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Held annually for over two decades, the Conference engages our national network's leaders and members drawn from the business, civic, and education communities with leading policy-makers and experts.

The 2014 National Conference Agenda will examine: China, the U.S., and Asia; Russia/Eurasia; Cybersecurity; Future of Education; Youth, Jobs, and Social Unrest; Food and Water; Global Economic Realignment; Future of Energy; Africa; and Climate Change. More Information

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News from the National Office
1918 Society Conference Call
The World Affairs Councils of America will host Karen Alderman Harbert, President and CEO of the Institute for 21st Century Energy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, on tomorrow, September 9, at 1:00 PM ET. The call will be moderated by WACA President and CEO Bill Clifford.

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1918 Society Members: As an added benefit, 
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three guests to join this call.

Karen Alderman Harbert is president and chief executive officer of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for 21st Century Energy. Harbert leads the Institute's efforts to build support for meaningful energy action nationally and internationally through policy development, education, and advocacy. Under Harbert's leadership, the Energy Institute has evolved into a premier national and international organization dedicated to advancing a constructive energy agenda with the business community, policymakers, and consumers. Harbert frequently testifies in front of Congress and provides analysis to the media, policymakers, and industry leaders. Full Bio

September 
Cover to Cover
The World Affairs Councils of America's September author series will feature Dr. Mathew J. Burrows, Director of the Atlantic Council's Strategic Foresight Initiative in the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, and author of The Future, Declassified: Megatrends That Will Undo the World Unless We Take Action. The call will be held Wednesday, September 17, at 2:00 PM ET and be moderated by WACA President and CEO Bill Clifford.

Mathew Burrows is the director of the Atlantic Council's Strategic Foresight Initiative. He has served as the National Intelligence Council's counselor and director of analysis and production for the last decade. He served as the intelligence advisor to Richard Holbrooke when he was the US Ambassador to the UN. After 9/11, he became deputy national security advisor to US Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill. Full Bio

Combating Human Trafficking 

Carlson & The Carlson Family Foundation renewed funding of the World Affairs Councils of America's national program on combating human trafficking. More than 30 World Affairs Councils participated in the 2013 program, which featured screenings of the documentary film Not My Life. The 2014 program features discussion forums as well as film screenings.

  

Upcoming events include:

 

September 11 -- South Dakota World Affairs Council


 

September 16 -- Alaska World Affairs Council, International Center of the Capital Region (Albany, NY), and World Affairs Council of Connecticut

 

September 18 -- World Affairs Council of Northwest Ohio

Weekly Highlights

Monday, September 8

The World Affairs Council of Harrisburg hosts Amb. John B. Craig, Ambassador-in-Residence at Elizabethtown College, for "Terrorism and the Iran Revolution - ISIS in Syria." Details

 

The World Affairs Council of Monterey Bay hosts a discussion group: "The ISIS Crisis; Is It America's War?" Details

The World Affairs Council of Northern California hosts "After Gaza: Further From Peace?" as part of its Global Town Hall series. Details
 

Tuesday, September 9

The World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh hosts Dr. Jessica Tuchman Mathews, President Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Amb. Thomas R. Pickering, former Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, for "Engaging Iran: A New Way Forward?" Details

 

The World Affairs Council of Maine hosts Ambassador Rudolf Bekink, Ambassador of the Netherlands to the United States. Details

 

WorldDenver hosts author Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman for "Umpire or Empire? The Costs and Consequences of World Leadership." Details
 

The Colorado Springs World Affairs Council hosts Dr. Jill Derby, American University of Iraq, for "Iraq in Transition: A View from Kurdistan." Details
 

The World Affairs Council of Maine hosts its monthly Member Coffee and Discussion Group. This week's topic: "Ukraine and Putin." Details


WorldBoston hosts a Great Decisions discussion: "China's Foreign Policy and Relations with the West." Details

 

Wednesday, September 10
On September 10 and 11, the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth will be livestreaming select panels of TEDMED 2014. Details

The World Affairs Council of Greater Reading hosts Prof. Randall Newnham, Penn State Berks University, for "Crisis in Ukraine." Details

The Minnesota International Center hosts Prof. P. Richard Bohr College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University for "China's Foreign Policy." Details

The World Affairs Forum (Stamford, CT) hosts Amb. Husain Haqqani, former Ambassador of Pakistan to the U.S. and Director, South & Central Asia, Hudson Institute, for "Magnificant Delusions: Pakistan, the U.S. and an Epic History of Misunderstanding." Details

World Affairs Council - Washington, DC hosts General Anthony Zinni for "Before the Shots are Fired: How America Can Win or Lose off the Battlefield." Details

The World Affairs Council of Charlotte hosts Katie Harris, writer and adventurer, for "Beyond Borders" as part of its Young Professionals Magellan Society Global Spotlight Speaker Series. Details

The World Affairs Council of Harrisburg hosts a Great Decisions discussion: "Defense Technology." Details

 

Thursday, September 11

The South Dakota World Affairs Council hosts a screening of Not My Life. This program is sponsored by the World Affairs Councils of America and made possible by a generous contribution from Carlson and the Carlson Family Foundation. Details

The World Affairs Council of Rhode Island hosts Dr. Richard A. Lobban, Jr., former Chair and Professor of Anthropology and African Studies at Rhode Island College, for "Islamic Extremism from AQIM to ISIS: the Cases of Libya and the Levantine-Iraqi Caliphate." Details

The Vermont Council on World Affairs hosts a screening of the French film "Mood Indigo" as part of its French Film on the Green series. Details

The World Affairs Council of Sonoma County hosts Paul Gullixson, Editorial Editor, The Press Democrat, for "Bringing World News to Local Readers -- And Making It Relevant." Details  

The World Affairs Council of Inland Southern California hosts "A Conversation with Faiysal AliKhan." Details 

WorldDenver hosts a Young Professionals Networking Reception. Details

Friday, September 12
The World Affairs Council of Oregon hosts Peter Laufer of the University of Oregon for "Slow News:A Manifesto for the Critical News Consumer." Details

The Alaska World Affairs Council hosts international lawyer Farah Killidar for "Iraq: The Beginning of the End." Details

Saturday, September 13
The Dayton Council on World Affairs hosts "A Day in Mexico" at the Centerville Library. Details

Sunday, September 14
The World Affairs Council of Northern California hosts Michael A. McFaul, Professor of Political Science at Stanford University and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, for "Russia and the West: Challenges for Diplomacy" at its Peninsula chapter. Details

Council leaders to lecture on Travel the World tours from the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia:

  

Ambassador Marilyn McAfee, Chair, World Affairs Council of Jacksonville, Inside Iran: October 5 - 19.

  

Ambassador Heather Hodges, President and Ambassador in Residence, Cleveland Council on World Affairs, South American Tapestry: October 16 - November 2.

  

Ambassador Mark Johnson, Founder, World Affairs Council of Montana, Landscapes of the Mediterranean: October 23 - November 6.

  

Maria Wulff, President, World Affairs Council of Oregon, Best of Tanzania: November 1-11.

  

Maria Zammit, World Affairs Council of Hampton Roads, Sri Lanka: February 4-18.

  

L.J. Stambuk, President & CEO, World Affairs Council of Charlotte, Mysteries of Myanmar: February 20-March 5.

  

Contact www.wacphila.org/travel or call 800-942-5004 x209 or x217.
 

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