ISIM Events/Meetings
Upcoming Events/Meetings
Award Ceremony and Reception for students graduating with
ISIM's Certificate in Refugees and Humanitarian Emergencies
May 16, 10:00am Gonda Theater
Davis Performing Arts Center
Georgetown University
Previous Events/Meetings
2008
Policy Briefing:
Large Scale Temporary Work Programs: Trading Rights for Numbers?
April 25, 2008 Georgetown University Law Center
Father Mauricio Garcia of CINEP:
Dynamics of Violence and Dynamics of Peacebuilding in Colombia
April 9, 12:00pm CCAS Boardroom, Intercultural Center, Georgetown University
UNHCR Priorities:
A Conversation with Erika Feller, the Assistant High Commissioner for Protection
April 8, 5:00pm The Reed Alumni Residence 3601 O St, NW, Washington DC
2nd Annual Forum on Religion, Migration and Foreign Policy
March 14, 2008 11:00 - 1:00
Copley Formal Lounge, Georgetown University
Presenters and Program
Policy Briefing:
Circular Migration: Empirical Trends and Forward to Policy.
February 15, 2008 Georgetown University Law Center
Presenters and Publications
From Tony Blair to Gordon Brown
Immigration under New Labor.
Feb. 7, 2008 12:00 - 1:30 McGhee Library
Georgetown Univ. Intercultural Center, Suite 301
From William Sommerville's Immigration Under New Labor, Sept. 2007
2007
Policy Briefing:
Guestworkers from Policy and Field Perspectives: Problems with the solution.
November 30, 2007 Georgetown University Law Center
Research Methods: Remittances and Countries in Crisis
May 25-26, 2007, ISIM Milton Harris Building
Religion, Migration, and Foreign Policy
Experts from government, civil society, and academia will meet to discuss growing religious diversity due to immigration and its impact on foreign policy
There will be a short question and answer period following the panel discussion.
Monday, April 23, 2007 - 10:00am – 12:30pm - ICC Auditorium
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IRAQ: The Human Cost of War
A panel presentation with experts from the Brookings Institute, UNHCR, and the State Department will shed light on the current humanitarian crisis in Iraq. There will be a short question and answer period following the panel discussion.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007 - 10:00am – 12:00pm - ICC Auditorium
Topic descriptions, panelist statements and bios.
The 93rd World Day of Migrants and Refugees
The keynote address was delivered by the Honorable Ellen Sauerbrey, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration. She spoke on the needs and problems, as well as the positive potentialities of migrant families.
Friday, Jan. 12 10:00am – 11:00am Copley Formal Lounge
2006
Conference on Lusophone Migration
The conference focused on migration to, from and within Portuguese speaking countries in the world, and was divided into four principal sessions: Current Trends in Migration, Migration and Development, Integration of Migrants, and Improving Understanding of Migration. Presenters were from Brazil, Mozambique, Portugal and Norway. This conference was supported by the Foundation for Luso-American Development.
November 17-18, 2006.
Reflective Engagement
U.S. Competitiveness: Foreign Students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
This meeting presented and opened for discussion, the findings of a year-long research project into the post 2001 decline in foreign student applications to American universities.
Tuesday, November 14th
1:00-4:00 pm, Georgetown University Law Center
Development Programs in the Balkans: Why They Matter in US Foreign and Development Policy
Co-Sponsored by ISIM and International Relief and Development (IRD)
Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Chaos, Death, and Suffering on Our Doorstep
Co-Sponsored by ISIM and the Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies
Klaus Neumann, University of Melbourne
Full Text of Professor Neumann's Remarks
Australia's immigration minister, Senator Amanda Vanstone, recently argued that proponents of West Papuan independence should not be offered Australia's protection under the 1951 Refugee Convention because "Separatism is a toxic cause that could, if encouraged, result in chaos, death and suffering on our doorstep." Klaus Neumann commented on the extraordinary events prompted by the arrival of 43 West Papuan asylum seekers in Australia in January 2006 to reflect on the historical origins and overall direction of Australia's current response to refugees and asylum seekers.
Bio Klaus Neumann has written books, articles and radio plays about Pacific Island, Australian, New Zealand, and German histories and cultures, including the award-winning Refuge Australia: Australia’s Humanitarian Record, 2004. He works in the Department of History at the University of Melbourne.
