JANUARY 2009
13th -
Great Decisions:
Dr. James
Piazza, UNC Charlotte,
U.S. and
Rising Global Powers
22nd
- Speaker Series Program: Dr.
Sergei Khrushchev, son of former Soviet Prime Minister Nikita
Khrushchev and senior fellow at the Watson Institute (Brown
University)
22nd -
Private Dinner
with Dr. Sergei Khrushchev,
son of former Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev and senior
fellow at the Watson Institute (Brown University)
27th -
Great Decisions:
Dr. Greg
Pillar, Queens University,
Global Food Supply
28th -
The Magellan Society:
Happy Hour (Nakato Japanese Restaurant).
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FEBRUARY 2009
3rd -
Great Decisions:
Dr. Alexa Royden, Queens University, "Human Rights"
10th -
Great Decisions:
Dr. Jonathan Berkey, Davidson College, "United States and
Egypt"
12th -
Business Breakfast Program:
Dr. Jay Bryson, Wachovia Corporation, "The Global
Economic Outlook: Will 2009 Be As Bad as 2008?"
17th -
The Magellan Society:
Dan Harmon, "Digging in South America: How Reed Boats
Shaped a Civilization"
Details
18-20th -
WACA National Conference, Washington
D.C.
24th -
Great Decisions:
Dr.
Russell Crandall, Davidson College,
"Cuba and
Castro"
25th
- Evening
Presentation:
Ambassador Linda Tarr-Whelan, former US Representative to
the UN Commission on the Status of Women, “Role of Women
in Development: National and Global Perspectives” (in
partnership with CPCC International Business Program)
26th
- Speaker
Series Program:
Ambassador Linda Tarr-Whelan, former US Representative to
the UN Commission on the Status of Women, “Role of Women
in Development: National and Global Perspectives” |
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MARCH 2009 |
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3rd -
Great Decisions:
Dr. Chris Alexander, Davidson College,
Afghanistan/Pakistan |
31st -
WorldQuest
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APRIL 2009 |
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9th
- Ambassadors Circle Program:
Ambassador Michael Wilson,
Ambassador from Canada to the United States |
14th -
Young Professionals Panel for
International Careers (in partnership with UNC Charlotte)
22nd
- The
Magellan Society: Happy
Hour @ Chimas Brazillian Steakhouse
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MAY
2009 |
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7th
- World Citizen Award Dinner |
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JUNE 2009 |
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10th
- WACC Annual Meeting |
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22nd -
The
Magellan Society (Young Professionals): Happy Hour: Latorres.
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AUGUST 2009 |
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11th -
Speaker Series Program:
General George W.
Casey, Jr.
(36th Chief of Staff, U.S. Army) |
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SEPTEMBER 2009 |
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10th -
The Magellan Society (Young Professionals):
Wine Tasting (@ Dolce Vita) and presentation by Doc Hendley,
founder of "Wine to Water," on the global water crisis.
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24th -
Speaker Series Program:
Dr. Haleh Esfandiari,
"My Prison, My Home: One Woman's Story of Captivity in Iran" |
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24th -
Private Dinner:
Dr. Haleh Esfandiari,
"My Prison, My Home: One Woman's Story of Captivity in Iran" |
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OCTOBER 2009 |
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1st
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The Magellan Society (Young Professionals):
Happy Hour @ Copper (Indian Cuisine).
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15th -
The Magellan Society (Young Professionals):
Book Discussion at Pura Vida (“The Places in Between” by
Rory Stewart)
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21st
-Town Hall:
T. Boone Pickens, "Pickens Plans."
Details |
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22nd -
Voyagers Club:
Council Scholars, Rachel Clarke (Turkey) and Amanda Cogan
(Peru) to speak
Details |
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30th -
Speaker Series Program:
Hon. Tom Ridge,
"The Test of Our Times: America under Siege... and How
We Can Be Safe Again" |
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NOVEMBER 2009 |
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3rd:
Ambassadors Circle Series:
Ambassador Urs Ziswiler, Swiss Ambassador to the United
States of America
Details |
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12th
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Academic WorldQuest
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12th
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The Magellan Society (Young Professionals):
Joint Program with The
Contemporaries (Young Professionals - McColl Center for
Visual Art), facilitated conversation on the impact of world
affairs in the art world by Khaled Hafiz (Cairo)
Details |
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18th -
Speaker Series
Program:
Daniel Griswold, Mad About Trade: Why
Main Street America Should Embrace Globalization
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19th
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The Magellan Society (Young Professionals):
Happy Hour @ Cosmos
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DECEMBER 2009 |
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3rd -
Speaker Series
Program:
Gretchen Peters,
Seeds of
Terror: How Heroin Is Bankrolling the Taliban and al Qaeda
Details |
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10th
- The
Magellan Society: Joint
Holiday Happy Hour with Charlotte International Cabinet YPs
(TBD) |
