Globalization and Society:
Health, Education, Culture, and the Environment
March 31 (7 to 9 p.m.)
April 1 (9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.)
Class of ’62 Auditorium
University of Rochester Medical Center
The event is free and open to the public.
A sign language interpreter will be provided.

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. A $25 fee is required to obtain credit. Please register for credit at the conference.

Globalization is usually seen as inevitable and beneficial. However, globalization is neither monolithic—it takes many forms—nor always positive. In fact, policymakers, academics, advocates, and the general public have begun to question and resist the dynamics and outcomes of globalization.

This conference will focus on how economic, political, and cultural aspects of globalization affect health, education, culture and the environment, with the goal of better understanding the processes and consequences of globalization and the intersections between the health, energy, and education within a globalizing world.

Conference Schedule
The conference’s keynote address will be delivered the first night, March 31 with three consecutive sessions on health, energy, and education following the next day, April 1. The conference will offer themes that cross these distinct areas.

Free parking is available in the MRB lot off of Elmwood Ave. just north of Kendrick Rd. Pre-registration is encouraged but not required. To pre-register, contact Janet Moore at (585) 275-9929 or jmoore@warner.rochester.edu. For additional information, contact David Hursh at dhursh@warner.rochester.edu.

Monday, March 31

Keynote Speaker—7 to 9 p.m.
Global Economic Growth, Health and Security—A Troubling History
Simon Szreter, St. John’s College at the University of Cambridge

Reception to follow the keynote address.

Tuesday, April 1

Three consecutive sessions will be followed by a closing discussion with all conference speakers.

Globalization and Health—9:30 to 10:45 a.m.
Redefining Global Health for Museum Audiences
Manon Parry, National Institutes of Health

Designing Epidemics: AIDS, Policymaking and Global Norms in India
Manjari Mahajan, Cornell University

The WHO and the Transition from “International” to “Global” Public Health
Theodore M. Brown, University of Rochester

Break—10:45 to 11 a.m.

Globalization and Energy—11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Worldwide Energy Exploration and Exploitation Trends
David Johnston, Daniel Johnston & Co., Inc.

The Joint Challenges of Energy Transitions: Development, Environment, and Resources
Ben W. Ebenhack, University of Rochester; AHEAD Energy Corporation

Lunch (on own)—12:15 to 1:15 p.m.

Globalization and Education—1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
The World Bank and the Production of the Knowledge-Based Economy
Susan Robertson, University of Bristol, England

Knowledge of/for Education Futures: Comparing the OECD, the World Bank, and the European Union
Roger Dale, University of Bristol, England

Global Cities, Education, and Neoliberalism
Pauline Lipman, University of Illinois-Chicago

Break—2:30 to 2:45 p.m.

Closing Discussion—2:45 to 4:15 p.m.
All speakers

Health care professionals attending the conference will be eligible to receive Continuing Medical Education Credits. For more information about the conference, contact David Hursh at (585) 275-3947 or dhursh@warner.rochester.edu

Sponsors
Conference sponsors include:
• The University Committee in Interdisciplinary Studies Cluster on Global Studies
• The University Committee in Interdisciplinary Studies on Environmental Sustainability
• The Warner School of Education
• The Department of Medical Humanities
• The Office of Medical Education
• The URMC Faculty Development and Medical Education
• The University of Rochester President and Provost

Presenters

Keynote Speaker:
Simon Szreter is an author and professor at St. John’s College at the University of Cambridge. His book, Health and Wealth: Studies in History and Policy, is published in the UR Press Medical History series. Among the book’s highly regarded essays are “Social Capital, Social Theory, and the Political Economy of Public Health” and “Public Health and Security in an Age of Globalizing Economic Growth: The Awkward Lessons of History.”

Globalization and Health Speakers:
Manon Parry is a curator in the history of medicine division in National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Manon is the principal architect of the Library's newest exhibit, "Against the Odds: Making a Difference in Global Health," which will open 17 April 2008.

Manjari Mahajan, a doctoral student in science and technology studies at Cornell University, is currently completing her dissertation: "The Politics of Public Health Emergencies: Science, Citizenship, and Global Norms in the AIDS Epidemics of South Africa and India."

Theodore Brown is a professor in history and community & preventive medicine at the University of Rochester. Brown is the lead author of the widely cited article with the same title as his talk, “The WHO and the Transition from 'International' to 'Global’ Public Health.” He is currently completing a jointly-authored volume on the global politics of the World Health Organization in historical perspective.

Globalization and Energy Speakers:
David Johnston, director at Daniel Johnston & Co. Inc., works with oil companies and governments on upstream exploration, development, enhanced oil recovery, design and analysis of petroleum fiscal systems, and marginal field development contracts worldwide. Johnston also teaches at the University of Dundee, and has published two books: Economic Modeling and Risk Analysis Handbook and Maximum Efficient Production Rate.

Ben W. Ebenhack, a lecturer in chemical engineering at the University of Rochester, teaches courses including: Energy Resources, Energy Alternatives Lab, and Sustainability in Transportation. He is the founder and Chairman of Board of the AHEAD Energy Corporation, a public charity that seeks to assist developing countries in their energy transitions.

Globalization and Education Speakers:
Susan Robertson is a professor of sociology of education and coordinator of the Centre for Globalization, Societies, and Education at the University of Bristol, England. She is founder and co-editor of the journal Globalization, Societies, and Education and author of A Class Act: Changing Teachers’ Work, the State and Globalization.

Roger Dale is a professor of education and a core member of the Centre for Globalization, Societies, and Education and coordinator of the Doctor of Education program at the University of Bristol, England. He is founder and co-editor of the journal Globalization, Societies, and Education (GSE).

Pauline Lipman, professor in education at the University of Illinois-Chicago, is the author of High-Stakes Education: Inequality, Globalization, and School Reform.