Events Calendar

Public Speaking Workshop: The Art of "Hosting": Facilitating Group Conversations to Create Effective Action presented by Made

Public Speaking workshop presented by Madeline Snow, UMASS, Lowell and Erica Dhawan, MPA/MBA and MIT Sloan School of Management. Do you work with...

• Location:
  Weil Town Hall, Belfer Building, Lobby
• Date:
  Monday, March 26, 2012
• Time:
  10:10 AM

But Will the Planet Notice? Why only economists--not recyclers--can stop global warming

ETIP/Consortium Energy Policy Seminar Series Lunch will be served....

• Location:
  Bell Hall, 5th Floor, Belfer Building, HKS
• Date:
  Monday, March 26, 2012
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Life in the Fast Lane? Towards a Sociology of Technology and Time

Lunch will be provided to those who RSVP by the Thursday before....

• Location:
  Judy Wajcman (LSE, Sociology)
• Date:
  Monday, March 26, 2012
• Time:
  12:15 PM

Cass Sunstein: Rethinking Regulation

This seminar will be given by Cass R. Sunstein, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and...

• Location:
  Nye ABC, 5th Floor Taubman Building
• Date:
  Monday, March 26, 2012
• Time:
  12:30 PM

Creating an Organization in Which Innovation is the Norm, Not the Exception

In most bureaucratic public organizations, innovation is possible but difficult. Those who innovate swim upstream, against many obstacles. "Reinventing"--or "transforming"--government is about changing...

• Location:
  124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 200-North
• Date:
  Monday, March 26, 2012
• Time:
  4:10 PM

STUDY GROUP: All Politics Is Social: Conundrums of Constituencies

• Location:
  L166
• Date:
  Monday, March 26, 2012
• Time:
  4:15 PM

STUDY GROUP: The Stakes of 2012 Politics & Policy

• Location:
  Faculty Dining Room
• Date:
  Monday, March 26, 2012
• Time:
  4:15 PM

Middle East Initiative Speaker Series: Challenges and Opportunities in Tunisia's Democratic Transition: Governance & Economic

A conversation with Moncef Cheikh-Rouhou, Leading member of the Tunisian Progressive Democratic Party and a member of the constituent assembly....

• Location:
  Nye A, Taubman Building, Fifth Floor, Harvard Kennedy School
• Date:
  Monday, March 26, 2012
• Time:
  4:30 PM

A Public Address by Laurence Golborne, Chilean Minister of Public Works

A public address by the Chilean Minister of Public Works and former Mining Minister Laurence Golborne, moderated by Harvard Kennedy School Dean...

• Location:
  JFK Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Monday, March 26, 2012
• Time:
  6:00 PM

Social Media, Crowd-funding, and High Impact Philanthropy

This is an invitation to see an early demo and test a new and innovative social media platform, ImpacTree—a collaboration between Harvard...

• Location:
  Taubman 275
• Date:
  Tuesday, March 27, 2012
• Time:
  9:00 AM

Rebecca MacKinnon: "Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom."

Speaker Series with Rebecca MacKinnon, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation and co-founder of GlobalVoices Online; author of...

• Location:
  Taubman 275
• Date:
  Tuesday, March 27, 2012
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Hauser Center Brown Bag: Leadership in Nonprofits

PanelistsJohn Hammock, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Tufts University, Fletcher School of Law and DiplomacyNathalie Laidler-Kylander, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard...

• Location:
  Weil Town Hall, (BL1) Belfer Building Main Entrance (Lobby Level) Harvard K
• Date:
  Tuesday, March 27, 2012
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Gender & Security Seminar Series. Topic: 'Promises, challenges, and implications of implementing the US NAP in Afghanistan'

Please join us for the next meeting of the Gender & Security Seminar Series. The presenter will be Brenda Opperman, Member of...

• Location:
  Littauer 380 (Watkins)
• Date:
  Tuesday, March 27, 2012
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Human Rights in Education Initiative Training Series. Topic: "Writing an Op-Ed"

Please join us for the next session of the Human Rights in Education Initiative Training Series. The presenters for this session wil...

• Location:
  RSVP for venue
• Date:
  Tuesday, March 27, 2012
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Public Speaking: User-Friendly Speech Frameworks, presented by Holly Weeks, HKS Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy

Public Speaking Workshop presented by Holly Weeks, HKS Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy User-Friendly Speech Frameworks:Writing and then memorizing what you want...

• Location:
  Littauer Building, Room 332
• Date:
  Tuesday, March 27, 2012
• Time:
  4:10 PM

Anti-Area/Access Denial (A2AD) & the Air/Sea Battle: CDR John Spencer, LtCol Beau McClane & CDR Scott Farr

The National Security Program and the Belfer Center are co-sponsors of a study group for American military affairs.  The study group introduces...

• Location:
  Belfer Library, Littauer-369
• Date:
  Tuesday, March 27, 2012
• Time:
  4:10 PM

STUDY GROUP: The Politics of Education led by IOP Fellow Margaret McKenna

• Location:
  L166
• Date:
  Tuesday, March 27, 2012
• Time:
  4:15 PM

STUDY GROUP: Class Warfare: Opportunity Nation: A Shared Plan to Restore Opportunity

• Location:
  Faculty Dining Room
• Date:
  Tuesday, March 27, 2012
• Time:
  4:15 PM

"A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet" and discussion with the film's director/producer, Mark Kitchell

The 2012 ENRP Environmental Film Series continues with "A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet", the first big-picture exploration...

• Location:
  Starr Auditorium, Belfer Building
• Date:
  Tuesday, March 27, 2012
• Time:
  5:00 PM

Designing Play That Matters: Community PlanIt and the Boston Public Schools

Presentation by Eric Gordon, Associate Professor, Department of Visual and Media Arts, Emerson College and Lead Designer, Community PlanItCommentary byChristopher Osgood, Co-Director,...

• Location:
  Malkin Penthouse, 4th floor, Littauer Building, 79 JFK Street
• Date:
  Tuesday, March 27, 2012
• Time:
  6:15 PM

Public Speaking Workshop: Impromptu Speaking: How to Prepare for Being Unprepared, presented by Allison Shapira, MC/MPA 2010,

Public Speaking Workshop: Impromptu Speaking presented by Allison Shapira, MC/MPA 2010, Founder and President, Allison M. Shapira Consulting Impromptu Speaking: How to Prepare...

• Location:
  Taubman Building, Room 275
• Date:
  Wednesday, March 28, 2012
• Time:
  10:10 AM

CANCELLED: Alberto Alesina: Growth Measures in Time of Austerity: Comparing Europe and the U.S.

This seminar will be given by Alberto Alesina, Professor of Economics, Harvard University. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP to mrcbg@ksg.harvard.edu...

• Location:
  Fainsod Room, 3rd Floor, Littauer Building
• Date:
  Wednesday, March 28, 2012
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Environmental Economics and Policy

Michael Greenstone: Truth-telling by Third-Party Auditors:  Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment in India...

• Location:
  Harvard Kennedy School Room Littauer-382
• Date:
  Wednesday, March 28, 2012
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Poverty, Human Rights and Development in Latin America Study Group Meeting

Please join us for this week's meeting of the Poverty, Human Rights and Development in Latin America study group where we...

• Location:
  Carr Center Conference Room (R-219)
• Date:
  Wednesday, March 28, 2012
• Time:
  4:00 PM

STUDY GROUP: Defining Your Path to Public Service: Business Success Making an Opportunity for Policy Impact

• Location:
  Faculty Dining Room
• Date:
  Wednesday, March 28, 2012
• Time:
  4:15 PM

Dana McLean Greeley Lecture for Peace and Social Justice – “Self, Us, Now: Hillel's Three Questions”

The third annual Dana McLean Greeley Lecture for Peace and Social Justice will feature Marshall Ganz, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at...

• Location:
  Sperry Room, Andover Hall; 45 Francis Ave.
• Date:
  Wednesday, March 28, 2012
• Time:
  5:15 PM

The Arithmetic of Revolution: Making Sense of Egypt’s Tumultuous Transition

With Dalia Mogahed, Director and Senior Analyst, Abu Dhabi Gallup Center, and Executive Director and Senior Analyst, Gallup Center for Muslim Studies....

• Location:
• Date:
  Wednesday, March 28, 2012
• Time:
  5:30 PM

Like Daughter, Like Judge: How Having Daughters Affects Judges’ Voting on Women’s Issues

Maya Sen will be presenting her paper co-authored with Adam Glynn, "Like Daughter, Like Judge: How Having Daughters Affects Judges’ Voting on...

• Location:
  WAPPP Cason Seminar Room, Taubman 102
• Date:
  Thursday, March 29, 2012
• Time:
  11:40 AM

The IAEA and Fukushima: Best Laid Plans, Reality Checks, and Doing It Better Next Time

Speaker: Trevor Findlay, Research Fellow, International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom Coffee & tea provided. Link to seminar description: http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/events/5747/i Sponsored by the...

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
• Date:
  Thursday, March 29, 2012
• Time:
  12:15 PM

From Uninsured to Insured: Lessons from the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment

*Lunch provided by the Health Policy PIC* From 2005-2007, Professor Baicker served as a Senate-confirmed Member of the President’s Council of Economic...

• Location:
  Malkin Penthouse
• Date:
  Thursday, March 29, 2012
• Time:
  12:30 PM

The Great Negotiator Award Discussion

Thursday, March 29, 2012 The Program on Negotiation (PON) at Harvard Law School and the Future of...

• Location:
  Ames Courtroom, Austin Hall, Harvard Law School
• Date:
  Thursday, March 29, 2012
• Time:
  1:30 PM

Great Negotiator Award Event with Secretary of State James A. Baker, III

The Program on Negotiation (PON) at Harvard Law School and the Future of Diplomacy Project at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) will jointly...

• Location:
  Ames Hall, Austin Courtroom, Harvard Law School
• Date:
  Thursday, March 29, 2012
• Time:
  1:30 PM

Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative - Leadership and Decision

Harvard’s Advanced leadership Initiative is a University wide program that helps prepare accomplished executives to bring their skills and experience to public...

• Location:
  Thur.: Hawes Hall, HBS; Fri.: Williams Room, Spangler, HBS
• Date:
  Thursday, March 29, 2012
• Time:
  2:30 PM

Writing Workshop with Ron Suskind, Writer-in-Residence at the Shorenstein Center

• Location:
  Taubman 275
• Date:
  Thursday, March 29, 2012
• Time:
  2:40 PM

*Event Cancelled* How Change Can Happen: The U.S. Military and Mass Atrocity Prevention and Response

*Event Cancelled* The Mass Atrocity Response Operations Project (MARO) will be hosting a talk by Sally Chin, the MARO Project's Director, that highlights...

• Location:
  Faculty Dining Room (Littauer 2)
• Date:
  Thursday, March 29, 2012
• Time:
  3:00 PM

Recovery in Chile: A Panel Discussion

This panel discussion will feature presentations from students who participated in the 2012 Kennedy School J-Term Course “Community Recovery: Rebuilding Disaster Damaged...

• Location:
  Fainsod Room, L324, Littauer Building, Harvard Kennedy School
• Date:
  Thursday, March 29, 2012
• Time:
  4:00 PM

STUDY GROUP: The Making of the President 2012: The Role of the Press: A View from the Trenches

• Location:
  L166
• Date:
  Thursday, March 29, 2012
• Time:
  4:15 PM

Study Group on Theater and Human Rights

The Study Group on Theater and Human Rights invites you to join this ongoing weekly exploration of the interrelationship of theater and...

• Location:
  RSVP for Venue
• Date:
  Thursday, March 29, 2012
• Time:
  6:00 PM

Navigating Careers at the Interface of Business and Government

Panelists are leaders from government and business who have spanned both sectors to impact the public and private spheres:• Joshua Gotbaum, MPP ’76, Director,...

• Location:
  L-150
• Date:
  Thursday, March 29, 2012
• Time:
  6:00 PM

Dinner discussion with Nate Herman and Maureen Casey, Executive Directors of Veterans Affairs, JP Morgan Chase

Dinner discussion with Nate Herman and Maureen Casey, Executive Directors of Veterans Affairs, JP Morgan Chase, examining how JPMC implemented its veterans...

• Location:
• Date:
  Thursday, March 29, 2012
• Time:
  6:00 PM

CID Friday Speaker Series with Anne Morriss

What does it take to turn mission into action? The path to social impact is littered with organizations that failed to translate...

• Location:
  Perkins Room, 4th Floor Rubenstein, HKS
• Date:
  Friday, March 30, 2012
• Time:
  11:45 AM

Forest or Not? Contentious Discourse on Expansive Oil Palm Plantations in Southeast Asia

This talk will focus on the contentious discourse regarding the rapid expansion of oil palm plantations in Southeast Asia, especially in Indonesia....

• Location:
  Yenching Common Room, 2 Divinity Ave., Harvard University
• Date:
  Friday, March 30, 2012
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Race and the Presidential Campaign: A Panel Conversation

A panel conversation with: The Honorable Artur Davis, Resident Fellow, Institute of Politics; US House of Representatives (2003-11) Ron Christie, President, Christie Strategies;...

• Location:
  JFK Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Friday, March 30, 2012
• Time:
  4:00 PM

EARTH MONTH EVENT | Earth Hour!

More than 5,200 cities and towns in 135 countries worldwide switched off their lights for Earth Hour 2011, sending a powerful message...

• Location:
• Date:
  Saturday, March 31, 2012
• Time:
  8:30 PM