BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Anchorage X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Anchorage BEGIN:VEVENT UID:280@alaskaworldaffairs.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20181213T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20181213T130000 DTSTAMP:20231222T092952Z URL:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/archived-events/qatar-western-values/ SUMMARY:Qatar: A New Rising Nation on the Global Stage DESCRIPTION:Come listen to our President &\; CEO talk about an amazing c ountry in the Middle East\, "Qatar: A New Rising Nation on the Global Stag e"\nLise was one of 14 delegates selected to participate in a World Affair s Council Leadership Mission to Qatar where she met with leaders of Qatar Petroleum\, Qatar Financial Center\, Al Jazeera\, Shura Council\, Educatio n Center\, Ministry of Defense\, Ministry of Foreign Affairs\, US Embassy in Qatar\, US Air Force Base\, and 2022 FIFA World Cup Supreme Committee .  Join her as she talks about a rising country in the Middle East.\nLise 's Bio:\nLise Falskow was born and raised in Alaska and holds a degree in Economics and Accounting from Claremont McKenna College. She worked as a CPA in Seattle\, Washington and Zurich\, Switzerland. She then helped esta blish a Financial Analyst Group for the Energy Division of a major oil com pany in Oslo\, Norway. As a dual Norwegian and US Citizen\, her interest i n world cultures has taken her to many exciting places\, including her ret urn to Anchorage\, Alaska where she is the Royal Norwegian Honorary Consul for Alaska. Lise has a passion for sports\, music (including playing the piano)\, and participating in Ironman Triathlon Competitions.\n \;\n\ n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \; \n\n \;\n\n\n\nProgram Details\n\n This program is limited in size an d taking place in the smaller 49th State Banquet Room upstairs\n Check-in will begin at 11:45pm with seating available on a first-come first-serve basis. The discussion will begin at 12:00\n Those with online reservation s do not need to present ticket confirmation at the door\, we will have al l 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 registration will close at midn ight on December 12th. Remaining tickets will be available for purchase th e day of the program at the door from 11:30am.\n\n \;\n\n\n\nComplimen tary parking is available in nearby EasyPark Alaska lots for individuals w ho preregister online by the September 6th deadline to attend this program . Successful registrants will receive an email the day before to the progr am with parking details.\n\nAdmission is free to active duty\, National Gu ard\, Reservists and their spouses\, compliments of USO Alaska. Military a ttendees must register in advance for free admission and free parking.\n\n  \;\n\nHigh school and full-time college students who register in adva nce receive complimentary admission and a voucher for a lunch item of thei r choosing thanks to the generous support of BP. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/wp-content/upload s/2018/10/QOFQ0334.jpg 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