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May 29: Special Forum on STEM Initiative:

 

 

 

Dr. Starnes E. Walker
Director of Research
Department of Homeland Security

Ken Johnson (near left)
Director, FIRST Tech Challenge
 

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WorldBoston and the National Defense Industrial Association present:
 The Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Initiative

with Dr. Starnes E. Walker and Ken Johnson
A Special Forum moderated by Joe Bergantino, Investigative Reporter of WBZ-TV Boston and WorldBoston Board Member

Sponsor: We thank Raytheon Company for its generous sponsorship of this Special Forum
Date: Thursday, May 29
Time:

11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Light Refreshments
12:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Event
Location: Federal Reserve Bank Auditorium
600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston
Cost: WorldBoston Members: $25
Non-Members: $35
Description: The United States remains the world leader in scientific and technological innovation, but surveys of American education suggest this leadership is threatened by intensifying global economic competition, especially from Asia.  As a report titled “Rising Above the Gathering Storm” suggests, the U.S. faces twin challenges of preparing Americans in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to be able to contribute to and benefit from the knowledge-based economy, as well as ensuring an adequate supply of effective STEM teachers.
Contact: RSVP/pre-payment required by Tuesday, May 27.
Please call 617-542-8995 ext. 112 or email wac@worldboston.org. 

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WorldBoston and the American Council on Germany present:
 "Serbia, Kosovo and the Still-Volatile Balkans"

with Ambassador Michael C. Polt
Former U.S. Ambassador to Serbia and Senior Transatlantic Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the U.S.

Sponsors: WorldBoston and the American Council on Germany
Date: Thursday, June 5
Time: 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.:  Members-only Pre-Event (lunch will be served)
12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.:    General Event
Location: John Joseph Moakley United States Federal Courthouse
1 Courthouse Way, Boston
NOTE: No electronic are devices permitted at the Courthouse; two forms of ID (including one photo) are required.                               
Cost: Pre-Event: $40 (open to Members of WorldBoston and the American Council on Germany)
General Event: Free for Members and Students       Non-Members: $25
Description: Ambassador Michael C. Polt is a Senior Transatlantic Fellow with The German Marshall Fund of the U.S., on loan from the U.S. Department of State, where he most recently served for three years as Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia. He is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service of the United States and served as Secretary of State Colin Powell's Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs prior to his posting in Serbia. He has also served as U.S. Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, Germany, and Deputy Chief of Mission and Charge' d'Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Bern, Switzerland. He served as Senior Advisor to the Director General of the Foreign Service for Management Reform and was a key member of the Senior Management Steering Board directing the State Department's 2003-2005 multi-million dollar reinvention of its Diplomatic Communications System. He has also previously been assigned to Embassies in Bonn, Mexico City, and Copenhagen, as well as the U.S. Consulate in Bremen, Germany.
Contact: RSVP/pre-payment required by Tuesday, June 3.
Please call 617-542-8995 ext. 112 or email wac@worldboston.org. 

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GREAT DECISIONS 2008

The Great Decisions Global Affairs Education Program celebrated 50 years in 2004, and includes the annual Briefing Book, Great Decisions TV, discussion groups across the country and the GD Online newsletter.  Topics for Great Decisions are determined by the Foreign Policy Association.

WorldBoston's Great Decisions lecture series is free and open to the public, thanks to generous support from The Lowell Institute. Lectures are held once a month in the spring and fall at the Boston Public Library, in the Mezzanine Conference Room, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 

 


 
 

  FALL 2008 SERIES
  • U.S. Defense  Speaker TBA September 23
  • Latin America  Speaker TBA October 21
  • U.S.-China Trade  Speaker TBA November 18
  • Philanthropy  Speaker TBA December 16

 SPRING 2008 SERIES

  • Russia: A New Cold War?  with Professor Nicholas Daniloff, Northeastern University May 6
  • The European Union at 50  with Dr. Vivien Schmidt, Boston University April 8
  • Diplomacy: Talking with Enemies  with Ambassador Charles Dunbar, Boston University March 11
  • Iraq: End-game  with Dr. Barry Posen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology February 12

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