idpsa - friday forum

The U.S. Military's Africa Command (AFRICOM) - Implications for Development

2008-04-04T02:35:12Z

Start:
March 21, 2008 - 16:30

Start time:
4:30 PM

End time:
6:00 PM

Location:
American University: SIS Lounge

Contact:
idpsa@saengerweb.com

Speakers:

Sean McFate, Program Director for the National Security Initiative at the Bipartisan Policy Center
Col. Dan Pike, Office of the Secretary of Defense, African Affairs
Peter Spiegel, Pentagon Correspondent, The Los Angeles Times

How can we make aid more effective? What is happening with American assistance programs?

2008-04-04T02:35:39Z

Start:
March 7, 2008 - 16:30

Start time:
4:30

End time:
6:00

Location:
American University: SIS Lounge

Contact:
idfridayforum@yahoo.com

Speakers

Gerald F. Hyman, Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies and author of the recent paper “Assessing Secretary of State Rice's Reform of U.S. Foreign Assistance”
Lydia Hall, Office of the Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance, Department of State
Estrellita Fitzhugh, Program Manager Government Relations InterAction

Partition for Peace?: Lessons from Bosnia for Iraq

2007-11-02T02:08:14Z

Start:
November 9, 2007 - 16:30

End time:
18:00

Location:
American University: Ward 107

Contact:
idfridayforum@yahoo.com

Antony Blinken is the Majority Staff Director of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and serves as senior foreign policy adviser to the Committee's chairman, Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE). He served on the National Security Council staff at the White House from 1994 to 2001. From 1994-1998 he was Clinton's chief foreign policy speechwriter and from 1999 to 2001 he was principal adviser to President Clinton on U.S. relations with Europe. Prior to joining the Clinton Administration, Mr. Blinken was a lawyer in New York and Paris. He has been a reporter for The New Republic magazine and has written about foreign policy for The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine and other publications.
Edward P. Joseph is a Visiting Scholar at Johns Hopkins University's School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS).

Post-Conflict Development: Development Priorities After War

2007-10-29T03:30:28Z

Start:
November 2, 2007 - 16:30

End time:
18:00

Location:
American University: SIS Lounge

Contact:
idfridayforum@yahoo.com

H. Robert Kramer
Director of Program Development
International Medical Corps
Marc Cohen
Research Fellow
International Food Policy Research Institute
Azita Ranjbar
Peace Operations Policy Program
George Mason University

Burma: Prospects for Social Activism

2007-10-18T02:51:41Z

Start:
October 19, 2007 - 16:30

End time:
18:00

Location:
American University: SIS Lounge

Kyi May Kaung Writer, Visual Artist, and Private Consultant on Burma Issues Steven Hansch Professor, American University Mike Haack Volunteer, US Campaign for Burma Plus a short film and possibly more!!!

Perspectives from the Field: Images and Stories of Practicing Development Abroad

2007-10-06T12:52:42Z

Start:
October 5, 2007 - 16:30

End time:
6 PM

Location:
American University: SIS Lounge

Contact:
202 885 1660 ** idfridayforum@yahoo.com ** www.idpsa.org

The International Development Program Student Association (IDPSA) Presents: Perspectives from the Field: Images and Stories of Practicing Development Abroad
Join ten current ID students in an open and frank discussion of the development profession based upon their presentation of photographs and stories gathered from around the world.
Tanzania, Bosnia, Fiji, Sudan, Georgia, Lebanon, Zanzibar, Nigeria, Vietnam, and Guatemala.

Women in the Global Economy - An examination of the challenges and opportunities for women in the developing world.

2007-09-21T04:51:21Z

Start:
September 28, 2007 - 16:30

End time:
6 PM

Location:
American University: SIS Lounge

Contact:
(202) 885-1695 • idfridayforum@yahoo.com • www.idpsa.org

The International Development Program Student Association (IDPSA) Presents:
Women in the Global Economy - An examination of the challenges and opportunities for women in the developing world.
Caren Grown
Economist-in-Residence
American University
Rakhee Goyal
Executive Director
Women’s Learning Partnership
Lindsey Freeman
Global Trade Associate
Women’s Edge Coalition

Chinese Aid and Investment n Africa

2007-09-12T04:18:28Z

Start:
September 14, 2007 - 16:30

End time:
6 PM

Location:
American University: SIS Lounge

Contact:
202 885 1660 ** idfridayforum@yahoo.com ** www.idpsa.org

The International Development Program Students Association (IDPSA) Presents: Chinese Aid and Investment n Africa
A discussion about China’s growing presence in Africa and its implications for the continent‘s development agenda
Deborah Brautigam
Associate Professor, International Development Program, School of International Service, AU. Author of Chinese Aid and African Development: Exporting Green Revolution
&
Adam Gaye
Journalist Visiting Scholar, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University. Author of China-Africa: The Dragon and the Ostrich

