And let us know if you would like to help coordinate these events!

Off Campus

Worlds Apart: Africa in the Age of Rapid Technological Change
Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at 6:00pm
Center for Government and International Relations, CGIS South Concourse
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
For background papers and presentations by Harvard Professor Calestous Juma see: http://www.internationalrelations.house.gov/110/jum071807.pdf
http://www.wallacechair.iastate.edu/endeavors/pesekco lloquium/Calestous-Juma-Report.pdf
http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/publications/list/lectures/Hinton_Lecture_06.pdf
Contact Info: irweek@hcs.harvard.edu

Decentralization, Spillovers and Water Quality: Evidence from the Re-drawing of County Boundaries in Brazil
Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at 4:00pm
Kennedy School of Government, Rm L-382
79 JFK St.
Cambridge, MA
Speakers: A. Mushfiq Mobarak, Yale University

On Campus

Safari: A True African Journey
Saturday, October 27th at 7pm
W20-Lobdell, La Sala De Puerto Rico
This will be the 8th annual MIT ASA sponsored cultural night. It will be a night showcasing the diversity of the African continent, emphasizing Africa's journey from the past, through the present and into the future. There will be lots of skits, dances and music from student and professional groups; as well as delicious food from the continent.

Doctors Without Borders Week @ MIT and Harvard
Monday, October 29-Sunday, November 4
A series of events featuring the work of the international humanitarian group, Doctors without Borders.
On Monday and Tuesday, October 29 and 30th, please visit the information booth in Lobby 10 from 10am-3:30pm.

“Everyday Urbanism”
Tuesday, October 30th 6:30pm-8pm
10-250
Harvard Design School professor Margaret Crawford presents as part of the architecture lecture series “What City?” For more info, contact 617 253 7791

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