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Event Mitigating Political Risk in Emerging Markets
Antonio Barbalho, The World Bank Group
Hilton Americas Hotel, 1600 Lamar Street, Skyline Room, Level 24

Date Monday, September 13, 2010
Time 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
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Event Pricing
Member $15.00 per attendee
Non Member $20.00 per attendee

Event World Affairs Councils of America National Conference
U.S. Foreign Policy: Into the Next Decade
Renaissance Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Avenue Northwest
Washington DC, 20036

Date Thursday, November 04, 2010 to Friday, November 05, 2010
Time 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
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Event WorldQuest 2010
International Trivia Competition
Westin Galleria, Galleria Ballroom, 5060 West Alabama

Date Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Time 5:45 PM to 8:30 PM
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Event Pricing
Members $40.00 per attendee
Non Members $50.00 per attendee
Corporate Challenge Table $700.00 per (10 seats)




Recent Programs



April 2010 - A Journey Through South America
Nikolas Kozloff, Author

April 2010 - The World Through a Lens
Seamus Murphy, Photojournalist

March 2010 - U.S. - Israel Relations
Orly Halpern, Journalist

March 2010 - Clean Tech Innovation in Houston and Abroad
Paul Dickerson, Haynes and Boone

March 2010 - Colombia: A Look at FARC and Beyond
John Otis, Journalist and Author

February 2010 - Evaluating the Chinese Economy in the Year Ahead
Jacqueline Newmyer, Foreign Policy Research Institute

January 2010 - A Taste of the Mediterranean
Central Market Cooking Class

January 2010 - Opportunities and Challenges for a Palestinian State
Maen Areikat, PLO 

December 2009 - YPG Holiday Party
Hosted by Lauren and Stephen Kramer

November 2009 - Pinot & Picasso
International Painting

October 2009 - Pakistan's Youth
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Filmmaker

September 2009 - The Power of Social Media in the Muslim World
Mona Eltahawy, Journalist

August 2009 - Jet-Set After Party
World Trade Soiree

August 2009 - Al Otro Lado Documentary
Natalia Almada, Filmmaker

August 2009 - The Outlook for Energy: 2030
Milton Chaves, ExxonMobil

July 2009 - Terra Cotta Warriors Exhibit
Houston Museum of Natural Science

July 2009 - Sweet Culture
Argentine and Italian Gelato Tasting

June 2009 - International Networking Mixer

Organized in cooperation with the German-American Chamber of Commerce, British-American Business Council, the French-American Chamber of Commerce, the Netherlands Texas Business Association the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce and the Turkish American Association for Business.

June 2009 - Food & Wine of Catalonia
Central Market Cooking Class


June 2009 - German Reunifcation: 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Dr. Ursula Muenzel, Author


May 2009 - Financial Update
Russ Corby, AllianceBernstein

Co-sponsored with the French-American Chamber of Commerce and the German-American Chamber of Commerce


May 2009 - How to Win a Cosmic War
Reza Aslan, Author


April 2009 - Careers in International Energy - Panel Discussion


March 2009 - Celebrating World Water Week


January 2009 - Salud! Wine Making Experience


November 2008 - Global Projections about Tomorrow's Houston
Rules of the Game: National Security and Human Intelligence
John Noukas, former FBI Special Agent


October 2008 - Global Issues Dialogue Reception
The Power of Wind: How Texas Became A World Leader In Wind Energy Production
Michael Skelly, Former Chief Development Officer, Horizon Wind Energy


October 2008 - Celebrations of the World
Oktoberfest 175th Anniversary


September 2008 - Global Issues Dialogue Reception
Syria and the Challenges Ahead
Joshua Landis, University of Oklahoma


August 2008 - Global Projections about Tomorrow's Houston
¡Viva España! Maintaining the Spanish Identity in Face of Immigration
Miguel A. Fernández de Mazarambroz Consul General of Spain

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