The Fletcher School Seminar on “Implications of Science Diplomacy as a positive force in forging US-Russia collaboration”
Given that most of our global challenges in the 21 st century have a scientific dimension, from climate change and food security to nuclear disarmament, Science Diplomacy is becoming one of the most resourceful branches of non-governmental diplomacy.
What does Science Diplomacy stand for? How, where, and what it is applied for? What are the US and Russia's contribution to this sphere?
You will learn about these and many other questions at 16.30 on Monday, February 19 th at the Faculty of World Economy and World Politics of Higher School of Economics.
Address: Malaya Ordynka Str. 17/1. Room 315. (Contact: Ovanes Agopov oagopov@hse.ru )
Working language: English
Prior registration required: (Link to TimePad)
We kindly ask those, who do not have an entrance card, to take your passport on you.
Our guest speakers:
Arik Burakovsky is the Program Coordinator of the Russia and Eurasia Program at The Fletcher School. Arik obtained his Master's degree at The Fletcher School with a focus on International Information and Communication and International Security Studies. He later interned in the Public Affairs Section at the U.S. Embassy Moscow.
Vanessa DiDomenico is currently a graduate student at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, studying International Trade and Strategic Management and Consulting. As the Founder and CEO of Sea Strategy, LLC, she provides industry insight to maritime companies on regulatory affairs and compliance. Vanessa is a Maritime Ambassador for the International Maritime Organization and a Fellow for the Institute for Global Maritime Studies. She also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Marine Engineering from North Kent College.
Jonathan Keenan is the co-leader of the Science Diplomacy Club and a second year Master in Art of Law and Diplomacy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Previously, Jonathan was a Peace Corps Youth Development Coordinator in Cameroon, working on HIV prevention and sustainable nutrition.
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University is the oldest school in the United States dedicated solely to graduate studies in international affairs, opened in 1933 as a collaborative project between Harvard University and Tufts. The Fletcher School is regarded as one of the world's foremost graduate schools of international relations, according to the latest rating of Foreign Policy Journal, it takes the 6 th place among the world's most influential graduate schools in the field of International Relations.
Here are the references to broadcasting from the seminar:
- For iPad, iPod, iPhone:
http://92.242.59.143/live2/ApplePlayer.html
- For computer and laptop:
http://92.242.59.143/live2/SmoothStreamingPlayer.html