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PROGRAMS
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WORLD CITIZENS AWARD
Each fall, WACC hosts the World Citizen Award
Dinner, a high profile fund-raiser that has featured recipients and
speakers such as John Belk, Herman Blumenthal, Hodding Carter, Elizabeth
Dole, William Friday, Millard Fuller, Billy Graham, Senator Fritz
Hollings, Hugh McColl, Charlie Rose, Loonis McGlohon, General H. Hugh
Shelton, Irwin Belk, Senator Joseph Bidden, Jerry
Richardson, Erskine and Crandall Bowles, and most recently, Graham
Allison.
Click here for more information on
the World Citizen Award Dinner
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This unique event, which debuted in Charlotte, has become a
major fund-raising event around the country for other World
Affairs Councils. Teams from local businesses, schools and
other organizations compete for prizes in this international
trivia competition held each year in January. Challenging
questions are prepared for the competition relating to
current events, geography and international issues.
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Each year WACC recruits
internationally renowned speakers from around the world to speak on topics
ranging from economics to globalization to foreign policy. These programs
are held at various locations in our community throughout the year and are
designed to cover a wide range of topics and current events. In the
aftermath of September 11th, the Council sponsored several
programs on the Middle East and provided tapes of these programs for
teachers in Mecklenburg County.
Click here for information on the 2008 Speaker
Series Program
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SOCIETY
 The Magellan Society (TMS) is a network of
internationally-minded young professionals in the Charlotte area
committed to engaging in social and educational activities that
promote global understanding. TMS is dedicated in encouraging young
adults to "Bring the World to Charlotte" through events like
First Friday Happy
Hours and Adventures in Dining.
Click here for
more information about the Magellan Society
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GREAT DECISIONS
Great Decisions is a program that promotes citizen
awareness and discussion about timely foreign policy issues. It is run by
the Foreign Policy Association in New York. Each year eight topics
are chosen by a panel and in-depth articles on each subject are prepared
by experts. The articles go into the 100-page softbound Great Decisions
briefing book that appears with new content every January. Great Decisions is the oldest and largest grassroots
educational program on world affairs of its kind in the country, with
about 350,000 overall participants.
Click here for
Great Decision lecture dates
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VOYAGERS CLUB
Council members
and guests will be invited to get together monthly for dinner
and discussion with a special guest speaker. Join us for lively
conversation as we enjoy international cuisine in our community.
Click
here for Voyagers Club information
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TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES |
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As
a member of the World Affairs Council you have the great opportunity to
go on trips organized by the councils. These trips offer all the
highlights of touring. You will also look behind the scenes and be part
of special briefings held by political leaders and local experts.
For more information on
upcoming trips, please contact
Jennifer Armentrout at
704.687.7758 |
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