April's
Cover to Cover
& KNOW NOW; Key Council Programs; Wunderbar Together at WorldBoston; Council of the Month; AWQ & Council Leadership Meeting Agendas; WorldOregon's Op-Ed; Council Highlights + more!
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On Wednesday: April
Cover to Cover
on Our Modern-Day Plague
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Gardiner travels the world to tell the story of this modern-day plague, taking readers from the halls of power in Washington and the diesel-fogged London streets she walks with her daughter to Poland’s coal heartland and India’s gasping capital. In a gripping narrative that’s alive with powerful voices and personalities, she exposes the political decisions and economic forces that have kept so many of us breathing dirty air.
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Cover to Cover
on Podcast
Cover to Cover with
Amb. William J. Burns, President of the Carnegie Endowment for Int'l Peace and former Deputy Secretary of State.
Listen as Amb. Burns discusses his new book,
The Back Channel.
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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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Allison Stiller
Assist. Sec., Navy for Research Dev. & Acquisition
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Gov. Bill Richardson
Politician and Diplomat
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Steven Cook
Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
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Suzanne Kelly
CEO and Publisher, The Cipher Brief
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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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This Week: Ricklef Beutin Visits WorldBoston for Wunderbar Together
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Council of the Month: WACCF Emergency Response Project
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The
World Affairs Council of Central Florida this week welcomes four doctors from Kazakhstan for an IVLP project on “
Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response.” The project will focus on responses to medical emergencies at the local operational level. The doctors will meet with Emergency Managers from Orlando Regional Medical Center and the City of Orlando Office of Emergency Management to discuss responses to mass casualty and natural disaster scenarios.
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Next Thursday's KNOW NOW: The Ethics of Photographing War
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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.
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KNOW NOW on Podcast
KNOW NOW
with
Her Excellency Lolwah R M Al-Khater, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar.
Listen as H.E. Lolwah provided an update on the U.S.-Qatar strategic dialogue and Qatar's foreign policy.
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WorldOregon President Olsen on Why We Should Think Globally
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WorldOregon's
Derrick Olsen discusses why "Oregon does not sufficiently focus on the lessons, challenges, and achievements from other parts of the world." He notes that "currents of isolationism, xenophobia, and autarchy threaten peaceful global connection." Read Olsen's op-ed,
Why We Should Think Globally, in the April edition of
Oregon Business.
Read more.
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Academic WorldQuest Friday Reception and Agenda Released
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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 approximately 8:30 am 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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Working Agenda Now Ready! 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 4/8
Naples Council on World Affairs hosts
Robin Wright, Journalist and Foreign Affairs Analyst, for “Iran at 40: Whither the Revolution?”
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Worcester World Affairs Council hosts
Scott Moore, Senior Fellow at Penn Water Center, for “The Future of Water Conflict.”
Details
Santa Fe Council on International Relations hosts CIA Officer
Elizabeth Manak and author
Todd Greentree, for “Afghan Naan Chaasht: Updates from Afghanistan.”
Details
Tennessee World Affairs Council hosts a panel of experts for “The Trump Administration and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.”
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Tennessee World Affairs Council hosts a panel of experts for “International Careers and Jobs Panel.”
Details
Tuesday 4/9
World Affairs Council of San Antonio hosts
Bill Richardson, former Governor of New Mexico, for “The North Korea Summit and the Advantages of Multilateralism.”
Details
World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts hosts
John Young, retired Executive Director of Better Homes for Springfield, for “Mission to Qatar.”
Details
“World Affairs Council of New Hampshire hosts
Katherine Brown, President and CEO of Global Ties U.S., for “Global Tipping Points the Press and Diplomacy in Afghanistan.”
Details
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts
Steven Cook, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, for “False Dawn: Protest, Democracy, and Violence in the New Middle East.”
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Indiana Council on World Affairs hosts
Pierre Atlas, Professor of Political Science at Marian University, for “Refugees and Global Migration.”
Details
World Affairs Council of Hilton Head hosts
Allison Stiller, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research Development and Acquisition, for “Building the Navy the Nation Needs.”
Details
World Affairs Council of Atlanta hosts
Randy Davis, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Phoenix Air, for “Flying Special Missions: From Ebola to Explosives.”
Details
World Affairs Council of Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky hosts attorney
Tom McDonald, for “Law and Business in Sub-Saharan Africa.”
Details
World Affairs Council of Central Illinois hosts
Christina Muro, Professor of Political Science at University of Colima, Mexico, for “The Political Culture of Mexico Through the 2018 Election.”
Details
“World Affairs Council of Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky hosts
Dan Ikenson, Director at the Cato’s Herbert A. Stiefel Center, for “International Institutions Under Strain – World Trade Organization.”
Details
Alabama World Affairs Council hosts author
Sarah Chayes, for “Corruption and Its Impact.”
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Global Minnesota hosts a panel of experts for “Internationalizing Our State of Minnesota.”
Details
Wednesday 4/10
World Affairs Council of Albuquerque hosts
Suzanne Kelly, CEO and Publisher of The Cipher Brief, for “Building a National Security Information Source in a World Full of Complicated Threats.”
Details
Windham World Affairs Council hosts
Joel Rosenthal, President of Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, for “Ethics for a Connected World.”
Details
WorldBoston hosts
Katherine Brown, President and CEO of Global Ties U.S., for “Your Country, Our War.”
Details
World Affairs Council of Western Michigan hosts
David Guggenheim, marine scientist, for “Oceans, Lakes, and Streams - Protecting Water Globally and Locally.”
Details
International Relations Council (Kansas City) hosts a panel of experts for “U.S.-Taiwan Relations as the Taiwan Relations Act Turns 40.”
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World Affairs (Northern California) hosts a panel of experts for “What's at Stake When Covering the World's Refugee Crisis?”
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Thursday 4/11
WorldBoston hosts
Ricklef Beutin, Visiting Fellow in the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, for “Challenges 2030: How Will Europe and the U.S. Respond?”
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World Affairs Council of Seattle hosts a panel of experts for “Hypervisible/Invisible: Women of Color in the Workplace.”
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World Affairs Council of Charlotte hosts
Ameenah Fakim, Professor at the University of Mauritius, for “Empowering the Next Generation of Global Leaders.”
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World Affairs Council of Charlotte hosts a panel of experts for “International Career Panel.”
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World Affairs Council of Rhode Island hosts
Marc Hutchison, Professor at the University of Rhode Island, for “The Rise of China and the South China Sea.”
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Montana World Affairs Council hosts a panel of experts for “Beyond the Media: Stories of Migration from Central America.”
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World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh hosts a panel of experts for “The War on Truth – Journalism Has Never Been More Vital Nor More Imperiled.”
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Friday 4/12
Alaska World Affairs Council hosts
Serhii Plokhii, Director of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University, for “Atomic Energy and the Arrogance of Man: Revisiting the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster.”
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Windham World Affairs Council hosts
Stefan Grace, acupuncturist, for “Scientizing Chinese Medicine.”
Details
Sunday 4/14
World Affairs Council of the Desert hosts
Ken Gause, Director of the International Affairs Group, for “Diplomacy in the Land of No Good Options.”
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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