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The War between Apple, Facebook, Google and Amazon - Farhad Manjoo
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - It used to be that Amazon sold books, Google was a search engine, Facebook was a social network and Apple sold computers. Now these technology giants are branching out into all kinds of products and disrupting business across the economy. Farhad Manjoo is a technology columnist for Slate magazine and the author of True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society. He also contributes regularly to National Public Radio, Wired News and Fast Company, for which he recently wrote "The Great Tech War Of 2012" about the battle for the future of the innovation economy. The piece outlines how these companies are competing with each other - and other companies - in markets for mobile phones, apps, social networking, retailing, advertising, finance and much more. Part of the National Affairs Series: The Nation in Transition.

Fighting Human Trafficking - Luis CdeBaca
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Luis CdeBaca is Ambassador at Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. He has worked under three presidential administrations to combat human trafficking and modern-day forms of slavery. He was appointed by President Obama in 2009 to direct the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons at the Department of State. He served formerly as Counsel to the House Committee on the Judiciary, where his portfolio included national security, intelligence, immigration, and civil rights. Ambassador CdeBaca is a graduate of Iowa State University and received his law degree from the Michigan Law School. Part of the World Affairs Series.

Setting the Global Table: Strategies for Feeding and Fueling a Growing World - Joe Taets
7:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Joe Taets is Senior Vice President at Archer Daniels Midland Company and an Iowa State alum. He leads ADM's Agricultural Services business unit, where he is responsible for commercial activities and operations. He is also part of the company's Strategic Planning Committee. Previously, Taets was president of ADM's grain group, overseeing the company's domestic and export grain businesses and grain merchandising operations. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural business from Iowa State in 1988 and an MBA from Drake University in 1992. The Carl and Marjory Hertz Lecture on Emerging Issues in Agriculture. No audio recording available for download or podcasting.

Miss Representation - Film
6:00 PM – South Ballroom, Memorial Union - Miss Representation exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. The film challenges the media's limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls, which make it difficult for women to achieve leadership positions and for the average woman to feel powerful herself. It features stories from teenage girls and interviews with politicians, journalists, entertainers, activists and academics, like Condoleezza Rice, Katie Couric, Margaret Cho and Gloria Steinem. Jennifer Siebel Newsom wrote, directed, and produced this 2011 Sundance documentary. A discussion will immediately follow the 80-minute film led by Joel Geske, Associate Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Environmental Pollution, Climate Change and Our Health - Sandra Steingraber
7:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Sandra Steingraber is a biologist as well as a cancer survivor. She is the author of several books, including Living Downstream: An Ecologist's Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment and Having Faith: An Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood, a memoir of her own pregnancy with her daughter and an investigation of fetal toxicology. Her latest book is Raising Elijah: Protecting Children in an Age of Environmental Crisis. She speaks as both a scientist and a mother about the joys of bringing up her son while searching for ways to shield him - and all children - in a world facing climate change and increased environmental pollution. Steingraber was recently honored with the Heinz Award, given for significant achievements benefitting the environment. She is scholar-in-residence in the Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences at Ithaca College and has a doctorate in biological sciences from the University of Michigan. The 2012 Shivvers Memorial Lecture.

Memories of Internment - Grace Amemiya
12:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Grace Amemiya was a nursing student at the University of California, San Francisco, in 1941 when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Her education was interrupted when she and her family, along with 120,000 other Americans of Japanese heritage, were detained in internment camps. Grace Amemiya will talk about her personal experiences as a former internee. She is an Ames resident who often speaks on the impact of internment and has been featured on CBS Sunday Morning News. Part of the 2012 Iowa State Conference on Race and Ethnicity, ISCORE.

Improving Eyewitness Evidence and Avoiding Wrongful Convictions - Gary Wells
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Iowa State psychology professor Gary Wells is internationally recognized for his work on the reliability of eyewitness memory and identification, specifically the mistaken identification of suspected criminals in police lineups and photo spreads. His findings have been incorporated into standard textbooks in psychology and law, and his research-based proposals on lineup procedures, such as his idea of double-blind lineups, are being increasingly accepted in law enforcement practices. Wells was a founding member of the U.S. Department of Justice group that developed the first set of national guidelines for eyewitness evidence and co-chaired the panel that wrote the Justice Department training manual for law enforcement on eyewitness identification evidence. He holds the title of Distinguished Professor and Stavish Chair in the Social Sciences. College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Dean's Lecture Series.

The Creative Process of a Public Artist - Live Talk with Terry Allen!
6:00 PM – 2019 Morrill Hall - Artist Terry Allen works in a wide variety of media, including sculpture, painting, drawing and video. He is also an accomplished songwriter, musician and has written for and worked in both radio and theater. In 2009 the Iowa State University Museums commissioned Allen to create a public work of art for the State Gymnasium addition. His project, A Public Perception, includes eighteen neon sculptures located throughout the new student recreation center. Terry Allen's talk accompanies an exhibit showcasing is creative processes as a public artist, from conception through installation. The exhibit features many of his drawings and notebooks and will be on display in the Christian Petersen Art Museum, 1017 Morrill Hall, January 9 - May 4, 2012. A book signing and reception featuring live music by Cup of Tea will immediately follow the talk.

Myths and Realities of Homelessness & Poverty: A Plan for Transforming Cities - Jane Ramsey
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Jane Ramsey is president of the Chicago-based Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, which combats poverty, racism and anti-Semitism in partnership with the city's diverse communities. Under her leadership since 1979, JCUA has become one of Chicago's most influential organizations speaking on behalf of human and civil rights issues, including immigration, homelessness and community displacement, community reinvestment, police misconduct, and government accountability. Jane Ramsey served for two years as director of community relations for Chicago Mayor Harold Washington. She has also served as a board member for the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, the Chicago Coalition to Protect Public Housing, and the Public Welfare Coalition, and as commissioner for Private Industry Council and the Women's Commission of the City of Chicago. Ramsey has a master's degree from The University of Chicago, School of Social Administration and a bachelor's degree in sociology from Washington University in St. Louis.

Beauty Undressed - Shannon Cutts
7:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Shannon Cutts battled anorexia and bulimia for fifteen years and now helps young adults put "beauty" into perspective. While only 1 percent of the population suffers from a diagnosed eating disorder, nearly 100 percent of the population have felt insecure or shameful about their physical appearance. Shannon Cutts will also discuss her experience as a mentor to women who have struggled to find support and understanding in day-to-day life following treatment for an eating disorder. It is the basis for her book Beating Ana: How to Outsmart Your Eating Disorder and Take Your Life Back and inspired her to found MentorCONNECT, a program that partners individuals struggling with eating disorders with those who have recovered. Eating Disorder Awareness Week. No audio recording available for download or podcasting.