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To help contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, CWAC has suspended in-person events until further notice. Meanwhile, we continue to offer relevant, valuable programming to enjoy from the safety of your homes.
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The Palmetto Forum is a world affairs luncheon seminar designed to stimulate discussion
of international issues within Columbia's professional community.
of international issues within Columbia's professional community.
Mark your calendars for our next Palmetto Forum!
April 7:
Distinguished Speaker: Michel Gerebtzoff, Consul General of Belgium, Consulate General of Belgium in Atlanta
April 7:
Distinguished Speaker: Michel Gerebtzoff, Consul General of Belgium, Consulate General of Belgium in Atlanta
The Columbia World Affairs Council is proud to co-sponsor the 2020-21 Palmetto Forum
with the University of South Carolina’s
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Below is a list, updated weekly, of virtual events hosted by World Affairs Councils
around the country - available to all CWAC Members!
around the country - available to all CWAC Members!
Tuesday 2/23
World Affairs Council of Jacksonville hosts Anja Manuel, Director of the Aspen Strategy Group and Aspen Security Forum, for “This Brave New World: India, China, and the United States.”
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts author and producer Ira Rosen to discuss his book Ticking Clock: Behind the Scenes at 60 Minutes.
World Affairs (Northern California) hosts Scott Jasper, Lecturer at the Naval Postgraduate School Department of National Security Affairs, for “How Should the U.S. Respond to Foreign Hacking Operations?”
Sarasota World Affairs Council hosts Michael O’Hanlon, Director of Research at Brookings Institution, for “Restructuring Security Alliances for Future Challenges.”
World Affairs Council of Atlanta hosts Stephen Morrison, Senior VP for Health Programs at CSIS, for “COVID-19: Vaccine Rollout & Worrisome Variants.”
World Affairs Council of the Quad Cities hosts Elizabeth Lawrence, Assistant Professor of History at AugustanaCollege, for “ East Asia and the Olympic Games.”
World Affairs Council of Charleston hosts Michael Thomas, Professor of Cyber Warfare Studies with the Air Force Cyber College, for “A Webinar on Cybersecurity.”
Cleveland Council on World Affairs hosts Paul Pillar, Senior Fellow of the Center for Security Studies at Georgetown University, and Kelsey Davenport, Director for Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association, for “The United States and Iran: What Will the Next Four Years Hold?”
Montana World Affairs Council hosts Ambassador Joseph DeTrani, Fellow at the Institute of Korean-American Studies, for “Dealing with a Nuclear North Korea.”
Wednesday 2/24
Institute of World Affairs (Milwaukee) hosts Paul Angelo, Fellow for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Roy Norton, Former Consul General of Canada and adjunct professor Balsillie School of International Affairs, for “Global Perspectives on the New U.S. Administration: Latin America and Canada.”
Los Angeles World Affairs Council & Town Hall hosts Linda Robinson, Director of the Center for Middle East Public Policy, and Paul Amar, Director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, for “Tahrir Square and the Arab Spring 10 Years On.”
World Affairs Council of Connecticut hosts Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, for “Iran Deal: Revive, Renegotiate or Reject?”
Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs hosts Matthew Kroenig, Director of the Global Strategy Initiative at the Atlantic Council, for “The Return of Great Power Rivalry.”
International Relations Council (Kansas City) hosts Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to the U.S., for “The Middle East From Kurdistan’s Perspective.”
World Affairs Council of New Hampshire hosts James Goldgeier, Brookings Senior Visiting Fellow, and Emma Ashford, Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, for “Returning to the Global Community: Breaking Down Biden’s Foreign Policy.”
Santa Fe Council on International Relations hosts a panel of experts for “The Russian Disruption: Assassination at Home and Abroad.”
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts “White House Insiders Tour and Launch Party.”
Thursday 2/25
World Affairs Council of Seattle hosts David O'Sullivan, former European Union Ambassador to the United States, for “The Future of the Transatlantic Relationship.”
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman to discuss his book Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future.
World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana hosts Rebecca MacKinnon, Founding Director of Ranking Digital Rights, for “Digital Rights and Privacy in an Age of Disinformation.”
World Affairs Council of Albuquerque hosts Rose Gottemoeller, Frank E. and Arthur W. Payne Distinguished Lecturer at Stanford University, for “Challenges for Arms Control.”
World Affairs Council of Orange County hosts Melissa Griffith, Public Policy Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, for “Emerging Technologies and Great Power Competition.”
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts journalist Ioan Grillo to discuss his book Blood Gun Money: How America Arms Gangs and Cartels.
WorldDenver hosts Shanthini Naidoo to discuss her book Women Surviving Apartheid’s Prisons.
World Affairs Forum (Stamford) hosts Roberta Seret, Founder of International Cinema Education, for “Toni Erdmann.”
World Affairs Council of Tennessee hosts Kelsey Davenport, Director for Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association, for “Global Town Hall: Iran and the Nuclear Deal.”
World Affairs Council of Atlanta hosts the Honorable Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Member of Parliament in Ghana, for “AFCFTA: Meet the World’s Largest Free Trade Area.”
World Affairs Council of Rhode Island hosts Professor Richard Lobban, Rhode Island College, for “Mapping the Slave Trade: A Cartographic History of Slavery.”
World Affairs Council of Charlotte hosts Michael Marsicano, President and CEO of Foundation for The Carolinas, for “Philanthropy's Response to COVID-19, Racial Justice, and the Future of Our Community.”
Santa Fe Council on International Relations hosts journalist Karen Coates and Jessica Onsurez, award-winning news director, for “Democracy’s Hidden Infrastructure.”
Friday 2/26
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts Antony DSouza, Senior Vice President and the Regional Manager of DNVG, for “Global Connections: Outlook for the Global Maritime Industry.”
Alaska World Affairs Council hosts Doug Rogers, Director Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at Yale University, for “Russian Oil in the Far North: Culture, Companies, and Climate.”
World Affairs Council of Atlanta hosts Maurice Hobson, Associate Professor of African American Studies at Georgia State University, for “The Black Middle Class: A Myth?”
Peoria Area World Affairs Council hosts Dr. Laurie Bergner, Clinical Psychologist, for “Ethiopia’s Hamar Tribe: Way of Life and Cultural Traditions.”
World Affairs Council of Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky hosts a panel of experts for “International Education and COVID-19.”
World Affairs Council of Jacksonville hosts Anja Manuel, Director of the Aspen Strategy Group and Aspen Security Forum, for “This Brave New World: India, China, and the United States.”
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts author and producer Ira Rosen to discuss his book Ticking Clock: Behind the Scenes at 60 Minutes.
World Affairs (Northern California) hosts Scott Jasper, Lecturer at the Naval Postgraduate School Department of National Security Affairs, for “How Should the U.S. Respond to Foreign Hacking Operations?”
Sarasota World Affairs Council hosts Michael O’Hanlon, Director of Research at Brookings Institution, for “Restructuring Security Alliances for Future Challenges.”
World Affairs Council of Atlanta hosts Stephen Morrison, Senior VP for Health Programs at CSIS, for “COVID-19: Vaccine Rollout & Worrisome Variants.”
World Affairs Council of the Quad Cities hosts Elizabeth Lawrence, Assistant Professor of History at AugustanaCollege, for “ East Asia and the Olympic Games.”
World Affairs Council of Charleston hosts Michael Thomas, Professor of Cyber Warfare Studies with the Air Force Cyber College, for “A Webinar on Cybersecurity.”
Cleveland Council on World Affairs hosts Paul Pillar, Senior Fellow of the Center for Security Studies at Georgetown University, and Kelsey Davenport, Director for Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association, for “The United States and Iran: What Will the Next Four Years Hold?”
Montana World Affairs Council hosts Ambassador Joseph DeTrani, Fellow at the Institute of Korean-American Studies, for “Dealing with a Nuclear North Korea.”
Wednesday 2/24
Institute of World Affairs (Milwaukee) hosts Paul Angelo, Fellow for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Roy Norton, Former Consul General of Canada and adjunct professor Balsillie School of International Affairs, for “Global Perspectives on the New U.S. Administration: Latin America and Canada.”
