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:226@alaskaworldaffairs.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20170211T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20170211T210000 DTSTAMP:20231222T085046Z URL:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/archived-events/worldquest-2017/ SUMMARY:Academic Student WorldQuest Competition DESCRIPTION:Academic WorldQuest is a team competition testing students’ k nowledge of global issues in the following categories:\n\n Current Events \n Great Decisions\n Peace and Conflict in Today’s World\n Combating Infectious Disease\n The European Union\n Countering Violent Extremism\n Turkey\n Global Megacities\n China\n Women in Technology\n\nThe Alask a competition on Saturday\, February 11th brings together over 120 high sc hool students from around Alaska to test their knowledge of global affairs . Over 40 local World Affairs Councils host the competition across the cou ntry. The winning team from each local competition is invited to participa te in the National Competition hosted in Washington\, D.C. each April.\n\n We invite you to join us for this amazing event and show your support for these dedicated students.\n\n 5:00pm to 5:30pm VIP reception for sponsors \n 5:30pm to 6:30pm General reception with students\n 6:30pm to 9:00pm 2 017 Academic Student WorldQuest Competition\n\n\nTeachers and Students mus t submit a completed application to participate in the local competition. Download the application here.\n\nSee the WorldQuest page for more informa tion about the competition.\n\nAdults can support the high school students in a number of ways:\n\n Sponsor a student\, team\, or school -- make a donation online today!\n Attend the Student Reception and participate in the competition as part of an adult team for $50/person -- up to 4 adults per team.\n Attend the Student Reception and observe the competition for $25/person.\n\n\n\n\nOnline registration has closed. There is space remain ing for Adult Observers and Participants who wish to pay at the door. Plea se plan to join us at the Dena'ina Center at 5:00pm.\n\n \;\n\n[button type="real" shape="square" size="x-large" href="/support-us/make-a-donati on/support-worldquest/" title="Support WorldQuest"]Support WorldQuest[/but ton] ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/wp-content/upload s/2014/06/Wq_National-Logo.jpg CATEGORIES:WorldQuest LOCATION:Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center\, 600 W 7th Ave\, Anchorage\ , Anchorage\, AK\, 99501\, United States GEO:61.21509609999999;-149.8945164 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS= 600 W 7th Ave\, Anchorage\ , Anchorage\, AK\, 99501\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Dena'i na Civic and Convention Center:geo:61.21509609999999,-149.8945164 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Anchorage X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Anchorage BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20161106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR