Office at the United Nations, New York

15 May, 2008

Betting on Biofuels: Opportunities and Implications

Time: 15 May, 2008 Location: Washington D.C. Leading scientists met with agricultural economists at the Woodrow Wilson Center to present a well-rounded discussion on biofuels. They covered not only the current and potential technological developments, but also the implications that biofuels have for energy use and agriculture. The Program on Science, Technology, America, and the Global Economy at the Woodrow Wilson Center especially thanks the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Joyce Foundation for their generous funding and support of this conference.

10 April, 2008

World Report on Regional Integration, Volume I - Multilateralism

Time: April 10 2008, 3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Location: Washington, D.C. On April 10th, 2008, the first report in the United Nations University (UNU) Series on Regionalism was presented at the Wilson Center by Phillippe De Lombaerde, a research fellow at the UNU Programme on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS), and Raquel Artecona, regional international trade advisor for the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

2 April, 2008

WIDER Book Launch with the Brookings Institution: Mobilizing Talent for Global Development

Time: 2 April 2008 15:00 - 17:00 Location: The Brookings Institution, Saul/Zilkha Room, 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC

The economic potential of globalization is ultimately dependent on the international mobility of highly talented individuals that transfer knowledge, new technologies, ideas, business capacities, and other creative capabilities. Developing countries and advanced economies may both gain from this mobility if it is effectively and smartly managed. This volume provides a novel analysis of the main determinants and development impact of talent mobility in the global economy.