TNWAC Weekly | June 8-14

Greetings World Affairs Council Members and Friends:

The pivot from in-person programs to digital offerings continues this week with our News Review (Amb Dick Bowers and I) at a one-time new hour of 11 a.m. on Tuesday vice the regular 2 p.m. CT start. On Tuesday evening don’t miss “Global Nashville with Karl Dean” as former Mayor Dean talks with Amr El-Husseini about the “Future of Nashville’s Economy.” And on Wednesday we have a special episode of Global Dialogue where we’ll be talking about “Foreign Efforts Undermining Election 2020” — a critical American issue — with Rachael Dean Wilson and David Salvo from the bi-partisan Alliance for Securing Democracy, moderated by TNWAC’s own Mark Braden, a member of our Board.  Please share those program recommendations (and this email) with friends and colleagues.

I’d like to welcome to the Tennessee World Affairs Council Gillian Sjoblom who is joining our staff for the summer while school’s out at Wellesley College, one of America’s most respected higher education institutions. She just finished her Freshman year majoring in International Relations/Political Science. Gillian is a graduate of Nashville’s Hume-Fogg Academic HS where she was a TNWAC Academic WorldQuest champion in 2019. Gillian will be working to improve our external communications and to prepare the council for the 2020-2021 WorldQuest season. Welcome, Gillian.

Don’t forget to check the In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) list below. We have been fortunate to have had terrific guests and panelists on our Webinars over the last three months. All our Webinar videos are archived on Youtube.com/TNWAC and in Podcast form at SoundCloud.com/TNWAC. Also, be on the lookout for our weekly newsletter “Virtual Globe” which provides the weekly catalog of programs being offered by our sister councils in the WACA network. Enjoy!

Have a terrific week and please be safe and careful.

Patrick Ryan, President TNWAC

p.s. While you’re thinking of it why not make a $10 donation to the World Affairs Council -> Text to Give: Text ‘Give 10’ to 844-959-2934

UPCOMING PROGRAM LINEUP – DON’T MISS THIS WEK’S WEBINARS

Webinar | “Global News Review” with co-hosts Ambassador Dick Bowers and LtCdr Pat Ryan.  Tuesday 11:00 am CT, June 9, 2020 | Register *

*Note special start time of 11:00 am, not the usual 2:00pm

Webinar | “Global Nashville with Karl Dean” talks with Amr El-Husseini | “Designing an Economic Model for Nashville as a City of the Future” | Tuesday 7:00 pm CT, June 9, 2020 | Register

Webinar | “Foreign Efforts Undermining Election 2020” | Special Edition: Global Dialogue Speakers Program |  with Alliance for Securing Democracy’s Rachael Dean Wilson and David Salvo and moderator Mark Braden | Wednesday 1:00 p.m. CT, June 10, 2020 | Register

Trivia Night | Global Trivia Match | Join us for this fun and informative evening. | Thursday, 6:00 p.m. CT, June 11, 2020 | Register

COMING SOON

Webinar | “A Conversation with Nancy Lindborg, President, United States Institute of Peace | Global Dialogue Speakers Program | Tuesday 7:00 p.m. CT (8:00 p.m. ET), June 10, 2020 | Register

Webinar | “Global News Review” with co-hosts Ambassador Dick Bowers and LtCdr Pat Ryan.  Tuesday 2:00 pm CT, June 16, 2020 | Register

Webinar | IBC Global Update | Consul General of Japan in Nashville Kayoko Fukushima | TNWAC partnership with the International Business Council |  Thursday 10:30-11:30 a.m. CT, June 25, 2020 | Register

Webinar | “U.S. Foreign Policy Challenges Ahead” | Global Dialogue Speakers Program |  with Martha Simms, Shawanesh Underwood and Irina Karmanova, U.S. State Department Policy Planning Staff | Tuesday 7:00 pm CT, June 30, 2020 | Registration Soon

OUT AND ABOUT WITH WORLDDENVER

Tired of being cooped up? Check out our sister World Affairs Council in Denver. They have put together virtual trip snapshots that you can get engaged with in the kitchen and at cocktail hour. Here’s their program: While International travel is on hold due to COVID-19, the Council has created a bi-weekly Staycations Series, with virtual tours, recipes, and cocktail suggestions to replicate the experience of world travel and cross-cultural connection. The latest virtual trip is a “Return to Robben Island” to celebrate the life and work of freedom fighter Nelson Mandela. Previous editions included: “Brunch in Barcelona”, “Picnic at Machu Picchu”, and “Dessert in Dubai”.  | If you take up their offer to share your photos of recipes and cocktails also include them @TNWAC on social media.

DID YOU KNOW? BE A QUIZ PRIZE WINNER

World Affairs Council members are eligible to win the monthly “What in the World?” Quiz prize.  Subscribe to the newsletter to get the quiz every Monday morning — and be sure to be a member, to be in line for the prize.

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THANKS TO BELMONT UNIVERSITY’S CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

THANKS TO THE NASHVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COUNCIL

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THANKS TO THE TNWAC WEEKLY QUIZ PARTNERS

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THE 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.

THE VISION of  the Tennessee World Affairs Council is a well-informed community that thinks critically about the world and the impact of global events.   

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