DRCLAS-Brazil-list March 2014

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FRIDAY 3PM - Bate-Papo (Portuguese conversation practice)

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*Bate-Papo (Portuguese conversation practice) * Practice your Portuguese and discuss Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking countries and cultures at this informal roundtable. Everyone is welcome! Guaraná and salgadinhos will be served. *Friday, April 4, 3:00-4:30 p.m.* CGIS South Building, Room S-216, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge *Co-sponsored by the DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program and the Portuguese section of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard.*

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MONDAY 12PM at Harvard Kennedy School of Government - Colloquium on Innovative Adaptation to Climate Change at Harvard University

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

We are pleased to invite you to a discussion with Rene Orellana, Head of the Bolivian delegation at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development Rio +20 and former Bolivian Minister of Environment and Water, about climate change adaptation policies in Bolivia. The discussion will be held on *April 7, 2014* at *12-2:30 PM* at *Harvard Kennedy School of Government - Rubentstein 219*. This event is part of a *5-part Colloquium on Innovative Adaptation to Climate Change* at Harvard University (see below). René Gonzalo Orellana Halkyer was Head of the Bolivian delegation for the 2012 and 2013 Conferences of the Parties of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change, and Head of the Bolivian delegation at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development Rio +20 (2012). He has a Doctoral Degree at the University of Amsterdam (Faculty of Law, The Netherlands. He was Ambassador Ad Honorem in Special Mission with Plenipotentiary Representation in issues of Environment and Development at the UN and similar bodies (2012, 2013) and a Member of the Working Group on the United Nations framework for the elaboration of Sustainable Development Goals (2013-2014). From 2009-2010 he as Minister of Environment and Water of the Plurinational State of Bolivia (2009-2010), and was Minister of Water (2008-2009), and Viceminister of Basic Services (2006). If you have not yet RSVP'd for the whole series, please RSVP to *rachael_garrett(a)hks.harvard.edu <rachael_garrett(a)hks.harvard.edu>* by March 31 to attend this event. Lunch will be provided for attendees, but you must register in advance. We also ask that you read the following attached document before the event: the proposal for a *JOINT MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION MECHANISM FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FOREST AND THE MOTHER EARTH*. _____________________________________________________________________________ *5-part Colloquium on Innovative Adaptation to Climate Change at Harvard University* The objective of this Colloquium promoted by the Sustainability Science Program and the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies is to host experts who bridge research and practice in the field of climate change vulnerability and adaptation (please see below for list of speakers). Our goal is to have policy makers and practitioners from various countries discuss how their organization acquires scientific information on climate change and uses this information to craft policy related to adaptation. From the research community we seek to understand how research priorities are defined, to what extent researchers engage with policy makers, and how results are communicated to individuals or organizations outside of academia. Most of our speakers will focus on adaptation in agriculture and forestry. Each of our five invited guests will submit a paper draft or a proposed set of policies related to climate change adaptation in the agricultural or forestry sector two weeks in advance of their seminar date. The format of the event is a 20-30 minute presentation by the invited speaker, followed by a 1.5 hour moderated discussion. We aim to have a core group of people that attend all 5 events with the goal of writing a synthesis paper at the end of the colloquia and identifying future research collaborations between the speakers and participants. Schedule of events: *April 7 - Rene Orellana,* Head of the Bolivian delegation at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development Rio +20 and former Bolivian Minister of Environment and Water *Time: 12-2:30 PM Location: Harvard Kennedy School of Government - Rubentstein 219 * *April 15 - Eduardo Assad*, Coordinator of the Climate and Agriculture Research network of the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Member of the Scientific Committee of the Brazilian Panel of Climate Change and researcher at Embrapa Agriculture Informatics *Time: 12-2:30 PM Location: Harvard Kennedy School of Government - NYE FC (T52) * *April 24 - Michael Farrell*, Director of Cornell University's Sugar Maple Research & Extension Field Station *Time: 12-2:30 PM Location: 124 Mt. Auburn Room 2000* *May 5 - Michael Oppenheimer,* Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs at Princeton University *Time: 1:00-3:30 PM Location: Harvard Kennedy School of Government - BL-4 Hauser conference room * *May 15 - Anthony Janetos, *Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University *Time: 12-2:30 PM Location: Harvard University Center for the Environment - Conference Room*

