Events Calendar

The Evolution of the Secular State in Spain: Recent History and Current Issues

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
• Date:
  Monday, February 2, 2009
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Trends in Men's Earnings Volatility: What Does the Panel Study of Income Dynamics Show?

• Location:
  Allison Dining Room, Taubman 5th floor.
• Date:
  Monday, February 2, 2009
• Time:
  12:00 PM

EVENT CANCELLED: "Bulgaria Tomorrow: My Vision" - a keynote lecture by Boyko Borisov, Mayor of Sofia, Bulgaria

• Location:
  Nye ABC, Taubman Building
• Date:
  Monday, February 2, 2009
• Time:
  4:00 PM

The North Korea Talks in the Context of Northeast Asia Security

• Location:
  CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium (S010), 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, 0213
• Date:
  Monday, February 2, 2009
• Time:
  6:30 PM

The Economy: Where Are We Headed?

• Location:
  Kalb Seminar Room, Taubman 275
• Date:
  Tuesday, February 3, 2009
• Time:
  12:00 PM

President Barack Obama and America's Key Challenges in Asia

• Location:
  CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St., Belfer Case Study Room (S020)
• Date:
  Tuesday, February 3, 2009
• Time:
  12:30 PM

For the Common Defense: A Study of American Military Affairs

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
• Date:
  Tuesday, February 3, 2009
• Time:
  4:10 PM

The Future of Energy

• Location:
  Science Center C
• Date:
  Tuesday, February 3, 2009
• Time:
  5:00 PM

60th Anniversary of UDHR Speaker Series: Article 16 - Marc Solomon

  60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Speaker Series: Article 14 ...

• Location:
  Carr Center Conference Room, Rubenstein 219
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 4, 2009
• Time:
  12:00 PM

The Personal Factor in Multilateral Diplomacy

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 4, 2009
• Time:
  2:15 PM

Democracy in the 21st Century: Global Challenges and Opportunities

Join us in celebrating Harvard Kennedy School's new initiative on democratic governance at the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation. Faculty,...

• Location:
  Malkin Penthouse, Littauer Building, 4th Floor
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 4, 2009
• Time:
  4:00 PM

So You Want to Work in Infrastructure?

"So You Want to Work in Infrastructure?"   Career Seminar Open to the Public -...

• Location:
  Starr Auditorium
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 4, 2009
• Time:
  4:30 PM

Philanthropy Study Group: The Drive to Measure Impact - Help or Hindrance?

Please join us for the 2009 kick-off meeting of the Practical Issues in Philanthropy Study Group (PSG) on February 4th from 4:30-6:00...

• Location:
  Hauser Center Conference Room, 5 Bennett Street (Charles Hotel complex)
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 4, 2009
• Time:
  4:30 PM

Institute of Politics Open House -- Spring 2009

Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009     6:00 PM Director Bill...

• Location:
  JFK Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 4, 2009
• Time:
  6:00 PM

Harvard Toastmasters Club

The Harvard Toastmasters Club is a group of students from throughout Harvard University who meet weekly to improve their public speaking and...

• Location:
  Taubman Building, Fourth Floor, Room 401
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 4, 2009
• Time:
  6:45 PM

Never Waste a Crisis: Rebuilding Post-Conflict Communities

• Location:
  NYE-A, Taubman 5th Floor
• Date:
  Thursday, February 5, 2009
• Time:
  11:30 AM

The Economics of Sex Trafficking

A Conversation with Siddharth Kara Author, Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery ...

• Location:
  Malkin Penthouse
• Date:
  Thursday, February 5, 2009
• Time:
  12:00 PM

'Capital' and 'Leverage' for Financial Institutions, with Lessons from the S&L Debacle for the Current Debacle

Capital' and 'Leverage' for Financial Institutions, with Lessons from the S&L Debacle for the Current Debacle ...

• Location:
  Bell Hall, 5th Floor Belfer Building
• Date:
  Thursday, February 5, 2009
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Religious Fundamentalism as the End of History? The Political Demography of the Abrahamic Faiths

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
• Date:
  Thursday, February 5, 2009
• Time:
  12:15 PM

The Justice and Development Party as the Catalyzer of the Secular Regime in Turkey

• Location:
  Nye A, Taubman Building
• Date:
  Thursday, February 5, 2009
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Pious Patriots: Religious Minorities and Secular Citizens in Egypt and Ethiopia

• Location:
  CGIS - 1737 Cambridge St.,N 354
• Date:
  Thursday, February 5, 2009
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Peacekeeping: Can The U.N. Meet the Challenge?

Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009 6:00 PM Peacekeeping: Can the U.N. Meet the Challenge? ...

• Location:
  John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Thursday, February 5, 2009
• Time:
  6:00 PM

Trading with Sanctioned States

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369
• Date:
  Friday, February 6, 2009
• Time:
  12:15 PM

Beat the Blues Winter Fun Fitness Activity Introductory Meeting

Please contact Horace Ling at horace_ling@ksg.harvard.edu for more information....

• Location:
  L150
• Date:
  Monday, February 9, 2009
• Time:
  10:00 AM

Identifying and Countering Non-Traditional Terrorism

Mr. Jeff Baxter will provide insight in current efforts in identifying and countering non-traditional terrorism, with an emphasis...

• Location:
  L369 (Belfer Library)
• Date:
  Monday, February 9, 2009
• Time:
  12:15 PM

EVENT CANCELLED: The Early Cost of Carbon Capture and Sequestration

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
• Date:
  Tuesday, February 10, 2009
• Time:
  9:30 AM

The Future of the Media

• Location:
  Kalb Seminar Room, Taubman 275
• Date:
  Tuesday, February 10, 2009
• Time:
  12:00 PM

China, Asia, & the Global Crisis

On Tuesday, February 10, Dr. William Overholt will hold the discussion "China, Asia, & the Global Crisis." Dr. Overholt is a senior...

• Location:
  CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge Street, Seminar Room S153
• Date:
  Tuesday, February 10, 2009
• Time:
  12:15 PM

For the Common Defense - The Physics of Withdrawing from Iraq

"Amatuers talk tactics; professionals talk logistics"  - anon. Underlying the timelines for withdrawal in the US-Iraq Status of Forces Agreement and...

• Location:
  L-369 (Belfer Library)
• Date:
  Tuesday, February 10, 2009
• Time:
  4:10 PM

60th Anniversary of UDHR Speaker Series: Article 17 - Max Likin

60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Speaker Series: Article 17 Max...

• Location:
  Carr Center Conference Room - R219
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 11, 2009
• Time:
  12:00 PM

The Legacy of US-Iran Relations before the Islamic Revolution:Misperceptions affecting Policy Thirty Years After

• Location:
  Fainsod Room, Littauer 324
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 11, 2009
• Time:
  3:00 PM

Diversity at HKS: Improve the Dialogue and Create Change

Diversity at HKS: Improve the Dialogue and Create Change The...

• Location:
  Malkin Penthouse (Littauer 4th Floor)
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 11, 2009
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Harvard Kennedy School Reception in St. Paul

Harvard Kennedy School is hosting an Evening Reception with Remarks by Professor Julie Wilson "What's at Stake and Who's at Risk?  Community-Based Strategies for...

• Location:
  St. Paul, MN
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 11, 2009
• Time:
  6:00 PM

Ticketed Forum Event: The Road to Peace After Gaza

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2009   6:00 PM ...

• Location:
  JFK Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 11, 2009
• Time:
  6:00 PM

Harvard Toastmasters Club

The Harvard Toastmasters Club is a group of students from throughout Harvard University who meet weekly to improve their public speaking and...

• Location:
  Taubman Building, Fourth Floor, Room 401
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 11, 2009
• Time:
  6:45 PM

Economic Challenges Facing the Obama Administration

"Economic Challenges Facing the Obama Administration"Wednesday, February 11, 2009BostonPublic LibraryMcKimBuildingAbbey Room, Second Floor6:30 PM Wine and Cheese Reception 7:00 - 8:00 PM Conversation ...

• Location:
  Boston Public Library, McKim Building, Abbey Room, Second Floor
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 11, 2009
• Time:
  7:00 PM

Live on the Forum big screen: PBS World Premiere of "Looking for Lincoln"

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2009   9:00 PM LOOKING FOR LINCOLN: MOVIE...

• Location:
  JFK Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 11, 2009
• Time:
  9:00 PM

Changes in American Women's Employment: Facts, Fiction and Policy Implications

Christine Percheski received her Ph.D. in sociology from Princeton University in 2008. Her primary research interests are in...

