Tuesday, November 8, 2011
The School of Public Policy Saul I. Stern Professorship of Civic Engagement and the Cybersecurity Center Host
"America the Vulnerable: The New Threat of Digital Espionage, Crime and Warfare"
Featuring Joel F. Brenner, Former Senior Counsel, National Security Agency
4:30 - 5:45 PM | Presentation and Q&A
5:45 - 6:15 PM | light refreshments served
MSPP Atrium | Van Munching Hall
RSVP to Cflowers@umd.edu | 301.405.2163
Mr. Brenner will be signing his new book, America the Vulnerable: Inside the New Threat Matrix of Digital Espionage, Crime and Warfare
Monday, October 31, 2011
"Leadership Challenges in Prince George's County" Federal Event, November 7th
Monday, November 7, 2011 at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmTyser Auditorium | 1212 Van Munching Hall
"Leadership Challenges in Prince George's County"
Hosted by the College Park Scholars Public Leadership Program
* Speaker: Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker
* Time: 6:00-8:00 PM
* Venue: Tyser Auditorium | 1212 Van Munching Hall (Directions)
* RSVP: Ian Feller (ianfeller@comcast.net)
With a special performance by CAFE (Cultural Academy For Excellence) steel drum band: http://cafeyouth.org/. Refreshments will be served.
"Leadership Challenges in Prince George's County"
Hosted by the College Park Scholars Public Leadership Program
* Speaker: Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker
* Time: 6:00-8:00 PM
* Venue: Tyser Auditorium | 1212 Van Munching Hall (Directions)
* RSVP: Ian Feller (ianfeller@comcast.net)
With a special performance by CAFE (Cultural Academy For Excellence) steel drum band: http://cafeyouth.org/. Refreshments will be served.
“Water is Rising: Climate Change and Culture in the South Pacific and Chesapeake Bay” Federal Event
Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 12:15 pm - 1:30 pmMSPP Atrium | Van Munching Hall
"Water is Rising" Panel Discussion and Performance
The Maryland School of Public Policy and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Host
“Water is Rising: Climate Change and Culture in the South Pacific and Chesapeake Bay”
Featuring Dance and Chant Performances by Visiting Artists and a Moderated Panel Discussion
PANELISTS
Mikaele Maiava, Tokelau
Tony Busalacchi, Earth Systems Science Interdisciplinary Center, UMD
Eileen Shea, National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration
Edward Cameron, World Resources Institute
Moderated by Professor Nathan Hultman
MSPP Atrium | Van Munching Hall
Refreshments Served | RSVP to mspp@umd.edu by October 31st
http://www.waterisrising.com/
"Water is Rising" Panel Discussion and Performance
The Maryland School of Public Policy and the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Host
“Water is Rising: Climate Change and Culture in the South Pacific and Chesapeake Bay”
Featuring Dance and Chant Performances by Visiting Artists and a Moderated Panel Discussion
PANELISTS
Mikaele Maiava, Tokelau
Tony Busalacchi, Earth Systems Science Interdisciplinary Center, UMD
Eileen Shea, National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration
Edward Cameron, World Resources Institute
Moderated by Professor Nathan Hultman
MSPP Atrium | Van Munching Hall
Refreshments Served | RSVP to mspp@umd.edu by October 31st
http://www.waterisrising.com/
Upcoming Federal Events
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 10:00 am - 12:00 pmCrist Boardroom – Riggs Alumni Center
"The Defeat of the Shining Path – and the Story Not Told"
Hosted by The School of Public Policy and ESAN University, Peru
* Speakers: Current Leadership of the Peruvian military
* Time: 10:00AM – Noon
* Location: Crist Boardroom – Riggs Alumni Center
* RSVP: Goodhart@umd.edu
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
1203 Van Munching Hall
Tuesday Policy Forum
Lucian Pugliaresi, President, Energy Policy Research Foundation, Inc.
“Floating in Oil and Natural Gas: The New Energy Abundance and Implications for U.S. Energy Policy"
1203 Van Munching Hall
"The Defeat of the Shining Path – and the Story Not Told"
Hosted by The School of Public Policy and ESAN University, Peru
* Speakers: Current Leadership of the Peruvian military
* Time: 10:00AM – Noon
* Location: Crist Boardroom – Riggs Alumni Center
* RSVP: Goodhart@umd.edu
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
1203 Van Munching Hall
Tuesday Policy Forum
Lucian Pugliaresi, President, Energy Policy Research Foundation, Inc.
