Upcoming Events
9/09/10
Qubad Talabani
Representative to the United States, Kurdistan Regional Government
Date September 9, 2010, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Location UCF Student Union, Garden Key Room
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Topic Next Steps for the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq's Political Evolution
Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Kurdish Political Studies Initiative, Sibille H. Pritchard Global Peace Fellowship program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Global Peace and Security Studies Program, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, Orlando Area Committee on Foreign Relations, LarsonAllen LLP, UCF International Services Center, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation
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Classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2010-2011 university-wide theme "Global Peace and Security" and "Kurdish Speakers Series"
9/23/10
Luis Alberto Urrea
Award-Winning author of The Devil's Highway
Date September 23, 2010, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Location UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom
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Topic The Devil's Highway: A True Story of Illegal Immigration, Desperation and Greed
Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies Program, UCF International Services Center, Lawrence Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, Sibille H. Pritchard Global Peace Fellowship program, UCF Global Peace and Security Studies Program, UCF LIFE, Orlando Rotary Club and the Global Connections Foundation
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Classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2010-2011 university-wide theme "Global Peace and Security"
9/27/10
Florida's Future: The Space Program and Beyond
(a national symposium sponsored by The Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government at UCF, in a partnership with Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.;The United States Association of Former Members of Congress; United States Department of Education; UCF College of Sciences; UCF Global Perspectives Office; UCF Department of Political Science; the Global Connections Foundation; and others)
Date September 27, 2010, 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.Location UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom
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Topic Florida's Future: The Space Program and Beyond
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Invited Speakers - U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, FL; others TBA
10/05/10
Anand Giridharadas
New York Times columnist and author of India Calling
Date October 5, 2010, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.Location UCF Student Union, Key West Ballroom
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Topic The Rise of India and What it Means for the World
Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, The India Program at UCF, The Anil and Chitra Deshpande India Program Endowed Fund, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, Orlando Area Committee on Foreign Relations, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation
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Classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2010-2011 "India Speakers Series"
10/07/10
Climate Security Update
(a special presentation by the American Security Project, Washington, D.C.)
Date October 7, 2010, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Location UCF Student Union, Garden Key Room
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Topic Climate Security Update
Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, The Sibille H. Pritchard Global Peace Fellowship program, The Anil and Chitra Deshpande India Program Endowed Fund, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, C.T. Hsu and Associates, CPH Engineers, Inc., LarsonAllen L.L.P., OCI Associates Inc., UCF Student Government Association, UCF Nicholson School of Communication, UCF Global Peace and Security Studies Program, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, UCF LIFE, Orlando Rotary Club and the Global Connections Foundation
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A feature of the 2010-2011 university-wide themes "Global Peace and Security" and "The Environment, Energy and National/Global Security"
10/12/10
Women and Leadership: A Global Perspective
(a national forum, sponsored by the UCF Global Perspectives Office in a partnership with Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jay Garner, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, UCF Diplomacy Program, Sibille H. Pritchard Global Peace Fellowship program, UCF Global Peace and Security Studies Program, UCF LIFE, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Women's Research Center, UCF Women's Studies Program, Global Connections Foundation and others)
Date October 12, 2010Location UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom
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Topic TBD
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10/27/10
Ambassador Myles Frechette
Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Date October 27, 2010Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, Orlando Rotary Club, and the Global Connections Foundation
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Classroom discussions and community meetings
10/27/10
The Rising Tide of Violence in Mexico: What Does it Mean for Us?
(a regional forum sponsored by The Thomas P. Johnson Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program, The Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program, the Global Connections Foundation and the International Affairs Program of the Hamilton Holt School)
Date October 27, 2010, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Location Rollins College, Bush Auditorium
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Topic The Rising Tide of Violence in Mexico: What Does it Mean for Us?
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Invited Speakers - Howard Campbell, Professor of Anthropology, University of Texas at El Paso; Ambassador Myles Frechette, Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Eric L. Olson, Senior Associate, Security Program, The Mexico Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
10/28/10
America and the Rising Powers
(an international global issues conference, sponsored by the UCF Global Perspectives Office in a partnership with the National Conference of Editorial Writers, The Anil and Chitra Deshpande India Program Endowed Fund, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, C.T. Hsu and Associates, Sibille H. Pritchard Global Peace Fellowship program, Orlando Area Committee on Foreign Relations, CPH Engineers, Inc., LarsonAllen L.L.P., OCI Associates Inc., UCF Student Government Association, UCF Nicholson School of Communication, UCF Global Peace and Security Studies Program, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, UCF LIFE, Global Connections Foundation and other partners)
Date October 28, 2010, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Location UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom
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Topic America and the Rising Powers
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Invited Speakers - Jack Mendelsohn, Arms-control Specialist, formerly with Center for Defense Information, Lawyers Alliance for World Security, Arms Control Association and U.S. Department of State; Joao Castro Neves, Founding Partner and Analyst, CAC Political Consultancy; Robert Sutter, Visiting Professor of Asian Studies, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University; Paul Wolfowitz, former United States Secretary of Defense and former President of the World Bank; and others. A feature of the 2010-2011 university-wide theme "Global Peace and Security"
10/28/10
Jack Mendelsohn
Arms-control Specialist, formerly with Center for Defense Information, Lawyers Alliance for World Security, Arms Control Association and U.S. Department of State
Date October 28, 2010Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office in a partnership with the National Conference of Editorial Writers, The Anil and Chitra Deshpande India Program Endowed Fund, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, C.T. Hsu and Associates, Sibille H. Pritchard Global Peace Fellowship program, CPH Engineers, Inc., LarsonAllen L.L.P., OCI Associates Inc., UCF Student Government Association, UCF Nicholson School of Communication, UCF Global Peace and Security Studies Program, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, UCF LIFE, Global Connections Foundation a feature of the 2010-2011 university-wide theme "Global Peace and Secur
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Classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2010-2011 university-wide theme "Global Peace and Security"
