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Saturday, October 11, 2008
The President and Trustees of the Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Medicine invite you to participate in a day of discovery.
Join us in London on October 11, 2008, and meet some of the university's biggest thinkers and see how Johns Hopkins people are changing lives around the world.
To register for the event:
Alumni and friends can register by mail, phone, or online.
Sign Up Today!
Be sure to reply by September 24.
 $20 per person, including cocktail reception
$10 reduced rate for recent graduates (1998 to 2008)
Business casual attire
The Landmark London
222 Marylebone Road
London NW1 6JQ
United Kingdom
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Registration
2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Welcome to a Day of Discovery
2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Kristina M. Johnson, Provost, Johns Hopkins University
A cinematic journey of Johns Hopkins' work on the front lines, from Baltimore to Bangladesh
Idea Forums
3:10 p.m. to 5:20 p.m.
Participants are invited to attend two one-hour panel discussions
AMERICA AND EUROPE: LOOKING AHEAD
From fissures in the “special relationship” with the United Kingdom to
questions about the role and reach of American power across the continent,
Johns Hopkins experts examine the changing political landscape of American-European relations and what role the November elections may play.
HEALTH CARE AND ITS DISCONTENTS
Health care, regardless of who pays for it, is not cheap. In Europe and North
America, people are living longer thanks to strong health care infrastructure,
increasingly effective medicine, and the ever-expanding utility of technology.
But it may not be time to declare victory just yet. Join Johns Hopkins experts
for a discussion of the real challenges facing industrialized nations in the
delivery of health care.
Closing Session
5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Kenneth H. Keller, Director and Professor, Bologna Center, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Students and patients share on film how Johns Hopkins transformed their lives and how they now plan to change the world.
Cocktails
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Mix and mingle with Hopkins leaders, presenters, alumni, and friends.
Registration - Sign Up Today!
KNOWLEDGE FOR THE WORLD TOUR
London is the next stop along Johns Hopkins' popular Knowledge for the World Tour.
Programs in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago, New York, Boston, Atlanta, South Florida, and most recently, Denver have provided an insider's view of Johns Hopkins people at work -- tackling some of society's thorniest challenges -- and a glimpse of the breakthroughs they see on the horizon. The programs have also illuminated the role philanthropy plays in fueling their advancements. See coverage.
Missed the events? If you missed any of the events, and even if you attended but want to hear the "idea foum" academic conversations again, download the audio and video recordings on our Podcasts page.
Alternatively, you can subscribe to podcasts of the recordings using free software like Apple iTunes. This allows new recordings to be delivered automatically to your computer. And if you have a MP3 player, you can save the files to your portable media device and listen to podcasts from Johns Hopkins anywhere, anytime.
Subscribe through iTunes. If you're using other podcasting software, copy and paste the feed below in your preferred tool:
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www.johnshopkins.edu/podcasts/podcasts.xml |
Need more information? Please call 1.888.JHU.TOUR or e-mail us at events@jhu.edu for assistance.
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