“Floating in Oil and Natural Gas: The New Energy Abundance and Implications for U.S. Energy Policy"
1203 Van Munching Hall
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Tuesday Policy Forum Featuring Lucian Pugliaresi | “Floating in Oil and Natural Gas: The New Energy Abundance and Implications for U.S. Energy Policy”
Floating in Oil and Natural Gas
The New Energy Abundance and Implications
for U.S. Energy Policy
Tuesday Policy Forum
November 1, 2011, 12:15-1:30 PM, 1203 Van Munching Hall
Lucian (Lou) Pugliaresi has been President of Energy Policy Research Foundation (EPRINC) since February 2007 and managed the transfer of PIRINC from New York to Washington, DC. He previously served on the Board of Trustees of PIRINC before taking over the presidency. Since leaving government service in 1989, Mr. Pugliaresi worked as a consultant on a wide range of domestic and international petroleum issues. Mr.Pugliaresi has served in a wide range of government posts, including the National Security Council at the White House, Departments of State, Energy, and Interior, as well as the EPA. He has written various articles on energy issues published in the Oil and Gas Journal and other journals on Russian Petroleum, Energy Security and Energy Policy.
The New Energy Abundance and Implications
for U.S. Energy Policy
Tuesday Policy Forum
November 1, 2011, 12:15-1:30 PM, 1203 Van Munching Hall
Lucian (Lou) Pugliaresi has been President of Energy Policy Research Foundation (EPRINC) since February 2007 and managed the transfer of PIRINC from New York to Washington, DC. He previously served on the Board of Trustees of PIRINC before taking over the presidency. Since leaving government service in 1989, Mr. Pugliaresi worked as a consultant on a wide range of domestic and international petroleum issues. Mr.Pugliaresi has served in a wide range of government posts, including the National Security Council at the White House, Departments of State, Energy, and Interior, as well as the EPA. He has written various articles on energy issues published in the Oil and Gas Journal and other journals on Russian Petroleum, Energy Security and Energy Policy.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
**EESG** 10/28/2011 - Dr. Anne Frances - Native Plant Conservation at Naturserve
EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN THE SEMINAR
Environmental Policy RoundtableFriday, October 28, 2010
Room 1113 Van Munching Hall, 12:15 - 1:30pm
This week the Environmental Economics Student Group will be hosting Dr. Anne Frances, Lead Botanist at Natureserve. Her diverse interests and experiences with native plant conservation, ethnobotany, and restoration ecology help her in coordinating Natureserve's efforts to protect rare plants and their ecosystems. Dr. Frances also uses the Natureserve Climate Change Vulnerability Index to assess plant species for susceptibility to climate change to help inform conservation decisions. Dr. Frances has received a BS in Biology from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, a MS from Florida International University, and a PhD from the University of Florida. Dr. Frances has worked in Costa Rica, Botanical Gardens, and the US Forest Service.
NatureServe is a non-profit conservation organization whose mission is to provide the scientific basis for effective conservation action. NatureServe and its network of natural heritage programs are the leading source for information about rare and endangered species and threatened ecosystems. NatureServe represents an international network of biological inventories-known as natural heritage programs or conservation data centers-operating in all 50 U.S. states, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean.
http://natureserve.org/
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 RoundtableFriday, October 28, 2010
Room 1113 Van Munching Hall, 12:15 - 1:30pm
This week the Environmental Economics Student Group will be hosting Dr. Anne Frances, Lead Botanist at Natureserve. Her diverse interests and experiences with native plant conservation, ethnobotany, and restoration ecology help her in coordinating Natureserve's efforts to protect rare plants and their ecosystems. Dr. Frances also uses the Natureserve Climate Change Vulnerability Index to assess plant species for susceptibility to climate change to help inform conservation decisions. Dr. Frances has received a BS in Biology from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, a MS from Florida International University, and a PhD from the University of Florida. Dr. Frances has worked in Costa Rica, Botanical Gardens, and the US Forest Service.
NatureServe is a non-profit conservation organization whose mission is to provide the scientific basis for effective conservation action. NatureServe and its network of natural heritage programs are the leading source for information about rare and endangered species and threatened ecosystems. NatureServe represents an international network of biological inventories-known as natural heritage programs or conservation data centers-operating in all 50 U.S. states, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean.
http://natureserve.org/
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
Monday, October 24, 2011
Fed Event: Wed, Oct 26th, 4 PM
White House Internship Program: Employer Networking and Information Session
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 • 04:00PM - 05:00PM
Location: 3100 Hornbake Library - Multipurpose Room
Event Details:
White House Internship Program will present an information session on their Internship Program. 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
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 • 04:00PM - 05:00PM
Location: 3100 Hornbake Library - Multipurpose Room
Event Details:
White House Internship Program will present an information session on their Internship Program. 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 Policy Forum Featuring Secretary Alexander M. Sanchez | "Maryland Economic Development and Workforce Creation" | October 25
Maryland Economic Development and Workforce Creation
Tuesday Policy Forum
October 25, 2011, 12:15-1:30 PM, 1203 Van Munching Hall
Alexander M. Sanchez was appointed Secretary of Maryland’s Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation by Governor Martin O’Malley in 2009 and is trusted to lead a department that protects and empowers Marylanders by safeguarding workers, protecting consumers, providing a safety net and cultivating a thriving workforce that can meet the demands of Maryland’s vibrant economy. Since assuming leadership of the Department, Sanchez has helped Governor O’Malley launch the Skills2Compete Maryland initiative to increase skills training and promote continuing education for incumbent workers. Sanchez co-chairs the initiative alongside Lt. Governor Anthony G. Brown. In part due to the State’s skilled and educated workforce, even through the recent national economic downturn, Maryland’s unemployment rate has been among the lowest in the United States.
