2012-02-13T09:40:51Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/events.html http://www.rand.org/events/2012/04/17.html 2012-04-17T17:16:00Z 2012-04-17T17:16:00Z

Tani Cantil-Sakauye is the 28th California Chief Justice, the first Asian-Filipina American and the second woman to serve as Chief Justice. Sworn in on January 3, 2011, Cantil-Sakauye chairs the Judicial Council of California, the administrative policymaking body of state courts, and the Commission on Judicial Appointments.

http://www.rand.org/events/2012/03/08.html 2012-03-08T14:42:00Z 2012-03-08T14:42:00Z

A March 2012 RAND program features Tom LaTourette, a senior physical scientist who specializes in energy, public safety, and homeland security policy.

http://www.rand.org/events/2012/01/24.html 2012-01-24T15:46:00Z 2012-01-24T15:46:00Z

In May 2011, a U.S. Supreme Court decision ordered California to reduce its prison population by 33,000 within two years. At this policy forum experts and policymakers will discuss the capacity of the health care safety net to meet the needs of ex-prisoners and of the public safety implications of prisoner reentry.

http://www.rand.org/events/2011/11/29.html 2011-11-29T15:05:00Z 2011-11-29T15:05:00Z

This conference is a public meeting of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy and is being conducted in partnership with the RAND Corporation.

http://www.rand.org/events/2011/11/18.html 2011-11-18T12:24:00Z 2011-11-18T12:24:00Z

A May 2011 U.S. Supreme Court decision ordered California to reduce its prison population by 33,000 within two years. This Capitol Briefing will address which counties and communities will be most affected by reentry and the capacity of the health care safety net to meet ex-prisoner needs.

http://www.rand.org/events/2011/11/15.html 2011-11-15T17:07:00Z 2011-11-15T17:07:00Z

Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan face many challenges, particularly when it comes to health care. A RAND policy forum focuses on recent research into this new generation of combat veterans, including their experience with depression, PTSD, and substance misuse, as well as challenges they face in their physical health, their access to services, and their post-military careers.

http://www.rand.org/events/2011/10/25.html 2011-10-25T23:48:00Z 2011-10-25T23:48:00Z

An October RAND program features David Groves, a policy researcher whose work on water resources management has helped several water agencies in California address climate change in their long-term planning.

http://www.rand.org/events/2011/10/04/agenda.html 2011-10-04T20:56:00Z 2011-10-04T20:56:00Z

This all-day policy symposium cosponsored by the Kauffman-RAND Institute and RAND Health in Washington, D.C. will conclude with the 2011 Albert P. Williams Lecture on Health Policy, "Investing in Keeping People Healthy: Entrepreneurism and Public Policy."

http://www.rand.org/events/2011/10/04/lecture.html 2011-10-04T14:13:00Z 2011-10-04T14:13:00Z

The health sector is replete with unique obstacles to entrepreneurial efforts. At this lecture, David M. Lawrence, M.D., shares his insights on ideas for designing and implementing public policies that will help, not hinder, innovation.

http://www.rand.org/events/2011/09/24.html 2011-09-24T13:12:00Z 2011-09-24T13:12:00Z

Join this discussion about the upcoming launch of the "Kindergarten Readiness in Santa Monica" initiative, a partnership between Connections for Children, the Santa Monica–Malibu Unified School District, and the UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families & Communities.

http://www.rand.org/events/2011/09/01.html 2011-09-01T13:13:00Z 2011-09-01T13:13:00Z

In the 10 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, America has been humbled, hopeful, torn, driven, and inspired. At this program, Brian Michael Jenkins will discuss the political, fiscal, social, cultural, psychological, and military implications of U.S. policymaking since 9/11.

http://www.rand.org/events/2011/07/26.html 2011-07-26T09:51:00Z 2011-07-26T09:51:00Z

RAND experts discussed the military, political, fiscal, social, cultural, psychological, and moral implications of U.S. policymaking since the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

http://www.rand.org/events/2011/06/16.html 2011-06-16T15:17:00Z 2011-06-16T15:17:00Z

Seth Jones, a RAND senior political scientist who recently returned from Afghanistan as the representative for the commander, United States Special Operations Command, to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations, will discuss the U.S., Afghanistan, and Pakistan after bin Laden.

http://www.rand.org/events/2011/05/24.html 2011-05-24T19:56:00Z 2011-05-24T19:56:00Z

Arthur Kellermann, vice president and director of RAND Health, will lead a program in May about the rising costs of health care.

http://www.rand.org/events/2011/05/10/event.html 2011-05-10T13:53:00Z 2011-05-10T13:53:00Z

The purpose of this annual meeting is to discuss trends and new policy options in consumer finance with academics, industry experts, members of congress, their staff, and other policy makers.

http://www.rand.org/events/2011/04/19.html 2011-04-19T13:10:00Z 2011-04-19T13:10:00Z

Admiral Thad Allen will discuss his experiences leading the nation's high-profile responses to national emergencies ranging from the September 11th terrorist attacks to Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill.

http://www.rand.org/events/2011/02/17.html 2011-02-17T17:26:00Z 2011-02-17T17:26:00Z

John Deasy was recently voted by the Los Angeles Board of Education to be the next superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). He'll be the fifth superintendent in a decade entrusted with directing the nation's second-largest public school district.

http://www.rand.org/events/2011/01/26.html 2011-01-26T12:00:00Z 2011-01-26T12:00:00Z

A RAND Policy Forum on serious mental illness management and recovery will be held on January 26, 2011 with a special performance by acclaimed musician Nathaniel Anthony Ayers.

http://www.rand.org/events/2011/01/21.html 2011-01-21T16:34:00Z 2011-01-21T16:34:00Z

Former RAND analyst James Steinberg, now serving as the principal deputy to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, returned to RAND in January to outline "where we are" in U.S. foreign policy at the midpoint of the Obama administration's term.

http://www.rand.org/events/2010/12/07.html 2010-12-07T12:00:00Z 2010-12-07T12:00:00Z

The RAND-Qatar Policy Institute is partnering with WISE for this forum, December 7-9, 2010, in Qatar. The event will draw leaders from governments, businesses, civil society, academia, NGOs, grassroots movements, top-tier media, and art to focus on <em>Transforming Education: Investment, Innovation and Inclusion</em>.