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The 10th annual regional competition of high school teams takes place on Saturday, 2/2/13 at UCONN/Stamford. The event is organized by The World Affairs Forum, 203-356-0340. Free/open to the public.

“Russia Under Putin”, an after-work lecture, takes place 1/16/13 at the Stamford Yacht Club, featuring Dr. William Partlett, Research Scholar, Columbia University School of Law. Info, 203-356-0340.

The January 7, 2013 World Affairs Forum event with Jose Rasco at the New Canaan Library has been CANCELLED.

Jose Rasco, Sr. Investment Strategist at HSBC Private Bank Americas, will speak about Mexico and Latin America on Monday, 1/7/13, 7 pm, at the New Canaan Library. A free World Affairs Forum event. Info, call 203-356-0340.

The public is invited to attend an Ambassadors’ Roundtable Series breakfast presentation by Lawrence Husick on "Cyber Warfare". This event will take place at the Stamford Yacht Club on December 12, 2012. Reservations, 203-356-0340.

Pitney Bowes will sponsor a 12/6/12 World Affairs Forum special event with James Rickards, Partner, JAC Capital Advisors and author of Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis. Pitney Bowes Headquarters, 6-8:30 pm. Tickets, 203-356-0340.

“Afghanistan: A First- Hand View from Kabul”, a free World Affairs Forum Great Decisions event w/Ken Furst, President, Momentum Group, Inc. & Member, Board of Directors World Affairs Councils of America. New Canaan Library, 11/9/12, 7-8:30 pm.

The World Affairs Forum presents “The Velvet Revolution and the Arab Spring” by the current Czech Ambassador to the U.S., Petr Gandalovič, at a dinner on 11/9 at the Stamford Yacht Club. 203-356-0340.

Stephen Hadley, former National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush, presents “National Security Issues for 2012” at the Stamford Yacht Club on 10/19, 7:15 am. . For reservations contact the World Affairs Forum, 203-356-0340.

Dr. Steven I. Wilkinson, Yale Professor of Political Science & International Affairs, will speak at a World Affairs Forum program 9/14 at UCONN/Stamford. 5:45 pm: Networking and refreshments; 6:30 - 7:30: program / Q&A.

Ambassador Sallama Shaker to speak at World Affairs Forum Annual Meeting on 6/6/13.

All are invited to a World Affairs Forum dinner lecture by Evans J.R. Revere: "Is the Curtain Lifting on North Korea?”. Stamford Yacht Club, May 15, 2013, 6:15 - 9:30 pm. Reservations, 203-356-0340.

All are invited to a free World Affairs Forum event, “Iran in Context”, with Dr. Erica Ehrenberg, Executive Director of the American Institute of Iranian Studies.

Dirk Salomons will speak at a 4/24/13 World Affairs Forum event at UCONN/Stamford, beginning at 5:45 pm with networking and refreshments, followed by the presentation from 6:15 – 7:30...

The public is invited to attend an Ambassadors’ Roundtable series breakfast presentation by The Honorable Kim Beazley, AC on “The Asia Pacific Challenge”. This event will take place at the Stamford Yacht Club on April 10, 2013.   Mr.

WorldQuest, The World Affairs Forum annual fundraising event on March 28, features cocktails, dinner, raffle items and knowledge competition, beginning at 6:15 pm. $80, Italian Center. 203-356-0340.

All are invited to a free World Affairs Forum Great Decisions event , “The Future of the Euro”, with Bernard Lietaer, Research Fellow, UC Berkeley & Jacqui Dunne, CEO, Danu Resource. Greenwich Library 3/18/13, 7 pm.

Dr. Ted Henken will speak at a World Affairs Forum event on March 13 at UCONN/Stamford. The program will begin at 5:45 P.M., with networking and refreshments, followed by the presentation at 6:15 P.M.

Steve LeVine, author, journalist & professor, speaks at a 2/13 World Affairs Forum event “The Oil & The Glory” at UCONN/Stamford. 5:45 pm, networking and refreshments; 6:15 pm, lecture. RSVP, 203-356-0340.

The World Affairs Forum hosts “A Rising China: Challenges or Opportunities?” 2/7/13 at UCONN/Stamford, 7-9 pm. Panelists Dr. David Denoon, David Firestein, Dr. Andrew Wilson, moderator Dr. Yinan He will speak.

The 10th annual regional competition of high school teams takes place on Saturday, 2/2/13 at UCONN/Stamford. The event is organized by The World Affairs Forum, 203-356-0340. Free/open to the public.

“Russia Under Putin”, an after-work lecture, takes place 1/16/13 at the Stamford Yacht Club, featuring Dr. William Partlett, Research Scholar, Columbia University School of Law. Info, 203-356-0340.

The January 7, 2013 World Affairs Forum event with Jose Rasco at the New Canaan Library has been CANCELLED.

Jose Rasco, Sr. Investment Strategist at HSBC Private Bank Americas, will speak about Mexico and Latin America on Monday, 1/7/13, 7 pm, at the New Canaan Library. A free World Affairs Forum event. Info, call 203-356-0340.

The public is invited to attend an Ambassadors’ Roundtable Series breakfast presentation by Lawrence Husick on "Cyber Warfare". This event will take place at the Stamford Yacht Club on December 12, 2012. Reservations, 203-356-0340.

Pitney Bowes will sponsor a 12/6/12 World Affairs Forum special event with James Rickards, Partner, JAC Capital Advisors and author of Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis. Pitney Bowes Headquarters, 6-8:30 pm. Tickets, 203-356-0340.

“Afghanistan: A First- Hand View from Kabul”, a free World Affairs Forum Great Decisions event w/Ken Furst, President, Momentum Group, Inc. & Member, Board of Directors World Affairs Councils of America. New Canaan Library, 11/9/12, 7-8:30 pm.

Will Dobson, politics/foreign affairs editor, Slate online, author of The Dictator’s Learning Curve: Inside the Global Battle for Democracy, speaks and signs books at UCONN/Stamford on 11/14, 5:45-7:30 pm. World Affairs Forum, 203-356-0340.

World Affairs Forum presents “The Economic Outlook for Mexico & Latin America” Monday, 10/29, 7 pm, New Canaan Library. Speaker: José Rasco, Sr. Investment Strategist, HSBC Private Bank Americas.

All are invited to a breakfast presentation by Michael Shifter on New Political Alignments in Latin America. This World Affairs Forum event takes place at the Stamford Yacht Club on October 18, 2012.

“Indo-Pakistani Relations: An Emerging Economic Power Zone?” with Amb. Abdullah Hussain Haroon, India & Amb. Abdullah Hussain Haroon, Pakistan, both permanent representatives to the UN. MasterCard Worldwide, Purchase, NY, 5/10 Info: 203-356-0340.

Leslie Palti-Guzman, a Global Energy and Natural Resources analyst for the Eurasia Group, will speak on “Energy Geopolitics”, 4/30/12, 7 pm, at the Greenwich Library. A free Great Decisions event.

World Affairs Forum presents Sen. George Mitchell, former US Special Envoy for Middle East Peace, speaking on “Turmoil in the Middle East & Its Effect on American Policy”, 4/16/12, Greenwich Library. 5:45 pm-Reception; 7 pm-Program. 203-356-0340

“WorldQuest XII”, the World Affairs Forum annual fundraiser, happens this year on 3/29 at the Italian Center. Dinner, auction, raffle for two i-Pad 2s and knowledge competition. Tickets, 203-356-0340.

Peggy Blumenthal, Sr. Counselor to the President of the Institute of International Education, speaks at a World Affairs Forum presentation at UCONN/Stamford on Wednesday, 3/14/12, from 5:45 – 7:30 pm.

Dr. Herbert London, President Emeritus at the Hudson Institute, will speak on MIDDLE EAST REALIGNMENT at the Great Decisions free program at the Greenwich Library on February 27 at 7 P.M.

Students from area high schools compete on 2/4/12 at Academic WorldQuest at UCONN/Stamford. An annual World Affairs Forum event, the winning team will compete nationally in Washington, DC on 4/21/12.

The public is invited to a 12/14/11 World Affairs Forum breakfast presentation on “Winding Down the Wars” by former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Robert Finn, taking place at the Stamford Yacht Club.

Gary Katzenstein, Professor of Management at NYU Stern School of Business, speaks at the World Affairs Forum on 11;/16 at UCONN/Stamford. 5:45 pm: networking/refreshments, 6:15–7:30 pm, presentation.

The World Affairs Forum presents “The Velvet Revolution and the Arab Spring” by the current Czech Ambassador to the U.S., Petr Gandalovič, at a dinner on 11/9 at the Stamford Yacht Club. 203-356-0340.

Stephen Hadley, former National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush, presents “National Security Issues for 2012” at the Stamford Yacht Club on 10/19, 7:15 am. . For reservations contact the World Affairs Forum, 203-356-0340.

Dr. Steven I. Wilkinson, Yale Professor of Political Science & International Affairs, will speak at a World Affairs Forum program 9/14 at UCONN/Stamford. 5:45 pm: Networking and refreshments; 6:30 - 7:30: program / Q&A.

David A. Andelman, editor of the World Policy Journal and a specialist on Iraq, Afghanistan, Russia, and the Balkans, will be the keynote speaker at the World Affairs Forum dinner and presentation at the Stamford Yacht Club on June 9 at 7:00 P.M.

Anthony Kim, Policy Analyst at The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Int'l Trade & Economics, will speak Tuesday, 4/26/11 at UCONN/Stamford, with networking beginning at 5:45 pm and the presentation at 6:15 pm. This event sponsored by HSBC Bank USA.

Cocktails & dinner start the annual WORLDQUEST fundraiser on 3/31, followed by tables competing on current / international trivia questions. The YOU CHOOSE RAFFLE drawing for 2 RT economy Delta tickets to Europe, will finish the evening.

Public is invited to an Ambassadors Roundtable breakfast lecture by Jeffrey Cason, dean of International Programs and professor of political science at Middlebury College, on BRAZIL: SOUTH AMERICAN SUPER POWER?, 12/15/10 at the Stamford Yacht Club.

From 6-8 pm on 12/2, guests will enjoy an exciting evening at the Loft Artists Association. Meet the artists in their studios, enjoy a holiday boutique of art for sale, raffle prizes, wine and hors d'oeuvres, to benefit The World Affairs Forum.

Dr. Jeffrey Garten, Juan Trippe Professor of Int'l Trade and Finance, Yale School of Mngt & former Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade, speaks 10/26/10 at the Forum’s annual GETL lecture at Pitney Bowes World Headquarters.

Mitchell Krauss, Former CBS Correspondent, to speak on " Egypt in the 21st Century" at Great Decisions presentation at New Canaan Library on September 22

"Pole to Pole Adventures: A Search for Clues to Future Global Sea Level" topic of Great Decisions at Greenwich Library on September 14

John Mroz, Advisor to Over Twenty Governments, to Speak on Iran’s Potential Nuclear Threat and Other Proliferations at World Affairs Forum Event

Ambassador Craig R. Stapleton, former U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic and France will be the guest speaker at the World Affairs Forum’s final event of this program season, a dinner at the Holiday Inn Stamford-Downtown.

Dr. Robert Johnston, Director of Eurasia Group's Global Energy & Natural Resources, will speak on "ENERGY AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY".

Dr. Yu Zheng, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Connecticut , will make a presentation at a World Affairs Forum event on "The Role of China in the World Economy."

Teams of 10 will gather to compete against each other answering questions about current events, famous faces, geography, history and places in the news, sports, etc. It’s DINNER-- A LIVE AUCTION -- PRIZES! with David Smith as Game Master!

David Holland, NYU Professor of Mathematics and Atmosphere-Ocean Science (CIMS), an expert in polar environmental science, will discuss future global sea level at Great Decisions, Greenwich Library on February 23rd.

Lane H. Montgomery, Author of Never Again, Again, Again...Genocide:...., and Andrew Hannah, leading humanitarian of the Bridge Foundation which provides humanitarian relief worldwide, to discuss "Genocide and the Responsibility to Protect (R2P)"

Republican Christopher Shays and Democrat Jim Himes, candidates for the 4th Congressional District seat, will debate foreign policy on Monday, October 20, 7-8:30 PM at the Holiday Inn, Stamford.

ROBERT H. PATTON to discuss his latest book, "Patriot Pirates: The Privateer War for Freedom and Fortune in the American Revolution at GREAT DECISIONS PRESENTATION AT NEW CANAAN LIBRARY ON OCTOBER 27.