From jsis@u.washington.edu Fri Sep 12 11:08:52 1997 Received: from jason05.u.washington.edu (root@jason05.u.washington.edu [140.142.78.6]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id LAA34894 for ; Fri, 12 Sep 1997 11:08:51 -0700 Received: from saul5.u.washington.edu (jsis@saul5.u.washington.edu [140.142.83.3]) by jason05.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id LAA44244 for ; Fri, 12 Sep 1997 11:08:51 -0700 Received: from localhost (jsis@localhost) by saul5.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.04) with SMTP id LAA23662 for ; Fri, 12 Sep 1997 11:08:49 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 11:08:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Jackson School of International Studies To: jsis-uw@u.washington.edu Subject: Jackson School Calendar, Sept. 12, 1997 (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII the JACKSON SCHOOL CALENDAR September 12, 1997 (Electronic Update) NOTE: ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC & ARE FREE UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. The Jackson School Calendar is on-line -- updated and distributed weekly! For instructions on how to subscribe to the on-line Calendar, or for further information, please post a message to: JSIS-UW@u.washington.edu. Thank you New Events September 16 Investing in Emerging International Markets: Latin America and Asia. Registration 7:15 a.m., Breakfast 7:30 a.m., Columbia Tower Club, 7600 Columbia Center, 701 5th Ave., Seattle. Sponsors: World Affairs Council in partnership with Puget Sound Business Journal and KUOW 94.9 Public Radio. Speaker: Keith Grinstein, President and Chief Executive Officer, McCaw International. Cost for members of World Affairs Council = $30. Non-members = $40. Information and Registration: 682-6986. Is the China Market Worth the Effort? 1:30 p.m., Boeing Auditorium, Seafirst Executive Education Center, U.W. campus. Sponsor: Center for International Business Education and Research, School of Business Administration. Speakers: Bill Glassford and Ray Waldmann, members, International Business Advisory Council, and Bob Kapp, President, US-China Business Council, Washington, D.C. Information: 543-0304. September 18 After Hong Kong, is Taiwan Next? The Future of Greater China. 5:30-8:00 p.m. (followed by optional dinner). Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Avenue, Seattle. Speaker: William C. Kirby, Professor of History and Chair of the History Dept., Harvard University. Sponsors: The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Alumni Association and the Harvard-Radcliffe Club of Western Washington. Cost of dinner is $32.00. RSVP to Jan Emery Giles at 232-6204 (e-mail jan.giles@west.sun.com). Information: Graduate School Alumni Association at (617) 495-5591. September 22 A Privileged Minority, an Underprivileged Majority? Jews and Women in Germany Today. Registration at 5:30 p.m., Lecture at 6:00 p.m., Commissioners Chambers, Port of Seattle, Pier 67 at 2711 Alaskan Way, Seattle. Sponsor: World Affairs Council. Speaker: Susan Stern, University of Frankfurt, Germany. Cost: Free to members of World Affairs Council, $10 for non-members. Information: 682-6986. September 26 Doing Business in the Pacific Rim. 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Rainier Club Cascade Room, 820 4th Ave., Seattle. Sponsors: Graham & James/Riddell Williams in cooperation with the Asia Pacific Economic Review Japan-America Society for the State of Washington and Washington State China Relations Council. Speakers from Japan, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Australia, Seattle. Cost: $35. Information: 624-3600. October 2 Negotiating Cultural Citizenship: Subject-Making as Political and Cultural Processes among Chinas Floating Population. 