National Conference Student Scholarship deadline is approaching. WACA asks Councils to nominate unaffiliated undergraduate students for this highly competitive scholarship. The scholarship includes $1,000 per student, to be used towards travel, lodging, and/or incidentals, plus complimentary registration. We encourage Councils to take advantage of this opportunity to make the WACA 2022 National Conference available to a very important audience: our promising undergraduate scholars. Submit your Councils nomination by September 30, 2022.

Our flagship educational youth program, Academic WorldQuest, has returned for another exciting year. Join us on Thursday, September 29 from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET to learn the ins and outs of starting an AWQ program within your community, how to attract donors and funding and the benefits of a long running educational program to your Council.

The session features Nikki Geiszler, Programs Director at Montana WAC, Priscilla Porter, Education Outreach Specialist at World Affairs Council of the Desert. and Catherina Rojas, Academic Chair at WAC Miami. The discussion will be moderated by Kaela Rider, Global Education Coordinator at WACA.

The World Affairs Councils of America is proud to partner with the International Labour Organization Office for the United States and Canada for a WACA Engage America series in 2022.

WACA and the ILO US-CA launched our partnership two years ago for Academic WorldQuest, which is continuing with last years AWQ Study Guide topic a "Human-Centered Agenda for the Future of Work." In this Engage America Series, we aim to have expert speakers convey a multifaceted, in-depth understanding of key labor issues to communities across the United States.

Through the WACA-ILO Engage America series "Human-Centered Agenda for the Future of Work" Kevin Cassidy, Director and Representative to the Bretton Woods and Multilateral Organizations for the International Labour Organization for the U.S. and Canada, will speak at World Affairs Council of Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky for, “A Just Transition to a Green Economy: The Impact of Business, Workers & Government” this Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 5:00 PM ET.

Monday, October 3 at 6 PM ET, The World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton Road hosts the Honorable Joyce Connery, Chair of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, for “The Promise and Perils of Nuclear: Risk and Rewards During Time of Climate Change and Conflict.” Joyce Connery is the two-time Chair of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Board, an organization within the executive branch with the responsibility of providing recommendations to the President and the Secretary of Energy regarding public health and safety issues at the Department of Energy.

Embassy Row Live! with her excellency, Karin Olofsdotter, Ambassador of Sweden to the U.S., has been rescheduled for Oct. 4, 2 PM ET. During which we will discuss the Russian-Ukraine conflict; their accession into NATO; Swedish-U.S. trade relations; workforce development; green innovation, and more. The conversation and Q&A session are open to our audience of Council members across the U.S., international partners, and the public at large. WACA President and CEO Bill Clifford will moderate the program.

As China pushes for an autocratic world order, WACA’s President & CEO, Bill Clifford will sit down with Susan L. Shirk, author of “Overreach: How China Derailed Its Peaceful Rise”, to discuss China’s current position as a global superpower and how Xi Jinping's ideologies could impact the future, on Thursday, October 20 at 2 PM ET.

Available Now! The World Affairs Councils of America's Cover to Cover webinar with David Ottaway on his book Mohammed bin Salman: The Icarus of Saudi Arabia

WACA is delighted to announce that the AWQ Official Study Guide and Pledge Form have been released!

WACA is excited to share the Academic WorldQuest 2022-2023 Study Guide! This guide contains essential information for Councils, teachers, and students to prepare for all AWQ high school competitions this academic year. Key logistical information, rules and regulations, and curriculum content is contained in the guide.

To confirm your Council's participation in the Academic WorldQuest 2022-2023 program, please fill out and submit this Pledge Form by November 30, 2022.

In partnership with WACA, WorldQuest Weekly is produced by the Tennessee World Affairs Council, which offers customized subscriptions to the quiz for Council members. Most of the questions are drawn from both WACA's Weekly World News Update, and a curated news Twitter feed (@TNWAC). Contact pat@tnwac.orgor visit tnwac.org/quiz for details.

Last week's winners! (10/10)! Serge (Bloomfield Hills, MI), John (Annapolis, MD), Clarice (Indianapolis, IND).

Academic WorldQuest is an essential component of the educational work of World Affairs Council of the Desert. After receiving the ten AWQ Topics from WACA , the Council's AWQ committee selects five of the ten topics and prepares 12-15 test questions for the local competition based on WACA's Study Guide.

WACD creates a flyer, Join the Quest, for coaches to use to recruit area high school students.

Dr. Michael Karp, chair of the AWQ committee recruits new coaches. As a rule, coaches are responsible for the formation of teams. This year, our eighteenth annual event will be held on the Palm Desert Campus of California State University San Bernardino on February 2, 2023. WACD's winning team has time to study the additional five topics for the AWQ National Competition in late April.

Follow the Quest: A Peek Inside Academic WorldQuest, written by Dr. Priscilla Porter, is available on Amazon for a mere $3.47.This practical guide details how the World Affairs Council of the Desert developed clear strategies for a successful AWQ program. Be sure to tune in September 29 for WACA's Best Practices webinar featuring Priscilla Porter and other leaders from the Council network.

World Affairs Council of Atlanta seeks a Program Manager.

Applications will be reviewed as received.

Colorado Springs World Affairs Council seeks an Executive Director. Applications will be reviewed as received.

WorldOregon seeks a Development and Communications Coordinator. Applications end September 29.

Montana World Affairs Council seeks a Development Coordinator.

Applications will be reviewed as received.

Global Santa Fe seeks to hire multiple positions, a Marketing and Membership Coordinator Applications will be reviewed as received.

World Affairs Council of New Orleans seeks to hire a Board Member/Fellow. Applications will be reviewed as received.

International Institute of Buffalo seeks to hire multiple positions, a Business Leader Interpreting and Translation, an Operations Leader, a Bookkeeper, and a Case Manager: Human Trafficking Services. Applications will be reviewed as received.

Columbus World Affairs Council seeks to hire a Development Manager and Youth Programming Coordinator. Applications will be reviewed as received.

World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh seeks to hire a Development Manager and a Youth Programming Coordinator. Applications will be reviewed as received.

Vermont Council on World Affairs seeks to hire an AmeriCorps Vista Youth Program Coordinator. Applications will be reviewed as received.

World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts David M. Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of The Carlyle Group, and New York Times bestselling author of How to Lead: The American Experiment and The American Story, for “Luncheon - David Rubenstein: How to Invest” (Hybrid)

World Affairs Council of Austin hosts a panel of experts, for “Kozmetsky Center of Excellence: World Order Challenges, Transition, Collapse? Western & Global Perspectives on Conflict in Ukraine” (Virtual)

World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts Peter Baker, Chief White House Correspondent for the New York Times, and Susan Glasser, Staff Writer at the New Yorker, for “The Divider: Trump in the White House” (In Person)

Cleveland Council on World Affairs hosts Michael McKinley, four-time U.S. Ambassador, and Senior Adviser in the Americas Program at CSIS, for “Can the U.S. Reset the Agenda with Latin America?” (In Person)

World Affairs Council of Rochester hosts Dr. Ivana Stradner, Visiting Research Fellow at American Enterprise Institute, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and Veteran Journalist, for “The Mind of Vladimir Putin: How He Wages War” (In Person)

Global Minnesota hosts Marc Polymeropoulos and Patrick Weninger, Retired CIA Senior Intelligence Service, for “Ukraine, Russia & Leadership from the Shadows” (In Person)

World Affairs (Northern California) hosts Peter Bartu, Senior Research Scholar at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at UC Berkeley, for “Marin - The Gulf States: Prospects and Problems” (In Person)

World Affairs Council of the Quad Cities hosts Julie Kettmann, Professor and Department Chair in the Psychology Department at St. Ambrose University, for “The Effects of the Pandemic on Adults and Children” (In Person)

World Affairs Council Austin presents “Business Opportunity with Malaysia” (In Person)

World Affairs Council of Greater Houston presents “Washington DC: Travel and Info Session” (Virtual)

WorldBoston hosts Major General Jeannie Leavitt, Department of the Air Force Chief of Safety Headquarters, Commander, Air Force Safety Center, and Lieutenant General (Retired) Jack Weinstein, Air Force, Professor of International Security at Boston University, for “Special Event: The Role of the U.S. Air Force” (In Person)

World Affairs Council of New Hampshire hosts Darren Kew, Executive Director and associate professor of the Center for Peace, Democracy and Development and the University of Massachusetts, for “A Less Free World? The Future of Democratization in Africa” (In Person)

World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts hosts Dennis Yasutomo, Professor Emeritus of Government at Smith College, for “Instant Issues: Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific” (In Person)

Foreign Policy Association presents “2022 World Leadership Forum” (In Person)

World Affairs Council Upstate presents “International Women's Group” (In Person)

World Affairs Council of Greater Houston presents “Tanzania: Travel Info Session” (Virtual)

WorldBoston hosts Kevin Rudd, President of the Asia Society and former Prime Minister of Australia, for “Great Decisions: The Quad Alliance” (Virtual)

Global Santa Fe hosts Vicki Huddleston, former U.S. Ambassador to Mali and Madagascar, for “Benedicte Valentiner in Conversation with Ambassador Vicki Huddleston” (In Person)

World Affairs Council of Seattle hosts Ian Easton, Senior Director at the Project 2049 Institute and the author of The Final Struggle: Inside China’s Global Strategy for, “The Final Struggle: Inside China’s Global Strategy” (In Person)

Indiana Council on World Affairs hosts Ali Maisam Nazari, Minister of Foreign Affairs for the National Resistance Front, and Masouma Tajik, Alumna of the American University of Afghanistan, for “Afghanistan One Year Later: Accessing Consequences of the U.S. Withdrawal” (Virtual)

Alaska World Affairs Council hosts Arne Holm, Executive Editor of the High North News, for “As Told From the North: A Journalist’s Perspective on Russia, Ukraine, & the Arctic” (In Person)

World Affairs Council of Rhode Island hosts Sarah Williams, visiting assistant professor of Anthropology and Gender Studies at Brown University, and Hannah Mayne, doctoral candidate in Anthropology at the University of Toronto, for “Roe Overturned: A Model for the World?” (In Person)

WorldDenver presents “WorldDenver Dines Out” (In Person)

World Affairs Council of Austin presents “Web-Based CEO Business Meeting Event for Innovative Industry” (Virtual)

Kentucky and Southern Indiana hosts Donald Smith, Retired Army Officer and author of Steinsueken: A Little Pocket of Freedom, for “A Little Pocket of Freedom” (In Person)

Kentucky and Southern Indiana hosts Don Samford, Retired History/Social Science Instructor from Eureka Highschool and Illinois Central College, for “Legendary Turkey” (In Person)

World Affairs Council of Orange County hosts Kyle Longely, WAC Orange County Programs Co-Chair, for “Master Class: The War in Ukraine and the Struggle Against Authoritarianism” (Hybrid)