print | email

MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Esten Perez
September 26, 2006
(617) 496-4009

Cambridge, MA – Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP), located at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, will open its 40th Anniversary celebrations featuring remarks by U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) Friday, September 29 at 6pm.  Following his remarks, Sen. Kennedy will be interviewed by former PBS contributor and CNN “Inside Politics” host Judy Woodruff in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at 79 JFK Street in Cambridge.  Kennedy’s interview and remarks will focus on his service in elective office and the work of the Institute of Politics, a memorial created in 1966 to his brother President John F. Kennedy, that has aimed to engage young people in politics and public service for four decades.  Sen. Kennedy will be introduced by his niece and IOP Senior Advisory Committee member Caroline Kennedy.

On Saturday the Institute will continue the 40th Anniversary celebrations by hosting three separate panel discussions, also in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, exploring the next generation of leadership; the 2006 elections; and how the world may change over the next quarter century.  Events Friday and Saturday are ticketed; see the Institute of Politics’ website for information: http://www.iop.harvard.edu/. Journalists interested in covering the IOP’s 40th Anniversary events should contact the IOP Communications Office at (617) 496-4009 to reserve space on the press riser. These events will be web-streamed live: http://www.iop.harvard.edu/events_forum.html.

Friday, September 29, 2006
6:00 P.M.       Remarks/Interview with U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy

• The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy, United States Senator (D-MA); Member, IOP Senior Advisory Committee
• Judy Woodruff, Contributor to PBS; former Host, Inside Politics, CNN
• Introduction by Caroline Kennedy, Member, IOP Senior Advisory Committee

Saturday, September 30, 2006
9:00 A.M. Standing on the Edge of a New Frontier: The World in 2031

• Juan Enriquez, Chairman and CEO, Biotechonomy LLC; Author, As the Future Catches You: How Genomics and Other Forces are Changing Your Life, Work, Health and Wealth
• Dean Kamen, Inventor and Founder, DEKA Research and Development Corporation
• Alvin Toffler, Futurist; Author, Revolutionary Wealth and Future Shock
• Elaine Kamarck (moderator), Lecturer in Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government

10:15 A.M. Break

11:00 A.M. The Torch is Passed: The Next Generation of Leaders

• The Honorable Karen Carter, Member, Louisiana House of Representatives (D – New Orleans); Winner, 2004 New Frontier Award
• The Honorable Trey Grayson, Secretary of State, Kentucky; Member, IOP Senior Advisory Committee
• The Honorable Nikki Randall, Member and Minority Secretary, Georgia House of Representatives (D - Macon)
• The Honorable Sam Yoon, At-Large Member, Boston City Council; 1995 graduate, Kennedy School of Government
• Gideon Yago (moderator), Writer and Correspondent, MTV News; Contributor, CBS News

12:30 P.M. Break

2:30 P.M. Seeking the Right Answer: Election 2006

• Rick Berke, Associate Managing Editor for News, The New York Times; Member, IOP Senior Advisory Committee
• Gloria Borger, Contributing Editor, U.S. News and World Report; National Political Correspondent, CBS
• Mark Halperin, Political Director, ABC News; Founder and Editor, The Note
• Susan Feeney, Senior Editor, All Things Considered, NPR
• Gwen Ifill (moderator), Moderator and Managing Editor, Washington Week; Member, IOP Senior Advisory Committee

###

Harvard University’s Institute of Politics (IOP), located at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, was established in 1966 as a memorial to President Kennedy. The IOP’s mission is to unite and engage students, particularly undergraduates, with academics, politicians, activists, and policymakers on a non-partisan basis and to stimulate and nurture their interest in public service and leadership. The Institute strives to promote greater understanding and cooperation between the academic world and the world of politics and public affairs. More information is available online at www.iop.harvard.edu/.