• Location:
  Taubman 401, Taubman building 4th floor
• Date:
  Thursday, February 12, 2009
• Time:
  11:40 AM

The People Factor: Strengthening America by Investing in Public Service

• Location:
  Bell Hall, 5th Floor Belfer Building
• Date:
  Thursday, February 12, 2009
• Time:
  12:00 PM

The Governance Failure and the Crisis of Capitalism

The Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government Harvard ...

• Location:
  Bell Hall (5th Floor Belfer Building)
• Date:
  Thursday, February 12, 2009
• Time:
  12:00 PM

The Illusion of Change: Analyzing the Struggle for Emancipation in Postcolonial Africa

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
• Date:
  Thursday, February 12, 2009
• Time:
  12:15 PM

A Brown Bag with Gillian Sorensen

    Brown Bag conversation with   GILLIAN SORENSEN ...

• Location:
  Littauer 166
• Date:
  Thursday, February 12, 2009
• Time:
  1:00 PM

11th Annual Kokkalis Graduate Student Workshop

9:45 a.m. Welcome Address 10:00 a.m. Diaspora as a...

• Location:
  Lower Auditorium, Center for European Studies, 27 Kirkland St. at Cabot Way
• Date:
  Friday, February 13, 2009
• Time:
  9:45 AM

China Salon - Corporate Governance with Chinese Characteristics

CHINA SALON Speaker Series Organized by Harvard Kennedy School China Caucus ...

• Location:
  Room 150, Littaure Building, Harvard Kennedy School
• Date:
  Friday, February 13, 2009
• Time:
  3:00 PM

The New Administration: How Long the Honeymoon?

Brown-bag lunch with Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute. For more information visit the Shorenstein Center's Web site....

• Location:
  Kalb Seminar Room (Taubman 275)
• Date:
  Tuesday, February 17, 2009
• Time:
  12:00 PM

IOP Study Group: Led by IOP Fellow, poet, and Human Rights Activist Rose Styron

Session I – February 17th Guest: Peter Matthiessen, novelist,...

• Location:
  L-166
• Date:
  Tuesday, February 17, 2009
• Time:
  4:00 PM

For the Common Defense - Hugging the Dragon: U.S.-China Military to Military Exchanges

Come join us for a discussion of current and possible US-Chinese Military-to-Military exchanges as a means to ehnahnce relations, establish mutual trust...

• Location:
  L-369 (Belfer Center Library)
• Date:
  Tuesday, February 17, 2009
• Time:
  4:10 PM

Can We Afford the Future? The Economics of a Warming World

Organized by the Energy & Environment PIC with refreshments funded by the Energy Technology Innovation Policy Program. For more information abuot Ackerman's...

• Location:
  Malkin Penthouse
• Date:
  Tuesday, February 17, 2009
• Time:
  5:00 PM

Geopolitics of Energy Seminar: The Future of Oil and Gas

The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the Consortium for Energy Policy Research present ...

• Location:
  Fainsod Room (Littauer 324)
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 18, 2009
• Time:
  10:30 AM

Taubman Center Housing and the Economy Series: Housing Markets, Price Volatility and Public Policy

Housing and the Economy Series:   ...

• Location:
  Bell Hall-5th Floor, Belfer Building
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 18, 2009
• Time:
  12:00 PM

60th Anniversary of UDHR Speaker Series: Article 21 - Leonardo Vivas

60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Speaker Series: Article 21 Leonardo...

• Location:
  Carr Center Conference Room - Rubenstein 219
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 18, 2009
• Time:
  12:00 PM

IOP Study Group: Led by IOP and prominent political organizer, manager and consultant Teresa Viilmain

February 18An Overview of a Campaign and Decision Making under Pressurewith Teresa Vilmain Vilmain will provide an overview of how a campaign...

• Location:
  L-166
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 18, 2009
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Women and Politics in the U.S. Today: What Do We Know?

Women and Politics in the U.S. Today: What Do We Know? Lisa Baldez...

• Location:
  Taubman 401
• Date:
  Thursday, February 19, 2009
• Time:
  11:40 AM

Railroads, Regulation, and Recession: the Role of the Surface Transportation Board

Railroads, Regulation, and Recession: the Role of the Surface Transportation Board ...

• Location:
  Bell Hall (5th Floor Belfer Building)
• Date:
  Thursday, February 19, 2009
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Posturing for Peace? The Deterrence Consequences of Regional Power Nuclear Postures

• Location:
  Malkin Penthouse, Littauer 4th Floor
• Date:
  Thursday, February 19, 2009
• Time:
  12:15 PM

The Economic Effects of Christian Moralities

For more informtion: http://www.cid.harvard.edu/per/...

• Location:
  Littauer Center, Room M16 (North Yard)
• Date:
  Thursday, February 19, 2009
• Time:
  12:30 PM

Globalization on the Ground: What Bolivia Teaches Us

Join CID and our guests Jim Shultz, Editor, is the Democracy Center's executive director; Melissa Crane Draper, Editor; and Roberto Fernández Terán,...

• Location:
  Perkins Room, 4th Flr Rubenstein Bldg, CID
• Date:
  Thursday, February 19, 2009
• Time:
  4:00 PM

IOP Study Group: Led by IOP Fellow Tina Flournoy

WEEK ONE – FEBRUARY 19, 2009: INTRODUCTION:  THE PROMISE AND THE POLITICS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. ...

• Location:
  L-166
• Date:
  Thursday, February 19, 2009
• Time:
  4:00 PM

IOP Study Group: Led by IOP Fellow and former assistant director-general and representative of the director general, World He

Session 1: Time Zones are Arbitrary Concepts: Working with all Nations Across the Globe: (Feb. 19)      This introductory session...

• Location:
  L-FDR 9faculty dining room
• Date:
  Thursday, February 19, 2009
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Study Group led by IOP Fellow Congressman Jim Ramstad

February 23, 2009 -- An Overview I will kick off our first study group with an overview of Washington’s response to the...

• Location:
  L-166
• Date:
  Monday, February 23, 2009
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Does (Should) Racial Counting Have a Future in America?

• Location:
  Starr Auditorium
• Date:
  Monday, February 23, 2009
• Time:
  4:30 PM

Collaborative Governance and the Rose Kennedy Greenway

Peter Meade, Board Chair, Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Commentary by John D....

• Location:
  Bell Hall, 5th floor Belfer Building, Corner of JFK and Eliot Streets
• Date:
  Monday, February 23, 2009
• Time:
  5:30 PM

Comments on the Current Financial Crisis by: Richard Fisher

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2009   6:00 PM  The 2009 Albert H....

• Location:
  JFK Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Monday, February 23, 2009
• Time:
  6:00 PM

Exploring Opportunities and Enabling Technologies for Carbon Capture and Storage in China

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
• Date:
  Tuesday, February 24, 2009
• Time:
  9:30 AM

Study group led by IOP Fellow Rose Styron and Charlayne Hunter-Gault, writer, broadcast and print journalist, head of CNN for

Session II - The Evolution of Race Relations in the American South and South Africa – February 24th Guest: Charlayne Hunter-Gault, writer,...

• Location:
  L-166
• Date:
  Tuesday, February 24, 2009
• Time:
  4:00 PM

For the Common Defense - Women in the Military

Come join in a discussion of the current and future role of women serving in the United States military.  Today's session will...

• Location:
  L-369 (Belfer Library)
• Date:
  Tuesday, February 24, 2009
• Time:
  4:10 PM

From Prison to Work: Reentry Programs that Reduce Reincarceration and Restore Former Prisoners' Place in the Community

Mindy Tarlow, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, The Center for Employment Opportunities ...

• Location:
  Allison Dining Room, 5th floor, Taubman Building, 15 Eliot Street
• Date:
  Tuesday, February 24, 2009
• Time:
  5:30 PM

Government 2.0: The Net Generation And The Transformation Of Democracy

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2009   6:00 PM ...

• Location:
  JFK Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Tuesday, February 24, 2009
• Time:
  6:00 PM

Geopolitics of Energy Seminar: Europe and the Caspian

The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the Consortium for Energy Policy Research present ...

• Location:
  Land Lecture Hall (4th Floor, Belfer Building, Harvard Kennedy School)
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 25, 2009
• Time:
  10:30 AM

Title: 60th Anniversary of UDHR Speaker Series: Article 20 - Radwan Ziadeh

60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Speaker Series: Article 20 Radwan...

