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Conferences Archive: 2007/08 04.11.2008Location: Doheny Intellectual Commons Topic: "The Security & Prosperity Partnership: Expanding the Boundaries of North America?" As the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) enters its final year of implementation vitally important issues such as immigration, energy, and the environment have yet to be properly addressed by North American policymakers. This one-day event will bring together experts from Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. for analysis and debate of the ways to best move forward on this incomplete agenda in the post-NAFTA era. This event is sponsored by the Canadian Embassy, the Center for International Studies, and the School of International Relations. 02.08.2008 Location: USC Topic: AFRICOM: The American Military and Public Diplomacy in Africa The USC Center for International Studies and the USC Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School are pleased to announce the upcoming conference, AFRICOM: The American Military and Public Diplomacy in Africa. The first of a series of conferences on public diplomacy, this conference will be held on Friday, February 8, 2008 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. This conference will feature panel sessions addressing U.S.-African relations, the State Department and Department of Defense concepts of public diplomacy in Africa, and African perspectives on the issue. Some questions to be discussed include how AFRICOM should be presented to African publics, to what extent African nations and regional organizations will be involved in shaping AFRICOM’s role, and how AFRICOM will work with other developmental and humanitarian projects on the continent. The conference hopes to provide AFRICOM as a case study for a discussion of public diplomacy in a broader sense, considering who should conduct public diplomacy and how it can be better integrated into government policy. Confirmed panelists include: Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs; Ryan Henry, Principal Deputy Undersecretary of Defense; Nicole Lee, Executive Director of the TransAfrica Forum; Amb. Brian Carlson, State-DoD Liaison in the Office of the Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Mark Malan, Peacebuilding Program Officer at Refugees International; and H.E. Peter N.R.O Ogego, Kenyan Ambassador to the United States. The conference will be recorded and followed by the publication of the transcript and briefing papers. All sessions will be open to the USC community, the news media, the Los Angeles consular corps, and the general public. For further information, please contact Lisa Larsen, Assistant Director for Programming and Events, at (213) 821-0768 or llarsen@usc.edu. 12.07.2007 - 12.08.2007 Location: Davidson Conference Center Topic: Competitive Regionalism Conference The recent wave of free trade agreements (FTA) in Asia Pacific has generated a tremendous amount of attention. This conference offers an original interpretation of this FTA frenzy by focusing on the competition and rivalry as the central elements in the on-going process. The diverse panels will discuss how the pursuit of economic gains, the establishment of favorable trade and investment rules, and the competition towards regional leadership shape FTA policies of the United States, China, Japan, South Korea, ASEAN, Mexico and Chile. Organized by: Saori N. Katada (University of Southern California) Mireya Solís (American University) Sponsored by: The Center for Global Partnership Japan-US Friendship Commission USC Center for International Studies USC Marshall Center for International Business Education and Research USC East Asian Studies Center USC US-China Institute USC Korean Studies Institute USC School of International Relations Email lascis@usc.edu to RSVP and for more information. 10.18.2007 - 10.19.2007 Location: USC Davidson Conference Center Topic: Religion, Identity and Global Governance The University of Southern California, with support from the Henry Luce Foundation, is pleased to announce a conference examining Religion, Identity and Global Governance. Six panels and two special guest lectures will comprise the two-day event. Keynote Address: Jack Miles, author of God: A Biography and Distinguished Professor of English and Religious Studies, UC Irvine, and Pacific Council on International Policy Dinner Address: Deviance in Social Science Research Manus Midlarsky, Rutgers University, Dept of Political Science The RIGG project is funded by the Henry Luce Foundation and is part of an initiative to develop research on religion and international affairs. The following entities comprise RIGG at USC: School of International Relations Center for International Studies Center on Public Diplomacy Center for Religion and Civic Culture The Knight Chair in Media and Religion
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