October 15, 2018
WACA Weekly
Conference Hotel Block Expires TOMORROW and 1918 Society Dinner; Engage America Programs; Cover to Cover on Privacy; AWQ Details and Official Study Guide; SQCC's SALAM; Council News
WACA 2018 National Conference: Braving the New World Order

November 7-9
The Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC
DEADLINE TOMORROW: Mayflower Hotel
block nearly sold out!     
Take advantage of our exclusive low rates before they're gone.
WACA's guaranteed rate expires tomorrow, October 16, at 11:00 pm ET.
After the cutoff, any unreserved rooms will be released and market prices prevail.
Announcing: 1918 Society Dinner on Friday, Nov. 9 (6:00 - 8:30 pm)


His Excellency Cho Yoon-je
Ambassador
Republic of Korea to the United States of America


Ambassador Joseph Yun
Former U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy
Reception to Celebrate FPA Centennial at OAS
WACA is proud to co-host a special reception in honor of our partner and founding member, the  Foreign Policy Association. FPA, led by Noel Lateef, is marking its 100th anniversary. We are delighted to co-host this reception for all WACA National Conference attendees on Thursday, November 8, at the Organization of American States.
New Think Tank Speakers!

William Alan Reinsch
Senior Adviser and Scholl Chair in International Business
CSIS


Scott Miller
Senior Adviser, Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy
CSIS



Heather Fischer
Program Manager, Combatting Human Trafficking
McCain Institute



National Security Fellow, McCain Institute
Career Diplomat, Czech Republic Foreign Ministry

Program Coordinator, Supporting Human Rights Defenders
McCain Institute

Visiting Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe
Brookings Institution
Bookmark the  WACA 2018 National Conference website  for speaker and program updates!

Volunteers Needed

WACA will need volunteers throughout the Conference from morning until early evening each day. If you are interested, please use this link to sign up.
WACA Thanks Its Sponsors
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Councils Present Engage America 2018 Programs
The following Engage America Oman 2018 and Future of Korea 2018 programs are co-sponsored by WACA and its grant funders Korea Economic Institute and Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center:
Oman 2018
 
 
 
Future of Korea 2018
 
Indiana Council on World Affairs will present a panel of experts for its Distinguished Speaker Series: Future of Korea on October 18 .
October  Cover to Cover : Debating Privacy in America

Join WACA's  Cover to Cover conference call on  Tuesday, October 23, at 2:00-2:30 pm ET, featuring  Sarah E. Igo, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Program in American Studies at Vanderbilt University, on her new book,  The Known Citizen: A History of Privacy in Modern America.

Every day, Americans make decisions about their privacy: what to share and when, how much to expose, and to whom. Securing the boundary between one’s private affairs and public identity has become a central task of citizenship. How did privacy come to loom so large in American life? Sarah Igo tracks this elusive social value across the twentieth century, as individuals questioned how they would, and should, be known by their own society.
Announcing Academic WorldQuest Study Guide and Details
  1. Country in Focus: Qatar
  2. How to Deal with North Korea
  3. Global Refugee and Migration Crisis
  4. #WeAreNATO – The Alliance at 70
  5. Great Decisions
  6. Japan-U.S. Relations
  7. Space Policy
  8. World Trade Organization (WTO)
  9. Bridging Divides to Build Peace
  10. Current Events
The Carlos and Malú Alvarez Academic WorldQuest 
National Competition will be held in Washington, DC on
April 26-27, 2019


Pledge a Team Now
To confirm your Council's participation in the 2018-2019 Academic WorldQuest, please fill out and submit this  Pledge Form  by November 9, 2018. 

Local Competition Questions
WACA will provide a full set of questions based on the AWQ Study Guide and will be available to local Councils. Indicate your interest in these questions by submitting your  Pledge Form .

Hotel Block
WACA has arranged a group hotel block at the  Washington Marriott Wardman Park  ( 2660 Woodley Road NW, Washington, DC 20008 ). See the reservation link  here .
 
