Events for the Week of March 7

3-7 Events

UMD Events:

The Effect of Early Marriage on Maternal and Child Outcomes: Evidence from India

WHEN: Tuesday, March 8 (12:00-1:15pm)
WHERE: 1203 Van Munching Hall
DESCRIPTION: Presentation by Annemie Maertans, Faculty Candidate for the School of Public Policy. Annemie is a lecturer (assistant professor) at the Department of Economics at the University of Sussex. She was formerly assistant professor in international development at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. She earned her Ph.D. at Cornell in Applied Economics and Management in 2010. She approaches international poverty from a social and behavioral angle (mixed methods) and draws inspiration from current policy issues, fieldwork and interaction with policy makers. Her research agenda includes agricultural productivity, gender decision making and India. She has 15 publications in various venues; three papers under consideration; five working papers. She collaborates with Kaushik Basu who emphasizes her energy and mentoring of both MPP and Ph.D. students.

There’s No Safe Place Called Careful: A Conversation on Race & Racism in America with Kevin Powell

WHEN: Tuesday, March 8 (4:00pm)
WHERE: Adele H. Stamp Student Union, Hoff Theater
DESCRIPTION: Kevin Powell is one of the most acclaimed political, cultural, literary and hip-hop voices in America. Author of 12 books, including a forthcoming biography on Tupac Shakur, Powell is the founder of BK Nation, a multicultural organization focused on issues of education, civic engagement, arts and culture, and job and small business creation.

Free tickets are available at umdtickets.com and at the Stamp Student Union’s ticket office.

This event is part of the university’s “Maryland Dialogues on Diversity & Community” series. Learn more at: http://umd.edu/MarylandDialogues/.
LINK/RSVP: http://umd.edu/MarylandDialogues/#feature

Science Communication Workshop

WHEN: Wednesday, March 9 (3:00-4:00pm)
WHERE: Skinner Building, Oral Communication Center, Room 2117
DESCRIPTION: Explore techniques to making your STEM material more accessible without losing the quality and integrity of it. Workshop will be facilitated by Zubin Adrianvala, Ph.D. candidate in the MAPP School.

Workshop is a part of the Oral Communication Center Spring Workshop series.

LINK/RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ppl10ft5KX1UKrzaf-6-KFdBw3xfRyGtvxpQc0GPxRI/viewform

Federal Inter-Agency Career Speaking Series:

WHEN: Thursday, March 10 (4:30-6:30pm)
WHERE: Reckord Armory, Room 0131
DESCRIPTION: Army ROTC is hosting speakers from Federal agencies who will provide information about employment opportunities. This event is open to any student interested in Federal employment following graduation - you do not need to be in ROTC. The event will be in Reckord Armory, Room ARM0131.

Speakers and times are:

Department of State: 4:30-5:15PM

Secret Service: 5:15-5:45PM

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): 5:45-6:15PM

Department of Homeland Security: 6:15-6:45PM

How to Adult: Life After UMD Alumni Panel
WHEN: Thursday, March 10 (7:30pm)
WHERE: Adele H. Stamp Student Union, Margaret Brent A Room
DESCRIPTION: Listen to a panel of young alumni speak about their transition from UMD to the professional world. They will be sharing information about how UMD prepared them for success, how they acquired their first post-grad job, and how they practice a work/life balance. This event is hosted by the Honor Fraternity, Phi Sigma Pi
LINK: https://www.facebook.com/events/581430712024818/?active_tab=highlights

Panel Discussion with Congresswoman Donna Edwards

WHEN: Friday, March 11 (6:00-9:00pm)

WHERE: Adele H. Stamp Student Union, Pri

DESCRIPTION: Join the student body at the University of Maryland in a panel discussion with Congresswoman Donna Edwards, the first African-American woman to represent Maryland in the US Congress!! Event will be held on March 11th from 6:00 - 9:00PM in the Prince George's Room of the Stamp Student Union.

Congresswoman Edwards will be taking questions and addressing concerns from student organizations on campus and from the general audience. There will be time for questions and refreshments. We hope to see you there!

LINK: www.ter.ps/donnaedwards

DC Events:

The FY2017 Defense Budget and Strategic Outlook

WHEN: Monday, March 7 (9:00-11:30am)

WHERE: Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1616 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, D.C. 20036

DESCRIPTION: Please join the CSIS International Security Program for a half-day Defense360 conference on the recently released FY2017 defense budget request and strategic priorities. In the first session, Mike McCord, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), Dr. Jamie Morin, CAPE Director, and Robert Scher, ASD for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities, will discuss the president's FY17 defense budget and the strategic calculus behind it. This session will be followed by a panel of experts that will provide commentary and assessment on defense strategy, the budget and their connectivity.