Los Angeles World Affairs Council & Town Hall hosts Linda Robinson, Director of the Center for Middle East Public Policy, and Paul Amar, Director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, for “Tahrir Square and the Arab Spring 10 Years On.”
World Affairs Council of Connecticut hosts Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, for “Iran Deal: Revive, Renegotiate or Reject?”
Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs hosts Matthew Kroenig, Director of the Global Strategy Initiative at the Atlantic Council, for “The Return of Great Power Rivalry.”
International Relations Council (Kansas City) hosts Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to the U.S., for “The Middle East From Kurdistan’s Perspective.”
World Affairs Council of New Hampshire hosts James Goldgeier, Brookings Senior Visiting Fellow, and Emma Ashford, Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, for “Returning to the Global Community: Breaking Down Biden’s Foreign Policy.”
Santa Fe Council on International Relations hosts a panel of experts for “The Russian Disruption: Assassination at Home and Abroad.”
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts “White House Insiders Tour and Launch Party.”
Thursday 2/25
World Affairs Council of Seattle hosts David O'Sullivan, former European Union Ambassador to the United States, for “The Future of the Transatlantic Relationship.”
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman to discuss his book Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future.
World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana hosts Rebecca MacKinnon, Founding Director of Ranking Digital Rights, for “Digital Rights and Privacy in an Age of Disinformation.”
World Affairs Council of Albuquerque hosts Rose Gottemoeller, Frank E. and Arthur W. Payne Distinguished Lecturer at Stanford University, for “Challenges for Arms Control.”
World Affairs Council of Orange County hosts Melissa Griffith, Public Policy Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, for “Emerging Technologies and Great Power Competition.”
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts journalist Ioan Grillo to discuss his book Blood Gun Money: How America Arms Gangs and Cartels.
WorldDenver hosts Shanthini Naidoo to discuss her book Women Surviving Apartheid’s Prisons.
World Affairs Forum (Stamford) hosts Roberta Seret, Founder of International Cinema Education, for “Toni Erdmann.”
World Affairs Council of Tennessee hosts Kelsey Davenport, Director for Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association, for “Global Town Hall: Iran and the Nuclear Deal.”
World Affairs Council of Atlanta hosts the Honorable Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Member of Parliament in Ghana, for “AFCFTA: Meet the World’s Largest Free Trade Area.”
World Affairs Council of Rhode Island hosts Professor Richard Lobban, Rhode Island College, for “Mapping the Slave Trade: A Cartographic History of Slavery.”
World Affairs Council of Charlotte hosts Michael Marsicano, President and CEO of Foundation for The Carolinas, for “Philanthropy's Response to COVID-19, Racial Justice, and the Future of Our Community.”
Santa Fe Council on International Relations hosts journalist Karen Coates and Jessica Onsurez, award-winning news director, for “Democracy’s Hidden Infrastructure.”
Friday 2/26
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts Antony DSouza, Senior Vice President and the Regional Manager of DNVG, for “Global Connections: Outlook for the Global Maritime Industry.”
Alaska World Affairs Council hosts Doug Rogers, Director Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at Yale University, for “Russian Oil in the Far North: Culture, Companies, and Climate.”
World Affairs Council of Atlanta hosts Maurice Hobson, Associate Professor of African American Studies at Georgia State University, for “The Black Middle Class: A Myth?”
Peoria Area World Affairs Council hosts Dr. Laurie Bergner, Clinical Psychologist, for “Ethiopia’s Hamar Tribe: Way of Life and Cultural Traditions.”
World Affairs Council of Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky hosts a panel of experts for “International Education and COVID-19.”
Los Angeles World Affairs Council & Town Hall, Writers Bloc, and the World Affairs Councils of America are proud to present Bill Gates and Don Cheadle for a live virtual discussion on Gates' new book How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need on Friday, February 19, 2021.
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*Your ticket purchase includes a hardcover copy of How to Avoid a Climate Disaster.
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*Your ticket purchase includes a hardcover copy of How to Avoid a Climate Disaster.
Councils on Podcast
- Cleveland CWA, Global Conversations
- WAC Charleston, WACC Podcast
- WAC Connecticut, Comm(Unity)
- WAC Dallas/Fort Worth, Global I.Q. Minute With Jim Falk
- WAC New Hampshire, Global in the Granite State
- World Affairs (Northern California), KQED Radio
Columbia, SC COVID-19 News & Resources
COVID-19 Updates & Tracker
Health & Wellness
Educator Resources
COVID-19 Updates & Tracker
- CDC information and advisories
- CDC everyday preventative actions
- WHO pandemic advisory
- New York Times' tracking map
- Cool online tool, devised by Washington State high school student Avi Schiffmann, tracking the latest Coronavirus information
- Facts and statistics that aid in quick and clear understanding of the situation as it develops
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Update -- Dir. Anthony Fauci
Health & Wellness
- Are you stir crazy or feeling blue due to this unprecedented and uncertain time? Take the popular "happiness" course by Yale University for free -- Coursera
- The course is available to audit online for free, see here for details.
- Brené Brown - Empathy -- WAC Upstate
- "How to Manage Coronavirus Anxiety" One Medical -- WAC Upstate
- "I Survived Solitary Confinement. You Can Survive Self-Isolating" The Washington Post -- WAC Philadelphia
Educator Resources
- Ohio Council for the Social Studies Resource Document -- Bill Hilt, President/CEO, WAC Northwest Ohio
- To help alleviate some of concerns with distance learning and explaining the current health crisis, the list is a compilation of K-12 Social Studies lessons, activities, and resources. It also has guidelines for explaining COVID-19 to young people.
- Zoom CEO announcement of free platforms for K-12 schools
Past Events, Programs & Partnerships
2019
January 8
Benelux: Celebration 60 Years of Union, Distinguished Speaker panel with William De Baets, Consul General of Belgium; Georges Hoffman, Honorary Consul of Luxembourg; and Dr. Marc van Essen, USC Darla Moore School of Business (representing the Netherlands)
March 4
2019 Columbia World Affairs Council Annual Meeting
March 13
BREXIT over Breakfast with Distinguished Speaker British Consul General Andrew Staunton
March 23
Academic WorldQuest Midlands Regional Competition
April 5
Norwegian/Swedish Jazz Quintet Friends & Neighbors Concert at if ART Gallery
April 10
Academic WorldQuest Trivia Night Fundraiser
April 12-13
Teaching the Past in the Future Series, a Goethe Institute/Deutschlandjahr program of the Hanns Seidel Foundation in association with Centropa, USC, and the Columbia World Affairs Council
April 16-17
Diplomacy Begins Here Series, a visit to Columbia by Distinguished Speaker Katherine Brown, President and CEO of Global Ties US
April 25
Brexit and the Future of European Integration with Distinguished Speaker Dr. Matthias Matthijs, John Hopkins University
April 26-27
The Carlos and Malú Alvarez 2019 Academic WorldQuest National Competition in Washington, D.C.
May 1-4
Women in Politics & Civil Society, an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) for multiple countries
May 2-6
Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists U.S. Foreign Policy, IVLP for multiple countries
May 22
Taiwan-United States Relations and the 40th Anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act with Distinguished Speaker Vincent Jing-Yen Liu, Director General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Atlanta
May 29-June 5
Stars and Stripes over the Rhine: The American Occupation in Germany after World War I (1918-1923) exhibition at the Koger Center for the Arts, in partnership with the Atlantic Academy (Kaiserslautern, Germany), University of Mainz, and the WWI Centennial Commission. A Wunderbar Together program
May 31-June 8
Decentralization/Regional Economic Development, IVLP for Ukraine
June 9-11
Moreton Bay Regional Council and University of the Sunshine Coast delegation from Queensland, Australia visit to Columbia.
June 12
Claire Rousay & Jacob Wick Jazz Duet Concert at if ART Gallery
June 26-29
Free and Fair Electoral Processes, IVLP for Ethiopia's National Electoral Board
June 27
Happy Hour at the Hunter Gatherer Brewery Curtiss-Wright Hangar
July 18-August 15
Glory & Gratitude to the United States exhibition at the Koger Center for the Arts, in partnership with the Consulate General of Belgium in Atlanta, Honorary Consulate of Belgium in South Carolina, and FN America, LLC
August 1
Boris Johnson and the Future of Brexit with Distinguished Speaker Alexander Hall Hall, Chief British Brexit Counsellor to the US
August 17
Polyglot Meet-Up, with all CWAC language conversation groups, at World of Beer
August 19-September 27
Belgium Comic Expo in Columbia: Highlights of Belgian Comic Strip Art exhibition at the Koger Center for the Arts, in partnership the Consulate General of Belgium in Atlanta & Honorary Consulate of Belgium in South Carolina
August 20
CWAC Membership Committee Info Session
August 27
Global Alliance South Carolina luncheon
September 18
Exploring the Cuisine and Culture of Ghana, Taste of the World Dinner at Asanka Kitchen
September 30-October 10
Heimat/Home: The 2019 Columbia – Kaiserslautern Artists Exchange
October 15
Coffee & Conversations with Teagen Barresi, Peace Corps
Benelux: Celebration 60 Years of Union, Distinguished Speaker panel with William De Baets, Consul General of Belgium; Georges Hoffman, Honorary Consul of Luxembourg; and Dr. Marc van Essen, USC Darla Moore School of Business (representing the Netherlands)
March 4
2019 Columbia World Affairs Council Annual Meeting
March 13
BREXIT over Breakfast with Distinguished Speaker British Consul General Andrew Staunton
March 23
Academic WorldQuest Midlands Regional Competition
April 5
Norwegian/Swedish Jazz Quintet Friends & Neighbors Concert at if ART Gallery
April 10
Academic WorldQuest Trivia Night Fundraiser
April 12-13
Teaching the Past in the Future Series, a Goethe Institute/Deutschlandjahr program of the Hanns Seidel Foundation in association with Centropa, USC, and the Columbia World Affairs Council
April 16-17
Diplomacy Begins Here Series, a visit to Columbia by Distinguished Speaker Katherine Brown, President and CEO of Global Ties US
April 25
Brexit and the Future of European Integration with Distinguished Speaker Dr. Matthias Matthijs, John Hopkins University
April 26-27
The Carlos and Malú Alvarez 2019 Academic WorldQuest National Competition in Washington, D.C.
May 1-4
Women in Politics & Civil Society, an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) for multiple countries
May 2-6
Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists U.S. Foreign Policy, IVLP for multiple countries
May 22
Taiwan-United States Relations and the 40th Anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act with Distinguished Speaker Vincent Jing-Yen Liu, Director General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Atlanta
May 29-June 5
Stars and Stripes over the Rhine: The American Occupation in Germany after World War I (1918-1923) exhibition at the Koger Center for the Arts, in partnership with the Atlantic Academy (Kaiserslautern, Germany), University of Mainz, and the WWI Centennial Commission. A Wunderbar Together program
May 31-June 8
Decentralization/Regional Economic Development, IVLP for Ukraine
June 9-11
Moreton Bay Regional Council and University of the Sunshine Coast delegation from Queensland, Australia visit to Columbia.
