World Affairs Council Upstate Events
Every year, the nation-wide network of World Affairs Councils collectively conducts more than 1200 programs in communities and cities across the nation. Each council sets its own calendar and programs. The WACA offers a number of programs every year, including our annual National Conference, national program series, Leadership Missions, and special programs. It also acts as a distribution center for five national flagship programs: Academic World Quest, It’s Your World!, Great Decisions, Travel the World, and World in Transition.
Upcoming 2019 WACU events:
FLASHPOINTS: America and the World Monthly Lecture Series to focus on global impact issues:
September 2019 – April 2020. Save the remaining lecture dates: Thursday, March 12.
- Topics to include: Iran and Nuclear Weapons in January; Trade and Tariffs in February; Russian Hacking in March. Click on our calendar here for detailed information about each lecture and to register.
All lectures will be presented by published experts in their fields and will take place at the Ogletree Deakins meeting room, 300 N. Main St., Greenville, from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm, and includes a light lunch.
- There are other Upcoming WACU Events in the planning stage: If you have an idea for an interesting international business topic or speaker please let us know.
Join us in educating ourselves on, and promoting a global perspective in, our increasingly inter-dependent world by becoming a member of WACU.
WACU Memberships:
- Individual Membership: $100.
- Family Membership $125.
- Corporate Business Memberships at various levels. Contact Tracie Frese to find the right fit for your organization. Email her at [email protected]
WACU Benefits:
- Free admission or discounts on events and programs
- Automatic membership in Upstate International
- Publication discounts, including: Foreign Affairs (30% off), Foreign Policy (40% off), The Economist (10% off), The New Yorker (80% off), Harper’s Magazine (38% off), Brookings Institution (20% off books) and World Policy Journal (20% off).
- Access to World Affairs of Council of America (WACA) Resources: WACA Leadership Network; Discussion Boards, Resource Materials, Authors, Events, and Programming
- WACA Weekly Digest with updates from around the WACA National Network, including attendance and virtual participation opportunities in programs and discussions with U.S. and international leaders, as well as access to a virtual library of renowned speakers and special events.
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