Would you like an opportunity to converse in German? Whether your German language skills are intermediate or fluent, you are welcome to come to this informal conversation club. It meets on the second and fourth Monday of the month in the Large Print Room of the Main Library in the Carnegie Library. Please register by calling 412-622-3151!

Come to Nordy's Place in the William Pitt Union to take part in this interesting discussion. Diane Hardy and Cynthia Yializis will present on the impact of international education and immigration. International education in the United States is not just about studying abroad and taking courses on other regions of the world. It is also about welcoming international students to our universities, who in turn enrich our educational experience with their unique background and skill sets. OIS and CILE will provide an overview of the impact international students have had here at Pitt and beyond.

Are you interested in learning about different countries from all around the world? Come and take a tour of all the Nationality Rooms in the Cathedral of Learning on Sunday, November 11. One hour tours will begin at 11 am and continue all day until the last tour at 2 pm. Participants should meet at the Information and Gift Center on the 1st Floor in the Cathedral of Learning at the time for which they are scheduled.

As part of the Department of Linguistics Colloquium Series, presenters will briefly discuss the history of study abroad research from a second language acquisition perspective and then discuss their own research. Wenhao Diao will present “Socializing into Diverse Identities through a Semester in China”. Ashlie Henery will present “Exploring the Relationship Between Reported Social Interaction and Gains in Communicative Abilities During Study Abroad”.

The Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies will host a two-day conference Thursday, Nov. 1 – Friday, Nov. 2 at the University Club in Oakland. The conference: Cyberspace: Malevolent Actors, Criminal Opportunities, and Strategic Competition is sponsored, in addition to the Ridgway Center, the Strategic Studies Institute, Army War College; National Cyber Forensic Training Alliance, and Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

This multi-disciplinary and policy relevant “cyberspace” conference seeks to explore:

The Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies will mark the 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis with a lecture presented by Dr. Peter Kornbluh.

Agenda is forthcoming. RSVP your attendance to this event – Beverly Brizzi (beb38@pitt.edu). Lunch provided. Additional information at www.ridgway.pitt.edu.

The first in a year-long Arab film series. Like the novel ostensibly set in 1990 at about the time of the first Gulf War, the film is a scathing portrayal of modern Egyptian society since the coup d'état of 1952. The setting is downtown Cairo, with the titular apartment building (which actually exists) serving as both a metaphor for contemporary Egypt and a unifying location in which most of the primary characters either live or work and in which much of the action takes place.