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Event Type : Conferences and Symposiums

Disasters and Development in South Asia

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Fri, Sep 16, 2016 from 09:00am — 06:00pm, ET

Cosponsored Event Over a year after Nepal’s earthquake, this conference brings together practitioners, policy-makers, academics, students, and experts in disaster response to examine the importance of risk mitigation, and to discuss the role of development partners, aid accountability and the role of the media in disaster response. The overarching objectives of this symposium are to […]

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Development in Asia

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Fri, May 13, 2016 from 09:00am — 04:30pm, ET

Workshop for those teaching high school and middle school courses on South Asia. Keynote Speaker: Benjamin Siegel, Assistant Professor of History, B.A., Yale University; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University Cosponsored with Educators for Teaching South Asia, in conjunction with The Winsor School, Phillips Academy, and The Groton School Click here to learn more and register.

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What is Islam? A Symposium in Memory of Shahab Ahmed

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Fri, Apr 29, 2016 from 01:00pm — 06:30pm, ET

Featuring: Michael Cook, Islamic Studies Noah Feldman, Law Cemal Kafadar, History Gülru Necipoğlu, Art History Parimal Patil, South Asian Studies Nicholas Watson, Medieval Studies and Religion Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Standing Committee on Medieval Studies, the Mahindra Humanities Center, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture, the Committee on the Study of […]

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Windows and Mirrors: Reflecting on Recent Architecture In South Asia

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Sat, Mar 19, 2016 - Sun, Mar 20, 2016, ET

Special Conference Q+A: The state of architecture in India This two-day conference on architecture in South Asia is being held in partnership with the Tata Trusts, The South Asia Institute (SAI) at Harvard University and Vinod & Saryu Doshi Foundation. Renowned architects from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nepal, the Maldives and India will participate […]

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Harvard Graduate Student Conference on International History

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Thu, Mar 10, 2016 - Fri, Mar 11, 2016, ET

Student Event ‘Global and International History: The Economic Dimension’ Financial, economic and political-economy issues have played a fundamental role in world development and continue to do so. They involve multiple agents besides the nation state; they prompt refined policy analysis; and they challenge historians to turn to the broadest range of sources and demand interdisciplinary […]

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Conference on the Music of South, Central and West Asia

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Fri, Mar 4, 2016 - Sun, Mar 6, 2016, ET

This conference is a response to rapidly expanding interests in the musical traditions of South Asia within the Society for Ethnomusicology and a recognition that South Asia has always been part of a larger historical network involving Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia.  As the richness of scholarship on the music of these regions deepens, it becomes increasingly useful […]

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India Conference at Harvard

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Sat, Feb 6, 2016 - Sun, Feb 7, 2016, ET

India in Transition – Opportunities and Challenges   The India Conference at Harvard is one of the largest India conferences in the US. It is hosted at the Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School by the graduate students of Harvard University. In 2016 we will be celebrating our 13th anniversary. The conference will bring […]

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21st Century Identification Systems: Data, Politics, Protection

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Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 03:00pm, ET — Sat, Nov 21, 2015 at 02:00pm, ET

As part of its project mission, the Harvard FXB Center for Health & Human Rights in collaboration with other Harvard schools will convene a high profile international conference of experts drawn from academia, government, business and civil society to examine the scientific, technical, social and political aspects of national ID systems. This two and half-day […]

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Consequences and Responses: Lessons from and for Nepal

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Thu, May 14, 2015 from 04:00pm — 07:30pm, ET

Special Event 4:00-5:30pm: Panel I, Public Health, Water and Sanitation and Rebuilding of Places and Heritage Sites Co Moderator: Xeno Acharya, MPH, Harvard School of Public Health; Students For Nepal Jarrod Goentzel, Director, MIT Humanitarian Response Lab; Lecturer, MIT Michael Hooper, Associate Professor of Urban Planning, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University Daniele Lantagne, Usen Family Career Development Professor, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil […]

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Responsible Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation in an Era of Global Change

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Fri, Apr 24, 2015 - Sun, Apr 26, 2015, ET

CYRUS Institute of Knowledge Annual Conference Scholars and practitioners are invited to submit a proposal for an interactive paper presentation session that reflect different perspectives across disciplines. We welcome participation from public and private sectors to attend the conference. Participants will find presentations enlightening and enriching their personal and professional life. Additionally, there will be significant opportunities for […]

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