START
Thu, May 5, 2016
END
Fri, May 6, 2016
VENUE
Thompson Room
Barker Center
ADDRESS
Thompson Room
Barker Center
12 Quincy St
Cambridge, MA 02138
Annual Symposium
This year’s Symposium will feature conversations on the topic of democracy across South Asia.
START
Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 04:00pm
END
Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 05:30pm
VENUE
CGIS South, S250
Harvard University
ADDRESS
CGIS South, S250
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge MA
Come hear about SAI Summer Funding opportunities, including research and internship grants, and ask any last minute questions about the application process.
Deadline to apply: February 17, 2016
START
Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 08:30am
END
Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 10:00am
Webinar
JP Onnela, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health
Cell phones are no longer just a tool of communication – they are being used to improve the lives of billions of people. As the technology continues to improve, collecting behavioral data is getting easier and less intrusive. Data from cell phones can reveal everything from an individual’s mental health, how pathogens spread, to how social networks function at the societal level. In this session, Professor Onnela will discuss his work on using digital phenotyping to study the behavior of social networks with big data.
8:30 AM in Cambridge, 5:30 PM in Pakistan, 6 PM in India, 6 PM in Sri Lanka, 6:30 PM in Bangladesh, 6:15PM in Nepal
How to participate:
WATCH: One the day of the webinar, watch live on SAI’s website
INTERACT: Tweet your questions and join the conversation on Facebook
Twitter: @HarvardSAI, #SAIWebinar
Facebook: HarvardSAI
Email: sainit@fas.harvard.edu
START
Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 05:00pm
END
Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 07:00pm
VENUE
CGIS South, S010
ADDRESS
CGIS South, S010
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA
Film Screening and Discussion
Zara Hayes, Director
Ruth Barron, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Chair: Jennifer Leaning, François-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights, HSPH; Director, FXB Center for Health and Human Rights
The collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh is the worst industrial disaster of the 21st century, in which over 1100 people died and thousands more were injured. Through a series of compelling interviews with survivors of the tragedy, this moving film gives a voice to those directly affected.
START
Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 04:00pm
END
Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 05:30pm
VENUE
CGIS South, S050
Harvard University
ADDRESS
CGIS South, S050
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge MA
This is an orientation for students who are traveling to South Asia in summer 2015, and will include travel tips and logistics, health and safety information, cultural introduction, and will provide an opportunity to meet other students who will be in the region. Food will be served!
All Harvard Students traveling to South Asia in the summer are welcome. Please RSVP to Nora Maginn, maginn@fas.harvard.edu if you’d like to join.
START
Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 09:00am
END
Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 10:30am
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE WEBINAR LIVE
9:00 AM in Cambridge, 5:00 PM in Pakistan, 5:30 PM in India, 5:30 PM in Sri Lanka, 6:00 PM in Bangladesh, 5:45 PM in Nepal
Payal Modi, MD, MPH, Fellow, Brigham & Women’s Hospital International Emergency Medicine Fellowship
Mass casualty responses work best when there is a well-rehearsed plan. This seminar will cover planning for a disaster, preparatory drills, and debriefing, drawing from the experience of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013.
This will be SAI’s third webinar in the series on Disaster Management and Emergency Response
WATCH: One the day of the webinar, watch live on SAI’s website
INTERACT: Tweet your questions and join the conversation on Facebook
Twitter: @HarvardSAI, #SAIWebinar
Facebook: HarvardSAI
Email: sainit@fas.harvard.edu
This webinar was originally scheduled for February 10, 2015.
START
Fri, Jun 5, 2015
END
Sat, Jun 6, 2015
VENUE
CGIS South, S010
ADDRESS
CGIS South, S010
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA
Bangladesh Development Conference 2015
This conference will look at identifying and solving the challenges in the transformation of the Bangladesh Garment Industry, analyzing the tools and metrics to measure progress and recommending the best practices for sustainable development.
Participants include:
Government and Non Government Organizations of Bangladesh, USA, and development partner countries, international academics and experts, BGMEA, BKMEA, international brands and retailers, ALLIANCE, ACCORD, workers rights groups, labor organizations, United Nations agencies, international financial institutes.
Cosponsored with SAI, the Harvard University Center for the Environment, and International Sustainable Development Institute, Inc.
