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Ambassadors' Roundtable

 
    Location: Stamford Yacht Club, 97 Ocean Drive West

Breakfasts:  7:15 am   

"After Hours":  5:30 pm Reception, 6:30 pm Presentation

Dinners:  6:15 pm Reception, 7:00 pm Dinner

   Directions:  
   http://www.stamfordyc.com/aboutsyc/directions.htm

2010-2011 Theme:

The World's Leading and Emerging Powers

Date Topic / Speaker
Sept. 22, 2010

Wednesday
Breakfast

Russia in an Interdependent World

Dr. Mark Brzezinski
Partner, McGuireWoods, and Former Director f Southeast European Affairs, National Security Council.


Oct. 20, 2010

Wednesday
"After Hours"

China Now and Then

Ambassador Nicholas Platt
Former US Ambassador to Pakistan, the Philippines and Zambia, and Former President, Asia Society

Dr. Yu Zhou
Chair, Department of Earth Science and Geography, Vassar College


Nov. 17, 2010

Wednesday
Dinner

India:  Asian Sub-Continent Giant

Ambassador Meera Shankar
Ambassador of India to the US


 Dec. 15, 2010

Wednesday
Breakfast

Brazil:  South American Super Power?

Dr. Jeffrey W. Cason
Dean of International Programs and Professor of International Studies and Political Science, Middlebury College.


Jan. 19, 2011

Wednesday
Breakfast

Turkey at the Crossroads?

Ambassador Marc Grossman
Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2001-2005), Former Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (1997-2000) and Former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey (1994-1997).  Chairman, Board of Directors, World Affairs Councils of America.



March 9, 2011

Wednesday
Breakfast

The United States:  Once and Future King?

Neera Tanden
Chief Operating Officer, Center for American Progress


April 13, 2011

Wednesday
Breakfast

South Africa:  Promise and Problems in Africa's Leading Democracy

Ambassador Princeton Lyman
Former US Ambassador to South Africa and Nigeria, and Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
 


May 18, 2011

Wednesday
Dinner

Europe:  A Nation in Formation?

Jim Hoagland, Columnist and Senior Foreign Correspondent, The Washington Post


WORLD AFFAIRS FORUM   ALL EVENTS ARE HOSTED BY UCONN'S CENTER FOR  INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (CIBER)

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Location: UCONN/Stamford Campus, One University Place. Corner of Washington Blvd. and Broad St. 

Networking/Refreshments: 5:45 pm              Presentation: 6:15 pm-7:30 pm

Date / Location Topic / Speaker
  Sept. 15, 2010

  Wednesday
  UCONN/Stamford
UN Peacekeeping Efforts:  A Global Mission

Gillian Sorensen
Senior Advisor, UN Foundation

 Oct. 4, 2010 (Tentative)

  Monday
  UCONN/Stamford
  7-8:00 pm
 
4th Congressional District Candidate Debate on Foreign Policy - (Planned)

State Senator Dan Debicella (R)
Congressman Jim Himes (D)


  Nov. 10, 2010
 
  Wednesday

 
UCONN/Stamford
 

 

Paradise Beneath Her Feet:  How Women are Transforming the Middle East

Isobel Coleman
Senior Fellow for US foreign policy, Council on Foreign Relations

 February 9, 2011

 Wednesday
 UCONN/Stamford
 

Restoring Health and Hope in Haiti

Curt Welling
President & CEO, AmeriCares

 

 March 16, 2011
 
 Wednesday
 
UCONN/Stamford
 

Conflict Resolution in Africa

Fabienne Hara, VP, Multilateral Affairs, International Crisis Group

  April 27, 2011

  Wednesday
  UCONN/Stamford
 
 

 

Does Economic Prosperity Require Democracy?

Anthony Kim
Policy Analyst, The Heritage Foundation

 

SPECIAL EVENTS

 
   
Date
 
Topic / Speaker

  October 14 (Tentative)
  Tuesday

  7 pm
  Greenwich Library
  101 W. Putnam Avenue
  Greenwich
 

Nuclear Tipping Point - (Planned)

Documentary Film Showing and Presentation

Dat Topic / Speaker

 

 

  October 27, 2010 (Tentative)
  Wednesday

  6 pm Reception
  7 pm Lecture

  Pitney Bowes
  One Elmcroft Rd, Stamford

Global Economic Trends Lecture

 

   
Date
 
Topic / Speaker
  November 4-5, 2010
  Thursday and Friday

World Affairs Councils of America National Conference

US Foreign Policy:  Into the Next Decade

Mayflower Hotel
Washington, DC

Date
 
Topic / Speaker

  December 2, 2010
  Thursday
 

Fundraiser

Date
 
Topic / Speaker

  January 9, 2011
  Sunday

  2 pm
  Ferguson Library
  Stamford

The Marie Hurley Travel Lecture

Date Topic / Speaker
  February 5, 2011
  Saturday

  9:30 am - 12:00 pm
  UCONN/Stamford Campus
 
ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST--local high school competition on international topics

Date
 
Topic / Speaker

  March 31, 2011
  Thursday

  6 pm, Reception/Registration
  6:45 pm, Dinner
  7:30 pm, Game

  Italian Center, Stamford

WORLDQUEST XI - Fundraiser

The Ultimate International Trivia Competition featuring David Smith as Game Master

 

 

Date Topic / Speaker

  June 9, 2011
  Thursday

  Cash Bar:  5:30 pm
  Meeting:  6 pm
  Dinner/Lecture:  7 pm
  Stamford Yacht Club

WORLD AFFAIRS FORUM WILBUR MILLER ANNUAL MEETING, DINNER & KEYNOTE SPEAKER
 

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GREAT DECISIONS

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NEW CANAAN PUBLIC LIBRARY

SPONSORED BY HSBC DARIEN BRANCH

 

Time/Location Date/Topic
7 PM PRESENTATION

NEW CANAAN LIBRARY
LAMB ROOM
151 MAIN STREET
SEPT. 27 Globalized Cyber Crime

Conor Phoenix,
Special Agent, FBI

OCT 25The Persian Gulf

Mitchell Krauss
, Former CBS News Cairo Correspondent

NOV 22:  US-China Security Relations

Michal Meidan
, Analyst, China, Eurasia Group

 

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GREENWICH LIBRARY

COSPONSORED BY THE GREENWICH LIBRARY
 

7PM PRESENTATION

GREENWICH LIBRARY
COLE AUDITORIUM
101 WEST PUTNAM AVE.

FEB 28: TBA

MARCH 21:  TBA

APRIL 18:  TBA

 

 


 


 

 

 
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