BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//World Affairs Council of Connecticut - ECPv6.16.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ctwac.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for World Affairs Council of Connecticut REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200708T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200708T123000 DTSTAMP:20200707T195821Z CREATED:20200707T195821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200707T195821Z UID:10000164-1594209600-1594211400@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Securing the 2020 Election DESCRIPTION:The 2020 U.S. election is poised to be one of the most consequential in the history of the nation. It is also an election under threat. What are we doing to secure our electoral systems from foreign actors\, disinformation\, and cyber threats? How has COVID-19 affected plans for the 2020 elections? What have we learned from the primaries held so far in Georgia\, Kentucky and Wisconsin? \nJoin us to address these essential questions and more with Arthur House\, Cybersecurity Policy Advisor to Connecticut’s Secretary of the State and Adjunct Professor at the University of Connecticut. Moderated by CEO\, Megan Clark Torrey. \n\n \n \n \n Slide 1RESERVE YOUR TICKETClick the button below to complete your registration. We look forward to seeing you there! \nRESERVE YOUR TICKET \n \n \n \n  URL:https://ctwac.org/event/securing-the-2020-election/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Copy-of-Digital-Series-Cover-Images-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200701T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200701T123000 DTSTAMP:20200630T182357Z CREATED:20200630T182107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200630T182357Z UID:10000167-1593604800-1593606600@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Stop-Motion: Global Migration Rhetoric and Reality DESCRIPTION:The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed or halted migration around the world. At the same time\, the U.S. administration last week announced new rules restricting immigration to the U.S. What does this mean for U.S. leadership\, development\, and global economic growth? \nWe talk with Kathleen Newland\, Senior Fellow and Co-Founder of the Migration Policy Institute. \n\n \n \n \n Slide 1RESERVE YOUR TICKETClick the button below to complete your registration. We look forward to seeing you there! \nRESERVE YOUR TICKET URL:https://ctwac.org/event/stop-motion-global-migration-rhetoric-and-reality/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Copy-of-Digital-Series-Cover-Images-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200624T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200624T123000 DTSTAMP:20200623T234525Z CREATED:20200623T234525Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200623T234525Z UID:10000169-1593000000-1593001800@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Building a Resilient World (with Dr. Joxel García) DESCRIPTION:Dr. Joxel García\, 14th Assistant Secretary for Health of the United States and Four-Star Admiral in the US Public Health Service\, has weathered public health crises before. \nFrom the anthrax scare to HIV/AIDS and pandemic planning\, Dr. Garcia has lead public health responses for our state\, nation\, and world. \nJoin us for this special event to ask\, how can we emerge from this crisis to build a more resilient and secure future? \n\n \n \n \n Slide 1RESERVE YOUR TICKETClick the button below to complete your registration. We look forward to seeing you there! \nRESERVE YOUR TICKET URL:https://ctwac.org/event/building-a-resilient-world-with-dr-joxel-garcia/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Copy-of-Digital-Series-Cover-Images.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200617T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200617T124500 DTSTAMP:20200615T165014Z CREATED:20200610T140518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200615T165014Z UID:10000171-1592395200-1592397900@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Coronavirus in Israel (with Fahed Hakim\, MD) DESCRIPTION:RSVP Here\nCoronavirus in Israel: New Opportunities for Arab and Jewish integration \nThe coronavirus pandemic has upended lives\, economies\, and systems across the world. In this special discussion\, we are joined by Dr. Professor Fahed Hakim\, EMMS Hospital Director\, Nazareth Hospital\, the largest medical facility in the Arab sector of Israel\, to discuss the impact of the pandemic in Israel. \nDr. Hakim brings his direct on-the-ground leadership and experience to discuss how Israel has responded to and been impacted by this pandemic\, the potential for this pandemic to lead to sustained cooperation between Israeli Jews and Arabs\, and what the future holds as Israel and the world navigates through this pandemic. Moderated by CEO\, Megan Clark Torrey. \nFeaturing remarks by Ambassador Zeev Boker\, Consul General of Israel to New England. \nThis discussion is hosted in partnership with the Consulate General of Israel to New England. \nRSVP Here\n  \nRead more about Dr. Hakim’s work in this recent Jerusalem Post article here. \n \n  \n  \nIn partnership with URL:https://ctwac.org/event/coronavirus-in-israel-with-fahed-hakim-md/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Digital-Series-Cover-Images-11.