[Fels_pubpol_0708] events next week

Fri Apr 11 08:48:15 EDT 2008

Participate in Televised Focus Group
Renowned polling and political firm Luntz, Maslansky Strategic Research 
is coming to the Philadelphia area to moderate an all student focus 
group session about the Presidential election. You will be commenting on 
the presidential race for a major cable news network. You will be shown 
on live television during a special election coverage program. This is 
your chance to get your opinion on one of the highest rated networks on 
television. The group will be on Wednesday, April 16th and will run from 
5:30 PM to
7:00 PM. This group is for students only ages 17-24 only. To sign up, 
fill out the form at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=NSHOSeafxlVjfJmadMVDDA_3d_3d**

*Monday, April 14*

*4:00 PM*

*Delivering Public Services Seminar *with Judy Schwank, President of 
10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania

/The topic will focus on land use in PA with an emphasis on small 
cities.  10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania is an alliance of organizations 
and individuals committed to promoting land use policies and actions 
that will enable Pennsylvania to strengthen its diverse urban, suburban, 
and rural communities and reduce sprawl.  Schwank was elected to the 
Berks County Board of Commissioners in 1999 and re-elected in 2003. 
Prior to that, she served more than 18 years with the Pennsylvania State 
Cooperative Extension./

Fels Institute of Government, Seminar Room

Please RSVP to Alyson Gross at alysong at sas.upenn.edu

To find out more go to http://www.fels.upenn.edu/Projects/dps_spring08.html

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*Tuesday, April 15*

*4:00 -- 6:00 PM*

*Presidential Election Discussion and Happy Hour*

/What's a super delegate? Will the Democratic National Convention be a 
brokered convention? Why does the US have the electoral system that it 
does? What makes the US system similar /different from other countries? 
Learn about the American electoral system and then join us for a Happy 
Hour to talk politics with fellow grad students. /

Graduate Student Center, 3815 Locust Walk Room 305

Sign up for this event at http://www.gsc.upenn.edu/programs/register.php

For more info go to: http://www.gsc.upenn.edu

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*7:00 -- 8:00 PM*

*Penn Dems/College Republicans Debate*

/Topics include energy/environment, the economy, foreign policy 
(includes Iraq war), and domestic policy.  The debate will be moderated 
by College Republicans President Zac Byer and Penn Democrats President 
Lauren Burdette.  There will be an opportunity for audience members to 
ask questions after each topic area.  Debaters for each side will be 
announced in the next week./

Penn Bookstore

For more information contact events at penndems.org

*Wednesday, April 16*

*6:00 -- 7:30 PM*

*Film screening of An Inconvenient Truth*

Penn Bookstore

For more info go to: http://www.upenn.edu/bookstore

*7:30 PM*

*Penn Democrats Debate Watching Party*

/Watch Hillary and Barack debate at the National Constitution Center in 
Philadelphia/

Huntsman TBA

Check the Dems website for updates: http://penndems.org/events

*Upcoming Events*

*Friday, April 25*

*2:00 PM*

*"The Power of the Chair: Formal Leadership in International Cooperation"***

*Fox Speakers Forum: Jonas Tallberg, Associate Professor of Political 
Science at Stockholm University*

/Jonas Tallberg's primary research interests are compliance in 
international cooperation, the design of international institutions, and 
multilateral negotiations, with a regional specialization in European 
Union politics. His publications include Leadership and Negotiation in 
the European Union (Cambridge University Press, 2006) and European 
Governance and Supranational Institutions: Making States Comply 
(Routledge, 2003), as well as numerous articles on international 
cooperation and European governance./

Stiteler Forum

Registration is recommended for this event.*
*Visit the fox leadership event page for more info and to register: 
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/foxleadership/docs/events_register.php?screen=reg_event&eid=23671

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*3:00 PM*

*Fox Speakers Forum: Elisabeth Bumiller, Washington Correspondent for 
the New York Times*

/Elisabeth Bumiller is a reporter for The New York Times who covers 
politics and policy in the nation's capital and the author of a 
forthcoming biography of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. From Sept. 
10, 2001 to 2006, Ms. Bumiller was a Times White House correspondent who 
also wrote a weekly column, White House Letter, about the people and 
behind-the-scenes events of the presidency./
Huntsman Hall F85
Registration is recommended for this event.

Visit the fox leadership event page for more info and to register: 
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/foxleadership/docs/events_register.php?screen=reg_event&eid=23655

*The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia invites you to join us for 
two programs:
Friday, May 16*
Douglas J. Fieth, the former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy who 
was an integral player in planning the administration's war on terror 
and the military campaigns in Afganistan and Iraq, will be joining us to 
give an insider's perspective on how the U.S. government's strategy was 
devised. *FREE TO STUDENTS*

*Monday, May 19*
Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico and former democratic 
presidential candidate, joins us to share his advice to the next 
president. *FREE TO STUDENTS*
Reservations are required and based on availability for all programs.
To register, please call (215)561-4700 or visit www.wacphila.org 
<http://www.wacphila.org/>.  You can also email programs at wacphila.org.

For information contact Laurie Strong at (215)561-4700

*Penn in Washington Enrollment Open*

If you are planning on being in Washington, D.C. this summer, enroll for 
PIW, which organizes speakers, mentors, and networking events. 
Enrollment for PIW also registers you for the Penn in Washington 
scholarship program. Scholarship deadline is May 1. See details on 
website: http://www.fels.upenn.edu/internship/registration.html

-- 

Deirdre Martinez, PhD
Director and Lecturer
Fels Public Policy Internship Program and Penn in Washington
Fels Institute of Government
University of Pennsylvania
3814 Walnut Street (Mail code 6197)
Philadelphia PA 19104
215-746-3849
Fax 215-746-3565
Cell 215-900-5299

Visit our website for program details: 

	http://www.fels.upenn.edu/internship/

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