International Development Roundtable Lunch

Mark Twain House Classroom 351 Farmington Ave, Hartford, CT, US

Two Hartford based, global development experts, Linda Fitzgerald from the Peru Opportunity Fund and John Meyers from Swisscontact, will hold an interactive program on the latest trends and innovations in international development. Technology and new global challenges have dramatically changed the international development sector in the past few decades. They will also talk about how […]

WACCT Young Professionals Happy Hour at Besitos

Besito Mexican Restaurant - West Hartford CT 46 S Main St, West Hartford, CT, US

Join WACCT Young Professionals for Happy Hour at Besitos! Stop by for some great Mexican food and drinks, to network, and have a good time! We’ll have some special guests who will talk about business and cultural ties between CT and Latin America-especially with Brazil! Even better…we just found out that Besito serves over 1,500 […]

Free

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!

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