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SUMMARY:Global Business Series: Successful Cross Cultural Negotiation
DESCRIPTION:Based on the 6D Model of Prof. Geert Hofstede\, Salvador Apud will explain how the key components of a negotiation process are affected by the cultural background of the negotiators. \nIn today’s globalized business environment\, it is common to find ourselves negotiating or executing business deals with partners from different cultural backgrounds. \nCultural misunderstandings can negatively impact a company’s bottom line.  Examples of blunders resulting in lost business are on the rise.  \nAttendees will learn how to properly prepare for a successful cross cultural negotiation. \nAs a practical example\, Salvador will apply this framework\, to a case where US and Mexican negotiators are involved. \nThe Q&A session will allow participants to expand the application to other cultural backgrounds. \n  \nThis is a brown bag lunch and learn series.  PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR LUNCH. \n  \nSalvador Apud is the CEO of US-Mexico Consulting (www.usmexicoconsulting.com ) and of ITIM America (www.itimamerica.com ) based out of Austin\, TX USA\, also a Board Member & Consultant.   Salvador has more than 35 years of experience as a consultant\, entrepreneur and academic researcher makes him a uniquely qualified consultant in the global arena.\nSalvador’s work in Cross Cultural Competence\, focuses on providing consultancy\, executive coaching and training for Global Corporations (Fortune 500) and Public Institutions to develop: Intercultural Competency in the areas of Communication\, Management\, Team Building-Leadership\, Strategy & Policy implementation\, and Executive Coaching. Organizational Culture years of due diligence to support Post Merger Integration of M&A & Change Management projects.\nSalvador’s clients include: Accenture\, US Air Force\, Unilever\, Alfa Laval\, Petrobras\, Ecopetrol\, Textron\, The Corporate Reputation Institute\, NII Holdings\, Berlitz Cross Cultural\, IBM\, LexisNexis\, Experian\, NBA\, Merck\, CIBA\, John Mansfield\, IFL The Swedish Institute of Management\, Philips Semiconductors\, Robert Bosh\, Bayer\, Dell Latin America\, GTZ\, Hoogovens Technical Services and many others.
URL:https://wacaustin.org/event/successful-cross-cultural-negotiation/
LOCATION:ACC Highland Learning Center Room 2217 (Second Floor)\, 6101 Airport Blvd\, Austin\, TX\, 78752\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business,cultural,educational,Global Trade
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160215T180000
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SUMMARY:WACA Member Social
DESCRIPTION:To kick off the new year and thank you for your membership\, we’re hosting a member social. At the event\, you will get the opportunity to meet other members from across the community. \nPlease RSVP via your emailed invitation. Your presence is greatly appreciated. \nNote that the location is the bungalow across from Antonelli’s Cheese Shop.
URL:https://wacaustin.org/event/waca-member-social/
LOCATION:Antonelli’s Cheese House\, 500 Park Blvd.\, Austin\, TX\, 78751\, United States
CATEGORIES:cultural
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160208T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160208T210000
DTSTAMP:20160220T034725Z
CREATED:20160110T223228Z
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SUMMARY:Shifting Geopolitics and Security among Major Powers: China\, Russia\, and the United States
DESCRIPTION:In collaboration with the Kozmetsky Center of Excellence at St. Edward’s University\, a distinguished panel of specialists representing China\, Russia\, the United States and Europe will discuss shifting geopolitics and security among these major powers. \nThe panel will feature the following participants: \nDr. Artyom Lukin\, Professor\, Far Eastern Federal University\, Vladivostok; \nDr. Gao Fei\, Professor\, China Foreign Affairs University\, Beijing; \nDr. Igor Zevelev\, Director\, MacArthur Foundation\, Moscow; \nDr. Alexei Voskressenski\, Dean\, Moscow State Institute of International Relations; \nDr. Matthew Rojansky\, Director\, Kennan Institute\, Woodrow Wilson Center; \nDr. Paul Bolt\, Professor\, United States Air Force Academy; and \nDr. Detlef Puhl\, Senior Advisor\, North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO.
URL:https://wacaustin.org/event/shifting-geopolitics-and-security-among-major-powers-china-russia-and-the-united-states/
LOCATION:St. Edwards University\, Carter Auditorium\, 3001 S. Congress Ave\, Austin\, TX\, 78704\, United States
CATEGORIES:cultural,diplomatic,educational
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160127T200000
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SUMMARY:Business in China: A Conversation with Jeremy R. Haft
DESCRIPTION:Jeremy R. Haft has been starting and building companies in China for nearly two decades across the breadth of China’s economy – from light and heavy industries to agriculture. He is the author of Unmade in China as well as All the Tea in China: How to Buy\, Sell\, and Make Money on the Mainland. He excels in addressing best practices for importing\, exporting\, and doing business in China. Prior to his China experience\, Haft was a founder of one of the first Internet agencies in Silicon Alley\, Manhattan\, which was ranked in the nation’s top five by Forrester Research in 1997. An adjunct professor at Georgetown University who lectures in both the Business and Foreign Service Schools\, Haft’s analysis on China trade has been featured in The Wall Street Journal\, The Financial Times\, NBC\, CBS\, and ABC\, CNN\, CNBC\, Fox\, and National Public Radio\, among others. Haft is CEO of SafeSource Trading and Co-Founder and Chairman of Caracal Strategies. \nMore information about his latest book\, Unmade in China\, available here: \nhttps://www.chinafile.com/library/books/unmade-china \n 
URL:https://wacaustin.org/event/china-business-update/
LOCATION:ACC Highland Business Center Board Room\, ACC Highland Business Center\, 2nd Floor Board Room\, 5930 Middle Fiskville Rd\, Austin\, TX\, 78752\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business,cultural
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SUMMARY:Performance of The Whirling Dervishes
DESCRIPTION:See a live performance by The Whirling Dervishes of Kona and Turkish Sufi Music Ensemble\, rarely on tour in the U.S. Members of World Affairs Council of Austin receive a discount on tickets. \nThis event is brought to you by Dialogue Institute of the Southwest.
URL:https://wacaustin.org/event/performance-of-the-whirling-dervishes/
LOCATION:Riverbend Centre\, 4214 Capital of Texas Hwy N. \, Austin\, 78746
CATEGORIES:cultural
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SUMMARY:Ambassador Joseph Stafford: The Making of Argo
DESCRIPTION:The Making of Argo: The real life story of the 1979 Tehran hostage crisis as experienced by two Americans who lived through it. \n\nPlease join the World Affairs Council of Austin to welcome Ambassador Joseph Stafford and his wife\, Kathleen\, for an unforgettable night of storytelling.\n\nIn 1979\, newly minted foreign service officer Joseph Stafford and his new wife Kathleen\, a visa processor\, were stationed at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran\, Iran. Within months\, student revolutionaries protesting Iranian-American relations stormed the embassy\, taking 60 people hostage in a standoff that lasted 444 days. Six embassy workers narrowly escaped out the back door\, hidden by umbrellas in the rain and secreted off into hiding. Joe and Kathy were two of them.\n\nWe hope to see our members and friends to learn from and re-imagine this extraordinary event.\n—-\nJoseph D. Stafford III is a career Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State\, now retired. He joined the Foreign Service in 1978. In June 2012\, he was assigned to Khartoum\, Sudan as Chargé d’affaires of U.S. Embassy\, Khartoum. Kathleen Stafford is an artist.\n\n\n\nSchedule:\n6 – 6:45 p.m. VIP Reception for WACA Members with Ambassador and Mrs. Stafford\n7 – 8 p.m. Presentation by Ambassador and Mrs. Stafford\n8 – 8:30 p.m. Question and Answer session
URL:https://wacaustin.org/event/ambassador-joseph-stafford-the-making-of-argo/
LOCATION:ACC Highland Business Center Board Room\, ACC Highland Business Center\, 2nd Floor Board Room\, 5930 Middle Fiskville Rd\, Austin\, TX\, 78752\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ambassador,cultural,diplomatic,educational
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20150218T183000
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SUMMARY:William K. Davis: “The World We Want”
DESCRIPTION:Join the United Nations Association of Austin and the World Affairs Council for “The World We Want\,” with Mr. Will Davis\, Director of the UNDP Representation Office in Washington\, D.C. \nThis event is complimentary and open to the public\, but space is limited. \nWill is the Director of the UNDP Representation Office and is the liasion between the U.S. government\, think-tanks\, NGOs\, media\, academia\, and business communities\, informing them of the UNDP’s role\, capabilities\, programmes and results. He has served in a wide variety of roles\, including but not limited to\, Director of the UN Information Centre\, Director for Global and Functional Affairs in the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Legislative Affairs\, and Deputy Head of the Public Affairs Division for the Organization of Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD). Click here for a link to his full biography. \n“The World We Want” will be a high-level talk with a focus on macro-level initiatives and ideas\, but will also address the new frontier of economic development- technology\, entrepreneurship\, and socially conscious business.
