BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Tennessee World Affairs Council - ECPv6.13.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Tennessee World Affairs Council X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.tnwac.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Tennessee World Affairs Council REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20210314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20211107T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230524T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230524T180000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20230428T222441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250428T191835Z UID:34778-1684947600-1684951200@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Russia's Invasion of Ukraine | Ambassador John Kornblum | May 24 DESCRIPTION:Register Now \n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council\n\n\nSPECIAL GLOBAL DIALOGUE SERIES \nIN FOCUS: RUSSIA’S INVASION OF UKRAINE\nvia Zoom \n \nAmbassador John Kornblum\nFormer U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs\nwith moderator \n \nPatrick W. Ryan\nPresident\, Tennessee World Affairs Council\nWednesday\, May 24\, 2023\n@ 12:00 p.m. CT\nRegister Now\n\n\nWar in Europe | Amb John Kornblum | Mar 16\n \n\nAmbassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations\, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that\, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts\, including U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European affairs\, Special Envoy for the Dayton Peace Process\, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process)\, Deputy U.S. Ambassador to NATO\, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin. From 2001 to 2009\, he was chairman of Lazard Freres Germany. He currently serves as senior counsellor to the international law firm Noerr LLP and as a senior adviser to the worldwide consultancy Accenture. Mr. Kornblum has also served on a number of supervisory and advisory boards including those of Thyssen-Krupp\, Technologies AG\, Bayer AG\, Russell Reynolds\, and Motorola Europe. He is a member of the boards of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany\, the American Academy in Berlin\, the Deutsche Oper in Berlin\, and of numerous nonprofit organizations on both sides of the Atlantic. He received a B.A. from Michigan State University in 1964\, and he has been the recipient of many awards\, including a Knights Cross of the Order of Merit from Germany and an Order of Merit from Austria. \nPatrick Ryan \nPatrick Ryan is President and founder of the Tennessee World Affairs Council. In 2007 Ryan organized a group of concerned citizens to launch Tennessee’s first World Affairs Council\, to bring global awareness education programs and resources to communities and schools in the state. Ryan served 26 years in the United States Navy as an enlisted Submariner\, Surface Warfare officer and Intelligence Officer. Post-retirement he opened a newsletter publishing business focused on Middle East Affairs. Ryan also serves as President of the Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association. \nRegister Now \nPREVIOUSLY IN OUR “IN FOCUS” SERIES\nVideo\n \nTranscript\nPodcast\nTNWAC Podcasts are available wherever you get your Pods. Just look for “Global Tennessee” \n\n\nTHANKS TO TNWAC CORPORATE MEMBERS FOR SUPPORT TO EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nA PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/russias-invasion-of-ukraine-ambassador-john-kornblum-may-24/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/230524-Kornblum-FI2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230419T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230419T180000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20221122T190016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250428T191836Z UID:32249-1681921800-1681927200@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Careers | Women in National Security | Apr 19 DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your support to make our work possible. \nRegister Now \n  \n \n \nWomen in National Security Careers\nTNWAC hosts a seminar featuring women from a variety of national security disciplines to discuss their career paths\, experiences and ups and downs of working in the field. \nPress releases\, newsletter notes and other materials to promote these panels on your campus and among your networks. TNWAC.org/Careers \nVia Zoom \nApril 19\, 2023 @ 11:30am-1:00pm CT \nRegister Now \n  \nModerator \n\nDeborah Monroe\n Senior Defense Intelligence Officer (Ret) \n \nLeila Gardner\nAssistant Director\, U.S. Marine Corps HQ Deputy Commandant for Information\n& USN Reserve Intelligence Officer \n \nSafa Shahwan Edwards\nDeputy Director of Cyber Statecraft\, Atlantic Council \n \nMaureen Page\nResearch Director\, Defense Intelligence Agency \n\nModerator \nDeborah Monroe \nMs. Monroe served as an intelligence officer with the Defense Intelligence Agency from 1994 to 2021. Prior to retirement in 2021\, she was the Senior US Defense Liaison Officer at Royal Air Force Base Wyton as part of her assignment to the the UK Ministry of Defence Directorate for Intelligence. From 2013 to 2016\, she served as the Information Review Task Force (IRTF) Senior Intelligence Officer assessing the impact of the compromise classified information on Department of Defense (DoD) Intelligence and Operations capabilities. From 2011 to 2013\, Ms. Monroe served as Deputy Chief of the Middle East and North Africa Office\, and as the Deputy Director for the Middle East and Africa Regional Center. From August 2010 to March 2011\, she was Intelligence Chief for the first DoD Information Review Task Force which was charged with assessing the impact of the leak of classified reporting to WikiLeaks. Ms. Monroe served in a number of additional positions within DIA: Acting-Chief of the Defense Intelligence Open Source Program Office; Deputy Chief of the 200-member Counterproliferation Support Office (CPT); Executive Assistant to VADM Jake Jacoby\, Director\, DIA; and in a variety of positions in the Joint Chiefs of Staff Directorate for Intelligence\, J2. \nMs. Monroe’s civilian awards include: Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Exceptional Achievement Medal; DIA Director’s Award; DIA Award for Exceptional Civilian Service; and the DoD Science\, Technology\, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Role Model Award. Ms. Monroe received an MA in National Security and Strategic Studies from the US Naval War College in 1999; an MBA from St. Ambrose University in 1994; and a BS in Journalism from Texas A&M University in 1987.  She currently resides in Nashville\, Tennessee where she volunteers with the Tennessee World Affairs Council and is active in the local community. \n\n\nLeila Gardner \nMs. Gardner is the Assistant Director\, Headquarters Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Information \nAs the Assistant Director of Intelligence she manages the Headquarters Intelligence Branches and provides professional intelligence management and policy support to assist the Director of Intelligence (DIRINT) and the Deputy Commandant for Information (DCI) in the conduct of Marine Corps Intelligence activities within the Marine Corps\, Defense\, and National Intelligence Communities. Prior to her selection as the Assistant Director\, she served as the USMC Intelligence Mission Manager and advised the DCI\, the DIRINT\, and the Marine Corps Intelligence\, Surveillance\, and Reconnaissance Enterprise (MCISRE) on all aspects of strategic\, operational\, and tactical intelligence\, including current and future programs. While on a Joint Duty Assignment with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)\, Ms. Gardner was the Deputy Research Director for Military Capabilities from September 2018-September 2019 and from February 2017 to August 2018\, she served at the Mission Manager for Europe Eurasia at DIA. From October 2019 to October 2020 Ms. Gardner spent a year on active duty as a Navy Commander as a Defense Liaison to the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense-Intelligence at RAF Wyton’s Pathfinder Five Eyes Facility. Prior to joining DIA on a Joint Duty Assignment in February 2017\, she was the Senior Advisor to the Director of Intelligence for Analysis and Production\, Headquarters Marine Corps. In that position she represented the Marine Corps as the senior intelligence analyst and provided policy and management guidance on intelligence analysis and production in order to assist the Director of Intelligence in the conduct of Service Intelligence activities within the Marine Corps\, Defense\, and National Intelligence Communities. \nMs. Gardner was selected as a Defense Intelligence Senior Leader (DISL) in September 2011. Her areas of responsibility include Advancing Analysis across the Marine Intelligence Enterprise\, the Unified Intelligence Strategies\, National Intelligence Estimates\, and strategic planning. She was assigned to the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA) from 2000-2010 where she held various analytic and leadership positions including threat analysis and regional specialist. Her areas of concentration included cultural intelligence\, irregular warfare\, and the need to utilize open source material to provide intelligence products at the lowest classification level. In October 2010 she assumed the duties as the N2\, Director of Analysis\, for the KENNEDY Irregular Warfare Center at the Office of Naval Intelligence. \nMs. Gardner began her intelligence career in 2000 at the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity where she served in a number of analytic positions including the Balkans\, Horn of Africa\, and Russia regional analysis. In addition to her duties as Senior Associate Mission Manager\, Ms. Gardner is a commissioned intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve. She was commissioned in 2003 after having served 10 years as an enlisted Marine Corps intelligence specialist in the Marine Corps Reserve. Her personal decorations include the Bronze Star\, Joint Service Commendation medal (oak leaf in lieu of second award)\, Navy Commendation medal \n\n\n\n\n\n\n(gold star in lieu of second award)\, Joint Service Achievement medal and Navy Marine Corps Achievement medal. \nMs. Gardner is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University and holds a Master of Science in Military Studies degree from Marine Corps Command and Staff College. She received her Intelligence Community Officer designation in 2009. \nSafa Shahwan Edwards \nSafa Shahwan Edwards is the deputy director of the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative under the Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab). In this role\, she manages the administration and external communications of the Initiative\, as well as the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge\, the Initiative’s global cyber policy and strategy competition. \nSafa holds an MA in International Affairs with a concentration in Conflict Resolution from the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs and a BA in Political Science from Miami University of Ohio. Safa is of Bolivian and Jordanian heritage and speaks Spanish and Arabic. \n\nMaureen Page \nDISL\, Research Director\, Defense Intelligence Agency \nMs. Page leads the planning\, execution\, and oversight of intelligence research and analytic tradecraft within the Directorate for Analysis. She oversees the development of analytic tradecraft guidance\, leads analytic outreach programs\, guides DIA’s product evaluation and analytic lessons learned efforts\, and develops the Defense Intelligence Enterprise’s Program of Analysis. She previously served as the Senior Defense Intelligence Analyst (SDIA) for Executive Production\, the SDIA for U.S. European Command\, and the SDIA for Europe and NATO within DIA’s Europe Eurasia Regional Center. She was appointed to the Defense Intelligence Senior Level in November 2013. \nHailing from New Jersey\, Ms. Page attended Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts and studied at Harvard College from which she graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Studies. After college\, Ms. Page attended the London School of Economics and Political Science and graduated with a Master of Science degree with merit in Comparative Politics. \nMs. Page joined DIA in 2003 as an analyst. From 2005 to 2007\, she worked in the White House Situation Room where she served as the Senior Duty Officer providing direct intelligence support to the President of the United States. From 2008 to 2010\, she served on the National Intelligence Council (NIC) as the Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Europe. During this rotation\, she orchestrated two National Intelligence Estimates. After completing the NIC rotation\, Ms. Page retuned to DIA as the Deputy Defense Intelligence Officer for Europe and NATO from 2011 until 2013. In this capacity\, she briefed the President of the United States on a key intelligence topic in mid-2011. In 2012\, Ms. Page became the Europe Division Chief within DIA’s Europe Eurasia Regional Center. \nMs. Page received the Meritorious Presidential Rank Award in 2019. She previously received the National Intelligence Exceptional Achievement Award from the Office of Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Meritorious Civilian Service Award twice. She is a four-time recipient of DIA’s Meritorious Civilian Service Award. \nMs. Page resides with her husband\, Matthew\, formerly an analyst at State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research. They have three children: Teddy\, Jack\, and Anna. \n\n\n\nTHANKS TO TNWAC CORPORATE MEMBERS FOR SUPPORT TO EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTennessee World Affairs Council Profile | Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee \n \nMember\, Center for Nonprofit Management\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/careers-women-in-national-security-apr-19/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2023-04-19-careers-security-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230412T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230412T180000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20221122T185253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T175827Z UID:32245-1681317000-1681322400@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:International Careers Panel | April 12 DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your support to make our work possible. \nRegister Now\n \nInternational Career Panel\nSpring 2023\n  \nTNWAC hosts a seminar featuring professionals from a variety of occupations to discuss their career paths\, experiences and ups and downs of working in international jobs. \n  \nVia Zoom \nApril 12\, 2023 @ 11:30am-1:00pm CT \n  \nRegister Now \n  \nModerator \n \nDr. Gretchen Neisler \nUniversity of Tennessee Vice Provost for International Affairs\, Director\, Center for Global Engagement; Member of Board of Directors\, Tennessee World Affairs Council \nPanelists \n \nTerrance Fluker – U.S. Peace Corps\, Tennessee Regional Recruiter \nSaúl Hernández – U.S. State Dept. Foreign Service Officer and Southeast Diplomat in Residence \nSabrina Miller – SVP\, Pinnacle Financial Partners\, former Foreign Exchange Manager \nRachel Bowen Pittman – Executive Director\, United Nations Association\, USA \n  \nRegister Now \n  \nGretchen Neisler | Moderator \nGretchen Neisler\, Vice Provost for International Affairs at the University of Tennessee\, works with faculty\, staff\, students and key stakeholders to understand and deepen their engagement as global citizens. Dr. Neisler has successfully managed over $120 million in grant funding to support the work of international research and development. Gretchen believes higher education must support students in understanding their role as global citizens and use the institutional strength of knowledge creation to solve global challenges the world faces. Additionally\, she feels the role of higher education in a community is to understand its societal needs and work collaboratively to meet those needs. Gretchen has worked for 20 years to build global networks that enhance research productivity and preparing a new generation of leaders to take the world’s stage by understanding that problems span geographic boundaries. Her passion is derived from the belief that science has the power to positively impact society and higher education is vital to sharing this knowledge with community stakeholders. Gretchen is an experienced leader with strengths in organizational change and team development. She holds a PhD. in higher education administration from Michigan State University. \nTerrance Fluker \nTerrance Fluker became the Tennessee Regional Recruiter for the Peace Corps in December 2022.  He has a M.S. in Media Management from Arkansas State University and brings a media background of over 30 years in radio management and programming to the position.  Terrance believes in the basic tenets of the Peace Corps and works to build its profile and awareness of the amazing opportunities the Corps has to offer to residents of Tennessee.  Fluker and his wife Kimberly have been married for 27 years and reside in Nashville. \nSaúl Hernández \nSaúl Hernández is a career Foreign Service Officer with over eighteen years of experience at the U.S. Department of State. He is the Diplomat in Residence for the Southern region\, recruiting diverse talent for career and student program opportunities with the U.S. Department of State. \nSaúl was previously the Director for the Outreach and Communications Unit and the Public Diplomacy Incubator Unit in the Office of Policy\, Planning\, and Resources for the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. He led a team that engages with Congress to advocate for public diplomacy resources for the Department\, develops communications strategies for our 4\,000 public diplomacy practitioners worldwide\, and manages digital outreach to the 700\,000 members of the Young African Leaders Initiative Network and the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative Network. \nSaúl’s other Department of State assignments include Lima\, Peru\, where he served as the Press Officer; Washington\, DC\, where he served as the Digital Media Advisor for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs and as a Media Relations Officer for the Washington Foreign Press Center; Tbilisi\, Georgia\, where he served as the Cultural Affairs Officer; and Prague\, Czech Republic\, and Bogotá\, Colombia\, where he served as a Consular Officer. \nSaúl earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Before joining the Department of State\, he worked as an information technology consultant and software developer in the Atlanta area. \nSabrina Miller \nSabrina Miller is a senior vice president with Pinnacle’s commercial banking team in Nashville\, TN\, responsible for providing distinctive service and effective advice to business and private banking clients. Before joining the firm in 2022\, Miller was a senior vice president with the Truist Commercial Banking division in Nashville\, where she worked for nearly ten years focusing on for-profit and not-for-profit clients. Prior to relocating to Nashville from New York\, she spent eight years on Wall Street focusing on foreign exchange markets and was a relationship manager\, foreign exchange specialist at Bloomberg L.P. \nSabrina earned her bachelor’s degree with cum laude honor at the University of Mississippi with a double major in banking & finance and international business. \nSabrina services on the board of directors and finance committee for The Martha O’Bryan Center and is past board treasurer. She is a Class 63 alumna of the Young Leaders Council. Originally from Brazil\, Sabrina moved to the United States at age 17 when she was recruited by The University of Mississippi on an NCAA division 1 tennis scholarship and became a naturalized citizen in December of 2013. \nSabrina is a Member of the Tennessee World Affairs Council Board of Directors. \nRachel Bowen Pittman \nThroughout her career\, Rachel Bowen Pittman has been committed to the idea that individuals\, when brought together and motivated around a common vision\, can be strong catalysts for change toward a brighter\, more just\, and more sustainable future. \nAs Executive Director of UNA-USA\, Rachel leads a grassroots advocacy movement of more than 20\,000 Americans in 225+ chapters who are dedicated to supporting the work of the United Nations in their communities\, on campuses\, and on Capitol Hill. She guides the UNA-USA’s strategic work and key partnerships\, directs the UNA-USA Fellowship Program\, oversees membership expansion\, and spearheads important advocacy initiatives to help the United States advance the far-reaching goals of the United Nations. Rachel has been with the UNA-USA—a component of the United Nations Foundation—for more than seven years. Previously as Senior Director of Membership and Programs\, she managed the UNA-USA’s national programs and events\, including the annual Global Engagement Summit at UN Headquarters\, Global Leadership Summit in Washington\, D.C.\, and UN Day events across the United States. She also led a successful nationwide fundraising campaign to provide education to youth in refugee camps around the world. \nPreviously\, Rachel served on the leadership teams of several professional associations representing lawyers\, surgeons\, regulators\, and engineers. In those positions\, she strengthened membership programs\, directed rebranding initiatives\, and secured agreements with national associations representing China\, Korea\, Argentina\, India\, Peru\, Egypt\, and Mexico. Rachel holds a B.S.B.A in international business from American University and an MBA in marketing from Johns Hopkins University. She lives in the Washington\, D.C. metro area. \n \n\nTHANKS TO TNWAC CORPORATE MEMBERS FOR SUPPORT TO EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTennessee World Affairs Council Profile | Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee \nMember\, Center for Nonprofit Management\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/2023-international-careers-panel/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2023-04-12-career-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230330T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230331T000000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20230316T212531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T175938Z UID:34517-1680210000-1680220800@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Tennessee-Japan Forum | Implications of Ukraine War on Asia | Mar 30 DESCRIPTION:Register Now \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council is pleased to share an announcement from our friends at the Japan-America Society of Tennessee about an important event they are hosting. This program should be of interest to TNWAC members and friends. \nTNWAC Member Benefit: You can receive $25 off the $50 cost for non-JAST members if you are a current or new TNWAC Member. Contact pat@tnwac.org for discount code. \n \n\n\n \nRegister Now \nTNWAC Member Benefit: \nYou can receive $25 off the $50 cost for non-JAST members if you are a current or new TNWAC Member. Contact pat@tnwac.org for discount code. \n \n \n\nTHANKS TO TNWAC CORPORATE MEMBERS FOR SUPPORT TO EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nA PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTennessee World Affairs Council Profile | Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee \nMember\, Center for Nonprofit Management\n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/tennessee-japan-forum-implications-of-ukraine-war-on-asia-mar-30/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Screenshot-2023-03-16-at-4.30.04-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230308T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230308T190000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20230108T173814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250428T191836Z UID:33970-1678298400-1678302000@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Kurdistan Region Developments | Rep to US Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman | Mar 8 DESCRIPTION:TNWAC | World Affairs Council of the Year 2022 \nRegister Now \n\n\nDISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES\nvia Zoom\nKurdistan Region Developments\nThe View from the KRG Rep to the United States\n \nHon. Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman\n  \nMarch 8\, 2023 @ 12:00 p.m. CT\nWith Moderator \n\nLCDR Patrick Ryan\, USN (Ret)\nFounding President\, TNWAC \nRegister Now\n\nThe story of the Iraqi Kurds and the establishment of the autonomous zone and the Kurdish Regional Government is a great Middle East epic that continues to play out. The Kurds have sought to carve out their own state amid the turmoil of unfolding regional history. They’ve been gassed and chased into the mountains by Saddam Hussein and attacked by the dangerous terror group ISIS. The Kurds have stood up courageously against their opponents. \nThe Iraqi Kurds and the United States have had a long history of cooperation and sadly\, at times\, abandonment. The aspirations of the people of Kurdistan took shape in the 2017 independence referendum as the coalition battle against ISIS was winding down. The referendum won with 92% of Kurds voting to free the region from Baghdad’s authority. However\, the central government through a Supreme Court ruling\, quashed the initiative. The KRG continues its close relationship with Washington as it continues to navigate a tough neighborhood\, wedged among its Iraqi neighbors and Turkey\, Iran and Syria. The KRG has been very well represented in Washington by the Hon. Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman. TNWAC is pleased to host her for a conversation about the relationship with the U.S. and developments in Kurdistan and the region. Join us. \n\nBayan Sami Abdul Rahman \nKurdistan Regional Government Representative to the United States \nBayan Sami Abdul Rahman is the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Representative to the United States of America. \nKey to her role are strengthening ties between Kurdistan and the United States\, advocating her government’s position on a wide array of political\, security\, humanitarian\, economic\, and cultural matters and promoting coordination and partnership. Prior to her US appointment in 2015\, Ms. Abdul Rahman was the High Representative to the United Kingdom. She was elected to the Leadership Council of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in 2010. \nBefore her career in public service\, Ms. Abdul Rahman worked as a journalist for 17 years. She began her career on local newspapers in London and won the Observer Newspaper’s Farzad Bazoft Memorial Prize in 1993\, which led her to work at The Observer and later at the Financial Times. She worked for the FT in Britain and in Japan\, where she was Tokyo Correspondent. \nHer late father\, Sami Abdul Rahman\, was a veteran of the Kurdish freedom movement\, joining the Kurdistan Democratic Party in 1963 and playing a critical leadership role in the Kurdish and Iraqi opposition to Saddam Hussein’s regime. He held the post of Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government and General Secretary of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). Sami Abdul Rahman was killed alongside his elder son Salah and 96 others in a twin suicide bombing in 2004. \nMs. Abdul Rahman was born in Baghdad. Her family briefly lived in Iran in the mid-1970s before moving to Britain in 1976. She is a history graduate from London University. \nPatrick W. Ryan \nPatrick Ryan is founding President of the Tennessee World Affairs Council (2007). He served in the U.S. Navy for 26 years (1972-1998) as a Submariner\, Surface Warfare Officer and Intelligence Officer. Ryan founded Ryan & Associates\, a publisher of newsletters on international affairs (1999-2015). He also is founding President of the Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association (tennsub.org). \n  \n\n  \n<a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/UIWFuNKSqdQxGClymSLZVg”>In Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine | Anna Novosad | A Ukrainian Perspective</a><br />
\n<span id=”mce_marker” data-mce-type=”bookmark” data-mce-fragment=”1″>​</span> \n\n\nTHANKS TO TNWAC CORPORATE MEMBERS FOR SUPPORT TO EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nA PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/kurdistan-region-rep-to-us-bayan-sami-abdul-rahman-feb-22/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023-03-08-kurdistan.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230129T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230129T210000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20221110T125350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T180339Z UID:32148-1675018800-1675026000@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Practice Match Jan 29 | Academic WorldQuest High School Global Affairs Challenge DESCRIPTION:The 2023 Anne Smedinghoff\nAcademic WorldQuest\nHS Global Affairs Challenge\nPractice Match #2\n \nJanuary 29\, 2023 @ 1:00pm Via Zoom\nAcademic WorldQuest teams join us for the first of two practice matches to prepare for the 2023 Tennessee Championship match. \nThe January 29th match will be via Zoom and will give teams an opportunity to become familiar with the competition format and work through questions from the ten topics being considered. \nOn January 29th you will compete on topics 6-10 from the 2023 Study Guide. \n6. Current Events I *\n7. Country in Focus: Ethiopia\n8. The Future of Supply Chains\n9. Battle of the Century: Autocracy vs. Democracy\n10. Current Events II \n*Current events in lieu of “Great Decisions” which will be a topic at the April National Championship match\nTeachers and teams who have already registered will be sent an email with the Practice Match Zoom info. If you have not already registered for the 2023 Academic WorldQuest challenge please do today. \nRegister HERE. \nFor more information on TNWAC’s Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) program contact Catherine Kelly\, Education Outreach Coordinator at < cgkelly@comcast.net > and Patrick Ryan at \n\n2023 Academic WorldQuest Global Challenge\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC) Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) is the flagship youth education program of the Tennessee World Affairs Council and the national network of World Affairs Councils of America (WACA). High school students from across Tennessee are invited to play. TNWAC has also welcomed teams from other states who do not have a nearby AWQ program available. \nThe TNWAC AWQ program is named in honor of Anne Smedinghoff\, a United States Foreign Service Officer posted at the U.S. Embassy\, Kabul Afghanistan. She was killed in the line of duty in 2013 by a car bomb while an American team was delivering books to an Afghan school. Learn more about Anne Smedinghoff HERE. \n \nWorldQuest is a team game testing high school students’ knowledge of international affairs. In the game\, four-person teams compete by answering multiple-choice questions divided into ten engaging thematic categories (below). Academic WorldQuest is unique to the World Affairs Council system. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council organizes a TNWAC Championship Match and a practice match each AWQ season. The championship match (Mar 2023) will be in person at Belmont University. The two practices sessions will be virtual. \nRecent WorldQuest seasons have been impacted by Covid-19 measures. There are no restrictions in place as of September 2022 but TNWAC will ensure compliance with CDC\, WACA and other appropriate steps should public health concerns arise. \n \nThe top-ranked Tennessee WAC finisher in the competition will be designated the TNWAC champions and will represent TNWAC at the National Championship match in Washington\, D.C.\, April 2023 at the United States Institute of Peace. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council will provide an escort for the team visit to Washington and will schedule visits to international affairs institutions and organizations. In the past these have included foreign embassies\, think tanks\, NGOs and Capitol Hill visits with Congressional representatives. Covid-19 restrictions may limit venue availability. \n\nWorldQuest is a flagship program of the World Affairs Council’s education outreach efforts and is integrated with other elements such as the “What in the World?” Weekly Quiz — which sharpens students’ knowledge of current global events and the “Global Scholars Diploma” program. \n \nPlans for 2022-23 \nDates \n\nDECEMBER 4\, 2022 – 1:00PM CT – PRACTICE MATCH PART I (optional) via Zoom | Topics 1-5\nJANUARY 29\, 2023 – 1:00PM CT – PRACTICE MATCH PART II (optional) via Zoom | Topics 6-10\nMARCH 5\, 2023 – 1:00PM CT – TENNESSEE ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST CHAMPIONSHIP at Belmont University | check in at 12:30p\nAPRIL 27-30\, 2023 Tennessee Championship Team to Washington\, DC for visits to international institutions.\nAPRIL 28-29\, 2023 Academic WorldQuest National Championship Reception (Friday) and Match (Saturday)\, hosted at the United States Institute of Peace\n\nNotes \n\nTeams can prepare for the competition by reviewing the AWQ Study Guide. Questions for nine topics are drawn directly from the Study Guide. The Current Events category questions are drawn from the TNWAC “What in the World? Weekly Quiz” from the SIX weeks of quizzes preceding each event. The quiz is published every Monday and students can subscribe to the Quiz by joining the TNWAC newsletter list on the home page\, TNWAC.org and at this LINK.\nStudents are encouraged to review the TNWAC Global Scholar Certificate Program and use their participation in WorldQuest as credit toward completion.\n\n \nCarlos and Malú Alvarez National Championship Match. The World Affairs Councils of America will host a national match among many of the 90+ WACs from around the country. \nThe national competition is attended by 200-250 of the nation’s most promising high school students each year\, along with their parents\, teachers\, and chaperones. The 4-hour AWQ competition is a unique opportunity for students to visit the nation’s capital\, perhaps for the first time. A weekend of substantive programming is included to enhance the experience. \nPrizes  \nStudents. TNWAC will announce student prizes for the TNWAC Championship Match and WACA will announce prizes for the National Championship Match. \nTeachers. In recognition of the role teachers play in the advancement of global literacy in the classroom TNWAC will award grants to the teacher sponsors of the top three teams in the TNWAC Championship match. The grants can be used by the teachers for global affairs related materials in the classroom. \nFirst Place Team Teacher – $500.00\nSecond Place Team Techer – $250.00\nThird Place Team Teacher – $250.00 \nResources \nLinks to the Study Guide\, Teachers Guide\, Operations Information and flyers are contained in THIS LINK. \n\nAcademic WorldQuest 2023 Topics\n1. Securing the Future of the World’s Wildlife\n2. The Arctic Council: Frozen Cooperation\n3. Atrocity Prevention and Accountability\n4. Combating Global Food Insecurity\n5. Economic Sanctions – A Double-Edged Sword\n6. Great Decisions\n7. Country in Focus: Ethiopia\n8. The Future of Supply Chains\n9. Battle of the Century: Autocracy vs. Democracy\n10. Current Events \n* TNWAC Practice and Championship matches will NOT include the Great Decisions category. A second Current Events topic round will be substituted. (The Great Decisions category is based on a magazine available for sale from the Foreign Policy Association. The winning TNWAC championship team will receive copies of the magazine to prepare for the National Championship match where Great Decisions will be used as a topic.) \nStudy Guide \nThe AWQ Study Guide provides the topics and reference materials used in the TNWAC practice match and championship match\, except for the “Current Events” questions. Current events questions are drawn from the “What in the World? Weekly Quiz.” Get the quiz by signing up for the TNWAC newsletter list on our home page. \n \nFor more information on TNWAC’s Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) program contact Catherine Kelly\, Education Outreach Coordinator at < cgkelly@comcast.net > and Patrick Ryan at \n \n\nTHANKS TO TNWAC CORPORATE MEMBERS FOR SUPPORT TO EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/practice-match-jan-29-academic-worldquest-high-school-global-affairs-challenge/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2023-01-29-worldquest-practice-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230125T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230125T190000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20221229T180933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250428T191836Z UID:33916-1674669600-1674673200@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:In Focus: Russia's Invasion | Ukraine Update | The Humanitarian Dimension DESCRIPTION:Update: Elena Byrd and Dr. Madeleine Byrd will join the program. They served as volunteers at a Ukrainian refugee center in Warsaw\, Poland for months following the invasion. \nRegister Now \n \n\n\n\nSPECIAL EDITION \nDISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES \nvia Zoom \nIn Focus: Russia’s Invasion\nUkraine Update: The Humanitarian Dimension\n \nAnna Novosad\nFormer Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine and Member of Parliament and Education Activist in the Midst of a War \n \nElena Byrd & Dr. Madeleine Byrd\nVolunteers\, Ukrainian Refugees Center\, Warsaw\, Poland \nJanuary 25\, 2023 @ 12:00 p.m. CT\nwith moderator \n\nLCDR Patrick Ryan\, USN (Ret)\nFounding President\, Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n  \nRegister Now \n  \nIn Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine | A View from Kyiv \nThe unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine has been catastrophic for the Ukrainian people. Millions of refugees have fled to neighboring nations to the west\, horrendous war crimes have been committed in areas controlled by Russian forces and nation-wide attacks against civilian areas and infrastructure have caused extreme hardships in cities large and small. We continue our “In Focus” series on Russia’s invasion with a conversation with Anna Novosad\, former Minister of Education and Science from Ukraine and an education activist working to rebuild and restore schools and education infrastructure. She will join us from Kyiv where she is among her countrymen under constant Russian bombardment. \n<br data-mce-bogus=”1″><br data-mce-bogus=”1″><a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/jNDPVkNgBNYkMQeVpfk3Kw”>War in Europe | Amb John Kornblum | Mar 16</a><br />\n \n\nAnna Novosad \nUkraine | Educational Activist & Minister of Education and Science 2019-2020 \nAnna Novosad is a Ukrainian educational activist. She used to serve many years in various positions at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine\, including being a Minister in 2019-2020. Anna contributed and led the comprehensive school reform in Ukraine\, as well as was a leader of the higher education funding reform. Currently Anna leads various projects that aim at education access renewal in Ukraine amidst the war. \nElena and Madeleine Byrd \nMother-daughter duo\, Mrs. Elena and Dr. Madeleine Byrd have spent most of the past year volunteering in Warsaw\, Poland\, providing humanitarian aid and medical services to Ukrainian refugees. Following the outbreak of war\, Madeleine and Elena began volunteering at a major refugee center in Warsaw where they assisted in the development of the refugee center’s “Medical Point.” Through many months of working in the “Medical Point\,” they have come to better understand the vast medical and resource needs of refugees. They gained additional experience as community volunteers for other medical\, educational\, and humanitarian services\, with a focus on children displaced by war. \nElena Camacho Byrd \nElena Camacho Byrd\, born in Lausanne\, Switzerland\, grew up in Cuba before she and her family fled during the Cuban Revolution to move to the United States. Elena received a BA in English and Sociology\, as well as a Master of Science in Education from the University of Pennsylvania. She studied Land Economy at the University of Cambridge. She received an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Elena spent over fifteen years working in public health writing grant proposals and assisting physicians in patient care\, primarily in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.  