Annual Meeting & Dinner: Global Relationships, Local Justice: Bodies Across Borders
Join us for a dynamic Radcliffe Institute panel discussion and to elect club leadership over a special three course dinner by the Mayflower Park Hotel's Chef Sarah Lorenzen.
The Harvard Club of Seattle invites you to our
2013 ANNUAL MEETING & DINNER
featuring
GLOBAL RELATIONSHIPS, LOCAL JUSTICE: BODIES ACROSS BORDERS with
Harvard Law School's I. Glenn Cohen '03 and Jacqueline Bhabha
moderated by the Radcliffe Institute's Dean Lizabeth Cohen
and a special three course dinner prepared by Chef Sarah Lorenzen
(Vegetarian option available)
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Mayflower Park Hotel's Plymouth Room
405 Olive Way in downtown Seattle
6pm - Registration & networking reception
7pm - Dinner
7:30pm - Program
PROGRAM:
Business Meeting and Election of Officers & Directors
PANEL:
Global Relationships, Local Justice: Bodies Across Borders
Dean Lizabeth Cohen, Moderator
Jacqueline Bhabha, Radcliffe-affiliated scholar, Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, Director of Research at Harvard's Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, and Adjunct Lecturer on Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School.
I. Glenn Cohen, Radcliffe Fellow, Assistant Professor at Harvard Law School and co-director of the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics.
Dean Cohen will moderate this Radcliffe Institute curated panel that explores legal and ethical dimensions of bodies moving across borders, globally and domestically. Panelists will consider cases including human trafficking, the sale of medical organs and medical tourism, and the immigration of children without their families.
The dynamic and popular Radcliffe on the Road panel discussions have been presented to packed rooms in New York, Boston, Chicago, D.C. and San Francisco. Their next stop is London.
MENU:
Mediterranean Spinach Salad with Freshly Baked Potato Bread and Sweet Cream Butter
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Pan Roasted Chicken Breast with Marsala Jus, Roasted Mushrooms, Pine Nut Sautéed Spinach & Garlic Mashed Potatoes
or
Seasonal Vegetable Risotto
Arborio Rice, Vegetable Stock & Seasonal Vegetables
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Assorted Miniature Desserts with Cafe Umbria Coffee & Gourmet Hot Teas
Cost (including dinner, tax, and gratuity):
$65 - Members and their guests
$55 - Seniors and Recent Grads
$75 - Non-Members
Make your reservation now.
Advance reservation is required no later than 12Noon on Monday, May 6, 2013.
MORE ABOUT THE PANELISTS:
Jacqueline Bhabha is Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, Director of Research at Harvard's Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, and Adjunct Lecturer on Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. She is also the University Adviser on Human Rights Education to the Provost at Harvard University. She received a first class honors degree and an M.Sc. from Oxford University, and a J.D. from the College of Law in London. She serves on the board of the Scholars at Risk Network, the World Peace Foundation and the Journal of Refugee Studies. She is also a founder of the Alba Collective, an international women's NGO currently working with rural women and girls in developing countries to enhance financial security and youth rights.
I. Glenn Cohen, JD '03 is an assistant professor at Harvard Law School, where he is also a codirector of the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics. He is one of the world's leading experts on the intersection of bioethics and the law. His current projects relate to the constitutionality of health-care reform, reproduction/reproductive technology, stem cells, markets in human tissue, and medical tourism—the travel of patients who are residents of one country (the “home country”) to another (the “destination country”) for medical treatment. Cohen’s work has been covered by ABC, the Boston Globe, the New York Times, NPR, PBS, Politico, and more.
The Mayflower Park Hotel is located in downtown Seattle on Olive Way between 4th and 5th Avenues. Valet parking is available at the Mayflower Park Hotel for $7. Street parking is also available nearby. The hotel is accessible via numerous public transit lines serving downtown. Visit Metro's Trip Planner to determine your best route.