Events Calendar

"Editing Yourself: How to Copy Edit Your Own Writing," a Writing Workshop with Kate Victory Hannisian, Blue Pencil Consulting

It’s often far easier to spot errors in someone else’s writing than it is to see the problems in your own,...

• Location:
  Littauer Building, Room 382
• Date:
  Monday, October 1, 2012
• Time:
  10:10 AM

Contemporary Human Rights Issues in LATAM: The Implications of the Venezuelan Elections for Democratic Rule in Latin America

Join us for "The Implications of the Venezuelan Elections for Democratic Rule in Latin America" a discussion with Dr. Carlos  Blanco, fellow...

• Location:
  Carr Center Conference Room (R-219)
• Date:
  Monday, October 1, 2012
• Time:
  12:00 PM

"Silo Busting," a Belfer Center Director's Lunch with Gillian Tett

RSVP Required! http://belfercenter.hks.harvard.edu/events/tett.html The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs will host a Director's Lunch with Gillian Tett,...

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library (L369)
• Date:
  Monday, October 1, 2012
• Time:
  12:15 PM

Distributing Genetic Medicine: The Politics of Health Care Access in Western Europe

Sandwich lunches are provided. Please RSVP to sts@hks.harvard.edu by Thursday noon the week before....

• Location:
  Room 100F, Pierce Hall, 29 Oxford Street
• Date:
  Monday, October 1, 2012
• Time:
  12:15 PM

Putting Free Enterprise to Work on Energy and Climate

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

• Location:
  Bell Hall, 5th Floor, Belfer Building, HKS
• Date:
  Monday, October 1, 2012
• Time:
  12:15 PM

Student Veterans Welcome

Incoming student veterans orientation to Harvard community with panel discussion, administrative informational fair, and barbecue with all Harvard veterans and active-duty students....

• Location:
  Loeb House - 17 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
• Date:
  Monday, October 1, 2012
• Time:
  4:00 PM

"Economic Growth and Development in Liberia"

• Location:
  Starr Auditorium
• Date:
  Monday, October 1, 2012
• Time:
  4:15 PM

Middle East Initiative Book Talk: Inevitable Democracy in the Arab World

Wissam Yafi, Author, technologist and international development specialist...

• Location:
  Fainsod Room, Littauer Building, 3rd Floor, Harvard Kennedy School
• Date:
  Monday, October 1, 2012
• Time:
  5:30 PM

Health Care in 2013: Why the Race for the Presidency Matters

A panel conversation with Robert Blendon Menschel Professor; Senior Associate Dean, Harvard School of Public Health Vivek Murthy President, Doctors for America...

• Location:
  JFK Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Monday, October 1, 2012
• Time:
  6:00 PM

Harvard-MIT Economic Development Seminar: The Economic Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Patients in Rural South Afric

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has dramatically increased survival for HIV patients. However, little is known about the economic effects of ART on patients,...

• Location:
  Harvard Hall 104
• Date:
  Tuesday, October 2, 2012
• Time:
  2:40 PM

M-RCBG Student Reception

The Mossavar-Rahmani Ceter for Business & Government invites all students and fellows to a reception with: Lawrence Summers, Charles W. Eliot University...

• Location:
  Malkin Penthouse, 4th Floor Littauer Building
• Date:
  Tuesday, October 2, 2012
• Time:
  3:30 PM

Politics as a Noble Pursuit

Politics as a Noble PursuitA Study Group by IOP Fellow Jim Doyle Tuesdays, 4:00 – 5:30PM Jim Doyle, governor of Wisconsin (2003-11) and attorney general...

• Location:
  Littauer 166
• Date:
  Tuesday, October 2, 2012
• Time:
  4:00 PM

"Framing for Policy Makers," a Public Speaking Workshop with Luci Herman, HKS Lecturer in Public Policy

Framing for Policy Makers: Why are some policy speakers and politicians so effective at persuading us of their ideas? Why are some...

• Location:
  Starr Auditorium, Belfer Building, Lobby
• Date:
  Tuesday, October 2, 2012
• Time:
  4:10 PM

For the Common Defense Study Group: "Myths, Misperceptions, and the Military"

For the Common Defense will be held every Tuesday at 4:10 PM starting on October 2nd in the Belfer Center Library,...

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library (L369)
• Date:
  Tuesday, October 2, 2012
• Time:
  4:10 PM

Dunlop Lecture with Senator Mel Martinez

The U.S. housing market has just suffered its most significant downturn in our nation's history. Millions of people have lost their homes...

• Location:
  Harvard Graduate School of Design, Piper Auditorium
• Date:
  Tuesday, October 2, 2012
• Time:
  6:00 PM

Economics & Security in American Foreign Policy: Back to the Future?

A Public Address by Robert Zoellick Former President, World Bank Moderated by David Ellwood Dean, Harvard Kennedy School...

• Location:
  JFK Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Tuesday, October 2, 2012
• Time:
  6:00 PM

Nuclear 101: How Nuclear Weapons Work

The Project on Managing the Atom's Nuclear 101 series presents overviews of key issues affecting the future of nuclear weapons, energy, and...

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library (Littauer 369)
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 3, 2012
• Time:
  10:00 AM

Human Rights to Water & Sanitation Study Group: Sharmila Murthy presents "Why a Human Right to Water and Sanitation"

Please join the Human Rights to Water & Sanitation Study Group for its next meeting where Sharmila Murthy will present "Why a...

• Location:
  Carr Center Conference Room (R-219)
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 3, 2012
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Top Ten Issues on Religion and Rule of Law in China Today

About the Seminar  At this seminar, LIU Peng will elaborate on what he considers the top ten issues affecting religion...

• Location:
  124 Mt Auburn St., Suite 200-North
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 3, 2012
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Belfer Center Director's Lunch with General Keith B. Alexander

In July of this year, General Alexander, head of the government's secretive National Security Agency, took the unprecedented step of asking computer...

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library (L369)
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 3, 2012
• Time:
  12:15 PM

"The Productive Writer," a Writing Workshop with Greg Harris, HKS Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy

The Productive Writer How to Beat Procrastination. Most of us wish we could write more, and more easily.  What are the secrets...

• Location:
  Weil Town Hall, Belfer Building, Lobby
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 3, 2012
• Time:
  1:10 PM

"Politics as Theater: A panel discussion preceding the first 2012 Presidential Debate"

Watch the live webcast of the panel in Denver, CO:http://shorensteincenter.org/2012/10/politics-as-theater/ Webcast will be shown live in Allison Dining Room. Snacks will be...

• Location:
  Allison Dining Room, Taubman Building, 5th Floor
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 3, 2012
• Time:
  2:45 PM

A 61-Million Person Experiment in Social Influence and Mobilization

This seminar will be given by James Fowler, Professor of Medical Genetics and Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. A...

• Location:
  Nye B, 5th Floor Taubman Building
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 3, 2012
• Time:
  3:00 PM

Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy

Christian Gollier: The Debate on Discounting: Reconciling Positivists and Ethicists...

• Location:
  Harvard Kennedy School Room Littauer-382
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 3, 2012
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Sustainability, Nations and Globalization: Can We Have Them All?

This seminar will be given by Joel Cohen, Abby Rockefeller Mauze Professor, Laboratory of Populations, Rockefeller University. It is being sponsored by...

• Location:
  Bell Hall, Room 503, Belfer Building, HKS
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 3, 2012
• Time:
  4:00 PM

The Sexuality, Gender & Human Rights Program presents "A Public Conversation with Henry Abelove"

Please join us as the Sexuality, Gender & Human Rights Program presents "A Public Conversation with Henry Abelove, " F. O. Matthiessen...

• Location:
  Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall, Harvard Yard (Note changed venue!)
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 3, 2012
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Political Disruption:Where it’s coming from and why we need it

Political Disruption: Where it’s coming from and why we need it A study group...

• Location:
  Littauer 166
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 3, 2012
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Role of Religion in the 2012 Campaign: Directions and Dangers for Faith and Politics

Role of Religion in the 2012 Campaign: Directions and Dangers for Faith and Politics  A study group led by IOP Fellow...

• Location:
  Facutly Dining Room
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 3, 2012
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Seminar - Torture: Moral Issues and Public Policy

Professor France Kamm will be discussing the morality and public policy surrounding the issue of torture. She will be leading the seminar with Professor Sanford...

• Location:
  Belfer (BL1); The Weil Seminar Room
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 3, 2012
• Time:
  4:10 PM

Balancing the Use of Physical and Digital in Transportation Solutions to Increase Efficiency and Job Creation

Our guest this week is Gerry Mooney of IBM who will lead a discussion about the way we currently address our...

• Location:
  Taubman 401
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 3, 2012
• Time:
  4:30 PM

Harvard Kennedy School to attend Idealist Toronto graduate school fair

Harvard Kennedy School will attend the Idealist Toronto graduate school fair. Please visit www.idealist.org for more information and to register....

• Location:
  Toronto, ON
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 3, 2012
• Time:
  5:00 PM

From Prep to the Podium: Behind the Scenes of the Presidential Debates

A panel conversation with: Tad Devine Democratic Political and Media Strategist; IOP Fellow (Fall ’11) Mark McKinnon Founder, No Labels; President, Maverick...

• Location:
  JFK Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 3, 2012
• Time:
  7:30 PM

A Cost of High Trust: Opportunistic (and Disproportionate) Deceit to Female Negotiators

Laura Kray, WAPPP Fellow; Professor, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley In this session, we will examine the relationship between...

