Juneau World Affairs Council Events 2008

Unless otherwise indicated Juneau World Affairs Council presentations will begin promptly at 5:30 PM with an opportunity to meet the speaker after the presentation.  Often there will be a no-host dinner with the speaker around 7:00 PM.

NEXT EVENT
Sunday January 11th 5:30 PM Juneau Arts and Culture Center	Rigdzin Thingkhye Language Teacher and Tibetan in Exile Rigzdin will discuss his experiences as a Tibetan in exile since 1959, with an emphasis on the nature and power of the mind in Buddhist thought as a path to overcoming life's harshest obstacles and turning negatives into positives.
FUTURE EVENTS
Tuesday January 20th 5:30 PM Nickelodeon Theater	Travelogue Hungary with Deborah Smith
Wednesday January 21st 5:30 PM KTOO (on Whittier & Egan)	Eric Brown Co-founder of Impact Games "Impact Games for Peace" Eric Brown co-founded ImpactGames to create compelling interactive experiences around current events. Toward this end, ImpactGames developed PeaceMaker, a video game simulation of the Israeli- Palestinian conflict. PeaceMaker has been sold in over 60 countries, been featured in media outlets around the world, and has won several international awards. ImpactGames newest product "Play the News" addresses the shifting online news-media industry and is changing news consumption from passive reading to active engagement.
Friday January 23rd 6:30PM -10:00PM Centennial Hall	WorldQuest 2009 ! JWAC's annual global knowledge competition fundraiser Come join the fun as teams compete for honor and glory in this test of geographical and cultural knowledge. Dishes from around the world will be served for dinner, a silent auction will be held, and there will be a no-host bar (persons under 21 please be accompanied by a parent or guardian). Tickets are $50 ($25 for students) and are available from JWAC board members and Hearthside books.
Tuesday February 10th 5:30 PM Nickelodeon Theater	Travelogue China with John Roxburgh
Friday March 20th 5:30 PM KTOO (on Whittier & Egan)	Lobsang Nyandak Representative to U.S. for the Dalai Lama
Tuesday April 21st 5:30 PM Nickelodeon Theater	Travelogue Historic Europe with Doug Mertz and Margo Waring
April (Further details to follow)	JWAC Forum 2009 "Oceans: The Arctic"
Tuesday May 5th 5:30 PM Nickelodeon Theater	Travelogue Glimpses of Malawi: the country, the people and the clean well project with Paul Beran Paul will take us into the bush of one of the world's poorest countries. The team Paul was on installed almost 60 hand pumps, each serving from 50 to 300 people in a three-way partnership between the village, the Church, and Marion Medical Mission. The mission was aimed at providing clean, safe water -something that greatly decreases small child mortality and water-born diseases.
Wednesday May 20th 5:30 PM KTOO (on Whittier & Egan)	Joseph Montville Middleast Diplomacy, Religion & Peacemaking (Muslim/Jewish/Christian Relationships)