In the United States\, she has served as a teacher and tutor for students of all ages. She is now an active volunteer in the Nashville community\, where she is a long-term Board member of the Tennessee Poison Center. Elena is fluent in English and Spanish. She is married to Barney Byrd\, and has three grown children. \nDr. Madeleine Byrd\, M.S.\, M.D. \nMadeleine Elizabeth Byrd\, M.S.\, M.D. was born and raised in Nashville\, Tennessee\, where she attended The Harpeth Hall School. Madeleine received her B.A. in neuroscience from The University of Pennsylvania. She completed her Master’s in Pharmacology and M.D. at Georgetown University. Madeleine has strong family ties to medicine on both sides of her family\, and is a fourth generation “Dr. Byrd” in Nashville. Madeleine has wanted to be a pediatrician since age 7\, inspired by her maternal grandmother who was a pediatrician and global public health specialist. After graduating from medical school\, she went to Charleston\, South Carolina for pediatric residency training. Madeleine has a lifelong passion for pediatrics and public health. Most recently\, Madeleine has served as a volunteer physician for Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw\, Poland. \n\n\nSPONSOR THE TNWAC DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs.  It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nYOUR ORGANIZATION NAME AND LOGO HERE \nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM \n\nTHANKS TO TNWAC CORPORATE MEMBERS FOR SUPPORT TO EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/in-focus-russias-invasion-anna-novosad-a-ukrainian-perspective-jan-25-online/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2023-01-25-novosad-ukraine.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230117T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230117T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20230117T163304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250428T191836Z UID:34080-1673982000-1673985600@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Talk to the Author | "The American Imperative" by Daniel Runde DESCRIPTION:TNWAC | World Affairs Council of the Year 2022 \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now \n \nand the World Affairs Councils of America present \n\n\n\nCover to Cover\nYour Conversation with Authors\nDaniel F. Runde \nSenior VP\, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) \nAuthor of “The American Imperative: Reclaiming Global Leadership Through Soft Power” \nJanuary 17\, 2023 @ 1:00 pm CST \n \n \n  \nSupport TNWAC and Global Affairs Education In Our Schools \nRegister Now \n&amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/UIWFuNKSqdQxGClymSLZVg”&amp;amp;amp;gt;In Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine | Anna Novosad | A Ukrainian Perspective&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
\n&amp;amp;lt;span id=”mce_marker” data-mce-type=”bookmark” data-mce-fragment=”1″&amp;amp;gt;​&amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;gt; \n\n\nTHANKS TO TNWAC CORPORATE MEMBERS FOR SUPPORT TO EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nA PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/talk-to-the-author-the-american-imperative-by-daniel-runde/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Runde-Featured-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221204T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221204T210000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20221110T123638Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T180829Z UID:32137-1670180400-1670187600@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Practice Match Dec 4 | Academic WorldQuest High School Global Affairs Challenge DESCRIPTION:The 2023 Anne Smedinghoff\nAcademic WorldQuest\nHS Global Affairs Challenge\nPractice Match #1\n  \nRegister Now \n  \n \nDecember 4\, 2022 @ 1:00pm Via Zoom\nAcademic WorldQuest teams join us for the first of two practice matches to prepare for the 2023 Tennessee Championship match. \nThe December 4th match will be via Zoom and will give teams an opportunity to become familiar with the competition format and to work through questions from the ten topics being considered. \nOn December 4th you will compete on topics 1-5 from the 2023 Study Guide. \n1. Securing the Future of the World’s Wildlife\n2. The Arctic Council: Frozen Cooperation\n3. Atrocity Prevention and Accountability\n4. Combating Global Food Insecurity\n5. Economic Sanctions – A Double-Edged Sword \nTeachers and teams who have already registered will be sent an email with the Practice Match Zoom info. \nIf you have not already registered for the 2023 Academic WorldQuest challenge please do today. \nRegister HERE. \nFor more information on TNWAC’s Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) program contact Catherine Kelly\, Education Outreach Coordinator at < cgkelly@comcast.net > and Patrick Ryan at \n\n2023 Academic WorldQuest Global Challenge\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC) Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) is the flagship youth education program of the Tennessee World Affairs Council and the national network of World Affairs Councils of America (WACA). High school students from across Tennessee are invited to play. TNWAC has also welcomed teams from other states who do not have a nearby AWQ program available. \nThe TNWAC AWQ program is named in honor of Anne Smedinghoff\, a United States Foreign Service Officer posted at the U.S. Embassy\, Kabul Afghanistan. She was killed in the line of duty in 2013 by a car bomb while an American team was delivering books to an Afghan school. Learn more about Anne Smedinghoff HERE. \n \nWorldQuest is a team game testing high school students’ knowledge of international affairs. In the game\, four-person teams compete by answering multiple-choice questions divided into ten engaging thematic categories (below). Academic WorldQuest is unique to the World Affairs Council system. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council organizes a TNWAC Championship Match and a practice match each AWQ season. The championship match (Mar 2023) will be in person at Belmont University. The two practices sessions will be virtual. \nRecent WorldQuest seasons have been impacted by Covid-19 measures. There are no restrictions in place as of September 2022 but TNWAC will ensure compliance with CDC\, WACA and other appropriate steps should public health concerns arise. \n \nThe top-ranked Tennessee WAC finisher in the competition will be designated the TNWAC champions and will represent TNWAC at the National Championship match in Washington\, D.C.\, April 2023 at the United States Institute of Peace. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council will provide an escort for the team visit to Washington and will schedule visits to international affairs institutions and organizations. In the past these have included foreign embassies\, think tanks\, NGOs and Capitol Hill visits with Congressional representatives. Covid-19 restrictions may limit venue availability. \n\nWorldQuest is a flagship program of the World Affairs Council’s education outreach efforts and is integrated with other elements such as the “What in the World?” Weekly Quiz — which sharpens students’ knowledge of current global events and the “Global Scholars Diploma” program. \n \nPlans for 2022-23 \nDates \n\nDECEMBER 4\, 2022 – 1:00PM CT – PRACTICE MATCH PART I (optional) via Zoom | Topics 1-5\nJANUARY 29\, 2023 – 1:00PM CT – PRACTICE MATCH PART II (optional) via Zoom | Topics 6-10\nMARCH 5\, 2023 – 1:00PM CT – TENNESSEE ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST CHAMPIONSHIP at Belmont University | check in at 12:30p\nAPRIL 27-30\, 2023 Tennessee Championship Team to Washington\, DC for visits to international institutions.\nAPRIL 28-29\, 2023 Academic WorldQuest National Championship Reception (Friday) and Match (Saturday)\, hosted at the United States Institute of Peace\n\nNotes \n\nTeams can prepare for the competition by reviewing the AWQ Study Guide. Questions for nine topics are drawn directly from the Study Guide. The Current Events category questions are drawn from the TNWAC “What in the World? Weekly Quiz” from the SIX weeks of quizzes preceding each event. The quiz is published every Monday and students can subscribe to the Quiz by joining the TNWAC newsletter list on the home page\, TNWAC.org and at this LINK.\nStudents are encouraged to review the TNWAC Global Scholar Certificate Program and use their participation in WorldQuest as credit toward completion.\n\n \nCarlos and Malú Alvarez National Championship Match. The World Affairs Councils of America will host a national match among many of the 90+ WACs from around the country. \nThe national competition is attended by 200-250 of the nation’s most promising high school students each year\, along with their parents\, teachers\, and chaperones. The 4-hour AWQ competition is a unique opportunity for students to visit the nation’s capital\, perhaps for the first time. A weekend of substantive programming is included to enhance the experience. \nPrizes  \nStudents. TNWAC will announce student prizes for the TNWAC Championship Match and WACA will announce prizes for the National Championship Match. \nTeachers. In recognition of the role teachers play in the advancement of global literacy in the classroom TNWAC will award grants to the teacher sponsors of the top three teams in the TNWAC Championship match. The grants can be used by the teachers for global affairs related materials in the classroom. \nFirst Place Team Teacher – $500.00\nSecond Place Team Techer – $250.00\nThird Place Team Teacher – $250.00 \nResources \nLinks to the Study Guide\, Teachers Guide\, Operations Information and flyers are contained in THIS LINK. \n\nAcademic WorldQuest 2023 Topics\n1. Securing the Future of the World’s Wildlife\n2. The Arctic Council: Frozen Cooperation\n3. Atrocity Prevention and Accountability\n4. Combating Global Food Insecurity\n5. Economic Sanctions – A Double-Edged Sword\n6. Great Decisions\n7. Country in Focus: Ethiopia\n8. The Future of Supply Chains\n9. Battle of the Century: Autocracy vs. Democracy\n10. Current Events \n* TNWAC Practice and Championship matches will NOT include the Great Decisions category. A second Current Events topic round will be substituted. (The Great Decisions category is based on a magazine available for sale from the Foreign Policy Association. The winning TNWAC championship team will receive copies of the magazine to prepare for the National Championship match where Great Decisions will be used as a topic.) \nStudy Guide \nThe AWQ Study Guide provides the topics and reference materials used in the TNWAC practice match and championship match\, except for the “Current Events” questions. Current events questions are drawn from the “What in the World? Weekly Quiz.” Get the quiz by signing up for the TNWAC newsletter list on our home page. \n \nFor more information on TNWAC’s Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) program contact Catherine Kelly\, Education Outreach Coordinator at < cgkelly@comcast.net > and Patrick Ryan at \n \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/practice-match-academic-worldquest-high-school-global-affairs-challenge/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-12-04-worldquest-practice.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221121 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20221018T145729Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T180854Z UID:31957-1668578400-1668923999@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Global Affairs Conference | WACA National Conference | WashDC | Nov 16-19 DESCRIPTION:Your World Affairs Council is a member of the 90+ network of grassroots public service educational nonprofits dedicated to informing our communities about the world. Every November council members and the public are invited to the National Conference of the World Affairs Councils of America. \nThe conferences are a unique blend of distinguished speakers\, networking and offsite visits to think-tanks\, diplomatic outposts and other organizations. There’s plenty of opportunity to network with others who are concerned about global affairs in the luxury of the historic Mayflower Hotel in downtown Washington\, D.C. \nYou’re invited to this fabulous gathering in our nation’s capital. Don’t miss it. \n[If you’re going let us know. Email pat@tnwac.org] \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/global-affairs-conference-waca-national-conference-washdc-nov-16-19/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Screen-Shot-2022-08-08-at-10.28.45-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221114T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221114T160000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20221110T170114Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T180944Z UID:32153-1668438000-1668441600@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Putin and Russia’s War: Putin and Russia’s War: What Makes Putin Tick? | Nov 14 | Zoom DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your support to make our work possible. \n\n \n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\nin association with the \nAmerican Council on Germany \n\n\n\n\n\nand with Belmont University Center for Global Citizenship\, University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nIn Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine\nvia Zoom \nPutin and Russia’s War\n \nwith \n \nKatja Gloger\nJournalist and Author \n\nAndrew S. Weiss\nJames Family Chair and Vice President for Studies\, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace \nMonday\, November 14\, 2022 \n@ 9:00 a.m. CT\n\n\n\nIt is being reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not travel to Bali next week to participate in the G20 Summit. This was confirmed overnight by Moscow’s embassy to Indonesia. At the same time\, we are seeing reports that the Kremlin is withdrawing its troops from Kherson\, the only regional capital it managed to capture since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February. The retreat from Kherson is one of the most serious blows to Russia in Putin’s war. Just a month ago\, he declared that Kherson and three other regions in Ukraine are part of the Russian nation at an event in Moscow’s Red Square. \nJoin us for a discussion with Putin biographers and Russia experts Katja Gloger and Andrew S. Weiss about the war in Ukraine. \n\nJournalist and author Katja Gloger studied Eastern European History and Political Science in Hamburg and Moscow and has an MBA from Purdue University\, Indiana. She started her career as a news reporter for German Television ARD. As Moscow Bureau Chief for Stern magazine she witnessed the fall of the Soviet Union and the emergence of a new Russia. She also worked as Foreign Editor for Stern magazine – with a focus on Russia\, international affairs\, and security policy. She also served as Stern’s Senior Political Correspondent in Washington\, DC\, from 2004 until the end of 2008. Since 2009\, she has served on the magazine’s editorial board. \nMs. Gloger won the prestigious German Henri Nannen Award for Best Documentary Reporting in 2010. She is a Board member of the German section of Reporters Without Borders\, a human rights organization defending the freedom of the press\, and a member of the Atlantik-Brücke. She has published several books on Russia\, including Putin’s World: The New Russia\, Ukraine\, and the West. \n\nAndrew S. Weiss (ACG Young Leader) is the James Family Chair and vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\, where he oversees research on Russia and Eurasia. His graphic novel biography of Vladimir Putin\, Accidental Czar: the Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin\, will be published by First Second/Macmillan in November 2022. \nPrior to joining Carnegie\, he was director of the RAND Corporation’s Center for Russia and Eurasia and executive director of the RAND Business Leaders Forum. Mr. Weiss’s career has spanned both the public and private sectors. He previously served as director for Russian\, Ukrainian\, and Eurasian Affairs on the National Security Council staff\, as a member of the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff\, and as a policy assistant in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy during the administrations of Presidents Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush. \n\nPreviously in the In Focus series: \n\n\nIn Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine | Kornblum\, Velikova\, Walker | Aug 25 | Video | Podcast | Transcript  \n\n\nIn Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine | Cold Wars | Prof Thomas Schwartz | Aug 18 | Video | Podcast | Transcript  \n\n\nIn Focus: Russia’s Invasion | Anna Novosad | A Ukrainian Perspective | Jul 21 | Video | Podcast | Transcript  \n\n\nRussia’s Invasion | Amb John Kornblum | Is This The New Normal? | Jul 7 | Video | Podcast | Transcript  \n\n\nRussia’s Invasion of Ukraine | Humanitarian Crisis | Tamara Demuria | June 29 | Video | Podcast | Transcript  \n\n\nThe War in Ukraine: How Will this End? | Amb John Kornblum | Dr. Liana Fix | Video | Podcast | Transcript  \n\n\nWar in Europe | Dr. Roger Kangas | Mar 31 | Video | Podcast | Transcript  \n\n\nImplications and Consequences of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine | Mar 16 | Video | Transcript \n\nThe Unfolding War in Europe | Mar 2 | Video | Transcript\nWar in Europe | Feb 25 | Video | Transcript\nRussia’s Threat to Ukraine | The Crisis Unfolds | Feb 15 | Video | Transcript\nGermany’s Response to the Ukraine Crisis | Feb 1 | Video | Transcript\nRussia’s Threat to Ukraine: The West Responds | Jan 17 | Video | Transcript \n\n\n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/putin-and-russias-war-nov-14-zoom/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-12-04-worldquest-practice-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221108T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221108T210000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20220808T193810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T181011Z UID:31534-1667935800-1667941200@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Cyber Threats Panel | Admiral Rogers | Former NSA Director | Nov 8 DESCRIPTION:Contact us today to sponsor this program.\n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nand Belmont University Center for Global Citizenship \nin association with the University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nSPECIAL EDITION \nGLOBAL DIALOGUE PANEL SERIES \nIn Person \nCyber Threats Across the Spectrum and What’s Being Done\n With Former NSA Director Admiral Michael Rogers\n \nFormer Director National Security Agency and Commander U.S. Cyber Command\nTuesday\, November 8\, 2022 \n1:30-3:00 p.m. CT \nConference Room\, Janet Ayres Academic Center at Belmont University \n\n\nWith Moderator \n\nCongressman Jim Cooper (TN-5th)\nHouse Armed Services Committee\nChair\, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces\nAnd Panelists \n\nMs. Casey Santos\nCIO\, Asurion\n\nMr. Paul Connelly\nVP Information Protection and Security at HCA Healthcare\n\nDr. Brandon Prins\nPolitical Science Department Head\, University of Tennessee Knoxville\n\nCurtis Clan\nChief Information Security Officer\nState of Tennessee \n\nCyber Threats Panel | Former NSA Director ADM Michael Rogers | Nov 8
