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Karima Bennoune: Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here; The Side of Terrorism that Does Not Make Headlines

Austin International School 4001 Adelphi Lane, Austin, TX, United States

Karima Bennoune, an international human rights lawyer and activist, drew on experience, fieldwork, and interviews with Muslim writers, activists, and educators to create a book where the untold stories of those that fight the rise of Islamic fundamentalism can find a voice. Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here is the product of over 300 interviews of citizens […]

An Evening with RICK STEVES

The Paramount Theatre Austin, TX, United States

World Affairs Council of Austin in partnership with Paramount Theatre presents RICK STEVES Guidebook author and travel TV host Rick Steves is America's most respected authority on European travel. Producer of more than 50 guidebooks, host of America's most popular travel series on public television as well as a weekly hour-long national public radio show and […]

Author’s Night: Ted Carpenter Discusses Perilous Partners

ACC Highland Business Center Board Room ACC Highland Business Center, 2nd Floor Board Room, 5930 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX, United States

How do we resolve the dilemma of securing important American foreign policy objectives without betraying basic American values and making ethical compromises? American leaders have cooperated with regimes around the world that are, to varying degrees, repressive or corrupt. Such cooperation is said to serve the national interest. It also often contravenes the nation’s commitments […]

Free

Global Business Series: International Dimensions of Strong Corporate Cultures

ACC Highland Learning Center Room 2217 (Second Floor) 6101 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX, United States

Studies consistently show that the most engaged and innovative organizations, whether in the United States or elsewhere, tend to be the most successful. What do the cultures of these companies have in common? This presentation provides five foundational keys to a strong business culture and provide ways to bring these attributes to your own businesses. […]

Author’s Night: Sharon Schweitzer Presents ‘Access to Asia’

ACC Highland Business Center Board Room ACC Highland Business Center, 2nd Floor Board Room, 5930 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX, United States

'Sharon Schweitzer, JD is an international etiquette expert, corporate trainer, Kirkus-acclaimed and Best-selling author of Access to Asia: Your Multicultural Guide to Building Trust, Inspiring Respect & Creating Long Lasting Business Relationships. Sharon’s dynamic, engaging and interactive delivery includes her humorous experiences in 60 countries on seven continents. Sharon provides organizations, law firms, universities and […]

Author’s Night: Liz Alexander

ACC Highland Business Center Board Room ACC Highland Business Center, 2nd Floor Board Room, 5930 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX, United States

Author Liz Alexander will be speaking about her new and upcoming project.  She will be giving away copies of her collaboration book, written with Transamerica Retirement Solutions.  This event will be a dialogue about the process of researching and writing international business publications.  We encourage all members, especially those interested in becoming authors, to attend. […]

Austin Business Professionals Series: Modern Dining Etiquette & Manners

Ruth’s Chris Steak House 107 W 6th Street, Austin, TX, United States

Sharon Schweitzer How do we navigate business dining in a digital age? World Affairs Council of Austin and Sharon Schweitzer announce the Austin Business Professionals Series Inaugural Event: Business Dining Etiquette & Modern Table Manners. Modern dining manners are important in today's corporate and social environments. Research reveals 49% of CFOs report their most successful […]

$100 – $250

Navigating Business Overseas—Without Falling on Your Assumptions

AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center 1900 University Ave, Austin, TX, United States

Intercultural communication can complicate business practices. Here’s your chance to practice and learn to recognize your own cultural orientation; notice and identify cultural tendencies in any environment; predict problems culture-based difference will cause in the workplace; and develop management strategies. McCombs School of Business faculty members Deirdre Mendez, Orlando Kelm, and John N. Doggett will use […]

$25

Truth Stranger Than Fiction? How Thrillers are a Window into how U.S. Foreign Policy Really Works

ACC Eastview Campus MultiPurpose Room 8500 3401 Webberville Road, Austin, TX, United States

In collaboration with the Austin School Lecture Series, the World Affairs Council of Austin is pleased to feature a presentation by Todd Moss, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, now senior fellow at the Center for Global Development in Washington DC and a nonresident scholar at Rice University’s Baker Institute in Houston.  […]

Hot Topic: China’s Increasing Role in the Middle East

ACC Highland Business Center 2nd Floor Boardroom 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin, TX, United States

The World Affairs Council of Austin is pleased to have David Oualaalou (pronounced Walalou, known also as Dr. O) discuss China's growing influence in the Middle East.  Dr. O is a global-affairs consultant, analyst, blogger, author, educator, and former international security analyst in Washington, DC. His 15 years of experience in support of the US […]

Democratic Reform in Europe

Bass Lecture Hall 2315 Red River Street, Austin, TX, United States

The LBJ School of Public Affairs, and the Center for European Studies - the University of Texas at Austin, in partnership with the World Affairs Council of Austin present a conference on Democratic Reform in Europe. This conference will bring to Austin the leading figures of the new movement for Democratic Reform in Europe, including […]

Invisible: Surviving the Cambodian Genocide

St. Edwards University, Carter Auditorium 3001 S. Congress Ave, Austin, TX, United States

In collaboration with the Kozmetsky Center at St. Edward's University, we will offer a lecture by Dr. Fran Pilch, Professor Emeritus of the United States Air Force Academy.  Dr. Pilch’s lecture will incorporate insights from the course she developed for the Air Force Academy entitled “War Crimes, Genocide, and Human Rights,” and extensive research included […]

Disruptive Astronomy: How Technology, Serendipity, and the Weirdness of Nature Have Changed What We Know About the Universe

AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center 1900 University Ave, Austin, TX, United States

The World Affairs Council of Austin, in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business, is proud to present the Texas Enterprise Speaker Series. Join us on 22 February for a presentation by Daniel Jaffee, Ph.D.Vice President of Research; Professor of Astronomy College of Natural Sciences. "We had our Universe literally […]

$25
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