2008-2009 POLICY SEMINAR SERIES

The Population Reference Bureau has concluded its 2008-2009 Policy Seminar Series schedule. These seminars featured experts presenting results from new research and interventions in the U.S. and other countries around the world. Covering a wide range of population, health and environmental issues, the PRB Policy Seminar Series promises to offer fresh perspectives and rich discussions.

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PREVIOUS SEMINARS

May 14, 2009, 1:30–2:00 p.m.: Coffee; 2:00-3:30p.m.: Symposium, at the National Press Club
Johns Hopkins/PRB Symposium on Policy and Health: Climate Change and Urban Adaptation
Speakers:
Mark Montgomery, professor of economics, Stony Brook University and senior associate, Population Council
Patricia Romero-Lankao, social scientist and deputy director, Institute for the Study of Society and Environment, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Discussants:
John Furlow, climate change specialist, USAID
Fariyal Fikree, senior program director, Global Health, Population Reference Bureau

April 15, 2009, noon–1:30 p.m.: Countdown to the 2010 Census: What You Need to Know
With the 2010 Census less than a year away, this seminar will provide an update on the latest activities and efforts to ensure a successful enumeration of the U.S. population in 2010. A distinguished panel will discuss why the census is important and how the 2010 Census marks a new era in census taking. Speakers will address Census planning and operations, what's happening on the Hill with oversight, appropriations, and pending legislation; how foundations and nonprofits are involved in supporting the efforts for a successful 2010 Census; and the challenges that still lie ahead.
Speakers:
Daniel Weinberg, assistant director for ACS and Decennial Census, U.S. Census Bureau (bio)
William O'Hare, consultant, Funders Census Initiative and senior Fellow, Annie E. Casey Foundation (bio)
Mary Jo Hoeksema, director of government and public affairs, Population Association of America and Association of Population Centers (bio)

April 8, 2009, noon–1:30 p.m.: Reproductive Behavior of Muslims in South Asia: An Overview From Recent Demographic and Health Surveys Conducted in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh
Dr. Mehtab S. Karim, senior research adviser and senior Fellow in Religion and Public Life, Pew Research Center, Washington D.C.

March 11, 2009, noon–1:30 p.m.: Combating Neglected Infections in Africa and America: Joint Action to Erase a Tragic and Shared Heritage of Poverty and Inequity
Dr. Peter Hotez, Walter G. Ross Professor and chair, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine, The George Washington University   CANCELLED

Feb. 25, 2009, noon–1:30 p.m.:  Immigrant Residential Segregation in U.S. Metropolitan Areas, 1990-2000
Dr. John Iceland, professor of sociology and demography, Department of Sociology & Crime, Law and Justice, Pennsylvania State University

Feb. 11, 2009, noon–1:30 p.m.: How to Promote Effective Implementation of Proven Practices for Children in Real World Clinical, Educational, and Community Settings
Dr. Sharon Landesman Ramey, director, Georgetown University Center on Health and Education, and Susan H. Mayer Professor of Child and Family Studies, Georgetown University

Dec. 10, 2008, noon–1:30 p.m.: The World Is Fat
Dr. Barry Popkin, director, UNC Interdisciplinary Obesity Program, and the Carla Steel Chamblee Distinguished Professor of Global Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Nov. 12, 2008, noon–1:30 p.m.: Why Not Adjust the U.S. Census?
Dr. Kenneth Wachter, professor of demography and statistics, and Chair, Department of Demography, University of California, Berkeley

Oct. 16, 2008, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m., at Migration Policy Institute
Migration Policy Institute/Population Reference Bureau – Immigration: Data Users Seminar
Migration Policy Institute, 1400 16th St., NW, 3rd floor Conference Room, Washington, DC
Speakers:
Elizabeth Grieco, chief, Immigration Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau
Jeffrey Passel, senior demographer, Pew Hispanic Center
Audrey Singer, senior fellow, Brookings Institution
Mark Mather, associate vice president of Domestic Programs, Population Reference Bureau
Moderator:
Jeanne Batalova, Policy Analyst and Data Hub Manager, Migration Policy Institute

Oct. 2, 2008, 1–4:30 p.m., at National Press Club
NCMR/PRB Seminar: Research and Practice Partnerships: Strengthening Marriages and Families
Speakers from Healthy Marriages and Healthy Relationships Initiative & Bowling Green State University:
Wendy Manning, Bowling Green State University
Carol VanderWal, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services
Speakers from Utah Healthy Marriage Initiative & Brigham Young University:
Alan Hawkins, Brigham Young University
Melanie Reese, Utah Commission on Marriage
Speaker from Alabama Healthy Marriage Initiative & Auburn University:
Francesca Adler-Baeder, Auburn University

Sept. 10, 2008: The Lucky Few: Between the Greatest Generation and the Baby Boom
Dr. Elwood Carlson, Charles B. Nam Professor in Sociology of Population Center for Demography and Population Health, Florida State University

The PRB policy seminar series is partially funded by a grant from National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

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