland, College Park undergraduate students who are returning to campus in September 2011 are eligible to apply. Graduating seniors (May 2011) are not eligible. Preference will be given to rising juniors and seniors and to those who have not previously received an award.
Application Procedures
1. Fill out the application form: https://umd-csm.symplicity.com/events/InternSchol11
2. Submit a Supervisor Statement of Agreement to verify your internship experience. [ pdf ]
Visit the website at www.careercenter.umd.edu/scholarships. The deadline for submission is Monday, May 2nd at 5pm.
Awardees will be notified during Finals Week.
Fed Event TODAY at 12:15 PM
"Restraining Federal Health Care Spending"
12:15-1:30 PM | Stern Professorship Hosts Doug Elmendorf
Stern Professorship for Civic Engagement to host Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas W. Elmendorf
Light Lunch Served | RSVP to MSPP@umd.edu
12:15-1:30 PM | Stern Professorship Hosts Doug Elmendorf
Stern Professorship for Civic Engagement to host Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas W. Elmendorf
Light Lunch Served | RSVP to MSPP@umd.edu
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
fed event-TODAY-April 12, 7:00pm
"The Future of Global Energy and Climate"
April 12, 7:00pm-8:30 pm
The public and the University of Maryland community are invited to this lecture exploring science and technology in the context of social, economic, and ethical issues. Please join us for this free lecture featuring distinguished University of Maryland faculty members Jordan Goodman, Professor and Former Chair, Department of Physics, and Steven Rolston, Professor of Physics and Director of the Joint Quantum Institute.
April 12, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM.
For more information see:
http://www.marqueecourses.umd.edu/marqueelectures.html
April 12, 7:00pm-8:30 pm
The public and the University of Maryland community are invited to this lecture exploring science and technology in the context of social, economic, and ethical issues. Please join us for this free lecture featuring distinguished University of Maryland faculty members Jordan Goodman, Professor and Former Chair, Department of Physics, and Steven Rolston, Professor of Physics and Director of the Joint Quantum Institute.
April 12, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM.
For more information see:
http://www.marqueecourses.umd.edu/marqueelectures.html
Fed Event: April 19th
US Secret Service: Employer Networking and Information Session
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 • 04:00PM - 05:00PM
3100 Hornbake Library - Multipurpose Room
Event Details:
US Secret Service will present an information session on their Special Agent, Uniformed Division Officer, and Various administrative, professional, technical opportunites positions. They are interested in students from ALL majors.
Appropriate Attire:
Minimum attire for ALL sessions with employers present is business casual unless otherwise specified.
For additional information about this event:
contact Adrianne Bradford at abradfor@umd.edu
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 • 04:00PM - 05:00PM
3100 Hornbake Library - Multipurpose Room
Event Details:
US Secret Service will present an information session on their Special Agent, Uniformed Division Officer, and Various administrative, professional, technical opportunites positions. They are interested in students from ALL majors.
Appropriate Attire:
Minimum attire for ALL sessions with employers present is business casual unless otherwise specified.
For additional information about this event:
contact Adrianne Bradford at abradfor@umd.edu
Fed Event: TODAY-5:30 PM
Dr. Robert Lamb, CSIS: Tuesday April 12 5.30 pm. Symons Hall 3121.
Dr. Lamb is the Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Program on Crisis, Conflict, and Cooperation (C3). He earned his Ph.D. in policy studies in early 2010 from the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, where he researched civil violence and cooperative security.
Dr. Lamb is the Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Program on Crisis, Conflict, and Cooperation (C3). He earned his Ph.D. in policy studies in early 2010 from the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, where he researched civil violence and cooperative security.
Fed Event: Thursday, April 14, 2011 | 2:00 - 4:00pm | 0204 School Auditorium – School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.
Makeover Montgomery County – Innovative Strategies for Rethinking America’s Suburbs
Keynote Speaker: Dowell Myers, Professor and Director, Population Dynamics Research Group
Dowell Myers, Professor and Director of Population Dynamics Research Group, is a specialist in urban growth and development with expertise as a planner and urban demographer. He is an advisor to the Bureau of the Census and has authored the most widely referenced work on census analysis. Professor Myers is an academic fellow of the Urban Land Institute and a member of the Governing Board of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning.
Keynote Speaker: Dowell Myers, Professor and Director, Population Dynamics Research Group
Dowell Myers, Professor and Director of Population Dynamics Research Group, is a specialist in urban growth and development with expertise as a planner and urban demographer. He is an advisor to the Bureau of the Census and has authored the most widely referenced work on census analysis. Professor Myers is an academic fellow of the Urban Land Institute and a member of the Governing Board of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning.
Fed Event: April 14th, CISSM Forum
"U.S.-Russian Missile Defense Cooperation"
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm, 1203 Van Munching Hall
Jeffrey Lewis, Director of East Asia Nonproliferation Program, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Before coming to CNS, Lewis was the Director of the Nuclear Strategy and Nonproliferation Initiative at the New America Foundation. Prior to that, Dr. Lewis was Executive Director of the Managing the Atom Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Executive Director of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs, a Visiting Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a desk officer in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy. He is also a Research Scholar at the Center for International and Security Studies at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy (CISSM).
Lewis received his Ph.D. in Policy Studies (International Security and Economic Policy) from the University of Maryland and his B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science from Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill. He is the author of Minimum Means of Reprisal: China's Search for Security in the Nuclear Age (MIT Press, 2007) and publishes ArmsControlWonk.com, the leading blog on disarmament, arms control and nonproliferation.
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm, 1203 Van Munching Hall
Jeffrey Lewis, Director of East Asia Nonproliferation Program, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Before coming to CNS, Lewis was the Director of the Nuclear Strategy and Nonproliferation Initiative at the New America Foundation. Prior to that, Dr. Lewis was Executive Director of the Managing the Atom Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Executive Director of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs, a Visiting Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a desk officer in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy. He is also a Research Scholar at the Center for International and Security Studies at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy (CISSM).
Lewis received his Ph.D. in Policy Studies (International Security and Economic Policy) from the University of Maryland and his B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science from Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill. He is the author of Minimum Means of Reprisal: China's Search for Security in the Nuclear Age (MIT Press, 2007) and publishes ArmsControlWonk.com, the leading blog on disarmament, arms control and nonproliferation.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Fed Event: Monday,“Economic Development of Suzhou”
Monday, April 11 12:15 – 1:30 p.m., 1011 Holzapfel Hall, UM
The Confucius Institute at the UM invites you:
Join us for a simple lunch, and two informal lectures on Suzhou City – (1) an introduction to culture and history, and (2) current trends in business and finance!
Mr. Jun SHEN, City of Suzhou
China Executive of Master Program, MSPP
PLEASE RSVP by Sunday, April 10, if you plan to join us for lunch:
Rebecca McGinnis 301-405-0213 rmcginni@umd.edu
The Confucius Institute at the UM invites you:
Join us for a simple lunch, and two informal lectures on Suzhou City – (1) an introduction to culture and history, and (2) current trends in business and finance!
Mr. Jun SHEN, City of Suzhou
China Executive of Master Program, MSPP
PLEASE RSVP by Sunday, April 10, if you plan to join us for lunch:
Rebecca McGinnis 301-405-0213 rmcginni@umd.edu
Seminar on Landing a Job in the Foreign Service
Landing a Job in the Foreign Service
Find out what it takes to land a spot in the esteemed U.S. diplomatic corps, with Shawn Dorman, a former Foreign Service Officer who is now editor and publisher of Foreign Service Books and associate editor of the Foreign Service Journal.
APRIL 12th, 2011 - WASHINGTON, D.C.
Attendees will learn...
* Which Foreign Service Career Track is right for you? (Consular, Economic, Management, Political, or Public Diplomacy)
* Whether or not there is an advantage to applying for one track versus another
* Realities vs. misconceptions of life in the Foreign Service (Can I choose where I'll be stationed? Can I bring my family? What salary will I earn?)
* How the State Department Hiring Process works from registration to job offer (Do I need a master's degree? Who is the "Total Candidate"?)
* Tips on preparing for the Foreign Service Officer Test and Oral Assessment
*NOTE: Active FSOs and State Department Diplomats in Residence who work to recruit new FSOs will be present at each seminar to answer any questions.*
All attendees receive:
* The brand new FPA U Landing a Job in the Foreign Service Digital Tool Book on USB key
* Automatic enrollment in the Foreign Policy Association's Global Jobs email alerts
* Light food and drink during a networking session
Space is limited. Register at WWW.FPAU.ORG
All seminars are $49 for members of co-sponsoring organizations and $65 for non-members.
About FPA U
FPA U provides internationally minded individuals with the tools needed to realize successful careers in global affairs.
No other institution gives you the practical information you need to prepare for, break into, or navigate a career in international affairs. Learn More.
Find out what it takes to land a spot in the esteemed U.S. diplomatic corps, with Shawn Dorman, a former Foreign Service Officer who is now editor and publisher of Foreign Service Books and associate editor of the Foreign Service Journal.
APRIL 12th, 2011 - WASHINGTON, D.C.
Attendees will learn...
* Which Foreign Service Career Track is right for you? (Consular, Economic, Management, Political, or Public Diplomacy)
* Whether or not there is an advantage to applying for one track versus another
* Realities vs. misconceptions of life in the Foreign Service (Can I choose where I'll be stationed? Can I bring my family? What salary will I earn?)
* How the State Department Hiring Process works from registration to job offer (Do I need a master's degree? Who is the "Total Candidate"?)
* Tips on preparing for the Foreign Service Officer Test and Oral Assessment
*NOTE: Active FSOs and State Department Diplomats in Residence who work to recruit new FSOs will be present at each seminar to answer any questions.*
All attendees receive:
* The brand new FPA U Landing a Job in the Foreign Service Digital Tool Book on USB key
* Automatic enrollment in the Foreign Policy Association's Global Jobs email alerts
* Light food and drink during a networking session
Space is limited. Register at WWW.FPAU.ORG
All seminars are $49 for members of co-sponsoring organizations and $65 for non-members.
About FPA U
FPA U provides internationally minded individuals with the tools needed to realize successful careers in global affairs.
No other institution gives you the practical information you need to prepare for, break into, or navigate a career in international affairs. Learn More.
Job Website Posting
http://publicaffairsjobs.blogspot.com/
For jobs in communications and editing, etc.
For jobs in communications and editing, etc.
Fed Event: TODAY @ 12:15 PM, 1107 VMH
Environmental Policy Roundtable
Friday, April 8, 2011, Room 1107 Van Munching Hall, 12:15 - 1:30pm
Renewable Innovation Challenges - Solar Car Racing and the World Solar Challenge
Mark Olsthoorn is a visiting scholar at the Center for Integrative Environmental Research from The Netherlands. He has a Master's in Aerospace Engineering from Delft University of Technology. He will share with us his experience working on solar cars and some of the unique challenges faced in designing and racing these remarkable, renewable innovations.
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
Friday, April 8, 2011, Room 1107 Van Munching Hall, 12:15 - 1:30pm
Renewable Innovation Challenges - Solar Car Racing and the World Solar Challenge
Mark Olsthoorn is a visiting scholar at the Center for Integrative Environmental Research from The Netherlands. He has a Master's in Aerospace Engineering from Delft University of Technology. He will share with us his experience working on solar cars and some of the unique challenges faced in designing and racing these remarkable, renewable innovations.
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
Thursday, April 7, 2011
2 Job Postings at A Wider Circle
Education Coordinator:
A Wider Circle is increasing its educational emphasis and integrating individual and group education programming into its overall operations. Organizing evening programs and recruiting members of the community to help with resource education (in addition to classroom education) will be part of the emphasis of the position. The Education Coordinator will lead a team of interns and volunteers, in addition to working with other professional staff members at A Wider Circle. Ideally, the position is for someone with experience in education, a strong desire to commit to the effort to end poverty, and a dynamic and thorough approach to his or her work.
Membership Assistant:
This position will be part of the management team, working closely with the Executive Director and Deputy Director to plan and oversee small- and large-scale efforts of the organization. The position is a critical one to the overall management. Excellent organizational skills, writing, and communication skills, as well as a conscientious approach to work, are key job requirements. Also helpful but not prerequisite are website design experience and a skill set with social media. Salary range of $25,000 - $35,000, commensurate with experience.
For more detailed salary or other information on each of these positions, please email Dr. Mark Bergel at mark@awidercircle.org. To apply for one or more positions, please send cover letter and resume via email to Dr. Bergel.
A Wider Circle is increasing its educational emphasis and integrating individual and group education programming into its overall operations. Organizing evening programs and recruiting members of the community to help with resource education (in addition to classroom education) will be part of the emphasis of the position. The Education Coordinator will lead a team of interns and volunteers, in addition to working with other professional staff members at A Wider Circle. Ideally, the position is for someone with experience in education, a strong desire to commit to the effort to end poverty, and a dynamic and thorough approach to his or her work.
Membership Assistant:
This position will be part of the management team, working closely with the Executive Director and Deputy Director to plan and oversee small- and large-scale efforts of the organization. The position is a critical one to the overall management. Excellent organizational skills, writing, and communication skills, as well as a conscientious approach to work, are key job requirements. Also helpful but not prerequisite are website design experience and a skill set with social media. Salary range of $25,000 - $35,000, commensurate with experience.
For more detailed salary or other information on each of these positions, please email Dr. Mark Bergel at mark@awidercircle.org. To apply for one or more positions, please send cover letter and resume via email to Dr. Bergel.
Fed Event-Today-Meet with Central Intelligence Agency: Employer-In-Residence Program
Meet with Central Intelligence Agency: Employer-In-Residence Program
Subject : Meet with Central Intelligence Agency: Employer-In-Residence Program
When : Thursday, April 07, 2011 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Where : University Career Center
Event Type(s) : Seminar
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
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
Website: www.careercenter.umd.edu/events_description.cfm?event_id=1876
For more information, contact:
China Wilson
University Career Center and The President's Promise
301.314.0420
cwilson7@umd.edu
www.careercenter.umd.edu/events_description.cfm?event_id=1876
Subject : Meet with Central Intelligence Agency: Employer-In-Residence Program
When : Thursday, April 07, 2011 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Where : University Career Center
Event Type(s) : Seminar
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
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
Website: www.careercenter.umd.edu/events_description.cfm?event_id=1876
For more information, contact:
China Wilson
University Career Center and The President's Promise
301.314.0420
cwilson7@umd.edu
www.careercenter.umd.edu/events_description.cfm?event_id=1876
Fed Event: Center for Financial Policy Event
Center for Financial Policy Event
Frank Medina, Senior Counsel at the House Financial Services Committee discussion on reform issues pertaining to the Dodd-Frank Act.
Monday, April 11th. 2:00pm, VMH 2505
On Monday, April 11th, the Center for Financial Policy at the Robert H. Smith School of Business will host Frank Medina, Senior Counsel at the House Financial Services Committee. He will lead a discussion on reform issues pertaining to the Dodd-Frank Act.
This talk is part of the Center for Financial Policy’s “Congressional Briefings” series that regularly host Capitol Hill staffers at the Smith School to speak about legislative issues related to financial policy.
The talk will take place at the University of Maryland’s campus in Van Munching Hall room 2505 on April 11 at 2 p.m. There is no registration fee for this event.
To register, visit http://guest.cvent.com/d/rdq658.
If you have any questions, please send an email to Eric Miller at eric.nathan.miller@gmail.com. For more information on the Center, visit our website at http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/cfp/.
Frank Medina, Senior Counsel at the House Financial Services Committee discussion on reform issues pertaining to the Dodd-Frank Act.
Monday, April 11th. 2:00pm, VMH 2505
On Monday, April 11th, the Center for Financial Policy at the Robert H. Smith School of Business will host Frank Medina, Senior Counsel at the House Financial Services Committee. He will lead a discussion on reform issues pertaining to the Dodd-Frank Act.
This talk is part of the Center for Financial Policy’s “Congressional Briefings” series that regularly host Capitol Hill staffers at the Smith School to speak about legislative issues related to financial policy.
The talk will take place at the University of Maryland’s campus in Van Munching Hall room 2505 on April 11 at 2 p.m. There is no registration fee for this event.
To register, visit http://guest.cvent.com/d/rdq658.
If you have any questions, please send an email to Eric Miller at eric.nathan.miller@gmail.com. For more information on the Center, visit our website at http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/cfp/.
Fed Event: April 14th, "Central Asia: In Afghanistan's Shadow?"
CISSM Forum
Martha Brill Olcott, Senior Associate with the Russia and Eurasia Program, Carnegie Endowment: "Central Asia: In Afghanistan's Shadow?"
Thursday, April 14th, 1203 Van Munching Hall, 12:15-1:30 PM
Martha Brill Olcott, Senior Associate with the Russia and Eurasia Program, Carnegie Endowment: "Central Asia: In Afghanistan's Shadow?"
Thursday, April 14th, 1203 Van Munching Hall, 12:15-1:30 PM
Fed Event: April 13th @ 12:15, Free Lunch!
"Restraining Federal Health Care Spending"
Stern Professorship Hosts Doug Elmendorf
Stern Professorship for Civic Engagement to host Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas W. Elmendorf
Wed. April 13th, 12:15-1:30 PM in MSPP Atrium of Van Munching Hall
RSVP to MSPP@umd.edu
Light Lunch Served
Stern Professorship Hosts Doug Elmendorf
Stern Professorship for Civic Engagement to host Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas W. Elmendorf
Wed. April 13th, 12:15-1:30 PM in MSPP Atrium of Van Munching Hall
RSVP to MSPP@umd.edu
Light Lunch Served
Fed Event: Wed. April 13th, Smart Growth Brown Bag Presentation
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 12:00 pm-1:00 PM
Conference Room 1213 | School of Architecture
Smart Growth Brown Bag Presentations
Assistant Professor Luis Diego Quiros
Coordinated by Associate Dean Gerrit Knapp
Conference Room 1213 | School of Architecture
Smart Growth Brown Bag Presentations
Assistant Professor Luis Diego Quiros
Coordinated by Associate Dean Gerrit Knapp
Fed Event: Tuesday Policy Forum-"How to Become a Billionaire: Policy Lessons from Emerging and Developing Economies”
Tuesday Policy Forum/Development Circle
Ioanna Petrescu, Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy
"How to Become a Billionaire: Policy Lessons from Emerging and Developing Economies.”
Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 12:15-1:30 PM, 1203 Van Munching Hall
Ioanna Petrescu, Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy
"How to Become a Billionaire: Policy Lessons from Emerging and Developing Economies.”
Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 12:15-1:30 PM, 1203 Van Munching Hall
Fed Event: Security Clearance Workshop/Pizza Lunch`
GETTING YOUR SECURITY CLEARANCE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESS
12:30-2:00pm, Tuesday, April 12th, Nanticoke Room, 1238 Stamp Student Union
Do you have questions about filling out your SF-86 forms? Want to know how your individual circumstances may affect your security clearance application? Want more information on the security clearance investigation and adjudication process? Join experienced security clearance lawyer Sheldon Cohen and Legal Aid staff for lunch and an informal discussion and we’ll help you figure out the answers to your questions.
If you would like to read more about security clearance law and our guest speaker's background, please check out Mr. Cohen's site at http://www.sheldoncohen.com/ .
12:30-2:00pm, Tuesday, April 12th, Nanticoke Room, 1238 Stamp Student Union
Do you have questions about filling out your SF-86 forms? Want to know how your individual circumstances may affect your security clearance application? Want more information on the security clearance investigation and adjudication process? Join experienced security clearance lawyer Sheldon Cohen and Legal Aid staff for lunch and an informal discussion and we’ll help you figure out the answers to your questions.
If you would like to read more about security clearance law and our guest speaker's background, please check out Mr. Cohen's site at http://www.sheldoncohen.com/ .
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
SCEP Positions
Dear Federal Semester Students:
The applications are all due by April 11! He really encourages Federal Semester students to apply!
The Office of Science has several slots available for Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP) employees for summer employment: The following announcements are posted on USAJOBS http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/
11-STEP-SC-HQ-001 (jam) – Office Automation Clerk – 4/5 – 4/8/11
11-STEP-SC-HQ-002 (jam) – Program and Management Assistant – 4/5 – 4/11/11
11-STEP-SC-HQ-003 (jam) – Physical Scientist – 4/5 – 4/11/11
11-STEP-SC-HQ-004 (jam) – Physical Scientist – 4/5 – 4/11/11
Please contact Judy Mead judith.mead@science.doe.gov or x.31312 for additional information or questions.
The applications are all due by April 11! He really encourages Federal Semester students to apply!
The Office of Science has several slots available for Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP) employees for summer employment: The following announcements are posted on USAJOBS http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/
11-STEP-SC-HQ-001 (jam) – Office Automation Clerk – 4/5 – 4/8/11
11-STEP-SC-HQ-002 (jam) – Program and Management Assistant – 4/5 – 4/11/11
11-STEP-SC-HQ-003 (jam) – Physical Scientist – 4/5 – 4/11/11
11-STEP-SC-HQ-004 (jam) – Physical Scientist – 4/5 – 4/11/11
Please contact Judy Mead judith.mead@science.doe.gov or x.31312 for additional information or questions.
Fed Event: CISSM Forum | April 7, 2011 | Sarah Stewart Johnson
CISSM FORUM: April 7, 2011
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm, 1203 Van Munching Hall
"Climate Monitoring:Setting Policy in the Context of a Presidential Initiative"
Sarah Stewart Johnson, Policy Analyst, Office of Science and Technology Policy
Sarah Stewart Johnson joined the Obama Administration as a White House Fellow in 2009 and currently works in the Office of Science and Technology Policy. A research scientist by training, Sarah’s policy portfolio at the White House includes climate, sustainability, greenhouse gas monitoring, and science diplomacy. She has been active in international climate negotiations as part of the United States delegations to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in Bali in 2009, Busan in 2010, Geneva in 2011, and Abu Dhabi in 2011. Her portfolio previously included disaster risk reduction, and last year she worked with USAID to help restore telecommunications infrastructure following the earthquake in Haiti.
Sarah holds a B.A. in mathematics and environmental studies from Washington University, a second B.A. in philosophy, politics, and economics and an M.Sc. in biology from Oxford University, where she studied as a Rhodes Scholar, and a Ph.D. in planetary science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is currently on leave from the Harvard Society of Fellows, where she is developing life detection techniques for use in extreme environments on Earth and on Mars.
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm, 1203 Van Munching Hall
"Climate Monitoring:Setting Policy in the Context of a Presidential Initiative"
Sarah Stewart Johnson, Policy Analyst, Office of Science and Technology Policy
Sarah Stewart Johnson joined the Obama Administration as a White House Fellow in 2009 and currently works in the Office of Science and Technology Policy. A research scientist by training, Sarah’s policy portfolio at the White House includes climate, sustainability, greenhouse gas monitoring, and science diplomacy. She has been active in international climate negotiations as part of the United States delegations to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in Bali in 2009, Busan in 2010, Geneva in 2011, and Abu Dhabi in 2011. Her portfolio previously included disaster risk reduction, and last year she worked with USAID to help restore telecommunications infrastructure following the earthquake in Haiti.
Sarah holds a B.A. in mathematics and environmental studies from Washington University, a second B.A. in philosophy, politics, and economics and an M.Sc. in biology from Oxford University, where she studied as a Rhodes Scholar, and a Ph.D. in planetary science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is currently on leave from the Harvard Society of Fellows, where she is developing life detection techniques for use in extreme environments on Earth and on Mars.
FEMA Job Posting
Dear Federal Semester Students:
Opportunity for a paid STEP position at FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), starting this summer and in many locations!
See announcement attached. Deadline for applying is April 15, 2011! (Note announcement is 2 pages; 2nd page has application requirements.)
Send all questions and application packages to: FEMA-Student-Hire-Me@dhs.gov for an immediate response.
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mission
is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that
as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve
our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to,
recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
STUDENT TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
OPPORTUNITIES
FEMA’s Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP) offers a valuable work experience for students.
DUTIES: Incumbent will apply his/her clerical and administrative skills and experience in an exciting work environment with great people. In this occupation, you will perform clerical support work by applying procedures and practices within established guidelines. You may type reports, maintain files, arrange meetings and prepare travel requests and vouchers as well as conduct research concerning the interpretation and application of a variety of rules and regulations. To be successful in this field, it is essential that you have a high degree of flexibility. You may also be required to have computer literacy and the ability to type and transcribe data. If you are a versatile team player who enjoys assisting others, your skills and abilities are needed at FEMA.
SALARY RANGE: $24,865 - $34,075 (varies pending locations)
JOB LOCATIONS: Washington, DC/Boston, MA/New York, NY/Philadelphia, PA/Atlanta, GA/Chicago, IL/Denton, TX/Kansas City, MO/Denver, CO/Oakland, CA/Bothell, WA/Anniston, AL
WHEN TO APPLY: April 4 – April 15, 2011
WHERE TO APPLY: fema-student-hire-me@dhs.gov
.
WHERE TO APPLY: Submit resumes to FEMA-Student-Hire-Me@dhs.gov
HOW TO APPLY:
Please add your desired Office location in the Subject line of your email:
From: John, Doe
To: fema-student-hire-me@dhs.gov
Subject: Locality - Washington, DC
The following forms (if applicable) submit to complete your application:
1) A resume or any other written format chosen provided that it contains all pertinent information (full name, complete mailing address, announcement number, phone number, etc.)
2) Copy of college transcript(s). Unofficial copies are permitted. Also a letter from your school for proof of continuing education must accompany your resume.
3) High School students must be at the age of 16 years.
4) In your application package provide three references not related to you and are not former supervisors. (Include full name, area code and telephone number, and address including number, street, city, state and zip code).
Opportunity for a paid STEP position at FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), starting this summer and in many locations!
See announcement attached. Deadline for applying is April 15, 2011! (Note announcement is 2 pages; 2nd page has application requirements.)
Send all questions and application packages to: FEMA-Student-Hire-Me@dhs.gov for an immediate response.
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mission
is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that
as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve
our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to,
recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
STUDENT TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
OPPORTUNITIES
FEMA’s Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP) offers a valuable work experience for students.
DUTIES: Incumbent will apply his/her clerical and administrative skills and experience in an exciting work environment with great people. In this occupation, you will perform clerical support work by applying procedures and practices within established guidelines. You may type reports, maintain files, arrange meetings and prepare travel requests and vouchers as well as conduct research concerning the interpretation and application of a variety of rules and regulations. To be successful in this field, it is essential that you have a high degree of flexibility. You may also be required to have computer literacy and the ability to type and transcribe data. If you are a versatile team player who enjoys assisting others, your skills and abilities are needed at FEMA.
SALARY RANGE: $24,865 - $34,075 (varies pending locations)
JOB LOCATIONS: Washington, DC/Boston, MA/New York, NY/Philadelphia, PA/Atlanta, GA/Chicago, IL/Denton, TX/Kansas City, MO/Denver, CO/Oakland, CA/Bothell, WA/Anniston, AL
WHEN TO APPLY: April 4 – April 15, 2011
WHERE TO APPLY: fema-student-hire-me@dhs.gov
.
WHERE TO APPLY: Submit resumes to FEMA-Student-Hire-Me@dhs.gov
HOW TO APPLY:
Please add your desired Office location in the Subject line of your email:
From: John, Doe
To: fema-student-hire-me@dhs.gov
Subject: Locality - Washington, DC
The following forms (if applicable) submit to complete your application:
1) A resume or any other written format chosen provided that it contains all pertinent information (full name, complete mailing address, announcement number, phone number, etc.)
2) Copy of college transcript(s). Unofficial copies are permitted. Also a letter from your school for proof of continuing education must accompany your resume.
3) High School students must be at the age of 16 years.
4) In your application package provide three references not related to you and are not former supervisors. (Include full name, area code and telephone number, and address including number, street, city, state and zip code).
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Fed Events: List of Foreign Policy Events in DC
Wednesday (06 April)
Talk with Father Ivo Markovic, a Bosnian Friar
http://www.usip.org/events/talk-father-ivo-markovic-bosnian-friar
Soaring Food Prices: Causes, Consequences, and Remedies
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/events/?fa=eventDetail&id=3203
Harnessing Corporate Philanthropy to Educate the World's Poor
http://www.brookings.edu/events/2011/0406_corporate_philanthropy.aspx
A Rare-Earth Crisis?
http://www.aei.org/event/100385
The 16th Annual Women Ambassadors Conference
http://www.howard.edu/calendar/main.php?calendarid=default&view=event&eventid=1300979299898-0001&timebegin=2011-04-06+00%3A00%3A00
Budget Hearing - United Nations and Other International Organizations - US Ambassador to the United Nations
http://appropriations.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Detail&HearingId=113&Month=4&Year=2011
Conquering Cultural Canyons: A discussion with Dr. Mark Luce
http://www.iwp.edu/events/detail/conquering-cultural-canyons-a-discussion-with-dr-mark-luce
Will The Real Terrorist Please Stand Up
http://www.ips-dc.org/events/dc_screening_will_the_real_terrorist_please_stand_up
This Burning Land: Lessons from the Front Line of the Transformed Israel-Palestinian Conflict
http://www.mei.edu/Events/Calendar/tabid/504/vw/3/ItemID/328/d/20110406/Default.aspx
Securing the Border: Progress at the Local Level
http://hsgac.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=941a2dc2-43ff-4aba-b1da-d3c3ed1d7a76
The International Space Station and Mars Conference (ISSMars-DC)
http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=4#1541
Sino-Russian Relations in the Northeast Asian Regional Context
http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=4#1496
The New Faces of VOA
http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=4#1534
Eastern Europe Past and Present w/ Slavenka Drakulic
http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=91&EventID=84475
Civil Rights in Israel: Challenges Facing the Arab Minority
http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=89&EventID=84902
International Justice Cooperation
http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=87&EventID=84935
Financial Hardball: Corralling Terrorists and Proliferators
http://www.internationalrelations.house.gov/hearing_notice.asp?id=1256
Is America’s Overseas Broadcasting Undermining our National Interest and the Fight Against Tyrannical Regimes?
http://www.internationalrelations.house.gov/hearing_notice.asp?id=1252
Muhammad: A Very Short Introduction
http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=106&EventID=84500
Us-India Relations In The 21st Century
http://www.american.edu/sis/calendar/index.cfm?id=2919649
American Foreign Policy: A View From the Senate
http://www.sais-jhu.edu/calendar/
Stagnation, Modernization or Westernization in Russia's Future?
http://www.sais-jhu.edu/calendar/
The Uribe Legacy and New Challenges for the Santos Administration
http://www.sais-jhu.edu/calendar/
Kyrgyzstan a Year Later: How Will It End?
http://www.sais-jhu.edu/calendar/
The U.S. Government's Response to Disasters: Myth, Mistakes, and Recovery
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=682500
Youth Activism, the January 25 Revolution, and Egypt’s Transition
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=681769
Responding to Disasters: Myths, Mistakes, and Recovery
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=681460
Beijing Energy Network Presents: Global Choke Point - Confronting Energy Demand and Water Scarcity in China and the United States
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=682738
Ambassador Confirmation Hearings
http://foreign.senate.gov/hearings/hearing/?id=527ae158-5056-a032-5285-930c45087402
US-Egypt Business Council Breakfast for AmCham Egypt
http://www.uschamber.com/events/us-egypt-business-council-breakfast-amcham-egypt
Thursday (07 April)
Using Performance-Based Incentives to Enhance the Quality of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Interventions in Developing Countries: Theory and Practice
http://www.cgdev.org/content/calendar/detail/1424959/
Inequality Eclipsed: The Normalization of Neoliberalism in Thirty Years of Development Discourse
http://policy.gmu.edu/Home/NewsEvents/EventCalendar/tabid/90/Default.aspx
Southern Conference on Slavic Studies
http://chss.gmu.edu/events/965
Albania’s Political Future: Overcoming Electoral Problems and Political Instability
http://csis.org/event/albanias-political-future-overcoming-electoral-problems-and-political-instability
Macro-Financial Stability in the New Normal
http://www.imf.org/external/np/seminars/eng/2011/res2/index.htm
The 16th Annual Women Ambassadors Conference
http://www.howard.edu/calendar/main.php?calendarid=default&view=event&eventid=1300979299898-0002&timebegin=2011-04-07+00%3A00%3A00
Next Steps in Iran Sanctions: Targeting the Choke Points
http://www.heritage.org/Events/2011/04/Iran-Sanctions
African Agricultural Research and Development
http://www.ifpri.org/event/african-agricultural-research-and-development
Reform and Development in Egypt: U.S. Goals and Priorities
http://www.mei.edu/Events/Calendar/tabid/504/vw/3/ItemID/330/d/20110407/Default.aspx
Rebuilding Financial Management in Post-Conflict Environments
http://www.sidw.org/mc/page.do;jsessionid=B033C73CD0CA1A3F85ACE03072C9B771.mc1?sitePageId=65030
Human Rights, Development, and Growth: Metrics, New Strategies, and New Ways of Thinking
http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=4#1525
The Edge of War: Kuwait's Underground Resistance Movement
http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=4#1527
U.S. Relations with Major and Rising Powers: China, India, and Russia
http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=4#1483
Reforming the United Nations: The Future of U.S. Policy
http://www.internationalrelations.house.gov/hearing_notice.asp?id=1257
Untangling the Web:Why the Middle East Is a Mess
http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=349&EventID=83629
Between Revolution and Empire: The Making of Soviet Central Asia, 1917-1932
http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=91&EventID=84811
Testimony on Africa Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2012 and the Future Years Defense Program
http://armed-services.senate.gov/e_witnesslist.cfm?id=5073
Combating Human Trafficking In Asia
http://foreign.senate.gov/hearings/hearing/?id=886544ff-5056-a032-52be-2d176d60824f
Voices from Palestine: Women Leaders Speak on Peace and Security
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=682212
Integrating Development: A Livelihood Approach to Population, Health, and Environment Programs
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=681920
Reluctant Accomplice: "Good Germans" in the War of Annihilation, 1939-1942
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=653115
Union to Union: How are Europe and Africa Getting Along?
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=682492
Crime and Violence in Central America
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=681744
Friday (08 April)
Climate Security and Green Technology: An EU-U.S. Perspective
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/events/?fa=eventDetail&id=3204
The G20 and Prospects for International Cooperation on Economic and Security Challenges Featuring Paul Martin
http://www.brookings.edu/events/2011/0408_g20_martin.aspx
The European Economic Crisis Seminar Series: The Case of Greece
http://csis.org/event/european-economic-crisis-seminar-series
Security in the Americas: What is New?
http://www.heritage.org/Events/2011/04/General-Fraser
Ronald Reagan and Reforming American Intelligence Lessons for the Future
http://www.iwp.edu/events/detail/ronald-reagan-and-reforming-american-intelligence-lessons-for-the-future
Human Rights, Development, and Growth: Metrics, New Strategies, and New Ways of Thinking
http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=4#1526
Indian Income Taxation of U.S. Companies: A Survival Guide
http://www.uschamber.com/events/indian-income-taxation-us-companies-survival-guide
Talk with Father Ivo Markovic, a Bosnian Friar
http://www.usip.org/events/talk-father-ivo-markovic-bosnian-friar
Soaring Food Prices: Causes, Consequences, and Remedies
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/events/?fa=eventDetail&id=3203
Harnessing Corporate Philanthropy to Educate the World's Poor
http://www.brookings.edu/events/2011/0406_corporate_philanthropy.aspx
A Rare-Earth Crisis?
http://www.aei.org/event/100385
The 16th Annual Women Ambassadors Conference
http://www.howard.edu/calendar/main.php?calendarid=default&view=event&eventid=1300979299898-0001&timebegin=2011-04-06+00%3A00%3A00
Budget Hearing - United Nations and Other International Organizations - US Ambassador to the United Nations
http://appropriations.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Detail&HearingId=113&Month=4&Year=2011
Conquering Cultural Canyons: A discussion with Dr. Mark Luce
http://www.iwp.edu/events/detail/conquering-cultural-canyons-a-discussion-with-dr-mark-luce
Will The Real Terrorist Please Stand Up
http://www.ips-dc.org/events/dc_screening_will_the_real_terrorist_please_stand_up
This Burning Land: Lessons from the Front Line of the Transformed Israel-Palestinian Conflict
http://www.mei.edu/Events/Calendar/tabid/504/vw/3/ItemID/328/d/20110406/Default.aspx
Securing the Border: Progress at the Local Level
http://hsgac.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=941a2dc2-43ff-4aba-b1da-d3c3ed1d7a76
The International Space Station and Mars Conference (ISSMars-DC)
http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=4#1541
Sino-Russian Relations in the Northeast Asian Regional Context
http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=4#1496
The New Faces of VOA
http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=4#1534
Eastern Europe Past and Present w/ Slavenka Drakulic
http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=91&EventID=84475
Civil Rights in Israel: Challenges Facing the Arab Minority
http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=89&EventID=84902
International Justice Cooperation
http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=87&EventID=84935
Financial Hardball: Corralling Terrorists and Proliferators
http://www.internationalrelations.house.gov/hearing_notice.asp?id=1256
Is America’s Overseas Broadcasting Undermining our National Interest and the Fight Against Tyrannical Regimes?
http://www.internationalrelations.house.gov/hearing_notice.asp?id=1252
Muhammad: A Very Short Introduction
http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=106&EventID=84500
Us-India Relations In The 21st Century
http://www.american.edu/sis/calendar/index.cfm?id=2919649
American Foreign Policy: A View From the Senate
http://www.sais-jhu.edu/calendar/
Stagnation, Modernization or Westernization in Russia's Future?
http://www.sais-jhu.edu/calendar/
The Uribe Legacy and New Challenges for the Santos Administration
http://www.sais-jhu.edu/calendar/
Kyrgyzstan a Year Later: How Will It End?
http://www.sais-jhu.edu/calendar/
The U.S. Government's Response to Disasters: Myth, Mistakes, and Recovery
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=682500
Youth Activism, the January 25 Revolution, and Egypt’s Transition
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=681769
Responding to Disasters: Myths, Mistakes, and Recovery
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=681460
Beijing Energy Network Presents: Global Choke Point - Confronting Energy Demand and Water Scarcity in China and the United States
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=682738
Ambassador Confirmation Hearings
http://foreign.senate.gov/hearings/hearing/?id=527ae158-5056-a032-5285-930c45087402
US-Egypt Business Council Breakfast for AmCham Egypt
http://www.uschamber.com/events/us-egypt-business-council-breakfast-amcham-egypt
Thursday (07 April)
Using Performance-Based Incentives to Enhance the Quality of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Interventions in Developing Countries: Theory and Practice
http://www.cgdev.org/content/calendar/detail/1424959/
Inequality Eclipsed: The Normalization of Neoliberalism in Thirty Years of Development Discourse
http://policy.gmu.edu/Home/NewsEvents/EventCalendar/tabid/90/Default.aspx
Southern Conference on Slavic Studies
http://chss.gmu.edu/events/965
Albania’s Political Future: Overcoming Electoral Problems and Political Instability
http://csis.org/event/albanias-political-future-overcoming-electoral-problems-and-political-instability
Macro-Financial Stability in the New Normal
http://www.imf.org/external/np/seminars/eng/2011/res2/index.htm
The 16th Annual Women Ambassadors Conference
http://www.howard.edu/calendar/main.php?calendarid=default&view=event&eventid=1300979299898-0002&timebegin=2011-04-07+00%3A00%3A00
Next Steps in Iran Sanctions: Targeting the Choke Points
http://www.heritage.org/Events/2011/04/Iran-Sanctions
African Agricultural Research and Development
http://www.ifpri.org/event/african-agricultural-research-and-development
Reform and Development in Egypt: U.S. Goals and Priorities
http://www.mei.edu/Events/Calendar/tabid/504/vw/3/ItemID/330/d/20110407/Default.aspx
Rebuilding Financial Management in Post-Conflict Environments
http://www.sidw.org/mc/page.do;jsessionid=B033C73CD0CA1A3F85ACE03072C9B771.mc1?sitePageId=65030
Human Rights, Development, and Growth: Metrics, New Strategies, and New Ways of Thinking
http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=4#1525
The Edge of War: Kuwait's Underground Resistance Movement
http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=4#1527
U.S. Relations with Major and Rising Powers: China, India, and Russia
http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=4#1483
Reforming the United Nations: The Future of U.S. Policy
http://www.internationalrelations.house.gov/hearing_notice.asp?id=1257
Untangling the Web:Why the Middle East Is a Mess
http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=349&EventID=83629
Between Revolution and Empire: The Making of Soviet Central Asia, 1917-1932
http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=91&EventID=84811
Testimony on Africa Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2012 and the Future Years Defense Program
http://armed-services.senate.gov/e_witnesslist.cfm?id=5073
Combating Human Trafficking In Asia
http://foreign.senate.gov/hearings/hearing/?id=886544ff-5056-a032-52be-2d176d60824f
Voices from Palestine: Women Leaders Speak on Peace and Security
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=682212
Integrating Development: A Livelihood Approach to Population, Health, and Environment Programs
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=681920
Reluctant Accomplice: "Good Germans" in the War of Annihilation, 1939-1942
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=653115
Union to Union: How are Europe and Africa Getting Along?
