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 a preliminary outline of the schedule for our September 2020 to April 2021 program year. Further details and changes will be added as they become available. 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.... October 15, 2020: David Bachman, University of Washington Jackson School. China and The Belt and Road Initiative. November 19, 2020: Benjamin Tromly, University of Puget Sound. Russia/Central Europe/Eastern Europe. December 10, 2020: Robert Hamilton, Governor’s Advisor for Trade Policy, WA St. Dept. of Commerce. 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 Visit the events page of our sister organization World Affairs Council of Tacoma. |