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Event Highlights: 2010-09
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Workshop in Development Practice – Final Presentations
When: April 29 and 30, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Where: IAB, Room 1512
The student teams in SIPA’s Workshop in Development Practice have been working this year with clients in over twenty countries on innovative projects involving the intersection of international development with human rights, corporate social responsibility, humanitarian affairs, media, international trade, entrepreneurship and private sector development. The teams will be presenting their findings and recommendations in a conference at SIPA on April 29 and 30.
The Workshop in Development Practice is co-sponsored by the Economic and Political Development, Human Rights, and International Finance and Economic Policy Concentrations, the International Media, Advocacy and Communications Specialization, and the Humanitarian Affairs and UN Studies Programs. This year’s Workshop clients include Acumen Fund (India), Bihar Rural Livelihood Promotion Society (India), Catholic Relief Services (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Endeavor (Chile), Family Health International (Ethiopia), Initiative for Policy Dialogue (Ghana, Nigeria & Uganda) Institute for Research and Debate on Governance (Cameroon), Instituto Palmas (Brazil), International Trade Centre (Peru & Sri Lanka), Jitegemee (Kenya), Millennium Challenge Corporation (Ghana & Morocco), Millennium Cities Initiative (Nigeria), PepsiCo South American Foods (Venezuela), UN Iraq Information & Analysis Unit (Jordan),UN Peacebuilding Fund (Comoros), UNDP (NYC), UNICEF (Malawi), University of São Paulo working with Alcoa Brazil (Brazil), Women’s Political Resource Center (Georgia), and Women’s Refugee Commission (Liberia).
Download the presentation schedule here.
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Information and Communication Technology and the Millennium Development Goals Speaker Series, MDG - 3 Gender Equality
When: April 20, 2010 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT
Where: IAB, Room 1512
The Economic and Political Development Concentration will be having our final event in our speaker series on Information and Communication Technologies and the Millennium Development Goals. This event will focus on the MDG 3 - promote gender equality and empower women. Speakers include: Analia Lavin, Association of Progressive Communications (APC), Eugenia McGill, Columbia University, Brooke Partridge, Vital Wave Consulting, and Christelle Scharff, Pace University. Pizza will be provided. __________________________________________________________________________
Brown Bag with Claudia Lopez, "Methods of Illegal State Capture in Colombia"
When: April 16, 2010 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT
Where: IAB, Room 802
Discussant: Professor Maria Victoria Murillo.
This event is co-sponsored by the Center for International Conflict Resolution, Columbia's Undergraduate Human Rights Program, the Economic and Political Development Concentration, and the Institute for Latin American Studies.
Lunch will be provided
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EPD Social Entrepreneurship Lecture Series, “Building Partnerships for Social Ventures,” with Yasmina Zaidman, Director of Communications, Acumen Fund.
When: Tuesday, April 6, 6:00-8:00pm
Where: IAB, Room 1512
Yasmina Zaidman is the Director of Communications at Acumen Fund, a global non-profit venture fund that invests in businesses that serve the poor. She works to share insights from Acumen’s work and build an engaged community that can change how the world tackles poverty. Previously at Acumen Fund she launched the Water Portfolio, where she invested $3 million in water enterprises in India and East Africa. Ms. Zaidman has worked in the arenas of international development, corporate sustainability and social entrepreneurship for fifteen years. She led the Environmental Innovations Initiative at Ashoka where, as Acting Director, she worked to capture and disseminate the best practices of leading environmental innovators. She has organized conferences on business and the environment and worked as an environmental consultant at Geomatrix, where she implemented environmental management systems for Fortune 100 companies. She received a BA from Vassar College and her MBA from Stanford University
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EPD Brown Bag: SIENNA BASKIN
Staff Attorney of the Sex Workers Project at the Urban Justice Center
When: Monday, April 5, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Where: IAB, Room 1401
Ms. Baskin, Staff Attorney of the Sex Workers Project at the Urban Justice Center, will discuss the concerns of immigrant sex workers and the impacts of United States policies on trafficking and sex work around the world. The Sex Workers Project provides direct legal and social services and training, and engages in documentation and policy advocacy, for sex workers. SWP is housed at the Urban Justice Center, which serves low-income, marginalized New Yorkers through direct legal services, systemic advocacy, community education, and organizing. Please visit sexworkersproject.org for more information
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EPD Brown Bag: “Strategic Community Investment:
Leveraging Corporate and Community Assets for Impact in Ghana and Peru”
When: Wednesday, March 3, 1:00-2:00pm
Where: IAB, Room 1512
Presenters:
- Nicholas R. Cotts, Regional Vice President, Environment and Social Responsibility, Newmont Ghana Gold Ltd
- Joseph Danso, Community Development Superintendent, Newmont Ghana Gold Ltd
- Jennifer Barsky, Lead Foundations Representative, The World Bank / IFC- CommDev
- Jenny Hodgson, Director, Global Fund for Community Foundations
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EPD Speaker Series, Information & Communication Technologies and the Millennium Development Goals
When: Tuesday, February 23, 12:30-2:00pm
Where: Room 1512 IAB
Please join the EPD concentration for the third event in our speaker series on ICTs and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
We will continue our discussion of ICTs and the MDGs with a discussion of MDG 7 -
Environmental Sustainability as a post-Copenhagen area for discussion. Presenters from Columbia University, the Millennium Villages Project and UNICEF will share their experiences designing and implementing new media programs in low and middle income settings.