June 12
Claire Rousay & Jacob Wick Jazz Duet Concert at if ART Gallery
June 26-29
Free and Fair Electoral Processes, IVLP for Ethiopia's National Electoral Board
June 27
Happy Hour at the Hunter Gatherer Brewery Curtiss-Wright Hangar
July 18-August 15
Glory & Gratitude to the United States exhibition at the Koger Center for the Arts, in partnership with the Consulate General of Belgium in Atlanta, Honorary Consulate of Belgium in South Carolina, and FN America, LLC
August 1
Boris Johnson and the Future of Brexit with Distinguished Speaker Alexander Hall Hall, Chief British Brexit Counsellor to the US
August 17
Polyglot Meet-Up, with all CWAC language conversation groups, at World of Beer
August 19-September 27
Belgium Comic Expo in Columbia: Highlights of Belgian Comic Strip Art exhibition at the Koger Center for the Arts, in partnership the Consulate General of Belgium in Atlanta & Honorary Consulate of Belgium in South Carolina
August 20
CWAC Membership Committee Info Session
August 27
Global Alliance South Carolina luncheon
September 18
Exploring the Cuisine and Culture of Ghana, Taste of the World Dinner at Asanka Kitchen
September 30-October 10
Heimat/Home: The 2019 Columbia – Kaiserslautern Artists Exchange
October 15
Coffee & Conversations with Teagen Barresi, Peace Corps
2018
January 24
CWAC Annual Meeting
February 4-7
Cultural Vistas, IVLP for India: Integrity in Journalism: New and Traditional Broadcast Media, A Project for India
February 13
China and the United States: Cooperation beyond Competition with guest speaker Yanxi Liu
March 9-17
Open World Leadership Center Program for Russia: Women in Business
March 13
The Risk of War with Iran: a talk and book signing by Trita Parsi
March 15
The Political Crisis of March 2009 in Madagascar: A Case Study of Conflict and Conflict Mediation with guest speaker Dr. Adrien M. Ratsimbaharison
April 11
Barack Obama and the Dilemmas of American Leadership with guest speaker Mario Del Pero @ the International House at Maxcy College, USC
April 14-15
Columbia International Festival
April 25
Opening Honorary Consulate of Belgium and nomination of Honorary Consul in South Carolina: A reception for Jean-Louis Vanderstraeten
May 16-23
CWAC/City of Columbia Economic Development and International Relationship Mission to Paris, France and Liege, Belgium
May 30
New Member Happy Hour at the Hunter Gatherer Brewery @ the Curtiss-Wright Hangar
June 6
Summer Concert: Party Knüllers X Jaimie Branch @ if Art Gallery
June 14
Summer Concert: Paal Nilssen-Love’s Large Unit @ 701 CCA
June 20
Distinguished Speaker: H.E. Javlon Vakhabov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan
July 14
Bastille Day Brunch w/ the French Conversation Group @ Crepes & Croissants
July 24
Astronomers Without Borders @ the South Carolina State Museum
August 20
Doing Business with Saudi Arabia with guest speaker David Callahan, Senior Vice President, U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council
August 28 to Sept. 5
CWAC Delegation Sister Cities Mission: Kaiserslautern, Germany and Cluj-Napoca, Romania
September 6
Distinguished Speaker: Klaus Becker, Honorary Consul of Germany in North Carolina, co-hosted w/ USC Global Studies
September 20
CWAC Happy Hour at Stormwater Studios
September 28
Teachers on the Global Stage: The surprising educational connections between Romania and South Carolina. A panel discussion and reception w/ USC's College of Education
September 28 to Oct. 6
Open World Leadership Program for Russia: Entrepreneurship
October 2 & 3
Engage America Series: Oman 2018 with Distinguished Speaker Ms. Haura Al Wahaibi, Commercial Attaché, Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman
November 2-7
Graduate School USA, IVLP for Multi-Regional Delegation: Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists -- New and Traditional Broadcast Media
November 7-9
Meridian, IVLP for Sweden: Swedish-U.S. Foreign Policy and Media Exchange
November 8-13
Cultural Vistas, IVLP for Multi-Regional Delegation: Investigative Journalism - Best Practices in Ethical Reporting
November 29
25th Anniversary Global Vision Award Gala honoring Senator Hugh K. Leatherman
December 6-11
Meridian, IVLP for Georgia: Labor Rights and Economic Development
December 7
Winter Concert: Frode Gjerstad Quartet from Norway at if ART Gallery
CWAC Annual Meeting
February 4-7
Cultural Vistas, IVLP for India: Integrity in Journalism: New and Traditional Broadcast Media, A Project for India
February 13
China and the United States: Cooperation beyond Competition with guest speaker Yanxi Liu
March 9-17