The threat of malicious cyber activities against the United States – governments\, businesses and individuals – will be on the agenda as Navy Admiral Michael Rogers talks with the Nashville community. Rogers\, a retired four-star\, completed his 37 years in uniform serving four years as Director of the National Security Agency and Commander of the United States Cyber Command. \nAdmiral Rogers will lead a panel discussing cyber threats hosted by the Tennessee World Affairs Council and Belmont University’s Center for Global Citizenship at 1:30 p.m. CT\, November 8\, 2022. The panel will be moderated by Congressman Jim Cooper\, who serves on the House Armed Services Committee and as Chair of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. \nThe cyber threat panel will feature speakers representing industry\, government and academia including: Ms. Casey Santos\, CIO of Asurion; Mr. Paul Connelly\, VP Information Protection and Security at HCA Healthcare\, Dr. Brandon Prins\, Political Science Department Head\, University of Tennessee Knoxville; and Curtis Clan\, Chief Information Security Officer\, State of Tennessee. \nThe panel will follow a luncheon at Belmont featuring Admiral Rogers\, and is set for the conference room at Belmont’s Janet Ayres Conference Center. Both programs are open to the public and information and registration is on the Tennessee World Affairs Council Web site (TNWAC.org). Contact TNWAC President Patrick Ryan for information on corporate sponsorship of Admiral Rogers’ visit and programs. (pat@TNWAC.org) \n\nAdmiral Michael Rogers retired in June 2018 after nearly 37 years of service\, culminating his career with more than four years leading U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency (NSA). Starting his career as a surface warfare officer and ultimately transitioning to duty as a cryptology warfare officer\, he served around the globe afloat and ashore\, focusing on maritime operations\, intelligence\, and cyber. \nAdmiral Rogers is an NROTC graduate of Auburn University\, holds a master of science in national security\, is a distinguished graduate of the National War College\, and is a graduate of highest distinction from the Naval War College. He is a Seminar XXI Fellow and a Harvard Senior Executive in National Security alum. He has commanded at the unit\, numbered fleet\, and service component level and at the sub-unified level and ran the largest intelligence organization in the U.S. government at NSA\, as well as its newest unified command in U.S. Cyber Command. \n\n\nYou too can support these important public service conversations. Give at: TNWAC.org/donate \n\n&amp;amp;lt;a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/En0CVsrB6NGUNTSA3BLUtw”&amp;amp;gt;War in Europe | Prof. Marieta Velikova | Russian Domestic &amp;amp;amp; Economic Perspective | Aug 25&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
\n \n\n\nSPONSOR THESE PROGRAMS \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs.  It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org  \n \nLink here for more information about sponsoring. \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/admiral-michael-rogers-former-nsa-director-nov-8/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Rogers-Panel-2-Flyer.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221108T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221108T190000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20221006T134744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T181031Z UID:31863-1667928600-1667934000@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Luncheon | Former NSA Director ADM Michael Rogers | Nov 8 DESCRIPTION:REGISTRATION CLOSED\n  \nSponsor This Program \n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nand Belmont University Center for International Business \nin association with the University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nLUNCHEON \nIn Person \nA Conversation With Former NSA Director Admiral Michael Rogers\n \nFormer Director National Security Agency and Commander U.S. Cyber Command\nTuesday\, November 8\, 2022 \n11:30 a.m. CT Registration/Networking \n12:00 p.m. Lunch\, Remarks\, Q and A \nVenue: Massey Board Room\, Massey Business Center\, Belmont University\, Nashville \nREGISTRATION CLOSED \n<a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/g1qtvuj96swDNAJESm588Q”>Luncheon | Former NSA Director ADM Michael Rogers | Nov 8</a><br />\n \n\nWhat has the United States learned about cyber security threats and how is it prepared to respond? How do we ensure the nation’s competitive ability in the 21st century? These are among the topics the former Director of the National Security Agency and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command\, will address at a November 8\, 2022 luncheon at Belmont University. \nAdmiral Michael Rogers\, a retired Navy four-star\, served over three decades as a Cryptologic Warfare Officer\, leading to appointment as America’s top cryptology and cyber DoD official. Rogers led that effort for four years directing the Defense Department’s cyber security mission. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council and Belmont University’s Center for Global Citizenship invite you to join Admiral Rogers at a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. CT on November 8th. This is your opportunity for first-hand insights and perspectives on the cyber threats facing the U.S. government\, businesses and individuals from the expanding universe of virtual threats. \nThe luncheon will be followed by a panel discussion with Admiral Rogers moderated by Congressman Jim Cooper featuring government\, industry and academia experts. The luncheon is set for the Massey Board Room in Belmont’s Massey Business Center. Both programs are open to the public and information and registration is on the Tennessee World Affairs Council Web site (TNWAC.org). Contact TNWAC President Patrick Ryan for information on corporate sponsorship of Admiral Rogers’ visit and programs. (pat@TNWAC.org) \n\nAdmiral Michael Rogers retired in June 2018 after nearly 37 years of service\, culminating his career with more than four years leading U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency (NSA). Starting his career as a surface warfare officer and ultimately transitioning to duty as a cryptology warfare officer\, he served around the globe afloat and ashore\, focusing on maritime operations\, intelligence\, and cyber. \nAdmiral Rogers is an NROTC graduate of Auburn University\, holds a master of science in national security\, is a distinguished graduate of the National War College\, and is a graduate of highest distinction from the Naval War College. He is a Seminar XXI Fellow and a Harvard Senior Executive in National Security alum. He has commanded at the unit\, numbered fleet\, and service component level and at the sub-unified level and ran the largest intelligence organization in the U.S. government at NSA\, as well as its newest unified command in U.S. Cyber Command. \n\n\nYou too can support these important public service conversations. Give at: TNWAC.org/donate \nRegistration Details Forthcoming \n\n&lt;a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/En0CVsrB6NGUNTSA3BLUtw”&gt;War in Europe | Prof. Marieta Velikova | Russian Domestic &amp; Economic Perspective | Aug 25&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br />\n \n\n\nSPONSOR THESE PROGRAMS \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs.  It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org  \n \nLink here for more information about sponsoring. \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/luncheon-former-nsa-director-adm-michael-rogers-nov-8/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Rogers-Lunch-Flyer.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221110 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20221006T170755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T181131Z UID:31865-1667887200-1667973599@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Cyber Threats Programs | Former NSA Director ADM Michael Rogers | Nov 8 DESCRIPTION:Contact us today to sponsor this program.\n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nSPECIAL EDITION \nDISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER SERIES \nIn Person \nConversations With\nAdmiral Michael Rogers\nFormer Director National Security Agency/Commander U.S. Cyber Command  \n \nTuesday\, November 8\, 2022 \nBelmont University\n11:30-1:00 Luncheon\n[ Details / Registration ] \n1:30-3:00 Panel\n[ Details / Registration ] \nFind out how you can sponsor these events. [Link] \n&lt;a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/pm2s4vNn5GPgvUuvD9R2Nw”&gt;Town Hall at Vanderbilt | Former NSA Director ADM Michael Rogers | Nov 7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br />\n \nAdmiral Michael Rogers retired in June 2018 after nearly 37 years of service\, culminating his career with more than four years leading U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency (NSA). Starting his career as a surface warfare officer and ultimately transitioning to duty as a cryptology warfare officer\, he served around the globe afloat and ashore\, focusing on maritime operations\, intelligence\, and cyber. \nAdmiral Rogers is an NROTC graduate of Auburn University\, holds a master of science in national security\, is a distinguished graduate of the National War College\, and is a graduate of highest distinction from the Naval War College. He is a Seminar XXI Fellow and a Harvard Senior Executive in National Security alum. He has commanded at the unit\, numbered fleet\, and service component level and at the sub-unified level and ran the largest intelligence organization in the U.S. government at NSA\, as well as its newest unified command in U.S. Cyber Command. \nDescription of Luncheon\nMassey Boardroom\, Massey Business Center\nBelmont University\nNovember 8\, 2022 | 11:30am-1:00pm \nWhat has the United States learned about cyber security threats and how is it prepared to respond? How do we ensure the nation’s competitive ability in the 21st century? These are among the topics the former Director of the National Security Agency and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command\, will address at a November 8\, 2022 luncheon at Belmont University. \nAdmiral Michael Rogers\, a retired Navy four-star\, served over three decades as a Cryptologic Warfare Officer\, leading to appointment as America’s top cryptology and cyber DoD official. Rogers led that effort for four years directing the Defense Department’s cyber security mission. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council and Belmont University’s Center for Global Citizenship invite you to join Admiral Rogers at a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. CT on November 8th. This is your opportunity for first-hand insights and perspectives on the cyber threats facing the U.S. government\, businesses and individuals from the expanding universe of virtual threats. \nThe luncheon will be followed by a panel discussion with Admiral Rogers moderated by Congressman Jim Cooper featuring government\, industry and academia experts. The luncheon is set for the Massey Board Room in Belmont’s Massey Business Center. Both programs are open to the public and information and registration is on the Tennessee World Affairs Council Web site (TNWAC.org). Contact TNWAC President Patrick Ryan for information on corporate sponsorship of Admiral Rogers’ visit and programs. (pat@TNWAC.org) \nDescription of Panel\nJanet Ayres Academic Center – Conference Center\nBelmont University\nNovember 8\, 2022 | 1:30pm-3:00pm \nThe threat of malicious cyber activities against the United States – governments\, businesses and individuals – will be on the agenda as Navy Admiral Michael Rogers talks with the Nashville community. Rogers\, a retired four-star\, completed his 37 years in uniform serving four years as Director of the National Security Agency and Commander of the United States Cyber Command. \nAdmiral Rogers will lead a panel discussing cyber threats hosted by the Tennessee World Affairs Council and Belmont University’s Center for Global Citizenship at 1:30 p.m. CT\, November 8\, 2022. The panel will be moderated by Congressman Jim Cooper\, who serves on the House Armed Services Committee and as Chair of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. \nThe cyber threat panel will feature speakers representing industry\, government and academia including: Ms. Casey Santos\, CIO of Asurion; Mr. Paul Connelly\, VP Information Protection and Security at HCA Healthcare\, Dr. Brandon Prins\, Political Science Department Head\, University of Tennessee Knoxville; and Curtis Clan\, Chief Information Security Officer\, for the State of Tennessee. \nThe panel will follow a luncheon at Belmont featuring Admiral Rogers\, and is set for the conference room at Belmont’s Janet Ayres Conference Center. Both programs are open to the public and information and registration is on the Tennessee World Affairs Council Web site (TNWAC.org). Contact TNWAC President Patrick Ryan for information on corporate sponsorship of Admiral Rogers’ visit and programs. (pat@TNWAC.org) \nAbout TNWAC\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council is a non-partisan\, independent\, non-profit educational association supported by funding from individuals and corporate member dues\, foundations and contributions. By serving as a regional center for education and discussion of world affairs\, TNWAC provides leadership for global thinking. \n\n\nYou too can support these important public service conversations. Give at: TNWAC.org/donate \n\n&amp;lt;a href=”https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/En0CVsrB6NGUNTSA3BLUtw”&amp;gt;War in Europe | Prof. Marieta Velikova | Russian Domestic &amp;amp; Economic Perspective | Aug 25&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br />\n \n\n\nSPONSOR THESE PROGRAMS \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs.  It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \n \nLink here for more information about sponsoring. \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/cyber-town-hall-former-nsa-director-rogers-nov-7/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Rogers-Compilation-Flyer-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221013T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221013T190000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20220920T130545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T181153Z UID:31759-1665684000-1665687600@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Geopolitics of Central Asia | Prof. John Miglietta DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your support to make our work possible. \n\n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\n\nand Belmont University Center for International Business\, University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce \nGLOBAL DIALOGUE SERIES \nVia Zoom \nThe Geopolitics of Central Asia\n \nOctober 13\, 2022 | 1 pm CT\nA Conversation With Professor John Miglietta\n \nWith Moderator\nProfessor Thomas Schwartz\n \n  \n\n\nProfessor John Miglietta who teaches international politics at Tennessee State University recently completed a year in Tajikistan as a Fulbright Scholar. In this Global Dialogue he will discuss the geography of the region\, the politics and governments of the region and how these countries emerged from the Soviet Union. He will conclude by discussing the roles of China\, Russia\, and the US. Distinguished historian Professor Thomas Schwartz will moderate the conversation. \nUnderstanding developments in Central Asia is key to understanding developments in Russia and China and American interests in the region. \nProfessor John Miglietta \nJohn Miglietta is a political scientist who focuses on the study of American foreign policy in the Middle East with an emphasis on international security issues. He is the author of American Alliance Policy in the Middle East\, 1945-1992 (Rowman and Littlefield\, 2002). This is a study of the dynamics of U.S. alliances in the region focusing on Iran\, Israel\, and Saudi Arabia. Dr. Miglietta also has research interests in studying American foreign policy in Central Asia\, as well as weapons proliferation. \nProfessor Thomas Schwartz \nThomas Alan Schwartz is a historian of the foreign relations of the United States\, with related interests in American politics\, the history of international relations\, Modern European history\, and biography. His most recent book is Henry Kissinger and American Power: A Political Biography (Hill and Wang\, 2020). The book has received considerable notice and acclaim. \n\n\nYou too can support these important public service conversations. Give at: TNWAC.org/donate \n \n\nWar in Europe | Prof. Marieta Velikova | Russian Domestic & Economic Perspective | Aug 25