Speakers:
- Sonya Ahamed
- Gillian Galford
- Melissa Loudon
- Don Melnick
- Claire Sullivan
- Cherif Zouein.
This event is co-sponsored by the by the UNSPWG New Media Task Force.
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SIPA Winter Party
Proceeds benefit students traveling for the2010 Workshop in Development Practice.
When: Thursday, February 4, 10:00pm-4:00am
Where: The Yard, 55 West 21st Street (Between 5th and 6th Avenues)
Human Development Report, "Overcoming Barriers: Human mobility and Development," with Francisco Rodriguez, Head of the Research Team at the UN Human Development Report Office
When: Thursday, February 4, 6:00-8:00pm
Where: IAB, Room 1512
Panelists:
- Rafis Abazov, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs
- Ousmane Kane, Professor of International and Public Affairs
- Eugenia McGill, Assistant Director of the EPD Concentration
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EPD Social Entrepreneurship Lecture Series, "Patient Capital for an Impatient World," with Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO of Acumen Fund
When: Monday, February 1, 6:00-8:00pm
Where: Room 1512
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EPD Welcome Back Reception
When: Wednesday, January 27, 6:30-8:00pm
Where: IAB, 15th Floor Lobby
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FALL 2009
EPD Speaker Series, Information & Communication Technologies and the Millennium Development Goals
Monday, November 23, 12:00-1:30 pm
IAB, Room 409
Please join the EPD concentration for the second event in our speaker series on ICTs and the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
We will continue our discussion of ICTs and the MDGs with a seminar on education in developing countries - MDG 2. Presenters from Columbia University, the Millenium Villages Project and UNICEF will share their experiences designing and implementing new media & education programs.
Speakers include: Myriam Dems, Patricia Mechael, and Katie Murphy among others.
This event is co-sponsored by the by the UNSPWG New Media Task Force. Please contact Melissa Giblock (mg2944) if you have any questions.
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Brown Bag Discussion: eHealth Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship with Christopher Gray, Director of International Policy at Pfizer
When: Wednesday, November 18, 1:00- 3:00 pm
Where: IAB, Room 1512
Christopher Gray, Director of International Policy at Pfizer, will present his work on eHealth Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship.
Mr. Gray holds a Masters in International Relations from The Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies.
Lunch will be provided.
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EPD Fall Festival & Food Drive!
When: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 6:30-9:30pm
Where: IAB, 6th Floor Lounge
Do you love fall? YES! Do you love people? YES! Then come join EPD?s Fall Festival & Food
Drive and party for a purpose! EPD is donating all proceeds ? you can buy a ticket ($5)
OR donate 3 cans/boxes of nonperishable food items ? to a local NYC Food Pantry. We will
be selling tickets/collecting donations at the door or in advance at the EPD table in the
4th Floor Lounge or Room 1305.
We will have refreshments, games, friends and a fun surprise involving pies. You don't
want to miss this one. Book your calendar for Wednesday, November 18th from 6.30-9.30pm
in the 6th floor lounge.
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EPD Speaker Series, Information & Communication Technologies and the Millennium Development Goals
When: Tuesday October 27, 12:00-2:00pm
Where: IAB, Room 1302
Please join the EPD concentration as we kick off our speaker series on ITCs and the Millennium Development Goals.
Patricia Mechael will discuss the role of ICTs and the Millennium Development Goals. The focus of this introductory talk will be on mHealth in developing countries—MDGs 4, 5 & 6. The panel will also include Jo Puri from the Millennium Villages Project who will provide the overview on ICTs and the MDGs and Matt Berg who will present his work on Under 5 Child Monitoring through SMS in Kenya as well his current work on Malaria in Uganda.
Pizza will be provided.
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Meet the Professors Happy Hour
When: Tuesday, October 6, 5:00 to 7:00 pm
Where: Lower Lounge, Amsterdam Café
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EPD Retreat
Saturday September 26 to Sunday September 27
Circle Lodge/Camp Kinder Ring, Hopewell Junction, NY
Spend a weekend by the lake, in the mountains with your fellow EPDers. Learn more about the EPD concentration, events, curriculum and much more. Sign up in the EPD office during office hours, Room 1305, you must pay to register ($60, linens are $5 extra). Transportation, food and lodging are included in the price.
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Get Involved in EPD! EPD Committee Meeting
When: Wednesday, September 16, 1:00-2:00pm
Where: IAB, Room 1302
As we know you are all anxiously awaiting information on just how to be involved with EPD, we are having a kick-off organizing meeting for the EPD committees (Community Service, Communications, and Social/Fundraising- or possibly you have another idea). Whether you are a 1st-year, 2nd-year, dual degree, EPD Concentrator, or not, you can still be involved!
Bring your ideas and interests and we'll bring pizza. Let's see what we can create together!
For a listing of all events at SIPA this semester, please visit the SIPA calendar online.