April's KNOW NOW: War Photography Ethics; Councils' Star Speakers; Montana AWQ Students Win Japan Trip; Council of the Month; AWQ & Council Leadership Meeting Agendas; and Council Highlights
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This Thursday
: KNOW NOW on the Ethics of Photographing Crises
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Register now for WACA's
KNOW NOW conference call on
Thursday, April 18, at 2:00-2:30 pm ET, featuring documentary photographer
Greg Constantine.
Photojournalism often succeeds where words fail. From powerful, iconic, and polarizing images, like Nick Ut's Vietnam-era "Napalm Girl" to three-year-old Syrian refugee Aylan Kurdi lying face down on a sandy beach in Turkey - these images tell stories with vivid urgency.
Constantine, author of the
Exiled to Nowhere book and exhibit, discusses the challenges and ethical implications of documenting war and atrocity with
WorldOregon's
Tim DuRoche.
Tuesday, May 7
Moderator:
Lise Falskow, President and CEO, Alaska WAC
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This Week in the WACA Network
Scroll down to the Council Highlights section for more speaker and topic ideas!
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Governor Bill Weld
Former Gov. of Massachusetts
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Manal al-Sharif
Author, Activist, and Opinion Leader
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Nancy Rodill
Executive Director
Nat'l Center
for Missing and Exploited Children
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Robert Koopman
Chief Economist and Director
World Trade Organization
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WACA's National Speaker Database Needs You!
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We have recently debuted WACA's
Speaker Database 2.0. In this new iteration, we have expanded our list of speakers and made it
easier than ever for you, as Council staff and board members, to engage with it.
We want your speakers! Please submit your speakers through the "
Submit Your Speakers" button on our website.
You need to have an account through our website in order to view and interact with the database and submit your speakers.
To check if you have an account, please visit your
Council Member page on the WACA website and see if you are listed as a staff or board member. If you are not, you will not be able to interact with the database yet.
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Montana WorldQuest Winners Picked for Special Visit to Japan
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Students from
Gardiner High School and Sentinel High School, the top two winning teams in
Montana World Affairs Council's
Academic WorldQuest
on March 4-5, have been selected to participate in the
KAKEHASHI Project, a Japanese exchange program, this summer. As guests of the Japanese government, the students and their advisers will enjoy a week-long study tour.
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Academic WorldQuest Important Details
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The
Carlos and Malú Alvarez 2019 Academic WorldQuest National Competition will be held in Washington, DC on
April 26-27.
Friday, April 26
Time: 12:00 - 3:00 pm
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Transportation: DC Metro, Uber/Lyft, Taxis
Saturday, April 27
Time: 9:00 am - 1:30 pm
Transportation: Buses will pick up at 8:00 am SHARP from the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
There will be no buses from USIP back to the hotel after the competition is over.
Any teams that have not registered by this point may do so at the beginning of the competition.
*All times subject to change.
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Council of the Month: WAC Central Florida Welcomes Carol Grabauskas
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The
World Affairs Council of Central Florida's newest board member,
Carol Grabauskas, was given a warm welcome at her first meeting. Carol recently retired and relocated to Central Florida after a fulfilling 35-year career in international exchanges, starting as a program assistant at a nonprofit organization and earning successive promotions, culminating as Deputy Director of the Office of International Visitors, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.
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Don't Miss the Council Leadership Meeting in Kansas City!
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The World Affairs Councils of America will convene its semi-annual
Council Leadership and WACA Board Meetings in Kansas City, MO on
June 13-15. Thank you to the
International Relations Council for hosting.
This event is free for Council staff and board members!
The Working Agenda (
subject to change
) is now available! Please see it on our website
here or download a
copy.
WACA has
secured a discounted hotel block at the beautiful
Ambassador Hotel
in downtown Kansas City. Register
here to attend the Meetings.
Click
here to see the meeting flyer for more details and other special opportunities!
Check back periodically for the latest updates.
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Monday 4/15
World Affairs Council of Maine hosts
Robert Koopman, Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Research and Statistics Division at the World Trade Organization, for “The Future of Trade: Technology, Geography, and Economic Adjustment.”
Details
WorldDenver hosts
Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, for “Chinese Influence and American Interests: Promoting Constructive Vigilance.”
Details
Tennessee World Affairs Council hosts a panel of experts for “U.S. Foreign Policy in the Age of Trump.”
Details
Santa Fe Council on International Relations hosts: “Visiting International Journalists: Exchange Circles and Panel Presentation.”
Details
World Affairs Council of Western Michigan hosts a panel of experts for “State of Our Ground Water.”
Details
Tuesday 4/16
World Affairs Council of New Hampshire hosts former Massachusetts Governor
Bill Weld for “What Role Should America Play in the World Today.”
Details
World Affairs Council of Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky hosts
Anne Grimes, Foreign Service Officer, for “Global Gaggle.”
Details
Colorado Springs World Affairs Council hosts
Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, for “The Global Crisis of Liberal Democracy.”
Details
World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana hosts Professor
Jason Abbott of the University of Louisville and
Andrew Dewson, public relations coordinator at Hogan Lovells, for “Brexit Revisited.”
Details
Global Ties Arizona hosts attorney
Aloke Chakravarty for “The Evolution of Security and Privacy in a Shrinking World.”
Details
World Affairs Council of Seattle hosts attorney
Adam Smith for “U.S.-Taiwan Relations and the Chinese Threat: Views from Capitol Hill and Taipei.”
Details
Indiana Council on World Affairs hosts
Vanessa Nichols, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Indiana University, for “U.S. and Mexico: Partnership Tested.”
Details
Wednesday 4/17
World Affairs Council of South Texas hosts
Nancy Rodill, Executive Director at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, for “Child Sex Trafficking: How We are Combating a Crisis at Home.”
Details
World Affairs Council of Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky hosts
Steve Driehaus, CEO of Good Government Group, for “U.S. Image Abroad: The Ongoing Case for the U.S. Peace Corps.”
Details
Columbia World Affairs Council hosts
Katherine Brown, CEO of Global Ties U.S., for “Diplomacy Begins Here.”
Details
International Relations Council (Kansas City) hosts
Pritha Hariharan, International Program Director for Asia and Africa at Unbound, and
Gurbhushan Singh, Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs at Johnson County Community College, for “Closing the Global Gap: India.”
Details
World Affairs Council of Charleston hosts
Bluford Putnam, Managing Director at CME Group, for “Turbulence in Global Trade: From the U.S.-China Face-Off to Brexit, the EU, and Beyond.”
Details
World Affairs Council of Greater Reading hosts Professor
Randall Newnham of Pennsylvania State University for “Brexit.”
Details
World Affairs (Northern California) hosts Professor
Angela Stent, Director of the Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies at Georgetown University, for “Russia's Return to the World Stage.”
Details
World Affairs Forum (Stamford) hosts
Steven Cook, Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, for “Protest, Democracy, and Violence in the New Middle East.”
Details
WorldBoston hosts
Zoe Marks, Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, for “Why Africa Will Define Our Global Future.”
Details
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts Professor
Jeremi Suri of the University of Texas for “Withdrawal: What Is Our Word Worth?”
Details
Thursday 4/18
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts author and activist
Manal al-Sharif for “Daring to Drive in Saudi Arabia.”
Details
Foreign Policy Association hosts Ambassador (ret.)
Nicholas Burns, Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School, for “The State of the State Department and American Diplomacy.”
Details
World Affairs Council of Atlanta hosts
Jim Reed, President of YKK Corporation of America, for “Climbing the C-Suite Summit.”
Details
World Affairs Council of St. Louis hosts
Richard Millett, Vice President of the Council on Foreign Relations, for “The United States and Mexico: Partnership Tested.”
Details
Indiana Council on World Affairs hosts
Thomas Duesterberg, Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute, for “Tariffs and Trade and U.S. Foreign Policy, OH MY!”
Details
International Affairs Forum (Traverse City) hosts
Tom Watkins, China Partner and Managing Director at WAY American School, for “Trumping China: Will China’s Rise Come at Our Demise?”
Details
Olympia World Affairs Council hosts Professor
Sarah Eltantawi of Evergreen State College for “The Political Theology of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.”
Details
World Affairs Council of Sonoma County hosts Professor Emeritus
Thomas Bruneau of the Naval Postgraduate School for “Patriots for Profit? America’s Experience with Private Military Contractors.”
Details
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Travel the World with WAC Philadelphia
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Travel with Council Leaders - hear them lecture on Travel the World tours from the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia!
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2019 travel schedule includes trips to:
- Michelle Harpenau, Executive Director, World Affairs Council of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, Springtime in Provence & Burgundy: May 15-23, 2019
- Dr. Carla Thorson, Senior Vice President of Programs, World Affairs, Northern California, Arctic Expedition: June 21 - July 1, 2019
- Dr. Jerry Leach, President Emeritus, WACA, Journey Through Britain: Sept. 7-20, 2019
- Mimi Gregory, Vice President and Program Chairman, Naples Council on World Affairs, Sicily by Sail: Oct. 10-18, 2019
- Derrick Olsen, President, WorldOregon, Trade Routes of Coastal Iberia: Oct. 13-21, 2019
- Jacqueline Miller, President & CEO, World Affairs Council of Seattle, Passage Along the Danube River: Oct. 12-24, 2019
- Craig Snyder, President & CEO, World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, Exploring Saudi Arabia & Qatar: Nov. 7-17, 2019
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