Lecture Notes
Feb. 24 to March 9, 2012
How close are you to an optimizer when you are nearly optimal, and why does it matter?
WHEN: 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24
WHERE: Swain East 140, Bloomington
WHAT: Eric Carlen, Rutgers University, will give an introduction to some stability theorems, strategies for proving them and an explanation of some of the consequences and applications.
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION:
fisherdm@indiana.edu
Sherman Minton Moot Court Finals
WHEN: 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24
WHERE: Law Building, Moot Court Room, 123, Bloomington
WHAT: Finalists in the school's annual moot court competition will appear before a panel of distinguished jurists.
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-856-4044 or kturchi@indiana.edu
Discussion Panel: Is Affirmative Action Headed Back to the Supreme Court?
WHEN: Noon Monday, Feb. 27
WHERE: Law building,Moot Court Room, 123, Bloomington
WHAT: In celebration of Black History Month, the Black Law Students Association and the Latino Law Student Association at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law will hold a discussion panel on the University of Texas at Austin's use of affirmative action in its admissions policy. The panel will consist of professors Jeannine Bell, Daniel Conkle, Luis Fuentes-Rohwer and Dawn Johnsen. Professor Kevin Brown will serve as the moderator.
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION:
ckimbrou@indiana.edu
Where is 'Europe' going in the wake of the debt crisis?
WHEN: 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29
WHERE: Radio-TV Center 180; 1229 E. Seventh St., Bloomington
WHAT: A roundtable discussion on the future of Europe in the wake of the European Debt Crisis. Keynote speakers include Andrew Gould, professor of political science at Notre Dame; Emilia Justyna Powell, professor of political science at Notre Dame; Javier Esguevillas-Ruiz, professor of international law and relations at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid; and Beate Sissenich, professor of political science at IU Bloomington
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-855-3280 or eucenter@indiana.edu
Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research security seminar series
WHEN: Noon Thursday, March 1
WHERE: Law Room 213, Bloomington
WHAT: Keynote speaker Umesh Shankar, senior staff engineer at Google and an expert on security and privacy, will discuss "Data Protection at Scale."
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-856-4044 or kturchi@indiana.edu
The Annual Women in Science Research Day Conference
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, March 2
WHERE: IMU Alumni Hall and Solarium
WHAT: Keynote speaker: Audeen Fentiman, associate dean of graduate education and interdisciplinary programs and professor of nuclear engineering at Purdue University
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-855-1277 or gerber@indiana.edu
Indiana International and Comparative Law Review Symposium
WHEN: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday March 2; reception to follow
WHERE: Wynne Courtroom and Conour Atrium, Inlow Hall, 530 W. New York St., Indianapolis
WHAT: Indiana International and Comparative Law Review Symposium on "Recent Developments in the War on Corruption: The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Beyond"
COST: Free; registration required
INFORMATION: 317-278-4789 or www.indylaw.indiana.edu
"The Darwin Economy," 24th annual Paul V. McNutt Lecture in History
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 6
WHERE: Indiana Memorial Union, University Club President's Room, Bloomington
WHAT: Robert Frank, Henrietta Johnson Louis Professor of Management and professor of economics at Cornell University and a monthly contributor to the "Economic Scene" column in The New York Times will argue that our current gridlock stems from a profound misunderstanding about how markets actually function.
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-855-3236 or blaharve@indiana.edu
Indiana Supreme Court Lecture: A Conversation with Chief Justice Rebecca White Berch
WHEN: 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 6
WHERE: IU McKinney School of Law; IH-Wynne Courtroom; 530 W. New York St., Indianapolis
WHAT: Keynote speaker: Chief Justice Rebecca White Berch
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION:
indylaw.indiana.edu/CLE/supremecourtlecture.htm
Literature, Statecraft and World Order: a problem for higher education?
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 6
WHERE: Maurer School of Law's Moot Court, Law 123, Bloomington
WHAT: Keynote speaker Charles Hill, Brady-Johnson Distinguished Fellow in Grand Strategy at Yale University, will examine insights into the practice of statecraft offered by major works of literature. He argues that the meaning and prospects for "The Arab Spring" and the European Union may be more clearly discerned through this humanities-focused lens.
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-855-5788 or ivirk@indiana.edu
Grand Strategy: an American problem?
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8
WHERE: Maurer School of Law's Moot Court, Law 123, Bloomington
WHAT: Keynote speaker Charles Hill, Brady-Johnson Distinguished Fellow in Grand Strategy at Yale University, will argue that the Founding Fathers designed a polity almost fated to become a world power.
COST: Free and open to the public
INFORMATION: 812-855-5788 or ivirk@indiana.edu
