Fall 2008 Lecture Series Presented by the SAIS European Studies Program, the Washington Foundation for European Studies, the SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations and the American Consortium of EU Studies in Washington. Lectures are open to the public. No reply is necessary. Please pay particular attention to the date, place and time of each event. Most take place in the Rome Auditorium, 1619 Mass. Avenue, NW, first floor. Talks begin at 5pm and are followed by a question and answer period. From 6:15 to 7:15pm, there is an informal reception for both speaker and audience.
Thursday, September 11th. Rome Auditorium, 5pm.
EDUARD BALLADUR, former prime minister of France will discuss his new book, A Project of Union Between the United States and E.U.
Tuesday, September 23rd. Rome Auditorium, 5pm.
JOHN BRUTON, head of delegation to the Delegation of the European Commission to the United States and former prime minister of Ireland
"The Future for E.U.-U.S. Economic and Political Relations" Tuesday, September 30th. Rome Auditorium, 5pm
PIERRE VIMONT, French ambassador to the United States
"The French Presidency of the European Union: A Mid-Term Assessment" Monday, October 20th. Rome Auditorium. 5pm
CARL THAM, former Swedish ambassador to Germany will speak about his new book, Berliner Republic - United, Divided, European Tuesday, November 11th. Rome Auditorium. 5pm.
JEFFREY ANDERSON, Graf Goltz Professor and director, BMW Center for German and European Studies, Georgetown University, will discuss his book, The End of the West: Crisis and Change in the Atlantic Order WEDNESDAY, November 19th. Kenney Auditorium, 9am to 5pm.
ALL-DAY CONFERENCE ON THE NEW BATTLE FOR CENTRAL EUROPE
Co-sponsored with the Center for European Policy Analysis, Washington (See the SAIS Weekly Calendar for complete information)
WASHINGTON FOUNDATION FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES The Washington Foundation for European Studies (WFES) is an educational foundation devoted to encouraging good relations between the United States and Europe through the mutual study of contemporary issues. The Foundation has pursued its aims in close collaboration with the European Studies Department at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of the Johns Hopkins University, including its Bologna Center in Italy. Besides developing and funding a number of studies, WFES supports the regular SAIS European Lecture Series. It also manages the Michael M. Harrison Fund that subsidizes opera and ballet tickets for SAIS students in Bologna and Washington, and encourages a series of informal seminars in Bologna on the historical significance of the opera. The WFES is incorporated in the District of Columbia and enjoys a 501(c)(3) tax status. Anyone desiring to contribute to its work, or who wishes to be invited to the Lecture Series, should contact Nancy Tobin at SAIS European Studies, 1619 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036. Contributions should be made out to WFES and are deductible to the amounts permitted by law. LECTURES AND GROUP RESEARCH In Washington, the SAIS European Lecture Series takes advantage of the program's special connections and location to present a regular series of lecturers -- European and American -- drawn from governments, international organizations, universities, the diplomatic community, the press business, etc.. Bologna offers a rich series of its own lectures, drawn from its contacts throughout Europe. In both places ongoing research programs involve European scholars and public figures in collaborative research publications, conferences and lectures.
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