Open World Leadership Center Program for Russia: Women in Business
March 13
The Risk of War with Iran: a talk and book signing by Trita Parsi
March 15
The Political Crisis of March 2009 in Madagascar: A Case Study of Conflict and Conflict Mediation with guest speaker Dr. Adrien M. Ratsimbaharison
April 11
Barack Obama and the Dilemmas of American Leadership with guest speaker Mario Del Pero @ the International House at Maxcy College, USC
April 14-15
Columbia International Festival
April 25
Opening Honorary Consulate of Belgium and nomination of Honorary Consul in South Carolina: A reception for Jean-Louis Vanderstraeten
May 16-23
CWAC/City of Columbia Economic Development and International Relationship Mission to Paris, France and Liege, Belgium
May 30
New Member Happy Hour at the Hunter Gatherer Brewery @ the Curtiss-Wright Hangar
June 6
Summer Concert: Party Knüllers X Jaimie Branch @ if Art Gallery
June 14
Summer Concert: Paal Nilssen-Love’s Large Unit @ 701 CCA
June 20
Distinguished Speaker: H.E. Javlon Vakhabov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan
July 14
Bastille Day Brunch w/ the French Conversation Group @ Crepes & Croissants
July 24
Astronomers Without Borders @ the South Carolina State Museum
August 20
Doing Business with Saudi Arabia with guest speaker David Callahan, Senior Vice President, U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council
August 28 to Sept. 5
CWAC Delegation Sister Cities Mission: Kaiserslautern, Germany and Cluj-Napoca, Romania
September 6
Distinguished Speaker: Klaus Becker, Honorary Consul of Germany in North Carolina, co-hosted w/ USC Global Studies
September 20
CWAC Happy Hour at Stormwater Studios
September 28
Teachers on the Global Stage: The surprising educational connections between Romania and South Carolina. A panel discussion and reception w/ USC's College of Education
September 28 to Oct. 6
Open World Leadership Program for Russia: Entrepreneurship
October 2 & 3
Engage America Series: Oman 2018 with Distinguished Speaker Ms. Haura Al Wahaibi, Commercial Attaché, Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman
November 2-7
Graduate School USA, IVLP for Multi-Regional Delegation: Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists -- New and Traditional Broadcast Media
November 7-9
Meridian, IVLP for Sweden: Swedish-U.S. Foreign Policy and Media Exchange
November 8-13
Cultural Vistas, IVLP for Multi-Regional Delegation: Investigative Journalism - Best Practices in Ethical Reporting
November 29
25th Anniversary Global Vision Award Gala honoring Senator Hugh K. Leatherman
December 6-11
Meridian, IVLP for Georgia: Labor Rights and Economic Development
December 7
Winter Concert: Frode Gjerstad Quartet from Norway at if ART Gallery
2017
January 31
Distinguished Speaker: Consul General of India in Atlanta, Nagesh Singh
February 2
Reception for Michel Martelly, former President of Haiti, with Claflin University
February 4
Academic WorldQuest 2017 Regional Competition
February 15
Reception welcoming International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) guests from Ukraine and Afghanistan
February 17
Women in Leadership with IVLP guests from Ukraine at Columbia College
March 14
Taste of the World Dinner at Il Giorgione
March 23
Distinguished Speaker: Dr. Mohamed Moncef Marzouki, former President of Tunisia
April 4
The Recent Turmoil in Turkey and Freedom of the Press with Turkish newspaper executive in exile Abdülhamit Bilici
April 6
Reception for Ambassador Budimir Loncar, former Yugoslav Ambassador to the US
April 20
Jihad in Hollywood: An Evening of Film, Art & Music with Syrian artists Jihad Abdo and Fadia Afashe at the Columbia Museum of Art
April 22
Biergarten on Main Street with Bierkeller Columbia
April 28
Reception for the Beyond Bollywood: Indian-Americans Shape the Nation exhibition at the South Carolina State Museum with Pratik Mathur, First Secretary, Embassy of India
May 8
Bringing the World to South Carolina with Dolly Chewning, International Sales and Marketing, South Carolina Parks, Recreation & Tourism
May 30
Starless Dreams film screening and discussion on the Travel Ban at The Nickelodeon Theatre
July 12-21
South Carolina Estonia Trade Agreement delegation to Estonia led by Harry Huge, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Estonia for the state of South Carolina
August 10
Making the Connection: Lucerne, Switzerland meets Columbia & South Carolina with Michelle Abboud, VP, North America for Lucerne Business, and Susanna auf der Maur, Kaufmann Ruedi Law Firm
August 30