URL:https://wacaustin.org/event/william-k-davis-the-world-we-want/
LOCATION:Capital Factory\, 701 Brazos Street\, Austin\, TX\, 78701\, United States
CATEGORIES:cultural,diplomatic,educational,Law and regulations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20150212T183000
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SUMMARY:Austin International Trivia Night
DESCRIPTION:The World Affairs Council of Austin presents a fun event for world affairs-minded people like you! \n On February 12 we will be holding Austin International Trivia Night. Have fun and show off your skills in geography\, current events\, global affairs\, world leaders and international culture. We will have prizes for our 1st\, 2nd and 3rd place winners. \nWe are co-hosting this event with Austin International School (located at 4001 Adelphi Lane\, Austin\, TX 78727) on Thursday\, February 12\, 2015\, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Your $10 entry fee (payable by cash or check at the door) will help support the cost of sending a team of Austin-area high school students to the national Academic World Quest competition in Washington\, DC. So come alone or gather your friends and bring a team for this great event.
URL:https://wacaustin.org/event/austin-international-trivia-night/
LOCATION:Austin International School\, 4001 Adelphi Lane\, Austin\, TX\, 787\, United States
CATEGORIES:Africa,Americas,Asia,cultural,educational,Europe
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141203T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141203T220000
DTSTAMP:20160220T045021Z
CREATED:20150711T214402Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening with RICK STEVES
DESCRIPTION:World Affairs Council of Austin in partnership with Paramount Theatre presents RICK STEVES \nGuidebook 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 a weekly syndicated column\, Rick is an enthusiastic and prolific speaker that will both inform and entertain. \nDiscounted tickets are available for WAC Austin members. \nEvent Parking Information: Secure covered parking is offered to patrons at the One American Center parking garage\, conveniently located one block from the Paramount at 600 Congress. Your $8.00 parking pass may be purchased at the garage entrance from the parking attendant (cash only). Garage hours and availability vary by event.
URL:https://wacaustin.org/event/rick-steves/
LOCATION:The Paramount Theatre\, Austin\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:author,cultural,educational,Europe
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141024T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141024T203000
DTSTAMP:20160220T053436Z
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SUMMARY:Karima Bennoune: Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here; The Side of Terrorism that Does Not Make Headlines
DESCRIPTION: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 in over 30 countries. \nHer book answers the question often posed in the West: “Where are the Muslims who speak out?” Bennoune finds that they are everywhere – but those who peacefully challenge extremism are not usually given the microphone. Increasingly frustrated with the stagnant\, politicized public dialogue about the “clash of civilizations\,” Bennoune set out on an epic journey to change the conversation.  She is seeking a new way of talking about this issue altogether. \nHer powerful TED Talk on the subject (http://bit.ly/1nfWOPE) has been seen by more than one million people. \nBennoune is a professor of international law at the University of California–Davis School of Law. She grew up in Algeria and the United States and now lives in northern California.
URL:https://wacaustin.org/event/karima-bennoune-your-fatwa-does-not-apply-here-the-side-of-terrorism-that-does-not-make-headlines/
LOCATION:Austin International School\, 4001 Adelphi Lane\, Austin\, TX\, 787\, United States
CATEGORIES:author,cultural,educational
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