Events Calendar

The Pakistan Conundrum

Ali Dayan Hasan, Pakistan director, Human Rights Watch, will discuss "The Pakistan Conundrum." More info: http://hks.harvard.edu/cchrp/events/2011/month10/Pakistan_20111024.php...

• Location:
  Carr Center Conference Room
• Date:
  Monday, October 24, 2011
• Time:
  11:00 AM

China's Energy Future

ETIP/Consortium Energy Policy Seminar Trevor Houser, Peterson Institute for International Economics China's Energy Future Monday, October 24, 12pm-1:30pmBell hall, 5th Floor, Belfer Building, HKS Lunch...

• Location:
  Bell Hall, 5th Floor, Belfer Building, HKS
• Date:
  Monday, October 24, 2011
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Frozen Human Tissue and the Problem of Indeterminacy

STS Circle with Joanna Radin (University of Pennsylvania)...

• Location:
  124 Mt Auburn Suite 100, Room 106
• Date:
  Monday, October 24, 2011
• Time:
  12:15 PM

A World Without Superpowers

Speaker: Barry Buzan, Montague Burton Professor Emeritus, Department of International Relations, London School of Economics Coffee & tea provided Link to seminar description: http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/events/5602/ Sponsored...

• Location:
  Littauer-166
• Date:
  Monday, October 24, 2011
• Time:
  12:15 PM

"Counterstrike," a Belfer Center Director's Lunch with Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker

The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs will host a Directors' Lunch with Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker, New York Times...

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library (L369)
• Date:
  Monday, October 24, 2011
• Time:
  12:15 PM

Writing Workshop: The Executive Summary and Briefing Book

Writing Workshop presented by Luci Herman, Harvard Kennedy School, Lecturer in Public Policy.This workshop teaches the basic strategies and structures for effective...

• Location:
  Land Hall, Belfer Building, 4th floor
• Date:
  Monday, October 24, 2011
• Time:
  1:10 PM

"Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America's Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda."

Seminar with Eric Schmitt, terrorism correspondent for The New York Times, and Thom Shanker, Pentagon correspondent for The New York Times. Moderators:...

• Location:
  Bell Hall, Belfer Building, 5th floor
• Date:
  Monday, October 24, 2011
• Time:
  3:00 PM

STUDY GROUP - The Washington Ecosystem:The Rise and Power of the Media in the Washington Ecosystem

• Location:
  Faculty Dining Room
• Date:
  Monday, October 24, 2011
• Time:
  4:00 PM

STUDY GROUP - The Divided States of America

Will Polarization Drive Voters to a Third-Party?Is there space in a polarized landscape for a third party candidacy?  Is it possible for...

• Location:
  Littauer 166
• Date:
  Monday, October 24, 2011
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Mongolian Politics in Transition

Featuring Dr. Sanjbegz Tumur-Ochir, President of the National University of Mongolia For more information: http://www.ash.harvard.edu/Home/News-Events/Events/Mongolian-Politics-in-Transition...

• Location:
  124 Mount Auburn Street, Suite 200-North
• Date:
  Monday, October 24, 2011
• Time:
  4:10 PM

Regional Security Implications of the Arab Spring

A conversation with Karim Haggag , Director, Egyptian Press and Information Office....

• Location:
  Room 130/Bolton, Littauer Building, First Floor, Harvard Kennedy School
• Date:
  Monday, October 24, 2011
• Time:
  4:30 PM

RECEPTION: Meet the 2011 Dubai Initiative Fellows

The Dubai Initiative is pleased to invite you to a reception to introduce to the Harvard community the Dubai Initiative Fellows...

• Location:
  Belfer Library L-369
• Date:
  Monday, October 24, 2011
• Time:
  4:30 PM

Harvard Kennedy School information session in Oslo

Harvard Kennedy School will host an information session in Oslo at the Kistefos Office, located at Stranden 1, Aker Brygge. Attendees will...

• Location:
  Oslo, Norway
• Date:
  Monday, October 24, 2011
• Time:
  5:00 PM

Gender & Security Seminar Series. Topic: 'Discussion with Ambassador Swanee Hunt'

Gender & Security Seminar Series. Topic: 'Why They Won the Nobel Peace Prize,' a discussion with Ambassador Swanee Hunt.' More info: http://www.hks.harvard.edu/cchrp/initiatives/hr_lab/GenderAndSecurity/2011_12/Oct_24.php...