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THURSDAY @ HBS - ENCONTRO BRASILEIROS HARVARD WIDE

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

* -- ENCONTRO BRASILEIROS HARVARD WIDE -- * *O quê?* Venha participar de um *evento organizado por alunos e para a comunidade de Harvard*. A intenção é fazer um grupo de brasileiros Harvard-wide e esse é um primeiro encontro social para a gente se conhecer! *Opa! Quero fazer parte desse grupo!* Estamos organizando um mailing list com os alunos, etc da comunidade de Harvard. Para fazer parte da lista, por favor mande um email para brasileirosharvard(a)gmail.com com seu nome completo, telefone, degree, ano de formatura e escola. *E o evento, é quando?* *Próxima quinta, dia 3 de Abril, às 7:30pm* *Vai ter comida? *Sim! Um jantar brasileiro: arroz com feijão, carne, frango, farofa, salada etc... *E música? *Claro!! Para deixar mais animado, quem tiver instrumento, traga para uma JAM SESSION! Quem não toca, basta trazer o gogó! *Aonde? * No salão de festas do One Western Avenue, no campus de HBS. *Ihh, é longe! * Pega o Harvard Shuttle Allston Campus Express, que pára logo em frente ao prédio (o salão fica no térreo). O nome do ponto é "Soldiers Field Park". *Ok, quero ir! E agora?* Compre seu *ingresso por $15 até próxima terça, dia 1 de Abril* aqui: http://brasileiros-harvard-wide.eventbrite.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://brasileiros-harvard-wide.…> *Se eu não posso ir, o que faço? *Não perca o próximo evento! Faça parte da comunidade e se inscreva no mailing list! *Como vai funcionar esse mailing list? *Não se preocupe, não vamos repassar seu contato! E também não vamos ficar fazendo spam! Estamos criando um mailing list com 1 email semanal, listando os eventos de interesse para a comunidade brasileira de Harvard.

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THURSDAY 12PM - Socioeconomic and Environmental Impacts of Technological Innovation in the Brazilian Agricultural Frontier

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program Seminar* *Socioeconomic and Environmental Impacts of Technological Innovation in the Brazilian Agricultural Frontier* Presenters: *Judson Ferreira Valetim* Senior Researcher, Embrapa, Brazil; DRCLAS Visiting Scholar; Giorgio Ruffolo Research Fellow, Sustainability Science Program, Harvard Kennedy School and *Arthur Amorim Bragança* PhD Candidate PUC-Rio, Brazil Thursday, April 3, 12:00 p.m. CGIS South Building, Room S-050, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge This event is free and open to the public, and registration is not required. A Brazilian lunch will be served. <brazil(a)fas.harvard.edu>

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Kenneth Maxwell Senior Thesis Prize in Brazilian Studies

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*Kenneth Maxwell Senior Thesis Prize in Brazilian Studies* The Harvard David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies is excited to offer the *Kenneth Maxwell Senior Thesis Prize in Brazilian Studies* to the best Harvard College thesis on a subject related to Brazil. *Candidates may nominate their own thesis*. The deadline for submissions: *Wednesday, April 16, 2014 * The thesis prize carries a monetary award of $500 and will be awarded at the DRCLAS Certificate Ceremony on Wednesday May 28th, 2014. For more information, please visit: http://drclas.harvard.edu/pages/certificate-latin-american-studies Please feel free to contact Yadira Rivera at yrivera(a)fas.harvard.edu or 617-496-9153 with any questions you may have.

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TUESDAY 12PM @ HLS - Investment and Infrastructure: Policy and Development Opportunities in Brazil

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*Investment and Infrastructure: Policy and Development Opportunities in Brazil* The Brazilian Studies Association at Harvard Law School invite you to a discussion with: *Alexandre Cordeiro Macedo* Partner at D'Almeida Cordeiro Law Firm in Brazil; former Deputy Minister of Cities. Mr. Macedo will discuss the significant investments that have been made by the federalgovernment on infrastructure, challenges and possible future paths. *March 11th, 12 p.m - 1.p.m* Pound Hall, room 101, Harvard Law School Brazilian Food Will Be Served *Co-sponsored by the DRCLAS Brazil studies Program*

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TOMORROW 12PM - Counting and Measuring in Brazilian Indigenous Communities

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program Seminar* *Counting and Measuring in Brazilian Indigenous CommunitiesSuzi Oliveira de Lima* Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Psychology, Harvard University Thursday, March 6, 12:00 p.m. CGIS South Building, Room S-050, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge This event is free and open to the public, and registration is not required. A Brazilian lunch will be served.

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THURSDAY 6PM @ HLS - Building Science: on a Path to Deliver Sustainable Buildings

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*Building Science: on a Path to Deliver Sustainable Buildings* The Brazilian Studies Association at Harvard Law School invites you to a discussion with: MARCUS BIANCHI Mr. Marcus Bianchi is Building Science Program Lead with Owens Corning, where he performs building science research. Previously, he was a senior research engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Professor of mechanical engineering at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, where his research focused on heat transfer. Mr. Bianchi has worked on energy efficiency for over twenty years. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering (heat transfer) from Purdue University and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Colorado. *Thursday, March 6, 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.* Wasserstein Hall, Room 2009, Harvard Law School

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