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M. Gregg Bloche\, professor of law at Georgetown University and a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution\, and David A. Hyman\, professor of health law and policy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute\, discuss the future for health care reform in coming months.
Location\: Sangamo Club\, 227 E. Adams\, Springfield. IL
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/brownbag-political-opposition-transboundary-cooperation-greater-yellowstone-area SUMMARY:Brownbag\: Political Opposition to Transboundary Cooperation in the Greater Yellowstone Area DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T041856 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080910T162806 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080910T162806 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/brownbag-political-opposition-transboundary-cooperation-greater-yellowstone-area DESCRIPTION:\;Robert Pahre\, professor of political science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/edgar-leader-series-alexi-giannoullias SUMMARY:Edgar Leader Series\: Alexi Giannoullias DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T041856 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080910T162826 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080910T162826 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/edgar-leader-series-alexi-giannoullias DESCRIPTION:\;IGPA Distinguished Fellow Jim Edgar visits with Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/test-event SUMMARY:Test event - dont worry Jim\, users cant see this. DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T041856 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081008T083120 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081008T083120 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/test-event DESCRIPTION:Test event. \;
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/critical-issues-prospects-healthy-economy SUMMARY:The Critical Issues\: Prospects for a Healthy Economy - Chicago DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T041856 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080924T210100 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080924T210100 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/critical-issues-prospects-healthy-economy DESCRIPTION:\;Diane Lim Rogers\, chief economist for the Concord Coalition\, and Robert Carroll\, vice president for tax policy at the Tax Foundation\, will discuss prospects for the nation's economy in the months ahead. This luncheon forum will be held at the Union League Club of Chicago\, 65 W. Jackson Blvd. Please observe the club's business casual or business dress policy. View the event flyer [pdf]
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/critical-issues-prospects-healthy-economy-urbana SUMMARY:The Critical Issues\: Prospects for a Healthy Economy - Urbana DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T041856 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080916T154136 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080916T154136 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/critical-issues-prospects-healthy-economy-urbana DESCRIPTION:Diane Lim Rogers\, chief economist for the Concord Coalition\, and Robert Carroll\, vice president for tax policy at the Tax Foundation\, will discuss prospects for the nation's economy in the months ahead. This forum will begin at 10 a.m. in Room 192 of Lincoln Hall\, on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana. \;
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/pollicy-research-seminar-series-david-figlio SUMMARY:Pollicy Research Seminar Series\: David Figlio DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T041856 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081009T090804 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081009T090804 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/pollicy-research-seminar-series-david-figlio DESCRIPTION: \;David Figlio\, Professor of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University\, discusses \;&ldquo\;Feeling the
\;How Can the USA and World Develop Effective Policies for Dealing with Global Climate Change?\, a discussion moderated by John Foreman\, president and publisher of \;The News-Gazette Inc.\, featuring nationally known environmental policy experts Paul R. Portney\, Christine A. Ervin and Chester A. Gardner. This event will take place in the auditorium at the Beckman Institute\, 400 N. Mathews\, Urbana.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/paul-h-douglas-education-lecture SUMMARY:Paul H. Douglas Education Lecture DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T041856 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081107T144620 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081107T144620 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/paul-h-douglas-education-lecture DESCRIPTION:\;2008 is the 40th anniversary year of the passage of the Fair Housing Act of 1968. This conference will focus on research\, policies and programs that move beyond anti-discrimination enforcement to examine the other barriers to integration. This conference will be held at Student Center East\, 750 S. Halsted\, on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus. \;View the brochure for this event. [pdf]
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/edgar-leader-series-rep-ray-lahood SUMMARY:Edgar Leader Series\: Rep. Ray LaHood DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T041856 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081009T090448 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081009T090448 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/edgar-leader-series-rep-ray-lahood DESCRIPTION:Congressman Ray LaHood\, R-Ill.\, will speak at IGPA \;on Tuesday\, Oct. 14 at noon. His appearance is part of the Edgar Leader Series\, presented by IGPA \;Distinguished Fellow Jim Edgar. The event will take place at IGPA\, 1007 W. Nevada\, Urbana.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/socialpolicy-gordon SUMMARY:IGPA Social and Health Policy Seminar DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T041856 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081020T121253 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081020T121253 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/socialpolicy-gordon DESCRIPTION:![\\"Photo](\\"/system/files/pictures/rachel-a-gordon.jpg\\")
Asset or Distraction? The Link Between Physical Attractiveness and Academic Achievement During Adolescence \;
Dr. Rachel A. Gordon\, IGPA \;faculty member and associate professor of sociology at the University of Illinois at Chicago\, presents a study that examines whether there is a GPA \;advantage for the physically attractive in adolescence.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/test-event-0 SUMMARY:Test Event DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T041856 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081008T110244 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081008T110244 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/test-event-0 DESCRIPTION:This is only a test.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/campaign-panel-urbana SUMMARY:Down the Home Stretch\: The 2008 U.S. Presidential Campaign DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T041856 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081024T113558 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081024T113558 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/campaign-panel-urbana DESCRIPTION:This brownbag panel features four members of the IGPA \;faculty and staff discussing the 2008 campaign for the White House. \;Members of the panel will systematically analyze the campaign to date and discuss what to watch for as the campaign heads into the last week. Panelists include\: Michael Cheney\, Brian Gaines\, Daniel McMillen\, \;Robert Rich\, and Richard Winkel. Mike McCormick\, assistant to former Governor Jim Edgar\, will moderate.
