Academic World Quest is Flagship Program of the World Affairs Council system. The game was invented by the Charlotte, North Carolina World Affairs Council and is widely played at the adult and high school levels around the country. It is a team game testing competitors' knowledge of international affairs, geography, history, and culture. Beginning in 2003, the World Affairs Councils of America has held an annual national high school competition in Washington, D.C.

The Juneau World Affairs Council sponsors and funds a Juneau-Douglas High School team to travel to the national high school competition.

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The Juneau World Quest is our annual fund raiser and generally occurs in January. It is a team game testing contestants' knowledge of world affairs, geography, history, culture, flags, sports, current events, world organizations, countries and more. Each team consists of between four and eight players. Anyone can form a team. For instance, a business may field its  employees; a civic organization enlists its members; or a casual group of friends decides to compete. Because alcohol is served at the event, minors unaccompanied by their parent or guardian may not participate.

There are approximately 60 questions. Each question is presented orally and visually. Team members have a maximum of a minute to confer and reach agreement. The team having the highest score wins. In the event of a tie, one or more elimination rounds is held.

The event also includes a multi-ethnic dinner, silent auction and dessert auction.

Model United Nations is a simulation of the UN General Assembly and other multilateral bodies. In Model UN, students step into the shoes of ambassadors from UN member states to debate current issues on the organization's agenda. While playing their roles as ambassadors, student "delegates" make speeches, prepare draft resolutions, negotiate with allies and adversaries, resolve conflicts, and navigate the Model UN conference rules of procedure - all in the interest of mobilizing "international cooperation" to resolve problems that affect countries all over the world. 

The Juneau World Affairs Council  sponsors and funds a Juneau-Douglas High School team to travel to the regional and national Model U.N. programs.

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“It’s Your World” is a public affairs broadcast of the World Affairs Council of Northern California (San Francisco) in which council President Jane Wales asks leading policymakers, journalists, scholars and artists questions that get to the heart of the stories in the international  news realm. The broadcast, produced on KQED, generally airs on Monday evenings.

The Juneau World Affairs Council underwrites its broadcast on KTOO FM in Juneau, Monday evenings at 8 p.m.

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