General
2010 Second Biennial U.S. - Africa Private Sector Health Conference
Location
The Corporate Council on Africa’s second U.S. – Africa Private Sector Health Conference will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C., from October 4 – 6, 2010. This year’s conference, which is themed “Integrating Business Solutions for Expanding Access,” distinguishes itself as the premier business development forum to address the role of the U.S.
Pardee House Seminar: Future Challenges of Global Energy Systems
Location
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future will hold a lunch seminar on ‘Future Challenges of Global Energy Systems ‘ on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, featuring Dr. Rajan Gupta from the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The Seminar will be moderated by Prof. Adil Najam, Director, Pardee Center.
Building or Undermining the Rule of Law? Ergenekon, Sledgehammer, and the Future of Turkish Democracy
Location
- Respondent:Gerald KnausFellow, Carr Center for Human Rights, Harvard University; Founding chairman of the European Stability Initiative.
Harmonizing Urban Metabolic and Knowledge Networks for Sustainability
Location
Harmonizing Urban Metabolic and Knowledge Networks for SustainabilitySpeaker: Dr. Nathan PhillipsMonday, May 17, 12pmBarnum 114
The FCC’s Authority Over Broadband Access
Location
National Press Club - 529 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC
Free and open to the public, but space is limited - RSVP via the form below Co-hosted by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
Social Media Journalism and the Changing Roles of Journalists
Location
Miriam Meckel, Berkman Fellow
RSVP required for those attending in person (rsvp
cyber [dot] law [dot] harvard [dot] edu)This event will be webcast live at 12:30 pm ET and archived on our site shortly after.
How Increasing Accessibility and Responsiveness Can Transform Processes and Systems
Location
Elliot E. Maxwell, Fellow of the Communications Program at Johns Hopkins University and a Distinguished Research Fellow at the eBusiness Research Center of Pennsylvania State University
RSVP required for those attending in person (rsvpcyber [dot] law [dot] harvard [dot] edu) This event will be webcast live at 12:30 pm ET and archived on our site shortly after.
The Labor and Development Workshop
Location
Speaker: Imran Rasul (University College, London)
MIT 66-168
Spring speakers alternate between "growth and institutions," focusing on the macro aspects of growth and development, and "labor and development," focusing on the micro aspects. Contact: Gabriel Scheffler
Joint Session of the Study Group on the Future of the European Union and the Transatlantic Relations Seminar
Location
- "The Future of the European Union after the Lisbon Treaty: A French Perspective"
Microfinance Panel and Discussion
Location
Co-hosted by the Feinstein International Center at Tufts University and New England International Donors
Microfinance once meant small loans delivered through groups to micro entrepreneurs. Today, microfinance has become robust. It includes loans, savings, insurance and the complex and emergent ways of delivering these services. What are the best uses and meaning of microfinance in this day and age?
Presenters will include:
• Dr. Peter Walker, Director of the Feinstein International Center at Tufts University
