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2/4/2010 - The Columbus World Affairs Council will host Joe Hallet, Senior Editor at the Columbus Dispatch, and Dr. Craige Roberts, OSU Professor, to discuss "Haiti: Before & After the Earthquake" on February 4, 2010 from 5:30-7pm. Please register online.
The World Affairs Council of Greater Richmond will host Michael Ledeen, Political Theorist and Foreign Policy Specialist to discuss "Iran and the War Against the West" at the Jefferson Hotel on February 9, 2010.
The World Affairs Forum will host Scott D. Michel, President of Caplin & Drysdale, to discuss "Overseas Tax Havens: Implications for the Global Economy & U.S. TaxPayers" at the University of Connecticut Stamford Campus on February 10, 2010.
The World Affairs Council of Monterey Bay will host four of this year's Knight Fellows:Maureen Fan, Beijing bureau chief of the Washington Post, Alfonso Cuellar,editor-in-chief, Semana magazine, Bogota, Colombia, Teru Kuwayama, freelance photographer, New York, and Paul Radu, freelance reporter and projects coordinator, the Romanian Center for Investigative Journalism, Bucharest, Romania, to discuss "Tweets, Texts and Posts: The Wild Frontier of Social and Online Media Around the World" at the Rancho Canada Golf Club on February 25, 2010.
The Columbus Council on World Affairs will host Michael G. Morris, Chairman, President & CEO of American Electric Power, to discuss "The Future of Global Climate Change & Global Energy" at the Hyatt Regency Columbus on March 9, 2010.
The World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C. is pleased to announce that the Honorable Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, will be the keynote speaker for the Council's 30th Anniversary Global Education Dinner. Secretary Duncan will be honored with the International Affairs Award. Other distinguished honorees include: H.E. Ambassador Pierre Vimont, Ambassador of France to the United States, Distinguished Diplomatic Service Award; Dr. Steven Knapp, President, The George Washington University, Educator of the Year Award; Dr. Vinton G. Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google, Global Education Award; and Judy Woodruff, Senior Correspondent, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Global Communications Award. The event will take place at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel on March 10, 2010.
The World Affairs Council of New Hampshire is searching for a new executive director. A position description can be downloaded by clicking here. You can also visit their website.
The World Affairs Council of Dallas-Fort Worth is teaming up with The Economist to present "Global IQ, a monthly online audiocast that exclusively connects council members with journalists around the world to discuss the pressing issues of the day. This and other podcasts can be found on their website.
Registration is open for the Northern California Council's annual event: WorldAffairs2010: Innovative Leadership in the Face of Crises on March 11-12, 2010 in San Francisco. You can attend the two-day event, or join a special 3-day WAC Leadership Premium Program to Northern California, which in addition to the conference, includes a private luncheon at the Hoover Institution, Council leadership discussions, and a special visit to the world-class Asian Art Museum.
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