You’re invited to check out Hartford’s newest restaurant and lounge, Nixs, with the World Affairs Council! WACCT will have a young professional happy hour at Nixs beginning at 5 PM on September 2nd. Come to network, socialize, find out about the World Affairs Council, and have fun! Special Guests– Stop by and meet… – TJ […]
The World Affairs Council and the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center are presenting a public screening of the film, Not My Life, followed by a teacher workshop on human trafficking! Members of the public are welcome to attend the FREE film screening of this powerful documentary on modern day slavery. The teacher workshop after the screening […]
Join the Council for a Global Connections Lunch with David Neeleman, co-founder of JetBlue and founder of Azul Airlines. From college drop-out to global airline entrepreneur, Mr. Neeleman created 4 successful and highly innovate airlines! This program is part of our interactive Global Connections Luncheon series, highlighting the great global resources we have in our […]
Want exclusive insight on today’s most pressing foreign policy issues? Come to our Executive Forum with Peter Beinart! We’ve worked hard to bring Mr. Beinart to our community and we’re excited to have him talk about what’s really going on behind the news headlines. He’ll give us the inside information about foreign policy in Washington […]
About 70,000 refugees are relocated in the U.S. each year. Currently, there are 28,000 refugees living in CT. Most refugees in CT are from: Iraq,Somalia, Burma, Bhutan Learn about refugees in your local community! For the millions of refugees who flee their home nations each year, the struggles and challenges do not end once they […]
The World Affairs Council & the Baltic-New England Development Network (BALTNET) Present a SPECIAL PROGRAM The New Europe With Nobel Prize Winning Yale Economist Professor Robert Shiller & Lithuanian Ambassador, the Honorable Zygimantas Pavilionis Discussing- political and economic challenges Europe faces in the wake of Russian advances in Ukraine. Don’t miss this exclusive discussion with […]
Come to the next CT Science Center Liquid Lounge with the WACCT Young Professionals Group! The CT Science Center’s Trick-Or-Treat Liquid Lounge is on Friday, October 24 from 6-10 pm. This is a great chance to meet other young professionals while enjoying live music, an exclusive view of exhibits, a showing of Night of the […]
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 […]
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 […]
