2009-10
Schedule
Click on Events calendar to see Upcoming Programs!
March 10, 2010
AR Breakfast
Scott Borg
Director & Chief Economist,
US Cyber Consequences Unit
The New World of Cyber Threats
Stamford Yacht Club
7:15 AM
March 15, 2010
Great Decisions
Dave Livingston
Principal & Founder,
Llinlithgow Associates, NY
Global Financial Crisis
Greenwich Library
7 PM
March 24, 2010
WAF
Ambassador David H. Shinn
Former Ambassador to Ethiopia
The Troubled Horn of Africa
UCONN/Stamford
6:15-8 PM
April 1, 2010
WorldQuest X Fundraiser
Italian Center
6-10 PM
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THE WORLD AFFAIRS
FORUM - CONNECTING OUR COMMUNITY TO OUR WORLD!
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Located
in Stamford,
Connecticut since 1946, the World Affairs
Forum is a non-profit, non-partisan organization whose
mission is to expand understanding of global
affairs and America's role in the world.
JOIN THE WORLD AFFAIRS FORUM!
Special reduced rates
are now in effect for the remainder of the 2009-10
program season.
Join the Forum now - either the
Ambassadors' Roundtable Series or the Forum Series - and
be where the action is. Click on Membership at the
top of this page and complete and submit the membership
application form. If you have questions, don't
hesitate to call the Forum office at 203-356-0340.
Ambassadors'
Roundtable Series:
Regular: $325
Non-Profit: $250
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Individual: $50
Senior:
$35
Family:
$65
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offer all the highlights of touring, as well as access
to political leaders and local experts for behind the
scenes briefings that make these trips unique. These
hallmark "Inside" tours are resource rich, featuring
private briefings and expert lecturers. Visit
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for information on upcoming tours.
RECIPROCITY:
The World Affairs Forum extends an
invitation to members of other councils when they are
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attend our events. Please consult our upcoming events
calendar or contact our office if you are interested in
attending our programs. Members of other councils may
attend our events at member pricing. We would be
delighted to have you join us.
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ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST - March 6, 2010
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Wilton High School Wins Academic WorldQuest!
Will compete in
national competition in Washington, DC,
April 24, 2010
The
Forum's 7th Annual Academic WorldQuest was held on March
6th at UCONN/Stamford. Fifteen teams from high
schools in Fairfield County, CT and Westchester County,
NY competed in an exciting event that tested their
knowledge on a variety of international topics.
Lead sponsors of the event were MasterCard Worldwide and
World Wrestling Entertainment. Additional sponsors
included the Hageman Foundation and the Xerox
Foundation. Congratulations to all the
competitors!

Congressman Jim Himes with Winning Wilton Team

Shawn Miles of
MasterCard Worldwide with Gold Medal Team

Hope Hageman, Hageman
Foundation,
& Silver
Medal Team - Trumbull HS

Forum Board Chairman, Gene Rostov,
& Bronze Medal Team - Bronxville HS

The Three Winning Teams
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AMBASSADORS' rOUNDTABLE BREAKFAST - March 10, 2010
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Scott Borg
Director and Chief
Economist, US Cyber Consequences Unit

"The New World of Cyber
Threats"
Scott Borg
originated many of the concepts and categories currently
being used to understand the strategic and economic
implications of cyber-attacks. He discovered that the
American economy could be extremely vulnerable to the
sort of cyber attacks that would hijack information
systems with false information. He founded the US-CCU
at the request of senior government officials, who
wanted an independent, economically-oriented source of
cyber-security research. He has lectured at Harvard,
Yale, Columbia, London, and other leading universities.
Stamford Yacht Club
Coffee Available: 7:15 AM
Breakfast: 7:30 AM
Presentation: 8-9 AM
RESERVATIONS AND ADVANCE PAYMENT REQUIRED!
(Phone Forum Office: 203-356-0340)
AR
Series Members: No Charge
Forum Series Members: $40
General Public: $50
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GREAT DECISIONS - Monday, March 15, 2010
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Dave Livingston
Principal & Founder at Llinlithgow Associates, NY

"Global Financial
Crisis"
Mr.
Livingston is a management consultant with nearly 30
years of experience in business planning and analysis,
strategy, product development and management,
go-to-market operations, logistics and supply chain
management and technology. His career has included lead
positions at Federal Express, IBM, and Avaya, among
others. Mr. Livingston’s practice focuses on business
performance assessment and improvement, as well as the
linkages between business, the economy and markets, and
investment strategies. He writes a blog on these topics
at BizzXceleration (www.llinlithgow.com/bizzx)
and on world affairs at
www.llinlithgow.com/ptw.
Greenwich Library
101 West Putnam Avenue
Cole Auditorium
7 PM
Free
and Open to the Public
Cosponsored by the Greenwich Library |
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WORLD AFFAIRS FORUM SERIES - March 24, 2010
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Ambassador David H. Shinn
Former US Ambassador to Ethiopia

"The Troubled Horn of Africa"
Ambassador Shinn,
Adjunct Professor at the Elliott School of International
Affairs, George Washington University, is eminently
qualified to speak on Africa, having served for
thirty-seven years in the Foreign Service with embassy
assignments in Lebanon, Kenya, Tanzania, Mauritania,
Cameroon and Sudan and as ambassador to Burkina Faso and
Ethiopia.
Ambassador Shinn’s research includes China-Africa
Relations, East Africa and the Horn, terrorism, Islamic
fundamentalism and U.S. policy in Africa. He holds a
PhD from George Washington University and a certificate
in African studies from Northwestern University.
UCONN/Stamford
Broad Street & Washington Blvd.
Refreshments/Networking: 6:15 PM
Lecture/Q&A 6:45-8 PM
Free to Forum Members,
Students & Faculty - All Others $20
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