Global Migration and Development Conference

See below for information on a free conference down at the law school.  It is being run by CUPID, the Columbia University Partnership for International Development.

CUPID'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE: Development without Borders: Is Migration Good for Development?

Date: Friday, February 13th

Time: 12:30 pm- 7:30 pm

Location: Law School, Jerome Greene Hall, RM 106

Each spring, the Columbia University Partnership for International Development (CUPID) holds a major conference at Columbia University on an international development issue. The conference gathers a multidisciplinary panel of scholars and practitioners from the University and beyond to present and discuss their perspectives. The day-long conference is free and open to all.

This year's conference seeks to evaluate the consequences of global migration on diverse fields such as health, business, education and the environment while also considering what steps should be taken around migration that best supports international development.

Click on the link for more information and to register!

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cupid/Conference.html

CUPID is a student-led effort across Columbia  University to facilitate multidisciplinary dialogue, awareness, and action on

international development. Encouraging a collaborative spirit among students, professors, and alumni with diverse specialties, CUPID aims to explore and demonstrate how a multidisciplinary approach to international development can produce innovative, holistic solutions for disadvantaged populations.

Global Health Conference at Mount Sinai

Mount Sinai Global Health Center
presents

International Development and Aid
Controversies and Successes

Saturday March 7, 2009  9:30am

 

http://mssm-ghc.org/conference2009

 

George Ayittey, Economist, Free Africa Foundation 

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/george_ayittey_on_cheetahs_vs_hippos.html

 

Alexander Preker, World Bank West Africa

 

Ronald Waldman, USAID advisor, Mailman School of Public Health

 

Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Icahn Institute 
Goldwurm Auditorium
1425 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10029

Registration for the 7th Annual Global Health Conference is FREE, and lunch will be provided.

To REGISTER, please email : global.health@mssm.edu

Unite For Sight 6th Annual Global Health Conference

For anyone interested in global health, consider the upcoming conference presented by Unite For Sight, "Achieving Global Goals Through Innovaction" which will be held at Yale University on Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19, 2009.  See below for information and links to the full schedule of events and registration.

200 Speakers, Including Keynote Addresses by Dr. Susan Blumenthal, Nicholas Kristof, Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Dr. Sonia Sachs, Dr. Al Sommer, and Dr. Harold Varmus. Plus social innovation sessions by CEOs and Directors of Save The Children, Partners in Health, HealthStore Foundation, mothers2mothers, and many others.

What? Join 2,500 people from all 50 states and from more than 60 countries for an innovative, high-impact idea incubator. 
Who should attend? Students, public health professionals, doctors, educators, scientists, lawyers, universities, corporations, nonprofits, and others.  Anyone interested in international health and development, public health, eye care, medicine, social entrepreneurship, nonprofits, philanthropy, microfinance, human rights, anthropology, health policy, advocacy, public service, environmental health, and education.

For the full conference schedule, click here

To register, click here

National PHR Conference in Providence

Hi all,

For any of you who may be interested in health and human rights, consider attending the National PHR Conference in Providence, titled "Health & Human Rights in 2009: Global Problems, Local Solutions."  Registration is $35.  Housing with students may be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Click here for more information.