BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.1.7//EN TZID:America/Anchorage X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Anchorage BEGIN:VEVENT UID:285@alaskaworldaffairs.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20190208T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20190208T130000 DTSTAMP:20231222T093211Z URL:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/archived-events/chinas-plan-for-the-asi a-pacific-region/ SUMMARY:China's Plan for the Asia/Pacific Region & What it Means for Alaska | Grant Newsham DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nThe US and China see rival visions for entwined Asia-Paci fic region\, whose economies and strategic interests are deeply entwined w ith both powers. Grant Newsham\, Retired US Marine Colonel and Senior Rese arch Fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies will dive into the ec onomic and political factors behind China's plan for the Asia/Pacific Regi on &\; highlight the potentail consequences for Alaska.\n\n\n\nGrant N ewsham is a Senior Research Fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studi es with a particular focus on Asia/Pacific security matters.  He is a ret ired US Marine Colonel and was the first US Marine Liaison Officer to the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.  In that role he was instrumental in dev eloping Japan’s nascent amphibious capability.  Mr. Newsham previously served as the head of intelligence and plans and policy at  Marine Forces Pacific Headquarters in Honolulu\, and also served as the US Marine Attac hé\, US Embassy Tokyo.\nMr. Newsham lived in Tokyo for twenty years and w orked for over a decade as an executive director at a Western investment b ank and for a major American high-tech firm.  He is also a former US Fore ign Service Officer – with work covering a number of regions – includi ng East and South Asia\, and specializing in insurgency\, counter-insurgen cy\, and commercial matters.\nMr. Newsham speaks regularly at a variety of forums on Asian defense and security matters\, and has published articles in a range of periodicals such as Asia Times\, The Diplomat\, Christian S cience Monitor\, and Sankei Shimbun.  Mr. Newsham is also an attorney wit h experience in international trade and public international law.  He was selected to join the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Or ganized Crime in 2011-2012\, and was once the co-chair of the District of Columbia Bar’s International Trade Committee.\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\ nProgram Details\n\n Check-in will begin at 11:30am with seating availabl e on a first-come first-serve basis. The program will begin at noon.\n Th ose with online reservations do not need to present ticket confirmation at the door\, we will have all confirmed attendees on a list at check-in.\n Lunch at this program will be available for individual order and purchase from 49th State Brewing Co. If you wish to do so\, plan on arriving early to ensure you receive your meal by the end of the program.\n Online regi stration will close at midnight on February 7. Remaining tickets will be a vailable for purchase the day of the program at the door from 11:30am.\n\n  \;\n\n\n\nComplimentary parking is available in nearby EasyPark Alask a lots for individuals who preregister online by midnight the day before  to attend this program. Successful registrants will receive an email the d ay before to the program with parking details.\n\n\n\nHigh school and full -time college students who register in advance receive complimentary admis sion and a voucher for a lunch item of their choosing thanks to the genero us support of BP. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/wp-content/upload s/2018/12/Screen-Shot-2018-12-27-at-11.46.08-AM.png CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:49th State Brewing Company\, 717 W 3rd Ave\, Anchorage\, AK\, 9950 1\, United States GEO:61.21968289999999;-149.8958227 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=717 W 3rd Ave\, Anchorage\, AK\, 99501\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=49th State Brewing Company:geo:61.21968289999999,-149.8958227 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Anchorage X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Anchorage BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20181104T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR