The Seventh Annual Graduate Student Conference on the European Union will welcome graduate students from around the world to present the research on "Crisis, Cooperation, and Change in the EU."

Sidney Mintz is a distinguished anthropologist whose scholarship has shaped how we think about the social, cultural, and political impact of colonialism, the interface of anthropology and history, and the correlation between food, material, culture, and power. He is the author of many significant publications, including books such as Worker in the Cane: A Puerto Rican Life History; Sweetness and Power: the Place of Sugar in Modern History; Tasting Food, Tasting Freedom: Excursions into Eating, Culture and the Past; and Three Ancient Colonies. Caribbean Themes and Variations.

Stephen Noerper joined The Korea Society as Senior Vice President after serving with the EastWest Institute and New York University, where he was an associate professor of international relations. Dr. Noerper's leadership in NGOs dates back to 1985 and his experience with a Chicago-based foundation. Before moving to New York City, he was Vice President of Intellibridge, a senior analyst with the U.S. State Department, and a non-profit resident representative in Mongolia, where he had served as visiting professor and Fulbright senior scholar at the National University of Mongolia. Dr.

Dr. David E. Bloom is an economist whose work focuses on health, demography, education, and labor. In recent years, he has written extensively on the links among health status,population dynamics, and economic growth. Dr. Bloom has published over 300 articles, book chapters, and books. Dr. Bloom currently serves as a Faculty Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and is a member of the Board of Trustees of amfAR, and the Foundation for AIDS Research. Dr. Bloom also serves as Director of Harvard’s Program on the Global Demography of Aging. In April 2005 Dr.