Dean's International Council

Meetings

Power, Politics and Policies: Debating Issues of Global Importance
Dean's International Council Meeting
Chicago, Illinois
May 7-9, 2008
 

Agenda
 

Day I | Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Gleacher Center | 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive | Chicago, Illinois

Day II | Thursday, May 8, 2008
Gleacher Center | 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive | Chicago, Illinois

8:30 a.m.	Registration
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.	Bullets, Ballots, or Bright Lines: Promoting Democracy in Today’s World Tom G. Palmer, Senior Fellow and Vice President for International Programs, Cato Institute      Listen
10:00 - 11:15 a.m.	Perspectives in Politics: How the World Views America      Listen Charles Lipson, Ph.D., Professor, University of Chicago Department of Political Science      Listen William G. Howell, Ph.D., Associate Professor, The Harris School of Public Policy Studies      Listen Peter Slevin (Moderator), Journalist, The Washington Post      Listen
11:30 - 1:00 p.m.	Achieving Energy Security with Social Responsibility Elizabeth Cheney, VP of Corporate Support – America’s Region, Shell Exploration & Production Company Listen
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.	Doom and Gloom: Forecasts from the Federal Reserve Rick Mattoon, Senior Economist and Economic Advisor, Economic Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will provide business and economic insight on the pending U.S. recession. Then, learn to detect counterfeit currency as we go behind the scenes for a tour of the Federal Reserve.
7:00 - 10:00 p.m.	"Vote for Mr. Rhythm": The Political and Economic Influences of Jazz in Chicago Musical Reception and Dinner featuring live Jazz and presentation by Travis A. Jackson, Associate Professor of Music and the Humanities, University of Chicago The Arts Club, 201 East Ontario Street

Day III | Friday, May 9, 2008
Gleacher Center | 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive | Chicago, Illinois

8:30 a.m.	Registration
9:00 - 10:15 a.m.	Saudi Arabia: Balancing Power in the Middle East & Beyond Nawaf Obaid, Adjunct Fellow, Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy Center for Strategic and International Studies
10:15 - 11:30 a.m.	Collateral Damage: The Challenges Faced by Immigrant and Refugee Children      Listen Maria Woltjen, Director of the Immigrant Children's Advocacy Project, University of Chicago      Listen Dina Birman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago      Listen Anita Ortiz Maddali, Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor of Law at Northwestern University School of Law's Children and Family Justice Center      Listen
11:45 - 1:15 p.m.	Sunrise to Sunset: A Long-term View of Indian Politics Dipesh Chakrabarty, Lawrence A. Klimpton Distinguished Service Professor of History, The University of Chicago Listen
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.	Behind the Scenes Look at The Field Museum Journey into the hidden collections of The Field Museum - escorted by a Field Museum specialist, you will get a backstage tour of the artifacts in spaces normally off-limits to the public! With only 1% of the Museum’s artifacts on display, this is sure to be an eye-opening experience! Keynote address by John McCarter, President and CEO, The Field Museum
3:45 - 4:30 p.m.	A Prelude to India (Closing Roundtable Discussion) Dean’s International Council members only Join us as we take an exhilarating video voyage to New Delhi in preparation for our upcoming November meeting. Watch the Video Download iPod Video (.zip)