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2011-12 Schedule
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Sat., Feb. 4
Academic WorldQuest
High School Competition
UCONN/Stamford
9 AM - 12 Noon

Wed., Feb. 15
Forum Series
David J. Firestein
VP, East West Institute
"Chinese Foreign Policy
& US Security Interests
in Asia"
UCONN/Stamford
5:45 - 7:30 PM

Mon., Feb. 27
Great Decisions
Herbert I. London, PhD
President Emeritus,
Hudson Institute
"Middle East Realignment"
Greenwich Library
7 PM

Wed., March 7
AR Breakfast
Sheila A. Smith, PhD
Sr. Fellow for Japan
Studies, Council on
Foreign Relations
"Japan: A Year After the
Deluge"
Stamford Yacht Club
7:15 - 9 AM

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	aCADEMIC WORLDQUEST - Saturday, February 4
	A Test… A Competition… A Game... High Schools Compete For Opportunity To Attend National Academic WorldQuest In DC More than 60 students from area high schools will compete on February 4^th at Academic WorldQuest at UCONN/Stamford. Sponsored annually by the World Affairs Forum, the winning team will compete with students from around the country at the National Academic WorldQuest in Washington, DC in April. Tony Savino, News Director, AM 1490 WGCH Greenwich, will be the Game Master for the competition, which kicks off at 9:00 A.M. and concludes at noon. The community is invited to attend and play along! The eighth Annual Academic WorldQuest is made possible through the generous support of Lead Sponsor, MasterCard Worldwide, as well as the Arora Foundation, the Xerox Foundation and the Hageman Foundation. 2011 Winning Team from Wilton High School

	FORUM SERIES PROGRAM - Wednesday, February 15
	David J. Firestein Vice President, East West Institute "Chinese Foreign Policy and US Security Interests in Asia" David Firestein leads the China, Russia and United States programs at the East West Institute. He served as a U.S. diplomat for eight years and is an expert on China, Russia, public diplomacy and U.S. politics. Previously, he was deputy executive director and senior advisor at the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy and worked at the State Department’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. Mr. Firestein has published roughly 130 articles in Chinese and Russian publications, as well as articles on U.S. politics and society. He is also the co-author of three books on China. He has taught at both the Moscow State Institute for International Relations and the University of Texas-Austin. UCONN/Stamford Broad Street & Washington Blvd. Refreshments/Networking: 5:45 PM Presentation/Q&A 6:15-7:30 PM Forum Members/Faculty/Students: No Charge Non-Members: $20
	GREAT DECISIONS - Monday, February 27
	Herbert I. London. PhD President Emeritus, Hudson Institute "Middle East Realignment" Herbert London served as the Hudson Institute's President from 1997 to 2011. He is professor emeritus and the former John M. Olin Professor of Humanities at NYU. He was responsible for creating the Gallatin School of Individualized Study in 1972 and was its dean until 1992. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, New York City Cultural Affairs Commission, American History and Civics Advisory Board, and the International Institute of Strategic Studies. He is also an affiliated professor at the University of Haifa in Israel. In 2000 he received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and in 2002 the Liberty and Media Award. Herbert London is a graduate of Columbia University and received his PhD from New York University. Greenwich Library 101 West Putnam Avenue Cole Auditorium 7 PM Free and Open to the Public Cosponsored by the Greenwich Library
	AMBASSADORS' ROUNDTABLE BREAKFAST - Wednesday, March 7
	Sheila A. Smith, PhD Senior Fellow for Japan Studies, Council on Foreign Relations "Japan: A Year After the Deluge" Dr. Sheila Smith has directed the New Regional Security Architecture for Asia project at the Council on Foreign Relations and is currently leading a project on China and India as Emerging Powers: Challenge or Opportunity for the US and Japan? Prior to joining the Council, Dr. Smith worked at the East-West Center where she specialized on Asia-Pacific international relations and U.S. policy toward Asia. She has also researched and written on Japan’s foreign policy toward China and the Northeast Asian region. Stamford Yacht Club Coffee Available: 7:15 AM Breakfast: 7:30 AM Presentation: 8 AM Adjourn: 9 AM RESERVATIONS REQUIRED AR Series Member: No fee All Others: Phone the Forum Office for Guest Fee and Payment Information.

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