The Maryland Department of Labor employs more than 2,000 workers and has a budget of more than $315 million. The Department oversees seven critical divisions of Maryland State government, including the Division of Financial Regulation (the primary regulator for financial institutions chartered in Maryland); the Division of Labor and Industry (Apprenticeship & Training; Occupational Safety and Health; Prevailing Wage); the Division of Unemployment Insurance (overseeing the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, and all aspects of Benefits, Contributions and Appeals); the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning (to increase employment, retention, occupational skill attainment and earnings of Maryland workers); the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing (managing 25 Boards and Commissions and responsible for licensing and regulating the activities of more than 200,000 individuals, corporations and partnerships), the Governor’s Workforce Investment Board (the Governor's chief policy-making body for workforce development); and the Maryland Racing Commission (overseeing and regulating the horse racing industry, including off-track betting sites and the Preakness).
Before joining the O’Malley-Brown administration, Sanchez served as Senior Vice President for Community Impact Leadership at the United Way of America – the nation’s largest charity. Sanchez oversaw the strategic investment of more than $4 billion in annual contributions. During his tenure at United Way, Sanchez used performance measures and outcomes to create new investment area frameworks that built upon the foundations of Education, Income and Health. Sanchez developed and launched the Financial Stability Partnership, an economic self-sufficiency initiative for working families. In 2008-2009, this partnership increased Earned Income Tax Credit refunds to $420 million and attracted additional corporate and foundation investments, establishing the United Way as Internal Revenue Service’s largest national partner. Other notable accomplishments include an expansion of the Success by 6/Born Learning project to more than 7 million parents and the growth of the 2-1-1 national health and human services information phone line to cover 81 percent of the country and respond to more than 14 million calls annually. Under Sanchez’s leadership, the organization made a national commitment for all chapters of the United Way to benchmark success and meet defined 10-year goals.
Prior to joining the United Way in 2005, Sanchez served as President and CEO of United Neighborhood Centers of America, a national, non-profit umbrella organization that fosters neighborhood pride and local decision-making to build better social conditions that help individuals and families lift themselves out of desperate social conditions in some of America's most threatened neighborhoods. During his tenure there, he developed job training and employment programs, earning an Annie E. Casey Foundation national family strengthening award grant partnership. Sanchez has also previously served as the Executive Director for the Hispanic National Bar Association & Foundation, where he increased membership more than 30 percent through promoting the interests of Hispanic attorneys, judges, law professors and law students throughout the United States.
Sanchez earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston College, a Masters of Government Administration degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Michigan Law School. Among other awards, Sanchez has twice been named among the “100 Most Influential Hispanics” by Hispanic Business Magazine, most recently in 2010-11.
Tuesday Policy Forum
October 25, 2011, 12:15-1:30 PM, 1203 Van Munching Hall
Alexander M. Sanchez was appointed Secretary of Maryland’s Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation by Governor Martin O’Malley in 2009 and is trusted to lead a department that protects and empowers Marylanders by safeguarding workers, protecting consumers, providing a safety net and cultivating a thriving workforce that can meet the demands of Maryland’s vibrant economy. Since assuming leadership of the Department, Sanchez has helped Governor O’Malley launch the Skills2Compete Maryland initiative to increase skills training and promote continuing education for incumbent workers. Sanchez co-chairs the initiative alongside Lt. Governor Anthony G. Brown. In part due to the State’s skilled and educated workforce, even through the recent national economic downturn, Maryland’s unemployment rate has been among the lowest in the United States.
The Maryland Department of Labor employs more than 2,000 workers and has a budget of more than $315 million. The Department oversees seven critical divisions of Maryland State government, including the Division of Financial Regulation (the primary regulator for financial institutions chartered in Maryland); the Division of Labor and Industry (Apprenticeship & Training; Occupational Safety and Health; Prevailing Wage); the Division of Unemployment Insurance (overseeing the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, and all aspects of Benefits, Contributions and Appeals); the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning (to increase employment, retention, occupational skill attainment and earnings of Maryland workers); the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing (managing 25 Boards and Commissions and responsible for licensing and regulating the activities of more than 200,000 individuals, corporations and partnerships), the Governor’s Workforce Investment Board (the Governor's chief policy-making body for workforce development); and the Maryland Racing Commission (overseeing and regulating the horse racing industry, including off-track betting sites and the Preakness).
Before joining the O’Malley-Brown administration, Sanchez served as Senior Vice President for Community Impact Leadership at the United Way of America – the nation’s largest charity. Sanchez oversaw the strategic investment of more than $4 billion in annual contributions. During his tenure at United Way, Sanchez used performance measures and outcomes to create new investment area frameworks that built upon the foundations of Education, Income and Health. Sanchez developed and launched the Financial Stability Partnership, an economic self-sufficiency initiative for working families. In 2008-2009, this partnership increased Earned Income Tax Credit refunds to $420 million and attracted additional corporate and foundation investments, establishing the United Way as Internal Revenue Service’s largest national partner. Other notable accomplishments include an expansion of the Success by 6/Born Learning project to more than 7 million parents and the growth of the 2-1-1 national health and human services information phone line to cover 81 percent of the country and respond to more than 14 million calls annually. Under Sanchez’s leadership, the organization made a national commitment for all chapters of the United Way to benchmark success and meet defined 10-year goals.
Prior to joining the United Way in 2005, Sanchez served as President and CEO of United Neighborhood Centers of America, a national, non-profit umbrella organization that fosters neighborhood pride and local decision-making to build better social conditions that help individuals and families lift themselves out of desperate social conditions in some of America's most threatened neighborhoods. During his tenure there, he developed job training and employment programs, earning an Annie E. Casey Foundation national family strengthening award grant partnership. Sanchez has also previously served as the Executive Director for the Hispanic National Bar Association & Foundation, where he increased membership more than 30 percent through promoting the interests of Hispanic attorneys, judges, law professors and law students throughout the United States.
Sanchez earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston College, a Masters of Government Administration degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Michigan Law School. Among other awards, Sanchez has twice been named among the “100 Most Influential Hispanics” by Hispanic Business Magazine, most recently in 2010-11.
Fed Event: CISSM Forum | October 27, 2011 | Michael W. Klein
CISSM FORUM | October 27, 2011, 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm, 1203 Van Munching Hall
"Jobs, Exports, and Economic Recovery"
Michael W. Klein, Chief Economist, Office of International Affairs, U.S. Treasury Department
Michael W. Klein is Chief Economist in the Office of International Affairs, U.S. Treasury. He is on leave from the Fletcher School, Tufts University, where he is the William L. Clayton Professor of International Economic Affairs. He is also a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, an Associate Editor of the Journal of International Economics, and has served as a Visiting Scholar at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the International Monetary Fund.
Klein has published more than two dozen research articles on topics such as the nature and consequences of various exchange rate regimes, the effects of international factors on employment and wages, foreign direct investment, monetary policy, and political business cycles. These articles have appeared in journals such as the American Economic Review, the Journal of International Economics, the Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, the European Economic Review, the International Economic Review, and the Journal of International Money and Finance. His most recent economics book is Exchange Rate Regimes in the Modern Era (2010, co-authored with Jay Shambaugh), and he has also published Job Creation, Job Destruction, and International Competition (2003), Mathematical Methods for Economics (2nd edition 2001), and the novel Something for Nothing (2011).
"Jobs, Exports, and Economic Recovery"
Michael W. Klein, Chief Economist, Office of International Affairs, U.S. Treasury Department
Michael W. Klein is Chief Economist in the Office of International Affairs, U.S. Treasury. He is on leave from the Fletcher School, Tufts University, where he is the William L. Clayton Professor of International Economic Affairs. He is also a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, an Associate Editor of the Journal of International Economics, and has served as a Visiting Scholar at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the International Monetary Fund.
Klein has published more than two dozen research articles on topics such as the nature and consequences of various exchange rate regimes, the effects of international factors on employment and wages, foreign direct investment, monetary policy, and political business cycles. These articles have appeared in journals such as the American Economic Review, the Journal of International Economics, the Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, the European Economic Review, the International Economic Review, and the Journal of International Money and Finance. His most recent economics book is Exchange Rate Regimes in the Modern Era (2010, co-authored with Jay Shambaugh), and he has also published Job Creation, Job Destruction, and International Competition (2003), Mathematical Methods for Economics (2nd edition 2001), and the novel Something for Nothing (2011).
Thursday, October 13, 2011
MCC Event: A Conversation with President Kufuor and Daniel Yohannes on African Food Security
This is an upcoming event on African Food Security and Economic Development with the former President of Ghana.. It is being hosted by the Millennium Challenge Corporation.
The Millennium Challenge Corporation
cordially invites you to attend
A Conversation With
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor of Ghana
and MCC Chief Executive Officer Daniel Yohannes
Moderated by
Alan Beattie
International Economy Editor, Financial Times
Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm, The National Press Club
529 Fourteenth Street NW, Thirteenth Floor, Washington, DC 20045
Refreshments will be served.
Click here to register.
On October 13, 2011, President Kufuor will accept the World Food Prize, an international award recognizing the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity, or availability of food in the world.
Under President Kufuor's leadership, Ghana became the first sub-Saharan African country to cut in half the proportion of its people who suffer from hunger and the proportion of its people living on less than one dollar per day.
At this event, MCC Chief Executive Officer Daniel Yohannes will discuss with President Kufuor the challenges and opportunities involved in improving food security and generating economic growth in West Africa.
The discussion will be moderated by Alan Beattie, International Economy Editor at the Financial Times and author of New York Times bestseller "False Economy: A Surprising Economic History of the World."
Space is limited.
Click here to register.
The Millennium Challenge Corporation
cordially invites you to attend
A Conversation With
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor of Ghana
and MCC Chief Executive Officer Daniel Yohannes
Moderated by
Alan Beattie
International Economy Editor, Financial Times
Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm, The National Press Club
529 Fourteenth Street NW, Thirteenth Floor, Washington, DC 20045
Refreshments will be served.
Click here to register.
On October 13, 2011, President Kufuor will accept the World Food Prize, an international award recognizing the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity, or availability of food in the world.
Under President Kufuor's leadership, Ghana became the first sub-Saharan African country to cut in half the proportion of its people who suffer from hunger and the proportion of its people living on less than one dollar per day.
At this event, MCC Chief Executive Officer Daniel Yohannes will discuss with President Kufuor the challenges and opportunities involved in improving food security and generating economic growth in West Africa.
The discussion will be moderated by Alan Beattie, International Economy Editor at the Financial Times and author of New York Times bestseller "False Economy: A Surprising Economic History of the World."
Space is limited.
Click here to register.
Fed Event: 10/14 at 12:15 PM
EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN THE SEMINAR
**EESG** 10/14 – Tourism in Maasai communities: A chance to improve
livelihoods?
Environmental Policy Roundtable
Friday, October 14, 2011, Room 1113 Van Munching Hall, 12:15 - 1:30pm
Ecotourism and community-based tourism are frequently claimed to be
possible remedies for wildlife and natural resource conservation, but
research indicates that implementation and revenue sharing are far
from straightforward. Emmanuel Sulle will be presenting his research
on community-based tourism among Maasai communities in Tanzania in the
context of national policies that have increasingly devolved control
of natural resources to local communities. Among the topics he will
discuss are economic revenues generated from tourism growth, revenue
distribution to village communities and the constraints and conflicts
resulting from attempts to control or access resources.
Emmanuel Sulle is a second-year MPP student at the University of
Maryland, College Park. His research interests include the rational
use of natural resources as a tool for poverty reduction in developing
countries. Sulle has conducted a variety of research projects on
transparency of tourism revenue, community-based conservation,
wildlife management areas, biofuel production, land access and rural
livelihoods in Tanzania. Most recently his research has focused on
whether tourism provides opportunities for improved livelihoods among
Maasai communities as well as assessments of community-based wildlife
conservation in the Tarangire-Manyara Corridor in northern Tanzania.
Sulle earned a BA in Economics from St. Augustine University of
Tanzania (SAUT) in 2008.
We look forward to seeing you at our discussion!
For more information please contact the EESG Team:
policy.ecolecon@gmail.com
**EESG** 10/14 – Tourism in Maasai communities: A chance to improve
livelihoods?
Environmental Policy Roundtable
Friday, October 14, 2011, Room 1113 Van Munching Hall, 12:15 - 1:30pm
Ecotourism and community-based tourism are frequently claimed to be
possible remedies for wildlife and natural resource conservation, but
research indicates that implementation and revenue sharing are far
from straightforward. Emmanuel Sulle will be presenting his research
on community-based tourism among Maasai communities in Tanzania in the
context of national policies that have increasingly devolved control
of natural resources to local communities. Among the topics he will
discuss are economic revenues generated from tourism growth, revenue
distribution to village communities and the constraints and conflicts
resulting from attempts to control or access resources.
Emmanuel Sulle is a second-year MPP student at the University of
Maryland, College Park. His research interests include the rational
use of natural resources as a tool for poverty reduction in developing
countries. Sulle has conducted a variety of research projects on
transparency of tourism revenue, community-based conservation,
wildlife management areas, biofuel production, land access and rural
livelihoods in Tanzania. Most recently his research has focused on
whether tourism provides opportunities for improved livelihoods among
Maasai communities as well as assessments of community-based wildlife
conservation in the Tarangire-Manyara Corridor in northern Tanzania.
Sulle earned a BA in Economics from St. Augustine University of
Tanzania (SAUT) in 2008.
We look forward to seeing you at our discussion!
For more information please contact the EESG Team:
policy.ecolecon@gmail.com
Monday, October 10, 2011
Fed Event: October 12th, 4:30 PM, National Security Agency (NSA)
You're Invited to a Special Golden Ticket Networking Event
with the National Security Agency (NSA)
October 12, 2011 • 4:30pm - 6:30pm, Prince George's Room, Stamp Student Union
~ NSA Presentation • Employer Panel • Networking Social • Light H'orderves ~
In partnership with the University Career Center at the University of Maryland, the NSA
has invited a special select few to attend this Golden Ticket Networking Event. This event is by invitation only.
Participants must present this email at the door to enter.
