WACCT Model United Nations T-Shirts

This year we have some awesome WAC Model United Nations t-shirts for sale! Order yours today! The t-shirts are a fun baseball style and say WACCTMUN 2014 on the back. You can pick up your t-shirt at the Model U.N. Conference on December 5th and 6th.

World Affairs Council Model UN 2014

University of Hartford 200 Bloomfield Ave, West Hartford, CT, US

The World Affairs Council’s 2014 Model United Nations kicks off highlighting the new Special Committee on Refugee Resettlement at our October 7 program ” Forced Out! From Conflict to Connecticut: The Story of Refugees in CT” at the University of Saint Joseph. Delegates will travel to the UN Missions in NYC on October 30 to […]

Free

Annual Global Economic Outlook

The Hartford Club 46 Prospect Street, Hartford, CT, US

Find out what is in store for the global economy in 2015 with Edward Guay, Principal at Wintonbury Risk Management! Registration begins at 11:45, luncheon and program begins at noon.

Global Conversation Series: The U.S. Immigration Crisis

UConn Law School, Starr Hall 55 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT, US

Join us for a lively panel discussion on immigration in the United States featuring Michael Wishnie, Yale Law School, Tamar Jacoby, President and CEO of ImmigrationWorks USA, and Dana Bucin, Attorney at UKS. Event will be from 6-7pm Networking reception 7 – 7:30pm

Free

Global Business Connections: Tariq Farid

The Hartford Club 46 Prospect Street, Hartford, CT, US

Tariq Farid is the Founder and CEO of Edible Arrangements International – an global company based in CT. In this position, he is responsible for setting the global business’s strategic direction across the U.S. and internationally. Join us for a luncheon with this entrepreneurial man who grew his business from a single store in Connecticut […]

YP Happy Hour: International Correspondent

Wood-N-Tap 99 Sisson Avenue, Hartford, CT, US

Peter Schwartzstein is a British American journalist from CT, currently based in Cairo, Egypt. He focuses on Middle Eastern geo-political issues—refugee movements, arms transfers, energy markets and water disputes. He frequently appears in National Geographic and The Daily Beast, and contributes to The Atlantic, Al Jazeera, Le Monde, VICE and other international outlets. Join us […]

Free

Member Reception

CPTV Building, WACCT Offices 2nd Floor 1049 Asylum Ave, Hartford, CT, US

We invite our members to attend an exclusive WAC member reception at our new offices. Come meet and greet with members, meet new members, and check out our new space! Reception is free, but please RSVP!

Free

Global Conversation Series: Radical Islam

Mark Twain House & Museum 351 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT, United States

Join us for an interactive panel discussion on extremist groups like ISIS and Boko Haram featuring Haroon Ullah, Advisor to Secretary of State John Kerry and Heidi Hadsell, President of the Harford Seminary. Program 6-7:30 pm Program registration closes at 4:00pm on March 26. If you are trying to register after this time, we accept […]

Free

Global Connections: Meet NEW Romanian Diplomat; Discuss Eastern European Security

The Hartford Club 46 Prospect Street, Hartford, CT, US

Join us for a luncheon with the Romanian Consul General to New York. Dr. Ioana Gabriela Costache will discuss Eastern Europe 25 years after communism, and the political situation that faces Europe in the wake of the Ukraine crisis and Russian aggression. Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Program 12:00 – 1:30 pm The Hartford Club, 46 […]