Contact: Mohammed Iqbal Yousuf, mohammed_yousuf@dfci.harvard.edu
Click here for the detailed schedule.
START
Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 08:00am
END
Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 09:30am
SAI Webinar
Payal Modi, MD, MPH, Fellow, Brigham & Women’s Hospital International Emergency Medicine Fellowship
Mass casualty responses work best when there is a well-rehearsed plan. This seminar will cover planning for a disaster, preparatory drills, and debriefing, drawing from the experience of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013.
This will be SAI’s third webinar in the series on Disaster Management and Emergency Response
8:00 AM in Cambridge, 6:00 PM in Pakistan, 6:30 PM in India, 7:00 PM in Sri Lanka & Bangladesh, 6:45 PM in Nepal
WATCH: One the day of the webinar, watch live on SAI’s website
INTERACT: Tweet your questions and join the conversation on Facebook
Twitter: @HarvardSAI, #SAIWebinar
Facebook: HarvardSAI
Email: sainit@fas.harvard.edu
START
Thu, Apr 16, 2015
END
Fri, Apr 17, 2015
VENUE
Loeb House
ADDRESS
Loeb House
17 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Annual Symposium
Workshops to highlight interfaculty research projects supported by SAI, and launch of the exhibit and book Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
10:00 – 12:00 pm: Mobile Technology to Access Healthcare Services – Case Studies from the Global South
1:00 – 3:00 pm: Role of South Asian Arts in Education
4:00 – 4:30 pm: Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity Book and Exhibit Launch
4:30 – 5:30 pm: One Harvard: Working Across Disciplines
Friday, April 17, 2015
10:30 – 12:30 pm: Water and Poverty in Urban Slums
1:00 – 3:00 pm: Mental Health and Disasters
Registration required: Symposium website and registration.
START
Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 04:00pm
END
Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 05:30pm
VENUE
CGIS South, S250
Harvard University
ADDRESS
CGIS South, S250
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge MA
SAI Book Talk
Sanchita Saxena, Director of the Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies, Berkeley; Executive Director, Institute for South Asia Studies, UC Berkeley
Fauzia Ahmed, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies, Miami University; SAI Research Affiliate
Chair: John A. Quelch, Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Professor in Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health
By analyzing the garment sector through the lens of domestic coalitions, Made in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka: The Labor Behind the Global Garments and Textiles Industries presents new and innovative ways of conceptualizing the garment and textiles industries that include the possibility for change and resistance from a vantage point of cooperation among key groups, rather than only contention. The book utilizes the established policy networks framework, which has traditionally only been applied to the United States and European nations, but expertly adapts it to countries in the global South. Saxena’s domestic coalitions approach, which can be thought of as a precursor to a full policy network, differs from the policy network approach in crucial ways by highlighting the importance of other actors or facilitators in the network, recognizing that interactions among stakeholders are just as important as interactions between groups and the state, as well as the incentives associated with expanding the existing coalition.
Book sale to follow.
START
Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 04:00pm
END
Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 05:30pm
VENUE
CGIS South, S030
Harvard University
ADDRESS
CGIS South, S030
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge MA 02138
This is an orientation for students who are traveling to South Asia during Winter Session 2015, and will include travel tips and logistics, health and safety information, cultural introduction, and will provide an opportunity to meet other students who will be in the region. Food will be served!
All Harvard Students traveling to South Asia in Winter Session are welcome. Please RSVP to Nora Maginn, maginn@fas.harvard.edu if you’d like to join.
START
Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 06:00pm
END
Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 09:00pm
VENUE
CGIS South Concourse
Harvard University
ADDRESS
CGIS South Concourse
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
A group show called South Asia Exchange:
An exhibition exploring contemporary dialogue about South Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, including social justice, pop culture, industry, the environment, food, music, and how they come into play with the idea of exchange.
Exhibit duration: October 6 – October 14, 2014
Opening Reception:
Wednesday, October 8, 2014, 6 – 9 p.m.
Panel Discussion:
Wednesday, October 8, 2014, 7:00 p.m.
Exhibit is open to the public :
Mon-Thurs: 7 AM – 9 PM
Fri: 7 AM – 7 PM
Cosponsored with MITHAS and The School of the Museum of Fine Arts