Orange County World Trade Week
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF ORANGE COUNTY
will be sponsoring with
GREATER IRVINE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ORANGE COUNTY WORLD TRADE WEEK
Breakfast & Forum
Joe Kiani
Keynote Speaker
Masimo Founder, Chairman, and CEO
Program:
- Orange County Trade Overview
- Export Success Stories Panel featuring small, medium and large company export experiences
- Trade EXPO: Network and connect with International consuls, chambers, trade organizations to explore and expand your exporting capacity
Date: Thursday, May 17th, 2018
Time: 7:00 Am – 11:00 AM
Venue: Irvine Marriott
For more information: contact our office at (949) 253-5751 or e-mail us at orangecounty@worldaffairscouncil.org
11th Academic WorldQuest Competition 2018 in honor of Mr. Bruce Hallenbeck
World Affairs Council of Orange County
Invites you to participate in our
11th Annual Academic WorldQuest
in honor of
Mr. Bruce Hallenbeck, generous sponsor and benefactor of students
March 3rd, 2018
Register Your OC High School Team Today!
Academic WorldQuest is a team competition, held among Orange County high school students, testing students’ knowledge of global affairs. This year the local winning team from Orange County will have the opportunity to participate in the National Academic WorldQuest in Washington DC on April 28th, 2018! Recruit your team of trivia all-stars and join us for an afternoon of fun, food, and friendly competition!
Who: One team of 4 students per high school
Cost: There is no fee to participate
What: Academic WorldQuest competition is to be held on Saturday, March 3rd, 2018 in Orange County. Teams respond to a combination of multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, and open-ended questions in the following categories:
NAFTA
ASEAN at 50
India’s Bid for Global Power
Combating Climate Change
Cybersecurity
Saudi Arabia
Great Decisions
The Peacebuilding Toolkit
America’s Diplomats
Current Events
When: Saturday, March 3rd, 2018
Time: 12:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Location: Chapman University
Attire: Business casual
Registration: – A teacher registers the team by emailing us at orangecounty@worldaffairscouncil.org
How: Preparation – A study guide will be mailed to you when your team is confirmed.
Why it is Important: Academic WorldQuest is a great way for students to learn and engage in international affairs through fun and challenging activities along with being able to include their experience on their resume or college applications. This year the local winning team from Orange County will have the opportunity to participate in the National Academic WorldQuest in Washington.
BE A SPONSOR!
OR
Be an Academic WorldQuest 2018 Underwriter
WINNING TEAM LODGING SPONSOR $900
1 Student Lodging Sponsor $180
2 Student Lodging Sponsors $360
3 Student Lodging Sponsors $540
4 Students Lodging Sponsor $720
WINNING TEAM FLIGHT SPONSOR $2500
1 Student Flight Sponsor $500
2 Students Flight Sponsor $1000
3 Students Flight Sponsor $1500
4 Students Flight Sponsor $2000
Please send your checks to World Affairs Council of Orange County, 2102 Business Center Dr., Irvine, CA 92612 or call our office at (949)-253-5751
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR!
Hon. Tully Seymour & Mrs. Janette Seymour
Mrs. Libby Pankey
Judge James Gray (ret.)
“Independent Filmmaking in Contemporary China” with Professor Paul Pickowicz, Ph.D.
Thursday, April 26th, 2018
“Independent Filmmaking in Contemporary China”
with
Paul Pickowicz, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of History and Chinese Studies at the University of California, San Diego
Everyone knows there is state-sector filmmaking in China closely supervised closely by the government. Much of it falls into the propaganda or commercial light entertainment categories. What many people outside China do not know is that non-state-sector independent filmmaking also takes place in China (ever since about 1990).
Independent cinema has shown the unfiltered and at times undesirable aspects of a country keen on perfect displays, and the Chinese government has retaliated with intense regulation. Independent cinema has become a conflict over whom and what ultimately is presented as China. Unlike Western indie films, which seek independence from the dominance of Hollywood’s silver screen, non-state Chinese films have sought independence from the confines of censorship. You won’t see the work on TV, in theaters, or in other state-controlled venues, but it gets made and is circulated in various ways nonetheless. It tends to deal with real social issues and problems that the state sector neglects or avoids.
We are thrilled to have Dr. Paul Pickowicz, one of the country’s leading historians on modern China with 15 books (2 on this subject) to his credit address our Council on this subject. Professor Pickowicz currently serves as Distinguished Professor of History and Chinese Studies as well as Endowed Chair in Modern Chinese History at the University of California, San Diego. A true interdisciplinary scholar, his work has investigated the impact of the Cultural Revolution on Chinese peasants, the history of Chinese cinema, Cold War propaganda strategies, rural protest and Chinese soft-power initiatives. His book “Chinese Village, Socialist State,” was called “by far the best book on the impact of the Chinese Communist Party on peasant life” by The New York Review of Books.
Complete with sample clips from different films, Professor Pickowicz will be discussing what motivates these filmmakers (many of whom he knows), and how their work is received. Join us as we welcome Professor Paul Pickowicz on Thursday, April 26th!
Venue: The Pacific Club
(4110 MacArthur Blvd, Newport Beach, CA 92660)
5:30 PM REGISTRATION/RECEPTION
6:45 PM DINNER
WACOC Member $75
Non-Member $90
Student $50
REGISTER HERE
(If you are interested in sponsoring a student or a table of students (10) which includes dinner, please contact our office at (949) 253-5751 or e-mail us at orangecounty@worldaffairscouncil.org)
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: THURSDAY, APRIL 19TH, 2018
Dietary Restrictions: Please e-mail orangecounty@worldaffairscouncil.org or call our office (949) 253-5751 by Thursday, April 19th, 2018. Accommodations cannot be made after this date.
Refund Policy: Refund requests will not be accepted after the registration deadline. Cancellations must be made no later than the registration deadline.
Paying by Check: Please bring your check to the event and call our office at (949) 253 – 5751 to confirm your reservation before the registration deadline.
“Myanmar: The Ethnic Cleansing of the Rohingya & Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s Reaction” with Dr. Azeem Ibrahim – Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Policy and Research Professor at the Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College
November 2017
“Myanmar: The Ethnic Cleansing of the Rohingya & Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s Reaction”
with
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim
Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Policy and Research Professor at the Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim is author of the recently released, “The Rohingyas: Inside Myanmar’s Hidden Genocide.” Over 400,000, 1/4 of the Rohingya population in Rakhine State, have fled their homes since the long simmering conflict between the Myanmar military and the Rohingya boiled over on August 25th. The United Nations has described the situation as a textbook example of ethnic cleansing and world leaders have pleaded with Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to speak out more forcefully about the crises.
Dr. Ibrahim is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Policy and Research Professor at the Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College. He received his PhD from the University of Cambridge and has previously been appointed an International Security Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a World Fellow at Yale University.
DATE & LOCATION: TBA