WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
International Week Event: Panel Discussion--Chindia Rising: How China and India will Benefit the Global Economy
11:30 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
William Pitt Union Lower Lounge
Dr. Jagdish Sheth, Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Marketing in the Goizueta Business School at Emory University, will discuss how the rise of China and India (Chindia) is not only inevitable but will be beneficial to the world. Dr. Sheth's talk will be followed by a panel discussion by Professors Thomas Rawski, Professor of Economics, Ravi Madhavan, Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Katz Business School and Bopaya Bidanda, Chair of Industrial Engineering in the Swanson School of Engineering. The panel will be moderated by Lawrence Feick, Director of the University Center for International Studies, Senior Director of International Programs and Professor of Business Administration.
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: International Business Center, International Week, Asian Studies Center, Global Studies Program
For more information, contact Veronica Dristas - 412-624-2918 dristas@pitt.edu
International Week Event: Lecture--Social taboos and their health consequences
12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m.
Graduate School of Public Health, Parran Hall Room 109
Global Health Student Association proudly presents its first journal club meeting: Article to be discussed: "Stigma, social inequality, and HIV risk disclosure among Dominican male sex workers" by Padilla et al., Soc Sci Med 67 (2008) 380-388. Facilitator: Mr. Mack Friedman, the author of the Lamda Award-nominated book, "Strapped for cash: A history of American hustler culture".
The theme of the journal club for year 2008/2009 is "Social taboos and their health consequences". The GHSA hopes to discuss some hidden social issues that may result in marginalization and adverse health consequences of certain populations. Commercial sex has been part of the human history for many years. The lack of HIV prevention efforts among the male sex workers may fuel the HIV epidemic in the region. We will discuss the paper, with the goal to understand the relationships of stigma, social inequity, and sexual risks among this stigmatized group.
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: Global Studies Program, International Week, Global Health Student Association
For more information, contact Howie Lim - howbele@sbcglobal.net
International Week Event: Lecture--European Union Foreign Policy
12:30 p.m.
4130 Posvar Hall
Mr. Marc Vanheukelen is Head of Unit for DG RELEX C1, United States and Canada, at the European Commission.
Sponsored by: Global Studies Program, European Studies Center, International Week, European Union Center of Excellence
For more information, contact Karen Lautanen - (412) 648-8517 kal70@pitt.edu
International Week Event: Lecture--Higher Education and Society in Slovakia
2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Lecture by Gabriela Pleschova, Visiting Scholar from Comenius University of Bratislava, Slovakia.
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: free
Sponsored by: International Week, Center for Russian and East European Studies, School of Education
For more information, contact Anna Talone - 412-648-7407 crees@pitt.edu
International Week Event: Lecture--A Dialogue on Management in International Organizations: Reform of the UN & the European Commission
3:30 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.
4217 Posvar Hall
Daniele Alesani, director, IOMBA (Internationl Organizations MBA), University of Geneva and Carolyn Ban, professor, GSPIA
Wednesday, September 24, 3:30-5 P.M.
Posvar Hall Room 4217
Light refreshments will be served.
Cost: Free
Sponsored by: Global Studies Program, International Week, European Union Center of Excellence, European Union Studies Association, International Affairs Program(GSPIA), International Development Program(GSPIA)
International Week Event: Film--Kolya
4:00 p.m.
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
A confirmed bachelor is in for the surprise of his life when a get-rich-quick scheme backfires, setting off a wild set of circumstances and leaving him with a pint-sized new roommate.
Directed by Jan Sverak. Film is in Czech with English subtitles; 105 min.
Audience: Open to the public
Cost: free
Announced by: Center for Russian and East European Studies, European Studies Center, European Union Center of Excellence, International Week
For more information, contact Gina Peirce - 412-648-7407 crees@pitt.edu
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