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Featuring opening remarks at 9am by:

Dr. John Hamre

CSIS President and CEO

With a discussion from 9am-10:30am among:

Mike McCord, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer

Dr. Jamie Morin, Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation

Robert Scher, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans and Capabilities

Followed by a panel discussion from 10:30am-11:30am among:

Andrew Hunter, Director, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and Senior Fellow, International Security Program, CSIS

Mark Cancian, Senior Adviser, International Security Program, CSIS

Shawn Brimley, Executive Vice President and Director of Studies, Center for a New American Security

Roger Zakheim, Visiting Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Both sessions moderated by:

Todd Harrison, Director, Defense Budget Analysis and Senior Fellow, International Security Program, CSIS

LINK/RSVP: http://csis.org/event/fy2017-defense-budget-and-strategic-outlook - Please RSVP by emailing IntlSecurity@csis.org

US-Japan Relations and Southeast Asia: Meeting Regional Demands

WHEN: Monday, March 7 (12:00-1:30pm)
WHERE: East-West Center, 1819 L St NW, Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20036
DESCRIPTION: US-Japan Relations and Southeast Asia: Meeting Regional Demands

An Asia Pacific Foreign Policy and Defense Seminar and report launch featuring:

Dr. Tsutomu Kikuchi , Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University; Adjunct Fellow, Japan Institute for International Affairs

Dr. Satu P. Limaye , Director, East-West Center in Washington        

Until recently, Southeast Asia had not been a region of sustained focus for the US-Japan relationship. Now as the international relations of the Asia-Pacific become more “multipolarized,” and engagement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has become an area for strategic attention; a new era of more coordinated, sustained, and combined commercial and security involvement by the US and Japan in Southeast Asia may be at hand.

In light of these changes, the East-West Center in Washington, in collaboration with the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), with the support of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, initiated a multi-year dialogue project with Southeast Asians about their perspectives on how the US-Japan relationship and alliance could or should approach cooperation with the region. In this special report launch, project co-chairs, Dr. Satu Limaye and Dr. Tsutomu Kikuchi, will share their findings on the perceptions of Southeast Asia on the role of and demand for the US and Japan, and policy recommendations for further engagement.
LINK/RSVP: http://www.eastwestcenter.org/Z47

Business Engagement in USAID Public-Private Partnerships

WHEN: Tuesday, March 8 (4:00pm)
WHERE: Falk Auditorium, Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036
DESCRIPTION: The Addis Abba Action Agenda and the new set of Sustainable Development Goals set a premium on the role of the business community in advancing equitable growth and reducing poverty. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been in the forefront of engaging the private sector in promoting development. Since 2001 USAID has initiated an estimated 1,600 public-private partnerships (PPPs), valued at over $16 billion.

On March 8, the Global Economy and Development program will hold a public discussion on a new report, “USAID’s public-private partnerships: a data picture and review of business engagement.” The report presents data on the nature of these PPPs and provides detail on the extent of corporate involvement and the shared value and technical expertise they contribute.

Brookings Senior Fellow George Ingram will introduce the topic, then co-authors Anne Johnson and Helen Moser will make a brief presentation on key findings in the report. Following their presentation, George Ingram will moderate a panel discussion with Jane Nelson, Ann Mei Chang, and Johanna Nesseth Tuttle. Afterwards, questions will be taken from the audience.
LINK/RSVP: http://www.brookings.edu/events/2016/03/08-business-engagement-usaid?rssid=UpcomingEvents&utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=FeedBlitzRss&utm_content=Business+engagement+in+USAID+public-private+partnerships

Cybersecurity For A New America 2016: Second Annual Conference

WHEN: Wednesday, March 9 (9:00am-6:30pm)
WHERE: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, D.C. 20004
DESCRIPTION: Join New America for our second annual “Cybersecurity for a New America” Conference. This year our focus is on shaping the cybersecurity of the future. How will cyberspace evolve? What does that mean for cybersecurity? And what can we do to ensure that security gets better not worse?

In a series of traditional panel discussions, interview-style keynotes from government and the private sector, and 'pop-up' presentations we will explore a diverse range of topics looking at cybersecurity of the future. How will we secure growing networks of cars, health devices and other "things"? What can we do to ensure that our cyber workforce is more diverse and representative? How can complex networks of actors work together to mitigate the next Heartbleed-scale software vulnerability? How will global trends affect the cybersecurity challenges that will the United States?

Seats are limited, so RSVP now to confirm your attendance at this exciting event, part of New America’s Cybersecurity Initiative, and watch this page for further details in the weeks to come.
LINK/RSVP: https://www.newamerica.org/cybersecurity-initiative/cybersecurity-for-a-new-america-2016/

State parties: A neglected path to healthier politics

WHEN: Tuesday, March 8 (2:00-3:30pm)
WHERE: Brookings Institution, Saul/Zilkha Room, 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036
DESCRIPTION: Hidden in plain sight, state party organizations are linchpins of the U.S. political process, and evidence suggests they can act as important counterweights to polarization and extremism. Yet campaign finance rules and the explosive growth of super PACs have left state parties struggling on a playing field that is tilted against them. What is the condition of the state parties in the age of Trump? What are their prospects and how can they be strengthened? .

On March 8, the Center for Effective Public Management at Brookings will host a panel of experts to discuss a groundbreaking new report that combines interviews, financial data, and new survey results to assess the state of the state parties in 2016 and offer sensible, attainable recommendations for reform.

After the session, panelists will take audience questions.

LINK/RSVP: http://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-attend-state-parties-politics

A Conversation on Food and Nutrition Featuring Secretary Vilsack

WHEN: Wednesday, March 9 (10:00-11:30am)

WHERE: Bipartisan Policy Center, 1225 Eye Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington, D.C. 20005
DESCRIPTION: A recent study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association found that poor diet was the largest risk factor for death in the United States. An ongoing focus on food and nutrition as a cornerstone of health will be necessary to address both the physical and economic challenges associated with these poor health outcomes.

As part of National Nutrition Month, the Bipartisan Policy Center is hosting a conversation on food and nutrition, featuring Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. We invite you to join us on March 9 for a robust discussion with a bipartisan panel on the current state of nutrition in America and innovative approaches to creating a healthier future.
LINK/RSVP: http://bipartisanpolicy.org/events/a-conversation-on-food-and-nutrition-featuring-secretary-vilsack/

Media, International Relations, and Public Opinions
WHEN: Wednesday, March 9 (2:00-4:00pm)
WHERE: Confucius Institute U.S. Center, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C. 20036
DESCRIPTION: Panel discussion with:
Moderated by Mr. Kevin Klose, Professor of Journalism at the University of Maryland, former editor and national and foreign correspondent with The Washington Post, and award-winning author and worldwide broadcasting executive.
Dr. Carl Botan, Professor of Communication and Public Relations at George Mason University, who has presented more than 50 international lectures on strategic communication and public relations all over the world.
Dr. Lan He, Professor of International Journalism at the Communication University of China, with specialties in international relations and mass communication, international issues and news reports, and public diplomacy.
Mr. Donghui Yu, Chief U.S. Correspondent with China Review News Agency of Hong Kong, a seasoned reporter covering many events on U.S.-China relations, international issues, and public opinion.
RSVP: Email Lauren Schick at cius@ciuscenter.org to RSVP!

Looking Forward: A Conversation with Kazakhstan’s Secretary of State

WHEN: Thursday, March 10 (10:30-11:30am)
WHERE: 6^th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center
DESCRIPTION: Over the past 25 years, Kazakhstan has made hard-earned progress, rising from the poverty and chaos of sudden independence to become a middle-income nation. President Nazarbayev recently introduced a strategic vision for its long-term development, “Kazakhstan 2050,” outlining the key reforms necessary for Kazakhstan to become globally competitive.

Please join us for a conversation with Kazakhstan’s Secretary of State Gulshara Abdykalikova and Deputy Foreign Minister Yerzhan Ashikbayev to discuss the road ahead. Secretary Abdykalikova also serves as Chairwoman of the National Commission for Women’s Affairs and Family and Demographics Policy, and will discuss the importance of facilitating women’s empowerment and leadership in order for Kazakhstan to realize its ambitious social and economic goals.

LINK/RSVP: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/looking-forward-conversation-kazakhstans-secretary-state

U.S. Response to Zika: Engagement with International Partners

WHEN: Friday, March 11 (11:00am-12:00pm)

WHERE: Capitol Visitor Center, Room HVC216, First Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20001

DESCRIPTION: Over the last several weeks, there has been considerable attention devoted to the Zika virus spreading throughout the Americas. Most worrisome about this pandemic is the potential link of the virus to a serious and sometimes deadly birth defect, microcephaly.

With the likelihood that there will be more cases in the United States in the coming weeks and months, the U.S. government is ramping up its domestic preparedness and response activities. In addition to this, the United States must also engage internationally with other affected countries and with the World Health Organization in order to reverse the course of the pandemic.

Two recent reports—the first issued by the Bipartisan Policy Center, entitled The Case for Strategic Health Diplomacy: A Study of PEPFAR, and the second issued by the Harvard Global Health Institute and partners, entitled Will Ebola change the game? Ten essential reforms before the next pandemic—offer insights for U.S. policymakers as they engage with international partners.

Join the Bipartisan Policy Center, the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, and the Harvard Global Health Institute, as experts discuss these reports and provide additional recommendations to shape the U.S. Response to Zika.

LINK/RSVP: http://bipartisanpolicy.org/events/u-s-response-to-zika-engagement-with-international-partners/