The Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) at George Mason University’s School of Public Policy held on the Arlington Campus a day-long conference on September 10 addressing U.S. policy on transnational crime.  The presenters included experts representing governmental agencies, academia, investigative journalism, and independent researchers.  More than 100 people from twelve countries attended.

Professor Louise Shelley, and director of TraCCC, presented with Sharon Melzer (American University) “How the Trade in Cigarettes Enriches Organized Crime and Terrorists” as part of the panel: Why Countering Counterfeiting and Diversion Deserve More Policy Attention.

Beatriz Cuartas (Current PhD Student) presented "The Spillover Effect near the US-Mexican Border" as part of the Drug Trafficking, Mexico and US Policy panel.

Professor Ramkishen Rajan presented “Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions in Developing Asia: The Role of Financial Variables” at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Seminar on August 21, 2009, in Singapore.

Professor Ramkishen Rajan presented “Crises, Private Capital Flows and Financial Instability in Emerging Asia” at the seminar series sponsored by the Macroeconomic Policy and Development Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. The seminar was on August 10, 2009, in Bangkok, Thailand.

Tojo Thatchenkery, professor and director of the Master of Science in Organization Development and Knowledge Management Program organized and chaired the symposium "The Promise and Reality of Management Education: A World View" at the Academy of Management meeting in Chicago August 7–11. The symposium was sponsored by the Management Education and Critical Management Studies divisions of the 18,000-member Academy of Management. The event featured speakers from Brazil, Turkey, the Netherlands, and India, and brought together management educators from Europe, South America, and Asia.

Professor Ramkishen Rajan, visiting senior research fellow at the National University of Singapore’s Institute of South Asian Studies, presented “The Global Rise of Indian Companies: Trends, Determinants and Implications” on July 16 at the Asia Research Institute in Singapore.

Professor Ramkishen Rajan participated in the South East Asian Central Banks research project on “Household Indebtedness and Its Implications for Financial Stability.” The workshop took place June 22–23 in Kuala Lumpur.

PhD student Douglas Anderson was selected to make a poster presentation on June 28 of his research paper "Why Do Physician Group Practices Engage in Quality Performance Measurements?" at the 2009 annual research meeting of Academy Health in Chicago.

Kenneth J. Button, University Professor; director of the Center for Transportation, Policy, Operations, and Logistics; and director of the Aerospace Policy Research Center, chaired the first Network on European Communications and Transport Activities Research (NECTAR) conference in the United States. The School of Public Policy hosted the conference, which was held June 18–19, 2009, in Arlington, Virginia. NECTAR involves clusters that network to share information among experts in the field of transport and communication. The association fosters cooperative research.

PhD student Bilal Wahab presented “Corruption and Anti-Corruption Efforts in Iraqi Kurdistan” during a June 5 event at the World Bank, sponsored by its Values and Development Group. The presentation and discussion focused on governance challenges in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Professor Kenneth J. Button delivered the keynote address “Transportation, Economics, the Really Dismal Science?” at the International Transport Economics Conference at the University of Minnesota’s Hubert H. Humphrey Institute in Minneapolis. The conference ran from June 1 to 16, 2009.

Professor Mark Rozell presented "Religion and the American Presidency" on June 2 at Nyack College’s Washington, D.C.-sponsored event "Protestantism in America: Historic Roots and Current Relevance." The event at the Hall of States Building was also sponsored by the Center for Global Education, the Institute for Religious Studies, the Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences, Baylor University, and the Institute for Global Engagement.