Global Center Past Events____________________________________________________________________________ 2008 International Education Summit: Emerging Careers in Global SustainabilityFriday November 21st, 2008 - Northern Kentucky University Keynote Speaker: Chris Flavin, President, Worldwatch Institute, Washington D.C. This year, our annual International Education Summit hosted approximately 426 students and teachers from regional high schools where students were engaged in discussions about issues of sustainability including Renewable Energy, Green Building and Reduce Reuse Recycle from regional business leaders, non-profits, colleges and civic bodies. Students analyzed issues presented in addresses, panels, and small groups. Through networking and breakouts, they learned what opportunities will be available to them in this field later in their educational and career path. Fifty-two speakers joined us at NKU for the day to network with the students and provide the discussion panels. Below is a link to an article written by Cindy Kranz of the Cincinnati Enquirer who attended the event as well as the panelists of the day. http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200811220522/NEWS0102/811220361 8:45 – 9:30A Keynote Chris Flavin, President, Worldwatch Institute 9:30 – 10:30A Opening Panel 10:45 – 11:45A Breakout Panels 2. Green Building 3. Renewable Energy ___________________________________________________________________ 2008 Academic WorldQuest CompetitionSaturday November 22nd, 2008 - Summit Country Day School The third Academic WorldQuest regional high school international knowledge competition was held November 22, 2008 at The Summit Country Day School. Twenty-two teams for a total of 88 students in teams of four came from across the metropolitan Cincinnati region competed for points based on these six categories: Sponsored by the Global Center, the winning 2008 team from DuPont Manual High School will represent our region against teams from across the nation in Washington. Cash awards were also presented to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams. This Flagship Program of the World Affairs Councils of America is becoming recognized as an important international educational event for high school students across America. Up to 49 other schools can be represented. Second Place was taken by Summit Country Day School and Princeton High School students took third.
___________________________________________________________________2008 WorldQuest CompetitionThursday November 20th, 2008 - University of Cincinnati The annual WorldQuest competition held at the University of Cincinnati pits UC students and professors against one another in teams of 8 in attempt to be the Best of the Quest. Competing in an international trivia competition consisting of 6 categories and 10 questions per category, 17 teams comprised of 136 students and faculty went head to head. ___________________________________________________________________Art and Diplomacy Series: The Czech RepublicWednesday October 1st, 2008 - Cincinnati Art Museum Featuring Dr. Robert Kopecky - Cultural Attache, Czech Republic Embassy Set against the backdrop of the exhibition at the Cincinnati Art Museum, Illusion and Reality: Prints by Jiri Anderle, Dr. Robert Kopecky of the Czech Republic Embassy in Washington D.C. spoke about his country's place in the 21st Century. Kristen Spangenburg, Curator, spoke about the artist, Jiri Anderle, who is a talented Czech printmaker who resides in Prague after surviving political oppression and censorship behind the iron curtain to create strength and will against all obstacles. ______________________________________________________________________________________ "Shared Values: the United States and Mongolia"
Who: Global Center members and Thompson Hine Employees ONLY _________________________________________________________________________ ART AND DIPLOMACY SERIES
_________________________________________________________________________ Art and Diplomacy Series WEDNESDAY EVENING PRESENTATION Turkey: Seat of an Empire With introduction by: Glenn Markoe, Ph.D., Curator, Cincinnati Art Museum. He will recognize the opening of a new gallery of Ottoman decorative arts from Turkey and Syria, designed to celebrate the Cincinnati Art Museum's Ottoman-period room from Damascus, Syria. “Turkey, Central Asia and US Foreign Policy” In partnership with the Foreign Policy Leadership Council, please join us in welcoming Mr. Paul Henze to the Queen City. Members of FPLC and WAC are welcome to bring guests. ____________________________________________________________________________________ “End of the Line: The Rise and Coming Fall of the Global Corporation” Barry Lynn is the author of the hard-hitting and much acclaimed book, “End of the Line: The Rise and Coming Fall of the Global Corporation”. He analyzes the consequences, instabilities and vulnerabilities of the global production networks American companies have created. An earthquake in Taiwan leads to layoffs in California as supply chains are disrupted. Natural or manmade disasters can cascade into global crisis. He argues that globalization can be a force for spreading prosperity and promoting peace, but only if we approach it in a way that manages its complexities and advances our national interest. Whether you are directly involved in global business or a concerned citizen you will want to hear his thought provoking analysis of globalization. Thursday, November 9th, 2006 Bankers Club at 5/3rd Tower – 30th Floor - 511 Walnut Street - Cincinnati Payment required in advance by cash, check, VISA or MasterCard to: _____________________________________________________________________________________
Global Center Luncheon Series “Business, Democracy, and Poverty President Ricardo Maduro Mr. Maduro is a 1969 economics graduate of Stanford University and served as President of Honduras from November 2001 until January 2006. He has an extensive private and public sector career which includes: General Manager of Xerox in Honduras, Executive Director of Inversiones La Paz, an investment holding company, President of the Central Bank of Honduras and Coordinator of the Economic Cabinet, and is currently founder and former President of a non-profitable organization created in memory of his son, for the improvement, equality, and efficiency of education in Honduras. Co-sponsored by: Miami University, Richard T. Farmer College of Business
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Global Forum Luncheon Series "Global Security Challenges" Sir Emyr Jones Parry Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations With introduction by Veteran Journalist Nick Clooney and closing remarks by Congressman Steve Chabot Ambassador Jones Parry will address security concerns over the Middle East, Iran, North Korea, Iraq, nuclear proliferation, terror, and the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan.
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______________________________________________________________________________________ A People Speak Forum Balancing Peace, Rights, and Security in Our Global NeighborhoodThe World Affairs Council and Thomas More College invite community members Special Agent Kurt Douglas Free and Open to the Public.
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