The World Bank and IMF: Alternative Perspectives

2007-04-07T05:55:18Z

Start:
April 13, 2007 - 16:30

End time:
6:00 PM

Location:
American University: Mary Graydon Center 120

Contact:
idfridayforum@yahoo.com

The World Bank and IMF are holding their annual spring meetings on the weekend of April 14-15, 2007. NGOs from all over the world will be in Washington DC for events surrounding these meetings. This forum will offer a chance to hear from some of these civil society representatives directly on how the policies of the World Bank/IMF impact their work in developing countries.
Amy Gray
International Financial Institution Liaison, Action Aid
(Action Aid fights poverty worldwide with projects in 42 countries and headquarters in South Africa)
Marc Olivier-Herman
Advocacy Director, Broederlijk Delen
(Broederlijk Delen is a major Belgian NGO with projects in 20 developing countries in Africa, Latin America, and Asia)
Josep Xercavins
Secretariat Coordinator, UBUNTU
(UBUNTU is an Afr

CIVIL SOCIETY BEYOND NGOs

2007-03-29T02:34:31Z

Start:
March 30, 2007 - 16:30

End time:
6 PM

Location:
American University: MGC 200

Contact:
202-885-1695 - idfridayforum@yahoo.com www.idpsa.org

A panel discussion on informal citizen groups, militias and
“uncivil” society in international development
Speakers include:
Carolyn Gallaher
Associate Professor, American University, School of International Service
Preeti Shroff-Mehta
Director for Civil Society and Social Change Programs, World Learning
Maryanne Yerkes
Democracy and Governance Office, USAID
co-sponsored by the International Development Program Student Association and the International Communication Student Forum

Food Security: Approaches to Fighting Hunger

2007-03-30T03:03:41Z

Start:
March 23, 2007 - 16:30

End time:
6 PM

Location:
American University: Mary Graydon Student Center - Room 200

Contact:
(202) 885-1695 • idfridayforum@yahoo.com • www.idpsa.org

The International Development Program Student Association (IDPSA) Presents: Food Security: Approaches to Fighting Hunger
Ben Rinehart and Laura Glaeser
Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS Net)
Chemonics International
Amanda Rives Argeñal
Mickey Leland Congressional Hunger Fellow
Christian Children's Fund
Andrew Dillon
Cornell University
Department of Applied Economics and Management
Steven Hansch
Adjunct Professor, American University

Corporate Social Responsibility and International Development

2007-03-30T03:04:08Z

Start:
March 2, 2007 - 16:30

End time:
6 PM

Location:
American University: Mary Graydon Center 200

Contact:
(202) 885-1695 • idfridayforum@yahoo.com • www.idpsa.org

The International Development Program Student Association (IDPSA) Presents:
Corporate Social Responsibility and International Development - How Businesses Can Positively Contribute to Communities & the Environment
Deirdre LaPin
Social Development Consultant,
International Finance Corporation (World Bank)
Victor Barnes
Director of the HIV/AIDS Initiative,
The Corporate Council on Africa
Sheri Willoughby
Senior Manager, Markets & Sustainable Enterprise,
World Resources Institute

Mother Tongue Literacy: Education, Politics and Cultural Identity

2007-03-30T03:04:41Z

Start:
February 23, 2007 - 16:30

End time:
6 PM

Location:
American University: Mary Graydon Student Center - Room 200

Contact:
Questions: idfridayforum@american.edu

Panel Discussion hosted by American University’s International Development Program Student Association (IDPSA)
Panelists will be discussing the advantages, constraints, logistics, politics, policies, and community-based issues surrounding education and instruction in native languages.
Panelists will be:
Julio Ramirez (World Learning)
Diana Weber (SIL)
and David Klaus (formerly of the World Bank).
Free shuttle bus service is available from the Tenleytown metro stop to campus.
The event is co-sponsored by AU’s International Training and Education Program.

Careers and Internships in International Development

2007-03-30T03:05:08Z

Start:
February 9, 2007 - 16:30

End time:
6 PM

Location:
American University: SIS Lounge

Co-sponsored by the International Development Program Student Association.
International development is an exciting and growing field. International development consulting firms serve international organizations, multilateral development banks, foreign government agencies, research institutions, trade associations, and private companies.
Are you interested in a career developing and enhancing social justice projects, environmental services, law, governance and other development issues? Then don't miss this valuable opportunity to hear SIS alumni discuss what they do and how they got their start, as well as answer any questions you may have about the International Development field.
Speakers will include:
Robert O'Donovan, Jr. - Evaluation Officer, Eurasia Foundation
Chandra (Bobby) Tiwari - Civil Society Division, IREX

Community-Owned Microfinance Does It Work?

2007-03-30T03:05:30Z

Start:
February 2, 2007 - 16:30

End time:
6 PM

Location:
American University: SIS Lounge

Contact:
(202) 885-1695 • idfridayforum@yahoo.com • www.idpsa.org

The International Development Program Student Association (IDPSA) Presents:
Community-Owned Microfinance Does It Work?
Carrie Keju
Senior Program Officer
PACT
Anne Trenolone
Senior Policy Advisor/Public Policy Manager
FINCA International
Wendy Rowe
Microfinance Knowledge Management Technical Advisor
Catholic Relief Services