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SUMMARY:Fulbright Scholarship Program with Waldo Alvarado
DESCRIPTION:Fulbright Scholarship \nThe Fulbright Scholarship program was established in 1946 under the leadership of then Senator J. William Fulbright. Administered by the Department of State\, it is one of several United States cultural exchange programs whose goal is to promote intercultural relations\, cultural diplomacy\, and intercultural competence between citizens of the United States and other countries. The program has awarded approximately 370\,000 scholarships to American and foreign students since the inception. \nMr. Waldo Alvarado\, Director of Equity and Diversity for the Reading School District\, will further review the history of the Fulbright Scholarships. A native of El Salvador\, Mr. Alvarado was a Fulbright Scholar in 1989/1990 at the University of Pennsylvania. \nJoining Mr. Alvarado to share their experience as Fulbright Scholars are Dr. Michael Masko and Dr. Katherine Lloyd Diaz. Dr. Masko has had a career of more than 40 years in public education. He was a Fulbright Scholar in Germany 1973/1974. Dr. Diaz\, a Fulbright Scholar in Peru\, is Vice President of Operations for Walk It Out Recovery Services and works also as the Life Skill Coordinator at the Bethany Children’s Home. \nEach brings a rich perspective on the value and impact of the Fulbright Scholarship program. \nCost $10.00. \nFor reserations: call 610-375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/fulbright-scholarship-program-with-waldo-alvarado/
LOCATION:Wyomissing Restaurant & Bakery\, 1245 Penn Ave\, Wyomissing\, PA\, 19610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Breakfast Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200212T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200212T133000
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SUMMARY:Haiti 10 Years after the Earthquake with Prof. Adam John
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the Diversity\, Inclusive\, Global Committee of the YMCA \nAlbright University professor Adam John will provide an update on what has happened in Haiti in the 10 years since a devastating earthquake when the World Affairs Council holds its Wednesday\, Feb. 12\, luncheon program at the Inn at Reading. \nMore than 200\,000 people reportedly died as a result of the magnatude 7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12\, 2010. About 300\,000 were injured and 1.5 million were left homeless. \nJohn holds a Ph.D. in French and Francophone cultures and civilizations from Pennsylvania State University. He is an associate professor of French and Spanish and the director of the interim program in Martinique. His research interests include Haitian literature and culture\, French language media and post-colonialism. He teaches courses on the Caribbean\, contemporary France and French-speaking Africa. \nHe received a Fulbright Scholarship to conduct research for his doctoral dissertation in Martinique in 1993-1994. He has been a member of the Haitian Studies Association for almost 20 years. He also served on the board of directors of the Haitian Studies Association from 2005-2009. \nTo Register:\nCall (610) 375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org \n\n\nCost to attend:\nMembers $23\nNon-Members $30\nWithout Meal $10\nAmbassadors Included
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/haiti-after-the-earthquake-with-prof-adam-john/
LOCATION:McGlinn Conference Center\, 460 Saint Bernardine Street\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Luncheon Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200115T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200115T090000
DTSTAMP:20260424T074629
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SUMMARY:East Penn Today\, Locally\, Nationally\, and Internationally
DESCRIPTION:In seven remarkable decades\, East Penn Manufacturing\, headquartered in Lyons\, Pennsylvania\, has grown from a one-room shop with a product line of five automobile batteries to one of the world’s leading battery manufacturers with over 10\,000 employees\, 450 product designs\, and hundreds of awards for manufacturing and environmental excellence. East Penn manufactures and distributes throughout the United States\, Canada\, and Mexico and has a growing footprint elsewhere internationally in Europe\, Asia\, and Australia. \n Chris Pruitt\, President and CEO\, will address the history of East Penn and relate its present and future plans and initiatives. He will present his thoughts on the burgeoning arena of stored energy in the transportation and related industries. \nChris joined East Penn in 1994 as the Controller and has assumed ever increasing roles since then to his present position. Chris is the recipient of numerus awards for community service including the prestigious Wilbur H. Doran award from the United Way of Berks County. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board for the Wyomissing Foundation. \nTo Register:\nCall (610) 375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org \nCost to attend:\n$10.00
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/east-penn-today-locally-nationally-and-internationally/
LOCATION:Wyomissing Restaurant & Bakery\, 1245 Penn Ave\, Wyomissing\, PA\, 19610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Breakfast Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200108T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200108T133000
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SUMMARY:Venezuela: a tough transition to democracy
DESCRIPTION:For Video playback\, click HERE \nDr. Paul D. Esqueda\, Sr. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Penn State Berks and a Professor of Engineering\, will discuss Venezuela during the World Affairs Council’s Jan. 8 luncheon program. He will give an update on main events in Venezuela during 2019 and will share his vision of a potential transition to democracy. \nEsqueda’s areas of interest are project management\, negotiations and operations management. He has a particular interest in developing negotiation case studies. For the last 30 years\, Esqueda has been primarily dedicated to administration in academic institutions. \nHis previous positions include Division Head of Engineering\, Business and Computing at Penn State Berks; Dean of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Administration (IESA) in Caracas\, Venezuela; and President of the Engineering Research Institute also in Caracas. \nEsqueda served as a consultant for the European Union to review the European Union Latin American Scholarship Program from 2003-2008. He was part of a panel of 20 experts (10 from Europe and 10 from Latin America) that met every year in Brussels to audit the program and advise the EU on the development of the program. \nHe earned an engineering degree from the University of North London\, England\, and a master’s and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Penn State. \nTo Register:\nCall (610) 375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org \n\n\nCost to attend:\nMembers $23\nNon-Members $30\nWithout Meal $10\nAmbassadors Included
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/venezuela-with-prof-paul-esqueda/
LOCATION:McGlinn Conference Center\, 460 Saint Bernardine Street\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Luncheon Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191211T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191211T133000
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SUMMARY:Making Sense of the Iranian Escalation with Behnam Ben Taleblu
DESCRIPTION:SPONSORED BY WEIK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT \nBehnam Ben Taleblu is a senior fellow at FDD where he focuses on Iranian security and political issues. Behnam previously served as a research fellow and senior Iran analyst at FDD. Prior to his time at FDD\, Behnam worked on non-proliferation issues at an arms control think-tank in Washington. Leveraging his subject-matter expertise and native Farsi skills\, Behnam has closely tracked a wide range of Iran-related topics including: nuclear non-proliferation\, ballistic missiles\, sanctions\, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps\, the foreign and security policy of the Islamic Republic\, and internal Iranian politics. Frequently called upon to brief journalists\, congressional staff\, and other Washington-audiences\, Behnam has also testified before the U.S. Congress and Canadian Parliament. \nHis analysis has been quoted in The Washington Post\, The Wall Street Journal\, Reuters\, Fox News\, The Associated Press\, and Agence France-Presse\, among others. Additionally\, he has contributed to or co-authored articles for Foreign Affairs\, Foreign Policy\, Fox News\, The Hill\, War on the Rocks\, The National Interest\, and U.S. News & World Report. Behnam has appeared on a variety of broadcast programs\, including BBC News\, Fox News\, CBS Interactive\, C-SPAN\, and Defense News. Behnam earned his MA in International Relations from The University of Chicago\, and his BA in International Affairs and Middle East Studies from The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. \nTo Register:\nCall (610) 375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org \n\n\nCost to attend:\nMembers $23\nNon-Members $30\nWithout Meal $10\nAmbassadors Included
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/iran-with-behnam-ben-taleblu/
LOCATION:McGlinn Conference Center\, 460 Saint Bernardine Street\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Luncheon Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191203T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191203T201500
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SUMMARY:Penn State Film Series - Shoplifters
DESCRIPTION:The fourth and final film in this year’s Global Oscar Film Series is the Japanese movie Shoplifters. \nOn the margins of Tokyo\, a dysfunctional band of outsiders are united by fierce loyalty\, a penchant for petty theft and playful grifting. When the young son is arrested\, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous\, below-the-radar existence and test their quietly radical belief that it is love—not blood—that defines a family. Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/penn-state-film-series-shoplifters/
LOCATION:Luerssen Building\, Room 5\, 1801 Broadcasting Rd\, Reading\, PA\, 19610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T190000
DTSTAMP:20260424T074629
CREATED:20191115T161958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191115T162042Z
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SUMMARY:First Year Seminar Lecture: David Brooks
DESCRIPTION:Acclaimed New York Times Columnist\, David Brooks\, will speak to Alvernia’s First Year Seminar classes on his book\, “The Road to Character”\, this year’s common read. \nDavid Brooks became an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times in September 2003. His column appears every Tuesday and Friday. He is currently a commentator on “PBS NewsHour\,” NPR’s “All Things Considered” and NBC’s “Meet the Press.” \nDavid Brooks is the author of many books and writes about politics\, culture and the social sciences. Mr. Brooks also teaches at Yale University\, and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. \nThis lecture is free and open to the public. Please contact the Holleran Center at 610-790-1925 or holleran.center@alvernia.edu with any questions.
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/first-year-seminar-lecture-david-brooks/
LOCATION:Alvernia Physical Education Center\, 920 Laverna Dr\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T090000
DTSTAMP:20260424T074629
CREATED:20190411T200324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190917T185126Z
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SUMMARY:Global Volunteers with Tom McMahon
DESCRIPTION:VOLUNTEER VACATIONS…WITH “GLOBAL VOLUNTEERS” \nShort term (1-3 week) volunteer vacations are becoming increasingly popular among individuals and families who love to travel\, experience different cultures\, and make a working contribution to improve people’s lives. \nSince 1984\, more than 33\,000 people ranging in age from 10 to 92 have served others through the Global Volunteers program. \nVolunteers primarily work with children teaching conversational English\, math and life skills….also with seniors in crafts\, light tasks in organic gardens\, and building maintenance such as painting. Host countries include Cuba\, Greece\, Portugal\, Nepal\, St. Lucia\, Ecuador\, Peru and several others. \nFormer Reading mayor\, Tom McMahon\, and fellow Berks Countians\, Sherry Cameron and Najma Iqbal\, will relate their experiences with the Global Volunteers program. \nFor reservations: call 610-375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org\nCost: $10.00 \n 
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/global-volunteers-with-tom-mcmahon/
LOCATION:Wyomissing Restaurant & Bakery\, 1245 Penn Ave\, Wyomissing\, PA\, 19610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Breakfast Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191113T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191113T193000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20191015T200335Z
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SUMMARY:A Peaceful Revolution: 30 Years Fall of the Berlin Wall
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URL:https://wacreading.org/event/a-peaceful-revolution/
LOCATION:McFarland Student Union #218\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191112T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191112T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T074629
CREATED:20191107T020424Z
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SUMMARY:Penn State Film Series - Capernaum (Lebanon)
DESCRIPTION:The third film in this year’s Global Oscar Film Series is the Lebanonese movie “Capernaum”.  Hope you and/or your students can join us Tuesday\, November 12\, 6:15 pm in Luerssen 005. \n \nAfter running away from his poverty-stricken life in the slums of Beirut\, 12-year-old Zain travels to a coastal town where he meets Ethiopian immigrant Rahil and her toddler son Yonas. Rahil takes Zain in and he becomes Yonas’s babysitter\, but Zain’s life is again upended when Rahil disappears\, prompting him to take desperate measures.
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/penn-state-film-series-capernaum-lebanon/
LOCATION:Luerssen Building\, Room 5\, 1801 Broadcasting Rd\, Reading\, PA\, 19610\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191106T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191106T133000
DTSTAMP:20260424T074629
CREATED:20190211T192238Z
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SUMMARY:Brazil Wants Results: Less Violence\, Economic Growth\, and Respect for the Rule of Law with Anna Prusa
DESCRIPTION:For video replay\, click HERE \nAnna is currently an Associate at the Brazil Institute at the Wilson Center. Before joining the Brazil Institute\, Anna was at the Albright Stonebridge Group and U.S. Department of State’s Office of Brazilian and Southern Cone Affairs. While at the State Department\, among other roles\, she assisted in preparations for President Obama’s 2011 trip to Brazil and Chile and covered regional security issues\, including coordinating State’s participation in the 2011 Latin American follow-up to the 2010 Nuclear Security Summit\, held in Santiago\, Chile. She lived in São Paulo\, Brazil for several years\, and is a specialist in U.S. foreign policy and U.S.-Brazil relations.  \nAnna holds a Master of Public Policy from Georgetown University\, an M.A. in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies from the George Washington University\, and a B.A. in History and Political Science from the University of Florida. She has been interviewed and quoted by the BBC\, ABC News\, Newsweek\, CBC\, CGNT\, Think Progress\, and other media.  \nTo Register:\nCall (610) 375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org \n\n\nCost to attend:\nMembers $23\nNon-Members $30\nWithout Meal $10\nAmbassadors Included
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/brazil-with-anna-prusa/
LOCATION:McGlinn Conference Center\, 460 Saint Bernardine Street\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Luncheon Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191027T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191027T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T074629
CREATED:20191004T160025Z
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SUMMARY:Issues Impacting the Middle East with Ambassador Ido Aharoni
DESCRIPTION:Mr. Aharoni is a 25-year veteran of Israel’s foreign service\, including serving for six years as Consul-General in New York\, overseeing the operations of Israel’s largest diplomatic mission worldwide. He has been recognized for his contribution to the field of public diplomacy from national Jewish organizations and other social-impact charities. He is the Founder of two annual public diplomacy conferences: BTC (Broadening the Conversation 2011-2014) and the Beyond Conference (2015 to present.) In 2015\, he was awarded Honorary Governor by Tel Aviv University. In 2013\, The Algemeiner named him among the ‘Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life\,’ commonly known as the “Jewish 100.”  \nThe community is invited to attend this event sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Reading. \nSunday\, October 27 at 7:00 p.m.\nMiller Center for the Arts
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/issues-impacting-the-middle-east-with-ambassador-ido-aharoni/
LOCATION:Miller Center for the Arts\, 4 N 2nd St.\, Reading\, PA\, 19601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191016T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191016T090000
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SUMMARY:The Politics of Division with Terry Madonna
DESCRIPTION:G. Terry Madonna is Professor of Public Affairs and Director of the Center for Politics and Public Affairs at Franklin and Marshall College. He is also the Director of the Franklin & Marshall College Poll. In the early 1970s\, he served as County Commissioner of Lancaster County\, Pennsylvania. \nTo Register:\nCall (610) 375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org \nCost to attend:\n$10 all attendees
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/the-politics-of-division-with-terry-madonna/
LOCATION:Wyomissing Restaurant & Bakery\, 1245 Penn Ave\, Wyomissing\, PA\, 19610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Breakfast Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191010T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191010T133000
DTSTAMP:20260424T074629
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LAST-MODIFIED:20191015T215127Z
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SUMMARY:Crisis in U.S. Immigration Policy: Headache along the U.S. - Mexican Border with Lawrence Cohen
DESCRIPTION:For video replay\, click HERE \nMr.Cohen will describe current US immigration policy\, examination the roots of the crisis on our southern border\, and raise questions about the current\, unsustainable situation. \nLawrence Cohen is a retired diplomat with the U.S. Department of State. During his Foreign Service career\, Mr. Cohen served in Mexico\, Honduras\, India\, Hungary\, Nigeria\, Brazil\, and Afghanistan. His Washington\, D.C.\, assignments included stints in the Office of Environmental Policy working on bilateral U.S.-Mexico and NAFTA issues\, and as State Department Desk Officer to the Inter-American Development Bank. Mr. Cohen has also served on short-term Foreign Service assignments in Erbil\, Iraqi Kurdistan Region; Tunis; Jeddah; and Kuwait. \nMr. Cohen created the Foreign Service Institute’s Afghanistan pre-deployment training program\, facilitated Afghan training for USAID personnel\, and developed diplomatic tradecraft training for the South Sudanese Foreign Ministry in Juba. Mr. Cohen served as the Retiree Vice President on the Governing Board of the American Foreign Service Association (2013-15). He delivered a presentation on Afghanistan to the Reading World Affairs Council in September 2008. \nMr. Cohen earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in history and Mideast Studies from Dickinson College and his Masters of Arts degree in International Relations\, specializing in Middle East Affairs from the University of Chicago. He resides in Schwenksville\, Montgomery County. \nTo Register:\nCall (610) 375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org \nCost to attend:\nMembers $23\nNon-Members $30\nWithout Meal $10\nAmbassadors Included
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/united-states-immigration-policy-with-lawrence-cohen/
LOCATION:McGlinn Conference Center\, 460 Saint Bernardine Street\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Luncheon Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190918T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190918T090000
DTSTAMP:20260424T074629
CREATED:20190609T182722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190621T144526Z
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SUMMARY:Alice Paul: Women's Suffragist with Hallie Vaughan
DESCRIPTION:Alice Paul was a vocal leader of the 20th Century women’s suffrage movement. Born on 1/11/1885 in Mount Laurel\, NJ\, she was brought up with the Quaker traditions of gender equality and working to improve society. She graduated from Swarthmore College in 1905 and would earn 4 more degrees in her lifetime. She joined the National American Women’s Suffrage Association and led the Washington DC Chapter. After splitting with NAWSA and forming the National Women’s Party\, she organized parades and pickets\, concentrating on a national effort to achieve the passage of women’s right to vote.  The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States was passed by Congress June 4\, 1919\, ratified by the required three-fourths passage of the states August 18\, 1920 and became law August 26\, 1920.\nWith the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment\, Alice Paul focused on equal rights first as a proposed  Constitutional amendment and then as legislation to guarantee women  protection from discrimination in education\, employment and all other pursuits in life.  She  spent her long  life advocating for these and other women’s issues.  She died in Moorestown\, New Jersey\, July 9\, 1977. \nHallie Vaughan was born in Erie\, PA\, but moved to Berks County at age 12. She graduated from Wilson High School\, Slippery Rock University and Gratz College. She taught for 31 years in the Muhlenberg School District\, teaching mostly third and fourth grades. It was during this time that she became interested in women’s history\, incorporating lessons and activities into her classroom routine. After retiring\, she continues to research\, portray and speak about American Women who have been instrumental in United States history. She teaches a course at Alvernia’s Seniors College\, is a docent at the Berks County History Center\, volunteers for the Berks County Veteran’s Affairs Office\, is actively involved with the Berks County Daughters of the American Revolution and with the upcoming Berks Suffrage 2020 Celebration set for next year. She has two grown sons\, three grandsons and one granddaughter. \nReservations: Call 610-375-7880 or Email contactus@wacreading.org\nCost: $10.00
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/alice-paul-womens-suffragist-with-hallie-vaughn/
LOCATION:Wyomissing Restaurant & Bakery\, 1245 Penn Ave\, Wyomissing\, PA\, 19610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190912T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190912T133000
DTSTAMP:20260424T074629
CREATED:20190118T161651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190923T150204Z
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SUMMARY:Kurdistan: An Island of Stability in a Turbulent Middle East with Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman
DESCRIPTION:For video playback Part 1\, click HERE\nFor video playback Part 2\, click HERE \nBayan Sami Abdul Rahman is the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Representative to the United States of America. \nKey to her role are strengthening ties between Kurdistan and the United States\, advocating her government’s position on a wide array of political\, security\, humanitarian\, economic\, and cultural matters and promoting coordination and partnership. Prior to her US appointment in 2015\, Ms. Abdul Rahman was the High Representative to the United Kingdom. She was elected to the Leadership Council of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in 2010. \nBefore her career in public service\, Ms. Abdul Rahman worked as a journalist for 17 years. She began her career on local newspapers in London and won the Observer Newspaper’s Farzad Bazoft Memorial Prize in 1993\, which led her to work at The Observer and later at the Financial Times. She worked for the FT in Britain and in Japan\, where she was Tokyo Correspondent. \nHer late father\, Sami Abdul Rahman\, was a veteran of the Kurdish freedom movement\, joining the Kurdistan Democratic Party in 1963 and playing a critical leadership role in the Kurdish and Iraqi opposition to Saddam Hussein’s regime. He held the post of Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government and General Secretary of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). Sami Abdul Rahman was killed alongside his elder son Salah and 96 others in a twin suicide bombing in 2004. \nMs. Abdul Rahman was born in Baghdad. Her family briefly lived in Iran in the mid-1970s before moving to Britain in 1976. She is a history graduate from London University. \nTo Register:\nCall (610) 375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org \n\n\nCost to attend:\nMembers $23\nNon-Members $30\nWithout Meal $10\nAmbassadors Included
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/kurdistan-with-bayan-sami-abdul-rahman/
LOCATION:McGlinn Conference Center\, 460 Saint Bernardine Street\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Luncheon Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190910T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190910T200000
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SUMMARY:7th Annual Global Oscar Film Series at Penn State Berks
DESCRIPTION:This fall\, the Global Studies Program at Penn State Berks will host the 7th Annual Global Oscar Film Series.  These are 4 of the 5 finalists for last spring’s Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards. \nAll films are free and open to the public. Here is the Global Oscar Film Series schedule for the fall semester: \n“Roma” (Mexico)  Tuesday\, September 10\, 6:15 pm\, Luerssen 005 \n“Cold War” (Poland)  Tuesday\, October 8\, 6:15 pm\, Luerssen 005 \n“Capernaum” (Lebanon)  Tuesday\, November 12\, 6:15 pm\, Luerssen 005 \n“Shoplifters” (Japan)  Tuesday\, December 3\, 6:15 pm\, Luerssen 005
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/7th-annual-global-oscar-film-series-at-penn-state-berks/
LOCATION:PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190612T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190612T133000
DTSTAMP:20260424T074629
CREATED:20181026T191251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190122T164100Z
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SUMMARY:Terror Finance: The War Behind the War on Terror with John Cassara
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by: Hillcrest Racquet Club \nJohn Cassara began his 26 year government career as an intelligence officer during the Cold War. He later served as a Treasury Special Agent in both the U.S. Secret Service and US Customs Service where he investigated money laundering\, trade fraud and international smuggling. He was an undercover arms dealer for two years. Assigned overseas\, he developed expertise in Middle East money laundering\, value transfer and underground financial systems. Mr. Cassara pioneered the concept of trade transparency units (TTUs) and has worked to demonstrate the link between trade fraud and underground financial systems. He also worked six years for Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and was later detailed to the Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. Mr. Cassara’s final assignment was with Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI). Since his retirement\, he has consulted for both government and industry. He has lectured in the United States and around the world on a variety transnational crime issues. Mr. Cassara testified four times before Congressional committees on various topics related to threat finance. Mr. Cassara has authored or co-authored several studies\, articles and books\, including Hide and Seek\, Intelligence\, Law Enforcement and the Stalled War on Terrorist Finance\, On the Trail of Terror Finance – What Intelligence and Law Enforcement Officers Need to Know\, Demons of Gadara\, and Trade-Based Money Laundering: The Next Frontier in International Money Laundering Enforcement. More information can be found at www.JohnCassara.com   \n\nTo Register: Call (610) 375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org Cost to attend: Members $23 Non-Members $30 Without Meal $10 Ambassadors Included
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/terror-finance-the-war-behind-the-war-on-terror-with-john-cassara/
LOCATION:McGlinn Conference Center\, 460 Saint Bernardine Street\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Luncheon Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190530T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190530T140000
DTSTAMP:20260424T074629
CREATED:20190513T211509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190610T181848Z
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SUMMARY:The Transatlantic Relationship in an Era of Great Power Competition with Consul General David Gill of Germany
DESCRIPTION:For video playback of this event\, click HERE \nYour World Affairs Council of Greater Reading is excited and proud to have been selected by The World Affairs Councils of America as one of the top World Affairs Councils in the U.S. to take part in Wunderbar Together: The Year of German-American Friendship. This comprehensive and collaborative initiative is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and supported by the Federation of German Industries. The goal is to create a positive understanding of the strong economic\, social and political ties the United States shares with Germany. \nWe are therefore extremely pleased to have the opportunity to host Mr. David Gill\, the German Consul General from the German Mission in New York City\, who will discuss the positive ties between our two countries.  Mr. Gill is responsible for consular and legal assistance for U.S. and German citizens within Pennsylvania\, New York\, New Jersey\, Connecticut and Bermuda. As he states in his Mission write-up: his role is to explain Germany\, understand America and foster successful discussions and exchange of ideas. \n \nThis event is Open to the Public \nDoors open at 11:30 AM\nRSVP required by May 28th: Call 610-375-7880 or Email contactus@wacreading.org\nCost: $20.00\, non-eating attendees – $10.00\, students – free. \nConsul General David Gill\, German Consulate General New York   Born in 1966\, Gill grew up in a protestant minister’s family in Herrnhut\, Saxony\, in former East Germany. He was denied a higher education by the communist regime for political reasons. Instead\, he trained and worked as a plumber before joining a preparatory protestant school and later the theological seminary of the Protestant Church in Berlin-Brandenburg. In 1990\, he initially was the chairman of Normannenstrasse Citizens’ Committee which oversaw the dissolution of the Ministry of State Security at the Stasi headquarters and served as the secretary of the Special Committee for the dissolution of the Stasi of the East German Parliament. After reunification\, Gill became spokesman and head of the research division of the Federal Commissioner for the Stasi-Files before studying law in Berlin and Philadelphia. After holding positions in the Federal Ministry of the Interior and at the Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information in Berlin\, he served as the Deputy Representative of the Council of the Protestant Church in Germany to the Federal Republic of Germany and the European Union. During Federal President Joachim Gauck’s term from 2012-2017\, he was state secretary and chief of staff of the President. Since August 2017\, he has been the German Consul General in New York.
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/the-transatlantic-relationship-in-an-era-of-great-power-competition-with-consul-general-david-gill-of-germany/
LOCATION:McGlinn Conference Center\, 460 Saint Bernardine Street\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Luncheon Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190515T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190515T090000
DTSTAMP:20260424T074629
CREATED:20180801T192654Z
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SUMMARY:Cryptocurrencies and Their Impact on Global Financial Markets. with Farhad Saboori
DESCRIPTION:Farhad Saboori is a professor of economics at Albright College. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Indiana University\, Bloomington\, Indiana\, in 1985. His areas of research interest are in applied macroeconomic analysis\, including business cycle studies\, causes of financial crises\, and the impact of oil prices on the economy. He teaches courses in International Trade and Finance\, Money and Banking\, and Operations Management at Albright College. \n  \nTo Register:\nCall (610) 375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org \nCost to attend:\n$10 all attendees
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/the-economics-of-cypto-currencies-with-farhad-saborri/
LOCATION:Wyomissing Restaurant & Bakery\, 1245 Penn Ave\, Wyomissing\, PA\, 19610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Breakfast Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190508T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190508T133000
DTSTAMP:20260424T074629
CREATED:20180801T191709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190513T005905Z
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SUMMARY:Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe with Sheri Berman
DESCRIPTION:For video replay\, click HERE \nSheri Berman is a professor of political science at Barnard College\, Columbia University. Her research interests include the development of democracy and dictatorship\, European politics\, populism and fascism\, and the history of the left. She is author of books on European social democracy and the fate of democracy during the interwar years\, social democracy and fascism in 19th and 20th century Europe and her latest book\, Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe: From the Ancien Régime to the Present Day is forthcoming from Oxford University Press. In addition to her scholarly work\, she has published in a wide variety of non-scholarly publications including the New York Times\, the Washington Post\, Foreign Affairs\, Foreign Policy\, VOX\, The Guardian and Dissent. In her spare time she runs\, cycles and helps run an animal rescue organization in Brooklyn\, New York. \nTo Register:\nCall (610) 375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org \n\n\nCost to attend:\nMembers $23\nNon-Members $30\nWithout Meal $10\nAmbassadors Included
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/populism-in-the-west-with-sheri-berman/
LOCATION:McGlinn Conference Center\, 460 Saint Bernardine Street\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Luncheon Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190424T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190424T090000
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SUMMARY:Tegucigalpa to Texas: Crisis in Immigration Policy with Lawrence Cohen
DESCRIPTION:Mr. Cohen will summarize current US immigration policy\, examine the roots of the crisis in our southern  border\, and  draw some conclusions  about  the present dysfunctional situation. \nLawrence Cohen is a retired U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Officer.  During his State Department career\, Mr. Cohen was posted overseas in Mexico\, Honduras\, India\, Hungary\, Nigeria\, Brazil\, and Afghanistan.  His Washington\, D.C.\, assignments included stints in the Office of Environmental Policy working on NAFTA issues and as State Department Desk Officer to the Inter-American Development Bank.  Mr. Cohen has also served on short-term Foreign Service assignments in Erbil\, Tunis\, Jeddah\, and Kuwait.   \nMr. Cohen created the Foreign Service Institute’s Afghanistan familiarization training program\, facilitated Afghan pre-deployment training for USAID personnel\, and developed diplomatic tradecraft training for the South Sudanese Foreign Ministry in Juba.  Mr. Cohen served as the Retiree Vice President on the Governing Board of the American Foreign Service Association (2013-15).   He delivered a presentation on Afghanistan to the Reading World Affairs Council in September 2008.  \nMr. Cohen earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in history and Mideast Studies from Dickinson College and his Masters of Arts degree in International Relations\, specializing in Middle East Affairs from the University of Chicago. \nFor reservations: call 610-275-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org. \nCost: $10.00
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/tegucigalpa-to-texas-crisis-in-immigration-policy-with-lawrence-cohen/
LOCATION:Wyomissing Restaurant & Bakery\, 1245 Penn Ave\, Wyomissing\, PA\, 19610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Breakfast Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190417T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190417T133000
DTSTAMP:20260424T074629
CREATED:20190307T163310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190421T175328Z
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SUMMARY:BREXIT  with Dr. Randall Newnham
DESCRIPTION:For video replay of the lecture\, click HERE\nFor video replay of the Q&A\, click HERE \nDr. Randall Newnham\, Professor of Political Science\, Penn State Berks \nAt the end of March\, after two years of negotiation and confusion\, the United Kingdom is scheduled to leave the European Union. What will happen? Will this deadline be met? Or will the UK and EU postpone it\, prolonging the uncertainty? Will there be a ‘No-Deal Exit\,’ with potentially disastrous consequences? A so-called ‘Soft Exit\,’ leaving Britain still partly tied to the EU? Or could Brexit be cancelled entirely\, with a ‘Breturn?’ In any case\, the looming deadline is already having a serious impact on Britain and its partners. This talk will explore many questions\, although answers may be more difficult to find. \nDr. Newnham received his BA from Penn State University and his MA and PhD from UCLA. He has taught since 1995 at the Berks College of Penn State. He teaches courses in several subfields of Political Science\, including International Relations\, Comparative Politics\, and American Government. His research interests center on the role of economic linkage (sanctions and incentives) in International Relations. He has published 25 refereed articles\, in journals such as International Studies Quarterly\, German Studies Review\, International Politics and International Studies Review. His book “Deutsche Mark Diplomacy” focuses on the role of German economic influence in shaping its ties to Russia and Poland. \nTo Register:\nCall (610) 375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org \n\n\nCost to attend:\nMembers $23\nNon-Members $30\nWithout Meal $10\nAmbassadors Included \n\n\n 
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/brexit-with-dr-randall-newnham/
LOCATION:McGlinn Conference Center\, 460 Saint Bernardine Street\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Luncheon Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190313T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190313T120000
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CREATED:20181228T203700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190421T175440Z
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SUMMARY:Israel: Prospects for Conflict Resolution with Dr. Eran Lerman
DESCRIPTION:Colonel (res.) Eran Lerman Ph.D.\nIsrael: A Study in Conflict Resolution\nFor video replay of this lecture\, click HERE.\nFor video replay of the Q&A session\, click HERE \nDr. Lerman is Vice President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies. Previously\, Dr. Lerman was deputy director for foreign policy and international affairs at the National Security Council in the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office. He held senior posts in IDF Military Intelligence for over 20 years. He also served for eight years as director of the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIViJ5sU2Qk&t=21sIsrael and Middle East office of the American Jewish Committee. He teaches in the Middle East studies program at Shalem College in Jerusalem\, and in post-graduate programs at Tel Aviv University and the National Defense College. He is an expert on Israel’s foreign relations\, and on the Middle East. A third-generation Sabra\, he holds a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics\, and a mid-career MPA from Harvard University. His recent publications include The Mediterranean as a Strategic Environment: Learning a New Geopolitical Language and The Game of Camps: Ideological Fault Lines in the Wreckage of the Arab State System. \nTo Register:\nCall (610) 375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org \n\n\nCost to attend:\nMembers $23\nNon-Members $30\nWithout Meal $10\nAmbassadors Included \n\n\n 
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/israel-prospects-for-conflict-resolution/
LOCATION:McGlinn Conference Center\, 460 Saint Bernardine Street\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Luncheon Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190308T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190308T093000
DTSTAMP:20260424T074629
CREATED:20181219T161759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190228T001427Z
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SUMMARY:International Women's Day - Lauren Hendricks: Creating New Breakthroughs for Women
DESCRIPTION:The last decade has ushered in important changes for women: Entrepreneurship among women has risen steadily\, more women have access to financial and other vital services\, and women’s social mobility has increased. Lauren Hendricks will discuss how we can build on these gains to ensure more women are given the opportunity and resources to succeed and transform their families and their communities. \nLauren Hendricks is the Executive Vice President for Global Programs at Grameen Foundation. She was previously Executive Director for the Access Africa initiative at CARE\, where she led the development of financial inclusion programs and innovative solutions to reach the poorest people in Africa. In this role\, she partnered with banks\, microfinance institutions\, mobile network operators\, and others in the private sector to adapt products and services to meet the needs of the poor\, and to ensure that participants benefitted from new\, digital financial services. Lauren also served as Director of the Economic Development Unit for CARE USA\, where she provided strategic direction and technical leadership for more than 100 active microfinance and enterprise development programs in 54 countries. Before joining CARE\, Lauren was a Program Specialist at the Center for Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector (IRIS) at the University of Maryland. Her research focused on the development of low-cost tools to assess the poverty outreach of USAID funded micro enterprise development programs. Lauren currently serves on the Board of Directors and Investment Committee for MicroVest\, a capital management firm investing in microfinance institutions. She also chairs the board of the Access Africa Fund\, a specialized investment fund managed by MicroVest\, providing debt and equity investments in African microfinance institutions. \nTo Register:\nCall (610) 375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org \nCost to attend:\n$10 all attendees \n 
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/lauren-hendricks-creating-new-breakthroughs-for-women/
LOCATION:McGlinn Conference Center\, 460 Saint Bernardine Street\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Breakfast Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190220T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190220T090000
DTSTAMP:20260424T074629
CREATED:20181026T223616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190123T213137Z
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SUMMARY:Hawk Mt. Sanctuary: A Global View of Natural Resource Conservation with Keith Bildstein
DESCRIPTION:Hawk Mt. Sanctuary: A Global View of Natural Resource Conservation\nKeith Bildstein\n\n\n\nFounded in 1934\, the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary is an internationally recognized center for raptor conservation\, education\, observation\, and research. Located in the beautiful Blue Mountains of northern Berks County\, Pennsylvania\, the sanctuary annually attracts thousands of visitors\, young scientists\, and researchers from across the globe to further their knowledge of birds of prey and partake of the beautiful setting which is Hawk Mountain. \nDr. Keith Bildstein came to the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in 1992 and retired in 2018 as the Director of the Sarkis Acopian Center for Conservation and Learning. A Ph.D. in zoology\, Dr. Bildstein is the author of more than 150 peer reviewed publications and several books\, including Migrating Raptors of the World: their ecology and conservation (2006). His current research projects include a study of Striated Caracaras\, a long term study of New World Vultures and research on Hooded Vultures in Africa. \n\n To Register: Call (610) 375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org\n\n\nCost to attend is $10 for members and non-members.
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/hawk-mt-sanctuary-a-global-view-of-natural-resource-conservation/
LOCATION:Wyomissing Restaurant & Bakery\, 1245 Penn Ave\, Wyomissing\, PA\, 19610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Breakfast Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190213T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190213T133000
DTSTAMP:20260424T074629
CREATED:20180213T173914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190201T195120Z
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SUMMARY:Cuba At A Crossroads:  Family\, Revolution & the United States\, 1959-2018 with Dr. Robert Portada
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored Anonymously Dr. Robert Portada is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. He teaches courses in comparative politics and international relations. He has expertise in a variety of political science subfields\, including international relations theory\, modernization theory\, democratization theory\, revolutionary theory\, and security studies. His area of regional specialization is Latin American and the Caribbean\, and he has expanded his regional studies to include East Africa\, North Africa\, and the Middle East. He is author of a chapter entitled “Indirect Confrontation: The Evolution of the Political Strategy of the Cuban Catholic Church in Handbook of Contemporary Cuba: Economy\, Politics\, Civil Society\, and Globalization\, published by Paradign Publishers in 2013. Dr. Portada has also published research in the Journal of Third World Studies analyzing the role of private security companies in the process of security sector reform in South Sudan. Dr. Portada continued researching private security companies in South Sudan in 2017 and 2018. His areas of Expertise include: \n\nComparative politics and political modernization\nInternational relations theory\nAmerican foreign policy\nPolitics of Latin America and the Caribbean\nCuban politics\, religion\, and society\nDemocratization theory\nMarxism and revolutionary theory\nInternational security studies\nComparative methodology.\n\nHe received his B.A. from Hunter College\, CUNY; M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame. To  \nTo Register:Call (610) 375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org \n\n\nCost to attend:Members $23Non-Members $30Without Meal $10Ambassadors Included \n\n\n 
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/cuba-u-s-relations-with-robert-portada/
LOCATION:McGlinn Conference Center\, 460 Saint Bernardine Street\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Luncheon Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190116T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190116T090000
DTSTAMP:20260424T074629
CREATED:20180527T223458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180527T223458Z
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SUMMARY:Vaccination and Global Health - the State of the Science with Tracey Scheirer
DESCRIPTION:Vaccination and Global Health – the State of the Science\nTracey Scheirer\, MSN\, CMSRN\, CNE\, RN\nTracy Fogarty Scheirer has worked in a variety of nursing settings including in medical/ surgical\, critical care\, community health\, OB/GYN\, and pediatrics since receiving her BS in Nursing from Albright College in 1987.  As a result of her Masters work in community health nursing\, Tracy founded and is the chairperson of the Berks Immunization Coalition\, a vaccine advocacy group of local health professionals\, business professionals\, and community members.  The Coalition has worked for eight years to promote vaccination throughout the lifespan in various community outreach activities.  Tracy has presented locally and nationally on the topic of immunizations at a variety of different venues.  She has been a full time member of the Alvernia University nursing faculty since 2011 and is in the final phase of her PhD dissertation at Widener University.  Her research topic centers on the concepts of moral distress\, moral integrity\, and duty orientation in nursing and nursing education. \n  \nTo Register:\nCall (610) 375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org \nCost to attend is $10 for members and non-members.
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/vaccination-and-global-health-the-state-of-the-science/
LOCATION:Wyomissing Restaurant & Bakery\, 1245 Penn Ave\, Wyomissing\, PA\, 19610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Breakfast Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190109T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190109T133000
DTSTAMP:20260424T074629
CREATED:20180109T233134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190113T165738Z
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SUMMARY:Entrepreneurship in an Accelerating Global Technology Market with John Weidenhammer
DESCRIPTION:Entrepreneurship in an Accelerating Global Technology Market\nJohn Weidenhammer\nFOR VIDEO PLAYBACK\, CLICK HERE \nSponsored by: ComcastFounder and President. An IT Solutions Integrator and diversified provider of information technology related services and products. Weidenhammer Systems has three primary lines of business: 1) provides administrative application software to primary and secondary public education; 2) develops custom application software and IT consulting; 3) provides and manages computing infrastructure. The business takes a proactive\, strategic approach to assisting clients and seeks to help create competitive advantage via the innovative use of information. Clients range in size from Fortune 500 to emerging\, new businesses including K-12\, public and private sector organizations. Business activities include strategic consulting\, software development\, application software products\, systems integration and technology outsourcing. Technologies related to the Cloud Computing and e-Business are a company focus. Weidenhammer has received awards for innovations in wireless\, mobile computing and software achievement including being recently recognized as the MVP of Cloud Computing Sales by Ingram Micro. The company this year joined the prestegious VAR500 list of the largest 500 firms in the US providing IT solutions. The firm is headquartered in Wyomissing\, PA and employs 200 professionals. Clients are located nationwide and the firm has branch offices in Wayne\, Lancaster and Bethlehem\, PA; Kalamzzoo\, MI; Denver CO and Mesa\, AZ. Weidenhammer can be found on the web at www.hammer.net Graduate of Reading High School\, and Lehigh University with a BS in Industrial Engineering. Project Leader for Carpenter Technology 1969-1874. Consultant for Ernst & Young 1974-1978. \nTo Register: Call (610) 375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org Cost to attend: Members $23 Non-Members $30 Without Meal $10 Ambassadors Included
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/entrepreneurship-in-an-accelerating-global-technology-market/
LOCATION:McGlinn Conference Center\, 460 Saint Bernardine Street\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Luncheon Meeting
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SUMMARY:Q&A with Ambassador Rick Barton
DESCRIPTION:For video replay\, click HERE \n\nAmbassador Frederick (“Rick”) Barton \nPeace Works Q&A \n\nSponsored  \nby Weik Capital Management \nAMBASSADOR RICK BARTON teaches at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University\, where he serves as a co-director of Princeton’s Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative and Ullman Fellowships. His 2018 book\, Peace Works: America’s Unifying Role in a Turbulent World\, uses a mix of stories\, history\, and analysis to offer an affirmative approach to foreign affairs through concrete and attainable solutions. Barton started USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives\, and was America’s ambassador to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations in New York\, the UN’s Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva and the first Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and Stabilization Operations. He led conflict management initiatives in over 40 crisis zones across the globe\, from Haiti\, Iraq\, Nigeria\, Burma\, Pakistan to Turkey. Published in The New York Times\, the Washington Post\, Politico\, The Boston Globe\, and numerous other international outlets\, Barton is a guest on news shows ranging from NPR to all of the major networks. He resides in Washington\, D.C. with his wife of 43 years\, Kit Lunney.   \n\nTo Register: Call (610) 375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org Cost to attend: Members $23 Non-Members $30 Without Meal $10 Ambassadors Included\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n 
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/qa-with-ambassador-rick-barton/
LOCATION:McGlinn Conference Center\, 460 Saint Bernardine Street\, Reading\, PA\, 19607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Luncheon Meeting
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