Ban All Nukes Generation (Bang-USA), is collaborating with many domestic and international youth networks to influence a wide audience during this progression toward the nuclear disarmament movement. During this presentation, Bang-USA founders will give an overview of today's youth movement and what lies ahead for this generation of future leaders in disarmament.

This half-day discussion will assess the progress and challenges related to local and regional purchase, food quality, host country capacity, and moving to a comprehensive approach. USG program leaders and other food assistance experts will expand upon this time of significant changes in U.S food assistance programs. RSVP online.

Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovych has set the nation in a different direction from that pursued by his predecessor. Ukraine's government wants to obtain a balanced relationship between Russia and the West. During this conference, experts will explore how the United States and Europe should respond to this new Ukrainian direction. Please Register online.

Please join the National Security Network and the Center for American Progress Action Fund for an insightful conversation on issues of domestic terrorism with Congressman Keith Ellison and our distinguished panel of experts. Register online.

Joao de Vallera, ambassador of Portugal to the United States; Patricia Pinto Soares, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Fellow at CTR; and Michael J. Matheson (moderator), visiting research professor of law at George Washington University, will discuss this topic. For more information and to RSVP, contact transatlanticrsvp@jhu.edu.

Please join the Connect U.S. Fund for "Every Advocate's Second Issue": Changing the Public Conversation about Government, a U.S. in the World Messaging Roundtable. Register Online.

Dr. Andrew Light is an internationally recognized expert on the relationship between environmental policy and ethics, specializing in resoration ecology, urban ecology, and climate change. He coordinates American Progress' participation in the Global Climate Network, and is also the Director of the Center for Global Ethics in George Mason University. Please call 91.22.6610.0888 for further details.

The Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity presents a two-session conference that will answer some of the questions pertaining to the concepts and frameworks of transitional justice. Register online.

Please join the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings as they host Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Andrew J. Shapiro for a discussion of the U.S.-Israeli security relationship, and the Obama administration's ongoing efforts to make this relationship stronger. Register online.

This seminar will provide an overview of the Obama administration's new concerted diplomacy and development efforts and their implication for rural women. It will also explore the new direction of the policy dialogue and what the development community can do to 'go beyond the rhetoric' on gender integration, and translate policy commitments into action. Please RSVP to Simone Hill-Lee (Tel: 202.862.8107; s.hill-lee@cgiar.org)

This all-day meeting will cover recent general perceptions of the U.S. and China, how the media and other mediums are the sources of these perceptions, and the underlying conceptual differences. There are different conceptions of the role of law and religion and individual rights versus group interests. Experts will also discuss the policy impact of these differing perceptions and the future prospects of U.S. and China relations.

The Senate will soon have an opportunity to ratify the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), to continue mutual, verifiable nuclear weapons reductions in the U.S. and Russia. In todays sharply polarized Senate, New START's fate is unclear. Please join this discussion of the important role New START plays in nuclear stability, global nonproliferation, and America's international leadership. RSVP online.

The aim of the seminar is to help organizations understand the fragmented European institutional funding landscape; to learn how to easily identify funding programs and opportunities; and to devise a strategy for researching and mapping donors.

Join the National Security Network for an exciting Members Lunch discussion about the Obama Administration's strategy of engaging the world with leading official on multilateral engagement, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Esther Brimmer. Reactions to Brimmer's remarks will be heard from two distinguished panelists, and an open discussion with the audience will follow. Please RSVP to rsvp@nsnetwork.org

The Obama Administration’s strategy of engaging the world – particularly through multilateral institutions – has proven to be one of the most pronounced foreign policy differences from the previous administration.  Please join us for an exciting Members Lunch discussion about this approach with the Obama Administration’s leading official on multilateral engagement – Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Esther Brimmer.  Brimmer will explain the administration’s approach to multilateralism and engagement, its achievements, and its plans for the future.  The Assistant Secretary’s remarks will be followed by reactions from two distinguished panelists: Charles Kupchan, author of How Enemies Become Friends: The Sources of Stable Peace, and Stewart Patrick, author of The Best Laid Plans: The Origins of American Multilateralism and the Dawn of the Cold War.  Their presentations will be followed by an open discussion with the audience. 

The Brookings Institution will host John Prendergast, the co-founder of the Enough Project and co-author of the forthcoming book The Enough Moment for a discussion of the ongoing conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Sudan. The former USAID mission director for the DRC, Anthony Gambino; and former Peace Corps volunteer in the DRC, Michael O'Hanlon, will also join the discussion. Please RSVP online.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is hosting an event on leveraging climate data and services to manage climate change and the creation of a national climate service. Register online.

The United States Agency for International Development partnered with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars to identify key trends likely to shape the economy and natural environment in Latin America and the Caribbean for the next 10 years. Consultants Christine Pendzich and Eric Olson will present the trend analysis of emerging issues and opportunities in environment and economic growth. Please RSVP to James Hodges at: james.hodges@wilsoncenter.org

Join the Open Society Institute as they host a panel discussion on recent immigration enforcement programs and their consequences. Panelists will share their experience and persepectives on the nationaly policy debate. They will also examine how various border and enforcement initiatives operate on the ground and their impact on families, communities, and the justice system. Please RSVP online.

Please Join the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) for a discussion with Rose Gottemoeller, Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. Her remarks will be followed by an expert panel discussion on the implications of verification for the START ratification process and a lively Q & A session with the audience. Register online.