WCL IRAP Presents Guest Speaker: Léonce Byimana
Join us for an intimate discussion with Léonce Byimana, the Executive Director at the Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition (TASSC), a nonprofit, international organization that works to end governments' use of torture while providing support to survivors and their families. Mr. Byimana, a refugee activist, will share his own journey as a former refugee and his current work assisting refugee survivors of torture.
- Presentation
- Open To Students AND Faculty/Staff
Promoting Human Rights: Stories from the Field
Join Humphrey Fellows Dev Datta Joshi (Nepal), Guot Gabriel Guot (South Sudan), Lubna Nabil Nasser (Jordan), Nino Elbakidze (Georgia), and Winfred Kyobiika Naigaga (Uganda) as they discuss their work in Human Rights across their various countries. The Humphrey Fellowship Program is a Fulbright Exchange activity sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE) in cooperation with the U.S. Department of State. Fellowships are granted competitively to experienced professionals from countries undergoing development or political transition. The Humphrey Program fosters mutual exchange of knowledge and understanding about issues of common concern in the United States and the Fellows' home countries. Lunch will be provided.
- Presentation
- Open To The Public AND Students
The Power of Coalitions: A Forum on Public Interest Intellectual Property Advocacy Honoring Prudence S. Adler
The past 25 years have seen an increase in both the efficacy and effectiveness of campaigning for the public interest in copyright and intellectual property policy. For all involved, Prue Adler, Associate Executive Director of ARL (the Association of Research Libraries) has been an essential leader and counselor throughout. PIJIP is bringing together a roster of experienced advocates and policy-makers to share views of where we’ve been and where we’re going and to honor Prue for her matchless contributions.
- Conference
- Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
Office of Academic Excellence: IRAC Bootcamp- Analysis & Application
Join the Office of Academic Excellence and master IRAC! OAE will review analysis & application, give tips and practice examples. Join our office on April 18, 2019 in Y400 from 12-1PM.
RSVP: http://bit.ly/IRACBOOTCAMP
- Workshop
- Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
The Evolution of CFIUS and Export Controls: Law and Policy Pertaining to National Security
Overview: The AU National Security Law Brief plans to host its 2019 Spring Symposium on recent legislative developments having a significant impact on the way that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) monitors, reviews, and evaluates the national and economic security risks of certain foreign investments. Additionally, these developments have a direct impact on how those agencies responsible for oversight and enforcement of U.S. Export Controls, particularly in emerging technology like artificial intelligence.
Panel 1: The CFIUS panel will cover topics like the evolving and critical role of CFIUS in U.S. national and economic security as well as potential challenges the technology sector may face when the new legislation
is fully implemented.
Keynote Speech: Kevin Wolf (Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP) (Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS))
Panel 2: The Export Controls panel will discuss topics like the emerging and foundational technology advisory board established under the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) and what that means for industry as well as the results from the notice and comment period.
- Conference
- Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff