THE WORLD AFFAIRS FORUM - CONNECTING OUR COMMUNITY TO OUR WORLD!

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. 

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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
Forum Series:  
      Individual:       $50
      Senior:            $35
       Family:            $65  

TRAVEL THE WORLD WITH THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF PHILADELPHIA

The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia has offered tours to its members and to cooperating councils, including the World Affairs Forum, for more than 30 years.  Trips 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 www.wacphila.org for information on upcoming tours.

RECIPROCITY: The World Affairs Forum extends an invitation to members of other councils when they are visiting Fairfield (CT) or Westchester (NY) counties to 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.

ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST - March 6, 2010

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

AMBASSADORS' rOUNDTABLE BREAKFAST - March 10, 2010

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

GREAT DECISIONS - Monday, March 15, 2010

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

WORLD AFFAIRS FORUM SERIES - March 24, 2010

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