2012 Events
CNA senior fellow, RADM Michael McDevitt (Ret.), to speak at the Brookings Institution discussion on "The United States, China, and Maritime Asia" on December 17
Journalist and historian Evan Thomas will discuss his new book Ike’s Bluff: President Eisenhower’s Secret Struggle to Save the World on December 17 (attendance by invitation only)
CNA senior vice president and general counsel Sherri Goodman to speak at the IISS Forum for Arctic Climate Change and Security Geopolitical Workshop on December 14
CNA to host the workshop "National Security Aspects of Cyber Policy: Cyber Offense, Resilience, and the Way Ahead" on December 11 (attendance by invitation only)
The Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Appalachia, a program run by CNA, to host a webinar titled "Increasing Student Engagement in Low Performing Schools" on December 11
The Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Appalachia, a program run by CNA, to host a workshop titled "Building Capacity to Review and Interpret Data Using the Virginia Early Warning System" on December 5 in South Boston, VA
Smart Policing Initiative (SPI), a collaborative effort between CNA, Bureau of Justice Assistance, and over thirty local law enforcement agencies, to host the online seminar "SMART Police Officers: The End Game" on December 4
CNA advisor Mary Lauer to speak at the Joint 7th Singapore International Symposium On Protection Against Toxic Substances (7th SISPAT) and 3rd International Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Explosives Operations Conference (3rd ICOC) on Dec 4-7
Dr. Edward C. O’Dowd (COL, USA Ret.), the Director of East Asian Studies at the Marine Corps University, will discuss lessons learned from the Sino-Vietnamese War of 1979 on December 3 from 12:00 - 1:30 PM (attendance by invitation only)
CNA principal research scientist Lawrence Lewis, Ph.D. to speak on "The Indirect Approach: The Philippines and Beyond" at the 8th International Lessons Learned Conference in Sydney, Australia on December 3-6
Lesley Warner, CNA research analyst, to speak on Demilitarizing Non-Statutory Armed Groups in Post-Conflict South Sudan at the African Studies Association’s 55th Annual Meeting on November 29 to December 2
CNA to host the conference "Promoting Resilience in Military Children through Effective Programs" on November 29-30, 2012
CNA senior fellow Paul Faeth to speak at Total Energy USA about "An Environmental View of Fracking" on November 27-29
CNA vice president and deputy general counsel Mark E. Rosen briefed selected officials on existing maritime claims and disputes in the Arctic at Stanford University on November 16
- CNA to host Dr. Hamsa Balakrishnan, one of the winners of the inaugural CNA Award for Operational Analysis, on November 16 to discuss her group’s research in a special seminar
- Brookings Institution presents a roundtable discussion with CNA research analyst Nilanthi Samaranayake titled "U.S.-India Security Burden-Sharing in the Indian Ocean?" on November 15 (attendance by invitation only)
- Ms. Theresa Whelan, the National Intelligence Officer for Africa, will discuss “Security Challenges in Africa – Present and Future” on Thursday, November 15, from 6:00 - 7:30 PM (attendance by invitation only)
CNA recruiters to attend the Recruit Tech Alumni Only Career Fair in Fairfax, VA on November 15
- The Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Appalachia, a program run by CNA, to host a workshop titled "Tennessee Path to College: A Bridging Research to Practice Event" on November 14 in Nashville, TN
- Academy of Experimental Criminology (AEC) to present AEC Honorary Fellow award to James Stewart, CNA director of Public Safety, at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting on November 14-17
CNA recruiters to participate in the North Carolina Masters and Ph.D. Career Fair in Chapel Hill, NC on November 13
- The Sixth KIMS-CNA Conference on "The Changing Security Environment and the Continuing North Korean Military Threat" to be held on November 8
- CNA and Naval History and Heritage Command present a discussion on Ready Seapower: A History of the U.S. Seventh Fleet on November 8 (attendance by invitation only)
- Mari Skåre, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace, and Security, to visit CNA for a luncheon on November 6
- The Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Appalachia, a program run by CNA, to host a workshop titled "Virginia Path to College: A Bridging Research to Practice Event" on November 5 in Norfolk, VA
- The Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Appalachia, a program run by CNA, to host a workshop titled "Using Data to Guide College and Career Preparation" on October 24 in Jackson, TN
- CNA Sr. Fellow, RADM Michael McDevitt (Ret.) to participate in a Carnegie Endowment for International Peace discussion on the "Sino-Indian Maritime Rivalry"
- Director of CNA’s Latin American Affairs Program, Ralph Espach, Ph.D. to speak on “Ungoverned Space, Criminal Organizations, and U.S. Security Policy in Central America” at the Mexico and Central America Program Seminar Series on October 24
- The Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Appalachia, a program run by CNA, to host a workshop titled "Kentucky Path to College: A Bridging Research to Practice Event" on October 23 in Berea, Kentucky
- Lieutenant General George J. Flynn, USMC, the J-7 Joint Staff Director for Joint Force Development, will discuss the new Capstone Concept for Joint Operations on October 22 (attendance by invitation only)
CNA senior fellow, RADM Michael McDevitt, (Ret.), to speak at the Small Navies Conference on October 19-21
CNA recruiters to visit University of California, Los Angeles on October 18-19
CNA recruiters to visit Michigan State University and University of Michigan on October 17-18
- Smart Policing Initiative (SPI), a collaborative effort between CNA, Bureau of Justice Assistance, and over thirty local law enforcement agencies, to host a national meeting on October 16-18
CNA recruiters to participate in the California Institute of Technology Career Fair on October 16 in Pasadena, CA
CNA recruiters to participate in the 2012 INFORMS Job Fair on October 14-17
CNA research analyst Clarence Wardell, Ph.D. to speak at the International Conference of Crisis Mappers (ICCM 2012) on "Crisis, Data, & Decision Making: When Does Accuracy Matter?" on October 12-14
- The Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Appalachia, a program run by CNA, to host a workshop titled "West Virginia Dropout Prevention: A Bridging Research to Practice Event" on October 10 in Charleston, WV
CNA recruiters to participate in the George Washington University 2012 Career and Internship Fair on October 2 in Washington, DC
CNA director of public safety James Stewart and CNA director of justice programs Stephen Rickman to present on the Smart Policing Initiative at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Annual Conference and Exposition on September 29 - October 3
CNA recruiters to attend the University of California, Berkeley Masters & Ph.D. Career Fair on September 27
Smart Policing Initiative (SPI), a collaborative effort between CNA, Bureau of Justice Assistance, and over thirty local law enforcement agencies, to present a webinar titled “The Problem-Solving Process (SARA) and SPI” on September 24
The Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Appalachia, a program run by CNA, to host a webinar titled "Increasing Access to College Preparatory Courses in Rural Communities Through Dual Enrollment" on September 24
CNA recruiters to attend MIT’s 2012 Career Fair in Cambridge, MA
CNA recruiters to attend Ohio State University’s Life and Physical Sciences Career Fair in Columbus, OH
CNA research analyst Elbridge Colby to speak at the U.S.-Central Europe Strategy Forum 2012 on September 20
CNA in conjunction with the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police is hosting a workshop on the "Smart Policing Initiative: Practical Applications for Ohio Law Enforcement Agencies" on September 19th
General (retired) Ehsan ul-Haq will discuss “The Transition in Afghanistan and U.S.-Pakistan Relations" on September 18 (attendance by invitation only)
CNA research scientist Dmitry Gorenburg, Ph.D. to present at the PONARS Eurasia Policy Conference on September 13-14, 2012
CNA to host the conference "China on the Eve of the 18th Party Congress: What’s at Stake?" on September 12 (attendance by invitation only)
CNA recruiters will be attending the Purdue University Graduate Student Career Fair on September 12. They will host an information session later that evening, followed by a day of interviews on September 13.
