UPCOMING EVENTS
YOU ARE INVITED!
2022 Global Vision Award Gala
Monday, December 5
For 29 years, Columbia World Affairs Council has showcased South Carolina globally through international connections, educational programming, and innovative exchanges. Through our vast network of regional and international partners, the Council continues developing opportunities to increase economic prosperity and global education while advancing South Carolina as an international destination.
The Annual Global Vision Award is the Council’s only fund raising event. Your contribution to, and engagement in, our mission plays a significant role in establishing South Carolina as a world-class state.
For more details, tickets, and sponsorship opportunities, please CLICK HERE!
The Annual Global Vision Award is the Council’s only fund raising event. Your contribution to, and engagement in, our mission plays a significant role in establishing South Carolina as a world-class state.
For more details, tickets, and sponsorship opportunities, please CLICK HERE!
PARTNER EVENTS
Copenhagen "Hygge" Immersion
with Dessau International
The Copenhagen “hygge” immersion allows participants to experience and appreciate the Danish state of mind which is coziness. Kobenhavn, the capital in Danish, when translated to English means buying port. On this Immersion you will see how Vikings influenced the name. Enjoy holiday shopping while sightseeing to better appreciate the “buying port.”
You will be immersed in the history and royalty of Copenhagen with visits to castles and you will enjoy a Julefrokost (Christmas lunch) hosted by a Dane.
You will encounter tributes to authors like Hans Christian Andersen and Karen Blixen (Out of Africa). Art and innovation are an important part of the Danish culture.
Only four spots left! For more information, please visit: https://dessauinternational.com/copenhagen-immersion/
You will be immersed in the history and royalty of Copenhagen with visits to castles and you will enjoy a Julefrokost (Christmas lunch) hosted by a Dane.
You will encounter tributes to authors like Hans Christian Andersen and Karen Blixen (Out of Africa). Art and innovation are an important part of the Danish culture.
Only four spots left! For more information, please visit: https://dessauinternational.com/copenhagen-immersion/
Please see below for international events available to you!
Below is a list, updated weekly, of events hosted by World Affairs Councils
around the country - available to all CWAC Members!
All programs below are accessible online unless otherwise indicated
around the country - available to all CWAC Members!
All programs below are accessible online unless otherwise indicated
Monday 11/28
World Affairs (Northern California) hosts Kathryn Judge, Harvey J. Goldschmid Professor of Law & Vice Dean for Intellectual Life at Columbia Law School, for “The Middlemen Who Profit Off Our Broken Economy” (Virtual)
International Relations Council (Kansas City) presents “Europe and Russia Roundtable Meeting” (Virtual)
Tuesday 11/29
World Affairs (Northern California) hosts Andrew Behar, CEO of As You Sow, and Grant Bradski, Sustainable Investing Initiative & Creative Content Coordinator of As You Sow, for “Explore Your Portfolio” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Jacksonville hosts Austan Goolsbee, Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, for “America in the World Economy: What Is the New ‘Normal’?” (In Person)
Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs hosts Andrew S. Weiss, Vice President for Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, for “Demystifying Vladimir Putin” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts Douglas Brinkley, Professor and CNN Presidential Historian, for “Silent Spring Revolution” (In Person)
Montana World Affairs Council hosts Kaoru Mori, Japan Outreach Initiative Coordinator, for "Learn About Japan" (Virtual)
WorldDenver presents “International Night at the Denver Christkindlmarket 2022” (In Person)
International Relations Council (Kansas City) presents “International Film Club: Pele (Brazil)” (Virtual)
World Affairs Council of Austin presents “Member Holiday Social” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston presents “SPAIN: Travel Info Session” (Virtual)
Wednesday 11/30
WorldBoston hosts Shannon K. O’Neil, Vice President of Studies and Senior Fellow for Latin American Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, for “Chat & Chowder with Shannon K. O'Neil | The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Maine hosts Ambassador William B. Taylor, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, for “Evening With Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, William B. Taylor” (In Person)
International Relations Council (Kansas City) hosts Ambassador Robert Jordan, former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, for “2022 Berkley Lecture: Ambassador Robert Jordan” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts Bill Keller, Editor-in-Chief of the Marshall Project, for “WOODLANDS • What’s Prison For?: Punishment & Rehabilitation in the Age of Mass Incarceration” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts hosts John Feffer, Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies, for “Instant Issues: Right Across the World - Italy, Sweden & Brazil” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Jacksonville hosts Austan Goolsbee, Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, for “The Global Economic Outlook” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of San Antonio hosts a panel of experts for “China Town Hall” (In Person)
International Center of the Capital Region hosts a panel of experts for "S.Korea - US Trade" (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth presents “Sip & Savor: Buone Feste” (In Person)
International Relations Council (Kansas City) presents “A Novel Experience: Frankenstein in Baghdad (Iraq)” (Virtual)
Thursday 12/1
Alaska World Affairs Council hosts Jim Muller, Professor of Political Science and Chairman of the Board of Academic Advisors of the International Churchill Society, for “Churchill at War on the Nile” (In Person)
Los Angeles World Affairs Council & Town Hall hosts Fred Kempe, President and CEO of the Atlantic Council, for “A Conversation with Fred Kempe” (Virtual)
Colorado Springs World Affairs Council hosts The Honorable Erin Kuhn, Consul (Government and Prosperity Affairs) UK to the U.S., for “Transition in the UK and the U.S.-UK 'Special Relationship'” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of New Hampshire hosts Dr. Ashley Stevens, Chairman of the Patent Committee of the Forsyth Institute, for “Academic Technology Transfer: Its Origins and Global Impact” (In Person)
Montana World Affairs Council hosts Dr. Pardis Mahdavi, Provost and Executive Vice President, University of Montana, and Gita Saedi Kiely, Director at FilmAid, for "Street Politics and Social Movements in Contemporary Iran" (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts The Honorable Mike Rawlings, former Dallas Mayor, and The Honorable Joe Straus, former Texas House Speaker, for “2022 Mike Rawlings Endowed Lecture: The American Middle” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts Bill Keller, Editor-in-Chief of the Marshall Project, for "What’s Prison For?: Punishment & Rehabilitation in the Age of Mass Incarceration” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton Roads presents “WorldQuest” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Tacoma presents “WAC Tacoma Book Club | November 2022” (Virtual)
Friday 12/2
World Affairs Council of Hilton Head hosts Sarah Chayes, to discuss her book Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security, for “Sarah Chayes: Corruption in America - What’s at Stake” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Connecticut presents “Model United Nations 2022” (In Person)
Global Minnesota presents “2022 WorldQuest International Trivia Competition” (In Person)
Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy presents “Vivaldi by Candelight” (In Person)
Saturday 12/3
World Affairs Council of Atlanta presents “2022 Young Leaders Conference” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Connecticut presents “Model United Nations 2022” (In Person)
Global Minnesota presents “Global Holiday Gathering” (In Person)
Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy presents “Vivaldi by Candelight” (In Person)
Sunday 12/4
World Affairs Council of the Desert hosts Dr. James Coyle, Author of Russia’s Border Wars and Frozen Conflicts, for “Ukraine: How We Got Here and the Way Forward” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Jacksonville hosts Maria Ressa, CEO and Executive Editor of Rappler.com, for “The Importance of Free Press” (In Person)
Tennessee World Affairs Council presents “The 2023 Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest HS Global Affairs Challenge Practice Match #1” (In Person)
World Affairs (Northern California) hosts Kathryn Judge, Harvey J. Goldschmid Professor of Law & Vice Dean for Intellectual Life at Columbia Law School, for “The Middlemen Who Profit Off Our Broken Economy” (Virtual)
International Relations Council (Kansas City) presents “Europe and Russia Roundtable Meeting” (Virtual)
Tuesday 11/29
World Affairs (Northern California) hosts Andrew Behar, CEO of As You Sow, and Grant Bradski, Sustainable Investing Initiative & Creative Content Coordinator of As You Sow, for “Explore Your Portfolio” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Jacksonville hosts Austan Goolsbee, Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, for “America in the World Economy: What Is the New ‘Normal’?” (In Person)
Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs hosts Andrew S. Weiss, Vice President for Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, for “Demystifying Vladimir Putin” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts Douglas Brinkley, Professor and CNN Presidential Historian, for “Silent Spring Revolution” (In Person)
Montana World Affairs Council hosts Kaoru Mori, Japan Outreach Initiative Coordinator, for "Learn About Japan" (Virtual)
WorldDenver presents “International Night at the Denver Christkindlmarket 2022” (In Person)
International Relations Council (Kansas City) presents “International Film Club: Pele (Brazil)” (Virtual)
World Affairs Council of Austin presents “Member Holiday Social” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston presents “SPAIN: Travel Info Session” (Virtual)
Wednesday 11/30
WorldBoston hosts Shannon K. O’Neil, Vice President of Studies and Senior Fellow for Latin American Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, for “Chat & Chowder with Shannon K. O'Neil | The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Maine hosts Ambassador William B. Taylor, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, for “Evening With Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, William B. Taylor” (In Person)
International Relations Council (Kansas City) hosts Ambassador Robert Jordan, former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, for “2022 Berkley Lecture: Ambassador Robert Jordan” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts Bill Keller, Editor-in-Chief of the Marshall Project, for “WOODLANDS • What’s Prison For?: Punishment & Rehabilitation in the Age of Mass Incarceration” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts hosts John Feffer, Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies, for “Instant Issues: Right Across the World - Italy, Sweden & Brazil” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Jacksonville hosts Austan Goolsbee, Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, for “The Global Economic Outlook” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of San Antonio hosts a panel of experts for “China Town Hall” (In Person)
International Center of the Capital Region hosts a panel of experts for "S.Korea - US Trade" (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth presents “Sip & Savor: Buone Feste” (In Person)
International Relations Council (Kansas City) presents “A Novel Experience: Frankenstein in Baghdad (Iraq)” (Virtual)
Thursday 12/1
Alaska World Affairs Council hosts Jim Muller, Professor of Political Science and Chairman of the Board of Academic Advisors of the International Churchill Society, for “Churchill at War on the Nile” (In Person)
Los Angeles World Affairs Council & Town Hall hosts Fred Kempe, President and CEO of the Atlantic Council, for “A Conversation with Fred Kempe” (Virtual)
Colorado Springs World Affairs Council hosts The Honorable Erin Kuhn, Consul (Government and Prosperity Affairs) UK to the U.S., for “Transition in the UK and the U.S.-UK 'Special Relationship'” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of New Hampshire hosts Dr. Ashley Stevens, Chairman of the Patent Committee of the Forsyth Institute, for “Academic Technology Transfer: Its Origins and Global Impact” (In Person)
Montana World Affairs Council hosts Dr. Pardis Mahdavi, Provost and Executive Vice President, University of Montana, and Gita Saedi Kiely, Director at FilmAid, for "Street Politics and Social Movements in Contemporary Iran" (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts The Honorable Mike Rawlings, former Dallas Mayor, and The Honorable Joe Straus, former Texas House Speaker, for “2022 Mike Rawlings Endowed Lecture: The American Middle” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts Bill Keller, Editor-in-Chief of the Marshall Project, for "What’s Prison For?: Punishment & Rehabilitation in the Age of Mass Incarceration” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton Roads presents “WorldQuest” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Tacoma presents “WAC Tacoma Book Club | November 2022” (Virtual)
Friday 12/2
World Affairs Council of Hilton Head hosts Sarah Chayes, to discuss her book Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security, for “Sarah Chayes: Corruption in America - What’s at Stake” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Connecticut presents “Model United Nations 2022” (In Person)
Global Minnesota presents “2022 WorldQuest International Trivia Competition” (In Person)
Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy presents “Vivaldi by Candelight” (In Person)
Saturday 12/3
World Affairs Council of Atlanta presents “2022 Young Leaders Conference” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Connecticut presents “Model United Nations 2022” (In Person)
Global Minnesota presents “Global Holiday Gathering” (In Person)
Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy presents “Vivaldi by Candelight” (In Person)
Sunday 12/4
World Affairs Council of the Desert hosts Dr. James Coyle, Author of Russia’s Border Wars and Frozen Conflicts, for “Ukraine: How We Got Here and the Way Forward” (In Person)
World Affairs Council of Jacksonville hosts Maria Ressa, CEO and Executive Editor of Rappler.com, for “The Importance of Free Press” (In Person)
Tennessee World Affairs Council presents “The 2023 Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest HS Global Affairs Challenge Practice Match #1” (In Person)
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