From jsis@u.washington.edu Fri Sep 6 09:39:19 1996 Received: from saul4.u.washington.edu by lists.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW96.06/UW-NDC Revision: 2.33 ) id AA49840; Fri, 6 Sep 96 09:39:18 -0700 Received: from localhost by saul4.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW96.08/UW-NDC Revision: 2.33 ) id AA18342; Fri, 6 Sep 96 09:39:18 -0700 Date: Fri, 6 Sep 1996 09:39:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Jackson School of International Studies To: JSIS-UW@u.washington.edu Subject: Jackson School Calendar Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII THE JACKSON SCHOOL ELECTRONIC CALENDAR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1996 NOTE: ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC & ARE FREE UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. ANNOUNCING: THE HOME PAGE OF THE JACKSON SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (JSIS) can be viewed at: http://weber.u.washington.edu/~jsis/jsis.html NEW ITEMS: Submitted Since Last Issue (8/30/96): SEPT. 11: RUSSIA ROUNDTABLE. Speaker: Carol Vipperman, President, Foundation for Russian-American Economic Cooperation. 12:00 noon-1pm. Room 104, World Trade Center Bulding, 3600 Port of Tacoma Road. Information: Sharon (206) 383-9474. SEPT. 17: INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE JAPAN ROUNDTABLE. Speaker: The Honorable Naotoshi Suguichi, Consul of Japan. 12:00 noon-1pm. Room 104, World Trade Center Building, 3600 Port of Tacoma Road. Although free and open to the public, please RSVP to: Sharon (206) 383-9474. SEPT. 17: AMERICAN EAGLE OR OSTRICH: CHALLENGES FOR LEADERSHIP IN THE POST-COLD WAR WORLD. Ambassador Strobe Talbott, Deputy Secretary of State. Columbia Tower Club, 75th Floor. Registration 12:15, Luncheon 12:30, Program 1pm. Sponsors: World Affairs Council, The Foundation for Russian-American Cooperation. COST: $40 ($30 to Council and Foundation members). Information and reservations: 682-6986. SEPT. 20: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA. Professor Dennis Brutus of the University of Pittsburgh. 7pm-9pm. Kane Hall Room 120. Once imprisoned for his activism against apartheid, Professor Brutus now speaks out against IMF and World Bank economic policies in Africa. Cosponsors: USTAWI, UW, and the World Affairs Council. No preregistration. Suggested donation of $10 payable at event. Information: 320-8626. SEPT. 30: ORIGINS OF A CATASTROPHE: YUGOSLAVIA AND ITS DESTROYERS. The Honorable Warren Zimmermann, U.S. Ambassador to Belgrade 1989-1992. The Madison, 3rd Floor, South Room. Registration 6:30pm, Lecture 7pm, Reception and Book Signing, 8:30pm. Cosponsors: World Affairs Council and KUOW 94.9 Public Radio. COST: $15 ($8 to Council members). Information: 682-6986. OCT. 11-13: SECOND ANNUAL LOVE OF VIOLENCE CONFERENCE. Kane Hall, Room 220. Friday, October 11th 7:30-9:30pm; Saturday, October 12th 8:30-5pm; Sunday, October 13th 8:30 to noon. Ten speakers discuss new understandings of violence. Speakers include Professor Howard Stein (University of Oklahoma), a cultural anthropologist who will discuss the aftermath of the Oklahoma bombing, and Professor Jane Cantor (University of Wisconsin), a communications specialist who will discuss the interaction of children's personality characteristics and the allure of violence in the media. COST: For preregistrants, $20 for all three days or $10 for a half day. At the door, $30 and $15 respectively. Box lunch option Saturday for $8. Conference is free to students or to those who cannot afford to pay. Cosponsored by the Ernest Becker Foundation and the JSIS Comparative Religion Program. Information: 232-2994. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Serious problems cannot be dealt with at the level of thinking that created them." Albert Einstein ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPEATED FROM PREVIOUS ISSUES: SEPT. 5: THE UNITED STATES AND KOREA: COMMERCIAL AND ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP. 6:00 pm No Host Reception, 7:00 pm Dinner, 8:30-9:30 pm Program. His Excellency Kun-Woo Park, Korean Ambassador to the United States. COST: $55. $45 to members of the cosponsors, the World Affairs Council, Korea-America Society, and America-Korea Trade Club. REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT DUE: Sept. 3. Information or to register: 682-6986. SEPT. 12-14: ON BROTHERLY TERMS: CANADIAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS WEST OF THE ROCKIES. Thursday, September 12th, 1pm-9pm; Friday, September 13th, 8:30am- 6:30pm; Saturday, September 14th, 8:30am-9:30pm. Meany Tower Hotel. Topics will include: history & impact of the peaceable border, commerce in Cascadia, comparative experiences across the border, environment, resources, cities & concept of Cascadia. Various speakers. Sponsors: Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest, and Canadian Studies Center, JSIS, UW. Registration: $35; Student: $15. Lunch and dinner options on Friday and Saturday for additional charges. Information: 543-6929. SEPT. 16: POST COMMUNISM AND NATIONALISM IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE. 3:30 pm. 317 Thomson. George Schopflin, Professor of Politics at the University of London. Sponsor: Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies Program (REECAS), JSIS. Information: 543-7236. SEPT. 21: HONG-KONG: READING THE FUTURE. 10:00-11:30 am. Campus classroom will be indicated on ticket (see below). Professor Kent Guy, History, JSIS. Part of University of Washington Saturday Seminars series, sponsored by University Relations, University Educational Outreach. Free, but reservation required. Information or reservation: 543-2310 or from outside Seattle, 1-800-543-2320. Ticket will be mailed to you approximately one week before event. SEPT. 28: EGYPT THROUGH THE MILLENIA. 8:00am-4:00pm. 101 Thomson. Jere Bacharach, Director, JSIS and History, UW; Angela E. Close, Archaeologist, Anthropology, UW; Muhammed E. Deeb, Senior Research Associate, Research Institute for Comparative Literature, University of Alberta; Ellis J. Goldberg, Director of Middle East Center, JSIS and Political Science, UW; Donald P. Ryan, Egyptologist, Pacific Lutheran University; Carol G. Thomas, Professor of History, UW. COST: $30, includes lunch catered by local Middle Eastern restaurant. Sponsor: Middle East Center, JSIS. Information: Charlotte Albright, 543-4227 or . OCT. 12: FILMS: "THE GARDEN OF EDEN" AND "GLORIA." 7:00 pm, 239 Savery. Acclaimed Mexican director Maria Novaro presenting her two recent films. Sponsor: Latin American Studies Program, JSIS. Information: 543-6200. OCT. 25-26: NEOLIBERALISM, DIASPORA, AND THE POLITICS OF IDENTITY IN MEXICO. 2-day conference: 8:00 am - 5:30 pm Fri. 10/25; 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Sat. 10/26. Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall. Keynote speakers: Hugo Abel Castro Bojorquez, Mexican Consul; Prof. Jonathan Fox, Latin American & Latino Studies, UCSC; Prof. Stefano Varese, Director, Native American Studies, UC Davis; & Mariana Yampolsky, photographer, Mexico City. Photograph exhibition & films. Papers by faculty & graduate students from seven UW social-science & humanities departments and the Graduate School of Public Affairs. Sponsor: Latin American Studies Program, JSIS, with funding from the College of Arts & Sciences Exchange Program, the Graduate School, & Depts. of Anthropology, Geography, and Spanish & Portuguese, UW. Information: 543-6200. ******** 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 .