Previous Events
3/02/10
Florida International Business Summit 2010: Opportunities in a Transformed Global Economy
Date March 2, 2010, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location University Center at the University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
Access Limited Access (with fee required)
Topic Florida International Business Summit 2010: Opportunities in a Transformed Global Economy
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For more information, please contact Mabel Cardec at mcardec@ufic.ufl.edu or (352) 392-5323
Topics include:
• Clean Technologies
• Professional Services
• New Markets
Invited Speakers - Lad Daniels, First Coast Manufacturers Association; Tongila Manly, Enterprise Florida; John Lefond, Deutsche Bank; Andy Naranjo, University of Florida; Alek Nowak, Dean, Warsaw University School of Management; among others.
Early Registration Deadline: February 22, 2010
2/25/10
Ambassador Gary A. Grappo
Minister Counselor for Political Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq
Date February 25, 2010Topic The Situation in Iraq and Washington: Baghdad Relations on the Eve of National Elections
Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Kurdish Political Studies Initiative and the Global Connections Foundation
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Classroom discussions and community meetings
2/23/10
Paul Hirschson
Deputy Consul-General, Consulate General of Israel, Miami, FL
Date February 23, 2010Topic Israel's Foreign Policy in the Middle East
Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF LIFE, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF Diplomacy Program and the Global Connections Foundation
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Classroom discussions and community meetings
2/18/10
Minxin Pei
Tom and Margot Pritzker Professor of Government and Director of the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies, Claremont McKenna College, and author of China's Trapped Transition: The Limits of Developmental Autocracy
Date February 18, 2010, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Location UCF Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom
Access Open Forum
Topic China-Taiwan Relations: The Next Step
Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF China-Taiwan Cross-Strait Program, C.T. Hsu and Associates, CPH Engineers, Inc., UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation
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Classroom discussions and community meetings
2/09/10
"Global Hot Spots Series"
(a lecture program, co-sponsored with UCF LIFE)
Date February 9th, 16th, 23rd and March 2, 2010, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Location UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom
Access Limited access forum for UCF LIFE
Topic Global Hots Spots Series
2/09/10
Ambassador Myles Frechette
Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Date February 9, 2010Topic Evolution in Latin America and Relations with the United States
Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, and the Global Connections Foundation
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Classroom discussions and community meetings
2/09/10
Ray Walser
Senior Policy Analyst for Latin America, The Heritage Foundation
Date February 9, 2010Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation
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Classroom discussions and community meetings
2/09/10
Maria Elsa Viteri
Minister of Finance, Ecuador
Date February 9, 2010Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation
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Classroom discussions and community meetings
2/09/10
Jorge Pinon
Energy Fellow, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami
Date February 9, 2010Topic U.S. Policy Toward a Cuba in Transition: The Brookings Report
Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation
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Classroom discussions and community meetings
2/09/10
Latin America and the Caribbean: The Future of Democracy
Date February 9, 2010, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location UCF Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom
Access Open Forum
Topic Latin America and the Caribbean: The Future of Democracy
Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation
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Invited Speaker - Ambassador Myles Frechette, Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Jorge Pinon, Energy Fellow, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami; Maria Elsa Viteri, Minister of Finance, Ecuador; Ray Walser, Senior Policy Analyst for Latin America, The Heritage Foundation; and others.
