January

A Snapshot of Iraqi Refugees and IDPs: Current Dangers and Responses
Breakfast briefing with Andrew Harper, Coordinator for the Iraq operation, UNHCR.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008

February

Citizenship in Britain and the United States
Briefing with Lord Peter Goldsmith QC, the former Attorney General of Britain; T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Executive Vice President of Law Center Affairs and Dean of the Law Center, Georgetown University; Alfonso Aguilar, Chief of the Office of Citizenship, US Citizenship and Immigration Services;Matthew Spalding, Director of the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies, The Heritage Foundation; and Demetrios Papademetriou, MPI President.
February 4, 2008
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Policies to Manage Migration
Breakfast briefing with Georges Lemaitre, International Migration Specialist, OECD Directorate for Employment, Labor and Social Affairs and Demetrios G. Papademetriou, MPI President.
February 7, 2008

March

Beyond Citizenship: American Identity After Globalization
Briefing with Peter J. Spiro, Charles Weiner Professor of Law at Temple University; Donald Kerwin, Executive Director of Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.; and Demetrios G. Papademetriou, MPI President.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
3:30 - 5:00 pm
MPI Conference Room

State Legislation and Local Ordinances Targeting Undocumented Immigrants
Brownbag Luncheon with Omar C. Jadwat, American Civil Liberties Union, Immigrants' Rights Project; Laureen D. Laglagaron, MPI; and Cristina Rodríguez, New York University School of Law.
Co-sponsored by the Migration Policy Institute, DC Bar Association, and DC Chapter American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Friday, March 14, 2008 
12:30 - 2:00 pm
District of Columbia Bar, 1250 H Street NW, Sixth Floor, Washington DC

The Migrant Project: Contemporary California Farm Workers and Celebration of César Chávez Day
Roundtable discussion with: Irasema Garza, Working America, AFL-CIO; Bruce Goldstein, Farmworker Justice; Rick Nahmias, The Migrant Project; and Demetrios G. Papademetriou, Migration Policy Institute.  Followed by presentation of the photo exhibit and a reception.
Co-sponsored by MPI, Mexico Cultural Institute, Embassy of Mexico, Farmworker Justice, and Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
Monday, March 31, 2008
5:00pm
The Mexico Cultural Institute, 2829 16th St, NW, Washington, DC

April

 
The Iraqi Refugee Crisis: Law, Policy, and Practice
The Second Annual Matthew J. Ryan Forum on Law and Public Policy
Organized by Villanova University School of Law
Co-sponsored by Migration Policy Institute, Catholic Relief Services, Holland + Knight LLP, and Proskauer Rose LLP
Friday, April 4, 2008
8:00 - 5:00pm
National Press Club Ballroom, 529 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC

The Philippines and the Second Global Forum: Views from the Diaspora
Briefing with Dovelyn R. Agunias, Associate Policy Analyst, MPI; Laureen Laglagaron, Policy Analyst, MPI; Domingo Nolasco, Consul-General, Philippine Embassy; Filomenita Mongaya-Hogsholm, editor, In De Olde Worlde: Views of Filipino Migrants in Europe; and Kathleen Newland, Director of MPI’s program on Migrants, Migration, and Development Program.
Monday, April 14, 2008
3:30 - 5:00 pm
MPI Conference Room

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa comes to MPI
Report release of Los Angeles on the Leading Edge: Immigrant Indicators and Their Policy Implications.  Mayor Villaraigosa will discuss his city’s experience, and report authors Margie McHugh and Michael Fix will provide a brief overview of their findings.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
9:30 - 11:15am
1st floor conference facility, MPI’s headquarters, 1400 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC

Challenges and Opportunities: The Role and Work of the ICRC in the Middle East
Breakfast Briefing with Beatrice Megevand-Roggo, Head of Operations for Middle East and North Africa, ICRC, and Kathleen Newland, Director of Migrants, Migration, and Development and Refugee Policy Programs, MPI.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
8:30 - 10:00 am
MPI Conference Room

Terror and Consent: The Wars for the Twenty-First Century
Breakfast briefing and book discussion with Dr. Philip Bobbitt, book author; John Brennan, former Director of the Terrorist Threat Integration Center; and Susan Ginsburg, MPI Mobility and Security Program Director.  
Monday, April 28
9:00 - 10:30 am
MPI Conference Room

Integration in Europe: Perspectives Shared from the Viewpoint of the "Integrated"
Lunch discussion on the challenges and opportunities experienced by Europe's African-origin population. Speakers include Joe Frans, Vice Chairman of the United Nations Working Group on People of African Descent; Dr. Philomena Essed, professor at Antioch University; Gary Younge, Columnist for the Guardian; and moderated by Demetrios G. Papademetriou, President, MPI.
Tuesday, April 29
12:30 - 2:00 pm
MPI Conference Room

Part of Our Community: A Policy Discussion on Creating and Maintaining a Sense of Belonging
Breakfast Briefing with Geoff Mulgan, Director of the Young Foundation, and Demetrios G. Papademetriou, MPI President.
Monday, May 5, 2008
8:30 - 9:30 am
MPI Conference Room

Changing Dreams: A Generation of Oaxaca's Woodcarvers
Book discussion with Shepard Barbash, Author of Changing Dreams:  A Generation of Oaxaca's Woodcarvers, and Kathleen Newland, Director of Migrants, Migration, and Development Program, MPI.
Monday, May 12, 2008
3:30 - 5:00pm
MPI Conference Room

Ex Mex: From Migrants to Immigrants
Book discussion with Jorge G. Castañeda, Mexico’s foreign minister from 2000-2003 and author of the new book Ex-Mex, Peter Hakim, Inter-American Dialogue, and Doris Meissner, MPI.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
4:30 - 6:00 pm (followed by a reception)
MPI Conference Room

5th Annual Immigration Law & Policy Conference
This conference offers law and policy analysis and discussion on cutting-edge immigration issues. Featured panelists will include high-ranking government officials, academics, advocates, and immigration experts.  Co-sponsored by MPI, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), and Georgetown University Law Center.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
9:00 - 5:00 pm
Georgetown University Law Center
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Inheriting the City: The Children of Immigrants Come of Age
Book discussion with Philip Kasinitz, Professor of Sociology, The Graduate Center, City University of New York; John H. Mollenkopf, Professor of Public Policy and Director, Center for Urban Research, The Graduate Center, City University of New York; Demetrios Papademetriou, President, MPI; and Tamar Jacoby, President, ImmigrationWorks USA
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
3:00 - 5:00 pm
Woodrow Wilson Center, 5th Floor, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004.

July

Migrants to the Metropolis: The Rise of Immigrant Gateway Cities
Book discussion with Marie Price and Lisa Benton-Short, book editors and Associate Professors at George Washington University, and Demetrios G. Papademetriou, MPI President
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
3:30 - 5:00 pm
MPI Conference Room 

September

Learning By Doing: Experiences of Circular Migration
Afternoon briefing with MPI study authors, Kathleen Newland, Dovelyn Rannveig Agunias, and Aaron Terrazas, along with respondents Amelie F. Constant, DIW DC, and Jacqueline Mazza, Inter-American Development Bank.
Thursday, September 4, 2008

October 

Managing Temporary Migration: Lessons from the Philippine Model
Report release with Dovelyn Agunias, Associate Policy Analyst, MPI; F. Javier Díaz de León, Counselor for Migration and Hispanic Affairs, Embassy of Mexico; Carlos D. Sorreta, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Philippines; and Kathleen Newland, Director of the Migrants, Migration and Development Program, MPI.Tuesday, October 7, 2008
12:00 to 2:00 pm
MPI Conference Room

Finding and Using the Best Immigration Data Resources: A Seminar on Immigration Statistics
Data seminar with Elizabeth Grieco, Chief, Immigration Statistics, US Census Bureau; Mark Mather, Associate Vice President, Domestic Programs, Population Reference Bureau; Jeffrey Passel, Senior Research Associate, Pew Hispanic Center; Audrey Singer, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; and moderated by Jeanne Batalova, MPI Policy Analyst and Data Manager.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
10:00 to 11:30 am
(doors will open and refreshments will be available starting at 9:30 am)
MPI Conference Room

Uneven Progress: The Employment Pathways of Skilled Immigrants in the United States
Report release with Jeanne Batalova, MPI Policy Analyst and Data Manager; Michael Fix, MPI Senior Vice President and Director of Studies; Jane Leu, Upwardly Global Executive Director and Founder; and Thomas E. Perez, Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, Maryland.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
MPI Conference Room