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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181212T120000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181121T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181121T090000
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SUMMARY:SFS Intec and its International Footprint with Jerry Simcik
DESCRIPTION:Jerry Simcik\nSFS Intec and its International Footprint\nJerry Simcik is the Director-Human Resources for the SFS Group North America. A Berks County native\, he has been with SFS for the past 22 years. The SFS Group is a global market leader for mechanical fastening systems and precision formed components. Based on a focused set of core technologies we serve diversified end markets\, including the automotive\, construction/construction supply\, electrical/electronics\, aerospace and medical components industry. In addition to the development and manufacture of products under the SFS intec\, GESIPA\, Unisteel and Tegra Medical brands\, the SFS Group offers distribution and logistics solutions under the SFS unimarket brand throughout Europe. The SFS Group world HQ is in Heerbrugg\, Switzerland. We have more than 80 sales offices and manufacturing sites in 26 countries in Europe\, North America and Asia. Nearly 9\,500 employees worldwide generated sales of CHF 1.63 billion (USD $1.64billion) in 2017. SFS has thrived and grown in mature markets around the world by employing a common set of corporate principles that apply to every country\, location\, culture and people. These principles guide our business decision making throughout the world\, including here in the US.   To Register: Call (610) 375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org Cost to attend: $10 all attendees
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/sfs-intec-and-its-international-footprint/
LOCATION:Wyomissing Restaurant & Bakery\, 1245 Penn Ave\, Wyomissing\, PA\, 19610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Breakfast Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181114T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181114T133000
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SUMMARY:Syria: Why it Matters\, What Can Be Done. Ambassador Fred Hof
DESCRIPTION:For Video replay\, click HERE\nAmbassador Fred Hof\nSyria: Why it Matters\, What Can Be Done\nSponsored by: Diversity\, Inclusion\, Global Committee of the Y \nFrederic C. Hof has been a soldier\, diplomat\, CEO\, author\, and the Director of the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East.  He is currently on the faculty of Bard College and is a Nonresident Senior Fellow of the Hariri Center. A native of New York\, Ambassador Hof received a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and an MA in National Security Studies from the Naval Postgraduate School.  He studied Arabic in Tunisia and\, as a US Army officer\, served overseas in Vietnam and Lebanon.  He concluded his military service in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.  In the private sector he would become CEO of AALC Ltd.\, an international business consulting firm\, and would later establish a Syria practice at the Atlantic Council’s Hariri Center\, before becoming the Center’s Director in 2016. Ambassador Hof has written extensively on Middle Eastern political and security issues.  His published works have focused on Arab-Israeli boundary and water disputes and the Syrian crisis.  He served on the Department of Defense commission that investigated the 1983 bombing of the US Marine Corps barracks in Beirut\, drafting portions of the final report.  He was chief of staff of the 2000-2001 Sharm el-Sheikh Fact-Finding Committee (investigating the October 2000 Palestinian intifada) and principal drafter of the report submitted by former US Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell to President Bush and Secretary of State Powell.  He received the rank of ambassador in 2012 while serving as advisor to the Secretary of State on political transition in Syria. Ambassador Hof’s diplomatic mediation work has dealt with Jordanian-Israeli water issues\, Israeli-Syrian peace\, Lebanese-Israeli natural gas and exclusive economic zone disputes\, and Palestinian-Israeli security matters.  Among his military and civilian decorations is the Purple Heart.  He and his wife\, Brenda\, reside in Silver Spring\, MD\, and Kerhonkson\, NY.   To 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/syria-why-it-matters-what-can-be-done/
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:20181024T073000
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SUMMARY:Globalization through Model UN with WAC Scholarship Winner Emma Hopler
