Naomi Tutu The daughter of former Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, is a human-rights activist, has taught at several universities, and has led workshops on conflict and race relations.
Date: November 17, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Location: UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom Access: Open access with advance registration and fee Topic: Us and Them: How We Construct the "Other" Sponsors: UCF International Services Center, UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Political Science Department, UCF LIFE, the Global Connections Foundation and others More Information:
A special presentation for the International Week Breakfast Kickoff Event
Stephen Wayne Professor and American Government Field Chair, Department of Government, Georgetown University, and author of The Road to the White House
Date: November 13 and 14, 2008 Topic: The Road to the White House 2008: Epilogue and Prospects for the New Administration Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government at UCF, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, Georgetown Club of Metro Orlando, UCF Political Science Department and the Global Connections Foundation More Information:
Classroom discussions and community meetings
Ambassador Myles Frechette Senior Associate, Americas Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies, and former President, Council of the Americas
Date: November 6, 2008 Topic: U.S. and Latin America Relations Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office in a partnership with the National Conference of Editorial Writers, The Anil and Chitra Deshpande Foundation, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, C.T. Hsu and Associates, LarsonAllen L.L.P., UCF Student Government Association, UCF College of Business Administration, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, The India Program at UCF, UCF Kurdish Political Studies Initiative, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, UCF LIFE, Global Connections Foundation and other partners More Information:
Classroom discussions and community meetings
Lisa Curtis Senior Research Fellow, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation
Date: November 6, 2008 Topic: India and South Asia Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office in a partnership with the National Conference of Editorial Writers, The Anil and Chitra Deshpande Foundation, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, C.T. Hsu and Associates, LarsonAllen L.L.P., UCF Student Government Association, UCF College of Business Administration, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, The India Program at UCF, UCF Kurdish Political Studies Initiative, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, UCF LIFE, Global Connections Foundation and other partners More Information:
Classroom discussions and community meetings
James M. Ludes Executive Director, American Security Project, and former Editor-in-Chief, National Security Studies Quarterly
Date: November 6, 2008 Topic: U.S. Security and the Middle East Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office in a partnership with the National Conference of Editorial Writers, The Anil and Chitra Deshpande Foundation, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, C.T. Hsu and Associates, LarsonAllen L.L.P., UCF Student Government Association, UCF College of Business Administration, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, The India Program at UCF, UCF Kurdish Political Studies Initiative, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, UCF LIFE, Global Connections Foundation and other partners More Information:
Classroom discussions and community meetings
Beatrice Fernando Abolitionist and author of In Contempt of Fate
Date: November 6, 2008 Topic: Human Trafficking and Human Rights Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office in a partnership with the National Conference of Editorial Writers, The Anil and Chitra Deshpande Foundation, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, C.T. Hsu and Associates, LarsonAllen L.L.P., UCF Student Government Association, UCF College of Business Administration, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, The India Program at UCF, UCF Kurdish Political Studies Initiative, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, UCF LIFE, Global Connections Foundation and other partners More Information:
Classroom discussions and community meetings
Doug Inkley Senior Scientist, National Wildlife Federation
Date: November 6, 2008 Topic: Global Climate Change Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office in a partnership with the National Conference of Editorial Writers, The Anil and Chitra Deshpande Foundation, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, C.T. Hsu and Associates, LarsonAllen L.L.P., UCF Student Government Association, UCF College of Business Administration, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, The India Program at UCF, UCF Kurdish Political Studies Initiative, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, UCF LIFE, Global Connections Foundation and other partners More Information:
Classroom discussions and community meetings
Bernard Finel Senior Fellow and Director of Research on Counter-Terrorism and Defense Policy, The American Security Project (Washington, D.C.)
Date: November 6, 2008 Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office in a partnership with the National Conference of Editorial Writers, The Anil and Chitra Deshpande Foundation, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, C.T. Hsu and Associates, LarsonAllen L.L.P., UCF Student Government Association, UCF College of Business Administration, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, The India Program at UCF, UCF Kurdish Political Studies Initiative, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, UCF LIFE, Global Connections Foundation and other partners More Information: Classroom discussions and community meetings
Mike Chinoy Former CNN Correspondent and author of Meltdown: The Inside Story of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis
Date: November 6, 2008 Topic: The Inside Story of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office in a partnership with the National Conference of Editorial Writers, The Anil and Chitra Deshpande Foundation, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, C.T. Hsu and Associates, LarsonAllen L.L.P., UCF Student Government Association, UCF College of Business Administration, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, The India Program at UCF, UCF Kurdish Political Studies Initiative, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, UCF LIFE, Global Connections Foundation and other partners More Information:
Classroom discussions and community meetings
"America's Next President and the World" (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 Foundation, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, C.T. Hsu and Associates, LarsonAllen L.L.P., UCF Student Government Association, UCF College of Business Administration, UCF Nicholson School of Communication, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, The India Program at UCF, UCF Kurdish Political Studies Initiative, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, UCF LIFE, Global Connections Foundation and other partners)
Date: November 6, 2008, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Location: UCF Student Union, Key West Ballroom Access: Open Forum (but with advance registration and fee required) More Information:
Invited speakers - Mike Chinoy, former CNN Correspondent and author of Meltdown: The Inside Story of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis; Beatrice Fernando, abolitionist and author of In Contempt of Fate; James M. Ludes, Executive Director, American Security Project and former Editor-in-Chief, National Security Studies Quarterly; Ambassador Myles Frechette, Senior Associate, Americas Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies, and former President, Council of the Americas; Douglas Inkley, Senior Scientist, National Wildlife Federation; Sean Snaith, Director, Institute for Economic Competitiveness, University of Central Florida. A feature of the 2008-2009 university-wide themes of "The Age of India," "The Environment and Climate Change," and "Conflict and Conflict Resolution in the Middle East."
"Women and Leadership in the Evolving 21st Century World: Ethics & Human Rights" (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, UCF LIFE, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Women's Research Center, UCF Women's Studies Program, Global Connections Foundation and others)
Date: October 30, 2008, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Location: UCF Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom Access: Open Access More Information: Invited speakers - Ambassador Harriet Elam-Thomas, Director, UCF Diplomacy Studies Program and former U.S. Ambassador to Senegal; Lt. General (Ret.) Jay Garner, Former Director of the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance for Post-War Iraq; Kathryn Cameron Porter, President, Leadership Council for Human Rights, Washington, D.C.; Colette Rausch, Deputy Director, Rule of Law Program, United States Institute of Peace; Mary C. Rawlinson, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Comparative Literature, Stony Brook University
Jerome Ringo President, Apollo Alliance and former Chair of the Board, National Wildlife Federation
Date: October 22, 2008, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Location: College of Sciences Building, Room 101 Access: Open Forum Topic: The Apollo Project for Our Time: Creating Energy Independence and a Clean Energy Future Sponsors: UCF Office of Undergraduate Studies, UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Focus the Nation, UCF LIFE, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center and the Global Connections Foundation More Information:
A co-curricular component of the “UCF Unifying Theme: The Environment and Global Climate Change"
Kate Zhou Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Hawaii; Affiliated Fellow, East-West Center; and author of How The Farmers Changed China: Power of the People.