CNA senior research specialist Vivian Chu to present at the National Institute of Justice Technology Institute for Law Enforcement on September 9-13, 2012
CNA recruiters to participate in the 2012 Los Alamos National Laboratory Postdoctoral Career Fair on August 28-30
The California Emergency Management Agency in conjunction with CNA presents the third course in a national risk management training program, "Creating Your Risk Management Program (MGT-365)"
Students from George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs at CNA for a recruiting site visit on August 22
CNA research scientist William McCants, Ph.D. to speak at the American Security Project (ASP) roundtable discussion on U.S. drones policy on August 20
CNA's Center for Naval Analyses, in partnership with the USMC’s Ellis Group, sponsored a symposium on the future of amphibious operations on August 16
The Honorable Christine H. Fox, the Pentagon’s Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation will discuss “The New Defense Strategy, Our Programs that Support It, and our Current Challenges" (attendance by invitation only)
CNA to host Naval Developments in Asia workshop on Thursday, August 9, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. RSVP to Loretta Ebner.
CNA research analyst Elbridge Colby participated in a panel on nuclear weapons at the 2012 United States Strategic Command Deterrence Symposium (View video)
CNA director of public safety James Stewart to present on the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police department's use of force at The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services' (COPS) 2012 Community Policing Conference
CNA Recruiters to attend the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) in San Diego, CA, July 29 – August 2
Korea Economic Institute hosts launch of the 130-page report, Coercion, Control, Surveillance, and Punishment: An Examination of the North Korean Police State, by CNA Korea expert Ken Gause (view video)
Dr. Joshua Landis, Assistant Professor at the University of Oklahoma and Director of OU’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies, will discuss what lies ahead for Syria (attendance by invitation only)
CNA to host UN Monitoring Group for Somalia and Eritrea Out-Brief on July 16
CNA recruiters to attend the 7th Annual Postdoc Conference and Career Fair on July 12 in Bethesda, MD
CNA to host the conference "Old Problems, New Media: Next-Generation Solutions for the Public Good" on July 10
CNA analysts to present at AcademyHealth's 2012 Annual Research Meeting (ARM) on June 24-26
Sherri Goodman, CNA senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, to speak at the Aspen Environment Forum on June 23
CNA analysts Drs. Alan Brown and Lawrence Lewis to participate in the U.S. Naval War College Conference “Learning From Air Operations in Libya” (by invitation only)
CNA senior research scientist Thomas Bickford, Ph.D., and Abraham Denmark, CNA Asia-Pacific security advisor, to speak at an Asia Pacific Security Seminar on "Maritime Border Issues in Northeast Asia" on June 15
CNA vice president and director of Strategic Studies, Eric Thompson, Ph.D., to moderate Council on Foreign Relations Corporate Program conference call, "Iraq Update", on June 12
CNA recruiters to attend the Washington, DC Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Diversity Career Expo
Dr. Charles Kupchan, Shepardson Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, will be the speaker at CNA's National Security Seminar on June 7 (attendance by invitation only)
Stephen J. Hadley, National Security Advisor in the George W. Bush administration, will discuss the findings of the Council on Foreign Relations Task Force on U.S./Turkish Relations
CNA senior fellow, ADM William J. Fallon USN (Ret.), to speak at the Camden County Veterans Cemetery dedication ceremony on May 26
The Atlantic Council features a presentation by CNA senior research scientist Daniel Whiteneck, Ph.D. during the final meeting of the Atlantic Council Maritime Piracy Task Force
- May 18, 2012
U.S. Naval Institute posts a video of the AFCEA-USNI sixth annual Joint Warfighting Conference panel discussion, "Equipping the Force for the New Strategy: Reconstitution vs. New Acquisition", moderated by CNA principle research scientist, CAPT. Peter Swartz USN (Ret.)
CNA principle research scientist, CAPT. Peter Swartz USN (Ret.), to host panel discussion on acquisition at the AFCEA-USNI sixth annual Joint Warfighting Conference
David Ensor, Director of the Voice of America, will discuss “Communicating with Difficult to Reach Audiences”
The Center for National Policy to host the panel discussion “A Year Beyond Bin Laden: The New Al Qaeda” featuring CNA Middle East specialist, Dr. William McCants
CNA senior vice president and general counsel, Sherri Goodman to participate in the National Academy of Sciences “Symposium on the Feasibility of a Major Collaboration Initiative on Renewing the Nation’s Critical Infrastructure Systems”
- April 30, 2012
Council on Foreign Relations posts audio recording of the April 30th panel discussion “Korea Update” that includes CNA Senior Fellow, RADM Michael McDevitt (Ret.)
CNA Senior Fellow, RADM Michael McDevitt (Ret.) to participate in the Council on Foreign Relations panel discussion “Korea Update”
CNA senior vice president and general counsel, Sherri Goodman to speak at the April breakfast meeting of Women in Defense
CNA Military Advisory Board Member, Gen. Ronald Keys (Ret.), will discuss energy security at the Purdue University Discovery Park Energy Center, West Lafayette, Indiana
CNA general counsel, Sheri Goodman to participate in the Center for American Progress panel discussion on climate
The Fairbank Center for China Studies at Harvard University to feature an address by CNA China Studies’ Alison Kaufman, Ph.D.
CNA senior vice president and general counsel, Sherri Goodman, to serve as panelist at the American Meteorological Society Washington Forum
Daniel Yergin, Ph.D., Pulitzer Prize winner and authority on energy policy and international politics and economics, will discuss the current state of the world’s petroleum industry
CNA’s Peter Perla, Ph.D. to speak at the National Defense University Center for Applied Strategic Learning's inaugural event in its series “Lectures on Strategic Gaming"
The Princeton-Harvard China and the World Program to host vice president and director of CNA China Studies, David Finkelstein, Ph.D., for the presentation “Stressing the System The Challenge of Managing China’s Expanding National Interests"
CNA recruiters to attend the National Society of Black Engineers 38th Annual Convention in Pittsburgh
CNA recruiters to visit Johns Hopkins University in Washington, DC
Vice president and director of CNA Safety and Security, Tim Beres, and CNA vice president and deputy general counsel, Mark Rosen, to serve as panelists at the American Bar Association’s 7th Annual Homeland Security Law Institute meeting
March 22, 2012
Former senior U.S. Government counterterrorism analyst, Philip Mudd, will discuss the future of al-Qaeda, the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamic fundamentalist movements in the Middle East
CNA’s principal analyst for global strategic affairs, Elbridge Colby, to participate in a Council on Foreign Relations debate on U.S. policy towards Iran
CNA recruiters to attend Corporate Gray Military-to-civilian Career Fair at Fairfax Station, VA
Vice president and director of CNA China Studies, David Finkelstein, Ph.D. to speak on “U.S.-China Military Relations: Challenges and Prospects” at the National Committee on United States-China Relations
CNA research analyst Elbridge Colby to participate in the Foreign Policy Initiative's “Time to Attack Iran? U.S. Policy and Iran's Nuclear Program” – a debate over the use of the military option against Iran’s nuclear program
CNA and McDaniel College to host the conference “North Africa and the Sahel: Implications of the Arab Awakening”
Paul Heer, Ph.D. National Intelligence Officer for East Asia, will discuss Chinese perceptions of and policies toward the United States.
Ali Soufan, author of The Black Banners, will discuss international terrorism
Dr. David M. Finkelstein, Director of CNA China Studies, to hold an information session at the University of California San Diego’s School of International Relations and Pacific Studies.
A national conference on officer safety and gunfire-related deaths organized by CNA is Senior Fellow for Law Enforcement Chips Stewart
CNA Military Advisory Board leaders Gen. Jim Conway, USMC (Ret.), Adm. John Nathman, USN (Ret.), and Vice Admiral Lee Gunn, USN (Ret.), will discuss the Board's most recent report “Ensuring America's Freedom of Movement: A National Security Imperative to Reduce U.S. Oil Dependence”
Michael Ancram, Marquess of Lothian will discuss European perceptions of the U.S. “pivot toward Asia,” and offer his views on EU politics and current efforts to deal with the Euro crisis
CNA's Sherri Goodman, Paul Faeth, Eric Thompson, Lee Gunn and Leo Goff to speak at the National Council for Science and the Environment’s 12th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment: Environment and Security
CNA general counsel and senior vice president, Sherri Goodman, to moderate The Council on Foreign Relations discussion on the implications of rare earths and critical minerals for U.S. national security
CNA recruiters to attend the American Economic Association’s annual meeting in Chicago
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