Upcoming Federal Events: Foreign Policy-Related

Tuesday (31 August)

• Shaping Careers: Insights into Early and Mid-Career Development with the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area Sustainable Development Committee http://www.sidw.org/mc/community/eventdetails.do?eventId=288848&orgId=wdcsid&recurringId=0
• Researching Religions and Development http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=347&EventID=78481
• Debate on Globalization: Threat or Opportunity? http://transafricaforum.org/library/viewpoint-lecture-series/deb-globalization

Wednesday (01 September)

• The BRIC Effect http://www.uschamber.com/events/bric-effect
• Responding to the Historic Floods in Pakistan: Political and Security Considerations http://www.brookings.edu/events/2010/0901_pakistan_floods.aspx

Thursday (02 September)

• CISSM Forum Open House at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy http://www.publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/126
• Borders and Bridges: Recent Shifts in North American Relations http://www.hudson.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=hudson_upcoming_events&id=796

Friday (03 September)

• Afghanistan's Impact on Transatlantic Relations http://www.aicgs.org/eventlist/view.aspx?ID=320&top_parent=156

Fed Event: DHS Under Secretary at UMD on 9/16

START Center at the University of Maryland
"The Role of Academia in Homeland Security" with DHS Under Secretary Dr. Tara O'Toole
September 16th from 10:30 - 11:30 am at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Kogod Theater

• RSVP to infostart@start.umd.edu.
• Dr. O'Toole serves as the Under Secretary for Science and Technology at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. She is internationally known for her work on biosecurity and on health and safety issues related to the US nuclear weapons complex. Her publications in the biodefense field include articles on the response to anthrax, smallpox, and plague biological attacks; containment of contagious disease epidemics; biodefense research and development strategies; and hospital preparedness. She has served on numerous government and expert advisory committees dealing with biodefense, including panels of the Defense Science Board; the National Academy of Engineering Committee on Combating Terrorism; and the National Academy of Sciences Working Group on Biological Weapons.
• Click here to see event flyer: http://www.start.umd.edu/start/announcements/O%27TooleFlyer.pdf

Idealist.org-Sponsored Grad School Fair, Sept. 30 in DC

If you are thinking of going to Graduate School in the next year or two, we hope to see you at one of these events:


Washington, DC - September 30 - (200)


All of these fairs run from 5:00 to 8:00 pm, and all of them are wheelchair-accessible. For more details - including location, directions, and a list of registered schools - and to register (the fairs are free, but we need to know how many people to expect), please visit:

http://www.idealist.org/gradfairs

At each of these fairs you can speak with representatives from local, national, and international programs focusing on Nonprofit Management, Public Health, Public Policy, Social Work, Education, International Affairs, and many other fields, and learn about their admissions process and about how to make yourself a stronger candidate for graduate school.

Please share this note with friends and colleagues who may be interested in going to grad-school, and with any local networks you have access to.

Thank you, and I hope to see you at one of these fairs.

Jeremy MacKechnie
Community Manager
http://www.idealist.org/gradfairs

Upcoming Foreign Policy Events

Monday (02 August)

• Report Discussion: Planning the Assessment/Evaluation of HIV/AIDS Programs Implemented Under the US Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008
  http://www8.nationalacademies.org/cp/meetingview.aspx?MeetingId=4539
• The Long Term Future of US-Chinese Relations: Economic, Political and Historical Aspects (Day 1)
  http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=630026
• Challenges of Afghan Reintegration and Reconciliation
  http://www.usip.org/events/challenges-afghan-reintegration-and-reconciliation
• United States-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation
  http://www.interaction.org/event/united-states-sub-saharan-africa-trade-and-economic-cooperation

Tuesday (03 August)

• Testimony on the Report of the Quadrennial Defense Review Independent Panel
  http://armed-services.senate.gov/e_witnesslist.cfm?id=4737
• Behavioral and Social-Science Research to Improve Intelligence Analysis for National Security
  http://www8.nationalacademies.org/cp/meetingview.aspx?MeetingId=4510
• The Long Term Future of US-Chinese Relations: Economic, Political and Historical Aspects (Day 2)
  http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_summary&event_id=630028
• The Post-Afghanistan Marine Corps
  http://www.ccoportal.org/event/csis-post-afghanistan-marine-corps
• Rwandan Elections: Implications for Peace and Stability in Rwanda and the Great Lakes Region--A call for Change in US Policy from Supporting Strongmen to Supporting Strong Institutions
  http://www.africaaction.org/8/post/2010/07/rwandan-elections-implications-for-peace-and-stability-in-rwanda-and-the-great-lakes-region.html
• Rules of War—The Impact of Civilian Casualties on Violence in Afghanistan
  http://www.newamerica.net/events/2010/the_impact_of_civilian_casualties_on_violence_in_afghanistan
• United States-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation
  http://www.interaction.org/event/united-states-sub-saharan-africa-trade-and-economic-cooperation

Wednesday (04 August)

• The First National Security Professionals Symposium
  http://www.ccoportal.org/event/first-national-security-professionals-symposium
• The United States Coast Guard in World War II: A History of Domestic and Overseas Actions
  http://www.navymemorial.org/Events/AuthorsonDeckBookSeries/CoastGuardinWorldWarII/tabid/458/Default.aspx
• Reforming Global Finance for the Economic Recovery
  http://www.acus.org/event/reforming-global-finance-economic-recovery
• U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Business Meeting
  http://foreign.senate.gov/hearings/hearing/?id=8f4fea98-5056-a032-520e-2742629df1a4

Thursday (05 August)

• National Security Professionals Symposium
  http://www.cpms.osd.mil/lpdd/nspd/NSP_Symposium.aspx
• Kaiser/CSIS Forum on the 2010 International AIDS Conference
  http://csis.org/event/kaisercsis-forum-2010-international-aids-conference
• Mexico's Oil Production in the Wake of the Gulf Oil Spill
  http://csis.org/event/mexicos-oil-production-wake-gulf-oil-spill
• DevEx International Development Happy Hour
  http://www.ypfp.org/events/devex-international-development-happy-hour-august-5-2010