FGS
EVENTS:
Federal
and Global Fellows and IVSP Spring Networking Breakfast
WHEN:
Wednesday,
May 11 (9:30am-12:00pm)
WHERE: FGS Office (2407 Marie Mount Hall)
DESCRIPTION: Please join our office for our final networking event of the year! You all have been great students all year long, so take the beginning of your Reading Day to stop by, grab some coffee, and complete your Spring Check-In! Besides opportunity to wish you all well in your exams, chat, network and get updates, we can also review your progress to ensure you are all set to collect your graduation cords and receive notation for completion of the program.
LINK: RSVP
WHERE: FGS Office (2407 Marie Mount Hall)
DESCRIPTION: Please join our office for our final networking event of the year! You all have been great students all year long, so take the beginning of your Reading Day to stop by, grab some coffee, and complete your Spring Check-In! Besides opportunity to wish you all well in your exams, chat, network and get updates, we can also review your progress to ensure you are all set to collect your graduation cords and receive notation for completion of the program.
LINK: RSVP
U.S.
Department of State Spring 2017 Internship Workshop
WHEN:
Friday,
May 13 (11:00am-1:00pm) OR Tuesday, May 17 (11:00am-1:00pm)
WHERE: FGS Office (2407 Marie Mount)
DESCRIPTION: Our office will be conducting two workshops for those of you interested in applying for internship at the Department of State for Spring 2017. The application (http://careers.state.gov/intern/student-internships) has not open yet, but should open soon. The application dateline would normally around the 1st week of July, so if you start preparing now, you’ll have ample of time to familiarize yourself with the process and put together a great application.
WHERE: FGS Office (2407 Marie Mount)
DESCRIPTION: Our office will be conducting two workshops for those of you interested in applying for internship at the Department of State for Spring 2017. The application (http://careers.state.gov/intern/student-internships) has not open yet, but should open soon. The application dateline would normally around the 1st week of July, so if you start preparing now, you’ll have ample of time to familiarize yourself with the process and put together a great application.
If
you wish to apply to Department of State internship, we highly recommend that
you attend this workshop before applying.
Please
bring a HARD copy of your resume to the meeting.
Please
note that much of the information and tips of the State workshop is
transferable to other types of applications. So feel free to attend the
State workshops for tips that are transferable to other applications.
UMD EVENTS:
Cities
and Immigrants in Southeast Asia: The Case of Colonial Rangoon
WHEN:
Monday,
May 9 (4:00-6:00pm)
WHERE: 2110 Taliaferro Hall
DESCRIPTION: Our paper lays out the broad contours of urban development in Southeast Asia, focusing on a case study of Rangoon between 1860 and 1940. In this period Rangoon was the most important rice port in the world and immigrants comprised an extremely high proportion of the population —much higher, for example, than was the case in New York, long considered the quintessential “immigrant city.” An analysis of Rangoon’s economic role in Burma (and in the British Empire) will afford us insight into a variety of important questions relating to economic development, and shed light on the dynamics of migration flows in (and around) Southeast Asia during the age of high imperialism. We shall also detail some of the profound social and political effects of massive immigration on the city of Rangoon itself.
WHERE: 2110 Taliaferro Hall
DESCRIPTION: Our paper lays out the broad contours of urban development in Southeast Asia, focusing on a case study of Rangoon between 1860 and 1940. In this period Rangoon was the most important rice port in the world and immigrants comprised an extremely high proportion of the population —much higher, for example, than was the case in New York, long considered the quintessential “immigrant city.” An analysis of Rangoon’s economic role in Burma (and in the British Empire) will afford us insight into a variety of important questions relating to economic development, and shed light on the dynamics of migration flows in (and around) Southeast Asia during the age of high imperialism. We shall also detail some of the profound social and political effects of massive immigration on the city of Rangoon itself.
Peter
A. Coclanis is Albert R. Newsome Distinguished Professor of History and
Director of the Global Research Institute at UNC-Chapel Hill. He works primarily
in U.S., Southeast Asian, and global economic and business history and has
published widely in all of these areas. His most recent book is Rice: Global
Networks and New Histories (Cambridge University Press, 2015) edited with
Francesca Bray and Edda Fields-Black.
Angelo
Coclanis (MA/MSc– Columbia and London School of Economics) has focused his
research on the social and economic impact of Indian migrant labor in Rangoon
(1886-1932). He currently teaches history at the Solebury School in Bucks
County, PA.
LINK: http://history.umd.edu/events/cities-and-immigrants-southeast-asia-case-colonial-rangoon?mini=2016-5&&date=2016-5
LINK: http://history.umd.edu/events/cities-and-immigrants-southeast-asia-case-colonial-rangoon?mini=2016-5&&date=2016-5
Whiting-Turner
Lecture: Will Clean Energy Take Our Economy to the Cleaners?