To find out further details and information, click here .
SQCC: 2019 Summer Arabic Language and Media Program
WACA partner  Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center  is now accepting applications for the 2019 Summer Arabic Language and Media (SALAM) program, a fully-funded competitive scholarship program to study intensive Arabic in the Sultanate of Oman. The SALAM scholarship allows students to gain a deeper knowledge of Arabic, while becoming familiar with Omani history and culture. 

The program dates are June 14 - August 8, 2019, and the application deadline is December 31, 2018. To submit an application, or for more information, please visit the   SALAM page on the SQCC website. 
Santa Fe CIR is Hiring!

SFCIR seeks a full-time Program Officer for the International Visitor Program. This individual will design and implement citizen-diplomacy programs in Santa Fe for over 400 visitors each year, working on program development and management, external relations, program administration, and reporting and assignment.  Apply here.
Council Highlights
Monday 10/15

San Diego World Affairs Council hosts Manpreet Singh Anand, Senior Vice President, Albright Stonebridge Group, for “U.S. Policy Towards India and the Indo-Pacific.” Details

World Affairs (Northern California) hosts Anthony Salvanto, Director of Elections and Surveys, CBS, for “Polling and Public Opinion, What does It All Mean?” Details

Alaska World Affairs Council hosts William Walton , FBI SSA Agent, for “Combating International Cyber Crimes – Taking Down Mirai Botnet.” Details

Sarasota World Affairs Council hosts Michael Baum , Director, Study in Portugal Network, for “From Pigs to Hot Spot: How Portugal is Engineering the Great Comeback Story of Post-Crisis Europe.” Details

World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley hosts Michael O’Sullivan , Associate Professor, Marist College, for “Great Decisions: South Africa’s Fragile Democracy.” Details  

Tuesday 10/16

Foreign Policy Association (NY) hosts David Malone, Under-Secretary General of the United Nations, for “FPA Centennial Lecture: The United Nations Security Council.” Details

World Affairs Council Upstate hosts Joan Dubinsky, former Director of the United Nations Office of Ethics, for “The Collision of Ethics and Political Posturing on the World Stage.” Details

Alabama World Affairs Council hosts J. Stapleton Roy , Ambassador in Residence at Troy University, for “The United States and China: A New Type of Great Power Relationship.” Details

World Affairs Council Washington, DC hosts Prudence Bushnell, former U.S. Ambassador to Kenya, to discuss her book, Terrorism, Betrayal, and Resilience. Details

Colorado Foothills World Affairs Council hosts Stephane Lessard , Consul General of Canada, for “Canada-U.S. Relations: Friends, Partners, Allies.” Details

World Affairs Council of Jacksonville hosts  Walter Mead , James Clarke Chace, Professor at Bard College, for “The Changing Role of America in the World.” Details

World Affairs Council of Central Illinois hosts Chris McDonald , Professor, for “Great Britain’s Decision to Leave the European Union.” Details

World Affairs Council Greater Houston hosts Julie Kavanagh, Diplomat in Residence for U.S. Department of State in Texas, for “Speaker-to-Students: Life in the State Department.” Details

World Affairs (Northern California) hosts Manpreet Anand, Senior Vice President, Albright Stonebridge Group, for “India’s Economic Success and the Future of U.S.-India Relations.” Details

World Affairs Council of Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky hosts Robert Rich, Executive Director of ARCUS, for “The Arctic.” Details

Cleveland Council on World Affairs hosts a panel of experts for “Empowering Minority Groups.” Details

Wednesday 10/17

World Affairs Council of Atlanta hosts David Abney , Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of UPS, and Laura Dawson , Director of the Canada Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center, for “UPS Chairman & CEO David Abney on Rebooting Global Trade.” Details

Foreign Policy Association (NY) hosts Heather Wilson, U.S. Secretary of the Air Force, for “The Air Force.” Details

World Boston hosts Nicholas Burns , Ambassador, for “9th Annual Consuls Reception.” Details

World Affairs Council of Austin hosts Roy Casagranda , Professor of Government at Austin Community College, for “Egypt: The Arab Spring and Beyond.” Details

World Affairs Council of Tacoma hosts Turan Kayaoglu , Professor, for “Travel Talk: Israel and Palestine: An American-Muslim Experience.” Details

Thursday 10/18

World Affairs Council of Seattle hosts Brad Smith, President and Chief Legal Officer at Microsoft, for “Local Leaders on Global Issues: A Conversation with Brad Smith on Digital Privacy and Cybersecurity.” Details

World Affairs Council Dallas/ Fort Worth hosts Robert Kagan, Stephen & Barbara Friedman Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, for “America’s Role as Enforcer of Peace and Order.” Details

Savannah Council on World Affairs hosts John Deni, Research Professor at U.S. Army War College, for “NATO and Article 5: The Transatlantic Alliance and the Twenty-first Century Challenges of Collective Defense.” Details

International Affairs Forum (Traverse City) hosts Alan Bersin, former U.S. ‘Border Czar,’ for "Trade, Migration, and Borders: ‘The Future is Not What it Used to Be.’” Details

World Affairs (Northern California) hosts Mark Ward , Retired Foreign Service Officer, for “Navigating the Obama-Trump Transition: One Diplomat’s Experience.” Details

World Affairs (Northern California) hosts Agnes Binagwaho , Vice Chancellor, University of Global Health Equity, for Rwanda’s Health Care Transformation: A Model for Success.” Details

World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts hosts Atty Khanbabai , Attorney, for “Instant Issues Series: The Human Face of the Travel Ban.” Details

World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton Roads hosts Natalie Rouland , Senior Advisor for the Billington Initiative at the Kennan Institute in Washington, D.C., for “Power and Protest: Russian Ballet from the Time of the Tsars to the Era of Putin.” Details

WorldOregon hosts a panel of experts for “Taste of Europe.” Details

Friday 10/19

World Affairs Council of the Monterey Bay Area hosts Thomas Bruneau , Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Naval Postgraduate School, for “Patriots for Profit? America’s Experience with Private Military Contractors.” Details

Windham World Affairs Council hosts Patricia Valdes, KSC-AIPR Global Fellow, for “Honoring the Victims of the Pinochet Years at Chile’s Museum of Memory and Human Rights.” Details

World Affairs Council Dallas/ Fort Worth hosts Elliot Ackerman, Author, to discuss his book, Waiting for Eden. Details

World Affairs Council of Delaware hosts Jeremy Black , Professor, for “MBE Luncheon.” Details

World Affairs Council Connecticut hosts a panel of experts for the “VIP Reception – Opening Event of the Global Security Forum 2018.” Details

Sunday 10/21

World Affairs Council of the Desert hosts David Danks , Professor of Philosophy and Psychology, for “‘Artificial Intelligence’ Servant or Master?” Details
Travel the World with WAC Philadelphia
Travel with Council Leader s - hear them lecture on Travel the World tours from the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia!
2018 and 2019 travel schedule includes trips to: 

  • Don Samford, Board President, Peoria Area World Affairs Council, Cuba: Nov. 4-12
  • Dr. Pamela Zeiser, Education Liaison, World Affairs Council of Jacksonville, Vienna & Prague, April 28 - May 5, 2019
  • Michelle Harpenau, Executive Director, World Affairs Council of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky,Springtime in Provence & Burgundy, May 15 - 23, 2019
  • Mimi Gregory, Vice President of Programs, Naples Council on World Affairs, Grand Seine: June 30 - July 18, 2019
  • Dr. Carla Thorson, Senior Vice President of Programs, World Affairs, Northern California, Arctic Expedition: June 21 - July 1, 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

Contact  www.wacphila.org/travel  or call  1-800-942-5004 , ext.  209  or  217 .


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