Conferences & Special Events
All Weatherhead conferences and workshops are by invitation only, unless otherwise noted. Because plans do change, for updated information throughout the year, please visit our website regularly—especially our calendar—or contact Sarah Banse, events manager.
Weatherhead Forum 2025–2026
September 17, October 15, November 5, January 28, March 4
Forum events are open to the public. Registration is required.
The Weatherhead Forum is our platform to address pressing topics of the day, and the pathbreaking Weatherhead research being done in...
Syria in Transition
October 23, 2025
This event is open to the public. See event listing for more information, including how to register.
Since December 2024, when the Assad regime was ousted from power, Syria has been in the midst of monumental change. Both domestic and...
Manshel Lecture with Walter Russell Mead
November 12, 2025
This event is open to the public. A public reception will follow the lecture. See event listing for more information, including how to register.
The Warren and Anita Manshel Lecture in American Foreign Policy was established at the Center...
Designers of Mountain and Water
February 5–6, 2026
This conference is open to the public.
Organized by the Korea Institute and the Graduate School of Design, this project gathers world-leading practitioners of landscape architecture from Northeast and Southeast Asia to explore the future...
2026 Undergraduate Thesis Conference
February 5–6, 2026
This conference is open to the public.
The Weatherhead Center Undergraduate Thesis Conference features the thesis research findings of the Center’s Undergraduate Associates. The conference entails a series of two-hour panels chaired by...
Jodidi Lecture with Atul Gawande
February 11, 2026
This event is open to the public. See event listing for more information, including how to register.
The Jodidi Lecture is among the most prominent lecture series of the Weatherhead Center and is one of the most distinguished at the...
2026 Politics and Economics of International Finance (PEIF)
March 7, 2026
This conference is closed to the public and is by invitation only. The 2026 conference is held at Columbia University.
Politics and Economics of International Finance (PEIF) is a continuing series of annual one-day PEIF conferences that brings...
International Book Blitz 2026
May 4, 2026
This event is for Weatherhead affiliates or by invitation only.
Celebrate the end of the academic year at our fourth International Book Blitz. At this popular event, open to all Weatherhead affiliates, a panel of Weatherhead Center Faculty...
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Sarah Banse
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sarahbanse@wcfia.harvard.edu
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Valuing Accessibility
The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs welcomes individuals with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you would like to request accommodations or have questions about the access provided, please get in touch with the person listed as the contact on the individual event listing in advance of your participation or visit. Requests for Sign Language interpreters and/or CART providers should be made at least two weeks in advance, if possible. Please note that the Weatherhead Center will make every effort to secure services, but that services are subject to availability.