JANUARY 2008
15th -
Great Decisions:
U.S. Defense an Security Policy
by Dr. James Walsh(7:00 - 8:30pm)
22nd
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Great Decisions:
The
European Union at 50 by Dr. Mark Kelso (7-8:30)
29th -
Great Decisions:
Russia by Dr. Steven Sabol (7-8:30)
31st -
Magellan Society:
Happy Hour (5:00pm-till)
Cantina 1511 Uptown
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FEBRUARY 2008
5th -
Great Decisions: U.S- China Trade Policy by Dr. Loren Fauchier
(7-8:30)
6-8th -
World
Affairs Councils of America National Conference in Washington, DC
12th -
Great Decisions:
Iraq End Game by Dr. James Piazza (7-8:30)
22nd -
Speaker
Luncheon Series: U.S -German Relations by Karsten Voigt (11-1pm) Westin Hotel
Uptown
26th -
WorldQuest
International Trivia Competition (6:30-10pm) Renaissance Suites Hotel
26th -
Great Decisions: Latin America- Shift to the Left? by Dr. Jurgen
Bucheanau
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MARCH 2008
11th -
Voyagers Club:
Amazon Exploration hosted by Dr. Marie Claire Marroum
31st -
Spanish Language
Luncheon
(12-1pm) Providence Day School
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APRIL 2008
3rd
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French Language Luncheon
(12-1pm) Charlotte Country Day School
8th - Breakfast Series:
Economics and National Security by Dr. Adam Posen with
the American Council on Germany
17th -
Voyager's Club:
"Pakistan After Bhutto: A Failed State"
Dr. Steven Sabol,
UNC Charlotte History Professor 6:30pm, South Charlotte member home; $25
members, $35 nonmembers; please call 704-687-7762 for reservations
22nd - Speaker Series Luncheon: Ambassador of France,
His Excellency Pierre Vimont will discuss "U.S.-French Relations: On the Eve of
the French Presidency of the European Union."
23rd-30th - Travel:
Magical Island:
Tour of Ireland
with
Ambassador Edward Brynn
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MAY 2008
8th - Speaker Series Luncheon:
"Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy"
Professor
Michael Klare,
Peace & World Security Studies at Hampshire College, Amherst, MA.
8th – Business Breakfast Series:
Dr. John Hulsman,
“Foreign Policy Challenges and Changes in Leadership:
Elections in Europe and the United States”
(co-sponsored with the American Council on Germany)
9th:
Special Event
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"Ireland Reunion"
(*for Ireland trip participants)
Friday, May 9th at 6:30 PM
*Call 704-687-7762 for
Location and Directions
15th -
German Language Luncheon
for high school students at the Waldhorn Restaurant
15th:
Mayor's
International Community Awards Black Tie Gala (organized by the
Mayor's International Cabinet)
7:00 PM; The Westin Hotel.
Download e-invite
17th:
Indonesian Night
organized by the Indonesian American Association of Carolinas.
For event and ticket purchase information:
Indonesian Night: A Journey Through Exotic
Diversity.
Tickets are $ 10/person (WACC member rate)
E-mail:
rhstimor@aol.com to reserve your spot
22nd -
Business
Breakfast Series:
Dr.
Jay Bryson,
Global Economist (Wachovia)
“Global Recession? Does
the U.S. Economy Pull Everybody Else Under?”
at
Parker
Poe Adams and Bernstein LLP from
8:00 – 9:30 am. FREE for members/ $ 10 for
non-members
29th -
Voyager's Club:
Hon.
Eric
Levinson,
former
Justice Attaché to Iraq and senior representative of the U.S.
Department of Justice assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad
Justice and Rule of
Law: Are the Nation's Policing and Judiciary Institutions Fostering a
New Day for the People of Iraq?
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JUNE 2008
9th:
Voyager's Club:
Professor M S Swaminathan speaks on
"Global
Food Crisis: The Origins and Solutions - One Nations'
Response; India’s Food Security Scenario"
at 6:30 PM
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JULY 2008
25th:
Speaker Series Luncheon:
Dr. Theo Sommer, Editor-at-Large of DIE ZEIT
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AUGUST 2008
12th: The Magellan
Society (TMS): Richard B. Alexander,
President of R.B. Alexander Co., Ltd.
“Explore
your Horizon! Explore China!”
21st:
Speaker Series Luncheon:
James (Jim) E. Rogers,
President, Chairman of the Board, and CEO Duke
Energy Corp.
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SEPTEMBER 2008
22nd:
Ambassador Circle Dinner:
Ambassador
Klaus Scharioth, German Ambassador to the US
30th:
Speaker Series Luncheon:
Tim Weiner,
Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
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OCTOBER 2008
30th
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Speaker Series Luncheon:
Senator Chuck Hagel (R-Nebraska)
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NOVEMBER 2008
18th:
Speaker Series Luncheon:
Dr. Marshall I. Goldman,
Kathryn Wasserman Davis Professor of Russian Economics
(Emeritus) at Wellesley College and author of
"Petrostate: Putin, Power and the New Russia."
17th -
Academic
WorldQuest
International Trivia
Competition for high school students
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