Events Calendar

Where We Are

Peter D. Hart has been Chairman of Peter D. Hart Research Associates since 1971 and a pollster...

• Location:
  Kalb Seminar Room, Taubman 275
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 1, 2008
• Time:
  11:30 AM

Do P3's Deliver Value to the Public?

TRANSPORTATION and INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY GROUP   Brown Bag Lunch - Do P3's...

• Location:
  L150 Trustman Classroom
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 1, 2008
• Time:
  12:00 PM

60th Anniversary of UDHR Speaker Series: Article 3: Frances Kamm

The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy will celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) with a...

• Location:
  Carr Center Conference Room, Rubenstein 219
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 1, 2008
• Time:
  12:00 PM

New Leaders in Philanthropy Seminar Series

• Location:
  Bell Hall (HKS Belfer Building, 5th Floor)
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 1, 2008
• Time:
  3:00 PM

China Salon - Celebrating China's National Day-30 Years of Reform

Celebrating China’s National Day—30 Years of Reform Date/Time: Wednesday, October 1, (China’s National Day), 4:30-6:00 p.m. ...

• Location:
  Wiener Auditorium, 1st Floor, Taubman Building, Harvard Kennedy School
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 1, 2008
• Time:
  4:30 PM

HKS to attend Idealist Los Angeles

Harvard Kennedy School will attend the Idealist graduate school fair on October 1. A representative from the enrollment services office will answer questions about...

• Location:
  Los Angeles, CA
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 1, 2008
• Time:
  5:00 PM

9th Annual John T. Dunlop Lecture

Lecture to be delivered by Lewis S. Ranieri ...

• Location:
  Graduate School of Design, Piper Auditorium
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 1, 2008
• Time:
  6:00 PM

Educating America: The Will and the Way Forward

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2008   6:00 PM ...

• Location:
  John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 1, 2008
• Time:
  6:00 PM

Monetary Union in the Gulf Cooperation Council

Tarek Coury, Dubai Initiative Research Associate and Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Dubai School of Government, will discuss "Monetary Union in the...

• Location:
  Fainsod Room, Littauer 324
• Date:
  Thursday, October 2, 2008
• Time:
  12:15 PM

Knowing Thy Adversary: Assessments of Intentions in International Politics

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369
• Date:
  Thursday, October 2, 2008
• Time:
  12:15 PM

Interpreting North Korea's Recent Nuclear Moves

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• Location:
  Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369
• Date:
  Thursday, October 2, 2008
• Time:
  2:30 PM

Financial Crisis: How Did We Get Here? What's Next?

• Location:
  John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Thursday, October 2, 2008
• Time:
  6:00 PM

The Vice-Presidential Debate

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2008   9:00 PM ? THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE:Senator...

• Location:
  John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Thursday, October 2, 2008
• Time:
  9:00 PM

Starting a Nonprofit Organization: Is a 501c(3) the best way to launch your innovative idea? Exploring options.

This not-for-credit workshop is open to all Harvard students.  Admission will be on a first-come, first serve basis for the first 30...

• Location:
  Hauser Center Conference Room, 5 Bennett St, in the Charles Hotel courtyard
• Date:
  Friday, October 3, 2008
• Time:
  9:00 AM

MPA/ID Program Information Session in Washington, DC

UPDATE: The DC Information Session has already happened, and there will be no other MPA/ID-specific recruitment event in Washington, DC this...

• Location:
  World Bank Office (room TBA)
• Date:
  Friday, October 3, 2008
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Learning from Catastrophe: The Public Health Consequences of Katrina for New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast

"Learning from Catastrophe: The Public Health Consequences of Katrina for New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast" 3:00 - 5:00...

• Location:
  HSPH Auditorium G-2
• Date:
  Friday, October 3, 2008
• Time:
  3:00 PM

"The YouTube Election: The Impact of Online Video on Political Media."

Steve Grove is the head of news and politics at YouTube where he directs all news and...

• Location:
  IOP Conference Room, Littauer 166
• Date:
  Monday, October 6, 2008
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Growing Inclusive Markets: What role can the private sector play in alleviating global poverty?

SPECIAL EVENTGrowing Inclusive Markets: What role can the private sector play in alleviating global poverty? What role can, and should large companies play...

• Location:
  Nye ABC. Taubman Building, 5th Floor
• Date:
  Monday, October 6, 2008
• Time:
  5:30 PM

(Online) Choosing Success: The Lessons of East and Southeast Asia and Vietnam's Future

• Location:
  This event will be hosted online.
• Date:
  Tuesday, October 7, 2008
• Time:
  9:00 AM

Equity and Climate Policy: An Allocation Method Based on Individual Emissions

• Location:
  Belfer Center library (L-369)
• Date:
  Tuesday, October 7, 2008
• Time:
  9:30 AM

European Leadership on Global Environmental Challenges: an address by European Commissioner for Environment Stavros Dimas

• Location:
  Weiner Auditorium, Taubman Building
• Date:
  Tuesday, October 7, 2008
• Time:
  4:30 PM

Yacoubian Building (Egypt, 2006)

• Location:
  Wiener Auditorium
• Date:
  Tuesday, October 7, 2008
• Time:
  6:00 PM

The Second Presidential Debate: Live on the Forum big screen

THE FORUM WILL BE CLEARED BY 8:00 PM. DOORS WILL RE-OPEN AT 8:30 PM. LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE.  DOORS WILL...

• Location:
  John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Tuesday, October 7, 2008
• Time:
  9:00 PM

60th Anniversary of UDHR Speaker Series: Article 4 - Donna Hughes

The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy will celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) with a...

• Location:
  Carr Center Conference Room, Rubenstein 219
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 8, 2008
• Time:
  12:00 PM

China Salon - The Problem of Land Reform in China's Modernization

The Problem of Land Reform in China’s Modernization Date/Time: Wednesday, October 8, 6-7:30 p.m. ...

• Location:
  Littauer 324, Harvard Kennedy School
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 8, 2008
• Time:
  6:00 PM

China Goes Global Conference: Tickets Available via Lottery

Asia Programs of the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation is very pleased to announce that seats...

• Location:
  Taubman TBA
• Date:
  Thursday, October 9, 2008
• Time:
  10:15 AM

Gender and Development in Liberia: A View from the Ground

Laura Bacon spent this past summer working in Liberia's Ministry of Gender and Development as the Special Assistant to Deputy...

• Location:
  Taubman 401
• Date:
  Thursday, October 9, 2008
• Time:
  11:40 AM

Dangerous Deterrents? Evaluating the Argument and Evidence that Nuclear Acquisition Emboldens Weak States

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369
• Date:
  Thursday, October 9, 2008
• Time:
  12:15 PM

The Market Approach to the Rise Of The Geluk School

• Location:
  Littauer Center (north yard) M-16
• Date:
  Thursday, October 9, 2008
• Time:
  12:30 PM

HKS Information Session in Chicago

Harvard Kennedy School is holding an information session in Chicago. It will take place in the Superior Room at the Conference Center...

• Location:
  Chicago, IL
• Date:
  Thursday, October 9, 2008
• Time:
  5:30 PM

To Err was Truman: U.S. Nuclear Policymaking 1945-1952

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
• Date:
  Tuesday, October 14, 2008
• Time:
  9:30 AM

The Return of the Taliban and the Future of Afghanistan

Ahmed Rashid is a journalist based in Lahore. He is the Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia correspondent for the Far Eastern Economic...

• Location:
  Taubman Nye AB
• Date:
  Tuesday, October 14, 2008
• Time:
  11:30 AM

The 2008 Road to the White House

Lynn Sweet is the Washington Bureau Chief for the Chicago Sun-Times where she writes a column and...

• Location:
  Kalb Seminar Room, Taubman 275
• Date:
  Tuesday, October 14, 2008
• Time:
  12:00 PM

HKS to attend APSIA Washington, DC graduate school fair

Harvard Kennedy School will attend the APSIA graduate school fair in Washington, DC. The fair is free and open to the...

• Location:
  Washington, DC
• Date:
  Tuesday, October 14, 2008
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Religion, Conflict, and Peace Student Discussion Group: A Discussion on Identity, Culture, and Conflict

Steven W. Lawry , Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow ...

• Location:
  Harvard Law School - Hauser Hall, Room 102
• Date:
  Tuesday, October 14, 2008
• Time:
  7:00 PM

Greater Influence, Growing Threats: The Shifting Landscape for NGOs

Please visit http://www.hks.harvard.edu/hauser/engage/humanitarianorganizations/ngoleadersseminarseries for more information on this event....

• Location:
  Fainsod, Littauer 324
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 15, 2008
• Time:
  9:30 AM

60th Anniversary of UDHR Speaker Series: Article 5 - Philip Heymann

The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy will celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) with a...

• Location:
  Carr Center Conference Room, Rubenstein 219
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 15, 2008
• Time:
  12:00 PM

Washington and Damascus: The Bush Administration's Record and Future Prospects

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 15, 2008
• Time:
  12:30 PM

HKS Information Session at University of Bergen, Norway

Harvard Kennedy School is hosting an information session at the University of Bergen in the Social Science Faculty Building, room 744. All...

• Location:
  Bergen, Norway
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 15, 2008
• Time:
  1:00 PM

A Future for the Economic Development of Kosovo: a public lecture by Kosovo's Minister of Finance and Economy

• Location:
  Goodman Classroom (Littauer 140)
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 15, 2008
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Sensing Human Dynamics: From New Individuals to New Organizations

Ben Waber is a research fellow with the Program on Networked Governance at Harvard Kennedy School and Doctoral Candidate, Human Dynamics...