RSVP by October 6 to aryoun2@nsa.gov
with the National Security Agency (NSA)
October 12, 2011 • 4:30pm - 6:30pm, Prince George's Room, Stamp Student Union
~ NSA Presentation • Employer Panel • Networking Social • Light H'orderves ~
In partnership with the University Career Center at the University of Maryland, the NSA
has invited a special select few to attend this Golden Ticket Networking Event. This event is by invitation only.
Participants must present this email at the door to enter.
RSVP by October 6 to aryoun2@nsa.gov
Fed Event: CISSM FORUM, OCT 13th
October 13th, 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm, 1203 Van Munching Hall
CISSM Forum | "On Critical Infrastructure Protection and International Agreements"
by Nicolas Christin, Associate Director, Information Networking Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
Nicolas Christin is the Associate Director of the Information Networking Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, and a research faculty (Senior Systems Scientist) in CyLab, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Engineering and Public Policy. He holds a Diplôme d'Ingénieur from Ecole Centrale Lille, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the University of Virginia. After a postdoc in the School of Information at the University of California, Berkeley, he joined Carnegie Mellon in 2005. He served for three years as resident faculty at CMU CyLab Japan, before returning to Carnegie Mellon's main campus in 2008. His research interests are in computer and information systems networks; most of his work is at the boundary of systems and policy research, with a slant toward security aspects. He has most recently focused on online crime, security economics, and psychological aspects of computer security. He equally enjoys field measurements and formal modeling.
CISSM Forum | "On Critical Infrastructure Protection and International Agreements"
by Nicolas Christin, Associate Director, Information Networking Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
Nicolas Christin is the Associate Director of the Information Networking Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, and a research faculty (Senior Systems Scientist) in CyLab, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Engineering and Public Policy. He holds a Diplôme d'Ingénieur from Ecole Centrale Lille, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the University of Virginia. After a postdoc in the School of Information at the University of California, Berkeley, he joined Carnegie Mellon in 2005. He served for three years as resident faculty at CMU CyLab Japan, before returning to Carnegie Mellon's main campus in 2008. His research interests are in computer and information systems networks; most of his work is at the boundary of systems and policy research, with a slant toward security aspects. He has most recently focused on online crime, security economics, and psychological aspects of computer security. He equally enjoys field measurements and formal modeling.
Fed Event: Secretary Napolitano and Governor O'Malley on Campus October 11
President Loh’s office has informed us that Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Governor Martin O’Malley will be on campus tomorrow, Tuesday, October 11, 2011, from 10:30 to 11:30 am. Please see attached flyer (text copied below).
This event is free and open to the public; please feel free to share this information with others.
The Honorable Janet Napolitano
Secretary of the
Department of Homeland Security
and
The Honorable Martin O’Malley
Governor of the
State of Maryland
Homeland Security in a Post 9/11 World
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Prince George’s Room
Adele H. Stamp Student Union
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland
(Parking available in Union Lane Garage)
Please join President Wallace Loh as he welcomes Secretary Napolitano and Governor O’Malley to our campus to speak to students, faculty and staff about the homeland security architecture in a post 9/11 world. Secretary Napolitano and Governor O’Malley will discuss the responsibility we all share for making our communities more secure and resilient. Join us for this provocative discussion.
Event is free and open to the public. No tickets required.
This event is free and open to the public; please feel free to share this information with others.
The Honorable Janet Napolitano
Secretary of the
Department of Homeland Security
and
The Honorable Martin O’Malley
Governor of the
State of Maryland
Homeland Security in a Post 9/11 World
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Prince George’s Room
Adele H. Stamp Student Union
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland
(Parking available in Union Lane Garage)
Please join President Wallace Loh as he welcomes Secretary Napolitano and Governor O’Malley to our campus to speak to students, faculty and staff about the homeland security architecture in a post 9/11 world. Secretary Napolitano and Governor O’Malley will discuss the responsibility we all share for making our communities more secure and resilient. Join us for this provocative discussion.
Event is free and open to the public. No tickets required.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Fed Event: Oct 11th, "Homeland Security Post 9/11"
Tuesday, Oct 11th, Prince George's Room of the Student Union, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Homeland Security Post 9/11
Secretary Napolitano and Gov OMalley will be talking.
Homeland Security Post 9/11
Secretary Napolitano and Gov OMalley will be talking.
Fed Event: CISSM Forum on Oct. 13th, 12:15 PM
CISSM Forum
"On Critical Infrastructure Protection and International Agreements"
Nicolas Christin, Associate Director, Information Networking Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm, 1203 Van Munching Hall
"On Critical Infrastructure Protection and International Agreements"
Nicolas Christin, Associate Director, Information Networking Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm, 1203 Van Munching Hall
Fed Event: Oct. 11th, 12:15 PM
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm, 1207 Van Munching Hall
Tuesday Policy Forum
Donald G. Gifford, the Edward M. Robertson Research Professor of Law, University of Maryland School of Law
"Governing through Tort Litigation: Global Warming, Tobacco, and Lead"
Fed Event: Environmental Policy Roundtable, Friday, Oct 7th, 12:15 PM
EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN THE SEMINAR
Environmental Policy Roundtable
Friday, October 7, 2011, Room 1113 Van Munching Hall, 12:15 - 1:30pm
This week at the Environmental Policy Roundtable, we will hear from two of our very own seminar members about their experiences in the Peace Corps.
