Events Calendar

The MIT Future of the Electric Grid Study

ETIP/Consortium Energy Policy Seminar Series The MIT Future of the Electric Grid Study Professor Richard Schmalensee, MIT Bell Hall, 5th floor, Belfer Building, HKS Lunch...

• Location:
  Bell Hall, 5th Floor, Belfer Building, HKS
• Date:
  Monday, January 30, 2012
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Alec Ross: Examining 21st Century Statecraft

Alec Ross serves as Senior Advisor for Innovation in the Office of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton....

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library
• Date:
  Monday, January 30, 2012
• Time:
  12:00 PM

The Nature of Zoos: Captive Animal Networks in North America

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

• Location:
  124 Mt. Auburn Suite 100
• Date:
  Monday, January 30, 2012
• Time:
  12:15 PM

M-RCBG Reception with Lawrence H. Summers and John Haigh

Reception with M-RCBG's Director and Co-Director...

• Location:
  Malkin Penthouse
• Date:
  Monday, January 30, 2012
• Time:
  4:00 PM

FORUM: "Is War on the Way Out?"

A conversation with Joshua Goldstein, Prof. Emeritus, American University Steven Pinker, Johnstone Family Professor, Department of Psychology Monica Toft, Associate Professor of Public Policy Stephen...

• Location:
  JFK Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Monday, January 30, 2012
• Time:
  6:00 PM

Japanese Nuclear Fuel Cycle Decision Making

From the inception of its civilian nuclear program, Japan has been committed to developing a closed nuclear fuel cycle, including enrichment and...

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library (Littauer 369)
• Date:
  Tuesday, January 31, 2012
• Time:
  10:00 AM

The US Government's new experiment in "Climate Science Centers" to support regional development

The need of local and regional decision makers for credible, relevant, and unbiased information on climate change and the options for dealing...

• Location:
  Belfer Library (Littauer 369)
• Date:
  Tuesday, January 31, 2012
• Time:
  11:45 AM

Alexis Simendinger: "Obama's Latest Lessons in Policy, Politics and Polarization."

• Location:
  Taubman 275
• Date:
  Tuesday, January 31, 2012
• Time:
  12:00 PM

PAE Workshop: Graphs, Charts, and Visuals for Quantitative Data & Effective PowerPoint

PAE Workshop presented by Luci Herman, Harvard Kennedy School, Lecturer in Public Policy....

• Location:
  Weil Town Hall, Belfer Building, Lobby
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 1, 2012
• Time:
  10:10 AM

CID Info Session on Summer Internships in Africa and Middle East

Are you interested in working in Africa or the Middle East this summer?  Join an information session with Professor Ishac Diwan to...

• Location:
  Perkins Room, 4th Floor Rubenstein (R-415)
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 1, 2012
• Time:
  2:30 PM

Environmental Economics and Policy

Linda Bui: The Impact of Voluntary Programs on Polluter Behavior: Evidence from Pollution Prevention Programs and Toxic Releases...

• Location:
  Harvard Kennedy School Room Littauer-382
• Date:
  Wednesday, February 1, 2012
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Information and Relationships: Measuring the Impact of Information and Relational Skills on Girls' Health and Social Outcomes

Kathleen McGinn, Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School Accurate information is necessary for making good decisions, but information held by one party...

• Location:
  WAPPP Cason Seminar Room, T-102
• Date:
  Thursday, February 2, 2012
• Time:
  11:40 AM

M-RCBG Seminar Series: The Logic of Reforms and Opening Up: Reform strategies in China and implications for the rest of the w

Fu Jun, Executive Dean of the School of Government, Peking University will be speaking on "The Logic of Reforms and Opening Up:...

• Location:
  Bell Hall, 5th Floor Belfer Building
• Date:
  Thursday, February 2, 2012
• Time:
  11:45 AM

Passion & Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders

Join us for a lively panel on the next generation of leadership with the authors and contributors of Passion & Purpose:...

• Location:
  Malkin Penthouse, Littauer Building
• Date:
  Thursday, February 2, 2012
• Time:
  11:45 AM

Navigating the Nuclear Marketplace: How States Select Acquisition Strategies

Speaker: Malfrid Braut-Hegghammer, Assistant Professor, Norwegian Defence University; Former Research Fellow, International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom, 2008–2010 Coffee & tea provided. Link...

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
• Date:
  Thursday, February 2, 2012
• Time:
  12:15 PM

Writing Workshop: Writing to Persuade

Writing Workshop presented by Morgan McVicar, MC/MPA 2003, Harvard Kennedy School, Writing Consultant...

• Location:
  Taubman Building, Room 275
• Date:
  Thursday, February 2, 2012
• Time:
  2:40 PM

Right to Water Study Group. Topic: "Water Rights that Help and Those that Don't"

Please join us for the first of this semster's seven sessions. This session's topic will be "Water Rights that Help and...

• Location:
  Carr Center Conference Room (R-219)
• Date:
  Thursday, February 2, 2012
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Building Democracy in Muslim-Majority Countries: Indonesia, Senegal, & Tunisia

In this seminar, Professor Alfred Stepan will elaborate on his research building democracy in Muslim-majority countries, with special emphasis on Indonesia, Senegal,...

• Location:
  124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 200-North
• Date:
  Thursday, February 2, 2012
• Time:
  4:10 PM

Iran and US Policy

In a Future of Diplomacy Project lecture,Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, will discuss the political and diplomatic challenges and choices the United States...

• Location:
  NYE B, Taubman Building, Fifth Floor
• Date:
  Thursday, February 2, 2012
• Time:
  4:15 PM

FORUM: "Egypt: From Tahrir Square to Today"

A panel conversation with: Mona Eltahawy, Columnist, Toronto Star, The Jerusalem Report & Politiken Tarek Masoud, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, HKS Charles Sennott,...

• Location:
  JFK Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Thursday, February 2, 2012
• Time:
  6:00 PM

Davos Debrief

• Location:
  Bell Hall
• Date:
  Friday, February 3, 2012
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Reimagining Detroit: The role of private philanthropy in solving complex societal issues

PanelistsRobin Hacke, Director of Capital Formation, Living Cities, DCBenjamin Kennedy, Program Officer, Kresge FoundationLaura Trudeau, Senior Program Director, Kresge FoundationModeratorJim Bildner, Adjunct...

• Location:
  Weil Town Hall (Belfer L1, Lobby Level), Harvard Kennedy School of Governme
• Date:
  Friday, February 3, 2012
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Friday Library Workshop - Create a Research Plan

Learn how to create questions from your topic, identify search terms, think through search limitations, and discover potential sources of information....

• Location:
• Date:
  Friday, February 3, 2012
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Digital Communications Workshop: Digital Storytelling from Afghanistan

Digital Storytelling from Afghanistan presented by Michael Sheridan, filmaker and Catherine Rielly, DevCom Executive Producer. Filmmaker Michael Sheridan presents his remarkable story of assisting...

• Location:
  Rubenstein Building, 2nd Floor, Carr Center Conference Room
• Date:
  Friday, February 3, 2012
• Time:
  2:10 PM

FORUM: A conversation with Wael Ghonim and David Gergen

A conversation between: Wael Ghonim, Internet Activist, Computer Engineer & Head of Marketing of Google Middle East & North Africa David Gergen, Director,...

• Location:
  JFK Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Friday, February 3, 2012
• Time:
  4:00 PM