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=682492
Crime and Violence in Central America
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=681744
Friday (08 April)
Climate Security and Green Technology: An EU-U.S. Perspective
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/events/?fa=eventDetail&id=3204
The G20 and Prospects for International Cooperation on Economic and Security Challenges Featuring Paul Martin
http://www.brookings.edu/events/2011/0408_g20_martin.aspx
The European Economic Crisis Seminar Series: The Case of Greece
http://csis.org/event/european-economic-crisis-seminar-series
Security in the Americas: What is New?
http://www.heritage.org/Events/2011/04/General-Fraser
Ronald Reagan and Reforming American Intelligence Lessons for the Future
http://www.iwp.edu/events/detail/ronald-reagan-and-reforming-american-intelligence-lessons-for-the-future
Human Rights, Development, and Growth: Metrics, New Strategies, and New Ways of Thinking
http://www.elliottschool.org/events/calendar.cfm?fuseaction=ViewMonthDetail&yr=2011&mon=4#1526
Indian Income Taxation of U.S. Companies: A Survival Guide
http://www.uschamber.com/events/indian-income-taxation-us-companies-survival-guide
2 Fed Events TODAY
12:15-1:30 PM | Tuesday Policy Forum
Pete Fontaine, Assistant Director for Budget Analysis, Congressional Budget Office
"The Economy and the Budget: A View from the Congressional Budget Office"
1203 Van Munching Hall
3:00-4:30 PM | PhD Dissertation Defense
PhD Candidate Kumar V. Pratap Dissertation Defense
'Sustaining Privatization'
Dean's Conference Room
Pete Fontaine, Assistant Director for Budget Analysis, Congressional Budget Office
"The Economy and the Budget: A View from the Congressional Budget Office"
1203 Van Munching Hall
3:00-4:30 PM | PhD Dissertation Defense
PhD Candidate Kumar V. Pratap Dissertation Defense
'Sustaining Privatization'
Dean's Conference Room
Fed Event: April 6 @ 3 pm
Annemie Maertens, International Development (IDEV) faculty candidate, would be having a session with MSPP students on Wednesday, April 6, from 3:00 - 3:45 pm in the Dean's Conference Room. This is a great opportunity for the students to personally interact with her and learn more about her work and research interests as the school considers her for the IDEV faculty position
Friday, April 1, 2011
EPA Summer Internships
Looking for a summer internship at the EPA? Opportunities are available in a variety of offices. We've emailed everyone a handout with application information. All you need to do is send a resume and cover letter by MONDAY, APRIL 4. Check your email for where to send your application.
Fed Event: National Community Reinvestment Coalition’s 2011 Annual Conference
National Community Reinvestment Coalition’s 2011 Annual Conference!
You are cordially invited to the National Community Reinvestment Coalition’s 2011 Annual Conference!
“National Challenges, Local Solutions: Rebuilding Homes, Lives and Communities”
April 13-16, 2011, Washington, DC
Join us for an exciting line-up of keynote speakers, plenaries, workshops and hands-on trainings, in addition to GREAT NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES with the nation’s leaders in government, academia, and community affairs and non-profits.
This year’s conference promises to be one of the best yet and of great value to students and academic professionals! Students receive a special rate of only $40!
Learn how new and emerging policies will impact the nation’s housing market, jobs and small businesses, and consumer rights and protections. Join us for an exciting four-day program, featuring training, networking, and exciting plenary sessions. Here are just a few forums that you’ll find enlightening:
¦ Affordable Housing and the Future of the GSEs
¦ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Update & Regulatory Reform Briefing
¦ CRA Expansion: Statutory & Regulatory Reforms to Increase Access to Credit and Capital for All Americans
¦ The Future of Mortgages: New protections, new restrictions
To register and view the full conference agenda,
Follow this link: http://bit.ly/2011NCRCconf
And be sure to check back as updates are posted frequently.
You are cordially invited to the National Community Reinvestment Coalition’s 2011 Annual Conference!
“National Challenges, Local Solutions: Rebuilding Homes, Lives and Communities”
April 13-16, 2011, Washington, DC
Join us for an exciting line-up of keynote speakers, plenaries, workshops and hands-on trainings, in addition to GREAT NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES with the nation’s leaders in government, academia, and community affairs and non-profits.
This year’s conference promises to be one of the best yet and of great value to students and academic professionals! Students receive a special rate of only $40!
Learn how new and emerging policies will impact the nation’s housing market, jobs and small businesses, and consumer rights and protections. Join us for an exciting four-day program, featuring training, networking, and exciting plenary sessions. Here are just a few forums that you’ll find enlightening:
¦ Affordable Housing and the Future of the GSEs
¦ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Update & Regulatory Reform Briefing
¦ CRA Expansion: Statutory & Regulatory Reforms to Increase Access to Credit and Capital for All Americans
¦ The Future of Mortgages: New protections, new restrictions
To register and view the full conference agenda,
Follow this link: http://bit.ly/2011NCRCconf
And be sure to check back as updates are posted frequently.
Fed Event:IDEV Candidate Leigh L. Linden | "The Effect of Village-Based Schools: Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial in Afghanistan" | April 4
Leigh L. Linden, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
"The Effect of Village-Based Schools: Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial in Afghanistan"
Monday, April 4, 2011 at 12:15 pm-1:30 pm, 1203 Van Munching HallLeigh L.
Linden is an Assistant Professor at Columbia University with appointments in both the Department of Economics and the School of International and Public Affairs. Working in the fields of development economics and economics of education, he explores the role of education in the microeconomic foundations of poverty. He focuses on understanding both the education production process and the family decision problems that determine the allocation of educational opportunities within the household. Methodologically, he specializes in the use of large-scale randomized controlled trials. His research has been published in the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and the Applied Economic Journal: Applied Economics. It has also been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Economist, The Financial Times, The Christian Science Monitor, and other popular press publications. He is affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA). He earned a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2004 and received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1997.
"The Effect of Village-Based Schools: Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial in Afghanistan"
Monday, April 4, 2011 at 12:15 pm-1:30 pm, 1203 Van Munching HallLeigh L.
Linden is an Assistant Professor at Columbia University with appointments in both the Department of Economics and the School of International and Public Affairs. Working in the fields of development economics and economics of education, he explores the role of education in the microeconomic foundations of poverty. He focuses on understanding both the education production process and the family decision problems that determine the allocation of educational opportunities within the household. Methodologically, he specializes in the use of large-scale randomized controlled trials. His research has been published in the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and the Applied Economic Journal: Applied Economics. It has also been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Economist, The Financial Times, The Christian Science Monitor, and other popular press publications. He is affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA). He earned a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2004 and received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1997.
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