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US Young Leaders in Spain Round Table
Speakers: Octavio N. Espinal, Erica L. Jacquez, Jason Llorenz, Marisa Moret, Derrick Olsen, Fátima Pérez, Lisa J. Pino, Damon Shelby Porter, Ryan Rhodes, Michael Sellman. You can see the speakers' bios here.
Description: The US-Spain Council, through its American Leaders Program, organizes these conferences in collaboration with the Instituto Franklin - UAH. During the lecture, the leaders, who occupy important positions in both the public and private sectors will share their different professional experiences.
Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2013. 12.30 pm.
Place: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Empresariales y Turismo. Universidad de Alcalá
Organized by: Instituto Franklin - UAH and United States-Spain Council.
Speaker: Barry Seldes (Rider University)
Date: September 24th, 2012. 10.00 am
Place: Room 9. Colegio Caracciolos
Organized by: Instituto Franklin-UAH.
“Historia transnacional. El caso de la democracia europea decimonónica”
Florencia Peyrou
Investigadora Ramón y Cajal de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid y experta en Historia del republicanismo español del siglo XIX
April 23rd, 2012. 12:00 h
Instituto Franklin - UAH. Colegio de Trinitarios. Jorge Guillén Room
Organized by: Grupo “E Pluribus (Non) Unum: linajes alternativos en la modernidad estadounidense” del Instituto Franklin - UAH
"Infraestructura verde: "Ecologia del paisaje en el espacio urbano y las Areas rurales contiguas"
A cargo del Dr. Richard Forman, profesor de Ecología del Paisaje en la Graduate School of Design de la Universidad de Harvard
April 18th, 2012, 19:30 h.
FBBVA - Paseo de Recoletos, 10.
"2012 Elections in the United States"
Thomas F. Schaller
Professor in Political Science- University of Maryland
Tuesday, March 13th, de 2012. 10:00 h
Colegio de Caracciolos, Aula 3. Calle Trinidad 3-5, Alcalá de Henares
Organized by: US Embassy in Spain, Instituto Franklin - UAH.
Puertas abiertas
Lessons for 2012: 2008 American Presidential elections in the rearview mirror
Speaker: Gregory Payne (Associate Professor in Emerson College, United States)
Organized by: US Embassy in Spain and Instituto Franklin - UAH
Place: Sala de Juntas, Colegio de León, Universidad de Alcalá
Date: November 9th, 2011. At 13.00 am.
“Los héroes de bronce no bailan ni cecean: Conocer a Diego de Vargas (Madrid, 1643- Nuevo México, 1704).”
Speaker: John Kessel (Historian & Writer. United States)
Organized by: Instituto Franklin - UAH
Place: Colegio de Caracciolos, Universidad de Alcalá
Date: May 11th, 2011. At 11.00 am.
Speaker: Alejandro Morales (University of California, Irvine. Estados Unidos)
Organized by: Instituto Franklin - UAH
Place: Colegio de Caracciolos, Universidad de Alcalá
Date: April 27th, 2011
Lecturer: Mary Jo Bang(Estados Unidos)
Organized by: Bartleby Editores, Instituto Franklin - UAH
Place: Colegio de Caracciolos, Universidad de Alcalá
Date: March 23rd, 2011
Lecturer: Ernesto Barnach - Calbó
Organized by: Instituto Franklin - UAH
Place: Colegio de Caracciolos, Universidad de Alcalá
Date: March 16th, 2011
Lecturer: D. José Antonio Crespo- Francés
Organized by: Instituto Franklin - UAH
Place: Hall 5, Colegio de Caracciolos, Universidad de Alcalá
Date: February 16th, 2011. At 11.00 am
Iberian explorations in North America, the myth as the expedition force
Lecturer: D. José Antonio Crespo- Francés
Organized by: Instituto Franklin - UAH
Place: Hall 5, Colegio de Caracciolos, Universidad de Alcalá
Date: February 23rd, 2011. At 11.00 am
“Annabel Lyon presents her book ‘El maestro de Alejandro’”
Lecturer: Annabel Lyon (Canada)
Organized by: Embassy of Canada in Spain, Editorial Roca and Instituto Franklin - UAH
Place: Colegio de Caracciolos, Universidad de Alcalá
Date: December 14th, 2010
Lecturer: Graciela Limón (UCLA, USA)
Organized by: Instituto Franklin - UAH
Place: Colegio de Caracciolos, Universidad de Alcalá
Date: November 26 th, 2010
“Presentation of 'Historia de la Nveva Mexico'”
Speakers: Dolores Cabañas (Concejala de Cultura y Universidad de Alcalá de Henares) and Manuel Martín Rodríguez (UC Merced, USA).
Organized by: City Council of Alcalá de Henares and Instituto Franklin - UAH
Place: Palacio de Laredo, Alcalá de Henares
Date: November 9th, 2010
Lecturer: Gregory Martin (University of New Mexico, Estados Unidos).
Organized by: US Embassy in Spain and Instituto Franklin - UAH
Place: Colegio de Málaga, Universidad de Alcalá
Date: October 5th, 2010
“Ecocriticism: Using Words to Save the Earth”
Coordinator: Carmen Flys Junquera
Speaker: Dra. Annie Ingram, Presidenta de ASLE; Davidson College, Estados Unidos
Organized by: Gieco- Instituto Franklin
Place: Instituto Franklin- Universidad de Alcalá
Date: April 8th, 2010
Colloquium with Mr. Bruce Hamilton
Coordination: Fundación para la Investigación sobre el Derecho y la Empresa
& Friends of Thoreau Program on Environmentalism and Nature Conservation in North America, Instituto Franklin- UAH
Speaker: Mr. Bruce Hamilton, Deputy Executive Director del Sierra Club
Organized by: Gieco- Instituto Franklin
Place: Fundación para la Investigación sobre el Derecho y la Empresa
Date: April 22nd, 2010
Conference“Reality of the US Hispanic World”
Speaker: Genaro Padilla, Berkeley University
Organized by: Instituto Franklin - UAH and US Embassy
Place: Instituto Franklin, Colegio de Trinitarios
Date: May 26 th, 2010
Conference “From this side: Chicana Literature on the Border”
Speaker: Norma Cantú, University of Texas, San Antonio
Organized by: Instituto Franklin - UAH and US Embassy
Place: Instituto Franklin, Colegio de Trinitarios
Date: May 31 st, 2010
Colloquium at the Program “Gateway to Madrid”
Speaker: Cristina Crespo (Instituto Franklin- UAH)
Organized by: Promomadrid and the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute
Place: Instituto Franklin, Colegio de Trinitarios
Date: June 16 th, 2010
Conference “Practicing Ecocriticism in Literary and Cultural Studies”
Coordinator: Carmen Flys Junquera
Speaker: Patrick D. Murphy, Universidad de Miami, Florida.
Organized by: Gieco- Instituto Franklin - UAH
Place: Instituto Franklin - Universidad de Alcalá
Date: October 21 st, 2009
Conference “Languages and Dialects in Spain”
Speaker: Francisco Moreno
Organized by: Instituto Cervantes and Universidad de Alcalá
Place: Instituto Franklin - Universidad de Alcalá
Date: October 25th, 2009
Conference “The piano in Jazz”
Speaker: Lewis Porter, Universidad de Rutgers en Newark (Estados Unidos)
Organized by: Instituto Franklin- UAH, Research group “Friends of Thoreau”, Sociedad “Artistas Intérpretes o Ejecutantes” and the foundation “Fundación de Música Creativa”.
Place: Escuela de Música Creativa, Madrid
Date: October 30th, 2009