USM has a variety of illustrious speakers coming here every week. Here is a sample of some of them. This list is not all-inclusive and the number of listings is contingent on space.
Featured Speakers
Laura Liswood will deliver the keynote speech for the Fourth Annual Women in Public Life Forum. The forum takes place on Thursday, March 10 from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn By the Bay in Portland, Maine.
Liswood holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, a B.A. from California State University, San Diego and a J.D. from the University of California-Davis.
As director of the Women’s Leadership Project from 1992-1996, Liswood identified global leadership contributions by female heads of state. She interviewed 15 current and former female presidents and prime ministers, which is chronicled in her book, “Women World Leaders.” She is also the author of a book on service quality, “Serving Them Right.”
In 1996, Liswood co-founded the Council of Women World Leaders with President Vigd?s Finnbogad?ttir of Iceland located at the Aspen Institute in Washington, D.C. Liswood is the secretary general of the Council.
In 1997, Liswood co-founded the White House Project dedicated to electing a female president in the United States.
Registration for the forum is $45 or $25 for students. Those interested can register online at: http://www.muskie.usm.maine.edu/wpl or by calling USM Conferences at 780-5960 or TTY: 780-5646.
Changes in previous listings
The open meeting regarding the new childcare facilities on the Gorham campus will now be held at 7 p.m. in room 104F Bailey Hall in Gorham on Wednesday, February 9.
Other upcoming speakers
February 10
Dr. Charlotte Rosenthal, associate professor of modern and classical languages and literature, will give a talk titled “Writer and Reader: The case of Anastasiia Verbitskaia.” On the eve of the Communist revolution in 1917, Verbitskaia was possibly the most widely read writer. Her views partly reflected a long-standing tradition of the Russian writer as a high-minded teach and spokesperson for all Russians.
February 18
Congressman Tom Allen will speak during an international breakfast briefing hosted by the World Affairs Council (WAC) of Maine. He will talk on the topic “America’s Neglected Mission: Staying Competitive in the 21st Century.” The briefing goes from 7:15 to 9 a.m. and will be held at the Portland Country Club in Falmouth.
The cost is $15 for students, $20 for WAC members and $25 for guests. Please call 780-5779 to RSVP or for more information.
Thursday, March 3
The Maine Patent Program is sponsoring a copyright seminar featuring two guest speakers: Gloria Pinza Esq., from Pierce Atwood and Kevin Haley Esq., from Brann and Isaacson.
For more information, visit
www.tlc.usm.maine.edu/patent/events.html
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