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Lunch provided to those who register before Monday\, Oct. 27.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/medical-errors SUMMARY:Reducing Medical Errors\: Is Full Disclosure the Answer? DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T041856 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081022T134359 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081022T134359 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/medical-errors DESCRIPTION:At this forum\, the Chief Risk Officers \;of two prominent health systems that have \;pioneered the development and \;implementation of medical error disclosure \;protocols in the United States will describe \;their experience and lessons learned\, \;followed by two of the country&rsquo\;s foremost
scholars of the medical malpractice \;environment. \;
This conference is open to the public free of charge\, but registration is required. Register below.
Read the conference brochure [pdf]
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/election-recap SUMMARY:Election 2008 Recap DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T041856 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081107T103737 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081107T103737 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/election-recap DESCRIPTION:![\\"Photo](\\"/system/files/pictures/jim-edgar.jpg\\")
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IGPA \;Distinguished Fellow and former Gov. Jim Edgar and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan review the results of the Nov. 4 election and analyze the impact of the voting.
This discussion will continue a tradition of policy luncheons held shortly after each Illinois primary and general election to analyze results and talk about what lies ahead on the political landscape in Illinois. Attorney General Madigan and Gov. Edgar each will bring years of political and election experience and perspective to their analysis of what happened in the election and why.
To register for this event\, fill out the form below\, including checking the payment method in the Step 2 box\, before clicking Submit. If you are paying by credit card\, you will get a response that includes a 'pay by credit card' link. Clicking this link will take you to the University's secure payment center where you will be asked to submit your information.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/socialpolicy-census SUMMARY:IGPA Social and Health Policy Seminar DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T041856 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081104T154108 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081104T154108 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/socialpolicy-census DESCRIPTION:"\;New Data Products at the Secure Data Research Center"\;
Frank Limehouse &\; Bhashkar Mazumder\, Chicago Census Research Data Center and Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
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"\;Stress and Childhood Obesity"\;
Craig Gundersen\, Agricultural and Consumer Economics\, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
There are multiple causes of childhood obesity in the United States. In this presentation\, Craig Gundersen presents evidence regarding one often overlooked factor\, stress.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/brownbag-hajjar SUMMARY:ʺMitigating Disaster in the U.S. Infrastructure\: What is Government’s Role in Keeping the Public Safe?ʺ DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T041856 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081104T154038 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081104T154038 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/brownbag-hajjar DESCRIPTION:![\\"\\"](\\"/system/files/pictures/events/JeromeHajjar_0.jpg\\")
Dr. Jerome F. Hajjar\, Professor and Narbey Khachaturian Faculty Scholar\, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering\, University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign
What is the role of government in keeping the built environment safe? This presentation will highlight several cases where government successfully plays a key role in safeguarding the civil infrastructure\, others where government has tried repeatedly to ensure safety and not succeeded\, and still others where the government now plays very little role\, potentially leaving the country deeply exposed to future disasters.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/edgar-corinnewood SUMMARY:Edgar Leaders Series\: Corinne Wood DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T041856 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081104T154224 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081104T154224 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/edgar-corinnewood DESCRIPTION:![\\"Photo](\\"/system/files/pictures/events/CorinneWood.jpg\\")
Corinne Wood\, Illinois' first woman lieutenant governor\, visits IGPA \;to talk about her experiences in state government and politics as part of the Leader Series hosted by IGPA \;Distinguished Fellow and former Gov. Jim Edgar.
IGPA \;Policy Research Seminar Series
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Becky Pettit\, Associate Professor of Sociology\, University of Washington\; Visiting Scholar\, Northwestern University and American Bar Foundation.
Professor Pettit is working on a project examining the implications of the recent rise in the American penal population for racial inequalities in demographic and health outcomes.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/policy-research-mcdade SUMMARY:Policy Research Seminar Series\: Toward and Ecology of Everyday Life DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T041856 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081117T111125 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081117T111125 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/policy-research-mcdade DESCRIPTION:![\\"Photo](\\"/system/files/pictures/events/ThomasMcDade.jpg\\")
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"\;Toward an ecology of everyday life\: An integrative approach to research on stratification\, stress\, and health."\;
Thomas McDade\, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Northwestern University.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/policy-research-ryan SUMMARY:Policy Research Seminar Series DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T041856 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081117T111150 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081117T111150 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/policy-research-ryan DESCRIPTION:![\\"Photo](\\"/system/files/pictures/events/RebeccaRyan.jpg\\")
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Rebecca Ryan\, Post-Doc\, The Harris School of Public Policy\, University of Chicago
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/DCAlumni-race SUMMARY:Race and the National Electorate\: What 2008 Taught Us (Washington\, D.C.) DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T041856 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081117T111243 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081117T111243 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/DCAlumni-race DESCRIPTION: \;The Illinois Alumni Club of Greater Washington DC and the Institute of Government and Public
Affairs of the University of Illinois will bring together a diverse group of experts to discuss &ldquo\;Race &\;
the National Electorate\: What 2008 Taught Us.&rdquo\; \;
Alumni and friends of the University of Illinois are welcomed to attend. There is an admission fee
of $10 for DC Alumni Club members and $15 for non-members. The fee will be collected at the door. Advance RSVP is required. For more information or to RSVP contact John Galante\, DC Illini membership \;chair\, at jgalante@cox.net\, 703-352-9211.
The program begins at 6\:30 p.m. EST\, followed by a reception at \;7\:30 p.m.
Panelists will include\:
&bull\; Dan Balz\, national political correspondent at The Washington Post. Balz is a frequent guest on
Meet the Press and Washington Week in Review television programs.
&bull\; Eddie Williams\, principal\, Eddie Williams &\; Associates and President Emeritus of the Joint Center
for Political and Economic Studies. He has received numerous honors and awards including
the prestigious MacArthur Foundation Prize Fellow (or &ldquo\;Genius&rdquo\;) Award.
&bull\; Cedric Herring\, professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Illinois at Chicago
and a member of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs. A former president of the Association \;of Black Sociologists\, he founded the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy at UIC.
&bull\; Victor Kamber\, president of Coalition Services for the Carmen Group Communication\, prodigious
writer and respected political consultant and commentator. He founded The Kamber
Group\, one of the nation's largest independently-owned communications consulting and public
relations firms.
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Miguel del Valle\, City Clerk of Chicago and former Chair of Illinois Senate \;Education Committee\, will present the newly announced Advance Illinois initiative\, \;which is aimed at promoting education reform that better prepares the state&rsquo\;s \;students for global challenges.
This initiative is co‐chaired by \;former Gov. Jim Edgar and William Daley. \;
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/tax-seminar-shan SUMMARY:IGPA Property Tax Seminar\: Property Taxes and Elderly Mobility DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T041856 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081124T135056 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081124T135056 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.igpa.uillinois.edu/event/tax-seminar-shan DESCRIPTION: center\\">![\\"Photo](\\"/system/files/pictures/events/HuiShan.jpg\\")
Hui Shan\, \;Economist\, Household and Real Estate Finance Section\, Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
The recent housing market boom in the U.S. has caused sharp increases in residential property taxes. Housing-rich but income-poor elderly homeowners often complain \;about rising tax burdens\, and anecdotal evidence suggests that some move to reduce \;their tax burden.
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