631 results in Meetings & Events

  • 1.Lineages of the People: Embedded and transregional histories of contemporary populism

    Date
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    Location
    Alte Mensa, Wilhelmsplatz 1, University of Göttingen, Germany
    Program
    Transregional Virtual Research Institute
    Meetings & Events
  • 2.County of Los Angeles 2017 Leadership Conference

    Measure of America co-director Sarah Burd-Sharps participated in the County of Los Angeles’ 2017 Commissioners’ Leadership Conference, Embracing a Changing Demography as a speaker. Sarah presented the upcoming Portrait of Los Angeles County report to the County’s public policy community. See Sarah's presentation here: https://vimeo.com/219230958.

    Date
    , 8:00am –
    Location
    Los Angeles, CA
    Program
    Measure of America
    Meetings & Events
  • 3.Environmental Justice and Sustainable Citizenship in Asia

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    Location
    Duke Kunshan University Campus – Kunshan, China
    Program
    InterAsian Connections Nodal Activities
    Meetings & Events
  • 4.University of Michigan/SSRC Doctoral Institute on Global Media and Communication

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    Location
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
    Program
    Transregional Virtual Research Institute
    Meetings & Events
  • 5.2016 Albert O. Hirschman Prize Ceremony

    Date
    , 5:00pm –
    Location
    Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey
    Program
    The Albert O. Hirschman Prize
    Meetings & Events
  • 6.Career360 Innovation Session

    Measure of America co-director Kristen Lewis facilitated LeadersUp’s Career360 Innovation Session, a day-long convening of young adults, employers and community partners to brainstorm new solutions to help disconnected young adults achieve workforce readiness in Chicago. Kristen presented Measure of America’s latest findings on youth disconnection and led the group discussions.

    Date
    , 8:00am –
    Location
    Chicago, IL
    Program
    Measure of America
    Meetings & Events
  • 7.Conference on Militancy and Conflict in the Sahel and Maghreb

    Date
    , 9:00am –
    Location
    Washington, DC
    Program
    African Peacebuilding Network
    Meetings & Events
  • 8.Forum on Insecurity and Militancy in the Sahel and West Africa

    Date
    , 11:30am –
    Location
    Arlington, VA
    Program
    African Peacebuilding Network
    Meetings & Events
  • 9.Webinar: Moving the Needle on Youth Disconnection

    Measure of America and the National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education, and Families will host a joint webinar on MOA’s latest youth disconnection report. The expert panel in “Moving the Needle on Youth Disconnection: Insights from Measure of America’s New Report: ‘Promising Gains, Persistent Gaps: Youth Disconnection in America’” will feature MOA co-directors Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis, as well as NLC YEF Institute’s Director of Youth and Young Adult Connections, Andrew Moore. Please see description link to register.

    Date
    , 1:00pm –
    Program
    Measure of America
    Meetings & Events
  • 10."Opening Doors for Youth" hosted by Rep. Bobby Scott

    Congressman Bobby Scott will host "Opening Doors for Youth: Investments in Employment Opportunities for Opportunity Youth Are Investments in Our Communities and Our Nation", a discussion with youth, community leaders, advocates, and experts about the Opening Doors for Youth Act, which would expand federal investment to maintain youth connected to school and work. Measure of America co-director Kristen Lewis will participate as a panelist and discuss the latest data and findings on youth disconnection.

    Date
    , 2:00pm –
    Location
    2226 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515
    Program
    Measure of America
    Meetings & Events
  • 11.SSRC urged to engage scholars interested in Vietnam’s second Doi Moi (economic renovation)

    Date
    , 12:30pm –
    Program
    Vietnam Program
    Meetings & Events
  • 12.Peacebuilding in Africa: Sustaining Inclusive Civil Society Engagement

    Date
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    Program
    African Peacebuilding Network
    Meetings & Events
  • 13.Alternatives to Incarceration in Latin America and the Caribbean

    Date
    , 2:20pm –
    Location
    Side Event at the 60th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs Conference Room M4
    Program
    Drugs, Security and Democracy Program
    Meetings & Events
  • 14.Central African Republic (New York)

    The Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum, in partnership with MINUSCA and the Mediation Support Unit of the Department of Political Affairs, convened an expert brainstorming on the Central African Republic (CAR) to analyze what elements of truth, justice, reparations, reintegration, and non-repetition from the Colombia experience could inform proposals for CAR. The Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum, in partnership with MINUSCA and the Mediation Support Unit of the Department of Political Affairs, convened an expert brainstorming on the Central African Republic (CAR) to analyze what elements of truth, justice, reparations, reintegration, and non-repetition from the Colombia experience could inform proposals for CAR.

    Date
    , 9:00am –
    Program
    Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum (CPPF)
    Meetings & Events
  • 15.International Studies Association’s 58th Annual Convention

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    Location
    Baltimore, MD
    Program
    African Peacebuilding Network
    Meetings & Events
  • 16.Great Lakes Region of Africa (Nairobi)

    The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, in partnership with the Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum at the Social Science Research Council (CPPF), convened a workshop in Nairobi on the current social and political dynamics in the Great Lakes region of Africa The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, in partnership with the Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum at the Social Science Research Council (CPPF), convened a workshop in Nairobi on the current social and political dynamics in the Great Lakes region of Africa. Experts at the two-day workshop were drawn from academia, policy circles and civil society, including women, youth and private sector organizations with the aim to examine the current state of play in the region, define common approaches and methods for effective collaboration and communication, and identify strategic priorities for enhanced regional and international engagement.

    Date
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    Program
    Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum (CPPF)
    Meetings & Events
  • 17.China-Africa Peace and Security Fellows Visit

    Date
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    Location
    New York, NY
    Program
    African Peacebuilding Network
    Meetings & Events
  • 18.China-Africa Peace and Security Fellows, NY Workshops

    The Social Science Research Council welcomed the cohort of China-Africa Peace and Security Research Fellows, an initiative of the SSRC’s China-Africa Knowledge Project (CAKP) for a two-day event in New York on February 13-14, 2017. The CAKP is funded by the Henry Luce Foundation. The fellowship program is a collaboration of and based on contributions from the SSRC’s African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum (CPPF), and the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC).

    Date
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    Program
    The China-Africa Knowledge Project
    Meetings & Events
  • 19.Guatemala (New York)

    CPPF organized a small one-day briefing for the incoming Guatemala Resident Coordinator, Rebeca Arias. The meeting brought together colleagues from different parts of the UN including the DPA, UNHCR and UNDP to discuss some of the main challenges facing the country today. The day’s discussion focuses on governance, development, and security issues. CPPF organized a small one-day briefing for the incoming Guatemala Resident Coordinator, Rebeca Arias. The meeting brought together colleagues from different parts of the UN including the DPA, UNHCR and UNDP to discuss some of the main challenges facing the country today. The day’s discussion focuses on governance, development, and security issues.

    Date
    , 9:00am –
    Program
    Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum (CPPF)
    Meetings & Events
  • 20.Atrocity Prevention Report Discussion

    The Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations organized a small meeting to discuss the handbook produced by CPPF titled “Atrocity prevention in a nutshell: origins, concepts and approached.” The meeting brought together a number of stakeholders working on this agenda including UN Special Representative on the Prevention of Genocide, Mr. Adama Dieng. The Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations organized a small meeting to discuss the handbook produced by CPPF titled “Atrocity prevention in a nutshell: origins, concepts and approached.” The meeting brought together a number of stakeholders working on this agenda including UN Special Representative on the Prevention of Genocide, Mr. Adama Dieng.

    Date
    , 9:00am –
    Program
    Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum (CPPF)
    Meetings & Events
  • 21.2nd Brandenburg Forum on Drugs and Development Policies

    CPPF's Associate Director Renata Segura was invited to participate in the Second Brandenburg Forum on Drugs and Development Policy convened by the Government of Germany and The Netherlands, together with International Drug Policy Consortium (IDP) and the Transnational Institute (TNI). Segura was a moderator in a scenario building and planning and session titled “Mapping the road to 2019 and beyond.” CPPF's Associate Director Renata Segura was invited to participate in the Second Brandenburg Forum on Drugs and Development Policy convened by the Government of Germany and The Netherlands, together with International Drug Policy Consortium (IDP) and the Transnational Institute (TNI). Segura was a moderator in a scenario building and planning and session titled “Mapping the road to 2019 and beyond.”.

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    Program
    Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum (CPPF)
    Meetings & Events
  • 22.Closing Ceremony for Health Equity Initiative’s Inaugural Year

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    Location
    Khao Yai, Thailand
    Program
    Vietnam Program
    Meetings & Events
  • 23.Metrics and Drug Policy (New York)

    CPPF organized a meeting of drug policy experts to examine the challenges of holistically assessing, measuring, and evaluating the impact of existing drug policies. The meeting explored possible new metrics that would allow UN member states and the international community to better understand what has been described by UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) as the “unintended consequences” of the existing drug control regime. CPPF organized a meeting of drug policy experts to examine the challenges of holistically assessing, measuring, and evaluating the impact of existing drug policies. The meeting explored possible new metrics that would allow UN member states and the international community to better understand what has been described by UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) as the “unintended consequences” of the existing drug control regime.

    Date
    , 8:00am
    Program
    Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum (CPPF)
    Meetings & Events
  • 24.GRIPS-Abe Fellowship Seminar - "The Diet and the SDF: Oversight in Japan in Comparative Perspective"

    Date
    , 4:30pm –
    Program
    Abe Fellowship Program
    Meetings & Events
  • 25.IIAS-SSRC Winter School “Media Activism and Postcolonial Futures”

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    Location
    C-Centre, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    Program
    InterAsia Program
    Meetings & Events