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Celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of
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An Energy New Deal for the United States
Jacques Besnainou
President, AREVA Inc.
President and CEO, AREVA NP, Inc.
Date: Wednesday, May 27
Time:

5:30 - 6:15 pm: Networking Reception (cash bar and hors d'oeuvres)
6:15 - 7:30 pm: Presentation and Q&A
Venue: Hampshire House
The Library (Second Floor)
84 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Cost: $25 for WorldBoston members and students; $50 for non-members
RSVP: Registration required by noon on Tuesday, May 26
Please call 617-542-8995 ext. 102 or e-mail wb@worldboston.org
No-shows and cancellations after May 25 will be billed in full
Topic: AREVA has the distinction of working in every stage of the nuclear fuel cycle and has constructed 100 nuclear plants around the world. Currently, the company's trademark EPR design is the only type of Pressurized Water Reactor under construction worldwide. As President of AREVA, Jacques Besnainou provides oversight and vision for the North American arm of a global leader in the energy business. Mr. Besnainou will lead a discussion on nuclear power's role in addressing climate change, job creation, and what is sought from Washington and the private sector to realize the promise of nuclear power.

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WorldBoston and The Boston Eric M. Warburg Chapter of the American Council on Germany

 

cordially invite you to an author luncheon:


 

The Geopolitics of Emotion
Dominique Moïsi
Founder and Senior Adviser to the French Institute of International Affairs
Date: Monday, May 18
Time:

12:00 noon - 2:00 pm
Venue: WorldBoston
NonProfit Center - 2nd Floor Conference Room
89 South Street
Boston, MA 02111
For security, please bring a photo I.D.
Cost: $10 for WorldBoston and ACG members, $20 for non-members (includes lunch)
RSVP: Registration required by Thursday, May 14
Please call 617-542-8995 ext. 102 or e-mail wb@worldboston.org
No-shows and cancellations after May 14 will be billed in full
Topic & bio: Dominique Moïsi is the author of "The Geopolitics of Emotion: How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation, and Hope are Reshaping the World," which was released on May 5. The book offers a provocative perspective on globalization and its emotional impacts on the West, the Muslim world, and Asia.

Mr. Moïsi writes a column for the Financial Times and contributes to Foreign Affairs. He is currently a Visiting Professor in the Department of Government and Pierre Keller Visiting Professor at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, at Harvard University.

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GREAT DECISIONS 2009

WorldBoston presents GREAT DECISIONS free and open to the public, thanks to the generosity of The Lowell Institute.
Lectures are held at the Boston Public Library's Orientation Room (first floor), from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm.

The GREAT DECISIONS Global Affairs Education Program will celebrate its 55th anniversary in 2009, and includes the annual Briefing Book, Great Decisions TV, discussion groups across the country, and the GD Online newsletter.  Great Decisions topics are chosen by the Foreign Policy Association and cover eight critical foreign-policy issues.  The first four sessions of 2009 are: 

Receive your GREAT DECISIONS Briefing Book
 (a $20 value)
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For Educators
& Students:
GREAT DECISIONS
In the Classroom
  • May 12  Cuba after Fidel
     Speaker    : Edward Schumacher-Matos
    Robert F. Kennedy Visiting Professor in Latin American Studies
    Harvard Kennedy School
     Topic: Since Fidel Castro handed over the presidency of Cuba to his brother, Raul in early 2008, signs of greater economic openness have led to much speculation. Will Raul seek to reopen ties with the U.S.? What role will Cuba's American exiles play in shaping a post-Castro Cuba?
     
  • April 14  Global Food Crisis 
    Speaker: Professor Ellen Messer
         Brandeis Univ. Program in Sustainable International Development
    Tufts Univ. Friedman School of Nutrition Science
    American Anthropological Assosiation Task Force on World Food Crisis
     
  • March 10  Afghanistan and Pakistan
     Speaker    : Professor Ayesha Jalal
    Mary Richardson Professor of History, Tufts University
    Director of the Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies at Tufts
     Speaker: Razia Jan
    H    umanitarian and founder of Zabuli School for girls in her native Afghanistan
     
  • Feb. 10  Energy and the Global Economy
    Speaker: Professor Nazli Choucri
    Department of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Director of the Global System for Sustainable Development, MIT

     See WorldBoston's Great Decisions 2008 Series

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