• Location:
  Carr Center Conference Room
• Date:
  Monday, October 24, 2011
• Time:
  5:00 PM

Creating a New Social Compact: Will "Pay-for-Success Contracts" in MA Accelerate Social Innovation and Improve Government Per

Presentation by Jeffrey Liebman, Malcolm Wiener Professor of Public Policy Commentator TBA Moderated by Edward L. Glaeser, Glimp Professor of Economics; Director, Rappaport Institute...

• Location:
  Bell Hall, 5th floor Belfer Building
• Date:
  Monday, October 24, 2011
• Time:
  5:30 PM

Unleashing the Nuclear Watchdog: Strengthening and Reform of the International Atomic Energy Agency

Speaker: Trevor Findlay, research fellow, Project on Managing the Atom/International Security Program Coffee & tea provided Link to seminar description: http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/events/5618/ Sponsored by Project...

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369
• Date:
  Tuesday, October 25, 2011
• Time:
  10:00 AM

Zeynep Tufekci: "From Uprisings in the Arab World to Social Unrest in London: The New Media Ecology and Citizen/State Dynamic

Zeynep Tufekci, assistant professor at the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill....

• Location:
  Taubman 275
• Date:
  Tuesday, October 25, 2011
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Harvard Kennedy School information session in Bergen, Norway

Harvard Kennedy School will host an information session at the University of Bergen in the Social Science Faculty Building, Room 744. Attendees...

• Location:
  Bergen, Norway
• Date:
  Tuesday, October 25, 2011
• Time:
  2:30 PM

Study Group - The Politics of Financial Crises

The Role of the Lobbyists and the Press in DFA Much has been written...

• Location:
  Littauer 166
• Date:
  Tuesday, October 25, 2011
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Political Polarization and Ideas for Restoring Civility to Government in 2012.

Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on Negotiation, Conflict and the News Media with Jill Lepore, David Woods Kemper '41 Professor of American History...

• Location:
  Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, 1737 Cambridge Street, Room N
• Date:
  Tuesday, October 25, 2011
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Public Speaking Workshop: "Delivering Bad News Well"

Public Speaking Workshop presented by Holly Weeks, Harvard Kennedy School, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy.Hemingway called courage grace under pressure and...

• Location:
  Littauer Building, Room 332
• Date:
  Tuesday, October 25, 2011
• Time:
  4:10 PM

"Special Operations," a For the Common Defense Study Group Session

Topic for October 25: Special Operations The Harvard Kennedy School Armed Forces Club, the National Security Program, and the Belfer Center for Science...

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library
• Date:
  Tuesday, October 25, 2011
• Time:
  4:10 PM

Harvard Kennedy School to attend APSIA Los Angeles graduate school fair

Harvard Kennedy School will attend the APSIA graduate school fair in Los Angeles. Attendees will learn about our degree programs, admissions procedures...

• Location:
  Los Angeles, CA
• Date:
  Tuesday, October 25, 2011
• Time:
  5:00 PM

Harvard Toastmasters Club

The Harvard Toastmasters Club is a weekly meeting of Harvard students and community members who want to improve their public speaking and...

• Location:
  Taubman Building, Room 301
• Date:
  Tuesday, October 25, 2011
• Time:
  7:00 PM

Public Speaking Workshop: "On-Camera Interview Basics"

THIS WORKSHOP IS FULLPublic Speaking Workshop presented by Doug Gavel and Molly Lanzarotta, Harvard Kennedy School, Communications and Public Affairs. This workshop puts...

• Location:
  HKS Studio, Room LG-11D, Littauer Building, ground floor
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 26, 2011
• Time:
  10:00 AM

Janet Brown: "The Commission on Presidential Debates in 2012: Candidates, Conversation & Caffeine."

Speaker Series with Janet Brown, executive director, Commission on Presidential Debates. Co-Sponsored with the Institute of Politics....

• Location:
  Littauer 166
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 26, 2011
• Time:
  11:30 AM

Haiti Reconstruction Process: Accountability and Sustainability from a social perspective: A missing link?

Join us for the Poverty, Human Rights and Development in Latin America Study Group were we will be discussing "Haiti Reconstruction Process: ...

• Location:
  Taubman 135
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 26, 2011
• Time:
  2:30 PM

STUDY GROUP - An American Abroad: An Inside Look At How American Consultants Run High-Level Political Campaigns Around the Wo

Debates: Campaign Turning Points Debates have the potential to become major turning points for...

• Location:
  Littauer 166
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 26, 2011
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Transportation Speaker Series: Planes, Trains and Automobiles (and Bikes)

How to Win a Street Fight: Reclaiming the American City From the Automobile In communities across North America, citizens are rising up...

• Location:
  Taubman 301
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 26, 2011
• Time:
  4:30 PM

Harvard Kennedy School to attend APSIA San Diego graduate school fair

Harvard Kennedy School will attend the APSIA graduate school fair in San Diego. Attendees will learn about our degree programs, admissions procedures...

• Location:
  San Diego, CA
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 26, 2011
• Time:
  6:00 PM

Van Jones "Rebuild the Dream: The Next American Economy"

"Rebuild the Dream: The Next American Economy" A public address by Van Jones, President and Co-founder of Rebuild the Dream....

• Location:
  JFK Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 26, 2011
• Time:
  6:00 PM

Shortchanged: Understanding the Women's Wealth Gap

Mariko Chang, Independent consultant specializing in faculty diversity and program evaluation Women now receive more college degrees than men and enter the workforce...

• Location:
  WAPPP Cason Seminar Room and Office Suite, Taubman 1st floor
• Date:
  Thursday, October 27, 2011
• Time:
  11:40 AM

Energy Technology Innovation Systems: Lessons from the Global Energy Assessment

This seminar will be given by Arnulf Grubler, from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. It is being co-sponsored by...

• Location:
  Bell Hall, 5th Floor Belfer Building
• Date:
  Thursday, October 27, 2011
• Time:
  11:45 AM

Harvard Kennedy School information session at Stanford

Harvard Kennedy School will host an information session at Stanford's Black Community Services Center. Attendees will learn about our degree programs, admissions...

• Location:
  Stanford, CA
• Date:
  Thursday, October 27, 2011
• Time:
  12:00 PM

The Unipolar Era: Why American Power Persists and China's Rise Is Limited

Speaker: Michael Beckley, Research Fellow, International Security Program Coffee & tea provided. Link to seminar description: http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/events/5616/ Sponsored by the International Security Program...

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
• Date:
  Thursday, October 27, 2011
• Time:
  12:15 PM

STUDY GROUP - Real-Time Politics

A Study Group with Christina Bellantoni, IOP Fall 2011 Fellow...

• Location:
  Littauer 166
• Date:
  Thursday, October 27, 2011
• Time:
  4:00 PM

STUDY GROUP - A Hands-on, Roll-up-Your-Sleeves, Look at Campaigns, Media and Politics

The Internet and new technologies.  The Internet has become a huge force in politics. The power of the Internet in politics goes...

• Location:
  Faculty Dining Room
• Date:
  Thursday, October 27, 2011
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Social Responsibility in the Private and Public Sectors

Esko Aho, Nokia's Executive Vice President for Corporate Relations and Responsibility and Prime Minister of Finland from 1991 to 1995, will lead...

• Location:
  T-102, Cason Conference Room (WAPPP)
• Date:
  Thursday, October 27, 2011
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Harvard Kennedy School to attend APSIA San Francisco graduate school fair

Harvard Kennedy School will attend the APSIA graduate school fair in San Francisco. Attendees will learn about our degree programs, admissions procedures...

• Location:
  San Francisco, CA
• Date:
  Thursday, October 27, 2011
• Time:
  6:00 PM

CID Speaker Series: A conversation on Inclusive Growth with Andrew Stern, Dalberg

A conversation with Andrew Stern, Global Operating Partner, Dalberg Global Advisors "Inclusive Growth:Mobilizing the Private Sector for economic growth and social benefits using...

• Location:
  Perkins Room, 4th floor Rubenstein
• Date:
  Friday, October 28, 2011
• Time:
  11:45 AM

New Models in Philanthropy: The Role of Brand and Paul Newman's Drive to Make a Difference.

• Location:
  Harvard Kennedy School, WEIL Town Hall (Lobby level, Belfer Building)
• Date:
  Friday, October 28, 2011
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Demystifying DC: Making Markets Work Better--Student Experiences in Regulatory Policy

This panel discussion of HKS students highlights the powerful role that regulators play in public and private policies. Hear from students who...

• Location:
  Fainsod L-324
• Date:
  Friday, October 28, 2011
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Film Screening and Discussion: 'Hidden America: Children of the Plains'

An exploration of the intersection of media, human rights, and Native America by examining the recent ABC 20/20 report, "Hidden America: Children...

• Location:
  Taubman 401
• Date:
  Friday, October 28, 2011
• Time:
  2:00 PM