October 17, 2006, 12 noon
McGhee Library, ICC, Georgetown University
The Fourth Annual Fritz Institute Lecture on Humanitarian Relief
Ambassador Randall Tobias, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator,
October 10th, ICC Auditorium, Georgetown University
Full Text of Ambassador Tobia's Remarks
Turkish Immigration to the United States: A Historical Perspective
Prof. John Grabowski - Case Western University
Dr. Sebnem Akcapar - ISIM Visiting Scholar
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
HARRIS BUILDING
3300 Whitehaven Street, NW
Suite 1300
Seeking Asylum Alone: Unaccompanied and Separated Children and Refugee Protection in the U.S.
Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM) and Harvard University's Committee on Human Rights Studies (UCHRS) are convening an invitation-only roundtable discussion about the issues confronting child asylum seekers in the United States.
September 18 - 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
The roundtable focused on the findings and recommendations of a two-year comparative research project on children and asylum conducted in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. The first of four reports, entitled Seeking Asylum Alone: Unaccompanied and Separated Children and Refugee Protection in the U.S., is available on-line at http://www.humanrights.harvard.edu/conference/Seeking_Asylum_Alone_US_Report.pdf. The report describes the nature and scale of migration by children entering the U.S. without parents, drawing upon government data and statements, advocates’ accounts, court proceedings, and interviews with key participants, including migrant children themselves.
Managing Migration: The Promise of Cooperation
Friday, June 16, 2006
The German Marshall Fund of the United States
1744 R Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Press Release
With the release of the Global Commission on International
Migration's report and the upcoming United Nations High-Level Dialogue
on International Migration and Development, a great deal of attention
is being paid to the management of international movements of people.
This event discussed the book Managing Migration: The Promise of
Cooperation/, written by Philip L. Martin, Susan F. Martin, and Patrick
Weil, and published by Lexington Books in 2006.
This volume presents the results of the Cooperative Efforts to Manage
Emigration (CEME) project based on expert field research in the
Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa. It addresses the challenges posed by
increasing international migration and presents case studies of cooperative
migration management. The authors recommend greater cooperation
between receiving and source states in the management of migrant flows
in order to produce positive outcomes for host nations, countries of
origin, and immigrants themselves. See attached for a press release
on the volume.
Undocumented Workers: Are there lessons from the UK?
Dr. Bernard Ryan, ISIM Visiting Scholar
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Time: 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
GU Law Center, Hotung 5020
More Information
Unitended Consequences: Refugee Victims of the War on Terror
Law Center, McDonough 206,
12:30 pm, Thursday April 20, 2006
Speakers:
1.) David Cole will describe the unintended consequences of US anti-terrorism laws for immigrant and refugee populations.
2.) Andy Schoenholtz and 11 GULC students discussed their fact-finding mission to Ecuador to document the stories of Colombian refugees affected by U.S. anti-terror provisions and their subsequent advocacy efforts.
Event Flyer
Discussion on Women in Migration from Rural Turkey
Dr. Sebnem Koser Akcapar, ISIM Visiting Scholar
Dr. Bulent Gulcubuk, HasNa
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Time: 6:00 pm
HARRIS BUILDING
3300 Whitehaven Street, NW
Suite 1300
Event Flyer
The Impact of Remittances in the Ecuadorian Economy
Mauricio Orbe
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Time: 12:00 noon
Location: Georgetown University, ICC 662
Event Co-Sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies
**This event will be in Spanish**
Please RSVP to www12.georgetown.edu/sfs/rsvp/clas
Event Flyer
Dynamics of Religion in International Migration: The Case of Iranians in Turkey
Dr. Sebnem Akcapar
Friday, February 17, 2006
Time: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm (EST5)
Location: Georgetown University,
White-Gravenor Room 202
Event Flyer
Sponsored by ISIM, The Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, and The BMW Center for German & European Studies
2005
Children in Slavery- The 21st Century Summit
Monday, November 14, 2005
Gaston Hall, Georgetown University
8:45 am to 5 pm
"Children in Slavery - The 21st Century Summit" strengthens the global commitment to the eradication of slavery in the 21st Century. International and bipartisan business leaders, law enforcement, policy-makers, the diplomatic community, and journalists are committed to eradicating slavery worldwide. This summit will offer not only the basic understanding of human trafficking, but most importantly, "practical solutions" for Heads of State and business leaders, and put "slavery" in its proper context - "unacceptable."
Private Remittance Flows to Ghana
Monday, November 7, 2005
8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Copley Formal Lounge
Georgetown University
Citizens International, LLC, in partnership with the Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM) at Georgetown University and Bruks Associates of Ghana, hosted a meeting to discuss the initial results and future directions of a research project, Private Remittance Flows to Ghana, which is aimed at increasing the development impact of migrant remittances to Ghana.
Kurt Unger, Economist
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), Mexico, DF.
Presentation on “Economic Development, Migration and Regions in Mexico”
Cohosted with the Center for Latin American Studies
Thursday, October the 6th.
US Mexico Binational Meeting with Plácido Domingo
Friday, October 07, 2005
Description: Georgetown/ISIM will launch a Binational Research Initiative on International Migration with Mexican partners La Universidad Iberamericana and Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas A.C. A special announcement was made by Plácido Domingo, General Director, Washington National Opera
Srebrenica: Remembrance and Reconciliation
In July 1995, the town of Srebrenica, a designated United Nations Safe Area, witnessed the mass execution of nearly eight thousand men and boys. On June 27, in commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the massacre, the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies (CERES) and the Institute for International Migration (ISIM) at Georgetown University, with the Heinrich Böll Foundation North America, hosted a panel discussion entitled Srebrenica: Remembrance and Reconciliation . Click here for more information
Judge Teun van Os van den Abeelen, Chair of the Advice Commission on Aliens Affairs in the Netherlands (a government mandated independent body which advises the Minister for Immigration and Integration) and Vice President of the Regional Court in Amsterdam, delivered a talk on immigrant integration and asylum policies in the Netherlands and Europe at the McGhee Library on June 8, The talk was co-sponsored by the BMW Center for German and European Studies and the Institute for the Study of International Migration at the Walsh School of Foreign Service.
Capacity Building and Risk Reduction in Natural Disasters and Humanitarian emergencies in Asia, May 5-6, 2005, undertaken in partnership with the Asia Disaster Preparedness Center. Please click here for more information.
EU Integration and Refugee Protection
Co-Sponsored by The BMW Center for German and European Studies and and ISIM
Dr. Esther Ezra Lopatin
Visiting Scholar, ISIM
Wednesday, April 27th, 2005
Executive Conference Room, 7th Floor, Intercultural (ICC) Building
Georgetown University
Palestinian Refugees in Gaza and the Disengagement Plan. Speakers included Samih Al-Abid - Deputy Minister of Planning, Palestinian National Authority; Saahir Lone - Senior Liaison Officer, UNRWA; Israela Oron - Retired Brigadier General and Deputy National Security Advisor, Government of Israel; and Ann Elwan - World Bank Consultant and Principal Economist, Infrastructure Capital Group, Tuesday, 5 April 2005
Sponsors: ISIM and The National Resource Center on the Middle East
Click here to read the workshop summary
The Third Annual Fritz Institute Lecture on Humanitarian Relief
Address by former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright
Wednesday, March 16, 2005, 11:00 am
Gaston Hall, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Click here to access the event webcast
Capacity Building and Risk Reduction in Natural Disasters and Humanitarian emergencies in Africa, 9-11 February 2005, undertaken in partnership with the Centre for Refugee Studies at Moi University, Kenya. Please click here for more information.
The Tsunami Tragedy: An Educational Forum, Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Participants included:
Robert Gallucci – Dean, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
Professor David Steinberg, Director, Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University
Professor Asoka Bandarage, Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University (M.C.)
Professor Tim Beach, STIA Program, Georgetown University
Dr. Roberta Cohen, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and Co-Director of the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement
Mr. Zachary Abuza, United States Institute for Peace
Ambassador Alphonse F. La Porta, U.S.-Indonesia Society, W ashington D.C.
Mr. Ron Somers, President of the US-India Business Council
Dr. David Smith, Acting Director, United Nations Information Center, Washington D.C.
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2004
In cooperation with the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, ISIM organized and hosted an experts meeting to hear and discuss the findings of the USCIRF Expedited Removal Study prior to its release. The meeting took place at the Georgetown University Law Center on Wednesday, December 15, 2004. Please click here for more information.
Natural Disasters in the Americas: Capacity Building and Risk Reduction, September 27-28, 2004, undertaken with assistance from the International Resources Group's Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance/Latin American and the Caribbean (OFDA/LAC) training project.
Please click here for more information.
Australia's Treatment of Refugees Post-Tampa
Ihttp://www.fritzinstitute.org/speeches_Georgetown.htmlSIM hosted a talk by Professor Susan Kneebone of the Faculty of Law at Monash University on refugee protection in Australia since the interdiction of the Tampa in 2001. The talk took place at 4 pm on Thursday, June 10, 2004 at ISIM.
The Second Annual Fritz Institute Lecture on Humanitarian Relief
Address by the Honorable Jan Egeland
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator United Nations Wednesday, April 28, 2004
11:00 a.m
Bunn Intercultural Center Auditoriuml
Georgetown University
Click here to read the address given by the Honorable Jan Egeland
Click here for the event photo album
International Migration in the Long-Run: Positive Selection, Negative Selection and Policy
Professor Jeffrey G. Williamson
Thursday, April 22, 2004
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
ISIM, 3307 M Street, NW, Suite 302.
"Working in Refugee and Humanitarian Emergencies: Challenges and Career Opportunities," with Jana Mason (IRC) and Joan Maruskin (CWS) of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Church World Service (CWS). Thursday April 22, 4:30 PM - ICC 116
The Georgetown Human Rights Forum, in collaboration with Amnesty International presented an event entitled "Dancing with the Devil: Prosecuting West Africa's Warlords." The event took place April 15, 2004 at the Georgetown University Law Center. Click here for more information
The Georgetown Human Rights Forum presented an event entitled "HIV/AIDS and Human Rights." In most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa over 30 percent of the adult population is HIV positive. The event focused on what appropriate measures can be taken to decrease the spread of the disease while working within the universal human rights framework. The guest speaker was Joanne Csete, director of the HIV/AIDS program at Human Rights Watch. Friday April 16, 2004. Click here for more information
The Georgetown Human Rights Forum presented a panel discussion on disappearances in Mexico. Over 300 Mexican women have disappeared since 1993. Learn more about the crime and the response of Mexico’s democratic government. Wednesday March 31st, 1:00 pm – 3:00pm, 7th Floor Conference Room, Intercultural Center (ICC), Georgetown University Campus. Please click here for more information
In partnership with Bosfam, a Bosnian organization that supports Bosnian refugee women, The Advocacy Project will present an exhibition of Bosnian kilims that were hand-woven by Bosfam members. Many of the weavers lost relatives at Srebrenica. April 1, 2004. Please visit http://www.advocacynet.org for more information
"Working in Refugee and Humanitarian Emergencies: Challenges and Career Opportunities," with Kate Stone (MSFS 2002) and Sarah McNiece (MSFS 2003) of the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development. Thursday April 1, 5:00 PM - ICC 662
2003
Refugees and (In)Security in the Horn of Africa: The Case of Kenya. Stephen Mwachofi Singo of the Centre for Refugee Studies at Moi Univeristy in Elodert, Kenya. November 12, 2003.
The Prohibition on Torture: A “New” Source of Protection for Asylum-Seekers. Nadia Yakoob of Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, P.C. gave a presentation followed by a Q&A Session on Article 3 of the UN Convention Against Torture. Ms. Yakoob is a former Editor of the Georgetown Immigration Law Journal and spent one year researching this issue at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. November 11, 2003.
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Children in War. Five children from Sierra Leone share their experiences of living during a violent brutal war. November 7, 2003
A discussion with John Carlos Frey, director of "The Gatekeeper." The film is about one man's journey through the underbelly of the U.S./Mexico border and details the story of hopeful immigrants who come to the U.S. in search of a better life. "The Gatekeeper" has won numerous national/international awards, includes music donated by Mr. Bruce Springsteen, has been featured nationally on CNN, NPR, and CBS radio. Washington, D.C., October 2003.
Israel's controversial security barrier. Jessica Montell and Yehezkel Lein, from the Israeli human rights groups B'Tselem, argue that Israel's security barrier will violate several key human rights of the Palestinians and will not result in greater security for Israelis. September 29, 2003.
The Search for Truth and Justice in Peru. Maria Del Carmen Cabrel Navarro, a Peruvian lawyer who defends Peruvian political prisoners, discusses the work of Peru's Truth and Reconciliation Commission which issued its report in August. September 29, 2003.
Lower-Skilled Migration in the 21st Century: Prospects and Policies. This meeting was co-sponsored by ISIM, the Migration Policy Group, and the Institue for Public Policy Research. It was hosted by the German Marshall Fund in Brussels. June 16-17, 2003.
Conference on Identifying and Serving Child-Victims of Trafficking. Co-sponsored with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Miami, Florida. April 30 - May 2, 2003.
The Resettlement of Unaccompanied Sudanese Refugee Children, ("Lost Boys"). Paul Geltman of the Boston University Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine presented his research. April 29, 2003.
Challenges of Disaster Management Education. This meeting was co-sponsored with the Fritz Institute and convened academics, practicioners, and representatives from international organizations, NGOs, and foundations. March 13-14, 2003.
Roundtable on Humanitarian Action in Iraq. This meeting gathered humanitiarian aid workers to their understanding of the past, current, and future vulnerabilities that affect the civilian populations of Iraq. February 3, 2003. Click here for a meeting summary.
2002
The World Bank Defends its Record on Human Rights. Ian Johnson and Judith Edstrom, two senior officials from the World Bank, discuss the prospects for a "rights based approach" to poverty lending by the World Bank with Irungu Houghton from ActionAid USA and Mike Jendrzejczyk from Human Rights Watch. November 24, 2002. Click Here for Complete Transcript in HTML Format.
Human Rights and Human Trafficking. Experts from Russia, the Ukraine and the United States discuss the benefits of international networking as a way of combating trafficking within and from Eastern Europe. October 30, 2002.
Rights and Reconciliation in the Northern Ireland Peace Process. Marie Smyth, Founder & CEO of the Institute for Conflict Research, Belfast, says that without reconciliation between the two communities at the community level, a legalistic, adversarial approach to human rights will set back the cause of peace. October 24, 2002.
TransAtlantic Dialogue on Return Migration. Sponsored by the German Marshall Fund of the United States. October, 17, 2002.
A Roundtable Discussion on Women Leaders' Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking, Theresa Loar (Vital Voices Global Partnership), Marina Pisklakova-Parker and Oksana Horbunova (Vital Voices Global Advisory Council), and Vital Voices Global Leadership Institute Russian Program Participants, Washington, D.C., October 2002.
Rights and Reconciliation in the Northern Ireland Peace Process, Marie Smyth (University of Ulster) Founder & CEO, Institute for Conflict Research, Belfast, October 2002
Multilateral Cooperation in International Labor Mobility, Dr. Etyan Meyers of Hebrew University, Visiting Scholar Series, Washington, D.C., October 2002.
The Demolition of Palestinian Homes and the Right to Shelter, Jeff Halper, (Israeli Committee against House Demolitions), Human Rights Series, Washington, D.C., October 2002.
Transatlantic Dialogue on Return Migration, Washington, D.C., October 2002.
Fritz Lecture on Humanitarian Relief. Andrew Natsios, Administrator, US Agenicy for International Development and Special Coordinator for International Disaster Assistance. September 19, 2002.
Globalization and Landlessness in Guatemala, Aparicio Perez Guzmán, (Committee of Campesino Unity) and Annie Bird (Rights Action), Human Rights Series, Washington, D.C., September 2002.
International Humanitarian Law: Challenges and Opportunities in a Changing World, (with Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)), Washington, D.C., April 2002.
Working in Refugee and Humanitarian Emergencies, weekly speaker series, September through April 2002. Speakers included:
a. Lucy Brown, Senior Adviser for International Humanitarian Law at the American Red Cross;
b. Scott Busby, Director of Policy, Bureau for Population, Refugees and Migration, U.S. State Department;
c. Lavinia Limon, Executive Director of Immigration & Refugee Services of America, and former Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;
d. Sue McIntyre, Director of Emergency Response and Disaster Mitigation, World Vision;
e. Tsehaye Teferra, Director of Ethiopian Community Development Council; and
f. Representatives of Catholic Relief Services
TransAtlantic Roundtable on International Migration and Terrorism, Washington, D.C., March 2002.
2001
Global Deployment of Personnel in the 21st Century (with American Council on International Personnel), Chicago, December 2001.
Practical Protection of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (with the International Program of the American Red Cross), Washington, D.C., December 2001.
Workshop on Unaccompanied/Separted Children: Comparative Policies and Practices. June 18-19, 2001.
TransAtlantic Roundtable on the Impact of High-Skilled Migration on Source Countries, (with Migration Policy Group), Brussels, November 2001.
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