• Location:
  Perkins Room, 4th Flr Rubenstein Bldg, CID
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 15, 2008
• Time:
  4:00 PM

Europeanization of Turkish State Ideology: Kemalism in the 21st Century

• Location:
  CGIS - 1737 Cambridge St.,N 354
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 15, 2008
• Time:
  4:30 PM

Putting Crime Data on the Web: Obstacles, Opportunities, and Impacts

Jonathan Lewin, Commander, Information Services Division, Chicago Police Department, which was awarded an Innovations in American Government Award...

• Location:
  Allison Dining Room, 5th floor, Taubman Building
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 15, 2008
• Time:
  5:30 PM

HKS to attend APSIA Philadelphia graduate school fair

Harvard Kennedy School will attend the APSIA graduate school fair in Philadelphia, PA. The fair is free and open to the...

• Location:
  Philadelphia, PA
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 15, 2008
• Time:
  6:00 PM

China Salon - From Subprime to Prime Time-Implications of the US Credit Crisis for Asia and China

        From Subprime to Prime Time-Implications of the US Credit...

• Location:
  Littauer 382, Harvard Kennedy School
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 15, 2008
• Time:
  6:00 PM

The Harvard Student Debate: The College Democrats vs. The College Republican Club moderated by Professor David King

• Location:
  John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 15, 2008
• Time:
  6:00 PM

The Final Presidential Debate: On the Forum big screen

• Location:
  John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Wednesday, October 15, 2008
• Time:
  9:00 PM

Twin Births, Divergent Democracies: The Social Origins of Political Parties in India and Pakistan

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369
• Date:
  Thursday, October 16, 2008
• Time:
  12:15 PM

HKS reception in Oslo, Norway

Harvard Kennedy School will be hosting a reception in Oslo, Norway at the Kistefos Office, located at Stranden 1 (Aker Brygge) -...

• Location:
  Oslo, Norway
• Date:
  Thursday, October 16, 2008
• Time:
  5:00 PM

Harvard Kennedy School/Harvard Business School Information Session

Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School are hosting a joint information session for prospective students interested in the joint MPP-MBA and...

• Location:
  Washington, DC
• Date:
  Thursday, October 16, 2008
• Time:
  5:00 PM

HKS to attend APSIA New York City graduate school fair

Harvard Kennedy School will attend the APSIA graduate school fair in New York, NY. The fair is free and open to...

• Location:
  New York, NY
• Date:
  Thursday, October 16, 2008
• Time:
  6:00 PM

Contextual Factors and the Soft Power of American and French Origin Universities in the Middle East

• Location:
  Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369
• Date:
  Friday, October 17, 2008
• Time:
  12:15 PM

The Robert S. McNamara Lecture on War and Peace by: Senator Sam Nunn, D-Georgia (1972-1997)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2008   4:00 PM ? A RACE BETWEEN COOPERATION AND CATASTROPHE The...

• Location:
  John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Friday, October 17, 2008
• Time:
  4:00 PM

The Robert S. McNamara Lecture on War and Peace by: Senator Sam Nunn, D-Georgia (1972-1997)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2008   4:00 PM ? A RACE BETWEEN COOPERATION AND CATASTROPHE The...

• Location:
  John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Friday, October 17, 2008
• Time:
  4:00 PM

FORUM: The Robert S. McNamara Lecture on War and Peace by: Senator Sam Nunn (D-Georgia, 1972-1997)

• Location:
  John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum
• Date:
  Friday, October 17, 2008
• Time:
  4:00 PM

MPA/ID Program Open House

Prospective applicants for the MPA/ID Program are cordially invited to attend the MPA/ID Open House on Monday, October 20, in Cambridge, MA,...

• Location:
  Harvard Kennedy School
• Date:
  Monday, October 20, 2008
• Time:
  8:30 AM

Economic Complexity and Growth

Economic Complexity and Growth Cesar Hidalgo, Harvard University (see www.chidalgo.com) We develop a new general tool...

• Location:
  Fainsod Room (Littauer 324)
• Date:
  Monday, October 20, 2008
• Time:
  12:00 PM

The Financial Crisis - MBS, ABS, CDO, SPV, CDS, ARM, BBB+: Understanding the Alphabet Soup of Securitization

  The Financial Crisis - ...

• Location:
  Bell Hall
• Date:
  Monday, October 20, 2008
• Time:
  12:00 PM

HKS to attend APSIA Vancouver graduate school fair

Harvard Kennedy School will attend the APSIA graduate school fair in Vancouver, BC. The fair is free and open to the...

• Location:
  Vancouver, BC
• Date:
  Monday, October 20, 2008
• Time:
  6:00 PM