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200610T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200610T123000 DTSTAMP:20200608T183545Z CREATED:20200608T183545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200608T183545Z UID:10000173-1591790400-1591792200@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Lafayette Square Is Tahrir Square with Steven Cook\, Ph.D. DESCRIPTION:On June 1\, U.S. federal law enforcement officers fired rubber bullets and chemical gas at peaceful protesters in front of the White House in Lafayette Square. \nSteven Cook\, Ph.D.\, Council on Foreign Relations\, writes that “recent uprisings in the Middle East—specifically in Egypt and Turkey—and the responses they evoked from their governments\, do provide a useful lens through which to understand America’s present crisis.” \nJoin us to discuss if Lafayette Square is analogous to Egypt’s Tahrir Square and what implications these events have on U.S. global power and leadership. Moderated by Megan Clark Torrey\, CEO. \n\n \n \n \n Slide 1RESERVE YOUR TICKETClick the button below to complete your registration. We look forward to seeing you there! \nRESERVE YOUR TICKET URL:https://ctwac.org/event/lafayette-square-is-tahrir-square-with-steven-cook-ph-d/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Digital-Series-Cover-Images-22.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200605T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200605T140000 DTSTAMP:20200603T003107Z CREATED:20200603T003022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200603T003107Z UID:10000175-1591362000-1591365600@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Student Roundtable | Discussing Race and Inequality DESCRIPTION:High school students from Connecticut and around the country are invited to join in a special discussion on how they are experiencing this national moment and what they want for the future. \nThis conversation will be held in a partnership between CTWAC and NCCJ. The National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) is a human relations organization that promotes inclusion and acceptance by providing education and advocacy while building communities that are respectful and just for all. \nRSVP URL:https://ctwac.org/event/student-roundtable/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Digital-Series-Cover-Images-17.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200605T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200605T115000 DTSTAMP:20200603T190839Z CREATED:20200603T002306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200603T190839Z UID:10000177-1591354800-1591357800@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Race\, Resistance\, and Community | Confronting inequality across the U.S. and here in Greater Hartford DESCRIPTION:In this national moment\, join us for a discussion with Dr. Peniel Joseph and Jay Williams on the roots of racism and inequality in our nation\, the history of resistance movements\, and specifically how inequality manifests in our Greater Hartford community today. \nDr. Peniel Joseph is professor and founding director of the LBJ School’s Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at The University of Texas at Austin\, as well as the founder of Tufts University’s Center for the Study of Race and Democracy \nJay Williams is the president of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving\, leading the Foundation’s efforts to address disparities in our community based on race/ethnicity\, place and income in order to make opportunities more available to everyone. Jay is also the former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development and Mayor of the City of Youngstown\, Ohio. \nRSVP  URL:https://ctwac.org/event/race-resistance-and-community-confronting-inequality-across-the-u-s-and-here-in-greater-hartford/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Digital-Series-Cover-Images-15.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200603T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200603T123000 DTSTAMP:20200529T192105Z CREATED:20200527T154448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200529T192105Z UID:10000179-1591185600-1591187400@ctwac.org SUMMARY:How Oil and Energy Will Shape our Post-Pandemic Future DESCRIPTION:Oil prices are plummeting\, energy markets are shifting\, and new alliances are forming. Has the collapse of oil prices in the wake of COVID-19 provided an opportunity to reshape the world? \nWe talk with Dr. Meghan O’Sullivan\, Director of the Geopolitics of Energy Project at Harvard Kennedy School\, author\, and Chair of the North American Group of the Trilateral Commission. Moderated by CEO\, Megan Clark Torrey. \n\n \n \n \n Slide 1STEP 1 | PAY WHAT YOU WISHRather than set ticket prices\, the Council is instituting a new "Pay What You Wish" policy. A donation of $10 is suggested. Your contribution - in any amount - is greatly appreciated. \nPAY WHAT YOU WISHSTEP 2 | RESERVE YOUR TICKETPay what you wish\, and then reserve your seat! Click the button below to complete your registration through the Zoom Webinar platform. We look forward to seeing you there! \nRESERVE YOUR TICKET URL:https://ctwac.org/event/how-oil-energy-and-opec-will-shape-our-post-pandemic-future/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Digital-Series-Cover-Images-14.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200527T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200527T123000 DTSTAMP:20200526T194013Z CREATED:20200526T194013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200526T194013Z UID:10000181-1590580800-1590582600@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Sweden\, UK and the US | Three Global Responses to Coronavirus DESCRIPTION:Free event! RSVP below. \nThree countries\, three different responses to COVID-19. Can other nations’ pandemic responses provide a road map for U.S. reopening and recovery? \nJoin us to explore the national COVID-19 responses of Sweden\, the U.K. and the U.S.\, with John Fund\, national-affairs columnist for National Review. Moderated by CEO\, Megan Clark Torrey. \n  \nRSVP URL:https://ctwac.org/event/sweden-uk-and-the-us-three-global-responses-to-coronavirus/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/John-Fund.png ORGANIZER;CN="World Affairs Council of Connecticut":MAILTO:info@ctwac.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200520T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200520T123000 DTSTAMP:20200519T194910Z CREATED:20200519T175633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200519T194910Z UID:10000183-1589976000-1589977800@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Private Sector Stepping Up with Jeffrey Sonnenfeld DESCRIPTION:What should we expect from the U.S. private sector during a time of national and global crisis? Which corporate leaders are rising to the challenges of this moment? \nJoin Jeffrey Sonnenfeld\, one of the nation’s most respected voices on corporate leadership – and current senior associate dean of leadership programs and professor at the Yale School of Management – for a conversation on the role of the private sector during a pandemic. Moderated by Megan Clark Torrey\, CEO of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut. \nThis event is free! RSVP required. \nRSVP Here URL:https://ctwac.org/event/private-sector-stepping-up-with-jeffrey-sonnenfeld/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Digital-Series-Cover-Images-12.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200508T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200508T123000 DTSTAMP:20200430T225916Z CREATED:20200430T225916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200430T225916Z UID:10000182-1588939200-1588941000@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Putting the World Back Together with General John Allen (USMC\, Ret.) DESCRIPTION:What will the world look like as we navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic? \nJoin General John Allen (USMC\, Ret.)\, President of The Brookings Institution\, for an expert conversation on disrupting the world order\, what’s on the horizon\, and how our world may be reshaped as we emerge from this crisis. \nModerated by Megan Clark Torrey\, CEO\, World Affairs Council of Connecticut. \nHow to RSVP: \n \n \n \n Slide 1PAY WHAT YOU WISHRather than set ticket prices\, the Council is instituting a new "Pay What You Wish" policy. A donation of $10 is suggested. Your contribution - in any amount - is greatly appreciated. \nPAY WHAT YOU WISHRESERVE YOUR TICKETPay what you wish\, and then reserve your seat! Click the button below to complete your registration through the Zoom Webinar platform. We look forward to seeing you there! \nRESERVE YOUR TICKET \n \n \n \n  \nGeneral (Ret.) John Rutherford Allen assumed the presidency of the Brookings Institution in November 2017\, having most recently served as chair of security and strategy and a distinguished fellow in the Foreign Policy Program at Brookings. Allen is a retired U.S. Marine Corps four-star general and former commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and U.S. Forces in Afghanistan. \nAllen served in two senior diplomatic roles following his retirement from the Marine Corps. First\, for 15 months as senior advisor to the secretary of defense on Middle East Security\, during which he led the security dialogue for the Israeli/Palestinian peace process. President Barack Obama then appointed Allen as special presidential envoy to the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL\, a position he held for 15 months. Allen’s diplomatic efforts grew the coalition to 65 members\, effectively halting the expansion of ISIL. In recognition of this work\, he was presented the Department of