Date: October 16, 2008 Topic: Liberalization and Authoritarianism in Contemporary China Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives, UCF Political Science Department Larwrence J. Chastang and The Chastang Foundation UCF LIFE, and the Global Connections Foundation More Information: Classroom discussions and community meetings
"China 2019" (a regional forum, sponsored by Rollins College in a partnership with the Thomas P. Johnson Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program, The China Center at Rollins College, the International Affairs Program of the Hamilton Holt School, UCF Global Perspectives Office and the Global Connections Foundation)
Date: October 16, 2008, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Location: Rollins College, Bush Auditorium Access: Open Forum More Information: Speakers: Myron Cohen, Professor of Anthropology, Columbia University; Minxin Pei, Senior Associate in the China Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; and Kate Zhou, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Hawaii.
Bilal Saab Research Analyst, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution (Washington, D.C.)
Date: September 29, 2008 Topic: Terrorism and Security in the Middle East Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department Larwrence J. Chastang and The Chastang Foundation and the Global Connections Foundation More Information:
Classroom discussions and community meetings
Dr. Bernard Finel Senior Fellow and Director of Research on Counter-Terrorism and Defense Policy, The American Security Project (Washington, D.C.)
Date: September 29, 2008 Topic: Terrorism and Security in the Middle East Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department Larwrence J. Chastang and The Chastang Foundation and the Global Connections Foundation More Information:
Classroom discussions and community meetings
Lt. Gen (Ret.) Jay Garner Former Director of the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance for Post-War Iraq
Date: September 29, 2008 Topic: Security and Conflict in the Middle East Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department Larwrence J. Chastang and The Chastang Foundation and the Global Connections Foundation More Information:
Classroom discussions and community meetings
Dr. Najmaldin Karim President, Washington Kurdish Institute (Washington, D.C.)
Date: September 29, 2008 Topic: Critical U.S. Interests in Kurdistan Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives, UCF Kurdish Political Studies Initiative, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department Larwrence J. Chastang and The Chastang Foundation and the Global Connections Foundation More Information:
Classroom discussions and community meetings
"Considering the Mid-East: Politics, Issues and Solutions" (a national series, including a symposium and special lectures, 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; the UCF Global Perspectives Office; the UCF Department of Political Science; Industrial Enterprises of America; the U.S. Department of Education; the UCF College of Sciences; the UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program; the UCF Kurdish Political Studies Initiative; the UCF Terrorism Studies Program; and the Global Connections Foundation.)
Date: September 29, 2008, 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Location: Pegasus Ballroom, UCF Student Union More Information:
Evening Keynote Address by Lisa Myers, Senior Investigative Correspondent, NBC News. Other invited speakers - Lt. General (Ret.) Jay Garner, Former Director of the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance for Post-War Iraq; Scott Ritter, Former Chief Weapons Inspector for the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM); Dr. Bernard Finel, Senior Fellow, The American Security Project; Bilal Saab, Senior Research Analyst, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution (Washington, D.C.); Najmaldin Karim, President, Washington Kurdish Institute (Washington, D.C.) among others.
"The Africa Series" (a lecture program, co-sponsored with UCF LIFE)
Date: September 23 & 30, and October 7 & 14, 2008, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Location: UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom Access: Limited access forum for UCF LIFE
Mira Kamdar Author of Planet India: The Turbulent Rise of the Largest Democracy and the Future of Our World
Date: September 23, 2008 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Location: UCF Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom Access: Open Access Topic: Risk and Reward in India's Booming Economy Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, The India Program at UCF, The Anil and Chitra Deshpande Foundation, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, UCF Student Government Association, UCF College of Business Administration, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation More Information: A feature of the 2008-2009 university-wide theme of "The Age of India"
Shubhro Sen Entrepreneur and Global Consultant formerly of the Global Outsourcing Resource Institute
Date: September 23, 2008 Topic: The Rise of India in the 21st Century Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, The India Program at UCF, The Anil and Chitra Deshpande Foundation, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation More Information:
Classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2008-2009 university-wide theme of “The Age of India"
Summer Rayne Oakes Host, environmental expert and board adviser for the Discovery Channel’s Planet Green eco-lifestyle network
Date: September 9, 2008, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Location: UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom Access: Open Access Topic: We Can Kick Climate Change, One Step at a Time: An Expanding Role for Youth Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Office of Undergraduate Studies, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, UCF Focus the Nation, UCF LIFE, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center and the Global Connections Foundation More Information: A co-curricular component of the “UCF General Education Program Unifying Theme: The Environment and Global Climate Change"
World Association for Vedic Studies Seventh International Conference "Vedic Heritage for the Global Welfare of the Next Generation," sponsored by the World Association for Vedic Studies, UCF Global Perspectives Office, The India Program at UCF and the Global Connections Foundation. June 27 - 29, 2008.
Date: June 27 - 29, 2008 Location: UCF Student Union Access: Open forum with registration and fee More Information:
The conference is a forum for those with academic interests in diverse areas of India/Vedic studies, including scholars, academics, writers, news media professionals, artists and others.
Dr. Kate Zhou Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Hawaii; Affiliated Fellow, East-West Center; and author of How The Farmers Changed China: Power of the People.
Date: June 17, 2008 Topic: Liberalization and Authoritarianism in Contemporary China: From the Growth of Grassroots Liberty to Nationalist Furor over Tibet Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Political Science Department and the Global Connections Foundation More Information:
Classroom discussions and community meetings
Florida International Summit 2008 (a state-wide international business conference focusing on global finance, sponsored by the UCF Global Perspectives Office, Florida Network for Global Studies, Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise Florida, SunTrust, UCF College of Business Administration, the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, UCF Political Science Department, C.T. Hsu and Associates, LarsonAllen L.L.P., UCF International Services Center, the Global Connections Foundation)
Date: April 16, 2008, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Location: UCF, Fairwinds Alumni Center Access:
Open Forum (but with advance registration and fee required)
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Invited Speakers: Jeffrey Birnbaum, commentator for the Washington Post, PBS and Fox News; author of The Money Men; formerly with Fortune Magazine and The Wall Street Journal; speaking on “The Global Economy: Recession, Politics and the Prospects for Growth”; Dale Brill, Director, Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development, Florida Governor Charlie Crist's Office; Ambassador Charles S. Shapiro, Senior Coordinator, Western Hemisphere FTA Task Force, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. State Department and former U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela; Sandra K. Johnson, Senior Technical Staff Member and Assurance Architect, IBM Systems and Technology Group; Vice-President, Life For Africa; Terry McCoy, Director, Latin American Business Environment Program, University of Florida; Qubad Talabani, Kurdistan Regional Government, U.S.A.; Brian Dean, Gateway Florida; Cindy Flores, SunTrust; Manny Mancia, Enterprise Florida; and Sean Snaith, Institute for Economic Competitiveness, University of Central Florida.
Dr. Terry McCoy Director, Latin American Business Environment Program; Associate Director of the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at the University of Florida and Professor of Latin American Studies and Political Science.
Date: April 16, 2008 Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, Florida Network for Global Studies, Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise Florida, SunTrust, UCF College of Business Administration, the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, UCF Political Science Department, C.T. Hsu and Associates, LarsonAllen L.L.P., UCF International Services Center, the Global Connections Foundation More Information: Classroom discussions and community meetings
Ambassador Charles S. Shapiro Senior Coordinator, Western Hemisphere FTA Task Force, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State and former U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela
Date: April 16, 2008 Topic: "Free Trade and Latin America" Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, Florida Network for Global Studies, Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise Florida, SunTrust, UCF College of Business Administration, the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, UCF Political Science Department, C.T. Hsu and Associates, LarsonAllen L.L.P., UCF International Services Center, the Global Connections Foundation
Jeffrey Birnbaum Commentator for the Washington Post, PBS and Fox News; author of The Money Men; formerly with Fortune Magazine and The Wall Street Journal
Date: April 16, 2008, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Location: UCF, Fairwinds Alumni Center Topic: “The Global Economy: Recession, Politics and the Prospects for Growth” Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, Florida Network for Global Studies, Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise Florida, SunTrust, UCF College of Business Administration, the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, UCF Political Science Department, C.T. Hsu and Associates, LarsonAllen L.L.P., UCF International Services Center, the Global Connections Foundation
John Passacantando Executive Director, Greenpeace USA
Date: April 9, 2008, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Location: UCF, Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom Access: Open Forum Topic: "Your Environment, My Environment: A Fight for Survival" Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Office of Undergraduate Studies, UCF Focus the Nation, Global Connections Foundation and other partners More Information: A co-curricular component of the “UCF General Education Program Unifying Theme: Global Climate Change"
“UCF Community Summit on Environment and Health” (a regional forum and co-curricular component of the “UCF General Education Program Unifying Theme: Global Climate Change,” with the cooperation of UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Office of Undergraduate Studies, UCF Focus the Nation, Global Connections Foundation and other partners)
Date: April 9, 2008, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Location: UCF, Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom (room 316) Access: Open Forum with Registration More Information: Featuring invited keynote speaker John Passacantando, Executive Director, GreenPeace USA, and others; a feature of the 2007-2008 university-wide theme of “Global Climate Change”
"The Road to the White House: Tough Choices" (a national series, including a symposium and special lectures, co-sponsored with the Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government at UCF, the Global Connections Foundation and others)
Date: March 31, 2008, 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Location: Pegasus Ballroom, UCF Student Union Access: Open Forum More Information: EveningKeynote Address by MTV News Team correspondent SuChin Pak on "Touch Choices: What the President Should Consider After the Inauguration"
"Conflict in the Middle East: Iraq and Beyond" (an international forum, sponsored by the UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Middle East Studies Program, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, Global Connections Foundation, Israel On Campus Coalition, Central Florida Hillel,)
Date: March 20, 2008, 3:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Location: UCF, Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom (first floor) Access: Open Forum More Information: Marking the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led intervention in Iraq. Invited Speakers:Abraham Diskin, George Washington University, (formerly of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem);Amb. Ulrich Haynes, (former U.S. Ambassador to Algeria); Col. (ret.) Paul Hughes, United States Institute of Peace (formerly of the Special Initiatives Office for the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance);
Amb. Dennis Jett, University of Florida (former U.S. Ambassador to Mozambique and Peru and other posts in the Middle East);
Stephen Sloan, Terrorism Studies Program, University of Central Florida;
Shwan Ziad, Washington Kurdish Institute; Mort Rosenblum, author of Escaping Plato's Cave: How America's Blindness to the Rest of the World Threatens Our Survival, and founding editor of Dispatches; a feature of the 2007-2008 university-wide theme of “Conflict and Conflict Resolution in the Middle East”
Abraham Diskin Professor of Political Science at George Washington University and former chair of the Department of Political Science at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Date: March 19 - 20, 2008 Topic: "Conflict in the Iddle East: Iraq and Beyond - The Israeli Perspective" Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, Israel On Campus Coalition, Central Florida Hillel, UCF Political Science Department and the Global Connections Foundation More Information: Classroom discussions and community meetings
Chris Abani Exiled (Nigeria) Author of Becoming Abigail, Graceland and The Virgin of Flames
Date: March 6, 2008, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m Location: UCF, Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom (room 316) Access: Open Forum Topic: Human Rights in Politics and Art Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, Global Connections Foundation and other partners
The U.S. and Latin America: Toward a New Relationship? (a regional forum sponsored by the UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Office of International Studies, UCF International Services Center, the Global Connections Foundation, and other partners)
Date: February 27, 2008, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Location: UCF, Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom Access: Open Forum More Information:
Invited Speakers: Ambassador Myles Frechette, former U.S. Ambassador to Colombia; Ambassador Anthony Quainton, former Director General of the U.S. Foreign Service and former Ambassador to Peru and Nicaragua; Ambassador Francis Lorenzo, Alternate Representative of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations
Ambassador Myles Frechette Former President and CEO of the Council of the Americas and former U.S. Ambassador to Colombia
Date: February 27, 2008 Topic: "U.S. Relations with Latin America and the Caribbean" Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, and the Global Connections Foundation More Information: Classroom discussions and community meetings
Ambassador Anthony Quainton Distinguished Diplomat in Residence, School of International Service, American University. Former U.S. Ambassador to Peru, Kuwait, Nicaragua and the Central African Republic.
Date: February 26 - 27, 2008 Topic: "U.S. Relations with Latin America and the Caribbean" Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, and the Global Connections Foundation More Information: Classroom discussions and community meetings
"The China and India Series” (a lecture program, co-sponsored with UCF LIFE)
Date: February 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th, 2008 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Location: UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom Access: Limited access forum for UCF LIFE More Information:
A feature of the 2007-2008 university-wide theme of “China and India: Emerging Powers”
Ann Wright Retired U.S. Army Colonel and former career U.S. Foreign Service Officer
Date: January 29, 2008, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Location: Student Union, Room 221 Access: Open Forum Topic: "Dissent, Voices of Conscience: Government Insiders Speak Out Against the War in Iraq" Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program and the Global Connections Foundation More Information: UCF presentations and community discussions
ZORA! Festival 2008: “Ritual and Spirituality in the African Diaspora: An Exploration of the Zora Neale Hurston Legacy” (an international festival, co-sponsored with the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community, Inc., the Zora Neale Hurston Arts and Humanities Lecture Series, the Global Connections Foundation and other partners)
Date: January 26, 2008 – February 3, 2008 Location: Eatonville, Florida, and other sites in Central Florida Access: Open Festival More Information: TBA
Ambassador Gary A. Grappo U.S. Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman and former Deputy Chief of Mission and Minister Counselor of the United States Mission in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Date: January 24, 2008 Topic: "U.S. Middle East Policy and Foreign Service Careers" Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Political Science Department and the Global Connections Foundation More Information: Classroom discussions and community meetings
H.R.H. Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan of Jordan Second daughter of Their Royal Highnesses Prince El Hassan bin Talal and Princess Sarvath El Hassan of Jordan, and Chair of the Board of the Princess Sumaya University for Technology
Date: January 14, 2008 11:00 a.m. Location: UCF, Harris Corporation Engineering Center, Room 101 Access: Open Forum Topic: "El Hassan Science City, An Effective Way for Brain Circulation" Sponsors: UCF School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UCF Global Perpsectives Office, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program and the Global Connections Foundation More Information: For additional details, please contact Dr. Issa Batarseh at (407) 822-2313 or michelle@eecs.ucf.edu
Stephen J. Wayne Professor and American Government Field Chair, Department of Government, Georgetown University, and author of The Road to the White House
Date: November 16, 2007, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Location: UCF Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom Access: Open Forum Topic: The 2008 Presidential Race in Perspective Sponsors: UCF Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government, UCF Global Perspectives Office, Georgetown Club of Metro Orlando, UCF Political Science Department, Global Connections Foundation and others More Information:
A special presentation, including foreign-policy components, for the Lou Frey Institute series, "Presidential Elections: The Road the White House in 2008"
“Presidential Elections: The Road to the White House in 2008” (a national series, including a symposium and special lectures, co-sponsored with the Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government at UCF, the Global Connections Foundation and others)
Date: November 14, 2007, 8:45 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; November 16, 2007, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Location: UCF Fairwinds Alumni Center (November 14th) and UCF Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom (November 16th) Access: Open Forum More Information: A presentation by Thomas Mann of the Brookings Institution; a panel of journalists; a Rock the Web forum; a discussion with Republican and Democratic presidential candidates; and a 7:00 p.m. evening keynote by David Broder, national political correspondent and columnist for The Washington Post.
Thomas E. Mann W. Averell Harriman Chair and Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, and author of The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing AmericaandHow to Get It Back on Track
Date: November 14, 2007, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Location: UCF Fairwinds Alumni Center, Grand Ballroom Access: Open Forum Topic: The Race for the Presidency: What are the Stakes? Sponsors: UCF Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government, UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Political Science Department, Global Connections Foundation and others More Information:
A special presentation, including foreign-policy components, for the Lou Frey Institute series, "Presidential Elections: The Road the White House in 2008"
Jehan Sadat Former First Lady of Egypt (widow of former President Anwar Sadat) and Author of A Woman of Egypt
Date: November 13, 2007, 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Location: Pegasus Ballroom, UCF Student Union Access: Open Forum Topic: Women Shaping and Changing the World Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Student Government Association, Islamic Society of Central Florida, UCF Office of International Studies, UCF Burnett Honors College, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF International Services Center, Global Connections Foundation and other partners More Information:
A feature of the 2007-2008 university-wide theme of “Conflict and Conflict Resolution in the Middle East”
Ralph Nader Consumer Advocate and Author
Date: November 9, 2007, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Location: UCF Psychology Auditorium, Room 108 Access: Open Forum Topic: Going Green: Getting to the Bottom Line in a Globalizing World Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, a co-curricular component of the “UCF General Education Program Unifying Theme: Global Climate Change,” with the cooperation of UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Office of Undergraduate Studies, UCF Student Development and Enrollment Services, UCF Student Government Association, UCF Department of Public Administration, UCF Burnett Honors College, UCF Focus the Nation, UCF Political Science Department, Global Connections Foundation and other partners More Information:
A feature of the 2007-2008 university-wide theme of “Global Climate Change”
2007 Caribbean Student Association Statewide Conference (a statewide conference, co-sponsored with UCF Caribbean Student Association, Florida Caribbean Student Association and other partners)
Date: November 9-11, 2007 Location: UCF, TBA Access: Limited More Information:
Keynote presentation by Marina Annette Valere, Ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago to the United States
Col. (ret.) Lawrence B. Wilkerson Chief of Staff (2002-2005) for former Secretary of State Colin Powell and a professor at The College of William and Mary
Date: November 8, 2007 Topic: An Open Letter to the New President – Six Changes to U.S. Foreign Policy Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, Florida Network for Global Studies, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Political Science Department, Global Connections Foundation and other partners More Information: Classroom discussions and community meetings
“Emerging Powers: China and India” (an international global issues conference, sponsored by the UCF Global Perspectives Office, the National Conference of Editorial Writers, C.T. Hsu & Associates, P.A., Engineering & Environmental Design, Inc., OCI Associates, Inc., UCF College of Business Administration, UCF Student Government Association, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, Global Connections Foundation and other partners)
Date: November 5, 2007, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Location: University of Central Florida, Fairwinds Alumni Center Access: Open Forum (but with advance registration and fee required) More Information:
Invited speakers – Amy Chua, author of World on Fire and Day of Empire; Shubhro Sen, Entrepreneur and Global Consultant formerly of the Global Outsourcing Research Institute; Jack Mendelsohn (former senior U.S. arms control negotiator); James Baccus, Greenberg Traurig, P.A.; Gerrit Gong, Brigham Young University; M.B. Sarkar, UCF; Robert Moore, Rollins College; a feature of the 2007-2008 university-wide theme of “China and India: Emerging Powers”
Amy Chua John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law, Yale Law School, Yale University, and Author of World on Fire and Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance - and Why They Fall
Date: November 5, 2007 Topic: Globalization – the Next Phase, China Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Student Government Association, C.T. Hsu & Associates, P.A, UCF College of Business Administration, UCF Burnett Honors College, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, Global Connections Foundation and other partners More Information:
Classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2007-2008 university-wide theme of “China and India: Emerging Powers”
Gerrit Gong Special Assistant to the President, Brigham Young University, and Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.
Date: November 5, 2007 Topic: China’s Changing Role in the 21st Century Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, C.T. Hsu & Associates, P.A., UCF College of Business Administration, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, Global Connections Foundation and other partners More Information: Classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2007-2008 university-wide theme of “China and India: Emerging Powers”
Shubhro Sen Entrepreneur and Global Consultant formerly of the Global Outsourcing Resource Institute
Date: November 5-6, 2007 Topic: India’s Changing Role in the 21st Century Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, C.T. Hsu & Associates, P.A.UCF College of Business Administration, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, Global Connections Foundation and other partners More Information: Classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2007-2008 university-wide theme of “China and India: Emerging Powers”
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: November 4-6, 2007 Topic: China’s Strategic Ambitions Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, C.T. Hsu & Associates, P.A.UCF College of Business Administration, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, Global Connections Foundation and other partners More Information: Classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2007-2008 university-wide theme of “China and India: Emerging Powers”
“An Inside Look at Middle Eastern Cultures” (a regional forum, with an international panel of speakers, sponsored by the UCF Global Perspectives Office, Rollins College, Thomas P. Johnson Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program, International Affairs Program of the Hamilton Holt School, Global Connections Foundation and other partners)
Date: October 25, 2007, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Location: Rollins College, Bush Auditorium Access: Open Forum More Information:
Guest speakers – Iran Davar Ardalan (NPR), Qubad Talabani (Office of the Kurdistan Regional Government in the United States) and Imam Muhammad Musri, Islamic Society of Central Florida
Qubad Talabani Representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government in the U.S. and son of Jalal Talabani, President of Iraq
Date: October 25, 2007 Topic: Kurdish Culture Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, Global Connections Foundation and other partners More Information:
Classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2007-2008 university-wide theme of “Conflict and Conflict Resolution in the Middle East”
Davar Ardalan Producer, NPR’s “Morning Edition” and Author, My Name is Iran
Date: October 25, 2007 Topic: Iran’s Place in the World Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, Global Connections Foundation and other partners More Information:
Classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2007-2008 university-wide theme of “Conflict and Conflict Resolution in the Middle East”
“The Global Terrorism Challenge: Answers to Key Questions” (an international forum, sponsored by the UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, Center for Asymmetric Threat Studies of the Swedish National Defense College, Institute for Transitional Democracy and International Security in Budapest, Hungary, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Criminal Justice and Legal Studies Department, UCF International Services Center, Global Connections Foundation and other partners)
Date: October 11, 2007, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Location: UCF Fairwinds Alumni Center Grand Ballroom Access: Open Forum More Information:
Speakers include – Brian Jenkins, RAND Corporation; Magnus Ranstorp, Center for Asymmetric Threat Studies, Swedish National Defense College; and Sebestyen Gorka, Institute for Transitional Democracy and International Security (Budapest, Hungary); Rachel Monaghan, University of Ulster; Fernando Reinares, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos; Mark I. Thompson, U.S. Department of State
“Women and Leadership in the Evolving 21st Century World” (a national forum, sponsored by the UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Student Government Association, Global Connections Foundation and other partners)
Date: October 4, 2007, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Location: Pegasus Ballroom, UCF Student Union Access: Open Forum More Information:
Invited Speakers - Ambassador Robin Raphel; Mary Claire Murphy, U.S. Department of Defense; Marie Wilson, White House Project; Mary O'Sullivan, C.I.A.; Ambassador Harriet Elam-Thomas
Winona LaDuke Program Director, Honor the Earth Fund, and Founding Director, White Earth Land Recovery Project (White Earth Reservation)
Date: September 27, 2007, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Location: Pegasus Ballroom, UCF Student Union Access: Open Forum Topic: The Next Energy Economy: Grassroots Strategies to Mitigate Global Climate Change Sponsors: A co-curricular component of the “UCF General Education Program Unifying Theme: Global Climate Change,,” with the cooperation of UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Office of Undergraduate Studies, UCF Focus the Nation, UCF Political Science Department, Global Connections Foundation and other partners More Information:
A feature of the 2007-2008 university-wide theme of “Global Climate Change”
Harry Wu Executive Director, the Laogai Research Foundation and the China Information Center
Date: September 5, 2007, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Location: Key West Ballroom, UCF Student Union Access: Open Forum Topic: China: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (including its impact on the global environment) Sponsors: A co-curricular component of the “UCF General Education Program Unifying Theme: Global Climate Change,” with the cooperation of UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Student Government Association, UCF Office of Undergraduate Studies, UCF International Services Center, UCF Focus the Nation, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Political Science Department, Global Connections Foundation and other partners More Information:
A feature of the 2007-2008 university-wide themes of “China and India: Emerging Powers” and “Global Climate Change”
"Hispanic Summit 2007"
(a regional conference, co-sponsored with the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Global Connections Foundation and other partners)
Date: June 28-29, 2007 Location: Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport Access: Limited Access Forum (with registration and fee required) More Information:
“Fourth Annual Florida-Japan Summit” (a statewide conference, co-sponsored with the Florida Delegation of the Southeast U.S./Japan Association, Inc., the University of West Florida, the Florida-Japan Linkage Institute, the Global Connections Foundation and other partners)
Date: June 14, 2007, 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Location: Live Oak Ballroom, Marketplace building, UCF main campus Access: Limited Access Forum (with registration and fee required) More Information:
For more information or to register, please contact Dave Woodward, Executive Director, Florida Delegation, Southeast U.S./Japan Association, Inc., at 786-235-8289 or via e-mail at info@fl-seusjapan.org.
"Journalists and Editors Workshop on Latin America and the Caribbean 2007" (an international conference, co-sponsored with Florida International University, the University of Florida, the Global Connections Foundation and other partners)
Date: May 11-12, 2007 Location: Miami Biscayne Bay Marriott Hotel, Miami, Florida Access: Limited Access Forum (with advance registration and fee required) More Information:
The Journalists and Editors Workshop brings together leading representatives of government, the media, and academia in a series of ?on-the-record? panels and discussions. Panels examine critical issues facing Latin America and the Caribbean today, and are designed to provide participants with an opportunity to exchange perspectives with fellow journalists and experts on the region. This year's theme is ?Immigration and World Response.? Co-sponsored by LACC, the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida, the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy and Citizenship Studies, the Miami European Union Center, Michigan State University Center for Latin American Studies, Michigan State University School of Journalism, The Miami Herald, the Corporación Andina de Fomento, ExxonMobil, and the Americas Advisory Board. Registration is required. Call LACC at (305) 348-2894 for more information.
Brigadier General Richard M. Lake Director of Intelligence, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
Date: April 17, 2007 – 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM Location: Cape Florida Ballroom, UCF Student Union Access: Open Forum Topic: Military Intelligence Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, the Global Connections Foundation and others.
Central Florida Global Forum 2007: European Union and U.S. Law – Cooperation and Conflict in Business and Tourism (a regional conference hosted by the University of Central Florida, the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission and the Global Connections Foundation, in cooperation with UCF’s Global Perspectives Office, the Miami-Florida European Union Center of Excellence, Greenberg Traurig (Miami, Orlando and Washington, D.C.), The Florida Bar International Law Section, the European Commission Delegation to the United States, UCF’s Political Science Department, UCF’s European Studies Program, McClane Tessitore, the Orlando Sentinel and other partners.
Date: April 12, 2007 2:00pm to 5:00pm Location: UCF, Live Oak Ballroom Access: Limited access forum (with fee required, $139 for program materials, refreshments and post-conference reception) More Information:
Keynote Speaker: James Bacchus, Chairman, Global Trade Practice Group, Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Washington, D.C., and former Chief Judge, Dispute Settlements Body, World Trade Organization.
Other speakers include: Telmo Baltazar, Delegation of the European Commission to the United States, Washington, D.C. (invited); Oscar Levin, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, Miami, Florida; Ramón Mullerat, KPMG Abogados, Barcelona, Spain; Abraham Pizam, Dean, Rosen College of Hospitality Management, University of Central Florida; and Gary Sain, President, Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau.
For more information: Please contact 407-823-0935 or 407-823-0688. Download the flyer and the registration form.
"Environmental Policy: Issues, Concerns and Solutions” (a national symposium, co-sponsored with the Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government at UCF, the Global Connections Foundation, the Orlando Sentinel and other partners)
Date: April 2, 2007 - 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, with evening keynote at 7:00 PM Location: UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom Access: UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom More Information:
Keynote Addresses by CFO Alex Sink, Senator Bob Graham, Nat Reed & Jake Varn
"The War Series" (a lecture program, asking the question: “Why War?”, co-sponsored with UCF Life)
Date: March 6th, 20th and 27th and April 3rd, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Location: UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom Access: Limited access forum for UCF Life
Col. Kim Olson, Part II Author of Iraq and Back: Inside the War to Win the Peace. Olson was part of the first generation of USAF female pilots, and served under both Lt. Gen. (ret.) Jay Garner and Amb. Paul L. Bremer in post-war Iraq.
Date: March 26-28, 2007 Location: UCF Community Access: Community discussions and limited-access public forum for UCF LIFE Topic: Iraq - Next Steps Sponsors: UCF's Global Perspectives Office, UCF LIFE, UCF's Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF's Political Science Department, Dr. Phillips High School and the Global Connections Foundation.
Florida International Business Summit 2007: Trade, Logistics and Transportation (a statewide conference, sponsored by AmSouth Bank, Coggin College of Business at University of North Florida, Enterprise Florida, Inc., Jacksonville Port Authority, Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce, NAS - Jacksonville, The Grimes Companies, University of Florida Center for International Business Education and Research, University of Florida International Center, Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida, in collaboration with: Florida Network for Global Studies, University of North Florida International Center and U.S. Department of Commerce, Commercial Service - Jacksonville.)View the Flyer.
Date: Febuary 6, 2007 Location: University Center at the University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida Access: Limited access forum (with fee required) More Information:
Speakers include: The Honorable John Peyton, Mayor of Jacksonville; Nancy Soderberg, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations; Mark Rosenberg, Chancellor, State University System of Florida;
John Adams, President, Enterprise Florida, Inc.; and Antonio Villamil, CEO, The Washington Economics Group.
Dr. Reg Jordan Dean, International Medical Education
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.
Date: January 30 - February 2, 2007 Topic: Medical education in the 21st century More Information:
Community discussions
Cherie Booth QC Date: January 23. 2007 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM Location: Pegasus Ballroom, UCF Student Union Access: Open Forum Topic: Human Rights
"Cuba after Castro II"
(a regional forum, co-sponsored with Daytona Beach Community College, the Global Connections Foundation, the Orlando Sentinel and other partners)
Date: January 17, 2007 - 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM Location: Daytona Beach Community College, Daytona Beach, Florida -DBCC Theater Center Access: Open Forum
Francis Bok Associate, American Anti-Slavery Group, Boston, Massachusetts, and author of Escape from Slavery: The True Story of My Ten Years in Captivity - and My Journey to Freedom in America.
Date: November 16, 2006 - 03:00 PM to 04:30 PM Location: Fairwinds Alumni Center, Grand Ballroom, UCF Access: Open Forum Topic: Genocide and Slavery in Sudan Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Office of International Studies, UCF Political Science Department, UCF History Department, the Global Connections Foundation, the Orlando Sentinel and others. More Information:
"The Future of Europe: The Ties That Bind and Divide"
(An international global issues conference, co-sponsored with the National Conference of Editorial Writers, the Global Connections Foundation, the Orlando Sentinel and other partners)
Date: November 13, 2006 - 08:30 AM to 04:30 PM Location: University of Central Florida, Fairwinds Alumni Center Access: Limited Access Forum (with advance registration and fee required) More Information:
Invited speakers include: Gerard Baker, The Times (London); Mabel Gonzalez Bustelo, Centro de Investigacion para la Paz (Spain); Angelos Pangratis, Deputy Head of Delegation for the European Commission's Delegation to the United States of America; Jonathan Gurwitz, San Antonio Express-News; Gen. Charles F. "Chuck" Wald (invited); Gareth Winrow, Bilgi University (Turkey); David Houghton, University of Central Florida; Eugene Huskey, Stetson University; Robert A. Kittle, The San Diego Union-Tribune (invited); Stephen Sloan, University of Central Florida; Sebestyen Gorka, Institute for Transitional Democracy and International Security (Hungary); Simon Mustard, Embassy of Britain in the United States (invited); Kurt Volker, European And Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State (invited); Barbara Kinsey, University of Central Florida; Tim Cullen, Said Business School, Oxford University.View Brochure for more information
Angelos Pangratis Deputy Head of Delegation for the
European Commission's Delegation to the USA
Date: November 12-15, 2006, starts 10:30 AM Location: Fairwinds Alumni Center Access: fee and registration required Topic: The European Union perspective on transatlantic issues More Information:
Community discussions, along with panel presentation for the "Future of Europe"
Tim Cullen Program Director of the Oxford Program on Negotiation
Said Business School,
Oxford University
Date: November 10-14, 2006 Location: Fairwinds Alumni Center Access: fee and registration required Topic: Transatlantic challenges More Information:
Community discussions, along with panel presentation for the "Future of Europe" event on November 13, 2006, 3:00 p.m., Fairwinds Alumni Center
Col. Kim Olson, Part I Author of Iraq and Back: Inside the War to Win the Peace. Olson was part of the first generation of USAF female pilots, and served under both Lt. Gen. (ret.) Jay Garner and Amb. Paul L. Bremer in post-war Iraq.
Date: November 8-10, 2006 Access: community discussions Topic: Iraq: From Mission Accomplished to Mission Improbable More Information:
Prime Minister Ehud Barak Prime Minister of Israel from 1999-2001; most decorated solider in Israel's history; former Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces; former Minister of the Interior; former Minister of Foreign Affairs; and former Defense Minister.
Date: October 26, 2006 - 03:00 PM to 04:30 PM Location: Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom Access: Open Forum Topic: Blueprint for Global Relations: Israel, the Middle East and the World More Information:
"30th Annual Joint Meeting of the Southeast U.S./Japan & Japan/U.S. Southeast Associations"
(an international forum co-sponsored with the Florida Delegation, Southeast U.S. Japan Association, Inc. and other partners)
Date: October 22-24, 2006 Location: Rosen Shingle Creek Resort & Golf Club, Orlando, Florida Access: Limited Access Forum (with advance registration and fee required)
"Pakistan at the Crossroads" (a regional forum, co-sponsored with Rollins College, The Thomas P. Johnson Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program, The International Affairs Program of the Hamilton Holt School, the Global Connections Foundation and the Orlando Sentinel)
Date: October 19, 2006 - 07:00 PM to 09:00 PM Location: Rollins College, Bush Auditorium Access: Open Forum More Information:
Speakers include Hassan Abbas, a research fellow at Harvard University"s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, speaking on "Pakistan"s drift into extremism"; Frederic Grare, a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, speaking on "the role of the military in Pakistan; Naveeda Khan, a professor of anthropology at The Johns Hopkins University, speaking on the figure of the mullah or the calamities of speech.
"U.S. Immigration Policy: Open Borders or Closed Doors?"
(an international symposium, co-sponsored with the Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government at UCF, the Global Connections Foundation, the Orlando Sentinel and other partners)
Date: October 9, 2006 - 09:30 AM to 08:45 PM Location: UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom Access: Open Forum More Information:
Invited speakers include Cal Thomas (Syndicated Columnist); Bob Beckel (Syndicated Columnist); Geronimo Gutierrez (Government of Mexico); Sen. Mel Martinez; Cong. Ric Keller; Cong. Tom Feeney; Cong. Corrine Brown; Cong. (ret.) Romano L. Mazzoli; Noah Pickus (Duke University); Dennis Clare (immigration attorney); David Harris (INSIGNIS, Canada); Bishop Thomas Wenski (Diocese of Orlando); Commissioner Charlie Bronson; and others.
Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley Director of the Office of Egypt and the Levant
U.S. Department of State
(former Chairwoman, Middle East Area Studies, Foreign Service Institute)Community discussions
Date: October 4-6, 2006 Topic: U.S. foreign policy and Lebanon More Information:
Daniel Pink Author of A Whole New Mind, a guide to surviving, thriving, and finding meaning in an outsourced, automated, upside-down world, and Free Agent Nation, a book about the growing ranks of people who work for themselves. Pink is also a Contributing Editor at Wired.
Date: September 26, 2006 - 01:00 PM to 02:30 PM Location: Key West Ballroom, Student Union Access: Open Forum Topic: A Whole New Mind Sponsors: Office of Undergraduate Studies, Global Perspectives Office, College of Business, Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning.
General James L. Jones Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR) and the Commander of the United States European Command ( CDR USEUCOM)
Date: September 21, 2006 - 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM Location: Fairwinds Alumni Center, Grand Ballroom, UCF Access: Open Forum Topic: NATO's Future Role in Europe and Beyond Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Office of International Studies, Florida Eastern Europe Linkage Institute, UCF European Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, the Global Connections Foundation, the Orlando Sentinel and others.
Sanam Vakil Middle East Studies, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C., and former Research Fellow for the Council on Foreign Relations' Iran Project.
Date: September 14, 2006- 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Location: Fairwinds Alumni Center, Grand Ballroom, UCF Access: Open Forum Topic: Iran's Nuclear Dilemma Sponsors: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, the Global Connections Foundation, the Orlando Sentinel and others. More Information:
Nontombi Naomi Tutu Associate Director, Office of International Programs, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee, and daughter of former Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa.
Date: August 20, 2006 Location: Rosen Plaza Hotel Access: Limited access forum with registration required. Topic: Striving for Justice: Searching for Common Ground Sponsors: UCF Victim Services, UCF Global Perspectives Office, the Global Connections Foundation and others. More Information: Serving as keynote speaker for the opening ceremony of the "12th International Symposium on Victimology," Rosen Plaza Hotel, 9700 International Drive, Orlando, FL (for more information, please visit: www.ce.ucf.edu/wsv.
David M. Winn The Middle East/North Africa specialist on the U.S. Department of State's Avian Influenza Action Group, a task force established early in 2006 to coordinate the U.S. preparedness and response to avian influenza and the threat of a global human influenza pandemic.
Date: June 13, 2006 - 09:00 AM to 10:30 AM Location: Fairwinds Alumni Center, Grand Ballroom, UCF Access: Open Forum Topic: Avian Influenza: U.S. and Global Strategies Sponsors: UCF's Metropolitan Center for Regional Affairs, UCF's Global Perspectives Office, UCF's Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF's College of Health and Public Affairs, UCF's Community Relations Office, LIFE at UCF, the African American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida, East Orlando Chamber of Commerce, Global Connections Foundation, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce-Metro Orlando, and the Greater Oviedo Chamber of Commerce. More Information:
Serving as the speaker on the U.S. government's role in the international coordination of efforts to deal with avian influenza, as part of the Avian Influenza: A Community Response conference at UCF, and in other discussions. For more information, please visit www.state.gov
Hope Masters President and CEO, Leon H. Sullivan Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Date: April 6, 2006 - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Location: UCF Student Union, Room 316 (Cape Florida) Access: Open Forum Topic: Corporate Ethics: Social Responsibility in a Global Economy More Information:
President Lech Walesa Former President of Poland, Nobel Peace Prize recipient and co-founder of Solidarity, which played a key role in ending communism in his country.
Date: April 3, 2006 - 03:00 PM to 05:00 PM Location: UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom Access: Open Forum More Information:
"Journalists and Editors Workshop on Latin America and the Caribbean 2006"
(an international conference, co-sponsored with Florida International University, the University of Florida, the Global Connections Foundation and other partners)
Date: April 1, 2006 Location: Miami, Florida Access: Limited access forum (with advance registration required)
"A Day with the Florida Governors " (a statewide symposium, co-sponsored with the Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government at UCF and other partners)
Date: March 27, 2006 - 09:30 AM to 08:30 PM Location: UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom Access: Open Forum More Information:
Speakers include all living former governors of Florida. They will address issues of the state's past, present and future, including international concerns.
Qubad Talabani Representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government in the U.S. and son of Jalal Talabani, the president of Iraq
Date: Tuesday March 21, 2006 - 03:00 PM to 04:30 PM Location: UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom Access: Open Forum Topic: A Kurdish Perspective on Iraq More Information:
"Hispanic Summit 2006"
(a regional conference, co-sponsored with the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Global Connections Foundation and other partners)
Date: March 2-3, 2006 Location: Orange County Convention Center Access: Limited Access Forum (with fee required) More Information:
"The Florida International Summit 2006: Technology in the Age of Globalization" (a statewide conference, co-sponsored with the Florida Network for Global Studies, Enterprise Florida, Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission/Metro Orlando International Affairs Commission, the Global Connections Foundation and other partners)
Date: Febuary 15-16, 2006 Location: UCF More Information:
February 15, 2006, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
UCF Student Union (2nd and 3rd floors)
February 16, 2006, 9:00 am to 1:30 pm
Ferrell Commons, Live Oak Ballroom
John L. Esposito University Professor and Founding Director, Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, and Professor of International Affairs and Islamic Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., author of The Islamic Threat and The Islamic World, and Editor-in-Chief of the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World.
Date: February 8, 2006 - 03:30 PM to 05:00 PM Location: UCF Student Union, Key West Ballroom Topic: Political Islam, America and the World. More Information:
Ruby Dee Ruby Dee is a distinguished actress of stage and screen.
Date: January 27, 2006 - 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM Location: UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom Topic: "Zora is my name - A cross-cultural perspective" Sponsors: Zora Neale Hurston Arts and Humanities Lecture Series, the Global Connections Foundation and the Orlando Sentinel More Information:
Ulric Haynes Former Ambassador of the United States to Algeria and a main negotiator in securing the release of the U.S. hostages from Iran (25th anniversary on January 20, 2006)
Date: January 26, 2006 - 07:00 PM to 08:30 PM Location: UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom Access: Open Forum Topic: U.S.-Iranian relations, past and present More Information:
"Cuba after Castro" (a regional forum, co-sponsored with Daytona Beach Community College, the Global Connections Foundation and other partners)
Date: January 25, 2006 -09:00 AM to 11:00 AM Location: Daytona Beach Community College, Daytona Beach, Florida -DBCC Theater Center Access: Open Forum
"The Evolving Terrorism Threat"
(an international forum, co-sponsored with the Centre for Terrorism and Political Violence at St. Andrews University and other partners)
Date: November 3, 2005 - 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM Location: UCF Student Union, Room 316 (Cape Florida) Access: Open Forum More Information:
Invited Speakers: Brian Jenkins, Senior Advisor to the President for the RAND Corporation; Hekmat Karzai, First Secretary, Embassy of Afghanistan Embassy; and Edward Salazar, Office of the Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism, U.S. Dept. of State
"On the Move: Weapons of Mass Destruction"
(a regional forum, co-sponsored with Rollins College, the Global Connections Foundation and other partners)
Date: October 27, 2005 - 07:00 PM to 09:00 PM Location: Rollins College, Bush Auditorium Access: Open Forum More Information:
Invited speakers include Jack Mendelsohn (George Washington University and former U.S. arms control negotiator), Sanam Vakil and Gerald Epstein.
"The NATO Series" (a lecture program, co-sponsored with UCF Life)
Date: Oct. 25, Nov. 1, Nov. 8, and Nov. 15 - 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM Location: UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom Access: Limited access forum for UCF Life More Information:
"Political Violence in the 21st Century: Trends, Terrorism, Iraq and Afghanistan"
(A national global issues conference, co-sponsored with the National Conference of Editorial Writers, the Global Connections Foundation, the Orlando Sentinel and other partners)
Date: October 17, 2005 - 09:00 AM to 05:15 PM Location: University of Central Florida, Live Oak Room Access: Restricted Forum (with advance registration required and fee for meals) More Information:
Invited speakers include: Monty Marshall, George Mason University, co-author of Peace and Conflict; Maj. Gen. (ret.) Bob Scales, Fox News military analyst and author of the U.S. Army's history of the first Persian Gulf War; George Ward, World Vision; Trudy Morales, University of Central Florida; Stephen Sloan, University of Central Florida, co-author of Terrorism: Assassins to Zealots; Bernard McCarthy, University of Central Florida, author of Criminal Justice Ethics; Lt. Gen. (ret.) Jay Garner, former Director of the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance for Post-War Iraq; Mike Boettcher, CNN; Robin Raphel, U.S. Department of State; Robert Miller, Zor Foundation; Najmaldin Karim, Kurdish Washington Institute; Hekmat Karzai, Embassy of Afghanistan; Malcolm MacPherson, Time magazine and author of Robert's Ridge; Roberta Cohen, Brookings Institution and co-author of Masses in Flight and The Forsaken People.
"Church and State: Blurring the Line?"
(A national symposium, co-sponsored with the Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government at UCF and other partners)
Date: September 26, 2005 - 09:00 AM to 09:00 PM Location: UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom Access: Open Forum More Information:
Invited speakers include Dr. Ralph Reed, former executive director of Christian Coalition of America; Rev. Barry Lynn, from the Americans United for Separation of Church and State; Rev. Steve Brown, from Key Life Ministries; and Nadine Strossen, President, ACLU.
Thomas V. DiBacco Renowned business historian, author of Made in the U.S.A.: The History of American Business and Professor Emeritus, Kogod College of Business Administration, The American University, Washington, D.C.
Date: September 26-30,2005 Topic: U.S. business in the global economy More Information:
Classroom discussions and community meetings
Myles R.R. Frechette Former Ambassador of the United States to Colombia, former President of the Council of the Americas and author of Globalization, Free Trade and the Americas Classroom discussions and community meetings
Date: August to December 2005 Topic: Business integration in the Americas More Information:
U.S. policy in Iraq Coordinator for Reconstruction in Iraq, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Participating as a panelist in the Political Violence in the 21st Century conference and community meeting.
Date: Fall 2005 More Information:
"National Women's Studies Association 26th Annual Conference" Date: June 9-12, 2005 Location: Renaissance Resort at Seaworld, Orlando Florida More Information:
"Doing Business in a Dangerous World" MOIAC/UCF/Global Connections International Summit Date: May 3, 2005 - 08:30 AM to 02:00 PM Access: Open Forum (fee-paid) More Information:
Luncheon Keynote Speaker: J. Cofer Black, Vice Chairman, Blackwater USA, and former Coordinator of the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State, and legendary CIA figure
Panel 1: Business representatives will discuss their companies' successful handling of global safety and security challenges.
Panel 2: Business security and terrorism specialists will discuss international developments of interest to the business community.
For more information, please visit www.orlandoedc.com.
Thomas P.M. Barnett Internationally recognized expert and strategic planner in national security affairs.
Date: April 5, 2005 - 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM Location: Student Union, Cape Florida 316 Access: Open Forum Topic: The Pentagon's New Map More Information:
Vladimir Shlapentokh Prominent Russian sociologist and author of 25 books
Michigan State University
Date: March 23, 2005 - 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM Location: Student Union, Cape Florida 316AB Access: Open Forum Topic: Gorbachev's Legacy and the Future of Russia More Information:
Charlayne Hunter-Gault Johannesburg (South Africa) Bureau Chief and Correspondent for CNN
Author of In My Place
Date: March 1, 2005 - 07:00 PM to 09:00 PM Location: Pegasus Ballroom, UCF Access: Open Forum Topic: "Brown vs. Board of Education: A Personal Reflection" More Information:
George Will Pulitzer Prize-winning Columnist, Author and Television Commentator.
Date: February 10, 2005 - 01:00 PM to 02:30 PM Location: Pegasus Ballroom, UCF Access: Open Forum Topic: "The Political Argument Today: America and the World" More Information:
"Free Trade in the Americas" Date: January 27, 2005 - 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM Location: Cape Florida, Room 316, UCF Access: Open Forum More Information:
Moderator: Terry McCoy, Latin American Business Environment Program, University of Florida
Panelists:
Glenda Hood, Secretary of State, Florida; Andrew LaVigne, Executive Vice President, Florida Citrus Mutual; Ambassador (ret.) Myles Frechette (former U. S. Ambassador to Colombia and former President of the Council of the Americas) View Flyer (PDF)
Roberto B. Saladin Selin Former Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the United States and former CEO of Banco de Reservas
Date: November 8-12, 2004 Topic: U.S.-Dominican Republic Relations More Information:
