This Month: WACA's New COO; Announcing 2018 National Conference Keynote;
Cover to Cover
on Extremism in Pakistan; Academic WorldQuest Hotel Block Closing; Councils in the News.
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Dear Council Leaders, Members, and Friends:
I am pleased to announce that
Elizabeth Brailsford has joined the WACA National Office staff as Chief Operating Officer. Liz brings a wealth of management experience in the nonprofit, public, and private sectors.
Most recently, Liz served as a full-time consultant for Panagora, a DC-based implementing partner of USAID, and the USDA’s Food for Progress Program, responsible for communications at the former and research and analysis at the latter. Previously, she led the international department at Relocation Today in Minneapolis, where she headed operations, management, business development, and client relations of the department. She has also served on the boards of multiple Japan-related nonprofits, such as the Japan America Society of Minnesota and the Saint Paul-Nagasaki Sister City Committee. Liz began her career working several years in Japan for the JET Program. She holds an M.P.A. in global policy from the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School (and serves on the School’s alumni association board), and a B.A. in media arts from the University of South Carolina.
Our COO search was highly competitive, as WACA’s job announcement in early January drew 140+ applications. This pool was narrowed twice and six candidates were invited to interviews. Liz is already getting settled in, and you may reach her by email at
lbrailsford@worldaffairscouncils.org.
Liz will attend the
Spring Leadership Meeting in San Antonio on
May 17-18, which is followed by our
semiannual Board meeting on
May 19. I'm sure that you will enjoy meeting her in person.
Best regards,
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Bill Clifford, President and CEO
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Announcing WACA 2018 National Conference Closing Luncheon Keynote: Dambisa Moyo
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WACA is pleased to announce that
Dambisa Moyo will keynote the closing luncheon of the
WACA 2018 National Conference,
November 7-9, at The Mayflower Hotel.
Dambisa Moyo is a preeminent thinker who influences key decision makers in strategic investment and public policy. She is respected for her unique perspectives, her balance of contrarian thinking with measured judgment, and her ability to turn economic insight into investible ideas.
Moyo has earned a reputation as a top-tier opinion former and trusted advisor on macroeconomics, geopolitics, technology, and millennial themes. She is a Board member of Barclays Bank, Barrick Gold, and Chevron. Moyo holds a Doctorate in Economics from Oxford and master's from Harvard. She is recognized for fresh and innovative ideas as the author of three New York Times Bestselling Books and was named to the 2009 list of
Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World.
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April
Cover to Cover: Pakistan Under Siege
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Over the last fifteen years, Pakistan has come to be defined exclusively in terms of its struggle with terror. But are ordinary Pakistanis extremists? And what explains how Pakistanis think?
In
Pakistan Under Siege
, using rigorous analysis of survey data, in-depth interviews in schools and universities in Pakistan, historical narrative reporting, and her own intuitive understanding of the country,
Madiha Afzal
gives the full picture of Pakistan’s relationship with extremism.
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Spring Leadership Meeting Hotel Block Open!
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WACA and the World Affairs Council of San Antonio have arranged a special group rate at the
Hotel Valencia
for the
May 17-18 Council Leadership and May 19 Board Meetings
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To take advantage of our hotel block at
$169/night
(plus tax), please book your room by
April 25
. Reservations can be made by following this link:
WACA
or by calling
855-596-3387 and referring to the World Affairs Councils of America group
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April Councils of the Month
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This month, WACA is honoring Councils that hosted events in celebration of
International Women's Day and Women's History Month.
Recognized Councils are:
WACA would be pleased to host a 'best practices' call for Councils wishing to hold International Women's Day events in 2019. Please contact
Chelsea Beaulieu for more information.
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Former President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, speaks with WAC Atlanta President, Charles Shapiro, at a February Women's Day lead-up event.
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Thank you to our generous sponsors!
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Last Call to Book Your AWQ Hotel Rooms!
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Hotel Reservations:
To take advantage of our special hotel rate of
$169/night
plus tax,
book your room now
at the
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
(2660 Woodley Road, NW, Washington, DC 20008). These discounted rates will expire
April 5!
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The
Carlos and Malú Alvarez 2018 Academic WorldQuest National Competition weekend program will be held in Washington, DC
on
April 27-28
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For topics, study guide, and other information about this year's competition, please click
here
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Please stay tuned for the competition venue and agenda!
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Call for Applications:
SQCC Intensive Summer Language Program
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The word Sabla in Omani Arabic dialect refers to places in communities where people gather to receive hospitality. Sabla also serves as a meeting place to discuss important public issues.
The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center's
Sabla Program
is an intensive summer language program designed to benefit current university-level students and recent graduates. The program emphasizes the instruction of Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). The program runs for five weeks, offering highly intensive coursework in Arabic.
Scholarships are available. Apply by
May 6, 2018
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In this episode of
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth's Global I.Q. Minute, Adam Segal, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and Director of its Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program, considers how the rise of digital technology - particularly the proliferation of the internet and social media - are not only transforming the way we get news, but rewiring our political system, national security, diplomatic relations, and much more.
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Cleveland and San Antonio Councils Are Hiring!
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World Affairs Council of Philadelphia
World Affairs Council of Charlotte
World Affairs Council of Atlanta
World Affairs Council of New Hampshire
Cleveland Council on World Affairs
Columbia World Affairs Council
Global Ties Arizona
Richmond World Affairs Council
World Affairs Council of Central Illinois
World Affairs Council of Maine
Montana World Affairs Council
WorldDenver
World Affairs Council of Hilton Head
Santa Fe Council on International Relations
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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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2018 travel schedule includes trips to:
- Bill Clifford, President and CEO, World Affairs Councils of America, Inside Japan: Mar. 31 - Apr. 12
- Craig Snyder, President and CEO, World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, Poland & Moscow Seminar: July 14-22
- Jim Falk, President and CEO, World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth, Cruise the Rhine, July 11-29
- Megan Torrey, Executive Director, World Affairs Council of Hartford, Himalayan Kingdoms, Sept. 11-25
- Dixie Anderson, Executive Director Emerita, World Affairs Council of Western Michigan, Romance of the Douro River: Sept. 15-26
- Mimi Gregory, Vice President of Programs, Naples Council on World Affairs, Inside Botswana: Oct. 4-16
- Joyce Davis, President, World Affairs Council of Harrisburg, Town & Country Life in Languedoc: Oct. 6-14
- Derrick Olsen, President, WorldOregon, Inside New York: Oct 21-26
- Don Samford, Board President, Peoria Area World Affairs Council, Cuba: Nov. 4-12
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