Events

18th International Congress on Palliative Care / Soins palliatifs / Cuidados Paliativos

October 5, 2010 8:00 am - October 8, 2010 5:00 pm at Palais des Congrès in Montréal, Canada.
It is our pleasure to invite you to attend the 18th International Congress on Palliative Care,
Tags: Canada, Health

The Auto Industry in Crisis: Causes and Consequences for American Recovery

June 17, 2010 8:30 am - June 17, 2010 10:00 am at Betsy and Walter Stern Conference Center Hudson Institute 1015 Fifteenth Street, NW, Sixth Floor Washington, DC 20005
Over sixty years ago, Peter Drucker famously described the automotive industry as the "industry of Industries" because the production of a motor vehicle drew on so many other industries.

Trilateral Reading: Indigenous Writers from Canada, Mexico, the U.S.

March 31, 2010 7:00 pm - March 31, 2010 9:00 pm at Americas Society, 680 Park Avenue, New York, NY
Speakers: Joseph Bruchac, Carlos Montemayor, Drew Hayden Taylor, and Natalia Toledo Three writers of indigenous heritage-Bruchac (U.S.A., of Abenaki and Slovak descent; author of March Toward the Thunder), Taylor (Canada, of Ojiibway descent; author of Me, Sexy), and Toledo (Mexico, of Zapotec descent; author of Ca gunaa gubidxa, ca gunaa guiiba' risaca / Mujeres de sol, mujeres de oro)-will read from their respective literature, in Abenaki, English, Spanish, and Zapotec, as well as participate in a discussion that will explore themes related

Colloque étudiant 2010 - Centre pour l'étude d e la citoyenneté démocratique

March 19, 2010 8:00 am - March 20, 2010 5:00 pm at Hôtel Clarendon, Québec
The Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship Graduate Student Conference

Self-Selection and Liquidity Constraints in Different Migration Cost Regimes

March 16, 2010 2:00 pm - March 16, 2010 5:00 pm at Eleanor Roosevelt College Administration Building Conference Room 115, First Floor, UC San Diego
Scott Borger

Measuring Up in a Changing Economy: A Look at New U.S. Service Sector Data and Why It Matters

March 12, 2010 10:00 am - March 12, 2010 11:30 am at The Brookings Institution, Saul/Zilkha Rooms, 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC
Access to timely economic information is crucial for policymakers as they respond to booms and busts. While services industries have grown to account for more than half of U.S. output, until recently, the nation has lacked up-to-date information on this sector's activity, making it more difficult to detect turning points in the economy.

North American Futures: Canadian & U.S. Perspectives

March 12, 2010 9:00 am - March 13, 2010 5:00 pm at The David Brower Center 2150 Allston Way at Fulton Road, Berkeley
Keynote Panel: Friday March 12th at 9:00 am A North American Commons? U.S. Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering Allan Gotlieb, Former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Jeremy Kinsman, Former Canadian Ambassador & Regents' Lecturer, UC Berkeley Welcoming Remarks by Chancellor Robert Birgeneau Friday, March 12, 2010 Panel I. 10:45 am -12:15 pm Culture, Identity, and the Social ContractPanel II. 1:15 - 2:45 pm Managing the Economic ArenaPanel III.  3:00 - 4:30 pm  National Security and International AffairsPanel IV.

University of California International Migration Conference

March 12, 2010 8:30 am - March 12, 2010 5:45 pm at Deutz Conference Room of the Institute of the Americas, Uuniversity of California
On March 12, 2010, CCIS will host a University of California-wide conference on international migration.

Managing Undocumented Migration in North America

March 12, 2010 8:00 am - March 12, 2010 5:00 pm at Pima Ballroom, Memorial Union, ASU
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The Power of Open Government

March 10, 2010 2:00 pm - March 10, 2010 3:00 pm at Falk Auditorium The Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC
President Obama pledged to make his administration the most open and transparent in history and signed the Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government to make government more accountable soon after taking office.