February 15           CHAT & CHOWDA    New Venue!

 

 

    

 
WorldBoston relaunches its popular monthly author series at a great new location:

The Downtown Harvard Club of Boston. We kick off with Charles A. Kupchan, professor at Georgetown and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. His new book is No One's World: The West, the Rising West, and the Coming Global Turn. A signing will follow the conversation. Reserve your seat -- get your Chowda here!

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Upcoming Events

 

February 8                 Global Trade & Economic Outlook

 


 

 

    

 
 Geoffrey Somes, senior economist at State Street Global Advisors, will present forecasts for the world economy and markets at the 18th Annual International Business Forum  & Networking Evening. Representatives of New England's top companies will join GBANE, WorldBoston, and other event partners at Bingham McCutchen for this premier networking event!

 

 

February 14               GREAT DECISIONS 2012

 

    

 
The Arab Spring, One Year On

 

Prof. Denis Sullivan, Director of the International Affairs Program and the Middle East Center, Northeastern University

Karim Haggag, Career diplomat in Egypt's Foreign Service

Engage our panel! Discussion series details.

 

 

Feb. 15 ~ 18        2012 NCIV National Meeting in D.C.

 

  

 

One Story at A Time:

The Impact of Citizen Diplomacy

The annual conference of the National Council for International Visitors (NCIV) in Washington, D.C., has long served as an opportunity to share ideas, develop knowledge, and cultivate skills in support of international exchange programs. Learn more and register!

 


Global Education Office

 
 Academic WorldQuest Returns March 10!

What is it? A fun, friendly and powerful way for high school students to learn about international affairs.  It’s a global knowledge competition, and a flagship program of the World Affairs Councils of America. WorldBoston's 5th Annual Academic WorldQuest competition will be held Saturday, March 10, 2012 -- Learn more and register your team now!

  



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Feb. 8 ~ 11          Anti-Corruption and Transparency

 

Czech Republic

  

 
 Five Czech delegates will visit Boston to conduct a case study on anti-corruption and government transparency with counterparts. Sessions will be arranged with the District Attorney's office, judges, representatives from the Boston City Council, and journalists.

 

Feb. 11 ~ 15        Mr. Naby Bangoura

 


        Guinea

  

 
 Mr. Bangoura, the newly appointed spokesperson for the Guinean presidential office, will meet with media and communications faculty at universities, as well as representatives from PR and marketing firms. Home hospitality host needed!


Feb. 11 ~ 15         National Law Student Exchange

 


        Mexico

  

 
 Law students from Mexico will travel to the U.S. as part of a unique exchange program to examine the U.S. system of training law students. The delegation will tour local law schools and meet with lawyers and judges from Boston-based bar associations.

Home hospitality host needed!

 

 

Recent Highlights

 

January 24            CHAT & CHOWDA
    
            

"Creating value in a crowded marketplace is always difficult; doing it in a sustainable fashion is downright painful. Eric Lowitt's The Future of Value provides insightful analysis of how successful businesses have been able to make sustainability part of their corporate ethos and more importantly how they have translated this ethos into profits and value for all stakeholders." -- Anup Jacob, Venture Partner, Virgin Green Fund
 		  

 

December 8                    Spotlight on Turkey

 

 Mustafa Akyol

 

    

 
 In Islam Without Extremes, Turkish political commentator and author Mustafa Akyol offers a compelling intellectual basis for reconciling Western liberalism and Islamic theology. Join us for the final segment of our Spotlight on Turkey series.

 

Spotlight on Turkey was made possible by a grant from

The Turkish Cultural Foundation.

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