\n \n\n\nSPONSOR THE TNWAC GLOBAL TOWN HALLS \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with distinguished speakers on global affairs.  It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nYOUR ORGANIZATION NAME AND LOGO HERE\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM\n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/geopolitics-of-central-asia-prof-john-miglietta/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-10-13-miglietta.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220623T230000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220624T010000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20220616T020552Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T181722Z UID:31244-1656025200-1656032400@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Discussion | Henry Kissinger with Prof Thomas Schwartz | Jun 23 | In Person DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council and\n\nThe Nashville Eric M. Warburg Chapter of the \nAmerican Council on Germany\ncordially invite you to a\nReception and Discussion with\n \nDr. Thomas A. Schwartz\nDistinguished Professor of History at Vanderbilt University\n \n“Kissinger at 99: Historical Reflections on \n20th-Century America’s Most Famous Diplomat” \nThursday\, June 23\, 2022\n6:00 to 8:00 p.m.\nBoard of Trust Room \nVanderbilt Student Life Center\n310 25th Ave. S.\nNashville\, TN 37240\nComplimentary Parking on Campus at the 25th Avenue Parking Garage. There is a $35 charge to attend this event. REGISTER by June 19\n\n\n\n\nThomas A. Schwartz\, who is a member of the TNWAC and was an ACG Young Leader in 1989\, is a Distinguished Professor of History at Vanderbilt University. He is a historian of the foreign relations of the United States\, modern European history\, and biography. \nDr. Schwartz’s most recent book\, Henry Kissinger and American Power: A Political Biography  (Hill and Wang)\, has received considerable notice and acclaim. He is also the author of America’s Germany: John J. McCloy and the Federal Republic of Germany (Harvard\, 1991) – which received the Stuart Bernath Book Prize of the Society of American Foreign Relations\, and the Harry S. Truman Book Award\, given by the Truman Presidential Library – and Lyndon Johnson and Europe: In the Shadow of Vietnam (Harvard\, 2003)\, which examined the Johnson administration’s policy toward Europe and assessed the impact of the war in Vietnam on its other foreign policy objectives. Dr. Schwartz is also the co-editor\, together with Matthias Schulz\, of The Strained Alliance: U.S.-European Relations from Nixon to Carter (Cambridge University Press\, 2009). \n\n  \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/henry-kissinger-thomas-schwartz/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/featured-image-Schwartz.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220525T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220525T183000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20220517T034304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T181757Z UID:31182-1653498000-1653503400@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Lunch with Ambassador of Ireland Daniel Mulhall | May 25 | In-Person DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to a networking and discussion luncheon event with Ambassador of Ireland Daniel Mulhall.\n \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council \n\n\nin association with Belmont University Center for International Business and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce International Business Council presents \n\n\n\n\n\nAMBASSADOR SERIES\nIN PERSON\nUnited States-Ireland Relations\n \nAmbassador Daniel Mulhall\nAmbassador of Ireland to the United States \nWednesday\, May 25\, 2022 \nBaker Donelson\n1600 West End Avenue\nNashville\, TN 37203 \n12:00 Networking/Lunch\n12:30 Program\n1:30 Adjourn \n \n\nThe IBC\, in partnership with the Center for International Business at Belmont University and the Tennessee World Affairs Council\, invites you to join us for a special conversation with Ireland’s Ambassador to the U.S.\, Mr. Daniel Mulhall. \nDaniel Mulhall took up duty as Ireland’s 18th Ambassador to the United States in August 2017. He was born and brought up in Waterford and undertook his undergraduate and post-graduate studies at University College Cork where he specialized in modern Irish history. Read full bio \n\nThank you for your support to make our public service work possible. \n\n\nPhoto credit Marty Katz/washingtonphotographer.com \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/lunch-with-ambassador-of-ireland-daniel-mulhall-may-25-in-person/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/220525-Amb-Mulhall.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220330T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220330T160000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20220131T185507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T182012Z UID:43082-1648652400-1648656000@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Why Climate Change is a Business Matter | Gary Garfield DESCRIPTION:Global Summit Series\nPresented by the Center for International Business (CIB) at Belmont University in association with the Tennessee World Affairs Council\n“Why Climate Change is a Business Matter”\nwith Gary Garfield\nformer Chairman\, President & CEO\, Bridgestone Americas \n\nWhat: Seminar on “Why Climate Change is a Business Matter”  \nWhen: Wednesday\, March 30\, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. \nWhere: Via Zoom & In-Person at Belmont University\, Massey Business Center\, Room 103. \nHow: Register below for the Zoom session or for your in-person invitation. \nWhy Climate Change is a Business Matter | Gary Garfield\n \n\nGary Garfield \nRetired Chairman\, CEO and President of Bridgestone Americas\, Inc. Garfield initially joined Bridgestone Americas in the legal department in 1991\, eventually rising to the position of Vice President\, General Counsel\, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary of Bridgestone Americas. In March 2010\, he was promoted to Bridgestone Americas’ CEO and President\, and in January 2016 he was named as Executive Chairman of Bridgestone Americas. Over the last years\, he also was promoted to a series of executive positions within Bridgestone Corporation\, ultimately culminating in the position of Executive Officer and Executive Vice President of Bridgestone Americas’ parent company\, Bridgestone Corporation. \nHe has been Director of Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce since July 03\, 2014 and served as an Independent Director of Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc. since June 2015. He serves as a Director of Firestone Diversified Products\, LLC\, the Tennessee Chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation\, the Nashville Ballet and the Middle Tennessee Council\, Boy Scouts of America. He is also a member of the American Bar Association and the Nashville Bar Association. He has been the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville’s Board of Trustees since January 2011. Since 2011\, he has also served on the Board of Visitors for Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Business. \nIn 2012\, Mr. Garfield was named National Chair for the Take Steps Be Heard walk program for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. He was a 2013 member of the Greater Nashville Executive Leadership Team for the American Heart Association and is serving as the 2015 Heart Walk Chairman. \nMr. Garfield holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Wittenberg University and his Juris Doctor from Cincinnati University. \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNER – THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE CENTER FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. \n  URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/why-climate-change-is-a-business-matter-gary-garfield-3/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-03-30-garfield.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220330T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220330T160000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20220131T185507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T182016Z UID:44170-1648652400-1648656000@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Why Climate Change is a Business Matter | Gary Garfield DESCRIPTION:Global Summit Series\nPresented by the Center for International Business (CIB) at Belmont University in association with the Tennessee World Affairs Council\n“Why Climate Change is a Business Matter”\nwith Gary Garfield\nformer Chairman\, President & CEO\, Bridgestone Americas \n\nWhat: Seminar on “Why Climate Change is a Business Matter”  \nWhen: Wednesday\, March 30\, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. \nWhere: Via Zoom & In-Person at Belmont University\, Massey Business Center\, Room 103. \nHow: Register below for the Zoom session or for your in-person invitation. \nWhy Climate Change is a Business Matter | Gary Garfield\n \n\nGary Garfield \nRetired Chairman\, CEO and President of Bridgestone Americas\, Inc. Garfield initially joined Bridgestone Americas in the legal department in 1991\, eventually rising to the position of Vice President\, General Counsel\, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary of Bridgestone Americas. In March 2010\, he was promoted to Bridgestone Americas’ CEO and President\, and in January 2016 he was named as Executive Chairman of Bridgestone Americas. Over the last years\, he also was promoted to a series of executive positions within Bridgestone Corporation\, ultimately culminating in the position of Executive Officer and Executive Vice President of Bridgestone Americas’ parent company\, Bridgestone Corporation. \nHe has been Director of Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce since July 03\, 2014 and served as an Independent Director of Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc. since June 2015. He serves as a Director of Firestone Diversified Products\, LLC\, the Tennessee Chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation\, the Nashville Ballet and the Middle Tennessee Council\, Boy Scouts of America. He is also a member of the American Bar Association and the Nashville Bar Association. He has been the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville’s Board of Trustees since January 2011. Since 2011\, he has also served on the Board of Visitors for Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Business. \nIn 2012\, Mr. Garfield was named National Chair for the Take Steps Be Heard walk program for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. He was a 2013 member of the Greater Nashville Executive Leadership Team for the American Heart Association and is serving as the 2015 Heart Walk Chairman. \nMr. Garfield holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Wittenberg University and his Juris Doctor from Cincinnati University. \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNER – THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE CENTER FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. \n  URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/why-climate-change-is-a-business-matter-gary-garfield-4/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-03-30-garfield.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220330T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220330T160000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20220131T185507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T182000Z UID:30360-1648652400-1648656000@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Why Climate Change is a Business Matter | Gary Garfield DESCRIPTION:Global Summit Series\nPresented by the Center for International Business (CIB) at Belmont University in association with the Tennessee World Affairs Council\n“Why Climate Change is a Business Matter”\nwith Gary Garfield\nformer Chairman\, President & CEO\, Bridgestone Americas \n\nWhat: Seminar on “Why Climate Change is a Business Matter”  \nWhen: Wednesday\, March 30\, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. \nWhere: Via Zoom & In-Person at Belmont University\, Massey Business Center\, Room 103. \nHow: Register below for the Zoom session or for your in-person invitation. \nWhy Climate Change is a Business Matter | Gary Garfield\n \n\nGary Garfield \nRetired Chairman\, CEO and President of Bridgestone Americas\, Inc. Garfield initially joined Bridgestone Americas in the legal department in 1991\, eventually rising to the position of Vice President\, General Counsel\, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary of Bridgestone Americas. In March 2010\, he was promoted to Bridgestone Americas’ CEO and President\, and in January 2016 he was named as Executive Chairman of Bridgestone Americas. Over the last years\, he also was promoted to a series of executive positions within Bridgestone Corporation\, ultimately culminating in the position of Executive Officer and Executive Vice President of Bridgestone Americas’ parent company\, Bridgestone Corporation. \nHe has been Director of Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce since July 03\, 2014 and served as an Independent Director of Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc. since June 2015. He serves as a Director of Firestone Diversified Products\, LLC\, the Tennessee Chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation\, the Nashville Ballet and the Middle Tennessee Council\, Boy Scouts of America. He is also a member of the American Bar Association and the Nashville Bar Association. He has been the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville’s Board of Trustees since January 2011. Since 2011\, he has also served on the Board of Visitors for Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Business. \nIn 2012\, Mr. Garfield was named National Chair for the Take Steps Be Heard walk program for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. He was a 2013 member of the Greater Nashville Executive Leadership Team for the American Heart Association and is serving as the 2015 Heart Walk Chairman. \nMr. Garfield holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Wittenberg University and his Juris Doctor from Cincinnati University. \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNER – THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE CENTER FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. \n  URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/why-climate-change-is-a-business-matter-gary-garfield/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-03-30-garfield.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220327T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220327T210000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20211119T191126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T182138Z UID:43073-1648404000-1648414800@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Academic WorldQuest Global Affairs Challenge Championship | March 27 DESCRIPTION:Updated: Dec 28\, 2021\n\nThe 2022 Anne Smedinghoff\nAcademic WorldQuest\nHS Global Affairs Challenge\n \n  \nACADEMIC WORLDQUEST 2021-2022 \nCHAMPIONSHIP\nMARCH 27\, 2021 @ 1PM CT\n(New Date) \nIN PERSON AT Belmont University\nTo participate: complete the Team Pledge Form below.  \n \n  \n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC) Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) is the flagship youth education program of the Tennessee World Affairs Council and the national network of World Affairs Councils of America (WACA). High school students from across Tennessee are invited to play. TNWAC has also welcomed teams from other states who do not have a nearby AWQ program available. \nThe TNWAC AWQ program is named in honor of Anne Smedinghoff\, a United States Foreign Service Officer posted at the U.S. Embassy\, Kabul Afghanistan. She was killed in the line of duty in 2013 by a car bomb while an American team was delivering books to an Afghan school. Learn more about Anne Smedinghoff HERE. \n \nWorldQuest is a team game testing high school students’ knowledge of international affairs. In the game\, four-person teams compete by answering multiple-choice questions divided into ten engaging thematic categories (below). Academic WorldQuest is unique to the World Affairs Council system. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council organizes a TNWAC Championship Match and a practice match each AWQ season. The competitions are held in person at Belmont University. If public health considerations do not permit in-person competition\, other arrangements will be made. However\, as of December 28\, 2021 TNWAC plans to hold the championship match in person\, with appropriate safety measure in place. \nTNWAC will follow the Covid-19 measures in place for the National Championship Match in Washington\, DC. This includes proof of Covid-19 vaccinations and use of masks by all participants. Details here. \n \nThe top-ranked Tennessee WAC finisher in the competition will be designated the TNWAC champions and will represent TNWAC at the National Championship match in Washington\, D.C.\, April 29-30\, 2022 at the United States Institute of Peace. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council will provide an escort for the team visit to Washington and will schedule visits to international affairs institutions and organizations. In the past these have included foreign embassies\, think tanks\, NGOs and Capitol Hill visits with Congressional representatives. \n\nWorldQuest is a flagship program of the World Affairs Council’s education outreach efforts and is integrated with other elements such as the “What in the World?” Weekly Quiz — which sharpens students’ knowledge of current global events and the “Global Scholars Diploma” program. \nPlans for 2021-2022 \nDates \n\nPLEASE PLEDGE a school/team NOW. This non-binding enrollment allows us to plan for the competition and to share WorldQuest information directly with schools and teams. You do not need to have formed teams in order to pledge your school/team. LINK HERE\nDECEMBER 5\, 2021 (1:00pm CT) — PRACTICE MATCH (optional) via Zoom. \nDECEMBER 6\, 2021-MARCH 4\, 2022 – REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH \nFEBRUARY 27\, 2022 – PRACTICE MATCH (optional) via Zoom\nMARCH 5-MARCH 21\, 2022 – LATE REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH (WorldQuest T-shirts will not be available for these teams until after the Feb 6 match.)\nMARCH 27\, 2022 (1:00PM CT) – TENNESSEE ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST CHAMPIONSHIP at Belmont University\nAPRIL 28-MAY 1\, 2022 Tennessee Championship Team to Washington\, DC for visits to international institutions.\nAPRIL 29-30\, 2022 Academic WorldQuest National Championship Reception (Friday) and Match (Saturday)\, hosted at the United States Institute of Peace\n\n \nNotes \n\nTeams can prepare for the competition by reviewing the AWQ Study Guide. Questions for nine topics are drawn directly from the Study Guide. The Current Events category questions are drawn from the TNWAC “What in the World? Weekly Quiz” from the SIX weeks of quizzes preceding each event. The quiz is published every Monday and students can subscribe to the Quiz by joining the TNWAC newsletter list on the home page\, TNWAC.org and at this LINK.\nStudents are encouraged to review the TNWAC Global Scholar Certificate Program and use their participation in WorldQuest as credit toward completion.\n\n \nCarlos and Malú Alvarez National Championship Match. The World Affairs Councils of America will host a national match among many of the 90+ WACs from around the country. \nThe national competition is attended by 200-250 of the nation’s most promising high school students each year\, along with their parents\, teachers\, and chaperones. The 4-hour AWQ competition is a unique opportunity for students to visit the nation’s capital\, perhaps for the first time. A weekend of substantive programming is included to enhance the experience. \nPrizes. TNWAC will announce prizes for the TNWAC Championship Match and WACA will announce prizes for the National Championship Match. \n\nAcademic WorldQuest 2022 Topics\n\nWhere Climate and Migration Meet\nAfghanistan: End of the 20-Year U.S.-Led Intervention\nA Human-Centered Agenda for the Future of Work\nCDC and the Global Health Agenda\nTechnology and Democracy: Threat or Promise?\nGreat Decisions *\n21st Century Money: Dollars to Digital Currencies\nWorking for Peace Through Legacies of War: The Case of Vietnam\nInsecurity in China’s Neighborhood\nCurrent Events\n\n* TNWAC Practice and Championship matches will NOT include the Great Decisions category. A second Current Events topic round will be substituted. (The Great Decisions category is based on a magazine available for sale. The winning TNWAC championship team will receive copies of the magazine to prepare for the National Championship match.) \nStudy Guide \nThe AWQ Study Guide provides the topics and reference materials used in the TNWAC practice match and championship match\, except for the “Current Events” questions. Current events questions are drawn from the “What in the World? Weekly Quiz.” Get the quiz by signing up for the TNWAC newsletter list on our home page. \n \nFor more information on TNWAC’s Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) program contact Catherine Kelly\, Education Outreach Coordinator at < cgkelly@comcast.net > and Patrick Ryan at \n \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNER – THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE CENTER FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/academic-worldquest-global-affairs-challenge-championship-feb-6-3/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AWQ-Post-Featured-Image-1-revised-championship.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220327T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220327T210000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20211119T191126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T182142Z UID:44161-1648404000-1648414800@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Academic WorldQuest Global Affairs Challenge Championship | March 27 DESCRIPTION:Updated: Dec 28\, 2021\n\nThe 2022 Anne Smedinghoff\nAcademic WorldQuest\nHS Global Affairs Challenge\n \n  \nACADEMIC WORLDQUEST 2021-2022 \nCHAMPIONSHIP\nMARCH 27\, 2021 @ 1PM CT\n(New Date) \nIN PERSON AT Belmont University\nTo participate: complete the Team Pledge Form below.  \n \n  \n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC) Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) is the flagship youth education program of the Tennessee World Affairs Council and the national network of World Affairs Councils of America (WACA). High school students from across Tennessee are invited to play. TNWAC has also welcomed teams from other states who do not have a nearby AWQ program available. \nThe TNWAC AWQ program is named in honor of Anne Smedinghoff\, a United States Foreign Service Officer posted at the U.S. Embassy\, Kabul Afghanistan. She was killed in the line of duty in 2013 by a car bomb while an American team was delivering books to an Afghan school. Learn more about Anne Smedinghoff HERE. \n \nWorldQuest is a team game testing high school students’ knowledge of international affairs. In the game\, four-person teams compete by answering multiple-choice questions divided into ten engaging thematic categories (below). Academic WorldQuest is unique to the World Affairs Council system. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council organizes a TNWAC Championship Match and a practice match each AWQ season. The competitions are held in person at Belmont University. If public health considerations do not permit in-person competition\, other arrangements will be made. However\, as of December 28\, 2021 TNWAC plans to hold the championship match in person\, with appropriate safety measure in place. \nTNWAC will follow the Covid-19 measures in place for the National Championship Match in Washington\, DC. This includes proof of Covid-19 vaccinations and use of masks by all participants. Details here. \n \nThe top-ranked Tennessee WAC finisher in the competition will be designated the TNWAC champions and will represent TNWAC at the National Championship match in Washington\, D.C.\, April 29-30\, 2022 at the United States Institute of Peace. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council will provide an escort for the team visit to Washington and will schedule visits to international affairs institutions and organizations. In the past these have included foreign embassies\, think tanks\, NGOs and Capitol Hill visits with Congressional representatives. \n\nWorldQuest is a flagship program of the World Affairs Council’s education outreach efforts and is integrated with other elements such as the “What in the World?” Weekly Quiz — which sharpens students’ knowledge of current global events and the “Global Scholars Diploma” program. \nPlans for 2021-2022 \nDates \n\nPLEASE PLEDGE a school/team NOW. This non-binding enrollment allows us to plan for the competition and to share WorldQuest information directly with schools and teams. You do not need to have formed teams in order to pledge your school/team. LINK HERE\nDECEMBER 5\, 2021 (1:00pm CT) — PRACTICE MATCH (optional) via Zoom. \nDECEMBER 6\, 2021-MARCH 4\, 2022 – REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH \nFEBRUARY 27\, 2022 – PRACTICE MATCH (optional) via Zoom\nMARCH 5-MARCH 21\, 2022 – LATE REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH (WorldQuest T-shirts will not be available for these teams until after the Feb 6 match.)\nMARCH 27\, 2022 (1:00PM CT) – TENNESSEE ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST CHAMPIONSHIP at Belmont University\nAPRIL 28-MAY 1\, 2022 Tennessee Championship Team to Washington\, DC for visits to international institutions.\nAPRIL 29-30\, 2022 Academic WorldQuest National Championship Reception (Friday) and Match (Saturday)\, hosted at the United States Institute of Peace\n\n \nNotes \n\nTeams can prepare for the competition by reviewing the AWQ Study Guide. Questions for nine topics are drawn directly from the Study Guide. The Current Events category questions are drawn from the TNWAC “What in the World? Weekly Quiz” from the SIX weeks of quizzes preceding each event. The quiz is published every Monday and students can subscribe to the Quiz by joining the TNWAC newsletter list on the home page\, TNWAC.org and at this LINK.\nStudents are encouraged to review the TNWAC Global Scholar Certificate Program and use their participation in WorldQuest as credit toward completion.\n\n \nCarlos and Malú Alvarez National Championship Match. The World Affairs Councils of America will host a national match among many of the 90+ WACs from around the country. \nThe national competition is attended by 200-250 of the nation’s most promising high school students each year\, along with their parents\, teachers\, and chaperones. The 4-hour AWQ competition is a unique opportunity for students to visit the nation’s capital\, perhaps for the first time. A weekend of substantive programming is included to enhance the experience. \nPrizes. TNWAC will announce prizes for the TNWAC Championship Match and WACA will announce prizes for the National Championship Match. \n\nAcademic WorldQuest 2022 Topics\n\nWhere Climate and Migration Meet\nAfghanistan: End of the 20-Year U.S.-Led Intervention\nA Human-Centered Agenda for the Future of Work\nCDC and the Global Health Agenda\nTechnology and Democracy: Threat or Promise?\nGreat Decisions *\n21st Century Money: Dollars to Digital Currencies\nWorking for Peace Through Legacies of War: The Case of Vietnam\nInsecurity in China’s Neighborhood\nCurrent Events\n\n* TNWAC Practice and Championship matches will NOT include the Great Decisions category. A second Current Events topic round will be substituted. (The Great Decisions category is based on a magazine available for sale. The winning TNWAC championship team will receive copies of the magazine to prepare for the National Championship match.) \nStudy Guide \nThe AWQ Study Guide provides the topics and reference materials used in the TNWAC practice match and championship match\, except for the “Current Events” questions. Current events questions are drawn from the “What in the World? Weekly Quiz.” Get the quiz by signing up for the TNWAC newsletter list on our home page. \n \nFor more information on TNWAC’s Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) program contact Catherine Kelly\, Education Outreach Coordinator at < cgkelly@comcast.net > and Patrick Ryan at \n \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNER – THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE CENTER FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/academic-worldquest-global-affairs-challenge-championship-feb-6-4/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AWQ-Post-Featured-Image-1-revised-championship.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220327T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220327T210000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20211119T191126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T182127Z UID:29868-1648404000-1648414800@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Academic WorldQuest Global Affairs Challenge Championship | March 27 DESCRIPTION:Updated: Dec 28\, 2021\n\nThe 2022 Anne Smedinghoff\nAcademic WorldQuest\nHS Global Affairs Challenge\n \n  \nACADEMIC WORLDQUEST 2021-2022 \nCHAMPIONSHIP\nMARCH 27\, 2021 @ 1PM CT\n(New Date) \nIN PERSON AT Belmont University\nTo participate: complete the Team Pledge Form below.  \n \n  \n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC) Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) is the flagship youth education program of the Tennessee World Affairs Council and the national network of World Affairs Councils of America (WACA). High school students from across Tennessee are invited to play. TNWAC has also welcomed teams from other states who do not have a nearby AWQ program available. \nThe TNWAC AWQ program is named in honor of Anne Smedinghoff\, a United States Foreign Service Officer posted at the U.S. Embassy\, Kabul Afghanistan. She was killed in the line of duty in 2013 by a car bomb while an American team was delivering books to an Afghan school. Learn more about Anne Smedinghoff HERE. \n \nWorldQuest is a team game testing high school students’ knowledge of international affairs. In the game\, four-person teams compete by answering multiple-choice questions divided into ten engaging thematic categories (below). Academic WorldQuest is unique to the World Affairs Council system. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council organizes a TNWAC Championship Match and a practice match each AWQ season. The competitions are held in person at Belmont University. If public health considerations do not permit in-person competition\, other arrangements will be made. However\, as of December 28\, 2021 TNWAC plans to hold the championship match in person\, with appropriate safety measure in place. \nTNWAC will follow the Covid-19 measures in place for the National Championship Match in Washington\, DC. This includes proof of Covid-19 vaccinations and use of masks by all participants. Details here. \n \nThe top-ranked Tennessee WAC finisher in the competition will be designated the TNWAC champions and will represent TNWAC at the National Championship match in Washington\, D.C.\, April 29-30\, 2022 at the United States Institute of Peace. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council will provide an escort for the team visit to Washington and will schedule visits to international affairs institutions and organizations. In the past these have included foreign embassies\, think tanks\, NGOs and Capitol Hill visits with Congressional representatives. \n\nWorldQuest is a flagship program of the World Affairs Council’s education outreach efforts and is integrated with other elements such as the “What in the World?” Weekly Quiz — which sharpens students’ knowledge of current global events and the “Global Scholars Diploma” program. \nPlans for 2021-2022 \nDates \n\nPLEASE PLEDGE a school/team NOW. This non-binding enrollment allows us to plan for the competition and to share WorldQuest information directly with schools and teams. You do not need to have formed teams in order to pledge your school/team. LINK HERE\nDECEMBER 5\, 2021 (1:00pm CT) — PRACTICE MATCH (optional) via Zoom. \nDECEMBER 6\, 2021-MARCH 4\, 2022 – REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH \nFEBRUARY 27\, 2022 – PRACTICE MATCH (optional) via Zoom\nMARCH 5-MARCH 21\, 2022 – LATE REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH (WorldQuest T-shirts will not be available for these teams until after the Feb 6 match.)\nMARCH 27\, 2022 (1:00PM CT) – TENNESSEE ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST CHAMPIONSHIP at Belmont University\nAPRIL 28-MAY 1\, 2022 Tennessee Championship Team to Washington\, DC for visits to international institutions.\nAPRIL 29-30\, 2022 Academic WorldQuest National Championship Reception (Friday) and Match (Saturday)\, hosted at the United States Institute of Peace\n\n \nNotes \n\nTeams can prepare for the competition by reviewing the AWQ Study Guide. Questions for nine topics are drawn directly from the Study Guide. The Current Events category questions are drawn from the TNWAC “What in the World? Weekly Quiz” from the SIX weeks of quizzes preceding each event. The quiz is published every Monday and students can subscribe to the Quiz by joining the TNWAC newsletter list on the home page\, TNWAC.org and at this LINK.\nStudents are encouraged to review the TNWAC Global Scholar Certificate Program and use their participation in WorldQuest as credit toward completion.\n\n \nCarlos and Malú Alvarez National Championship Match. The World Affairs Councils of America will host a national match among many of the 90+ WACs from around the country. \nThe national competition is attended by 200-250 of the nation’s most promising high school students each year\, along with their parents\, teachers\, and chaperones. The 4-hour AWQ competition is a unique opportunity for students to visit the nation’s capital\, perhaps for the first time. A weekend of substantive programming is included to enhance the experience. \nPrizes. TNWAC will announce prizes for the TNWAC Championship Match and WACA will announce prizes for the National Championship Match. \n\nAcademic WorldQuest 2022 Topics\n\nWhere Climate and Migration Meet\nAfghanistan: End of the 20-Year U.S.-Led Intervention\nA Human-Centered Agenda for the Future of Work\nCDC and the Global Health Agenda\nTechnology and Democracy: Threat or Promise?\nGreat Decisions *\n21st Century Money: Dollars to Digital Currencies\nWorking for Peace Through Legacies of War: The Case of Vietnam\nInsecurity in China’s Neighborhood\nCurrent Events\n\n* TNWAC Practice and Championship matches will NOT include the Great Decisions category. A second Current Events topic round will be substituted. (The Great Decisions category is based on a magazine available for sale. The winning TNWAC championship team will receive copies of the magazine to prepare for the National Championship match.) \nStudy Guide \nThe AWQ Study Guide provides the topics and reference materials used in the TNWAC practice match and championship match\, except for the “Current Events” questions. Current events questions are drawn from the “What in the World? Weekly Quiz.” Get the quiz by signing up for the TNWAC newsletter list on our home page. \n \nFor more information on TNWAC’s Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) program contact Catherine Kelly\, Education Outreach Coordinator at < cgkelly@comcast.net > and Patrick Ryan at \n \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNER – THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE CENTER FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/academic-worldquest-global-affairs-challenge-championship-feb-6/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AWQ-Post-Featured-Image-1-revised-championship.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220223T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220223T170000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20220131T184226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T182343Z UID:43081-1645632000-1645635600@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:“Post-Olympic China's Standing in the World” with Jeremy Goldkorn DESCRIPTION:Global Summit Series\nPresented by the Center for International Business (CIB) at Belmont University in association with the Tennessee World Affairs Council\n“Post-Olympic China’s Standing in the World”\nwith Jeremy Goldkorn\n \nand Moderator\n \nProfessor Marieta Velikova\nWhat: Seminar on “Post-Olympic China’s Standing in the World”  \nWhen: Wednesday\, February 23\, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. \nWhere: Via Zoom & In-Person at Belmont University\, Massey Business Center\, Room 103. \nHow: Register below for the Zoom session or for your in-person invitation. \nBelmont students should attend in person. \n“Post-Olympic China’s Standing in the World” with Jeremy Goldkorn