After learning about the Peace Corps mission and history, returned Peace Corps volunteers Nicole Horvath and Anna McMurray will share their personal experiences with us. Nicole served in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania from 2005-2007 where she worked on integrating environmental education into the national curriculum. Anna volunteered in Panama and focused on community environmental education. Please join us on Friday to learn more about the Peace Corps! Potential recruits are encouraged to attend.
We look forward to seeing you at our discussion.
Best,
Your EESG Team
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The Ecological Economics Student Group (EESG) is a student-organized forum for the presentation and discussion of ideas and new work within the broad domain of Ecological Economics and interdisciplinary environmental policy. This seminar is also offered for 1 credit as 'Ecological Economics and Development' (MEES 608N).
EESG is on facebook! http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf#!/group.php?gid=112404058770759&ref=ts
Apologies for cross-posting
Environmental Policy Roundtable
Friday, October 7, 2011, Room 1113 Van Munching Hall, 12:15 - 1:30pm
This week at the Environmental Policy Roundtable, we will hear from two of our very own seminar members about their experiences in the Peace Corps.
After learning about the Peace Corps mission and history, returned Peace Corps volunteers Nicole Horvath and Anna McMurray will share their personal experiences with us. Nicole served in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania from 2005-2007 where she worked on integrating environmental education into the national curriculum. Anna volunteered in Panama and focused on community environmental education. Please join us on Friday to learn more about the Peace Corps! Potential recruits are encouraged to attend.
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
Monday, October 3, 2011
REMINDER! Tuesday Policy Forum Featuring Ben Wildavsky | "The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities are Reshaping the World" | October 4
The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities are Reshaping the World
Tuesday Policy Forum
October 4, 2011
12:15-1:30 PM
1207 Van Munching Hall
Ben Wildavsky is a senior scholar in Research and Policy at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. He is the author of The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities Are Reshaping the World, which won the Frandson Award for Literature in the Field of Continuing Higher Education and is being translated into Chinese, Vietnamese, and Arabic. He also is coeditor of Reinventing Higher Education: The Promise of Innovation, published by Harvard Education Press in April 2011.
Before joining the Kauffman Foundation in 2006, Wildavsky was education editor of U.S. News & World Report, where he was the top editor of America's Best Colleges and America's Best Graduate Schools. Before joining U.S. News, he was budget, tax, and trade correspondent for National Journal, higher education reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, and executive editor of the Public Interest. His writing also has appeared in the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, The New Republic, and many other publications. He blogs for the Chronicle of Higher Education's new global edition.
As a consultant to national education reformers, he has written several influential reports, including “A Test of Leadership,” the report of the Secretary of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education. He has been interviewed by CNN, Marketplace, The New York Times, and other media outlets. He also has spoken to audiences in the United States and abroad, including at Google, Berkeley, Columbia, Duke, Harvard, Wisconsin, the Economist's Human Potential conference, the American College of Greece, the London School of Economics, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the University of Melbourne, and the University of Sheffield.
Wildavsky graduated from Yale University (Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude). He is a guest scholar at the Brookings Institution.
Tuesday Policy Forum
October 4, 2011
12:15-1:30 PM
1207 Van Munching Hall
Ben Wildavsky is a senior scholar in Research and Policy at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. He is the author of The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities Are Reshaping the World, which won the Frandson Award for Literature in the Field of Continuing Higher Education and is being translated into Chinese, Vietnamese, and Arabic. He also is coeditor of Reinventing Higher Education: The Promise of Innovation, published by Harvard Education Press in April 2011.
Before joining the Kauffman Foundation in 2006, Wildavsky was education editor of U.S. News & World Report, where he was the top editor of America's Best Colleges and America's Best Graduate Schools. Before joining U.S. News, he was budget, tax, and trade correspondent for National Journal, higher education reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, and executive editor of the Public Interest. His writing also has appeared in the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, The New Republic, and many other publications. He blogs for the Chronicle of Higher Education's new global edition.
As a consultant to national education reformers, he has written several influential reports, including “A Test of Leadership,” the report of the Secretary of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education. He has been interviewed by CNN, Marketplace, The New York Times, and other media outlets. He also has spoken to audiences in the United States and abroad, including at Google, Berkeley, Columbia, Duke, Harvard, Wisconsin, the Economist's Human Potential conference, the American College of Greece, the London School of Economics, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the University of Melbourne, and the University of Sheffield.
Wildavsky graduated from Yale University (Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude). He is a guest scholar at the Brookings Institution.
