International Public Affairs Association

One of IPAA’s major themes this year is sustainability, and we want to walk the talk for our conference tomorrow. Below are a few ways that you can help us green our conference (and we will take suggestions for future years!):

1. We will provide cups and coffee containers - but bring your water bottle and to-go cups too! Disposable items that are not used tomorrow save can be used for future events, which decreases items bought in the future. Maybe we can help create a new “bring your own” norm too!

2. If you use our plastic cups, please recycle them in the recycling area (just take three steps!)

3. Although we will have one shuttle van between SPEA and the DeVault Alumni Center for lunch, the van will make fewer trips and use less gas if you guys bike, walk, or take the A-Bus (see the bus schedule and map).

• Bus/walking map (red line, the Kelley Business School stop is right behind SPEA. Get off at the IU Alumni Center):  http://www.iubus.indiana.edu/campus_bus/ABDEXNO-CAMPUS.pdf
• Bus Schedule (expect one to arrive every 5-10 minutes): http://www.iubus.indiana.edu/campus_bus/schedules/Spring%202012/A%20Spring%202012%20Fri-Sun%20box%20copy.pdf

4. Don’t want your conference prospectus in 6 months (what? I’m keeping mine forever). Make sure you recycle that too. 

Thanks, Guys! We can’t wait to see you tomorrow.

IPAA Spring Conference: Innovative Answers to Global Problems: Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, and Science
Featuring Keynote Speaker, Carl Schramm
Friday, March 23, 2012

This student-run conference is free and open to the public. Registered participants will receive breakfast, lunch, and a copy of the conference prospectus. Participants may register for free by March 20^th (Tuesday) by emailing IPAA@indiana.edu

•  Student panels (9:45 – 11:40, 2:10 – 5:05) will take place in SPEA 167 and will focus on the Environment and Climate Change (9:45), Institutional Design and Barriers (10:40), International Economic Development (2:30), the Third Sector (3:20) and Water Policy Opportunities (4:15).
• Lunch and the keynote address (12:15 – 1:30), delivered the entrepreneurship expert Dr. Carl Schramm, will take place at the DeVault Alumni Center, 1000 17^th Street. He will speak on“The Role of Entrepreneurship in International Development.”Dr. Carl Schramm, is an internationally recognized leader in entrepreneurship innovation. As an economist, lawyer, and entrepreneur, he has a unique perspective that has served him from Johns Hopkins University to his recent work as the president and CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. IPAA will cap lunch at 50 people, so don’t miss out!
• Special opportunity to meet David Tsetse, a UNICEF representative for West and Central Darfur 2:10 – 2:25 in SPEA 167.
•  For more information and a detailed schedule, please visit IPAA’s Upcoming Events page or email IPAA@indiana.edu
• Don’t forget to register by emailing IPAA@indiana.edu

This week is full of several opportunities to interact with Charles Hill, a distinguished US diplomat and IU Patten Lecturer. Check to see if one or more of them fits your schedule!

1. Biography: 

Charles Hill is the Brady-Johnson Distinguished Fellow in Grand Strategy and lecturer in International studies at Yale University and a research fellow of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Hill’s diplomatic career included working at the U.S. consulate in Hong Kong during China’s Cultural Revolution, serving as mission coordinator in Saigon near the end of the Vietnam War, participating in the Panama Canal Treaty talks, and playing a role in developing the Camp David Accords.

2. Events:

Tuesday 10:30 - 11:30am (Dean’s Conference Room, SPEA 300)

• Join Charles Hill in the Dean’s Conference Room (SPEA 300) for an informal chat on contemporary foreign affairs. 
• Don’t forget to brush up on current events!

Wednesday 3:30 - 5:00pm (Georgian Room, IMU):

• The 2012 Patten Lectureship, titled “A Deadline for Engagement? Perspectives on post-conflict policy in the Middle-East” 
• Three presentations: Ambassador Feisal Istrabadi, “The Fallout from the US Decision to Leave Iraq”; Dr. John Karaagac, SPEA, “A Comparison of Bush and Obama Policies in the Middle East”; Mr. Charles Hill, US Foreign Service and United Nations. 

Wednesday 12:00 – 1:30 (Federal Room, IMU):

• Graduate Student Luncheon Round-table. 
• RSVP through SPEA’s Office of Career Services by March 5 to reserve your spot and lunch. 
• Attire is business casual.

Thursday 12:00 – 1:30pm (Dean’s Conference Room, SPEA 300):

• “Grand Strategy: A New Approach to Teaching Students about Public Affairs.” 
• RSVP to yahnem@indiana.edu (lunch comes with RSVP)

CALL FOR FACULTY & STUDENT PAPERS

Innovative Answers to Global Problems: Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, and Science

 

The IU International Public Affairs Association (IPAA) seeks panelists for:

The 5th Annual International Public Affairs Association Spring Conference

(March 23, 2012, Indiana University, Bloomington)

Early Submission: November 30, 2011

Final Deadline: January 13, 2012

Faculty, graduate students, undergraduate students and independent scholars are cordially invited to submit abstracts addressing all topics relating to international public affairs. Possible topics may include but are not limited to:

• Global economic development
• Emerging nations
• International law and governance
• Role of public voices in the policy making process
• Environmental protection and cooperation
• Conflict and resolution: gender, minority groups, and religion

Prospective participants: We encourage faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students from all disciplines to submit their work. The conference welcomes co-authored papers and faculty-student collaborations, as well as submissions of course projects.  In keeping with the conference’s themes of sustainability and entrepreneurship, abstracts dealing with these issues will receive special consideration. 

Selection process: Papers will be peer reviewed before selection; those presented at the conference will be printed in a bound volume and distributed to conference participants.

Submission guidelines:

• We seek studies suitable for policymakers, practitioners, and academic audiences that analyze issues of global importance and inform policy development and implementation.
• For just $10, participants receive policy brief training, opportunity to present their briefs in a professional conference forum, breakfast and lunch, and a bound copy of all briefs presented. The first 25 students to submit their abstracts will receive a full fee waiver.
• Please submit abstracts by January 13, 2012, including title, abstract (300 words), and author(s). Submissions received before November 30, 2011 will be given priority; participants are strongly encouraged to submit abstracts as early as possible.
• A policy brief writing workshop will be held in early Spring semester before the policy brief due date
• Final conference papers of 1500-2000 words in length are due February 24, 2012.

Please send submissions and questions to: ipaa@indiana.edu

Join us this Sunday, September 25 for a very special event at the beautiful home of Professor Kerry Krutilla! We’ll meet, share dishes from all over the world, and then head to Bryan Park for soccer, frisbee, and any other games you bring along. Invite a friend from class or a favorite faculty member, try out a new recipe, and we’ll see you there!

What: International Potluck

Where: Professor Kerry Krutilla’s home at 1217 East Maxwell Lane, Bloomington 47401 (just south of campus, check out google maps for directions or contact IPAA)

When: Sunday, September 25 at 1:00pm

Bring: A dish or drink to share, games, your favorite world music CD

Questions: Email us at ipaa@indiana.edu

IPAA is having its first general meeting of the year tomorrow at 2 pm in SPEA room 278. Come and meet our new Executive Board, learn about our organization, and find out about the many opportunities to get involved. We are open to both graduate and undergraduate students of all majors and concentrations. Aftwards we will go to Yogi’s Bar and Grill for appetizers and drinks.

Any questions please contact ipaa@indiana.edu and join our Listserv to stay up-to-date on our other events.

See you there!

Join us in Kelley 327 for Pizza at 5:30! We will be discussing upcoming events and elections!

7:45-8:45 AM      Conference registration and breakfast

 9:00-10:30 AM    Administrative Policy and Reform
Moderator: Dr. John Karaagac, School of Public and Environmental Affairs

• Christopher Blackburn (MA, EALC): “Spin-off or Spin-on? The Challenges Facing Defense Industries in the 21^st Century”
• Mehmet Demircioglu (PhD, SPEA): “Administrative Reforms in International Organizations: Antecedents, Processes, and Lessons”
• Stacey Pollack (MPA/MA, SPEA/CEUS): “Kazakhstan Language Policy Implementation”
• Kartik Trivedi (MPA, SPEA): “Assessment of Home Delivery model of Public Distribution System of supply in state of Madhya Pradesh in India”

 10:40 AM-12:10 PM     Evaluating International Laws
Moderator: Dr. Robert Fischman, Maurer School of Law

• Joseph Kaminski (PhD, Purdue University): “American Counternarcotics Strategy in Afghanistan and International Law”
• Lana Knox (MPA, SPEA): “Redefining Women’s Empowerment to Better Inform International Policy”
• Lincoln McKinley (PhD, Purdue University): “Multinational Corporations and International Human Rights Law in a Globalized World: Who Makes the Rules?”
• Austin Mitchell (MPA, SPEA): “How Should the International Community Regulate Greenhouse gas emissions effectively equitably, and efficiently?”

 Strategies of International Aid
Moderator: Dr. Matthew Auer, Dean, Hutton Honors College

• Tony Klausing (MPA, SPEA): “Overseas Private Investment Corporation: A Cost-Benefit Framework from a Domestic Stakeholder Perspective”
• Christina M. McDougall (MPA, SPEA): “United States Agency for International Development’s Funding Models: Effects on Elections and Civil Society Development in Emerging Democracies”
• Bi Zhao (PhD, Purdue University): “Aid, Public Spending and Regime”

 12:15-1:00 PM   Keynote address
Mr. Carl Gershman, President, National Endowment for Democracy
“Democracy’s New Moment: A Forward Strategy for Advancing Freedom in the World” 

 1:00-2:00 PM   Keynote luncheon

 2:15-3:30 PM    International Education Policy
Moderator: Dr. Margaret Sutton, School of Education

• Katherine Pruess (MA, REEI): “Why Kyrgyzstan’s Soviet Past Matters for its Post-Soviet Future: Evidence from Education”
• Sara Reeves (MPA, SPEA): “Female Education and Development: An Example of International Female Educational Attainment as a Development Indicator and Implications for Public Policy”
• Jessica Swickard, Jenna Morrow and Ruth Pollak (MPA, SPEA-IUPUI and SPEA) “Globalization and Public Policy: Educational Policies in the European Context”

Environmental Sustainability
Moderator: Dr. Kerry Krutilla, School of Public and Environmental Affairs

• Atilla Gumus and Philip Haddix (MPA, SPEA): “Assessing Site Sustainability for Neighborhood Development in the City of Atlanta”
• Samuel Murray (MPA/MSES, SPEA): “Band-e Amir National Park policy in Afghanistan”
• Candene Myers (MSES, SPEA): “Protected areas and indigenous peoples: Should the National Museums of Kenya protect kayas, what level of protection should they receive and how should they be managed?”

 3:40-5:10 PM    Economic Growth and Development
Moderator: Dr. Anh Tran, School of Public and Environmental Affairs

• Kwame Dakwa (PhD, IU School of Education): “Leveraging advances in Information Technology to strengthen Ghana’s economy”
• Natalia Ermasova (PhD, SPEA): “The Impact of Corruption on Innovation Activity in Russia”
• Thuy Dieu Nguyen (MPA, SPEA): “Examining the Relationship between Fiscal Decentralization and Provincial Economic Growth in Vietnam”
• Nora Williams (MPA, SPEA/CEUS): “Economic Effects of Casinos: Evaluating Gambling Zoning Policy in Kazakhstan”

Marginalized Communities
Moderator: Dr. Hilary Kahn, Center for the Study of Global Change

• Laura M. Corser (MA, EALC) “Citizenship Policies for North Korean Defectors residing in South Korea”
• Dr. Todd Lindley (Visiting lecturer, International Studies Program): “Intercountry adoptions between the U.S. and the Philippines: Institutions, Intermediaries, and the NGO roles assessed”
• Ruth Pollak (MPA, SPEA): “Integration of minorities into the education system: comparative analysis of the education systems in Austria and France”
• Margaret Sullivan (MPA, SPEA/CEUS): “Deinstitutionalization in Kazakhstan: Identity and incentive in child welfare policy”

 5:15-5:30 PM     Closing Remarks and Adjournment

SPEA’s International Public Affairs Association (IPAA) will hold its 4th Annual Spring Conference on Friday, March 25, 2011. This year’s conference will feature a keynote address by Mr. Carl Gershman, president of the National Endowment for Democracy, entitled “Democracy’s New Moment: A Forward Strategy for Advancing Freedom in the World.”  Panels will explore issues including environmental sustainability, foreign aid and economic development, international law, marginalized communities, and public administration. Faculty, students and guests are encouraged to attend and may register for free by emailing ipaa@indiana.edu.

The conference will take place in SPEA 167 and 169 from 8 am to 5:30 pm.  Mr. Gershman’s lecture will take place in SPEA 167 at 12:15 pm.

Where: Indiana Memorial Union (IMU) – University Club

When: Tonight! 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Join us for one of the biggest highlights of the week – SPEA’s International Night. Sample appetizers from around the world, chat with international students and volunteers from more than 25 countries, and observe traditional dance performances. It’s free, it’s informal and a great way to experience the many cultures represented at SPEA – Dive into the international sphere!

 Performances include:

·        6:00pm Bollywood Dancing

·        6:15pm Kazakh Singing

·        06:30pm Vietnamese Singing

·        06:45pm Kazakh Instrumental

·        07:15pm Costume Contest

Afterward head to one of the new locations downtown:

GSA International Night Happy Hour

Where: Max’s Place, downtown Bloomington

When: 8:00pm

Finish your conversations in a nice atmosphere in one of the new spots downtown and mingle with the international crowd to start off your evening.