\n \n\nJeremy Goldkorn\nEditor in Chief\, SupChina.com; Co-host\, Sinica Podcast \nJeremy Goldkorn is editor-in-chief of SupChina and co-host of the Sinica podcast. He moved to China in 1995 and became managing editor of Beijing’s first independent English-language entertainment magazine. In 2003\, he founded the website and research firm\, Danwei\, which tracked Chinese media\, markets\, politics\, and business. It was acquired in 2013 by the Financial Times. He has lived in a worker’s dormitory\, produced a documentary film about African soccer players in Beijing\, and rode a bicycle from Peshawar to Kathmandu via Kashgar and Lhasa. He moved to Nashville Tennessee in 2015 and is a board member of the Tennessee China Network and a President’s Advisory Board Member of the Tennessee World Affairs Council. \nMarieta Velikova \nDirector of the Center for International Business and Professor of Economics\, Jack C. Massey College of Business\, Belmont University and Member TNWAC Board of Directors Dr. Velikova received her undergraduate degree from the People’s Friendship University of Russia. Her M.A. in Financial Economics and Ph.D. in Applied Economics were both earned at Mississippi State University\, where she worked as a research assistant\, academic tutor\, and instructor of economics. She teaches economics and international business courses in Belmont University’s Jack C. Massey College of Business\, where she also advises members of SIFE\, Students in Free Enterprise\, and has been involved in the creation of the IB Society\, an organization for students interested in international studies. Her research interests include macroeconomics and monetary economics; however\, her primary area of specialization is the effectiveness of deposit insurance coverage in the international banking system\, including U.S. banks. An article she authored\, entitled “Real Deposit Insurance Coverage at U.S. Banks\,” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Business and Leadership: Research\, Practice\, and Teaching. \nSource and for more: Belmont.edu \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNER – THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE CENTER FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. \n  URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/post-olympic-chinas-standing-in-the-world-with-jeremy-goldkorn-3/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-02-23-goldkorn.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220223T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220223T170000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20220131T184226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T182346Z UID:44169-1645632000-1645635600@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:“Post-Olympic China's Standing in the World” with Jeremy Goldkorn DESCRIPTION:Global Summit Series\nPresented by the Center for International Business (CIB) at Belmont University in association with the Tennessee World Affairs Council\n“Post-Olympic China’s Standing in the World”\nwith Jeremy Goldkorn\n \nand Moderator\n \nProfessor Marieta Velikova\nWhat: Seminar on “Post-Olympic China’s Standing in the World”  \nWhen: Wednesday\, February 23\, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. \nWhere: Via Zoom & In-Person at Belmont University\, Massey Business Center\, Room 103. \nHow: Register below for the Zoom session or for your in-person invitation. \nBelmont students should attend in person. \n“Post-Olympic China’s Standing in the World” with Jeremy Goldkorn
\n \n\nJeremy Goldkorn\nEditor in Chief\, SupChina.com; Co-host\, Sinica Podcast \nJeremy Goldkorn is editor-in-chief of SupChina and co-host of the Sinica podcast. He moved to China in 1995 and became managing editor of Beijing’s first independent English-language entertainment magazine. In 2003\, he founded the website and research firm\, Danwei\, which tracked Chinese media\, markets\, politics\, and business. It was acquired in 2013 by the Financial Times. He has lived in a worker’s dormitory\, produced a documentary film about African soccer players in Beijing\, and rode a bicycle from Peshawar to Kathmandu via Kashgar and Lhasa. He moved to Nashville Tennessee in 2015 and is a board member of the Tennessee China Network and a President’s Advisory Board Member of the Tennessee World Affairs Council. \nMarieta Velikova \nDirector of the Center for International Business and Professor of Economics\, Jack C. Massey College of Business\, Belmont University and Member TNWAC Board of Directors Dr. Velikova received her undergraduate degree from the People’s Friendship University of Russia. Her M.A. in Financial Economics and Ph.D. in Applied Economics were both earned at Mississippi State University\, where she worked as a research assistant\, academic tutor\, and instructor of economics. She teaches economics and international business courses in Belmont University’s Jack C. Massey College of Business\, where she also advises members of SIFE\, Students in Free Enterprise\, and has been involved in the creation of the IB Society\, an organization for students interested in international studies. Her research interests include macroeconomics and monetary economics; however\, her primary area of specialization is the effectiveness of deposit insurance coverage in the international banking system\, including U.S. banks. An article she authored\, entitled “Real Deposit Insurance Coverage at U.S. Banks\,” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Business and Leadership: Research\, Practice\, and Teaching. \nSource and for more: Belmont.edu \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNER – THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE CENTER FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. \n  URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/post-olympic-chinas-standing-in-the-world-with-jeremy-goldkorn-4/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-02-23-goldkorn.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220223T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220223T170000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20220131T184226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T182335Z UID:30357-1645632000-1645635600@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:“Post-Olympic China's Standing in the World” with Jeremy Goldkorn DESCRIPTION:Global Summit Series\nPresented by the Center for International Business (CIB) at Belmont University in association with the Tennessee World Affairs Council\n“Post-Olympic China’s Standing in the World”\nwith Jeremy Goldkorn\n \nand Moderator\n \nProfessor Marieta Velikova\nWhat: Seminar on “Post-Olympic China’s Standing in the World”  \nWhen: Wednesday\, February 23\, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. \nWhere: Via Zoom & In-Person at Belmont University\, Massey Business Center\, Room 103. \nHow: Register below for the Zoom session or for your in-person invitation. \nBelmont students should attend in person. \n“Post-Olympic China’s Standing in the World” with Jeremy Goldkorn
\n \n\nJeremy Goldkorn\nEditor in Chief\, SupChina.com; Co-host\, Sinica Podcast \nJeremy Goldkorn is editor-in-chief of SupChina and co-host of the Sinica podcast. He moved to China in 1995 and became managing editor of Beijing’s first independent English-language entertainment magazine. In 2003\, he founded the website and research firm\, Danwei\, which tracked Chinese media\, markets\, politics\, and business. It was acquired in 2013 by the Financial Times. He has lived in a worker’s dormitory\, produced a documentary film about African soccer players in Beijing\, and rode a bicycle from Peshawar to Kathmandu via Kashgar and Lhasa. He moved to Nashville Tennessee in 2015 and is a board member of the Tennessee China Network and a President’s Advisory Board Member of the Tennessee World Affairs Council. \nMarieta Velikova \nDirector of the Center for International Business and Professor of Economics\, Jack C. Massey College of Business\, Belmont University and Member TNWAC Board of Directors Dr. Velikova received her undergraduate degree from the People’s Friendship University of Russia. Her M.A. in Financial Economics and Ph.D. in Applied Economics were both earned at Mississippi State University\, where she worked as a research assistant\, academic tutor\, and instructor of economics. She teaches economics and international business courses in Belmont University’s Jack C. Massey College of Business\, where she also advises members of SIFE\, Students in Free Enterprise\, and has been involved in the creation of the IB Society\, an organization for students interested in international studies. Her research interests include macroeconomics and monetary economics; however\, her primary area of specialization is the effectiveness of deposit insurance coverage in the international banking system\, including U.S. banks. An article she authored\, entitled “Real Deposit Insurance Coverage at U.S. Banks\,” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Business and Leadership: Research\, Practice\, and Teaching. \nSource and for more: Belmont.edu \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNER – THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE CENTER FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. \n  URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/post-olympic-chinas-standing-in-the-world-with-jeremy-goldkorn/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-02-23-goldkorn.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211205T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211205T220000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20211119T190112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T182523Z UID:43071-1638730800-1638741600@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Academic WorldQuest Global Affairs Challenge Practice Match | Dec 5 DESCRIPTION:Updated: Nov 19\, 2021\n\nThe 2022 Anne Smedinghoff\nAcademic WorldQuest\nHS Global Affairs Challenge\n \n  \nACADEMIC WORLDQUEST 2021-2022 \nPRACTICE MATCH\nDECEMBER 5\, 2021 @ 1PM CT\nVIA ZOOM\nMatch details TBA \nTo participate: complete the Team Pledge Form below. TNWAC will contact all schools that pledge teams about participation in the Practice Match. \n \n  \n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC) Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) is the flagship youth education program of the Tennessee World Affairs Council and the national network of World Affairs Councils of America (WACA). High school students from across Tennessee are invited to play. TNWAC has also welcomed teams from other states who do not have a nearby AWQ program available. \nThe TNWAC AWQ program is named in honor of Anne Smedinghoff\, a United States Foreign Service Officer posted at the U.S. Embassy\, Kabul Afghanistan. She was killed in the line of duty in 2013 by a car bomb while an American team was delivering books to an Afghan school. Learn more about Anne Smedinghoff HERE. \n \nWorldQuest is a team game testing high school students’ knowledge of international affairs. In the game\, four-person teams compete by answering multiple-choice questions divided into ten engaging thematic categories (below). Academic WorldQuest is unique to the World Affairs Council system. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council organizes a TNWAC Championship Match and a practice match each AWQ season. The competitions are held in person at Belmont University. If public health considerations do not permit in-person competition\, other arrangements will be made. However\, as of November 1\, 2021 TNWAC plans to hold the championship match in person\, with appropriate safety measure in place. \n \nThe top-ranked Tennessee WAC finisher in the competition will be designated the TNWAC champions and will represent TNWAC at the National Championship match in Washington\, D.C.\, April 29-30\, 2022 at the United States Institute of Peace. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council will provide an escort for the team visit to Washington and will schedule visits to international affairs institutions and organizations. In the past these have included foreign embassies\, think tanks\, NGOs and Capitol Hill visits with Congressional representatives. \n\nWorldQuest is a flagship program of the World Affairs Council’s education outreach efforts and is integrated with other elements such as the “What in the World?” Weekly Quiz — which sharpens students’ knowledge of current global events and the “Global Scholars Diploma” program. \nPlans for 2021-2022 \nDates \n\nPLEASE PLEDGE a school/team NOW. This non-binding enrollment allows us to plan for the competition and to share WorldQuest information directly with schools and teams. You do not need to have formed teams in order to pledge your school/team. LINK HERE\nDECEMBER 5\, 2021 (1:00pm CT) — PRACTICE MATCH (optional) via Zoom. \nDECEMBER 6\, 2021-JANUARY 14\, 2022 – REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH \nJANUARY 15-JANUARY 31\, 2022 – LATE REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH (WorldQuest T-shirts will not be available for these teams until after the Feb 6 match.)\nJANUARY 23\, 2022 – PRACTICE MATCH (optional) via Zoom\nFEBRUARY 6\, 2022 (1:00PM CT) – TENNESSEE ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST CHAMPIONSHIP at Belmont University\nAPRIL 28-29\, 2022 Tennessee Championship Team to Washington\, DC for visits to international institutions.\nAPRIL 29-30\, 2022 Academic WorldQuest National Championship Reception (Friday) and Match (Saturday)\, hosted at the United States Institute of Peace\n\n \nNotes \n\nTeams can prepare for the competition by reviewing the AWQ Study Guide. Questions for nine topics are drawn directly from the Study Guide. The Current Events category questions are drawn from the TNWAC “What in the World? Weekly Quiz” from the SIX weeks of quizzes preceding each event. The quiz is published every Monday and students can subscribe to the Quiz by joining the TNWAC newsletter list on the home page\, TNWAC.org and at this LINK.\nStudents are encouraged to review the TNWAC Global Scholar Certificate Program and use their participation in WorldQuest as credit toward completion.\n\n \nCarlos and Malú Alvarez National Championship Match. The World Affairs Councils of America will host a national match among many of the 90+ WACs from around the country. \nThe national competition is attended by 200-250 of the nation’s most promising high school students each year\, along with their parents\, teachers\, and chaperones. The 4-hour AWQ competition is a unique opportunity for students to visit the nation’s capital\, perhaps for the first time. A weekend of substantive programming is included to enhance the experience. \nPrizes. TNWAC will announce prizes for the TNWAC Championship Match and WACA will announce prizes for the National Championship Match. \n\nAcademic WorldQuest 2022 Topics\n\nWhere Climate and Migration Meet\nAfghanistan: End of the 20-Year U.S.-Led Intervention\nA Human-Centered Agenda for the Future of Work\nCDC and the Global Health Agenda\nTechnology and Democracy: Threat or Promise?\nGreat Decisions *\n21st Century Money: Dollars to Digital Currencies\nWorking for Peace Through Legacies of War: The Case of Vietnam\nInsecurity in China’s Neighborhood\nCurrent Events\n\n* TNWAC Practice and Championship matches will NOT include the Great Decisions category. A second Current Events topic round will be substituted. (The Great Decisions category is based on a magazine available for sale. The winning TNWAC championship team will receive copies of the magazine to prepare for the National Championship match.) \nStudy Guide \nThe AWQ Study Guide provides the topics and reference materials used in the TNWAC practice match and championship match\, except for the “Current Events” questions. Current events questions are drawn from the “What in the World? Weekly Quiz.” Get the quiz by signing up for the TNWAC newsletter list on our home page. \n \nFor more information on TNWAC’s Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) program contact Catherine Kelly\, Education Outreach Coordinator at < cgkelly@comcast.net > and Patrick Ryan at \n \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/academic-worldquest-global-affairs-challenge-practice-match-dec-5-3/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AWQ-Practice-Dec-5-Featured-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211205T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211205T220000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20211119T190112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T182526Z UID:44159-1638730800-1638741600@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Academic WorldQuest Global Affairs Challenge Practice Match | Dec 5 DESCRIPTION:Updated: Nov 19\, 2021\n\nThe 2022 Anne Smedinghoff\nAcademic WorldQuest\nHS Global Affairs Challenge\n \n  \nACADEMIC WORLDQUEST 2021-2022 \nPRACTICE MATCH\nDECEMBER 5\, 2021 @ 1PM CT\nVIA ZOOM\nMatch details TBA \nTo participate: complete the Team Pledge Form below. TNWAC will contact all schools that pledge teams about participation in the Practice Match. \n \n  \n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC) Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) is the flagship youth education program of the Tennessee World Affairs Council and the national network of World Affairs Councils of America (WACA). High school students from across Tennessee are invited to play. TNWAC has also welcomed teams from other states who do not have a nearby AWQ program available. \nThe TNWAC AWQ program is named in honor of Anne Smedinghoff\, a United States Foreign Service Officer posted at the U.S. Embassy\, Kabul Afghanistan. She was killed in the line of duty in 2013 by a car bomb while an American team was delivering books to an Afghan school. Learn more about Anne Smedinghoff HERE. \n \nWorldQuest is a team game testing high school students’ knowledge of international affairs. In the game\, four-person teams compete by answering multiple-choice questions divided into ten engaging thematic categories (below). Academic WorldQuest is unique to the World Affairs Council system. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council organizes a TNWAC Championship Match and a practice match each AWQ season. The competitions are held in person at Belmont University. If public health considerations do not permit in-person competition\, other arrangements will be made. However\, as of November 1\, 2021 TNWAC plans to hold the championship match in person\, with appropriate safety measure in place. \n \nThe top-ranked Tennessee WAC finisher in the competition will be designated the TNWAC champions and will represent TNWAC at the National Championship match in Washington\, D.C.\, April 29-30\, 2022 at the United States Institute of Peace. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council will provide an escort for the team visit to Washington and will schedule visits to international affairs institutions and organizations. In the past these have included foreign embassies\, think tanks\, NGOs and Capitol Hill visits with Congressional representatives. \n\nWorldQuest is a flagship program of the World Affairs Council’s education outreach efforts and is integrated with other elements such as the “What in the World?” Weekly Quiz — which sharpens students’ knowledge of current global events and the “Global Scholars Diploma” program. \nPlans for 2021-2022 \nDates \n\nPLEASE PLEDGE a school/team NOW. This non-binding enrollment allows us to plan for the competition and to share WorldQuest information directly with schools and teams. You do not need to have formed teams in order to pledge your school/team. LINK HERE\nDECEMBER 5\, 2021 (1:00pm CT) — PRACTICE MATCH (optional) via Zoom. \nDECEMBER 6\, 2021-JANUARY 14\, 2022 – REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH \nJANUARY 15-JANUARY 31\, 2022 – LATE REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH (WorldQuest T-shirts will not be available for these teams until after the Feb 6 match.)\nJANUARY 23\, 2022 – PRACTICE MATCH (optional) via Zoom\nFEBRUARY 6\, 2022 (1:00PM CT) – TENNESSEE ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST CHAMPIONSHIP at Belmont University\nAPRIL 28-29\, 2022 Tennessee Championship Team to Washington\, DC for visits to international institutions.\nAPRIL 29-30\, 2022 Academic WorldQuest National Championship Reception (Friday) and Match (Saturday)\, hosted at the United States Institute of Peace\n\n \nNotes \n\nTeams can prepare for the competition by reviewing the AWQ Study Guide. Questions for nine topics are drawn directly from the Study Guide. The Current Events category questions are drawn from the TNWAC “What in the World? Weekly Quiz” from the SIX weeks of quizzes preceding each event. The quiz is published every Monday and students can subscribe to the Quiz by joining the TNWAC newsletter list on the home page\, TNWAC.org and at this LINK.\nStudents are encouraged to review the TNWAC Global Scholar Certificate Program and use their participation in WorldQuest as credit toward completion.\n\n \nCarlos and Malú Alvarez National Championship Match. The World Affairs Councils of America will host a national match among many of the 90+ WACs from around the country. \nThe national competition is attended by 200-250 of the nation’s most promising high school students each year\, along with their parents\, teachers\, and chaperones. The 4-hour AWQ competition is a unique opportunity for students to visit the nation’s capital\, perhaps for the first time. A weekend of substantive programming is included to enhance the experience. \nPrizes. TNWAC will announce prizes for the TNWAC Championship Match and WACA will announce prizes for the National Championship Match. \n\nAcademic WorldQuest 2022 Topics\n\nWhere Climate and Migration Meet\nAfghanistan: End of the 20-Year U.S.-Led Intervention\nA Human-Centered Agenda for the Future of Work\nCDC and the Global Health Agenda\nTechnology and Democracy: Threat or Promise?\nGreat Decisions *\n21st Century Money: Dollars to Digital Currencies\nWorking for Peace Through Legacies of War: The Case of Vietnam\nInsecurity in China’s Neighborhood\nCurrent Events\n\n* TNWAC Practice and Championship matches will NOT include the Great Decisions category. A second Current Events topic round will be substituted. (The Great Decisions category is based on a magazine available for sale. The winning TNWAC championship team will receive copies of the magazine to prepare for the National Championship match.) \nStudy Guide \nThe AWQ Study Guide provides the topics and reference materials used in the TNWAC practice match and championship match\, except for the “Current Events” questions. Current events questions are drawn from the “What in the World? Weekly Quiz.” Get the quiz by signing up for the TNWAC newsletter list on our home page. \n \nFor more information on TNWAC’s Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) program contact Catherine Kelly\, Education Outreach Coordinator at < cgkelly@comcast.net > and Patrick Ryan at \n \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/academic-worldquest-global-affairs-challenge-practice-match-dec-5-4/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AWQ-Practice-Dec-5-Featured-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211205T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211205T220000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20211119T190112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T182515Z UID:29858-1638730800-1638741600@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:Academic WorldQuest Global Affairs Challenge Practice Match | Dec 5 DESCRIPTION:Updated: Nov 19\, 2021\n\nThe 2022 Anne Smedinghoff\nAcademic WorldQuest\nHS Global Affairs Challenge\n \n  \nACADEMIC WORLDQUEST 2021-2022 \nPRACTICE MATCH\nDECEMBER 5\, 2021 @ 1PM CT\nVIA ZOOM\nMatch details TBA \nTo participate: complete the Team Pledge Form below. TNWAC will contact all schools that pledge teams about participation in the Practice Match. \n \n  \n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST\nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council (TNWAC) Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) is the flagship youth education program of the Tennessee World Affairs Council and the national network of World Affairs Councils of America (WACA). High school students from across Tennessee are invited to play. TNWAC has also welcomed teams from other states who do not have a nearby AWQ program available. \nThe TNWAC AWQ program is named in honor of Anne Smedinghoff\, a United States Foreign Service Officer posted at the U.S. Embassy\, Kabul Afghanistan. She was killed in the line of duty in 2013 by a car bomb while an American team was delivering books to an Afghan school. Learn more about Anne Smedinghoff HERE. \n \nWorldQuest is a team game testing high school students’ knowledge of international affairs. In the game\, four-person teams compete by answering multiple-choice questions divided into ten engaging thematic categories (below). Academic WorldQuest is unique to the World Affairs Council system. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council organizes a TNWAC Championship Match and a practice match each AWQ season. The competitions are held in person at Belmont University. If public health considerations do not permit in-person competition\, other arrangements will be made. However\, as of November 1\, 2021 TNWAC plans to hold the championship match in person\, with appropriate safety measure in place. \n \nThe top-ranked Tennessee WAC finisher in the competition will be designated the TNWAC champions and will represent TNWAC at the National Championship match in Washington\, D.C.\, April 29-30\, 2022 at the United States Institute of Peace. \nThe Tennessee World Affairs Council will provide an escort for the team visit to Washington and will schedule visits to international affairs institutions and organizations. In the past these have included foreign embassies\, think tanks\, NGOs and Capitol Hill visits with Congressional representatives. \n\nWorldQuest is a flagship program of the World Affairs Council’s education outreach efforts and is integrated with other elements such as the “What in the World?” Weekly Quiz — which sharpens students’ knowledge of current global events and the “Global Scholars Diploma” program. \nPlans for 2021-2022 \nDates \n\nPLEASE PLEDGE a school/team NOW. This non-binding enrollment allows us to plan for the competition and to share WorldQuest information directly with schools and teams. You do not need to have formed teams in order to pledge your school/team. LINK HERE\nDECEMBER 5\, 2021 (1:00pm CT) — PRACTICE MATCH (optional) via Zoom. \nDECEMBER 6\, 2021-JANUARY 14\, 2022 – REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH \nJANUARY 15-JANUARY 31\, 2022 – LATE REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH (WorldQuest T-shirts will not be available for these teams until after the Feb 6 match.)\nJANUARY 23\, 2022 – PRACTICE MATCH (optional) via Zoom\nFEBRUARY 6\, 2022 (1:00PM CT) – TENNESSEE ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST CHAMPIONSHIP at Belmont University\nAPRIL 28-29\, 2022 Tennessee Championship Team to Washington\, DC for visits to international institutions.\nAPRIL 29-30\, 2022 Academic WorldQuest National Championship Reception (Friday) and Match (Saturday)\, hosted at the United States Institute of Peace\n\n \nNotes \n\nTeams can prepare for the competition by reviewing the AWQ Study Guide. Questions for nine topics are drawn directly from the Study Guide. The Current Events category questions are drawn from the TNWAC “What in the World? Weekly Quiz” from the SIX weeks of quizzes preceding each event. The quiz is published every Monday and students can subscribe to the Quiz by joining the TNWAC newsletter list on the home page\, TNWAC.org and at this LINK.\nStudents are encouraged to review the TNWAC Global Scholar Certificate Program and use their participation in WorldQuest as credit toward completion.\n\n \nCarlos and Malú Alvarez National Championship Match. The World Affairs Councils of America will host a national match among many of the 90+ WACs from around the country. \nThe national competition is attended by 200-250 of the nation’s most promising high school students each year\, along with their parents\, teachers\, and chaperones. The 4-hour AWQ competition is a unique opportunity for students to visit the nation’s capital\, perhaps for the first time. A weekend of substantive programming is included to enhance the experience. \nPrizes. TNWAC will announce prizes for the TNWAC Championship Match and WACA will announce prizes for the National Championship Match. \n\nAcademic WorldQuest 2022 Topics\n\nWhere Climate and Migration Meet\nAfghanistan: End of the 20-Year U.S.-Led Intervention\nA Human-Centered Agenda for the Future of Work\nCDC and the Global Health Agenda\nTechnology and Democracy: Threat or Promise?\nGreat Decisions *\n21st Century Money: Dollars to Digital Currencies\nWorking for Peace Through Legacies of War: The Case of Vietnam\nInsecurity in China’s Neighborhood\nCurrent Events\n\n* TNWAC Practice and Championship matches will NOT include the Great Decisions category. A second Current Events topic round will be substituted. (The Great Decisions category is based on a magazine available for sale. The winning TNWAC championship team will receive copies of the magazine to prepare for the National Championship match.) \nStudy Guide \nThe AWQ Study Guide provides the topics and reference materials used in the TNWAC practice match and championship match\, except for the “Current Events” questions. Current events questions are drawn from the “What in the World? Weekly Quiz.” Get the quiz by signing up for the TNWAC newsletter list on our home page. \n \nFor more information on TNWAC’s Anne Smedinghoff Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) program contact Catherine Kelly\, Education Outreach Coordinator at < cgkelly@comcast.net > and Patrick Ryan at \n \n\nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/academic-worldquest-global-affairs-challenge-practice-match-dec-5/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AWQ-Practice-Dec-5-Featured-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211027T223000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211028T000000 DTSTAMP:20260429T223017 CREATED:20210906T212313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T182653Z UID:29128-1635373800-1635379200@www.tnwac.org SUMMARY:International Career Panel: Women in International Business | Oct 27 DESCRIPTION:The Tennessee World Affairs Council and the University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement \n\n\n\nin association with \nBelmont University Center for International Business\, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce\, Lipscomb University and the Tennessee Technological University Department of Foreign Languages \nInternational Careers Panel – Fall 2021\nWomen in International Business\nOctober 27\, 2021 \n6:30pm-8:00pm ET / 5:30pm-7:00pm CT \nMODERATOR\n \nLucy Buck\, Haslam Scholars Program\, University of Tennessee \n\n\n \nBeth-Ann Martorello\, Senior Vice President and Chief Audit Officer at AllianceBernstein (AB) \n \nMasami Tyson\, Global Director of FDI and Trade\, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD)\n \n\n\nLulu Lim Copeland\, Executive Director TN-China Network; Independent Economic and Workforce Development Consultant\n \nRobin Reliford\, Head of Health and Safety\, WorldStrides\n  \n \n\n \n\n\nDo you wonder what jobs and careers there are in international affairs?  There’s more than you think.  Every Fall and Spring the World Affairs Council assembles diplomats\, business people\, NGO officials\, returned Peace Corps volunteers and more to talk about their experiences and insights and to answer your questions at this very popular panel. \nJoin us on October 27th for a conversation with a distinguished panel of women working in global business fields. They will share with you what preparation they undertook to pursue their careers\, what the day to day life is like in their jobs and the pros and cons of the work they undertake. \nOUR PANEL \nLucy Buck\, Moderator \nLucy Buck is a senior at the University of Tennessee\, Knoxville studying supply chain management and business analytics with a concentration in international business. Lucy is a member of the Haslam Scholars Program\, the premier honors program at the university. She also serves as the President of the International Business Club and the Vice President of the Management Society. Having spent her childhood living in Singapore and Bangalore\, India\, Lucy is fascinated by foreign affairs and is working toward having an international career in her future. \nBeth-Ann Martorello\, Senior VP\, Chief Audit Officer\, Alliance Bernstein (AB) \nBeth-Ann Martorello is a Senior Vice President and Chief Audit Officer at AllianceBernstein (AB). There she directs the global internal audit activities (IA) of AB and its subsidiaries. With a global audit team (US\, Europe & Asia)\, she is responsible for identifying and evaluating the financial\, operational\, technological\, and regulatory risks associated with the firm’s buy-side and sell-side business activities.  Beth-Ann also directs the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing process in support of the firm’s SOX 404 certification requirement.  During her tenure at AB\, she has performed infrastructure\, application\, operational and financial audits\, has conducted several fraud investigations\, developed the Quality Assurance Program\, drafted the Internal Audit procedure manual\, performed internal quality assessment reviews of AB’s IA and  other IA departments\, and developed/implemented training/on-boarding programs\, and IA applications.  Beth-Ann is an Executive Sponsor of Synergy Nashville\, the Women’s Employee Resource Group at AB. \nBefore joining AllianceBernstein\, Beth-Ann was with Barclay’s Internal Audit Department\, where she served in various positions\, including Support and Development\, and as IT Audit Associate.  She graduated from NYU with a BA in History.  She holds a Certification of Control Self-Assessment\, Certification of Information System Audit\, Certification of Risk and Information System Control and is accredited in Quality Assurance.  Beth-Ann serves on the board of Nashville Cares and as Vice President for the IIA Nashville Chapter. \nMasami Tyson\, Global Director of FDI and Trade\, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) \nMasami Izumida Tyson joined the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development in 2018 as the Global Director of FDI and Trade. Her primary duties include: managing the international offices which identify companies from around the globe interested in doing business in Tennessee; supporting the business development team to recruit international companies to Tennessee and cultivating relationships with such companies; and developing relationships with various international agencies\, diplomatic channels and organizations in order to promote economic development in the State of Tennessee. She is also the State’s contact for any issues relating to trade. \nMasami was born and raised in Yokohama\, Japan and has lived in Nashville\, Tennessee for most of her adult life. Prior to holding her current position\, Masami held various attorney positions at global companies including Nissan North America as well as at a law firm. She has her B.A. and M.A. from Johns Hopkins University and her J.D. from Vanderbilt Law School. She is married to Dr. Rich Tyson\, a native of the U.K. and they have three children\, Joel\, Julia and Mei. \nLulu Lim Copeland\, Executive Director TN-China Network; Independent Economic and Workforce Development Consultant \n\n\n\nLulu Lim Copeland is an independent economic and workforce development consultant and the executive director of TN-China Network. She was the Executive Director of Economic and Workforce Development at Chattanooga State Community College\, with more than twenty years of experience in workforce development projects. Prior to joining Chattanooga State\, Lulu was the Engineering and Documentation Manager at Olan Mills for 13 years\, she also served as adjunct faculty with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s School of Engineering and Computer Science. Lulu is very active in the Chattanooga-area business and education communities. Lulu supports Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce programs and projects\, including as a board member of the Chamber’s International Business Council. She received her MS in Engineering Management and BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and a certificate of architecture design from City College of New York. \n\n\n\nLulu is originally from Taipei\, Taiwan. She immigrated to the US in 1971. She currently lives in Chattanooga\, Tennessee.  \n\nRobin Reliford\, Head of Health and Safety\, WorldStrides\nRobin Reliford leads domestic and international health\, safety\, and crisis management for WorldStrides\, monitoring world events\, implementing emergency protocols and procedures and working closely with executive management on policy development and compliance. A lawyer by training\, Robin has been a key voice in international education risk management since she first entered the field. She is a sought-after presenter on health and safety topics at national and international conferences\, and regularly shares best practices through her participation as a member of groups like the Overseas Advisory Council (OSAC) Academic Working Group and Pulse: Higher Educational International Health and Safety Professionals. \nRobin works closely with WorldStrides’ Tour Central and field operations teams around the world\, as well as partners like George Washington University Department of Emergency Medicine and WorldAware\, who have helped us to build the best health and safety infrastructure in the field of educational travel and study abroad. She received her J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and her B.A. from West Chester University. She resides in Austin\, Texas. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTNWAC’s Professions Across the Spectrum — representing multiple occupational fields — is set for October 6\, 2021 at 5:30pm-7:00pm CT. \nTNWAC’s career panel on the theme “Women in International Business” is set for October 27\, 2021 at 5:30pm-7:00pm CT. \nTNWAC invites colleges and other institutions to partner on presentation of this special program. Contact Pat Ryan < pat@tnwac.org > for info. \nTNWAC invites businesses and other institutions to sponsor this program. \n\nCHECK OUT OUR SPRING 2021 CAREER PANELS \n \nWomen In International Law \n \nDiplomacy: U.S. Foreign Service & the State Department \n\n\n\n\nSPONSOR THE “INTERNATIONAL CAREERS PANEL” PROGRAM! \nWe invite businesses\, organizations and individuals to sponsor this series of conversations with global affairs professionals. It is through your support that we are able to produce quality global affairs programs. \nFor information about sponsoring other programs and series of events contact Patrick Ryan\, TNWAC President @ 931-261-2353\, pat@tnwac.org \nYOUR ORGANIZATION NAME AND LOGO HERE\nSPONSOR THIS PROGRAM\n  \nTHE TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SINCE 2007 \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \n \n \nTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OUTREACH \nTHE MISSION of the nonprofit\, nonpartisan Tennessee World Affairs Council is to promote international awareness\, understanding and connections to enhance the region’s global stature and to prepare Tennesseans to thrive in our increasingly complex and connected world. \nTHE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events. URL:https://www.tnwac.org/event/international-career-panel-women-in-international-business-oct-27/ CATEGORIES:Distinguished Speaker Series,Global Nashville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tnwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/211006-Featured-Image.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR