Events Calendar

Plug-in Electric Vehicles and the Power System

• Location:
  Belfer Center library (L-369)
• Date:
  Tuesday, April 1, 2008
• Time:
  9:30 AM

Press Coverage of Global Warming

Ira Flatow is the host of "Talk of the Nation: Science Friday" for National Public Radio. In...

• Location:
  Kalb Seminar Room, Taubman 275
• Date:
  Tuesday, April 1, 2008
• Time:
  12:00 PM

FOR THE COMMON DEFENSE: A STUDY OF AMERICAN MILITARY AFFAIRS -- Led By Colonel Jim Lee

This Week, US Air Force Colonels: Sami Said, Fighter Pilot, Commander, Mustafa Koprucu, Air Battle Manager, Commander, Cameron Holt, Acquisition and Contracting Manager, Commander discuss...

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library (L369)
• Date:
  Tuesday, April 1, 2008
• Time:
  4:15 PM

Latin American Mayors' Conference & Networking Reception

The first "Latin American Mayors' Conference," taking place March 30 through April 1, will bring together mayors from all over Latin America...

• Location:
  Malkin Penthouse, 5th Floor, Littauer
• Date:
  Tuesday, April 1, 2008
• Time:
  5:30 PM

The Three Trillion Dollar War Seminar

The Three Trillion Dollar War ...

• Location:
  Malkin Penthouse
• Date:
  Wednesday, April 2, 2008
• Time:
  3:00 AM

Building an Effective Regulatory Response to the Foreclosure Crisis

Sponsored by: Rappaport Institute, Joint Center for Housing Studies and Taubman Center New state...

• Location:
  Fainsod, Room 324, Littauer Building
• Date:
  Wednesday, April 2, 2008
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Indigenous Knowledge and Education

This presentation will create space for an interactive discussion about the role of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) in education, an increasingly important concept...

• Location:
  HGSE, Gutman Library, Room 305, 6 Appian Way, Cambridge, MA
• Date:
  Wednesday, April 2, 2008
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Health and Human Rights Practice in Israel and the Occupied Territories

Wednesday 2 April, 5:00-7:00 PM Fainsod Room,...

• Location:
  Fainsod Room, Littauer Building
• Date:
  Wednesday, April 2, 2008
• Time:
  5:00 PM

The Much Too Promised Land: America's Elusive Search for Arab-Israeli Peace

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2008   6:00 PM “THE MUCH TOO PROMISED LAND: AMERICA'S ELUSIVE SEARCH...

• Location:
  John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum; 79 JFK St, Cambridge, MA 02138
• Date:
  Wednesday, April 2, 2008
• Time:
  6:00 PM

Why We're Financially Illiterate, and What Business Journalism, Especially on TV, Has to Do With It

Since 1985, Paul Solman has been the business, economics and occasional art correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. He began his...

• Location:
  Kalb Seminar Room, Taubman 275
• Date:
  Thursday, April 3, 2008
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Withdrawing Under Fire

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369
• Date:
  Thursday, April 3, 2008
• Time:
  12:15 PM

The Private Sector’s Role in Transportation

The private sector has long played an important role in Europe, South America and Asia in the development...

• Location:
  Littauer 380 (Watkins Classroom)
• Date:
  Thursday, April 3, 2008
• Time:
  4:00 PM

"Managing Change in a Mult-Governed Environment: The Case of Junior Achievement Worldwide"

• Location:
  Harvard Business School/Baker Library B82
• Date:
  Thursday, April 3, 2008
• Time:
  4:30 PM

Immigration Policy: Sovereignty, Humanitarian Law, or Human Rights?

• Location:
  Starr Auditorium
• Date:
  Thursday, April 3, 2008
• Time:
  4:30 PM

Enhancing the Contract: The Federal Government and American Science in a New Administration

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• Location:
  Yenching Institute Auditorium, 2 Divinity Avenue
• Date:
  Thursday, April 3, 2008
• Time:
  5:00 PM

14th Annual International Development Conference

http://www.hks.harvard.edu/kssgorg/IDC/ ...

• Location:
  John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Thursday, April 3, 2008
• Time:
  6:00 PM

View from the Heads of Pompey, Lincoln and Bull Bear

Keynote Speech for the 5th Annual All Ivy Native Conference: “Remix: Indigenous Identities in the 21st Century”.  Conference being...

• Location:
  Harvard Yard, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge, MA 02138
• Date:
  Thursday, April 3, 2008
• Time:
  6:00 PM

A Conversation With Robert Zoellick

THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2008    6:00 PM “A CONVERSATION WITH ROBERT ZOELLICK” President of The World...

• Location:
  John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum; 79 JFK St, Cambridge, MA 02138
• Date:
  Thursday, April 3, 2008
• Time:
  6:00 PM

Social Impact Expo

Are you interested in working in a nonprofit organization, education consulting firm, research institution, charter school management organization, higher education, or government agency? ...

• Location:
  Ed School, Gutman Conference Center
• Date:
  Friday, April 4, 2008
• Time:
  11:00 AM

Sovereign Debt Credit Risk in the Developing World

• Location:
  Perkins Room, 4th Floor, Rubenstein Building, HKS
• Date:
  Friday, April 4, 2008
• Time:
  11:45 AM

The HBO Series "The Wire": A Compelling Portrayal of an American City

FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2008   4:30 PM “HBO’S THE WIRE: A COMPELLING PORTRAYAL OF...

• Location:
  John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum; 79 JFK St, Cambridge, MA 02138
• Date:
  Friday, April 4, 2008
• Time:
  4:30 PM

HBO's The Wire: A Compelling Portrayal of an American City

A conversation with: David Simon, Creator and Executive Producer of HBO's The WireNora Baston, Deputy Superintendent,...

• Location:
  John F. Kennedy, Jr Forum, Littauer Building
• Date:
  Friday, April 4, 2008
• Time:
  5:00 PM

A Conversation with Samantha Power: Politics, the Press and Competing Professions

Discussion with Professor Samantha Power, Anna Lindh Professor of Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy. Moderated by Professor Sarah Sewall,...

• Location:
  Fainsod
• Date:
  Monday, April 7, 2008
• Time:
  9:30 AM

African Adventure? Assessing the EU’s Military Intervention in Chad and the Central African Republic

• Location:
  Nye A, 5th Floor Taubman Building
• Date:
  Monday, April 7, 2008
• Time:
  12:15 PM

The Arab and American Media: Communication Tool or Weapon of War?

Rami Khouri is editor-at-large and former executive editor of the Daily Star newspaper in Beirut.  He is also...

• Location:
  Kalb Seminar Room, Taubman 275
• Date:
  Monday, April 7, 2008
• Time:
  1:00 PM

Using PerformanceStat to Improve Social Services in NY and LA

Sponsored by: Rappaport Institute, Wiener Center for Social Policy, Taubman Center New York City's Human Resources...

• Location:
  Nye A, 5th floor Taubman Building
• Date:
  Monday, April 7, 2008
• Time:
  5:30 PM

The Powers To Lead: Hard, Soft, and Smart

MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2008   6:00 PM “THE POWERS TO LEAD: HARD, SOFT AND SMART” A Conversation with:         GRAHAM ALLISON Douglas...

• Location:
  John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum; 79 JFK St, Cambridge, MA 02138
• Date:
  Monday, April 7, 2008
• Time:
  6:00 PM

Russia and the Circassians: Internal Problem or International Matter?

Russia and the Circassians An Internal Problem or an International Matter? Experts from Turkey,...

• Location:
  9:00am -1:00pm Nye A; 1:15pm - 5pm CGIS South Building Rm. S050
• Date:
  Tuesday, April 8, 2008
• Time:
  9:00 AM

Beyond Optimism and Pessimism: The Effects of Nuclear Proliferation

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369
• Date:
  Tuesday, April 8, 2008
• Time:
  9:30 AM

Is SNL Right? A Conversation About Media Bias in the Coverage of Campaign ‘08

John Heilemann writes "The Power Grid" column for New York magazine. An award-winning journalist and author, he has covered...

• Location:
  Kalb Seminar Room, Taubman 275
• Date:
  Tuesday, April 8, 2008
• Time:
  12:00 PM

After Guantanamo Bay ... The Way Ahead

TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2008   6:00 PM “AFTER GUANTANAMO BAY…THE WAY AHEAD” A Conversation with:      LOUIS FISHER Specialist in Constitutional Law,...

• Location:
  John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum; 79 JFK St, Cambridge, MA 02138
• Date:
  Tuesday, April 8, 2008
• Time:
  6:00 PM

Leadership: Building a Vision for Educational Success

Phi Delta Kappa event “Leadership: Building a Vision for Educational Success” Join us Tuesday, April 8, from 6:30-8pm at the Starr Auditorium...

• Location:
  Starr Auditorium, Belfer Center
• Date:
  Tuesday, April 8, 2008
• Time:
  6:30 PM

Harvard Divinity School Career Networking Fair

Audience The HDS fair is open to students and alumni/ae of all Harvard schools Fees There is no fee to attendRegistrationRegistration is not requiredOrganizations AttendingBarre...

• Location:
  Braun Room, Andover Hall, 45 Francis Avenue
• Date:
  Wednesday, April 9, 2008
• Time:
  11:00 AM

Preventing Infant Mortality in a Northern Plains Tribal Community

    This presentation will provide an overview of the struggle faced by one Northern Plains tribe as it attempts...

• Location:
  HUNAP, 14 Story Street, 4th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138
• Date:
  Wednesday, April 9, 2008
• Time:
  12:00 PM

From the Bottom-up: Building the 21st Century CIA

The Program on Networked Governance is proud to host a Brown Bag Lunch entitled "From the Bottom-up: Building the 21st Century CIA” featuring...

• Location:
  Bell Hall, 5th Floor Belfer Building
• Date:
  Wednesday, April 9, 2008
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Film: Divine Intervention (2002, Palestine/Israel)

Wednesday 9 April, 6:15 - 8:30 PM (pizza/soda at 6:00 PM), Starr Auditorium, Belfer Building, Second Floor, Harvard...

• Location:
  Starr Auditorium, Belfer Building
• Date:
  Wednesday, April 9, 2008
• Time:
  6:00 PM

The Institute of Politics Proudly Presents: Elizabeth Edwards

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2008    6:00 PM A Public Address by: ...

• Location:
  John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum; 79 JFK St, Cambridge, MA 02138
• Date:
  Wednesday, April 9, 2008
• Time:
  6:00 PM

China: Challenge and Change

Since the late 1970s, China has been transitioning from a planned economy to a market economy, from a rural and closed society...

• Location:
  Nye Conference Rooms, Taubman Building, 5th Floor
• Date:
  Thursday, April 10, 2008
• Time:
  9:00 AM

Disabling and Decommissioning North Korean Nuclear Facilities

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369
• Date:
  Thursday, April 10, 2008
• Time:
  9:30 AM

Organizing Carbon Capture and Storage Deployment: Returns to Scale for the Coupled Technological System

• Location:
  Taubman 401
• Date:
  Thursday, April 10, 2008
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Territorial Conflict and Ethnic Cleansing

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369
• Date:
  Thursday, April 10, 2008
• Time:
  12:15 PM

Married to Another Man: Examining Options for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Thursday 10 April, 4:00-6:00 PM Rubenstien Groundfloor 20 (Neustadt classroom), Harvard Kennedy SchoolGhada Karmi "Married to Another Man: Examining Options for Israeli-Palestinian Peace" Ghada...

• Location:
  Rubenstien Groundfloor 20 (Neustadt classroom), Harvard Kennedy School
• Date:
  Thursday, April 10, 2008
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Germany in the Modern World | April 11-12

• Location:
  Harvard Faculty Club and Fogg Art Museum
• Date:
  Friday, April 11, 2008
• Time:
  9:00 AM

Marketing Yourself & Your Degree

To compete in the job market, you need to know how the unique aspects of the "product" called you will meet the...

• Location:
  T-401
• Date:
  Friday, April 11, 2008
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Black Policy Conference

Register by visiting our website at: www.hks.harvard.edu/bpc When: April 11th (starting at 1pm) through April 12th (starting at 8am) ...

• Location:
  Harvard Kennedy School JFK Forum
• Date:
  Friday, April 11, 2008
• Time:
  1:00 PM

Media Tenor of the Presidential Campaign

Roland Schatz is the founder and CEO of Media Tenor, a Swiss-based strategic media intelligence organization that specializes...

• Location:
  Kalb Seminar Room, Taubman 275
• Date:
  Friday, April 11, 2008
• Time:
  1:00 PM

Making a Difference: Incremental Progress Toward Transformational Change

FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2008    5:00 PM ...

• Location:
  John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum; 79 JFK St, Cambridge, MA 02138
• Date:
  Friday, April 11, 2008
• Time:
  5:00 PM

Black Policy Conference

Register by visiting our website at: www.hks.harvard.edu/bpc When: April 11th (starting at 1pm) through April 12th (starting at 8am) ...

• Location:
  Harvard Kennedy School JFK Forum
• Date:
  Saturday, April 12, 2008
• Time:
  8:00 AM

Covering the Global Rise of Organized Crime

Misha Glenny is a British journalist and specialist on Southeastern Europe.  During the early 1990s, Glenny was the central...

• Location:
  Littauer 166, IOP Conference Room
• Date:
  Monday, April 14, 2008
• Time:
  12:00 PM

The Power of Simmelian Ties in Organizations

Abstract: Most of the literature applying Simmel's concepts of triads has emphasized his tertius gaudens theme (e.g., Burt's structural holes).  In...

• Location:
  Fainsod Room, 3rd Floor Littauer
• Date:
  Monday, April 14, 2008
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Why Does Slavery Still Exist?

A conversation with Ambassador John Miller, former Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP), U.S. State Department. Learn about the...

• Location:
  Allison Dining Room, Taubman Building
• Date:
  Monday, April 14, 2008
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Muslim Grassroots in the West Discuss Democracy

Monday 14 April, 5:00 - 7:00 PM Lower Level Conference Room, Center for European Studies, 27 Kirkland...

• Location:
  Lower Level Conference Room, Center for European Studies, 27 Kirkland St
• Date:
  Monday, April 14, 2008
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Transnational Philanthropy and Poverty Reduction

• Location:
  HKS Littauer-Fainsod Room
• Date:
  Monday, April 14, 2008
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Using PerformanceStat to Improve Public Safety

Sponsored by: Rappaport Institute, Taubman Center, Program in Criminal Justice Policy In addition to police departments,...

• Location:
  Nye AB, 5th floor Taubman Building
• Date:
  Monday, April 14, 2008
• Time:
  5:30 PM

India's Transition to a Higher Growth Trajectory: Major Challenges

Monday, April 14, 2008 6:00 PM "India' Transition to a Higher Growth TRajectory: Major Challenges" A Public Address by...

• Location:
  John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum; 79 JFK St, Cambridge, MA 02138
• Date:
  Monday, April 14, 2008
• Time:
  6:00 PM

Biofuel Production, Poverty Reduction and Private Sector Engagement: What Can We Learn from the Brazilian Experience?

• Location:
  Belfer Center library (L-369)
• Date:
  Tuesday, April 15, 2008
• Time:
  9:30 AM

Biofuel Production, Poverty Reduction and Private Sector Engagement: What Can We Learn from the Brazilian Experience?

• Location:
  Belfer Center library (L-369)
• Date:
  Tuesday, April 15, 2008
• Time:
  9:30 AM

The British COIN Campaign in Southern Iraq: Defeat into Victory?

Dr. Daniel Marston will discuss the issues the British have encountered in southern Iraq and the emerging counter-insurgency reform. Dr. Daniel...

• Location:
  Carr Center Conference Room, Rubenstein 219
• Date:
  Tuesday, April 15, 2008
• Time:
  10:00 AM

A Great Divide in a Historic Campaign