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Young Leaders Forum: Academic Honesty Matters for Your Education
Charles Lipson, Univeristy of Chicago
Junior League, 1811 Briar Oaks Lane
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010 |
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4:00 PM to 5:30 PM |
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Educators' Forum: George Friedman
The Century Ahead
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010 |
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4:00 PM to 5:30 PM |
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Academic World Quest
Sheraton Brookhollow, 3000 North Loop West
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Thursday, February 25, 2010 |
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3:30 PM to 6:30 PM |
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Foreign Language Symposia
The HESS Club, 5430 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX 77056
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010 to Friday, April 23, 2010 |
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10:00 AM to 1:30 PM |
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Teach Africa Phase III - Youth Forum
The Council realizes that most students will not own business attire but both students and teachers should dress neatly for events. Smart slacks and dresses are suggested, and an appropriate button-up shirt or blouse.
The Global Food Crisis
Edwin Price – Borlaug Institute
January 13, Young Leaders’ Forum, Student Diplomatic Corps meeting
The Forgotten Man
Amity Shlaes, Council on Foreign Relations
January 15, Dinner Briefing
How to Talk with Iran
Trita Parsi, National Iranian American Council
January 21, Young Leaders’ Forum
The Teacher’s Guide to Global Economics
Greg Rehmke, Economic Thinking
January 22, EDU Forum, hosted by Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas – Houston branch
Bridge2Rwanda
Dale Dawson, Bridge2Rwanda
January 22, Presentation and Reception hosted by Rice University
Occupied Minds: A Palestinian-Israeli Journey Beyond Hope and Despair
Jamal Dajani, Link TV
January 26, Speaker to School, Lone Star College – CyFair Campus
America: A View from the Middle East
Jamal Dajani, Link TV
January 26, Speaker to School, Houston Community College – West Loop Campus
Global Ambassador Visit
Alec Walker, Rice University
January 27, Alief Taylor High School
Understanding Turkey
Ali Findik, Deputy Consul General of Turkey & Gurcen Gulen, President of American Turkish Association
January 28, Funded by the Turkish Cultural Foundation
Global Issues in Depth: The Arab World and Islam
Audrey Shabbas, Arab World and Islamic Resources
January 31, Hosted by Houston Independent School District, Hattie Mae White Building
Global Ambassador Visit
Krizstina Pethos, University of Houston & Jay Kansara, World Affairs Council of Houston
February 3, YesPrep Academy
Global Ambassador Visit
Sherine Farid, World Affairs Council of Houston
February 6, Killough Middle School
Extreme Geography
Christian Brannstrom, Texas A&M University
February 7, Friends of Geography Conference, hosted by Harris County Department of Education
Fueling the Future – Student Energy Summit
Energy Industry Experts
February 10, Co-sponsored by IPAA, ConocoPhillips, Shell, Anadarko, GDF Suez North America, Anadarko
Pakistan and India: Sources of Conflict and Chances for Peace
Ahmad Faruqui, Pakistan Security Research Unit – University of Brampton
February 11, Speaker to School - Lonestar College, Kingwood
Global Ambassador Visit
Krizstina Pethos, University of Houston
February 13, Killough Middle School
Leveling the Carbon Playing Field: International Competition and US Climate Policy Design
Trevor Houser, Peterson Institute of International Economics
February 17, EDU Forum, hosted by Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas – Houston branch
One Man, One Year, Twenty Wars
Kevin Sites, Freelance Journalist
February 18, Speaker to School – Memorial High School
Nuclear Energy
Joshua Peterson, University of Texas at Austin – Department of Nuclear Engineering
February 21, hosted by Lee High School, Alternative Ideas Festival
Academic WorldQuest
Student Trivia Contest
February 23, Evening Program
The Moral Dilemmas of Spying
James Olson, Bush School of Government, Texas A&M University
February 26, Student Diplomatic Corps meeting
Opening the Mexican Economy
Eduardo Perez Motta, Chairman of the Federal Commission on Competition, Mexico
February 27, Dinner Briefing
The Search for Truth in Iraq
Charles Duelfer, Author and former CIA analyst
March 2, Student Diplomat meeting
Economics of Violence: Finding the Guns and Freezing the Financing
Douglas Farah, Journalist
March 4, EDU Forum, hosted by Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas – Houston branch
Global Ambassador Visit
Alec Walker, Rice University
March 5, Sharpstown High School
Pakistan and the United States: Common Interests and a Shared Future
Husain Haqqani, Ambassador for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the United States
March 11, Conversations with History
Global Ambassador Visit
Alec Walker, Rice University
March 26, Spring Branch virtual classroom
Portrait of Pakistan: Educators Workshop
GLOBAL ISSUES IN DEPTH, University of Houston
March 28, Saturday workshop
Global Ambassador Visit
NASA trio
March 31, YesPrep
Foreign Language Symposium
French Lunch
April 1, United Way
Foreign Language Symposium
Russian Lunch
April 2, United Way
American Power – Soft, Smart, Effective
Richard Armitage
April 3, Conversations with History, Jones Award Luncheon
Foreign Language Symposium
Japanese Day
April 8, United Way
Foreign Language Symposium
German Day
April 14, United Way
Foreign Language Symposium
Chinese Day
April 15, United Way
Global Ambassador School Visit
Alec Walker
April 16, Brill Elementary School
Misunderstandings of Chinese Journalism
Judy Polumbaum
April 16, Memorial High School
Global Ambassador School Visit
Alec Walker
April 17, Friendswood High School
Misunderstandings of Chinese Journalism
Judy Polumbaum
April 17, Lone Star College
Foreign Language Symposium
Spanish Day
April 22, United Way
Foreign Language Symposium
Italian Day
April 24, United Way
Global Ambassador School Visit
Alec Walker
May 1, Cinco Ranch High School
Foreign Language Symposium
Arabic Day
May 5, United Way
Redefining the Battle on Terror
Reza Aslan
Lone Star College - Kingwood
May 5, Speaker to School
Teach Africa Youth Forum
Teach Africa Phase III day-long event for 1250
May 11, George R. Brown Convention Center
Student Diplomat Recognition
General Council lecture
June 2, Junior League
Energy and Oil Sands Teacher Trip
Teacher travel and energy industry briefings
June 7-11, Canada
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Education Department
edu@wachouston.org
(713) 316-4475
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