From jsis@u.washington.edu Fri Aug 13 08:57:28 1999 Received: from jason03.u.washington.edu (root@jason03.u.washington.edu [140.142.77.10]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.02/8.9.3+UW99.01) with ESMTP id IAA34652 for ; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 08:57:27 -0700 Received: from saul4.u.washington.edu (jsis@saul4.u.washington.edu [140.142.83.2]) by jason03.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.02/8.9.3+UW99.01) with ESMTP id IAA27972 for ; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 08:57:27 -0700 Received: from localhost (jsis@localhost) by saul4.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.02/8.9.3+UW99.01) with ESMTP id IAA09710 for ; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 08:57:26 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 08:57:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Jackson School of International Studies To: jsis-uw@u.washington.edu Subject: The Jackson School Calendar, August 13, 1999 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII the JACKSON SCHOOL CALENDAR August 13, 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 ______________________________________________________________________ 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. August 16 Reception with Canadian Speaker of the House Gilbert Parent. 5:30 - 7:00 pm, Bell Harbor International Conference Center, 2211 Alaskan Way. Sponsor: World Affairs Council. Cost: $17 members, $25 non-members. Registration & Info: 682-6986. August 17 APEC Update: The New Zealand Conference & U.S. Policy for the 21st Century. 12:00 noon luncheon, Columbia Tower Club, 701 5th Ave., 75th floor. Speaker: Richard Boucher, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for APEC, with special remarks by Michael C. Mullen, Director, National Center for APEC. Sponsor: World Affairs Council. Cost: $30 members, $35 non-members. Registration & Info: 682-6986. Global Issues Discussion Group Part II: India and Pakistan, Peace or Nuclear War? 7:30 pm, location to be announced. Moderator: Keith Snodgrass, South Asian Center/JSIS. Sponsor: World Affairs Council. Cost: Free for members, $10 non-members. Limited to 15 participants. Registration & Info: 682-6986. August 18 Gun Control: What Can the U.S. Learn From Other Countries. WAC Young Associates Discussion Group. 7:00 pm, Hales Brewery in Fremont, 4301 Leary Way. Sponsor: World Affairs Council. Limited to 15 participants. No cost, but participants responsible for own food and drink. Registration & Info: 682-6986. August 26 World Affairs Council Evening At the Beach: A Potluck Social. 6:00 - 8:00 pm, Golden Gardens Park, Shelter #2, Shilshole Bay, just north of marina. Sponsor: World Affairs Council. Participants should bring a potluck dish and a $2 donation. Registration & Info: 682-6986. September 2 Why Settle Down? The Mystery of Communities. 7:30 pm, Smith 211. Speaker: Dr. Sheldon Solomon. Sponsors: Comparative Religion Program/JSIS; Dept. of Anthropology. Info: 543-1562. September 14 * Trade Implications of New Trade Route Between Seattle and Northern China via Russia. 12:00 - 1:30 (Luncheon), The College Club, 505 Madison. Speaker: Ralph Munro, Washington Secretary of State. Sponsor: World Trade Club. Cost: to be determined. Registration & Info: 283-9400. 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 .