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SUMMARY:Europe in the Age of Corona - with Ron Granieri
DESCRIPTION:For Video replay\, click HERE \nRon Granieri is an FPRI Templeton Fellow\, the Executive Director of FPRI’s Center for the Study of America and the West\, Editor of the Center’s E-publication The American Review of Books\, Blogs\, and Bull\, and Host of Geopolitics with Granieri\, a monthly series of events for FPRI Members.  He is a specialist in Contemporary German and International History with degrees from both Harvard and the University of Chicago. He is the recipient of a Federal Chancellor Scholarship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and is a member in the American Council on Germany’s Young Leader Program. He has taught at the University of Pennsylvania\, Temple University\, Syracuse University\, Furman University\, and the University of Tubingen. He is the author of The Ambivalent Alliance: Konrad Adenauer\, the CDU/CSU\, and the West\, 1949-1966 (Oxford and New York: Berghahn Books\, 2003)\, and is currently completing a book entitled: The Fall and Rise of German Christian Democracy\, From Detente to Reunification\, for Oxford University Press. \nJoin us Wednesday\, May 6th at 7pm on Facebook Live \nMembers are invited to join live via Zoom \nConnection details can be found in your May 1st Member’s Email Newsletter. \n 
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/europe-in-the-age-of-corona-with-ron-granieri/
LOCATION:PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200513T120000
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Turkey - West Relations with Dr. Oya Dursun Ozkanca
DESCRIPTION:CANCELLED DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC \nDr. Oya Dursun-Ozkanca is the College Professor of International Studies (Endowed Chair) and Professor of Political Science at Elizabethtown College. A native of Turkey\, she received her BA in Political Science and International Relations at Bosphorus University in Istanbul\, and MA and PhD in Government at the Univesity of Texas in Austin. Her research interests include Turkish foreign policy\, tranatlantic security\, European politics\, the Balkans\, and peacebuilding missions. \nDr. Dursun-Ozkanca is the author of a number of scholarly articles in leading peer -reviewed journals. In Summer 2013\, she served as a LSEE Research on South Eastern Europe Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics\, and conducted fieldwork in Serbia and Bosnia on Turkish foreign policy in the Balkans. Her first co-authored book\, External Interventions in Civil Wars: The Role of Impact on Regional and International Organizations\, was published by Routledge in July 2013. She is author of the forthcoming book\, Turkey-West Relations: The Politics of Intra-alliance Opposition by Cambridge University Press. \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/turkeys-challenges-with-dr-oya-dursun-ozkanca/
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:20200514T120000
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SUMMARY:China's Road into Latin America with Dr. John Stanley
DESCRIPTION:For Video replay\, click HERE \nDr. John Stanley is originally from the Philadelphia area. He earned his BA from Moravian College in 1994 and later earned his Masters and PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London) where he focused on China’s history and politics. He currently holds the position of Professor in the History Department of Kutztown University where he teaches classes in World History\, general East Asia\, and more focused classes on Chinese history with a focus on the late-19th and early-20th century. The focus of Dr. Stanley’s research work is on the secular activities of missionaries in China. He has published articles on mission schools and medical work of the American Presbyterians in Shandong from the late-19th to the early-20th century.  His more recent research has turned to the role the local population had in mission work with a particular focus on areas of Shandong outside of the larger treaty port cities.  \nThis event starts at 12:00 PM on Thursday\, May 14th.\n \nMembers are invited to join by Zoom and participate in the live Q&A. Zoom details will be emailed in our weekly email newsletter. If you are a member and have not received this email\, please send a message to contactus@wacreading.org. \nThe public is invited to watch the meeting via Facebook Live. \nhttps://www.facebook.com/wacreading/posts/3878699878838266
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/chinas-road-into-latin-america-with-dr-john-stanley/
LOCATION:PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Ground Level in China: 27 Years of Change with Tom Wessner
DESCRIPTION:CANCELLED DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC \nMr. Wessner will be presenting his personal account of the impact of China’s entry into the world economy and\, possibly\, challenge some of the conventional views that most Americans have about China.  His presentation will focus on the history and governance of China\, recent evolution of business and what this has meant for the people living in China – – and the rest of the world. \nOriginally from Kutztown Pennsylvania\, Tom Wessner has had a broad international career in Finance\, Supply Chain and Business Development.  Tom joined Ford Motor Company in 1986 after achieving his Master’s in Business from Penn State University.  Since then he has lived and worked around the world for Ford\, Mazda\, Tesla and Hawaiian Airlines.  His last two business ventures were in Chinese-funded electric car startups as one of the founding executives.  Besides living in Japan and Mexico\, each for over 6 years\, Mr. Wessner was part of the Ford team that made the first entries into China in 1993.  Tom has seen\, first-hand\, the transformation of China from a third world developing nation to the high-tech global economic power that China is today. \nTo Register:\nCall (610) 375-7880 or email contactus@wacreading.org\nCost to attend: $10.00 \n 
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/ground-level-in-china-27-years-of-change-with-tom-wessner/
LOCATION:Wyomissing Family Restaurant and Bakery\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Breakfast Meeting
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SUMMARY:Climate Change with Dr. Spencer Stober
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Spencer S. Stober is a Professor of Biology at Alvernia University\, Reading\, PA\, USA.  He has taught Biology for 30 years including undergraduate courses in genetics\, botany\, and environmental science.  Since earning his doctorate at Temple University\, with a specialization in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies\, he teaches graduate courses in leadership and supervises dissertations.  In 2005 he received Alvernia’s Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching\, and he was awarded the Neag Professorship in 2011.  He has also served in a number of key administrative positions at Alvernia University\, including Department Chairperson\, Ph.D. Program Director\, Dean of Arts and Sciences\, and Dean of Graduate and Continuing Studies.  Dr. Stober currently serves on the international Advisory Board for the “On Sustainability Research Network” sponsored by Common Ground Publishing.  His work on environmental\, cultural and socio-economic sustainability has enabled him to travel\, frequently with students\, to universities in countries such as Japan\, Croatia\, Malaysia\, India\, Ecuador\, Mauritius\, Denmark\, and New Zealand.   Dr. Stober recently served as a co-editor with Dr. David Humphreys for a volume entitled Transitions to Sustainability: Theoretical Debates for a Changing Planet\, and he co-authored Nature-centered Leadership: An Aspirational Narrative\, with two Ph.D. students (Tracey L. Brown and Sean J. Cullen); both volumes were published by Common Ground in 2014 and 2013 respectively.  Dr. Stober also co-authored a book with Dr. Donna Yarri\, Associate Professor of Theology at Alvernia University\, entitled God\, Science\, and Designer Genes: An Exploration of Emerging Issues in Genetic Technologies\, published by Praeger in 2009; they are currently working on a new book entitled God\, Darwin\, and the Origins of Life. \nThis event starts at 12:00 PM on Wednesday\, May 20th.\n \nMembers are invited to join by Zoom and participate in the live Q&A. Zoom details will be emailed in our weekly email newsletter. If you are a member and have not received this email\, please send a message to contactus@wacreading.org. \nhttps://www.facebook.com/wacreading/posts/3887573281284259
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/climate-change-with-dr-spencer-stober/
LOCATION:PA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200527T120000
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SUMMARY:India and Pakistan with Dr. Sudip Ghosh
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Sudip Ghosh is an associate professor of business at Penn State Berks. His scholarly and teaching interests include corporate finance\, banking and financial regulations\, macro-monetary economics\, and corporate social responsibility. He has presented pre-conference workshops and conference sessions at international conferences. Dissertation Topic: “Risk Based Capital Requirements and the U. S. Loan Market” \nThis event starts at 12:00 PM on Wednesday\, May 27th. \nMembers are invited to join by Zoom and participate in the live Q&A. Zoom details will be emailed in our weekly email newsletter. If you are a member and have not received this email\, please send a message to contactus@wacreading.org. \nJoin via www.wacreading.org/live!\nPlease join a few minutes early so you don’t miss anything! \nhttps://www.facebook.com/wacreading/posts/3926112307430356 \n 
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/india-and-pakistan-with-dr-sudip-ghosh/
LOCATION:PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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