DESCRIPTION:Emma is a Senior in high-school at Wyomissing Area Jr/Sr High School. In her sophomore year she was accepted to the All-American Model United Nations team has since traveled to 3 different countries including Hungary\, Poland and China\, with the help and sponsorship of the World Affairs Council. On these trips she represents various countries while debating solutions to issues currently facing the global community. \nTo Register:\nCall (610) 375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org \nCost to attend:\n$10 all attendees
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/model-un-with-wac-scholarship-winner-emma-hopper/
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:20181011T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181011T093000
DTSTAMP:20260424T104016
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SUMMARY:How the Untapped Power of Women and Girls Can End World Poverty with Susan Markham
DESCRIPTION:How the Untapped Power of Women and Girls Can End World Poverty\nSusan Markham\nSusan Markham most recently served at the Unites States Agency for International Development (USAID) as the Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment. In this position\, she advised Agency leadership on gender policy issues\, led cross-sectoral program efforts in resilience\, adolescent girls’ education and energy\, and represented the Agency to the White House and other departments\, governments\, civil society organizations and private partners. Previously\, she led the efforts of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) a non-partisan organization\, to increase women’s political participation globally as voters\, activists\, candidates and officeholders. In this role\, she was especially proud of her work in Afghanistan\, Iraq and Yemen to help women find and use their voices in their countries. \nSusan worked earlier in her career in U.S. politics bringing to life her Master’s thesis that focused on women running for political office. At EMILY’s List\, she ran the Political Opportunity Program (POP) that recruited\, trained and supported women running for office at the state and local office. She also managed the Campaign Corps program that brought young people into the political process to engage them in elections. \nSusan now works and lives in Washington\, DC with her family and two dogs. She’s earned degrees from George Washington University (Master’s of Arts) and THE Ohio State University (Bachelor of Arts\, Political Science and International Studies)\, but looks forward to learning new things every day. \nLocation: \nAlbright College\, McMillan Student Center South Lounge\nWhen you enter the student center\, the room immediately to your right is the South Lounge.\nA registration table will be right outside the room. \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/susan-markham/
LOCATION:Albright College\, McMillan Student Center South Lounge\, 13th and Bern Streets\, Reading\, PA\, 19612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Breakfast Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181010T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181010T133000
DTSTAMP:20260424T104016
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SUMMARY:Nuclear Negotiations with North Korea: Moving Beyond Summit Diplomacy with Jenny Town
DESCRIPTION:Nuclear Negotiations with North Korea: Moving Beyond Summit Diplomacy\nJenny Town\nSponsored by: Suh \nSudhir Dalal\, CPA \nFor video recording\,\, click HERE \nEducation:\nMaster of International Affairs from Columbia University; BA in East Asian Studies and International Relations from Westmar University \nBackground:\nJenny Town is a Research Analyst at The Henry L. Stimson Center and the Managing Editor and Producer of “38 North\,” a web journal that provides policy and technical analysis on North Korea. She is the former Assistant Director of the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies where she focused on North Korea\, US-DPRK relations\, US-ROK alliance\, and Northeast Asia regional security. She is an expert reviewer for Freedom House’s Freedom in the World Index\, where she previously worked on the Human Rights in North Korea Project. She is an Associate Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute at SAIS\, a Member of the National Committee on North Korea\, an Associate Member of the Council of Korean Americans and a Senior Fellow for Korea Studies at the American Foreign Policy Council. She serves on the Editorial Board for Inkstick\, an online foreign policy journal for emerging scholars. \n  \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/jenny-town/
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:20180919T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180919T090000
DTSTAMP:20260424T104016
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SUMMARY:The Continuing Impact of Environmental Issues and Changes in the World Climate with Cathy Curran Meyers & David Osgood
DESCRIPTION:Cathy Curran Myers\, JD\nCathy Curran Myers is a member of the faculty of Alvernia University\, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in environmental sustainability\, public policy\, conflict resolution\, leadership and law\, and serving as the program coordinator for the MA in Leadership degree. Prior to her appointment at Alvernia\, Ms. Myers was the Executive Director of the Bucknell University Environmental Center for interdisciplinary research\, scholarship and teaching of environmental perspectives and sustainability. Ms. Myer’s career in environmental law and policy spans three decades and includes executive level management in government\, business\, and academia. \nHer government service included serving as Deputy Secretary for Water Management in the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP)\, where she shaped the water policy of the commonwealth from 2003-2009. During her tenure Ms. Myers represented Governor Rendell on interstate water resource agencies\, from the Great Lakes to the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware River Basin. In 2003 Ms. Myers had the distinction of leading the Pennsylvania delegation in the international negotiations that culminated in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact and Sustainable Water Resources Agreement. \nIn addition to 20 years of public service\, Ms. Myers spent a decade practicing environmental law as a partner in a major Philadelphia law firm\, and launched and led their Harrisburg office. \nShe received her BA in Environmental Economics and an MA degree in Environmental Biology from Smith College and her JD from Dickinson School of Law . Ms. Myers is trained as a mediator\, and is the immediate past Chair of the City of Reading Environmental Advisory Council. \nDavid Osgood\nDavid received his PhD in Environmental Science from University of Virginia. His research has focused on natural marsh development on Mid-Atlantic and SE US barrier islands with an emphasis on hydrology\, nutrient dynamics\, and their influence on the developing plant community. His background also includes study of Phragmites and other non-native plant species and their impact on the marsh ecosystem. More recently\, he conducts research on restoration of headwater streams and floodplain wetlands of coastal watersheds of the Mid-Atlantic US. He has traveled regularly throughout Latin America where he teaches and conducts research into conservation of natural resources in a cultural context. He is a full professor at Albright College in Reading Pennsylvania where he serves as director of the environmental science program and teaches classes on issues in environmental science\, principles of ecology\, wetlands ecology\, watershed hydrology\, and Latin America and the environment. \n  \nTo Register:\nCall (610) 375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org \nCost to attend:\n$10 all attendees
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/climate-change-with-cathy-curran-meyers/
LOCATION:Wyomissing Restaurant & Bakery\, 1245 Penn Ave\, Wyomissing\, PA\, 19610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Breakfast Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180912T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180912T133000
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SUMMARY:Strategic Security Issues for the 21st Century with Nicholas Eftimaides
DESCRIPTION:For video playback\, click HERE \nSponsored by: Sam and Rosie DeWald\nNicholas Eftimiades recently retired from the US Department of Defense. His 34 year government career includes employment in CIA as a Technical Operations Officer\, Special Agent in the US Department of State\, Bureau of Diplomatic Security\, and a Senior Intelligence Officer in Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Mr. Eftimiades held positions in analysis\, human and technical intelligence collection\, and program management. He had overseas assignments in Vienna\, Frankfurt\, Moscow\, London\, and Tokyo. His long career in DIA includes senior assignments as the Chief of Counterterrorism Operations\, Transnational Issues Division\, Futures Division\, and Space Division. He has been awarded the National Intelligence Council Achievement Award and DIA Director’s Intelligence Award – that agency’s highest recognition of achievement. He distinguished himself numerous times in the senior ranks of the intelligence and defense communities. As a subject matter expert Nick was called upon to provide Congressional testimony and briefings to the Cox Commission\, the Joint Economic Committee\, President’s Commission on the Moon\, Mars\, and Beyond\, and individual meetings with Congressional Members and staff. \nMr. Eftimiades was also a Senior Research Fellow at King’s College War Studies Department\, London UK. He has an M.S. Strategic Intelligence\, National Defense Intelligence College; and a B.A. East Asian Studies\, George Washington University. Mr. Eftimiades has authored books and number of scholarly articles on national security\, technology\, and space issues. Nick’s book “Chinese Intelligence Operations\,” is an examination of the structure\, operations\, and methodology of the intelligence services of the People’s Republic of China. To date\, it remains the only scholarly analysis of China’s intelligence services and operational methodology. \nNick is a frequent lecturer and public speaker on future technology\, space\, and national security issues. He has appeared as an expert on CBS Evening News\, Dateline NBC\, ABC’s Day One\, BBC\, BBC America\, National Public Radio\, and dozens of other television and radio broadcasts. He has been quoted in hundreds of newspapers and magazines across the world. \nExpertise: Intelligence Operations\, Terrorist Operations\, National Security Space\, Diplomacy\, Asia Security issues \n  \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/nicholas-eftimaides/
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:20180620T033000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180620T043000
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SUMMARY:Peter Rye\, President
DESCRIPTION:International Business: Brentwood Industries\nBrentwood began putting down roots in foreign countries nearly 20 years ago starting with Thailand. Today\, we operate in the Czech Republic and India also with a Mexico facility soon to open. Even our US based operations enjoy sales to foreign countries amounting to approximately 30% of the whole\, including over 30 years of selling to China. \nMany of our product relate to infrastructure such as power generation\, water and waste-water processing and storm-water management. These are things that all countries need\, especially countries that are advancing in their desire to live as we do. Our opportunities abroad come from interest in these products. As demand builds in a region over time\, we begin to consider the need to be local. Despite having preeminent products in our niches\, we will always encounter both indigenous competition and competition from other foreign companies\, whether European or Chinese\, that results in price pressure. Often\, we choose to be a pioneer in establishing local manufacturing and setting customer expectations on performance and value rather than wait to become a “me too”. This requires a long term view and patience. \nBrentwood is more comfortable in foreign lands and cultures than many US companies. My parent\, sister and I emigrated from Denmark. Since Denmark is so small\, its economic development is dependent on commerce with foreign countries. Operating abroad is natural. Brentwood has become a magnet for foreign born workers because we need their language skills\, cultural understanding and openness. Also\, emigrating is an inherently entrepreneurial act. Entrepreneurship is something we value.
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/peter-rye-president/
LOCATION:Wyomissing Restaurant & Bakery\, 1245 Penn Ave\, Wyomissing\, PA\, 19610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Breakfast Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180613T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180613T090000
DTSTAMP:20260424T104016
CREATED:20180407T131424Z
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SUMMARY:Bonnie Rohde
DESCRIPTION:Tariffs\, Trade\, and Tribuations\nBonnie is an Instructor of Business at Albright College \nD.B.A.: Wilmington University (in progress)\nM.B.A.: Saint Joseph’s University (international business)\nB.S.: Albright College (computer science and marketing)\nA.S.: Lincoln Technical Institute (electronics technology) \nData Science Certification Johns Hopkins University through Coursera\, 2015 \nMasters Certificate – Project Management\, Stevens Institute of Technology & Lucent Technologies School of Business\, 1998 \nCertified in Total Quality Management as a Trainer\, Facilitator\, Team Leader\, and Team Member\, AT&T School of Business and Technology\, 1987
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/bonnie-rohde/
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:20180516T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180516T130000
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SUMMARY:Professor Alexis Jardine
DESCRIPTION:Similarities and Differences Between PA Dutch and Latino Cultures\nAlexis Jardine is a Professor\, Coordinator of the Spanish Department\, and Co-Chair of the Multicultural Awareness Initiative at Reading Area Community College.  Alexis attended the Andres Bello University in Venezuela earning a bachelor’s degree in Education.  Prior to coming to the US\, Alexis worked for the Embassy of Japan and the Embassy of Canada.  She has earned four Masters Degrees in Education and studied and lived in Barcelona Spain.  She is the author of No Barriers! College Success Strategies for Hispanic Students\, a text book published by Kendall/Hunt in 2003. Alexis specializes in the development of Spanish language curriculum and cultural training for business executives\, hospitals\, and embassy staff.  She enjoys traveling to South American and Europe.
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/professor-alexis-jardine/
LOCATION:Wyomissing Restaurant & Bakery\, 1245 Penn Ave\, Wyomissing\, PA\, 19610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Breakfast Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180509T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180509T130000
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SUMMARY:Dr. Tara O
DESCRIPTION:North Korea\nFor video replay Part 1: click HERE \nFor video replay Part 2: click HERE \nDr. Tara O is an Adjunct Fellow at the Pacific Forum CSIS. She is the author of The Collapse of North Korea: Challenges\, Planning\, and Geopolitics of Unification. She serves on the board of directors of the International Council on Korean Studies and was the editor-in-chief of its journal International Journal of Korean Studies (IJKS). A retired Air Force officer\, she worked on national security\, intelligence\, alliance\, and political-military issues at the Pentagon\, the United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/U.S. Forces Korea\, and the U.S. European Command\, as well as intelligence agencies. She also worked counterterrorism\, counterproliferation\, and satellite issues. She worked in a variety of capacities\, including analysis\, liaison\, and leadership. \nAs a professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy\, she taught strategy and military operations. She was a faculty researcher at the Institute of National Security Studies. Her research areas include the Korean contingency and unification\, U.S. alliance relationships in Asia\, human rights in North Korea\, and the social integration of North Korean defectors. \nPrior to the military\, she also worked in the public\, private\, and non-profit sectors\, including the U.S. Agency for International Development in Nairobi\, Kenya\, working on drought assessment and food aid; the Asia Foundation in Bangkok\, Thailand and Vientiane\, Laos\, assisting the Laos Central Bank as it transitioned from a centrally-planned to a market-oriented economy; Bank of America\, managing syndicated loans to Latin America; the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica\, California\, assessing potential global flash points; and the United Nations Association of the USA in New York\,analyzing international economic institutions. \nShe holds a BA in International Relations from the University of California at Davis\, an MPA in Public Policy and International Affairs from Princeton University\, and a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of Texas at Austin.
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/dr-tara-o/
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:20180425T033000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180425T130000
DTSTAMP:20260424T104016
CREATED:20180407T123026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180407T123026Z
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SUMMARY:Dr. Stepanka Magstadt
DESCRIPTION:Human Trafficking\, A Global Problem\, A Local Solution\nA migration historian educated in the U.K.\, the United States\, and the Czech Republic\, she is currently teaching courses dealing with Global Human Trafficking\, Sex Trafficking and Domestic Violence she developed. Stepanka is the Director of the Center for the Study of Human Trafficking in South-Central Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on identifying vulnerabilities to Sex Trafficking and Domestic Violence.
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/dr-stepanka-magstadt/
LOCATION:Wyomissing Restaurant & Bakery\, 1245 Penn Ave\, Wyomissing\, PA\, 19610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Breakfast Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180418T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180418T130000
DTSTAMP:20260424T104016
CREATED:20180407T122316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190219T154802Z
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SUMMARY:Thomas Wright
DESCRIPTION:The Contest for the 21st Century and the Future of American Power\nFor video replay Part 1\, click HERE\nFor video replay Part 2\, click HERE \nThomas Wright the director of the Center on the United States and Europe and a fellow in the Project on International Order and Strategy at the Brookings Institution. He is also a nonresident fellow at the Lowy Institute for International Policy. Previously\, he was executive director of studies at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs\, a lecturer at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago\, and senior researcher for the Princeton Project on National Security. \nWright works on U.S. foreign policy and grand strategy\, Donald Trump’s worldview\, the future of Europe\, and Asian security. His book “All Measures Short of War: The Contest For the 21st Century and Future of American Power” was published by Yale University Press in 2017. \nWright has a doctorate from Georgetown University\, a Master of Philosophy from Cambridge University\, and a bachelor’s and master’s from University College Dublin. He has also held a pre-doctoral fellowship at Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and a post doctoral fellowship at Princeton University. Wright’s writings have appeared in the American Political Science Review\, Orbis\, Survival\, The Washington Quarterly\, Financial Times\, International Herald Tribune\, and The Washington Post\, as well as a number of international newspapers and media outlets. \nWright’s affiliations include the Fulbright Commission\, Ireland\, vice chair and board member International Politics Reviews\, Palgrave Macmillan\, editorial board.
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/thomas-wright/
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:20180409T050000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180409T150000
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CREATED:20180407T111535Z
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SUMMARY:From Coexistence To Shared Society
DESCRIPTION:The Jewish Federation of Reading sponsored event. April 9\, 2018 – 7:00 PM – Reform Congregation Oheb Shalom\, 555 Warwick Dr. Wyomissing. Free and open to the public\nMohammad Darawshe\nFrom Coexistence To Shared Society \nMohammad Darawshe is the Director of Center for Equality & Shared Society\, Givat Haviva. The lecture will focus on efforts of institutions in Israel to move from social interactions between Jewish and Arab youth to a more substantial engagement between both societies\, bringing examples demonstrating abilities to engage in collaborative efforts serving both interests. Mr. Darawshe will touch on what can be down on the social\, economic\, and political arenas to build islands of success in Jewish Arab relations\, and how these efforts manage to engage mainstream leadership from both communities.
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/from-coexistence-to-shared-society/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180407T050000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180407T150000
DTSTAMP:20260424T104016
CREATED:20180407T120806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180407T120806Z
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SUMMARY:Race\, Perserverance and Catholicism
DESCRIPTION:Alvernia Lecture – 7:00 PM – McGlinn Conference Center @ Alvernia U.\nDr. Darren Davis\nRace\, Perserverance and Catholicism \nDr. Darren Davis is a nationally recognized scholar in political behavior and racial politics.
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/4598/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180407T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180407T130000
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SUMMARY:Paulo Sotero
DESCRIPTION:Click HERE to see this presentation on line. \nChallenges Facing Brazil Including a Possible Impeachment and an Oil Corruption Scandal \nPaulo Sotereo is the director of the Brazil Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center of Scholars. An award winning journalist\, from 1989 to 2006 he was the Washington correspondent for Estado De S. Paulo\, a leading Brazilizn newspaper.. Sotero has been in Washington\, D.C. since 1980\, where he has been a corrrespondent for Istoe weekly magazine and the financial newspaper Gazeta Mercantil. He is a frequent guest comentator for the BBC\, CNN\, Al Jezeera\, Voice of America\, National Public Radio\, Globo News Television and the Brazilian Radio Network – CBN. Sotero holds a Bachelors’s degree in History from Catholic University of Pernambuco\, an a Master’s in Journalism and Public Affairs from the American University in Washington\, D.C. He is an adjunct lecturer at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Affairs\, Georgetown University\, and is currently on the adjunct faculty of the Elliot School of International Affairs\, George Washington University.
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/paulo-sotero/
LOCATION:PA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180314T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180314T090000
DTSTAMP:20260424T104016
CREATED:20180407T134335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220919T142724Z
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SUMMARY:Dr. Joseph Braude
DESCRIPTION:Broadcasting Change: Arabic Media as a Catalyst for Change\nSponsor:\nThe Reading Eagle Company\nJoseph Braude\, a Senior Fellow with FPRI’s Program on the Middle East\, is a Middle East scholar and author whose research appears in print and on air\, in Arabic as well as English. He studied in the departments of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Yale and Near Eastern Studies at Princeton. He developed his Arabic to broadcast quality through years of living and working in the Gulf states and North Africa\, and added fluency in Farsi to his knowledge of Persian literature as a graduate student at the University of Tehran. \nHis first book\, The New Iraq (Basic Books\, 2003)\, examines the challenge of civil society development in the country following the US-led invasion. His second\, The Honored Dead (Random House – Spiegel & Grau\, 2011)\, presents an unprecedented investigation of the inner workings of an Arab security service: Braude was embedded for half a year in an investigative unit of the Moroccan federal police in Casablanca\, where he read case files\, attended interrogations\, and accompanied police on nighttime forays into the shantytown. \nSince July 2010\, Joseph Braude’s weekly program in Arabic\, Risalat New York (Letter from New York)\, has aired nationally on Morocco’s MED Radio. He appears frequently as a commentator on Al-Arabiya and other satellite television networks. He writes a biweekly column in Al-Majalla\, the largest-distribution magazine in the Arabic language\, and contributes regularly to the daily newspaper Asharq Alawsat. In the United States\, he has written for The New York Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, The American Interest\, Foreign Policy\, The Atlantic\, and The New Republic. He provides commentary on public radio programs\, and produces documentaries on current affairs in the Middle East for PRI’s America Abroad. He hosts the English-language podcast Eye on Arabia\, a light-hearted roundup of reporting and analysis from the Arab world. He is also a contributing editor at Tablet. \nJoseph Braude is Advisor at the Al-Mesbar Studies and Research Center in Dubai\, a think tank specializing in Islamist movements across the Middle East and North Africa. In addition to leading seminars and contributing research to its monthly book\, he conducts outreach on behalf of the Center in the United States and elsewhere. \nAs a consulting advisor\, Joseph Braude has assisted non-profit groups\, government\, and private companies in matters related to Middle East policy\, public diplomacy\, security sector reform\, and counterterrorism. He has worked with the United States Agency for International Development\, the US State Department’s Bureau of International Information Programs\, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty\, and Pyramid Research.
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/dr-joseph-braude/
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:20180221T023000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180221T033000
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CREATED:20180407T135606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220919T142728Z
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SUMMARY:Dr. Solomon Lausch
DESCRIPTION:The Peace Corps: JFK to Today\nDr. Lausch will review the history of the Peace Corps since its establishment in 1961 by executive order of President John F. Kennedy.  A panel of returned Peace Corps volunteers\, Solomon Lausch\, Carla and Michael Mannix\, and Alexa Tyler Bordner\, representing respectively the first decade\, the middle years\, and the recent years of Peace Corps activity around the world will present their perspectives and anecdotal accounts of their years of service.  The program will conclude with an engaging Question and Answer session with the audience. \nDr. Lausch is well known to all of us as a member of the board of directors of our World Affairs Council\, as executive director of Berks Business Education Coalition (BBEC) and as past superintendant of the Schuylkill Valley School District. \nDr. Lausch began his professional career as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Micronesia\, teaching English as a second language.
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/dr-solomon-lausch/
LOCATION:Wyomissing Restaurant & Bakery\, 1245 Penn Ave\, Wyomissing\, PA\, 19610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Breakfast Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180218T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180218T190000
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CREATED:20180219T150239Z
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SUMMARY:Judge Jeffery Sprecher
DESCRIPTION:Sentencing Reform & Prison Overcrowding\nJudge Sprecher will be discussing what improvements have occurred in the six years since the publication of his book\, Justice or Just This?. This will be an update on a presentation he delivered to the World Affairs Council several years ago. \nJudge Sprecher presides on the Berks County Court of Common Pleas since 1991.
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/judge-jeffery-sprecher/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Breakfast Meeting
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SUMMARY:Dr. Nina Kollars
DESCRIPTION:War and Technology\nSponsored by Sam Dalal\nDr. Nina Kollars is Assistant Professor of Government at Franklin & Marshall College. As a graduate of Ohio State University’s Department of Political Science\, Kollars’ most recently published research has been featured in Security Studies\, Journal of Strategic Studies\, & Survival. Central themes in her work are innovation\, adaptation\, and organizational design. She is currently working on a book manuscript that focuses on the efforts of war practitioners and organizational responses to their insights and creativity. She is a non-resident fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point Military Academy\, a member of the Committee for the Analysis of Military Operations and Strategy\, an editorial board member of the Special Operations Journal and a committed professor to her students. Before entering academia\, Kollars completed analyses for the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress and the World Bank.
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/dr-nina-kollars/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Breakfast Meeting
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