Calendar of Events
Date:
September 24, 2008 from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm EDT
Location: Rotunda, Low Memorial Library
Location: Rotunda, Low Memorial Library
A keynote address by Anne Lauvergeon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AREVA followed by a question and answer session with the audience.
Date:
September 25, 2008 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm EDT
Location: Rotunda, Low Memorial Library
Location: Rotunda, Low Memorial Library
A panel discussion featuring President Leonel Fernández in conversation with Professor Emeritus Ronald M. Schneider and Dean John H. Coatsworth; moderated by John R. Gagain Jr.
Date:
September 26, 2008 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm EDT
Location: Rotunda, Low Memorial Library
Location: Rotunda, Low Memorial Library
A keynote address by Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen of Denmark, followed by a question and answer session with the audience.
Date:
September 26, 2008 from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm EDT
Location: Rotunda, Low Memorial Library
Location: Rotunda, Low Memorial Library
A keynote address by President Danilo Türk of Slovenia followed by a question and answer session with the audience.
Date:
October 23, 2008 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm EDT
Location: Columbia University Morningside Campus Miller Theatre
Location: Columbia University Morningside Campus Miller Theatre
President Lee C. Bollinger hosts this World Leaders Forum program, featuring a panel discussion examining environmental stewardship through Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's PlaNYC initiative, Columbia's contributions to the City's sustainable future, and what role New Yorkers play in the global effort. The program will be followed by a question and answer session with the audience.
Date:
October 30, 2008 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm EDT
Location: Columbia University Morningside Campus The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, Teatro
Location: Columbia University Morningside Campus The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, Teatro
Dr. Rita R. Colwell, Distinguished Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, will deliver a Presidential Lecture entitled, "Climate, Oceans, Infectious Disease, and Human Health: The Saga of Cholera."
Date:
November 6, 2008 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm EST
Location: Miller Theatre Morningside Campus
Location: Miller Theatre Morningside Campus
This program features a conversation between Michael Boyd, Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and Dr. Oliver Sacks, Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center and Columbia University Artist, moderated by President Lee C. Bollinger.
Date:
November 13, 2008 from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm EST
Location: Teatro, The Italian Academy (Morningside Campus)
Location: Teatro, The Italian Academy (Morningside Campus)
This World Leaders Forum program features a keynote address by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey entitled, "Turkey's Role in Shaping the Future."
Date:
November 17, 2008 from 6:15 pm to 7:30 pm EST
Location: Faculty Room, Low Memorial Library
Location: Faculty Room, Low Memorial Library
President Lee C. Bollinger and Provost Alan Brinkley host the University Lecture given by Shahid Naeem, Professor of Ecology and Chair of the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology.
Date:
November 18, 2008 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am EST
Location: Rotunda, Low Memorial Library
Location: Rotunda, Low Memorial Library
This World Leaders Forum program features a keynote address by President Evo Morales Ayma of Bolivia followed by a question and answer session with the audience.