State Distinguished Honor Award by Secretary John Kerry and the Director of National Intelligence Distinguished Public Service Award by Director James Clapper. \nDuring his nearly four-decade military career\, Allen served in a variety of command and staff positions in the Marine Corps and the Joint Force. He commanded 150\,000 U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan from July 2011 to February 2013. Allen is the first Marine to command a theater of war. During his tenure as ISAF commander\, he recovered the 33\,000 U.S. surge forces\, moved the Afghan National Security Forces into the lead for combat operations\, and pivoted NATO forces from being a conventional combat force into an advisory command. \nAllen’s first tour as a general officer was as the principal director of Asia-Pacific policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense\, a position he held for nearly three years. In this assignment\, he was involved extensively with policy initiatives involving China\, Taiwan\, Mongolia\, and Southeast Asia. Allen also participated in the Six Party Talks on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and played a major role in organizing the relief effort during the South Asian tsunami from 2004 to 2005. \nBeyond his operational and diplomatic credentials\, Allen has led professional military educational programs\, including as director of the Marine Infantry Officer Program and commanding officer of the Marine Corps Basic School. He twice served at the United States Naval Academy\, first as a military instructor\, where he was named instructor of the year in 1990\, and later as commandant of midshipmen; the first Marine Corps officer to hold this position. Allen was the Marine Corps fellow to the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the first Marine officer to serve as a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations\, where today he is a permanent member. \nAmong his other affiliations\, Allen is a senior fellow at the Merrill Center of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a senior fellow at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. He is an “Ancien” of the NATO Defense College in Rome\, and a frequent lecturer there. Allen is the recipient of numerous U.S. and foreign awards. \nHe holds a Bachelor of Science in operations analysis from the U.S. Naval Academy\, a Master of Arts in national security studies from Georgetown University\, a Master of Science in strategic intelligence from the Defense Intelligence College\, and a Master of Science in national security strategy from the National Defense University. URL:https://ctwac.org/event/putting-the-world-back-together-with-general-john-allen-usmc-ret/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/11.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200422T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200422T123000 DTSTAMP:20200418T231147Z CREATED:20200418T230958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200418T231147Z UID:10000176-1587556800-1587558600@ctwac.org SUMMARY:COVID-19 Crisis: Iran’s Pathway to the Bomb with Dr. Trita Parsi DESCRIPTION:With tensions between Iran and the U.S. at a boiling point\, and continual escalation on the horizon\, will COVID-19 push Iran closer to the bomb? \nWe talk with Dr. Trita Parsi\, Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute (Qi)\, award-winning author and the 2010 recipient of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Moderated by CEO Megan Clark Torrey. \nRegistration is free and required. \nREGISTER HERE URL:https://ctwac.org/event/covid-19-crisis-irans-pathway-to-the-bomb-with-dr-trita-parsi/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Digital-Series-Cover-Images-Trita-Parsi.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200415T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200415T123000 DTSTAMP:20200418T233234Z CREATED:20200413T183704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200418T233234Z UID:10000064-1586952000-1586953800@ctwac.org SUMMARY:Why We Need the Global Health Security Agenda DESCRIPTION:In February of 2014\, the U.S. and international partners launched the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) with the goal of building global capacity to respond to infectious disease threats. Over 30 countries\, along with international organizations including the World Health Organization\, joined. \nSo what happened? \nWe talk with Ambassador (ret.) Bonnie Jenkins\, a leading U.S. official in the launch and implementation of the GHSA\, current nonresident senior fellow at Brookings\, founder and president of the Women of Color Advancing Peace\, Security and Conflict Transformation (WCAPS)\, and president of Global Connections Empowering Global Change LLC. Moderated by CEO Megan Torrey. \n  \nREGISTER HERE  URL:https://ctwac.org/event/why-we-need-the-global-health-security-agenda/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Digital-Series-Cover-Images-Amb.-Bonnie-Jenkins.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR