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Wed, May 12, 2021

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Science & Technology

Webinar — International Scientific Collaboration: Critical Tasks for the Biden Administration

Where: Online webinar

When: May 12, 2021, 3:30 p.m. – May 12, 2021, 4:30 p.m.

In this Civic Scientist webinar, panelists discussed policies the Biden administration can implement to bolster international scientific collaboration and strengthen the U.S. science and technology enterprise.

Group: Science & Technology Policy

Registration Closed

Wed, May 5, 2021

Past event

Presidential Elections

The Carter-Baker Commission, 16 years later: Voter Registration and Voter ID

Where: Online webinar

When: May 5, 2021, 11:30 a.m. – May 5, 2021, 1 p.m.

In the third of five virtual events co-sponsored by the Baker Institute and The Carter Center, panelists considered voter identification laws and ways to ensure they don’t inhibit eligible voters from participating in elections.

Group: Presidential Elections

Registration Closed

Fri, Apr 30, 2021

Past event

Roundtable Young Professionals

Davoudi Emerging Leaders Lecture Series: An Overview of the Baker Institute and Its Policy Relevance

Where: Online webinar

When: April 30, 2021, 8:30 a.m. – April 30, 2021, 9:30 a.m.

Joe Barnes, the Bonner Means Baker Fellow, sat down with Colton Cox, policy assistant to the director, to discuss the Baker Institute’s mission and relevance as a top-ranked, nonpartisan public policy think tank at this webinar, exclusive to RYP members.

Group: Roundtable Young Professionals

Thu, Apr 29, 2021

Past event

Science & Technology

Webinar — Unprecedented Challenges to Key Technologies Underpinning U.S. Competitiveness and Security

Where: Online webinar

When: April 29, 2021, noon – April 29, 2021, 1 p.m.

At this webinar, experts discussed the power and limits of artificial intelligence technologies and their impact on our economy, national security and welfare.

Group: Science & Technology Policy

Registration Closed

Wed, Apr 28, 2021

Past event

Center for the United States and Mexico

Moving the U.S.-Mexico relationship forward: A conversation with The Honorable Roberto Velasco

Where: Online webinar

When: April 28, 2021, 6 p.m. – April 28, 2021, 7:30 p.m.

At this member-exclusive event, The Honorable Roberto Velasco discussed the opportunities and challenges that the U.S. and Mexico will face in the next four years and how the two countries can move toward a more cooperative future.

Group: Center for the U.S. and Mexico

Wed, Apr 28, 2021

Past event

Presidential Elections

The Carter-Baker Commission, 16 Years Later: Voting by Mail

Where: Online webinar

When: April 28, 2021, 11:30 a.m. – April 28, 2021, 1 p.m.

The second of five virtual events co-sponsored by the Baker Institute and The Carter Center explored ways to secure absentee and vote-by-mail processes so that Americans can vote safely from home and voter participation can increase.

Group: Presidential Elections

Registration Closed

Tue, Apr 27, 2021

Past event

Center for Energy Studies

Webinar — Carbon Neutral Oil in Energy Transitions

Where: Online webinar

When: April 27, 2021, 9 a.m. – April 27, 2021, 10 a.m.

Will oil companies' investments in emissions reductions be repaid in higher profits, or a longer-lasting role for oil in a decarbonizing economy? At this webinar, a panel of experts discussed the trends in oil company competition on carbon.

Group: Center for Energy Studies

Registration Closed

Fri, Apr 23, 2021

Past event

Roundtable

Roundtable Dialogue: Biden’s Iran Policy

Where: Online webinar

When: April 23, 2021, noon – April 23, 2021, 1 p.m.

At this member-exclusive event, Middle East fellow Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar discussed how United States-Iran relations might change under the Biden administration.

Group: Roundtable

Tue, Apr 20, 2021

Past event

Center for Energy Studies

Webinar — Hydrogen, Advanced Materials and Carbon-to-Value: Future Sight to Sustainable Net-Zero

Where: Online webinar

When: April 20, 2021, 2 p.m. – April 20, 2021, 3 p.m.

Net-zero aspirations are at the center of policy discourse, with a number of different options being actively discussed. At this event, panelists considered how nanotechnology can drive large-scale reductions in carbon emissions and what policies could impact value chain development.

Groups: Center for Energy Studies, Science & Technology Policy

Registration Closed

Thu, Apr 15, 2021

Past event

Center for The Middle East

Reluctant Reception: Refugees, Migration and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa

Where: Online webinar

When: April 15, 2021, 11 a.m. – April 15, 2021, noon

Middle East fellow Kelsey P. Norman explored her new book about refugees and governance in the Middle East and North Africa with Abdoul Raouf Ousmane, a program associate with the Immigrant Health Access Project and a former refugee.

Group: Center for the Middle East

Registration Closed

Rice University's Baker Institute Events

Webinar — International Scientific Collaboration: Critical Tasks for the Biden Administration

The Carter-Baker Commission, 16 years later: Voter Registration and Voter ID

Davoudi Emerging Leaders Lecture Series: An Overview of the Baker Institute and Its Policy Relevance

Webinar — Unprecedented Challenges to Key Technologies Underpinning U.S. Competitiveness and Security

Moving the U.S.-Mexico relationship forward: A conversation with The Honorable Roberto Velasco

The Carter-Baker Commission, 16 Years Later: Voting by Mail

Webinar — Carbon Neutral Oil in Energy Transitions

Roundtable Dialogue: Biden’s Iran Policy

Webinar — Hydrogen, Advanced Materials and Carbon-to-Value: Future Sight to Sustainable Net-Zero

Reluctant Reception: Refugees, Migration and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa

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