• Location:
  WAPPP Cason Seminar Room, Taubman Building, Room 102
• Date:
  Thursday, October 4, 2012
• Time:
  11:40 AM

Positive v. Normative Justifications of Cost-Benefit Analysis

This Regulatory Policy Program (RPP) seminar will be given by James K. Hammitt, Professor of Economics & Decision Sciences at the Harvard...

• Location:
  Fainsod Room, 3rd Floor Littauer
• Date:
  Thursday, October 4, 2012
• Time:
  11:45 AM

Breakthrough Problems and Military Strategy: How Cumulative Dynamics Affect Strategic Assessment

Speaker: Jeffrey A. Friedman, research fellow, International Security Program Coffe & tea provided Link to seminar description: http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/events/5839/ Sponsored by the International Security Program...

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
• Date:
  Thursday, October 4, 2012
• Time:
  12:15 PM

Belfer Center Director's Seminar with the Honorable Y.J. Choi

The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs will host a Director's Seminar with the Honorable Y.J. Choi, Republic of Korea Ambassador...

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library (L369)
• Date:
  Thursday, October 4, 2012
• Time:
  2:30 PM

Talent and Leadership Development for Social Change: A Foundation's Perspective

Join us for an hour of interactive discussion with Annie E. Casey Foundation leaders who will share how the Foundation thinks about...

• Location:
  Fainsod room -L 323 , Harvard Kennedy School
• Date:
  Thursday, October 4, 2012
• Time:
  2:30 PM

The Young Turks' Crime Against Humanity: The Armenian Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing in the Ottoman Empire

A lecture by Dr. Taner Akçam, Robert Aram, Marianne Kaloosdian and Stephen and Marion Mugar Chair in Armenian Genocide Studies, Department of...

• Location:
  Starr Auditorium, Belfer Building (2nd floor), Harvard Kennedy School
• Date:
  Thursday, October 4, 2012
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Human Rights in Education Training Series: "Introduction to interviewing in situations of armed conflict" with Bonnie Dochert

Please join us for the enxt session of the Human Rights in Education Training Series: "Introduction to interviewing in situations of armed...

• Location:
  Carr Center Conference Room (R-219)
• Date:
  Thursday, October 4, 2012
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Technology, Innovation and Politics

Technology, Innovation & Politics Sonal Shahdeputy assistant to the President and director, White House Office of Social...

• Location:
  Littauer 166
• Date:
  Thursday, October 4, 2012
• Time:
  4:00 PM

The Debate About Debates: Political Debates as Game Changers An Insider’s and Look at the Art of Political Debate

• Location:
  Faculty Dining Room
• Date:
  Thursday, October 4, 2012
• Time:
  4:00 PM

The Harvard Seminar on History and Policy

The Harvard Seminar on History and Policy presents "From My Lai to Abu Ghraib: How Americans Learned to Oppose Atrocity rather...

• Location:
  Fainsod Room, Littauer 324
• Date:
  Thursday, October 4, 2012
• Time:
  4:10 PM

How to Start a 501(c)3 Social Enterprise: Learning the Legal and Governance Basics

Marion Fremont-Smith will speak about the advantages and disadvantages of seeking tax exempt status and alternative forms for new enterprises. She will...

• Location:
  Taubman NYE A, 5th floor, Harvard Kennedy School
• Date:
  Thursday, October 4, 2012
• Time:
  4:30 PM

Supporting Mexico’s Development

Guest speaker: Dr. Gustavo Merino, Director General of Financiera Rural and former undersecretary of social development in Mexico (SEDESOL) An informal discussion...

• Location:
  Perkins Room (R-415), 4th Floor Rubenstein, HKS
• Date:
  Thursday, October 4, 2012
• Time:
  6:30 PM

Euro-Atlantic Perspectives and Diversity in the Western Balkans: A View from Macedonia

A lecture by H.E. Fatmir Besimi, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Macedonia...

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library (L369), Littauer Building, Harvard Kennedy School
• Date:
  Friday, October 5, 2012
• Time:
  11:00 AM

Anxious Politics

We are excited to announce the launch of a new invited speaker series and inter-disciplinary scholarly community: The Working Group in Political...

• Location:
  CGIS K450
• Date:
  Friday, October 5, 2012
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Find It @ Harvard

Learn about the Harvard Library system and how to find books, articles, and other resources for your research....

• Location:
  Instruction Room
• Date:
  Friday, October 5, 2012
• Time:
  1:00 PM

Sexuality, Gender and Human Rights Study Group: Social Contexts and Sexual Migrations in the Mexican Gay Diaspora

Sexuality, Gender and Human Rights Study Group: Hector Carrillo discusses "Social Contexts and Sexual Migrations in the Mexican Gay Diaspora." (Co-sponsored with...

• Location:
  Carr Center Conference Room
• Date:
  Friday, October 5, 2012
• Time:
  3:00 PM