Fed Event: Friday, Oct. 7th, 10 AM, Brookings Institution
Friday, October 07, 2011
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Where
Saul/Zilkha Rooms
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC
A BROOKINGS-LSE PROJECT ON INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT EVENT
Conversations about Climate Change Adaption: Displacement, Migration and Planned Relocation
Climate Change, Internal Displacement, Migration
Event Summary
The impact on human mobility from climate change has been the subject of increasing discussion in recent years. More than two decades ago, the first assessment report of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported that the greatest single impact of climate change might be on human migration. The importance of the issue within the climate change discussion was more recently recognized by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Cancun in December 2010.
Contact: Brookings Office of Communications
Email: events@brookings.edu
Phone: 202.797.6105
On October 7, the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement will host a conversation exploring the potential impact of climate change on different forms of human mobility: migration, displacement and planned relocation. Panelists include Chaloka Beyani, co-director of the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement and the United Nations special rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), Susan Martin from Georgetown University and Robin Mearns from the World Bank.
Senior Fellow Elizabeth Ferris, co-director of the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement, will provide introductory remarks and moderate the discussion. After the program, panelists will take audience questions.
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Where
Saul/Zilkha Rooms
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC
A BROOKINGS-LSE PROJECT ON INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT EVENT
Conversations about Climate Change Adaption: Displacement, Migration and Planned Relocation
Climate Change, Internal Displacement, Migration
Event Summary
The impact on human mobility from climate change has been the subject of increasing discussion in recent years. More than two decades ago, the first assessment report of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported that the greatest single impact of climate change might be on human migration. The importance of the issue within the climate change discussion was more recently recognized by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Cancun in December 2010.
Contact: Brookings Office of Communications
Email: events@brookings.edu
Phone: 202.797.6105
On October 7, the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement will host a conversation exploring the potential impact of climate change on different forms of human mobility: migration, displacement and planned relocation. Panelists include Chaloka Beyani, co-director of the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement and the United Nations special rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), Susan Martin from Georgetown University and Robin Mearns from the World Bank.
Senior Fellow Elizabeth Ferris, co-director of the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement, will provide introductory remarks and moderate the discussion. After the program, panelists will take audience questions.
Fed Event: Oct. 6th, CISSM FORUM, VMH
October 6, 2011, 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm, 1203 Van Munching Hall
CISSM FORUM:"Trade Policy and U.S. Manufacturing"--Frank Vargo, Vice President, International Economic Affairs, National Association of Manufacturers
As Vice President for International Economic Affairs at the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), Frank Vargo is the association’s chief spokesman on trade issues. He is responsible for working with the NAM’s member companies to obtain Congressional legislation and Executive Branch trade policies that benefit America’s manufacturers in the global marketplace. He is a leading lobbyist for trade agreements, currency policies, and other actions to reduce foreign barriers to U.S. trade and investment. He is the principal private sector expert on industrial trade in the WTO Doha Round.
Prior to joining the NAM, Mr. Vargo had a three-decade trade policy career at the U.S. Department of Commerce. His various positions included serving as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia, and Deputy Assistant Secretary for WTO Affairs and Trade Compliance. During his career at the Commerce Department, Mr. Vargo was awarded the President’s Distinguished Executive Award, the highest recognition a career government executive can receive. He received both his BS and MBA degrees from Indiana University.
The CISSM Forum is a weekly policy forum held on Thursdays, from 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm in room 1203 Van Munching Hall, College Park, Maryland. The CISSM Forum is supported by the Yamamoto-Scheffelin Endowment for Policy Research. For further information about the CISSM Forum contact cissm@umd.edu.
CISSM FORUM:"Trade Policy and U.S. Manufacturing"--Frank Vargo, Vice President, International Economic Affairs, National Association of Manufacturers
As Vice President for International Economic Affairs at the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), Frank Vargo is the association’s chief spokesman on trade issues. He is responsible for working with the NAM’s member companies to obtain Congressional legislation and Executive Branch trade policies that benefit America’s manufacturers in the global marketplace. He is a leading lobbyist for trade agreements, currency policies, and other actions to reduce foreign barriers to U.S. trade and investment. He is the principal private sector expert on industrial trade in the WTO Doha Round.
Prior to joining the NAM, Mr. Vargo had a three-decade trade policy career at the U.S. Department of Commerce. His various positions included serving as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia, and Deputy Assistant Secretary for WTO Affairs and Trade Compliance. During his career at the Commerce Department, Mr. Vargo was awarded the President’s Distinguished Executive Award, the highest recognition a career government executive can receive. He received both his BS and MBA degrees from Indiana University.
The CISSM Forum is a weekly policy forum held on Thursdays, from 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm in room 1203 Van Munching Hall, College Park, Maryland. The CISSM Forum is supported by the Yamamoto-Scheffelin Endowment for Policy Research. For further information about the CISSM Forum contact cissm@umd.edu.
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