Women’s Economic Advancement and Policy: A Look Abroad and at Home, a panel discussion with CARE USA and the Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network
September 26 & 27
Future of Korea series with the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Korea Economic Institute (KEI), and the U.S. Department of State. Sponsored by the World Affairs Councils of America and KEI
October 18
Building an International Mobility Center in South Carolina: The German Israeli American Innovation Triangle with Morris Ellison, Womble Carlyle
November 2
European Union trade delegation luncheon
November 5-9
International Visitor Leadership Program: Current US Social, Political and Economic Issues for Young Russian Leaders
November 8
2017 Global Vision Award Gala honoring former Charleston, SC Mayor Joe Riley at the Columbia Marriott
November 13
Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World film screening and discussion with artist and author Steven Naifeh at the Columbia Museum of Art, in partnership with the Carolina Peace Resource Center and USC’s International Education Week
December 1
Artist Salon: Poetry in the Galleries at the Columbia Museum of Art with the French Conversation Group in connection with the Henri Matisse: Jazz & Poetry on Paper exhibition
December 13
French Conversation Group Wine Down Wednesday at Lula Drake Wine Parlour
December 16
Christmas Biergarten on Main Street with Bierkeller Columbia
Distinguished Speaker: Consul General of India in Atlanta, Nagesh Singh
February 2
Reception for Michel Martelly, former President of Haiti, with Claflin University
February 4
Academic WorldQuest 2017 Regional Competition
February 15
Reception welcoming International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) guests from Ukraine and Afghanistan
February 17
Women in Leadership with IVLP guests from Ukraine at Columbia College
March 14
Taste of the World Dinner at Il Giorgione
March 23
Distinguished Speaker: Dr. Mohamed Moncef Marzouki, former President of Tunisia
April 4
The Recent Turmoil in Turkey and Freedom of the Press with Turkish newspaper executive in exile Abdülhamit Bilici
April 6
Reception for Ambassador Budimir Loncar, former Yugoslav Ambassador to the US
April 20
Jihad in Hollywood: An Evening of Film, Art & Music with Syrian artists Jihad Abdo and Fadia Afashe at the Columbia Museum of Art
April 22
Biergarten on Main Street with Bierkeller Columbia
April 28
Reception for the Beyond Bollywood: Indian-Americans Shape the Nation exhibition at the South Carolina State Museum with Pratik Mathur, First Secretary, Embassy of India
May 8
Bringing the World to South Carolina with Dolly Chewning, International Sales and Marketing, South Carolina Parks, Recreation & Tourism
May 30
Starless Dreams film screening and discussion on the Travel Ban at The Nickelodeon Theatre
July 12-21
South Carolina Estonia Trade Agreement delegation to Estonia led by Harry Huge, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Estonia for the state of South Carolina
August 10
Making the Connection: Lucerne, Switzerland meets Columbia & South Carolina with Michelle Abboud, VP, North America for Lucerne Business, and Susanna auf der Maur, Kaufmann Ruedi Law Firm
August 30
Women’s Economic Advancement and Policy: A Look Abroad and at Home, a panel discussion with CARE USA and the Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network
September 26 & 27
Future of Korea series with the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Korea Economic Institute (KEI), and the U.S. Department of State. Sponsored by the World Affairs Councils of America and KEI
October 18
Building an International Mobility Center in South Carolina: The German Israeli American Innovation Triangle with Morris Ellison, Womble Carlyle
November 2
European Union trade delegation luncheon
November 5-9
International Visitor Leadership Program: Current US Social, Political and Economic Issues for Young Russian Leaders
November 8
2017 Global Vision Award Gala honoring former Charleston, SC Mayor Joe Riley at the Columbia Marriott
November 13
Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World film screening and discussion with artist and author Steven Naifeh at the Columbia Museum of Art, in partnership with the Carolina Peace Resource Center and USC’s International Education Week
December 1
Artist Salon: Poetry in the Galleries at the Columbia Museum of Art with the French Conversation Group in connection with the Henri Matisse: Jazz & Poetry on Paper exhibition
December 13
French Conversation Group Wine Down Wednesday at Lula Drake Wine Parlour
December 16
Christmas Biergarten on Main Street with Bierkeller Columbia