RAND: RAND Calendar of Events

Congressional Briefing Examines the Effects of NYC's 5th-Grade Promotion Policy

2009-10-19T00:00:00Z

Policy analyst Jennifer McCombs and statistician Lou Mariano will discuss the findings of their evaluation of the New York City Department of Education's 5th-grade promotion policy.

Congressional Panel Discussion on Greenhouse Gas Reduction

2009-04-13T00:00:00Z

Former director of the RAND Environment, Energy, and Economic Development Program Michael Toman will moderate a discussion on Greenhouse Gas Reduction: What Constitutes an Effective Cap-and-Trade Program? on April 13, 2009.

Policy Forum Explores Past Four Decades of Drug Policy and Promising New Directions

2009-04-16T00:00:00Z

A RAND Policy Forum on Drug Policy in 2009: Are We Still a Nation at War? will convene a panel of RAND experts and other distinguished voices in the drug policy debate to examine the results of our nation's "war on drugs" and to discuss promising new directions for drug policy.

Congressional Briefing Presents Demonstration of COMPARE

2009-03-27T00:00:00Z

Associate Director of RAND Health and Codirector of COMPARE Elizabeth McGlynn will present The RAND Corporation's COMPARE Initiative: An Innovative Approach to Health Care Policy on March 27, 2009.

Policy Forum Offers Chance to Discuss Disparity in Well-Being for Minority Males

2009-03-26T00:00:00Z

A RAND Policy Forum on Reparable Harm: Improving Opportunities for Boys and Men of Color in California will gather experts and distinguished guests to discuss what policymakers, public agencies, philanthropic foundations, and service providers can do to understand and help improve the life chances for the state's boys and men of color.

U.S.-U.K. Conference on Behavioral Finance and Public Policy

2009-05-01T00:00:00Z

The 2009 Behavioral Finance Forum (BeFi) conference will be held on May 1 in Washington DC to discuss new policy options to help consumers better manage their finances with staff and members of congress and other policy makers.

Conference on Due Diligence for Humanity's Long-Term Future

2009-03-17T00:00:00Z

This Pardee Center Workshop will give policymakers and analysts an opportunity to explore tools to identify the long-term views and policy analyses that should have the most significant influence on near-term decisions in three broad policy areas: Human Development; International Policy; and Climate and Energy.

Congressional Briefing Conveys Difficulties Guard and Reserve Families Face During Deployment

2009-03-09T00:00:00Z

Forces and Resources Policy Center Associate Director Margaret C. Harrell and Pardee RAND Graduate School faculty member Laura Castaneda present Deployment Experiences of Guard and Reserve Families: Implications for Support and Retention on March 9, 2009.

Congressional Panel Discussion on Transatlantic Security

2009-02-12T00:00:00Z

Director of RAND International Security and Defense Policy Center James Dobbins will moderate a discussion on Revitalizing the Transatlantic Security Partnership: An Agenda For Action on February 12, 2009, co-hosted by the Bertelsmann Stiftung.

Issues in Focus: President Obama and the Middle East

2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Leadership for the RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy will discuss considerations for the administration on issues such as: Iran's nuclear ambitions, the U.S. drawdown in Iraq, the unprecedented Iraqi refugee crisis, implications of unemployment, poor governance, and radicalism throughout the Middle East.

Congressional Briefing Describes Relationship Between Financial Literacy and Individuals' Investment Decisions

2009-02-09T00:00:00Z

Economists Joanne Yoong and Angela Hung present Investor Choices and Financial Literacy: Evidence from Mutual Fund Choice Experiments at a Congressional Briefing on February 9, 2009.

RAND to Host Community Conference on Early Childhood Investment

2009-01-31T00:00:00Z

The RAND Community Conference on Early Childhood Issues will present findings from the California Preschool Study. A panel of state and regional policymakers will lead a broader discussion of the implications of the economic downturn and its effects on public funds to support early childhood investments.

RAND Conversation on Holding the Public Education System Accountable

2009-01-30T00:00:00Z

In a RAND Policy Circle presentation, education experts will discuss the key findings from research that examines the effects of standards-based accountability and pay-for-performance policies, as well as the roles federal and state governments and the private sector can play in setting standards and accountability policies.

Policy Forum Addresses Sustainable Change Through Community Engagement

2009-01-29T03:00:00Z

A RAND Gulf States Policy Forum on Sustainable Change Through Community Engagement will gather stakeholders and decisionmakers from the Gulf States with RAND researchers to discuss key issues, regional priorities, and the role of research and data in problem solving.

RAND ICJ Policy Breakfast on Global Warming, Science, Law, and Public Policy

2009-01-29T00:00:00Z

RAND's Institute for Civil Justice will host a policy breakfast on January 29, 2009, at which Michael Traynor, Chair of the Council and President Emeritus of the American Law Institute, will lead a provocative discussion of California's groundbreaking case against six of the world's biggest automakers for contributing to global warming.

Congressional Panel Discussion Considers Transportation Challenges Facing the New Administration

2009-01-28T00:00:00Z

Director of RAND's Transportation, Space, and Technology Program Martin Wachs will moderate a panel discussion among three former U.S. Secretaries of Transportation on January 28, 2009.

RAND ICJ Policy Breakfast on Equal Opportunity Entrepreneurship

2009-01-23T00:00:00Z

RAND's Institute for Civil Justice will host a Policy Breakfast on January 23, 2009, at which leading experts in small business and entrepreneurship will discuss the determinants of success for small business owners including the intersection of race, and the role of this important issue under the new administration.

Congressional Briefing Examines China's Rising Power in Asia

2008-12-11T03:00:00Z

Senior Political Scientist Evan S. Medeiros will present Asia Responds to China's Rise at a Congressional Briefing on December 11, 2008.

Congressional Briefing Weighs Security Benefits and Economic, Environmental Issues of a U.S. Coal-to-Liquids Industry

2008-12-10T03:00:00Z

Senior Policy Researcher James Bartis presents Producing Liquid Fuels From Coal: Prospects and Policy Issues at a Congressional Briefing on December 10, 2008.

Congressional Briefing Contains Relevant Insights Into Recent Armed Violence On the Open Seas

2008-12-09T03:00:00Z

Senior Policy Analyst Peter Chalk presents Piracy and Armed Violence at Sea: How Can Policymakers Make the World's Oceans Safer? at a Congressional Briefing on December 9, 2008.