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We are pleased to announce the Embassy of Portugal will host a reception at the residence of Ambassador Nuno Brito for National Conference attendees on the evening of Thursday, November 14. The Embassy of Canada, Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco, and the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates will also host receptions.
Held annually for over two decades, the World Affairs Councils of America's National Conference engages our regional leaders and members drawn from the business, civic, and education communities with leading policy-makers and experts. The National Conference launches the National Network's year-long discussion of the Six Top Issues for 2014 selected by our network leadership across the country and helps plan our programming for the coming year.
The Six Top Issues selected by the National Network's leadership as the most important national security issues for the coming year are:
- Cybersecurity
- U.S. Energy Independence
- Global Economic Realignment
- Middle East
- Global Environment Issues
- U.S. Education
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Tentative Agenda
Wednesday, November 13
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Fall Leadership Meeting for Council CEOs and Staff/Annual Membership Meeting
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM: Opening Dinner
Thursday, November 14
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Main Plenaries
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM: Embassy Receptions
- Embassy of Canada
- Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco
- Embassy of the United Arab Emirates
Friday, November 15
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM: 1918 Society Breakfast
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM: Main Plenaries
Conference concludes at 3:00 PM
Thank you to our generous sponsors: Chevron,
NATO, Google, The Gambrinus Company, Raytheon, ExxonMobil, Duke Energy, Goldman Sachs, and Coca-Cola
Call for Applications: Google Speaker Series
The World Affairs Councils of America is pleased to announce a new Engage America Speaker Series in partnership with Google:
Freedom and Power in the Digital AgeUp to eight councils will be selected to host the program, which will feature notable Google experts as speakers and is supported by a grant from Google. The program also includes an Educators Seminar with a separate team of Google experts who will address how teachers and students can best leverage the tools of the new digital age to further their educational missions.
Click here for more information.
1918 Society Hot Topics Call with Senator John McCain
The World Affairs Councils of America hosted Senator John McCain for an off the record 1918 Society Hot Topics Conference Call entitled,
On Syria, today, Monday, September 23. The call was moderated by Dr. Lori E. Murray, Distinguished Chair for National Security at the U.S. Naval Academy and President Emeritus of WACA. If you are interested in joining the 1918 Society, please contact Ian J. Byrne at
[email protected] or
click here.
Academic WorldQuest 2014: Study Guide Released
The 2014 Academic WorldQuest National Competition will take place Saturday, April 26, 2014 at the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center in Washington, DC. Read about the 2013 Academic WorldQuest National Competition here.
The 2013-2014 Study Guide has been released, as well as information and resources for councils and teachers. More Information
Not My Life Programs Underway
Our newest national program series focusing on human trafficking and modern-day slavery is underway. The program features screenings of the documentary film Not My Life by Robert Bilheimer and Worldwide Documentaries at over 35 World Affairs Councils. The program is made possible by a generous grant from Carlson & The Carlson Family Foundation. Click here to see the participating councils. This month's events include:
September 24 -- Dayton Council on World Affairs
September 25 -- World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana
September 29 -- Tennessee World Affairs Council
From the Network
The Columbus Council on World Affairs will host Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli, former Senior Adviser for Women's Empowerment to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, on Thursday, September 26, at 12:00 PM EDT, for "America and the World of Islam: The Role of Women in Muslim Societies." This program is part of the World Affairs Councils of America's Engage America Speaker Series Muslim Societies, which is made possible by a generous grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York. The event will be livestreamed. Please click here for more details.
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