From jsis@u.washington.edu Fri Jul 9 08:30:09 1999 Received: from jason04.u.washington.edu (root@jason04.u.washington.edu [140.142.78.5]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.02/8.9.3+UW99.01) with ESMTP id IAA15420 for ; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 08:30:08 -0700 Received: from saul3.u.washington.edu (jsis@saul3.u.washington.edu [140.142.83.1]) by jason04.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.02/8.9.3+UW99.01) with ESMTP id IAA42174 for ; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 08:30:07 -0700 Received: from localhost (jsis@localhost) by saul3.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.02/8.9.3+UW99.01) with ESMTP id IAA09045 for ; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 08:30:05 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 08:30:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Jackson School of International Studies To: jsis-uw@u.washington.edu Subject: The Jackson School Calendar, July 9, 1999 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII the JACKSON SCHOOL CALENDAR July 9, 1999 ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC & ARE FREE UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. *New Events (or changes) not previously listed are indicated by an asterisk* Abbreviations: Asian L&L = Department of Asian Languages & Literature CIBER = Center for International Business Education & Research CWES = Center for West European Studies, JSIS JSIS = The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies NELC = Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization REECAS = Russian, East European, and Central Asia Studies, JSIS Slavic L&L = Department of Slavic Languages & Literature SMA = School of Marine Affairs __________________________________________________________________ July 9 Tevye, Porgy, and Paul Bunyan: Contexts for the Translation of Shalom Aleichem. 10:00 - 11:00 am, Denny 304. Speaker: Joe Butwin, Dept. of English. Sponsors: Jewish Studies Program/JSIS; Dept. of Germanics. Info: 543-4835. July 12 * Spatial Change and Continuity in Russia's Political Party System. 7:30 pm, Russia House, 2104 NE 45th. Speaker: Alexander S. Perepechko, Dept. of Geography. Sponsor: Slavic L & L. Info: 543-6848. July 13 - 14 Teachers' Conference: "The European Union and the United States Today." 8:45 am - 4:00 pm, Thomson 125. A summer workshop for secondary school educators grades 6 - 14. Co-sponsored by European Union Center/JSIS and the Washington Council on International Trade. Info: 616-2415 or euc@u.washington.edu July 16 Wendy Marcus, Seattle's best known Yiddish singer performs klezmer music with two accompanists. 10:15 - 11:30 am, Music 223. Sponsors: Jewish Studies Program/JSIS; Dept. of Germanics. Info: 543-4835. July 28 The Phenonenon of Jewish Languages. 9:45 - 10:45 am, Denny 310. Speaker: Monica Devens, NELC. Sponsors: Jewish Studies Program/ JSIS; Dept. of Germanics. Info: 543-4835. August 6 Gilgul fun a nign: A Journey Through the World of Jewish Song. 9:00 - 10:30 am, Denny 304. Performer: Jack (Yankl) Falk, host of Portland's "Yiddish Hour" for the past 20 years. Sponsors: Jewish Studies Program/JSIS; Dept. of Germanics. Info: 543-4835. August 15 The 1999 Willner Lecture: Yiddish Literature in America During the Holocaust. 5:00 - 7:00 pm, Smith 211. Speaker: Anita Norich, University of Michigan. Sponsors: Jewish Studies Program/JSIS; Dept. of Germanics. Info: 543-4835. September 23-24 The Internet and the Global Political Economy. UW Seafirst Executive Education Center, times tba. Sponsor: Institute for International Policy. Info: Margaret Yokoyama, 616-9100. November 29 - 30 The World Trade Organization at the Millennium: Retrospective and Prospective. Time and location tba. Sponsor: Institute for International Policy. Info: Margaret Yokoyama, 616-9100. November 29 - December 3 World Trade Organization: Third Ministerial Meeting. Although the meeting itself will be closed to the public, there will be many WTO-related events taking place. The University has a WTO website with a complete calendar of University events: In addition, the Seattle Host Organization's website is which includes an online volunteer registration form. 2000 March 3 - 5 Interdisciplinary Symposium on Prayer, Magic, and the Stars in the Ancient and Late Antique World. UW campus, exact times and location tba. Speakers: Jonathan Z. Smith, Univ. of Chicago; Chris Faraone, Univ. of Chicago; Sarah Iles Johnston, Ohio State Univ.; Marvin Meyer, Chapman Univ.; Michael Morony, UCLA; Robert Ritner, Univ. of Chicago; Francesca Rochberg, Univ. of California, Riverside; Mark Smith, St. Joseph's Univ.; Michael Swartz, Ohio State Univ. Sponsor: NELC. Info: http://weber.u.washington.edu/~snoegel/stars.html ****************************************************************************** The Jackson School Calendar is updated and e-mailed weekly. There is no charge for subscribing. To subscribe to the on-line Calendar, or for further information, please post a message to: JSIS@u.washington.edu. Thank you 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 Charles Paxton,Secretary to the Director Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies Box 353650, University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195 Ph: (206) 543-4372 .