The Janet Elizabeth Rieder-Henderson Lecture
A recurring public lecture honoring Janet’s legacy through science, education, preservation, discovery, and service.
Propose a speaker or topic →Events & Public Programs
Bring people together around ideas that matter.
The JR Institute will host lectures, briefings, workshops, conferences, public discussions, research presentations, and educational programs.
Program Philosophy
Events should create understanding, participation, and useful connection.
Public programs can extend research beyond publication and give researchers, institutions, and communities a place to engage directly.
Why Events Matter
Knowledge grows through discussion and shared experience.
Events create opportunities to explain research, challenge assumptions, build partnerships, train practitioners, and connect technical work with the people affected by it.
The Institute’s event program can include public and private formats, in-person and virtual participation, campus-based programs, and partner-hosted events.
Featured Programs
A platform for research, education, and public exchange.
Emerging technology and infrastructure
Short, focused briefings for leaders, practitioners, policymakers, and institutional partners.
Suggest a briefing →Memory, archives, and family history
Educational sessions on preservation, oral history, digitization, and intergenerational knowledge.
Propose a program →Event Formats
Different formats for different audiences and outcomes.
Public Lectures
Accessible talks from researchers, leaders, practitioners, historians, educators, and technical experts.
Propose a lecture →Research Briefings
Focused presentations on emerging findings, program updates, policy questions, and technical developments.
Request a briefing →Workshops
Practical, participatory sessions for institutions, professionals, students, and community partners.
Plan a workshop →Conferences & Summits
Multi-session gatherings built around major research themes, institutional challenges, and cross-sector collaboration.
Discuss a conference →Student Programs
Educational sessions, career exposure, research demonstrations, campus visits, and youth engagement.
Discuss a student program →Private Roundtables
Small, focused discussions for leaders, researchers, institutions, funders, and implementation partners.
Request a roundtable →Event Development
A clear process from idea to public program.
01
Define
Identify the audience, topic, purpose, format, timing, accessibility needs, and desired outcome.
02
Prepare
Confirm speakers, content, venue, technology, registration, security, communications, and supporting materials.
03
Deliver
Operate the program professionally, protect participants, document the event, and support meaningful engagement.
04
Extend
Publish recordings or summaries where appropriate, gather feedback, and connect the event to future work.
Host or Sponsor a Program
Help create a useful public or professional gathering.
Universities, agencies, companies, schools, foundations, communities, and professional organizations may propose, host, fund, or support Institute events.
- Propose a speaker, topic, or event series
- Provide a venue or virtual platform
- Sponsor public access or educational participation
- Host a research briefing or institutional workshop
- Support recording, publication, or accessibility
Event Listings
Publish upcoming programs through Odoo Events.
Once the Events application is active, this page can link directly to live registrations, schedules, speakers, venues, and recordings.