Calendar

Week of February 24, 2013–March 2, 2013

1. Feb 25

   ISSP Luncheon Lecture Series

   12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

   International Security Studies presents: Dr. Joy Gordon. Dr. Gordon will present an "off the record" lecture to a Fletcher audience of faculty, staff and students: "From Iraq to Iran: Are Sanctions Really Any Smarter?"

2. Feb 25

   Industrial End-Use Energy Efficient Technology Transfer and Innovation in China: Evidence from the Iron and Steel Sector

   12:30 PM – 1:45 PM

   with Fang Zhang, Doctoral Research Fellow, CIERP, The Fletcher School

3. Feb 25

   Admissions Information Session

   12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

   We invite you to attend a small group Information Sessions during your campus visit to learn about The Fletcher School.

4. Feb 26

   ISSP Luncheon Lecture Series and The Constantine G. Karamanlis Chair in Hellenic and European Studies

   12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

   International Security Studies and The Constantine G. Karamanlis Chair in Hellenic and European Studies presents: Andreas Gofas. Andreas Gofas will present an "off the record" lecture to a Fletcher audience of Faculty, Staff and Students: "Counterterrorism and the Security vs. Civil-Liberties Tradeoff."

5. Feb 26

   'High Tech, Low Life' documentary film screening and conversation with the director

   6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

   'High Tech, Low Life' is a new documentary film about two of China's first citizen reporters. ** Watch trailer: http://hightechlowlifefilm.com/trailer ** Film will be followed by a conversation with the director, Steve Maing, and a discussion led by Crocker Snow, director of the Edward R. Murrow Center of Public Diplomacy at The Fletcher School.

6. Feb 27

   ISSP Luncheon Lecture Series

   12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

   International Security Studies presents: Dr. Evelyn Farkas. Dr. Farkas will present an "off the record" lecture to a Fletcher audience of faculty, staff and students: "Department of Defense Engagement in Eurasia Against the Backdrop of Global Change."

7. Feb 27

   "Will the Arab Spring Reach Palestine? Implications for the Arab-Israeli Conflict"

   5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

   The Fletcher Seminar on International Conflict presents a series on the "Middle East Regional Alignment." In this installment, Dr. Salim Tamari will explore whether the Arab Spring will reach Palestine and the implications on the Arab-Israeli conflict.

8. Feb 28

   Dr. Esther Brimmer, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs

   12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

   The United Nations Club presents a talk by Dr. Esther Brimmer, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs for the US Department of State.

9. Feb 28

   Advocacy in Conflict

   12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

   Western organizations, governmental and non-governmental, have played important roles in advocating for international policies towards conflict-affected countries, but their role and impact often goes underexamined. We will discuss the goals, methods and consequences of advocacy.

10. Feb 28

    'The Great Debate' - Everett Vs. Moomaw - Rumble in ASEAN

    6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

    The king of carbon Everett will battle the mitigation master Moomaw in this great Fletcher tradition: The GREAT DEBATE. Pile into ASEAN after social hour on the 28th and watch these two heavyweights battle out the Climate Change Debate and weigh in on a potential Carbon Tax. It'll all be left in the ring on 02/28: EVERETT V MOOMAW.