Upcoming Conferences
2008 McCormick Foundation Conference Series
Conferences
Dialogue on Cities’ Preparedness for the Next Catastrophe (Chicago Assessment) in partnership with the Aspen Institute’s Homeland Security Program (Chicago - June)
Leadership Education and the Revitalization of Democracy: A National Symposium on Leadership Education and Civic Engagement in partnership with The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Education (CIRCLE), the Wilks Leadership Institute, Miami University Ohio, Illinois Campus Compact and Public Allies (University of Miami Ohio campus - May)
National Conference on Policy Issues Confronting Young Adults in partnership with DEMOS (Washington, DC - May)
Rise of the Hourglass Economy in partnership with DePaul University and the University of Notre Dame (Chicago - April)
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education in partnership with the Heritage Foundation (Chicago - October)
Freedom of the Press in the Information Age: What Would the Founders Think? in partnership with the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation
(Washington, DC - July)
Creating Leaders for Asymmetric Warfare in partnership with North Georgia College & State University (NGCSU Campus – May)
News Leadership Summit in partnership with the Radio and TV News Directors Foundation (Chicago – June)
Building a Resilient Society in partnership with the Reform Institute’s Homeland and National Security Center (New York – March)
Leadership in Service: U.S. Challenges for the 21st Century in partnership with the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy (Chicago – April)
Addressing the Needs of Returning Soldiers and their Families in partnership with the USO of Illinois (Chicago – June)
Discrepancies in Veterans Care in partnership with the Reserve Officers Association’s Defense Education Forum (Washington, DC – Summer)
Greenhouse Gas Mitigation, Energy Policy and Transportation in partnership with RAND Corporation (Chicago – Fall)
Workshops
Strengthening U.S. Non-Military Capacity Project / Workshop on Public Service in partnership with the Bipartisan Policy Center (Chicago and Washington, DC)
Shariah Finance Compliant Finance: Boon to Investors or Trojan Horse? in partnership with the Center for Security Policy (Chicago – March)
Workshop on Immigration and National Security in partnership with the National Strategy Forum and the American Bar Association (Chicago – April)
Philanthropy and Preparedness in partnership with the Philanthropy Roundtable and the Stuart Family Foundation, with possible participation from Donors Forum (Chicago – Fall)