3:30-5:00 p.m., 317 Thomson Hall. Sponsor: China Studies Program, Jackson School of International Studies. Speaker: Li Zhang, Dept. of Anthropology, Cornell University. Information: 543-4391. October 2 - 4 1997 Symposium: Emerging Land Use Law in the Pacific Rim. October 2: Reception (open to the public), 5:00 p.m. at U.W. Faculty Club (RSVP 543-6649). October 3 beginning at 8:00 a.m., Room 310, UW HUB-Student Union Bldg.: Individual Presentations by authors from Australia, British Columbia, Hawaii, Japan, and Washington. October 4 beginning at 9:00 a.m., Smith Room, Suzzallo Library: Working Session involving authors and advisors (space limited, contact sponsor). Sponsor: UW Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal. For information and complete list of papers to be presented, call 543-6649. October 3 Reception for students & faculty interested in Central Asia; Welcome to Central Asian students, visiting scholars, and students returning from Central Asia. 12:30 - 3:00 p.m., Denny Hall 215A. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group. Information: Ilse Cirtautas, 543-9963 or 543-6033. To Save a Sacred Sea: The Struggle to Save Lake Baikal. 7:00 p.m., Russian/German House, 2104 NE 45th, Seattle. Speaker: Professor Tom Rainey, Evergreen State College. Sponsor: Dept. of Slavic Languages & Literatures. Information: 543-6848 or email slavicll@u.washington.edu October 9 A Conversation with Tomas Eloy Martinez. 3:30 p.m., Suzzallo Library 5th floor conf. rm. Speaker: Tomas Eloy Martinez, author and Director, Latin American Program, Rutgers University. Sponsors: Latin American Studies Program, Jackson School of International Studies; Division of Spanish & Portuguese; and UW Libraries. Visit made possible by the Daniel C. and Ellen L. Blom Endowed Library Fund. Information: Marjan Petty, 685-1973, email mcpetty@u.washington.edu. Eva Peron - Myth, History and Fiction. 7:30 p.m., UW Faculty Club (followed by reception and book signing). Speaker: Tomas Eloy Martinez, author and Director, Rutgers University. Sponsors: Latin American Studies Program, Jackson School of International Studies; Division of Spanish & Portuguese; and UW Libraries. Visit made possible by the Daniel C. and Ellen L. Blom Endowed Library Fund. Reservations and Information: 543-1760 or e-mail natale@u.washington.edu by October 6. News from Kirghizstan. 12:30 - 1:20 p.m., Denny Hall 215. Speakers: Cholpon Naimanova and Rsbb Neybutova, Fulbright Scholars from Kirghizstan. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Information: Ilse Cirtautas, 543-9963 or 543-6033. October 10 One Year of Study and Research in Uzbekistan. (I) 12:30 - 1:20 p.m., Denny Hall 215. Speaker: Ken Peterson, Grad Strudent, Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Information: Ilse Cirtautas, 543-9963 or 543-6033. October 12 BAFOCHI (Ballet folklorico de Chile): desde el fin del mundo (from the edge of the world). 7:00 p.m., Meany Hall, UW. Sponsors: Latin American Studies Program, Jackson School of International Studies; Centro Cultural Chileno; and Washington/Chile Partners of the Americas. Cost: $20 in advance, $25 at door, $18 for groups of 20 or more. Tickets available thru Ticketmaster or by sending check or money order, along with stamped self-addressed envelope, to Washington State/Chile Partners of the Americas, P.O. Box 1017, Seattle, WA 98111-1017. For group sales and more information, contact Paula Laschober at 684-3957. October 16 Privatization in Kazakhstan. 12:30 - 1:20 p.m., Denny Hall 215. Speaker: Kenley Butler, Grad Student, School of Public Affairs. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Information: Ilse Cirtautas, 543-9963 or 543-6033. October 17 One Year of Study and Research in Uzbekistan. 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Denny Hall 215. Speaker: Ken Peterson, Grad Student, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Information: Isle Cirtautas, 54309963 or 543-6033. October 17 - 19 3rd Annual Love of Violence and its Variants Conference: Militias and Gangs. Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. thru noon, Oct. 19, Room 220 Kane Hall. Keynote speaker: James Aho, Dept. of Sociology, Idaho State Univ. Sponsors: Comparative Religion Program, Jackson School of International Studies, and Ernest Becker Foundation. Students free. Others $20. Preregistration and Information: Neil Elgee at 232-2994. October 23 Need for Changes in Kirghizstans Higher Education. 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Denny Hall 215. Speaker: Rsbb Beybutova, Head, Dept. of International Relations, Institute for Integration of International Education Programs, Kirghiz National State University, Bishkek, Kirghizstan. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Information: Ilse Cirtautas, 543-9963 or 543-6033. Two Talks with Jane Miller Floyd (talk titles to be announced). 3:30-5:00 p.m., Smith 105; and 7:00 p.m., Russian/German House, 2104 NE 45th Street. Speaker: Jane Miller Floyd, UW Alum, U.S. Consul General in Vladivostok, Russia. Sponsor: Dept. of Slavic Languages & Literatures. Information: David Miles, 543-6848, email dmiles@u.washington.edu. October 24 Uzbek Short Stories. Report on a Translation Project, Summer 1997. 12:30 - 1:20 p.m., Denny Hall 215. Speaker: Erdag Gknar, Grad Student, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Information: Ilse Cirtautas, 543-9963 or 543-6033. October 29 Turning -s into +s: Art, Politics, and Historical Memory in Contemporary Chile. 12:30 p.m., Thomson 317. Speaker: Joanne Pottlitzer, playwright, theatre director and arts critic. Sponsors: Latin American Studies Program of the Jackson School of International Studies, the Division of Spanish & Portuguese, Centro Cultural Chileno, and Washington State/Chile Partners of the Americas. Information: 685-3435. In Their Own Words: Artists Remember Changing Metaphors of Arts and Politics in Chile, 1973-1996. 7:00 p.m., Savery 239. Speaker: Joanne Pottlitzer, playwright, theatre director and arts critic. Sponsors: Latin American Studies Program of the Jackson School of International Studies, the Division of Spanish & Portuguese, Centro Cultural Chileno, and Washington State/Chile Partners of the Americas. Information: 685-3435. October 30 Kirghiz Songs of Mourning (Koshok). 12:30 - 1:20 p.m., Denny Hall 215. Speaker: Elmira Kochumkulkizi, Grad Student, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Information: Ilse Cirtautas, 543-9963 or 543-6033. November 3 Domestic Coalitions, Grand Strategies, and Regional Orders. 3:30-5:00 p.m., Room 403 Thomson Hall. Speaker: Etel Solingen, Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Politics, UC-Irvine. Sponsor: International Studies Centers International Political Economy Colloquium, Jackson School of International Studies. Information: Christine Ingebritsen, 543-0675 (ingie@u.washington.edu). November 6 The Kazakh Writer and Scholar Muxtar Auezov: (1897-1961). 12:30 - 1:20 p.m., Denny Hall 215. Speaker: Ilse Cirtautas, Professor, Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Information: 543-9963 or 543-6033. November 7 The Issyk Kul Forum, Bishkek, July 14-18, 1997. 12:20-1:20 p.m., Denny Hall 215. Speaker: Ilse Cirtautas, Professor, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Information: 543-9963 or 543-6033. November 13 Research on the Epic Manas in Kirghizstan. 12:30-1:20 p.m., Denny Hall 215. Speaker: Rsbb Beybutova, Fulbright Scholar, Head, Dept. of International Relations, Institute for Integration of International Educational Programs, Kirghiz National State Univ., Bishkek, Kirghizstan. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Information: Ilse Cirtautas, 543-9963 or 543-6033. November 14 Research on Kazakh Oral Traditions. 12:30-1:20 p.m., Denny Hall 215. Speaker: Kagan Ark, Ph.D. Candidate, Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Near and Middle Eastern Studies. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Information: Ilse Cirtautas, 543-9963 or 543-6033. November 20-23 29th National Convention of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Languages. Sheraton Hotel, Seattle. Information on Convention Program: Ilse Cirtautas, icirt@u.washington.edu December 4 Planning a Curriculum for an American Studies Program at Arabayev Kirghiz State Pedagogical University. 12:30 - 1:20 p.m., Denny Hall 215. Speaker: Cholpon Naimanova, Fulbright Scholar, Arabayev Kirghiz State Pedagogical University, Bishkek, Kirghizstan. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, Dept. of Near Eastern languages & Civilization. Information: Isle Cirtautas, 543-9963 or 543-6033. ****************************************************************************** To request disability accommodations, contact the office of the ADA Coordinator, at least ten days in advance of the event. 543-6450 (voice); 543-6452 (TDD); 685-3885 (FAX); access@u.washington.edu (E-mail). The Henry M. Jackson . School of International Studies University of Washington Box # 353650 Seattle, WA 98195-3650 .