Automated Vehicles and their Benefits, Challenges and Policy Implications
As the railways transformed the way people travelled in the 19th century and the internal combustion engine in the 20th, automated vehicles have the potential to revolutionise travel on our roadways in the 21st century. RAND's Johanna Zmud discussed research on self-driving cars at a London Transport Museum event. (Source: RAND Events)
Source: RAND Events - October 2, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: events
Issues in Focus: Helping American Veterans and Their Caregivers
America's military caregivers are an essential part of the nation's ability to care for returning wounded warriors, but their own needs are often neglected. Terri Tanielian, a RAND senior social research analyst, will discuss this critical issue. Register online to attend this program in Santa Monica, Calif. (Source: RAND Events)
Source: RAND Events - September 23, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: events
RAND Public Policy Analysis Workshop for Congressional Staffers
This two-day analysis training workshop will provide legislative staffers with an introduction to policy analysis tools and techniques as well as an understanding of how they can be used to improve the quality of public policy decisionmaking. (Source: RAND Events)
Source: RAND Events - August 5, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: events
Distinguished Speaker Series: Simon Sinek
Author Simon Sinek will discuss his new book, Leaders Eat Last, and how to create stable, adaptive, confident teams, where everyone feels they belong and all energies are focused on facing the common enemy and seizing big opportunities. (Source: RAND Events)
Source: RAND Events - July 23, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: events
Distinguished Speaker Series: Marco Villa
Marco Villa, adviser to the Hyperloop next-generation transportation system, will be the featured speaker in RAND's Distinguished Speaker Series on June 24, 2014. (Source: RAND Events)
Source: RAND Events - June 24, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: events
Water Management and Climate Resilience in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh has one of the worst combined sewer overflow problems in the nation. The EPA is closely monitoring ALCOSAN's Wet Weather Plan, a portion of which is dedicated to developing green infrastructure and supporting flow reduction. Experts will discuss this important issue and ways to help the region. (Source: RAND Events)
Source: RAND Events - June 24, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: events
Conference on the Future of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
To inform the debate on whether TRIA should be continued or allowed to expire, RAND is convening a conference that will bring together stakeholders to not only discuss the varying implications of TRIA’s expiration, modification, and extension, but also to frame how it is debated in the halls of Congress and across the country. (Source: RAND Events)
Source: RAND Events - June 10, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: events
RAND Behavioral Finance Forum 2014
Leveraging Behavioral Insights to Improve Financial Health is the topic of this year's RAND Behavioral Finance (BeFi) Forum on May 30. Annamaria Lusardi will present the keynote address, on The Economic Importance of Financial Literacy. (Source: RAND Events)
Source: RAND Events - May 30, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: events
Haskins Lecture – Next: Breakthrough Technologies for National Security
The 2014 Haskins Lectureship on Science Policy will feature Arati Prabhakar, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, discussing breakthrough technologies for national security. (Source: RAND Events)
Source: RAND Events - May 8, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: events
Russia: What Happened? What's Next?
What are the implications of the continuing standoff between Russia and the West over Ukraine? Olga Oliker will discuss the latest unfolding events in the region and how cooperation on other global and regional issues could be affected. (Source: RAND Events)
Source: RAND Events - April 9, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: events
Policy Impacts of Self-Driving Vehicles
Full-scale production of self-driving cars is predicted within 5–15 years. California allows these vehicles to operate on state roads, and the DMV is tasked with working on several rules for carmakers and the public. What is the best way forward? (Source: RAND Events)
Source: RAND Events - March 20, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: events
Navigating Turmoil in the Middle East
Dalia Dassa Kaye of RAND and Aaron Miller of the Wilson Center will discuss current events in the Middle East and weigh the prospects of success for U.S. diplomats working to navigate the region's many hot spots. (Source: RAND Events)
Source: RAND Events - March 18, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: events
