Upcoming events
Wednesday, June 3
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
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Doug Balfour,
CEO of Geneva Global, an international
philanthropic adviser, and Trond Backer
of Norway's Stromme Foundation
will discuss high-impact projects and opportunities to eliminate poverty through
education, empowerment and entrepreneurship. |
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Philanthropy's role in aiding
the world's poorest countries
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WorldBoston
is proud to presents this event
in partnership with
Geneva Global and Stromme Foundation |
GREAT DECISIONS 2009
Become a member
of
WorldBoston
and receive the
Great Decisions 2009 Briefing Book free! |
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Our
community discussion program that engages citizens in
learning about the world will return in September.
Impartial, thought-provoking analyses of critical
foreign-policy issues are presented in eight monthly
sessions by local
and visiting scholars.
Featured topics for Fall 2009:
Egypt; the Arctic; Rising Powers; and Human Rights.
WorldBoston's
Great Decisions Series
is made possible by funding from
The Lowell Institute.
All lectures are free and open to the public. |
Recent
events
May 18
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The Geopolitics of
Emotion
Dominique Moïsi,
Founder and Senior Adviser to the French Institute of
International Affairs,
discussed "The
Geopolitics of Emotion: How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation, and
Hope are Reshaping the World,"
his provocative
new book on
globalization and its emotional impacts on the West, the Muslim
world, and Asia.
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April 30
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Strait Talk:
Taiwan, China and the U.S.
On the 30th anniversary of the U.S.-Taiwan Relations
Act,
Dr. Vincent Wang
of the University of Richmond (left) and
Dr. Andrew Yang
of National SunYat-sen University (via video link
from Taipei) led a dialogue about prospects for
Taiwan-Chinese economic and diplomatic relations and
U.S. foreign policy in the region.
WorldBoston
thanks K&L Gates for
sponsoring this videoconference in their Boston and
Taipei offices
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April 14
Pentagon tour
Sold
out!
WorldBoston
Board Member
Bob Danahy once again
accompanied members and guests (32 in all) on a
one-day trip to the Pentagon last month for an official
tour and three exclusive briefings on terrorism and
counter-terrorism, world trouble spots such as
Afghanistan, and the U.S. role in the Middle East.
See all 2008 and 2009 events
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Upcoming international visitors
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May 27-30
South
Africa
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Urban Crime
Prevention
An official
from Business Against Crime, a South African company,
will visit Boston as part of the U.S. State Department's
International Visitor Leadership Program to meet with
law enforcement officials, government and NGO leaders,
and business people to learn about crime prevention and
community policing. |
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June 2-6
Georgia |
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University
Development
Six
university administrators from Georgia will meet their
counterparts in Boston area universities to examine
funding, philanthropy and financial planning. A further
goal is to offer visitors a chance to see how diversity
contributes to dynamism and resilient pluralism in the
U.S. political system. |
Travel
the World
New Program!
July 25 - August 4
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Iceland
Explore this astonishing land of glaciers, volcanoes, mud
holes and powerful waterfalls. Travel through "saga"
country, the setting for legendary medieval stories, visit
the parliament dating from A.D. 930 and discover
sophisticated Reykjavik. There will also be discussion on
global warming and an opportunity to extend the trip to
Greenland, a remote European country where climate change is
making a dramatic impact.
Price reduced! $3,395 including
non-stop airfare from Boston! |
Education corner
May 13
"My Beijing Birthday"
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Film creening
and discussion
led by
Howie Snyder (right), filmmaker and veteran China
hand
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Venue:
The Cloud Foundation
647 Boylston Street
Cost:
Donation optional |
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Come see this
heartfelt and humorous documentary based on an earlier film by
Howie Snyder about his experience studying
classic Chinese stand-up comedy with a group of 8-year-olds in 1996. Howie
tracks down his former classmates in the city that hosted the 2008 Summer
Olympics, and through their often emotional reflections we learn about their
lives and dreams for the future.
This event is presented by
WorldBoston
in partnership with
The Cloud Foundation, the English-Speaking Union, and
the Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment
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April 4
Academic
WorldQuest
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Congratulations Braintree
High!
Having won
WorldBoston's
local WorldQuest competition in January 24, a
talented foursome from Braintree High faced off
against 41 teams from around the country April 4
in a
3-hour competition that tests knowledge of
current events, geography and foreign policy.
Want to take part in WorldQuest 2010...
Learn
more!
Interested in sponsoring this program? Please
call 617.542.8995 ext. 103
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NonProfit Center
