Professor Susan Tolchin will speak on October 22 at 8 p.m. as part of the university’s Vision Series. Her lecture, "A World Ignited: The Origins and Effects of Global Anger on America," explores the surge of hatred that has swept the world in the past decade. The lecture will be held at Mason’s Center for the Arts Concert Hall and is free, but tickets are required.

Associate Dean Roger Stough participated in numerous presentations in Europe, Asia, Australia, and the United States from the end of August through October 2007. The following are highlights:

• Keynote speech, “Future of Local Employment, Trade and Travel in an Increasingly Global Economy,” UCLA Policy/Research annual symposium on Planning for Growth, Conference Center at Lake Arrowhead, California, October 14
• Invited paper presentation, “Principles of Leadership in Regional Development: Applications to Chinese Development Experience,” Chinese Leadership Assessment Center, Beijing, China, October 12
• Invited paper presentation, “Modeling Endogenous Growth among the U.S. Metropolitan Regions,” Japan Regional Science Meetings, Fukuoka, Japan, October 6
• Chair and discussant, Session on Entrepreneurship and Development at the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Conference, Washington, D.C., October 3
• Plenary panel presentation, “New Developments and Future Trends in Regional Science,” Italian Regional Science Association, Bolzano, Italy, September 26
• Keynote speech, “Leadership in Economic Development,” Australian/New Zealand Regional Science Association, Auckland, Australia, September 24
• Invited paper presentation, “Complexity to Simplicity: An Exploration Based on Algorithmic Complexity” (with Rajendra Kulkarni), Workshop on Complexity, Evolution and Learning: In Search of Simplicity, Lochem/Barchem, the Netherlands, sponsored by the Institute Para Limes, September 20–22
• Invited paper presentation, “Leadership, Institutions and Entrepreneurship in Regional Development,” Max Planck Institute, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group, Jenna, Germany, September 17
• Planning meeting for Conference on Creativity and Sustainable Cities, Napoli, Italy, and University of Napoli, September 7–9
• Invited presentation, “Universities and Wealth Creation in Economic Regions,” Transatlantic Policy Forum, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, September 4
• Plenary roundtable presentation, “Regional Science in a Changing World: New Perspectives and Development for the Future,” European Regional Science Association and the French-Speaking Section of the Regional Science Association, Paris/Cergy, France, September 1
• Chair, council meeting of the Regional Science Association International in role as president of the association, Paris/Cergy, France, August 31

Professor Mark Rozell presented “The Looming Battle over Executive Privilege” at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center Forum in Charlottesville on October 8. He also moderated the state senate candidate debate between Chap Petersen and JeanneMarie Devolites-Davis in Fairfax City that same day. In addition, Rozell presented "Religion and the Media in the US" at the German-American Media Reporting on Religion, Diversity and Immigration Program of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies on September 28.

Professor Kenneth Reinert presented as part of the Sichel Series at Western Michigan University, "Globalization for Development?" on September 26. This year's series focused on the challenges and opportunities of globalization and international development.

Professor Michael K. Fauntroy spoke on September 25 at the second annual Congressional Black Caucus Week Gathering of GOP Activists, sponsored by Republicans for Black Empowerment. Held in Washington, D.C., the event was free and open to the public.

Professor Kenneth Button gave the keynote address, “Air Transport, Airports, and Regional Economic Development,” to the European Union-sponsored Conference on Guidelines for Planning the Development of Regional Airports, Bologna, Italy on September 21.

Professor Jeremy Mayer presented “Why I’d Rather Vote in Mexico: Problems with the US Electoral System and What to Do About It” on September 20 at the Arlington Career Center. The event was sponsored by the Arlington League of Women Voters. Mayer also presented “Overview of the System of U.S. Federalism” on September 10 at the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Project, U.S. Legislative Process. Since 1977, members of the British Parliament annually visit the United States to learn more about the American political system at the federal, state, and local levels. The weeklong program begins in Washington, D.C., visits congressional districts, and ends in Boston, Massachusetts.
 
Professor James Riggle presented “American Culture and Politics” at Westminster at Lake Ridge, Lake Ridge, Virginia, on September 13.

Affiliate Professor Frank Manheim presented “U.S. Environmental Regulatory Policy and Comparisons with European Developments to Students and Faculty of the Ukrainian University for Forestry, Lviv , Ukraine, on September 7.

Professor Janine Wedel lectured throughout Europe this past summer:

• Presented "Shadow Elite: The Privatization of Power," Central European University, Budapest, Hungary, June 6
• Gave a public lecture, "Shadow Elite: The Privatization of Power," sponsored by the Faculty of Law at the University of Zagreb, the Croatian Sociological Association, and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Zagreb, June 4
• Presented "The World Made Fit for Flexians," Workshop on Transnational Governmentality in South East Europe: Translating Neo-Liberalism on the Sovereign Frontier, Rabac, Croatia, sponsored by the Institute of Economics, Zagreb, Croatia, and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, June 1–2