WHEN:
Thursday,
May 12 (4:30-6:00pm)
WHERE: 1110 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building, Stanley Zupnik Hall
DESCRIPTION: In 2009 when the Obama–Biden ticket was inaugurated into office, they set out to accomplish the following aspirational goals:
WHERE: 1110 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building, Stanley Zupnik Hall
DESCRIPTION: In 2009 when the Obama–Biden ticket was inaugurated into office, they set out to accomplish the following aspirational goals:
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Implement
an economy-wide cap-and-trade systems to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions
by 83% of 2005 levels by 2050;
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Save
more oil than we import from the Middle East and Venezuela by 2019;
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Ensure
10% of our electricity comes from renewables in 2012 and 25% by 2025;
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Put
one million plug-in hybrid vehicles on the road by 2015; and
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Create
five million jobs by investing $150 billion over 10 years to catalyze private
efforts to build a clean-energy future.
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And
in the 2011 State of the Union address, the President put forth a goal to reach
80% clean electricity by 2035. The Office of the Under Secretary for Energy at
the US Department of Energy put together a plan to realize these goals, along
with the cost of attaining 80% clean electricity by 2035. This talk will
summarize this "Strategic Technology Energy Plan (STEP)" and progress
made on achieving this plan to date, and highlight the unique role of
run-of-river hydroelectric power generation in carrying out STEP.
The
speaker, Kristina M. Johnson, is the co-founder and CEO of Cube Hydro Partners,
LLC, a clean-energy infrastructure company focused on building and operating
hydropower plants in North America. Cube Hydro is backed by ISquared Capital
with $900MM in equity and currently operates fifteen plants on eight rivers in
six eastern states.
Prior to Cube Hydro, Dr. Johnson served
as Under Secretary of Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy. As Under
Secretary, she was responsible for unifying and managing a broad $10.5 billion
Energy and Environment portfolio, including an additional $37 billion in energy
and environment investments from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(ARRA) of 2009.
LINK: http://eng.umd.edu/html/events/index.php?mode=4&id=11468
LINK: http://eng.umd.edu/html/events/index.php?mode=4&id=11468
DC
EVENTS:
STEM
education and future generations of American investors, technologists, and
explorers
WHEN:
Monday,
May 9 (10:00-11:00am)
WHERE: Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium
DESCRIPTION: On May 9, the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence (21CSI) at Brookings will host NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Dean Kamen, founder of FIRST, for a discussion of the future of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education in America. With increasingly complex problems emerging throughout government and with economic competitiveness at the fore of so many public debates, STEM education has the potential to deliver mission success and continued prosperity. But questions remain about how STEM programs should be implemented and which skills should be promoted and where.
WHERE: Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium
DESCRIPTION: On May 9, the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence (21CSI) at Brookings will host NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Dean Kamen, founder of FIRST, for a discussion of the future of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education in America. With increasingly complex problems emerging throughout government and with economic competitiveness at the fore of so many public debates, STEM education has the potential to deliver mission success and continued prosperity. But questions remain about how STEM programs should be implemented and which skills should be promoted and where.
As
leaders in areas of the public and private sectors that rely heavily on
STEM-related skills and knowledge, Bolden and Kamen will speak to the state of
STEM education across the country, why making it a national priority is
critical, and how educators and policymakers can better promote STEM in the
nation’s future workforce. John Allen, senior fellow and co-director of 21CSI,
will moderate discussion.
After
the program, participants will take audience questions.
LINK: http://www.brookings.edu/events/2016/05/09-stem-education-future-generations
LINK: http://www.brookings.edu/events/2016/05/09-stem-education-future-generations
Power
Play: Energy and Manufacturing in North America
WHEN:
Tuesday,
May 10 (9:00-10:30am)
WHERE: Woodrow Wilson Center, 6th Floor
DESCRIPTION: The Wilson Center's Mexico Institute, Canada Institute, and the International Monetary Fund are pleased to invite you to our launch of the book "Power Play: Energy and Manufacturing in North America." Despite the recent fall in energy prices, fuller development of energy resources in North America has potentially important implications for global energy markets and the competitiveness of North American manufacturing industries. The book "Power Play: Energy and Manufacturing in North America" describes the transformation of the energy landscape in North America due to the upsurge in unconventional energy production since the mid-2000s and tells the story of the energy-manufacturing nexus from the perspective of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, and the region as a whole. Based on the research done at the International Monetary Fund, the book discusses the energy boom and its macroeconomic implications for the three countries individually and for the region overall, exploring also how the changing energy landscape can affect the potential benefits of greater integration across the three North American economies
LINK: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/power-play-energy-and-manufacturing-north-america
WHERE: Woodrow Wilson Center, 6th Floor
DESCRIPTION: The Wilson Center's Mexico Institute, Canada Institute, and the International Monetary Fund are pleased to invite you to our launch of the book "Power Play: Energy and Manufacturing in North America." Despite the recent fall in energy prices, fuller development of energy resources in North America has potentially important implications for global energy markets and the competitiveness of North American manufacturing industries. The book "Power Play: Energy and Manufacturing in North America" describes the transformation of the energy landscape in North America due to the upsurge in unconventional energy production since the mid-2000s and tells the story of the energy-manufacturing nexus from the perspective of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, and the region as a whole. Based on the research done at the International Monetary Fund, the book discusses the energy boom and its macroeconomic implications for the three countries individually and for the region overall, exploring also how the changing energy landscape can affect the potential benefits of greater integration across the three North American economies
LINK: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/power-play-energy-and-manufacturing-north-america
Educational
Series on Affordable Medicines, Impact of Federal Policy on Innovation,
Competition, and Costs
WHEN:
Tuesday,
May 10 (10:00-11:30am)
WHERE: Bipartisan Policy Center
DESCRIPTION: The Bipartisan Policy Center is hosting three educational forums to inform the national conversation on affordable medicines. The purpose of these forums is to seek an understanding of how private sector decisions and public sector policies impact the prices of drugs and their costs to the health care system. They will highlight what is known about the present system and explore the full range of viewpoints on this issue. BPC hopes each convening will explore how best to support medical innovation while ensuring access and affordability for patients.
WHERE: Bipartisan Policy Center
DESCRIPTION: The Bipartisan Policy Center is hosting three educational forums to inform the national conversation on affordable medicines. The purpose of these forums is to seek an understanding of how private sector decisions and public sector policies impact the prices of drugs and their costs to the health care system. They will highlight what is known about the present system and explore the full range of viewpoints on this issue. BPC hopes each convening will explore how best to support medical innovation while ensuring access and affordability for patients.
Please
join us for the second of these forums on May 10, where we will address how
existing federal statutes and regulations impact pharmaceutical innovation,
market competition, and costs.
LINK: http://bipartisanpolicy.org/events/educational-series-on-affordable-medicines-federal-policy/
LINK: http://bipartisanpolicy.org/events/educational-series-on-affordable-medicines-federal-policy/
Challenges
Ahead for U.S. Global Competitiveness
WHEN:
Wednesday,
May 11 (10:30am-12:00pm)
WHERE: Bipartisan Policy Center
DESCRIPTION: Join our event to understand global company decision-making and U.S. competitiveness, hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center, the Organization for International Investment (OFII), and PwC. More than 100 CFOs of global companies already investing in the United States shared their insight in PwC and OFII’s 2016 CFO Insourcing Survey. We will unveil the new survey results and discuss the future outlook with CFOs, business leaders, and policy experts.
WHERE: Bipartisan Policy Center
DESCRIPTION: Join our event to understand global company decision-making and U.S. competitiveness, hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center, the Organization for International Investment (OFII), and PwC. More than 100 CFOs of global companies already investing in the United States shared their insight in PwC and OFII’s 2016 CFO Insourcing Survey. We will unveil the new survey results and discuss the future outlook with CFOs, business leaders, and policy experts.
Given
U.S. subsidiaries of global companies employ 6.1 million American workers and
have much at stake in America’s future economic competitiveness, their global
perspectives can help policymakers address barriers to growth in the United
States. Relevant issues to be explored include U.S. tax reform efforts and
international trends, global slowdown concerns and its impact on the United
States, America’s skilled labor shortage, the future of trade liberalization,
and quality of American infrastructure.
LINK: http://bipartisanpolicy.org/events/challenges-ahead-us-global-competitiveness/
LINK: http://bipartisanpolicy.org/events/challenges-ahead-us-global-competitiveness/
Mexico
and the United States: Combating Illicit Finance Together
WHEN:
Thursday,
May 12 (1:00-2:00pm)
WHERE: Woodrow Wilson Center, 5th Floor
DESCRIPTION: Mexico and the United States enjoy strong cooperation across a range of issues, including in their common goal of combating illicit financial activity. Money launderers and their associates pose a challenge to financial and regulatory authorities in Mexico and the United States due to the diversity of the means they use to move money illegally, and the speed with which financial flows – both legitimate and illegitimate – cross the shared border. This situation, if unaddressed, has the potential to undermine the financial systems in both countries and to impede both legitimate trade and the further integration of our economies.
WHERE: Woodrow Wilson Center, 5th Floor
DESCRIPTION: Mexico and the United States enjoy strong cooperation across a range of issues, including in their common goal of combating illicit financial activity. Money launderers and their associates pose a challenge to financial and regulatory authorities in Mexico and the United States due to the diversity of the means they use to move money illegally, and the speed with which financial flows – both legitimate and illegitimate – cross the shared border. This situation, if unaddressed, has the potential to undermine the financial systems in both countries and to impede both legitimate trade and the further integration of our economies.
Mexico
and the United States are approaching this issue within a cooperative framework
to further strengthen their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism finance
(AML/CFT) regimes. Join us for a discussion with senior representatives from
each government to learn about the illicit financial threats both countries
face and the innovative approaches they are undertaking to address this common
challenge.
LINK: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/mexico-and-the-united-states-combating-illicit-finance-together
LINK: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/mexico-and-the-united-states-combating-illicit-finance-together
