Ron Soodalter
Abolitionist, co-author (with Kevin Bales) of The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today and Board Member, Abraham Lincoln Institute

Date: November 16, 2009, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Location: UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom
Access: Advance Registration Required
Sponsors: UCF International Services Center, UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Political Science Department, UCF LIFE, the Global Connections Foundation and others
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A special presentation for the International Week Breakfast Kickoff Event; classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2009-2010 university-wide theme of "Slavery's Resurgence"

John Brandt
CEO, PMI Group and former Editor-in-Chief/Publisher of IndustryWeek

Date: November 18, 2009, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location: Ocean Center, Daytona Beach, FL
Access: Advance Registration Required
Topic: Manufacturing and Management Performance Improvement for Regional Development
Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Community Relations Regional Outreach Office, and the Business Development Partnership of Daytona Beach/Halifax

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: December 2-3, 2009
Topic: Prospects for Arms Control in the Middle East and North Africa
Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF Diplomacy Program, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation
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Classroom discussions and community meetings

Peter Pritchard
Director, Chelonian Research Institute and a Time magazine designated "Hero of the Planet"

Date: January 14, 2010, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: UCF Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom
Access: Open Forum
Topic:  Lonesome George and the Battle for Galapagos
Sponsors:  UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Office of Undergraduate Studies, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, UCF Political Science Department, UCF LIFE, UCF Focus the Nation and the Global Connections Foundation
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Classroom discussions and community meetings; a co-curricular component of the UCF General Education Program Unifying Theme: "The Environment and Global Climate Change"; a feature of the 2009-2010 university-wide theme of "The Environment, Energy and National/Global Security"

News Media in Transition: Trends and Future Prospects
Date: January 21, 2010, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: UCF Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom
Access: Open Forum
Topic: News Media in Transition: Trends and Future Prospects
Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Nicholson School of Communication, Morgridge International Reading Center at UCF, UCF Political Science Department and the Global Connections Foundation
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A feature of the 2009-2010 university-wide theme of "Covering the World: Journalists Speak"

Suzanne Seggerman
President and Co-founder, Games for Change and former documentary film producer for PBS

Date: January 21, 2010
Topic: Exploring the Emerging Role of Electronic Media as Meaningful Culture
Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Nicholson School of Communication, Morgridge International Reading Center at UCF, UCF Political Science Department and the Global Connections Foundation
More Information: Classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2009-2010 university-wide theme of "Covering the World: Journalists Speak"

Paula Allen
Human rights activist, photographer and author of Flowers in the Desert

Date: February 4, 2010, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom
Access: Open Forum
Topic: Against All Odds: Women Around the World Demand Justice
Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, UCF Women's Research Center, Morgridge International Reading Center at UCF, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation
More Information: Classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2009-2010 university-wide theme of "Covering the World: Journalists Speak"

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 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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TBA

India in Central Florida: Science & Technology Connections for Cultural Advancement from the Ancient to Modern World
(This regional event will highlight a number of India’s science and technology advancements from the ancient to modern world. Guests will have access to various research projects being conducted by UCF professors connected to the Indian community. Indian art, food, fashion, jewelry, music and dance will be featured throughout the day.)

Date: TBA
Location: Orlando Science Center
Access: Open Forum with admission to the Orlando Science Center
Topic: India in Central Florida: Science & Technology Connections for Cultural Advancement from the Ancient to Modern World
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For more information, contact Kellen Nixon at 407.514.2073 or email knixon@osc.org

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: The Next Step
Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF China-Taiwan Cross-Strait Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation
More Information: Classroom discussions and community meetings

Raj Patel
Visiting scholar, Center for African Studies, University of California at Berkeley, and author of Stuffed and Starved: Markets, Power and the Hidden Battle for the World Food System

Date: March 4, 2010, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: UCF Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom
Access: Open Forum
Topic: Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System
Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, The India Program at UCF, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation
More Information: Classroom discussions and community meetings

Iraq and Afghanistan: In Flux
(an international forum, sponsored by the UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Student Government Association, UCF Middle East Studies Program, UCF Kurdish Political Studies Initiative, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center and the Global Connections Foundation)

Date: March 23, 2010, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: UCF Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom
Access: Open Forum
Topic: Iraq and Afghanistan: In Flux
More Information: A feature of the 2009-2010 university-wide theme of "Conflict and Conflict Resolution in the Middle East"

Central Florida Global Forum 2010: "Inside the Chinese and Indian Markets"
(a regional forum sponsored by UCF Global Perspectives Office, Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission and the Global Connections Foundation, in partnership with UCF College of Business Administration, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, C.T. Hsu and Associates, OCI Associates Inc., UCF China-Taiwan Cross-Strait Program, The India Program at UCF, The Anil and Chitra Deshpande Foundation, LarsonAllen LLP, Junior Achievement of Central Florida, Inc., UCF Political Science Department and UCF LIFE)

Date: April 6, 2010, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom
Access: Advance Registration Required
Topic: Central Florida Global Forum 2010: "Inside the Chinese and Indian Markets"
More Information: TBA

Alexandra Harney
Investigative journalist and author of The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage

Date: April 6, 2010
Topic: The Future of Chinese Manufacturing and the Global Economy
Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission and the Global Connections Foundation, in partnership with UCF College of Business Administration, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, C.T. Hsu and Associates, OCI Associates Inc., UCF China-Taiwan Cross-Strait Program, The India Program at UCF, The Anil and Chitra Deshpande Foundation, LarsonAllen LLP, Junior Achievement of Central Florida, Inc., UCF Political Science Department and UCF LIFE
More Information: Classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2009-2010 university-wide theme of "Covering the World: Journalists Speak"

UCF Community Summit on Environment and Global Climate Change 2010
(a regional forum and co-curricular component of the “UCF General Education Program Unifying Theme: The Environment and Global Climate Change,” with the cooperation of UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Office of Undergraduate Studies, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Focus the Nation, Global Connections Foundation and other partners)

Date: April 7, 2010
Location: Fairwinds Alumni Center, Grand Ballroom, UCF
Access: Open Forum with Registration
Topic: UCF Community Summit on Environment and Global Climate Change 2010
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A feature of the 2009-2010 university-wide theme of "The Environment, Energy and National/Global Security"