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Events Calendar 2008                                       
Date Title Speaker  
July 11, 2007 "Resume of the German EU Presidency and
Challenges of the G-8 Presidency"
Ambassador Klaus Scharioth
Germany's Ambassador to the U.S.
(Biography)
 
September 7, 2007 "The Foundation of Freedom, Justice, and Peace in the World" Andrea Carmen
Executive Director of the International Indian Treaty Council
(Biography)
 
September 14, 2007 "Pakistan: The Human Factor" Ethan Casey
Founder Co-Editor of PakCast
(Biography)
 
September 21, 2007 "An Overview of U.S./Latin American Relation." John Hamilton
Former Ambassador to Guatemala and Peru
(Biography)
 
September 28, 2007 "Democracy under challenge in the rainbow nation: South Africa's HIV/AIDS pandemic." Terry Fleischer
Deputy Director of the Bioethics Center at the University of Cape Town
(Biography)
 
October 5, 2007 “US Microfinance: Challenges and Opportunities.” Paul Quintero
CFO and Interim CEO of ACCION,
the nation's largest microlender
(Biography)

CFO and interim CEO of ACCION, the nation’s largest microlender

 

Evening Program

October 12, 2007

"Tackling Global Health's Biggest Challenges - Reasons for Optimism Dr. Joanne Carter
Associate Executive Director
RESULTS/RESULTS
Educational Fund
(Biography)
 

Wednesday Lunch Program

October 17, 2007

"Geothermal Energy & Climate Change" President of Iceland
(Biography)
 
October 19, 2007 “A Jewish Global Response to Humanitarian Needs” Jennifer Kraft
Director of Community Relations at the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee in NY
(Biography)
 
October 26, 2007 "Mongolia and the future of Northeast Asia: Economics, Politics, and Security" President of Mongolia
(Biography)
 
November 2, 2007 “Peacekeeping in Western Sahara” Frank Ruddy
Former US Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea
(Biography)
 

Evening Program

November 9, 2007

"US European Economic Relations" Gerard Baker
US Editor and Columnist of The Times of London
(Biography)
 

Monday Lunch Program

November 19, 2007

“Beyond the Headlines: Afghanistan's Stability and Global Security” Ambassador Said Tayeb Jawad
Afghanistan’s Ambassador to the US
(Biography)
 
November 23, 2007 "Thanksgiving - No Program This Week"    
November 30, 2007 “Issues the US Downplays at Its Peril” Chris Brown
Research Director of The Southern Center for International Studies
(Biography)
 
December 7, 2007 "Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Economic Globalization and its Impact on the US" Robin Bronen
Executive Director of Alaska Immigration Justice Project
(Biography)
 
December 14, 2007 "Alaskan's on the Ground - Experiences in Iraq" Panel of Alaskan service personnel who have served in Iraq.  
December 21, 2007 "Christmas - No Program This Week"    
December 28, 2007 "Christmas - No Program This Week"    
January 4, 2008

"Fifty Years on the Front Line: American National Strategy"

Dr. Will Jacobs
Professor Emeritus of History and Political Science
at the University of Alaska Anchorage
(Biography)
 
January 11, 2008 “An Insider’s Critique of the United Nations.” Ian Williams
UN correspondent for The Nation
(Biography)
 
 
January 18, 2008 "Pacific Rim LNG - The Alaska Fit?" Harold Heinze
Chief Executive of the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority
(Biography)
 
January 25, 2008 "The Arctic Race: A NORAD Mission?" Colonel Sylvain Bedard
Deputy Commander of the Alaskan NORAD Region
(Biography)
 
February 1, 2008 "2008: China's Olympic Gamble and Other Spectator sports in East Asia" Dr. Paul Dunscomb
Associate Professor of East Asian History, UAA
(Biography)
 
February 6-8, 2008 “The Alaska World Affairs Council Presents – World Affairs Councils of America Annual National Conference, Washington DC. Topic: “US or US and Them” World Affairs Council of America Annual National Conference in Washington DC

For more information:
www.worldaffairscouncils.org

 
February 15, 2008

"Organizational Cultures: Where Leadership is Everybody's Business"

Lynn Giuliani
Senior Consultant and Coach at Carolyn Fine & Associates (CFA)
(Biography)
 
Lunch Program

February 20, 2008

"How to win a cosmic war"

Reza Aslan
Writer and Commentator
Alaska Pacific University
(Biography)
 

Evening Program

February 20, 2008

Free Evening Program at UAA

" Contemporary Issues in Islam"

Reza Aslan
Writer and Commentator
Alaska Pacific University
(Biography)
 
February 29, 2008 "What in the World? The 2008 Presidential Campaign and Foreign Policies" Panel Discussion  
March 7, 2008 “Is Wal-Mart Good for America?” Alan Tonelson

Research fellow at the Educational Foundation of the US Business and Industrial Council in Washington.
(Biography)

 
March 14, 2008 “Independence for Kosovo:
Why the west chose to support the move and what it means for relations with Russia”
Julius Strauss

Former Correspondent for the Daily Telegraph
(Biography)

 

 
March 21, 2008 There will be no presentation for this date.    
March 28, 2008

"Framing Muslim Women: Islam, Gender and Human Rights in the Global Media"

Dr. Ingrid Mattson
Professor of Islamic Studies and Director of Islamic Chaplaincy
Macdonald Center for Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations
Hartford Seminary
(Biography)
 
March 30, 2008

Free Afternoon Program at UAA

"Islamic Law and Life Past and Present"

Dr. Ingrid Mattson
Professor of Islamic Studies and Director of Islamic Chaplaincy
Macdonald Center for Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations
Hartford Seminary
(Biography)
 
April 4, 2008 "The Global Energy Challenge - Shell's Interest in the Alaska Offshore" Rick Fox
Alaska Asset Manager for Shell Exploration and Production
(Biography)
 
April 11, 2008 "50 Years Traveling the International Finance Highway with a Few Detours and Back Roads" Bill Taylor
Former VP of Citibank/Citigroup, Current CEO of William Taylor & Associates
(Biography)
 
April 18, 2008 “What US Energy Policy Should Be” Robert Ebel
Head of the Energy and National Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington DC
(Biography)
 
April 25, 2008 "Pluralism and Israel Through the Eyes of a Bedouin Israeli" Ismail Khaldi
Deputy Consul of Isreal
(Biography)
 
May 2, 2008 "Indonesia - US relations and Current Indonesian Development" Ambassador Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat
Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the United States of America
(Biography)
 
May 9-10, 2008 No Anchorage Program this week
The Juneau World Affairs Council is hosting a forum focused on South Asia at the Baranof Hotel in Juneau, Alaska. For more information, please visit www.jwac.org
Juneau World Affairs Council Forum  
Evening Program

May 16, 2008

"International focus on the Arctic: fisheries, environment, climate change, petroleum, and conflicts between these interests" Governor Svein Ludvigsen
The King of Norway's representative in Troms County, Norway
(Biography)
 
May 23, 2008

Memorial Day Weekend
No Program This Week

   
Lunch Program

May 29, 2008

  Eva Nowotny
Ambassador of Austria
(Biography)
 
May 30, 2008 “Suicide Terrorism” Dr. Mia Bloom
Counter-terrorism consultant for the USG
(Biography)
 
September 27, 2008

ALASKA WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
50TH Anniversary Ball

 
September  2008   Dr. Marc Massoud  

  

 


                                                        
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