• Location:
  Carr Center Conference Room - Rubenstin 219
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 25, 2009
• Time:
  12:00 PM

How the Wise Decide with Bryn Zeckhauser

***IMPORTANT*** ADMISSION TO THIS EVENT IS BY LOTTERY - SEE DETAILS BELOW PLEASE NOTE ROOM CHANGE   How...

• Location:
  Darman Seminar Room, Center for Public Leadership, 1st Floor
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 25, 2009
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Why the 15 Hijackers? Understanding Islamist militancy in Saudi Arabia

• Location:
  Brandeis University, Crown Center , Heller Building, Rm 163
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 25, 2009
• Time:
  12:15 PM

Learning the Right Lessons: War in Iraq and Beyond

• Location:
  WCFIA - Bowie-Vernon Room N262
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 25, 2009
• Time:
  12:30 PM

Study group led by IOP Fellow Teresa Vilmain and Blue State Digital Partner Thomas Gensemer

Winning Online: No Magic Necessary with Thomas Gensemer Gensemer will cover how technology and the internet have changed the way political campaigns...

• Location:
  L-166
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 25, 2009
• Time:
  4:00 PM

New Forms of Wind Power and the Incentive for Out of the Box Thinking on Energy

• Location:
  Science Center Lecture Hall D, One Oxford Street
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 25, 2009
• Time:
  5:00 PM

Energy & Environment PIC Student Presentation - Optimization of Bioproduction

EEPIC Student Speaker Series...

• Location:
  RG-20
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 25, 2009
• Time:
  6:00 PM

Corporate Social Responsibility is Here to Stay

Corporate Social Responsibility is Here to Stay  V. Kasturi Rangan Malcolm P. McNair Professor of Marketing Harvard...

• Location:
  Allison Dining Room, 5th Floor Taubman Building
• Date:
  Thursday, February 26, 2009
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Guns, Politics, or Bankruptcy: Disentangling the Determinants of Armed Organizations'

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
• Date:
  Thursday, February 26, 2009
• Time:
  12:15 PM

Wars, Revolutions and Oil: The Determinants of the Islamic Revival 1955 - 2000

For more information: http://www.cid.harvard.edu/per/...

• Location:
  Littauer Center, Room M16 (North Yard)
• Date:
  Thursday, February 26, 2009
• Time:
  12:30 PM

The Icelandic Economy: Recovery for the First Victim of the Economic Crisis

The Icelandic Economy:  Recovery for the First Victim of the Economic Crisis  Dr. Gylfi Magnusson  Minister of Business...

• Location:
  Allison Dining Room, 5th Floor Taubman Building
• Date:
  Thursday, February 26, 2009
• Time:
  2:00 PM

Study group led by IOP Fellow Tina Flournoy Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers and president

WEEK TW0-FEBRUARY 26, 2009: TEACHERS UNIONS: WHAT ROLE SHOULD THEY PLAY AND DO THEY HAVE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION? GUEST: RANDI WEINGARTEN Randi...

• Location:
  L-166
• Date:
  Thursday, February 26, 2009
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Study group led by IOP Fellow Howard Zucker and Daniel Spiegel: Partner, Covington & Burling, Former United States Permanent

Session 2: Responding to Natural & Non-natural Disasters: Charity Begins at Home: In difficult global economic times, the President of the United...

• Location:
  L-FDR (faculty dining room)
• Date:
  Thursday, February 26, 2009
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Commanding in Time at Extreme Events: Lessons Learned from 9/11

Commanding in Time at Extreme events: Lessons Learned from 9/11 In crisis,...

• Location:
  Malkin Penthouse, Littauer Builiding, 4th floor
• Date:
  Thursday, February 26, 2009
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Economic Recovery and Urban America

• Location:
  JFK Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Thursday, February 26, 2009
• Time:
  6:00 PM

Brown Bag lunch with Mridul Chowdhury (MPA/ID '08) from ClickDiagnostics, Inc.

ClickDiagnostics, Inc. Mridul Chowdhury "ClickDiagnostics is a "socially responsible start-up" that won the...

• Location:
  L280
• Date:
  Friday, February 27, 2009
• Time:
  1:00 PM

DNA Evidence and Property Crimes (online)

• Location:
  This event will be hosted online.
• Date:
  Friday, February 27, 2009
• Time:
  2:00 PM