The Olympia World Affairs Council's program year runs September through April, usually on the third Thursday of the month. Speakers include professors, economists, diplomats, historians, scientists, non-profit organization leaders, business executives, and public officials.
In May we host the OWAC Spring Reception, which is centered around the presentation of the Global Connect Award.
In addition to our September-April regular schedule, we occasionally offer special programs, social gatherings with discussions of timely topics, and one-time summer programs.
In May we host the OWAC Spring Reception, which is centered around the presentation of the Global Connect Award.
In addition to our September-April regular schedule, we occasionally offer special programs, social gatherings with discussions of timely topics, and one-time summer programs.
To be notified by email of our events, please become a member.
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PROGRAMS
Dear OWAC Members and Guests, below is an outline of the schedule for our September 2020 to April 2021 program year. Further details and changes will be added as they become available. These programs will take place using the video conference software Zoom. September 17, 2020 via Zoom: Ethiopia: How Ethnicity, Electricity, and COVID19 Threaten its Narrow Path to Peace with Jeffrey Ried, PhD, and Stephanie Garlichs. More info and Zoom login procedure.... Watch video of this program: https://youtu.be/Vhdct9nJIhQ October 15, 2020 via Zoom: China's Belt and Road Initiative: Much Ado about What? with David Bachman, University of Washington Jackson School. More info and Zoom login procedure... Watch video of this program: https://youtu.be/3xN3ZEFU4sI November 19, 2020 via Zoom: Democratic Backsliding in the EU: Hungary, Poland and the Weight of the Past with Benjamin Tromly, Professor of History, University of Puget Sound. More info and login procedure... Watch video of this program: https://youtu.be/MpdMLOjN_Nc December 10, 2020 via Zoom, (Note: Second Thursday!): Trade Policy in Transition with Robert Hamilton, Governor’s Advisor for Trade Policy, WA St. Dept. of Commerce. More info and login link... January 21, 2021: David Price, St. Martin’s University. Anthropology/US Military. February 18, 2021: David Fenner, University of Washington Jackson School. Challenges to Democracy. March 18, 2021: Sara Curran, University of Washington Jackson School. Population Impacts of Climate Change. April 15, 2021: Benjamin Meiches, University of Washington Tacoma, and Courtney Nevett, Western Washington University. Genocide. Schedule Changes: In the event of late-breaking changes, we will endeavor to update this page and our Facebook page ASAP.
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Third Thursday of the month 7:30 - 8:30 Speaker 8:30 - 9:00 Questions and answers; discussion ZOOM Due to the health risk to our members caused by the coronavirus pandemic, fall 2020 programs will proceed via the free online meeting platform Zoom. Zoom is very easy to setup and use. The programs will be hosted and moderated by OWAC board members, and presented by the speaker in as familiar a way as possible. Zoom works on desktop computers, laptop computers, tablets, and smart phones. To fully participate the device requires a camera and microphone. It also works audio-only on landline or flip phones. To get a head start, Zoom's support pages have instructions and video tutorials. Here are links to some helpful ones: support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-How-Do-I-Join-A-Meeting- support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362033-Getting-Started-on-Windows-and-Mac World Affairs Councils around the US are offering internet programs; OWAC receives announcements for some, which you can find links about here.
Visit the events page of our sister organization World Affairs Council of Tacoma. |