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October 2
93rd Annual Meeting with Katherine Brown on the Press & Diplomacy in Afghanistan
The World Affairs Council’s 93rd Annual Meeting and Dinner will take place on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at the Springfield Sheraton at Monarch Place at 6:00 PM. Dr. Katherine Brown, President & CEO of Global Ties US, will speak on her new book, Your Country, Our War: The Press and Diplomacy in Afghanistan.
Sep 24
World Affairs Council of Western MA Strategic Planning Community Forum
Dates & Times
Starts:
09/24/2019 @ 4:30 pm
Ends: 09/24/2019 @ 6:00 pm
Ends: 09/24/2019 @ 6:00 pm
Location
The MassLive Building | 1350 Main Street | Springfield, MA 01103
Summary
The World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts is holding a series of community forums to help us develop our five-year Strategic Plan. Please join us and help us shape our vision for the future of the organization.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Special thanks to NAI Plotkin
Sep 25
World Affairs Council of Western MA Strategic Planning Community Forum
Dates & Times
Starts:
09/25/2019 @ 7:30 am
Ends: 09/25/2019 @ 9:00 am
Ends: 09/25/2019 @ 9:00 am
Location
The MassLive Building | 1350 Main Street | Springfield, MA 01103
Summary
The World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts is holding a series of community forums to help us develop our five-year Strategic Plan. Please join us and help us shape our vision for the future of the organization.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Special thanks to NAI Plotkin
Oct 2
93rd Annual Meeting with Katherine Brown on the Press & Diplomacy in Afghanistan
Category
Featured
Dates & Times
Starts:
10/02/2019 @ 6:00 pm
Ends: 10/02/2019 @ 9:00 pm
Ends: 10/02/2019 @ 9:00 pm
Location
Springfield Sheraton Hotel | 1 Boland Way | Springfield, MA 01103
Summary
The World Affairs Council’s 93rd Annual Meeting and Dinner will take place on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at the Springfield Sheraton at Monarch Place at 6:00 PM. Dr. Katherine Brown, President & CEO of Global Ties US, will speak on her new book, Your Country, Our War: The Press and Diplomacy in Afghanistan.
Oct 23
Instant Issues After Hours: Mark Jacobson on Political Warfare, Propaganda & Disinformation
Dates & Times
Starts:
10/23/2019 @ 5:30 pm
Ends: 10/23/2019 @ 7:00 pm
Ends: 10/23/2019 @ 7:00 pm
Location
The MassLive Building | 1350 Main Street, 3rd Floor Community Room | Springfield, MA 01103
Nov 4
Instant Issues brown bag lunchtime discussion series
Dates & Times
Starts:
11/04/2019 @ 12:00 pm
Ends: 11/04/2019 @ 1:00 pm
Ends: 11/04/2019 @ 1:00 pm
Location
The MassLive Building | 1350 Main Street | Springfield, MA 01103
Summary
Dr. Kavita Khory, Ruth Lawson Professor of Politics and Carol Hoffmann Collins Director of the McCulloch Center for Global Initiatives at Mount Holyoke College, will speak at an Instant Issues brown bag lunchtime discussion series event on Monday, November 4, 2019 in the 3rd Floor Community Room of the MassLive Building at 1350 Main Street, in downtown Springfield on security challenges and ethnic conflicts in South Asia.
WACWM News & Notables
May
15
May, 15th 2019
The World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts is pleased to announce that Dr. Katherine Brown, President and CEO of Global Ties US , will speak on her new book, Your Country, Our War: The Press and Diplomacy in Afghanistan (Oxford University Press, 2019), at…
Mar
1
March, 1st 2019
Ambassador Mark G. Hambley , trustee of the Next Century Foundation , will speak at an Instant Issues brown bag lunchtime discussion series event on Monday, March 25, 2019 in the 3rd Floor Community Room of the MassLive Building at 1350 Main Street, in downtown…
Dec
10
December, 10th 2018
The World Affairs Council will present State Senator Eric Lesser in conversation with Dr. Joshua Weiss , program director for Bay Path’s Master of Science in Leadership and Negotiation, at an Instant Issues After Hours event on Tuesday, January 29, 2019.
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