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Tuesday, September 23, 2003,  7:30 p.m.
Great Decisions 2003 Evening at Emory

Thursday, November 6, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Lula and Brazil, with guest Myriam Quispe-Agnoli from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, November 6, 2003, 7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Executive Workshop on China's Business Practices and Environment: Creating Opportunities for U.S. Firms in the World's Fastest Growing Economy.  Speakers include Dr. Ilan Alon, Professor at the Crummer Graduate Business School, Rollins College, Florida, and Senator Sam Zamarripa, Georgia State Senate. Sponsors: Georgia Tech CIBER, The University of Florida CIBER, Rollins College, and the China Research Center.
Huang Executive Education Center, Room 316, 800 West Peachtree Street, NW, Atlanta, Georgia.

Friday, November 7, 2003, 7:45 - 9:00 a.m.
Southern Center For International Studies Breakfast Briefing: Argentina: Recovering from Crisis, with guest speaker His Excellency, Jose Octavio Bordon, Argentine Ambassador to the U.S.
Southern Center for international Studies, 320 West Paces Ferry Road.

Friday, November 7, 2003, 4:00 p.m.
Talk and panel discussion: Ireland: Gateway to Europe/Bridge to America, a talk by Albert Reynolds, former Prime Minister of Ireland, one of the key architects of the Northern Ireland peace process, followed by a panel discussion with Mr. Reynolds, Donald Keogh, former President of Coke, Tom Noonan, Chairman, Internet Securities
Boynton Auditorium of the Goizueta Business School, Emory University

Tuesday, November 11, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Seminar: Currency Valuation in China: Politics or Policy?  Guest speaker: Dr. Gene Chang, Professor of Economics, University of Toledo. Sponsor: Georgia Tech CIBER and the China Research Center.
DuPree College of Management, Room 312,  Georgia Institute for Technology, located within Technology Square at 800 West Peachtree Street, N.W., Atlanta. Map available at http://www.gatech.edu/technology-square/map.php For additional information call Dr. Haizheng

Wednesday, November 12, 2003, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Conversations at the Carter Center: Defending Human Rights,
One Copenhill, 453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta Georgia 30307.

Wednesday, November 12, 2003, 8:00 p.m.
Lecture: Education and peace in Northern Ireland a lecture by Martin McGuinness, former Minister of Education, Northern Island Assembly and Sinn Fein MP for Mid-Ulster, British House of Commons,
White Hall 208,  Emory University Campus

Thursday, November 13, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: The Making of a Constitution focus will be on the newly released draft of a constitution for Afghanistan and the process for producing a constitution for Iraq; comparisons will be made with the Post-War constitution of Japan and the proposals for a European Union constitution
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, November 13, 2003, 7:00 p.m.
Talk: Atlanta Remembering Rachel Corrie, given by Craig and Cindy Corrie, parents of Rachel;
Druid Hills United Methodist Church, 1200 Ponce de Leon Avenue;

Friday, November 14 2003, 11:45 a.m.  
Luncheon Presentation: Leveraging China: A Southern Strategy for American Business, by Dr. Glen Shive, Director, Hong Kong American Center and Dr. Saimond Ip, Director, Hong Kong Pearl River Delta Foundation. Sponsors: Hong Kong Information Center, Georgia Tech CIBER, the Center for International Strategy & Technology Policy, and the China Research Center.
Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center, 800 Spring Street, NW, Atlanta.

Wednesday, November 19, 2003, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Presentation: Emerging Regional Growth Poles in China and India, by Dr. James Heitzman and Dr. Susan Walcott of Georgia State University. After the presentation, Dr. Susan Walcott will sign copies of her recently published book, Chinese Science and Technology Industrial Parks, which will available for sale at the session. Sponsors: Southern Center for International Studies, the Asia Studies Center at GSU, and the China Research Center.
Southern Center of International Studies, 320 West Paces Ferry Road.

Thursday, November 20, 2003, 6:00 p.m.: Reception 7:00 p.m.: Lecture
Discussion & Signing: Author Jon Meacham, managing editor of Newsweek, will discuss and sign his new book Franklin and Winston, a definitive account of the historic friendship between the two men who led the free world to victory in World War II
Margaret Mitchell House & Museum, 990 Peachtree St at the corner of 10th and Peachtree

Sunday, November 2, 2003,  4:00 p.m.
Lecture: Public Health and Medical Care in China; US-China Peoples Friendship Association
Agnes Scott

Thursday, October 9, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: A Road Map for North Korea presentation and discussion of Transition on the Korean Peninsula: A Perspective of the Successor Generation, a report on historic, political, economic, and security issues pertaining to Korea, both North and South, prepared by the Georgia Tech Committee on U.S.-Korean Relations. Guests will include Gene Germanovich, Adrian Little, and Max Martin, students from the Seminar on U.S.-Korean Policy who participated in the preparation of the report.

Thursday, October 2, 2003, 6:00 p.m.
Council on Foreign Relations Debate: A New National Security Strategy, based on the Council Policy Initiative report, A New National Security Strategy in an Age of Terrorism, Tyrants, and Weapons of Mass Destruction; panelists will include Lawrence J. Korb, CFR Senior Fellow and Director of National Security Studies, Assistant Secretary of Defense, 1981-1985, author of 15 books and 100 articles on national security issues, and Max Boot, CFR Senior Fellow in National Security Studies, contributing editor to The Weekly Standard, former editor and writer at The Wall Street Journal and the Christian Science Monitor, author of The Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power; sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations and The Sam Nunn Shool of International Affairs at Georgia Tech, in cooperation with the United Nations Foundation
Georgia Tech Student Center Theater, 351 Ferst Drive, NW, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, October 2, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: NO REGULAR DISCUSSION THIS WEEK 

Sunday, September 28, 2003, 2:00 p.m. - ?
IIF/Great Decisions Picnic and Ice Cream Social
W. D. Thompson Park

Thursday, September 25, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: The Philosophy of Islamic Terrorism moderated by  Jason DeJoannis  
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Tuesday, September 23, 2003, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
A Conversation with President and Mrs. Carter: first in the 5 part series of Conversations at the Carter Center;
Carter Center: One Copenhill, 453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta GA, 30307

Tuesday, September 23, 2003, 11:45 a.m.
Lunch & Lecture: International Security from an European Perspective by Dr. Robert Kennedy,  Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech;
GCATT,  250 14th Street,  Atlanta, GA

Thursday, September 18, 2003, 7:30-9:00 PM
IIF Discussion: A Change in Leadership for the Palestinians? moderated my Dr. Cedric Suzman
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, September 18, 2003, 11:30 a.m.
Lunch and Roundtable: South Korean Ambassador Han Sung-Joo and U.S. Ambassador Thomas Hubbard
191 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA

Wednesday, September 17, 2003, 6:30 p.m.
Reception and Dinner: Korea Caravan 2003 "Dinner with the Ambassadors"  The Southern Center for International Studies is pleased to co-host a dinner with the Korea Economic Institute (KEI) in honor his Excellency Han Sung-Joo, Korean Ambassador to the United States and The Honorable Thomas Hubbard, U.S. Ambassador to Korea
Grand Hyatt Atlanta Hotel, 3300 Peachtree Rd. Atlanta, GA

Tuesday, September 16, 2003, 7:30 p.m.
Survivors of the Hiroshima/Nagasaki bombing, Miyoko Matsubara and Minoru Hataguchi will share their stories of survival and witness
Jones Room of the Woodruff Library, Emory Campus

Sunday, September 14 , 2003, 4:00 p.m.
Hiroshima/Nagasaki Exhibit and Reception: Koto and Shakahatchee artists will perform a concert during the reception; sponsored by Emory University East Asian Studies Program; organized by the Atlanta Chapter of the UN Association and Global Peacemakers.
Schatten Gallery of the Woodruff Library on the Emory University campus

Thursday, September 4 , 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Eastern Europe and the Accession of the 10 new members to the European Union moderated by Jacobus Boers
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, August 28, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: The Horn of Africa moderated by Jacobus Boers
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Wednesday, August 27, 2003, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Southern Center for International Studies 3rd Annual Open House Reception: learn about the programs and resources available at the Center, explore the interior of historic house designed by Philip Shutze, and enjoy a sampling of international hors d’oeuvres and wines
Southern Center, 320 West Paces Ferry Road; please RSVP online or by calling 404-261-5763.

Friday, August 22, 2003, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Chinese Photo Exhibit and Reception: Everyday Life in Western China presented by the US-China Peoples Friendship Association
Alston Hall, located in the lower level of the student center, Agnes Scott, 141 College Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030;

Thursday, August 7, 2003 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: The Role of NGO's in shaping the image of the USA Abroad with a panel of resources moderated by George Brown, Executive Director of GCIV with panelists to include Curtis Schaeffer, an International relief and development consultant who does work with CARE and fellow IIF members Vince Farley and Charles Hubert.  The discussion themes will address some important questions, including: What do NGO's do? How do they operate internationally? What is the scope and size of the influence of NGO's in the developing world? How do NGO's influence Foreign Policy? Are NGO's required to implement official US policy? How much power and influence do NGO's have in shaping international institutions and policies?
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, August 7, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Troubles in the Caucasus: Focus on Chechnya and Georgia moderated by Charles Hubert
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, July 31, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Liberia: Peacemaking or Interference? moderated by Jacobus Boers
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, July 24, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Japan and the U.S.A.: A 150-Year Relationship
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, July 17, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Peru, with Myriam Quispe-Agnoli
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, July 10, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Revisiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with guest Innocent Kakolesha, currently professor of Chemistry at Lane College in Jackson, TN, previously the Executive Director of ANACCO (All North American Conference on the Congo). He will give us first hand and personal information on the previous and current leaders and the most recent events occurring in the DRC,
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, July 3, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Reviewing the international Hot Spots
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Saturday, June 28, 2003, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Reception to celebrate exhibit opening: The Splendors of Taiwan: A Photographic exhibition of life in Taiwan
City Gallery East, 675 Ponce de Leon Avenue

Thursday, June 26, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: African World War: the Congo moderated by Jacobus Boers
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, June 19, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Updates on Brazil and Argentina with Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Latin American Expert, Federal Reserve Bank.
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Wednesday, June 11 to August 6, 2003, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Great Decisions 2003
World Trade Center, SunTrust Building, 300 Peachtree Street,  NE Atlanta, GA

Monday, June 9, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Interactive discussion: Demystifying North Korea and Kim Jong-Il, with Merrily Baird, former CIA senior analyst for East Asian leadership studies
Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, Zaban Park, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, June 5, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: The UK: Role in the EU and NATO; Adoption of the Euro?; Foreign Policy; US-UK Relations; Tony Blair, moderated by Charles Hubert
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Wednesday, June5, 2003, 11:45 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Internet Event: Debate: Is Anti-Americanism a Self-Inflicted Wound? Minxin Pei, author of "The Paradoxes of American Nationalism" (Foreign Policy, May/June, 2003) vs. Francis Fukuyama, author of The End of History; sponsored by Foreign Policy and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 

Thursday, May 29, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: The Bush Doctrine: Origins and Implementation - A New Direction in U.S. Foreign Policy? moderated by Jacobus Boers
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, May 22, 2003, 7:00 p.m.
Speaker: Bioterrorism by Marilyn W. Thompson, the award-winning assistant managing editor for investigations at The Washington Post. She will discuss the threat of bioterrorism and sign copies of her new book The Killer Strain: Anthrax and a Government Exposed. The Killer Strain is the first in-depth investigation of the still-unsolved anthrax attacks in the fall of 2001 that killed five persons and played havoc with the U.S. Postal Service, Congressional offices, and news media offices in Florida, Washington, and New York.
Miller-Ward House Alumni House, 815 Houston Mill Road, Atlanta, GA

Wednesday, May 21, 2003, 11:45 a.m.
ACIR Reception with Lunch and Program: The United States and France in a Transformed World with His Excellency Jean-David Levitte, French Ambassador to the U.S
Capital City Club, 7 Harris Street, Atlanta,  GA.

Wednesday, May 21, 2003,  7:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Southern Center Breakfast Briefing: How Dangerous is North Korea? with guest speakers: Honorable  James T. Laney, former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea and President  Emeritus, Emory University; Dr. John Endicott, Director of  CISTP at Geargia Institute for Technology; Dr. Han Park, Director of  CSGI at the University of Georgia
Southern Center fro International Studies, 320 W. Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta GA

Thursday, May 15, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Roadmap to Solution of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict moderated by Jim Hoeper
Villa International Library (2nd floor)

Thursday, May 12, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Iran, moderated by Jim Hoeper
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, May 8, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Nigeria: With the elections over, will there be change? moderated by Jacobus Boers
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Monday, May 5, 2003, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Lecture: The Impact of the War in Iraq on the UN and Human Rights with Jeffrey Laurenti, Executive Director, Policy Studies, United Nations Association-USA as speaker
Rollins School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA (Emory Campus)

Sunday, May 4, 2003, 6:30 p.m. 
Presentation: Voices of Justice about the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories and the movement for Palestinian human rights and self determination.  Speakers: Maxim, film maker; Ellen O'Grady, artist; Ora Wise, activist; Beth Corrie, cousin of ISM activist Rachel Corrie
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta, 1911 Cliff Valley Way, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, May 1, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Syria: A "State of Concern"
Villa International Library (2nd floor)

Wednesday, April 30, 2003, 11:45 a.m.
ACIR Reception: The Old and the New Europe with His Excellency Martin Palaos, Czech Ambassador to the US
Capital City Club, 7 Harris Street, Atlamta, GA

Friday, April 25, 2003, 11:30 a.m.
Special Luncheon Honoring Korean War Veterans: Keynote Address by General Kim Jae Chang (ROKA Retired) and Special Honoree General Raymond G. Davis (USMC, Retired); Introduction by Consul General Jung-Pyo Cho; Sponsored by the Committee for the General Ray Davis Endowment Fund for International Security Studies, and the Korea Initiative
Georgia Institute for Technology,  Student Center Ballroom

Thursday, April 23, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Dealing with North Korea: What are Our Options?
Villa International Library (2nd floor)

Wednesday, April 16, 2003, 12:00 noon
Halle Distinguished Lecture Series and Luncheon: with the Honorable Hans-Dietrich Genscher, former Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany presented by the Southern Center for International Studies
Grand Hyatt Atlanta Hotel, 3300 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA

Tuesdays, April 15 to June 10, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Great Decisions 2003 Evening at Emory topics will included:
Unilateralism vs Multilateralism in US foreign policy
Afghanistan
US and Saudi Arabia
Nigeria
International Food Policy
China
European Integration
Women and Human Rights

Sunday, April 13, 2003, 2:00 p.m.
Great Decisions Picnic: bring a dish to share; husbands, wives, children, dates, friends, pets...
W.D. Thompson Park, Mason Woods Drive (off Mason Mill Road) a mile from the Emory Campus;

Thursday, April 10, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Update on the War with Iraq: What comes next? with moderator Jacobus Boers
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Sunday, April 6, 2003, 4:00PM
Presentation: China's Quest for Belief by the US-China Peoples’ Friendship Association  and Agnes Scott College Department of History
Lower Evans Hall, Agnes Scott University, 141 College Avenue, Decatur, GA

Thursday, April 3, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: The effects of the War with Iraq on U.S. relationships with Mexico and Canada; Moderator, David Reifenberger
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA (0.4 miles from Briarcliff)

Thursday, April 3, 2003, 11:45 a.m.
ACIR Reception: The Future of the Transatlantic Relationship with His Excellency Frans van Daele, Belgian Ambassador to the US,
Capital City Club, 7 Harris Street Atlanta, GA

Wednesday, March 19, 2003, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Conversations at the Carter Center: Money and Politics in the Western Hemisphere
The Carter Center, One Copenhill 453 Freedom Parkway Atlanta, GA 30307 (404) 331-3900

Friday, February 7, 2003, 8:30 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
4th Annual Africa Seminar by Southern Center for International Studies
Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, 165 Courtland Street, Atlanta, GA 30303

Friday, February 7, 2002, 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Opportunities and Challenges for US Companies; Keynote Speaker Dr. Robert Kapp, China Research Center
Georgia State Student Center Auditorium, Corner of Gilmer and Courtland Streets

Thursday, February 6, 2003, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Conversations at the Carter Center: Righting Human Rights
The Carter Center,  One Copenhill 453 Freedom Parkway Atlanta, GA 30307 (404) 331-3900

January - March 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Great Decisions 2003 discussion groups for 8 weeks at various locations in Atlanta with topics including:
· Unilateralism vs Multilateralism in US foreign policy
· Afghanistan
· US and Saudi Arabia
· Nigeria
· International Food Policy
· China
· European Integration
· Women and Human Rights

Thursday, January 30, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.  
IIF Discussion: India Updates with Teji Sahni,  Moderator 
Villa International Library - 2nd floor - 1749 Clifton Rd. , Atlanta, GA

Saturday, January, 2003, 25 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Chinese New Year's Party; Year of the Ram; Banquet and Entertainment; 
Pung Mie Restaurant

Thursday, January 23, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.  
IIF Discussion: The Two Koreas; Nuclear Threats from the North and the New Administration in the South 
Villa International Library - 2nd floor - 1749 Clifton Rd. , Atlanta, GA

Thursday, January 16, 2003, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.  
IIF Discussion: African Hot Spots, Jacobus Boers, Moderator 
Villa International Library - 2nd floor - 1749 Clifton Rd. , Atlanta, GA

Wednesday, January 15, 2003, 11:45 a.m. 
ACIR Lunch: Korea: Nuclear Threats from the North and a New Regime in the South; Is the US ready to address challenges from Northeast Asia as it looks towards Iraq? with John Endicott, Director, Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy, GATech 
Capital City Club, 7 Harris Street, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, December 19, 2002, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. 
IIF Discussion: China's New Leadership
Villa International - Library, Second Floor - 1749 Clifton Rd. , Atlanta, GA

Thursday, December 12, 2002, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. 
IIF Discussion: Iraq Update 
Villa International - Library, Second Floor - 1749 Clifton Rd. , Atlanta, GA

Thursday, December 10, 2002, 11:45 a.m. 
Atlanta Council on International Relations Luncheon Meeting: A Journalist's Perspective on US Foreign Policy by Jay Brookman, columnist and deputy editor of AJC, specializing in Foreign Relations

Thursday, December 5, 2002, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. 
IIF Discussion: The EU Summit and the NATO Summit 
Mack Love Senior Center, Life Enrichment Services, 1340 McConnell Drive, Atlanta, GA

Tuesday, November 5, 2002, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. 
Conversations at the Carter Center: In the Wake of September 11, 2001 
The Carter Center, One Copenhill 453 Freedom Parkway Atlanta, GA 30307

Thursday, October 31, 2002, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Russia: the Politics of Oil
Villa International 

Thursday, October 24, 2002, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Will the United Nations Survive?
Villa International 

Thursday, October 17, 2002, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Pakistan and Kashmir Elections
Villa International 

Thursday, October 10, 2002, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Relations between the USA with the European Union
Villa International 

Thursday, September 26, 2002
Lecture: Reynolds Price, author
Margaret Mitchell House,  990 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA

Wednesday, September 25, 2002, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Conversations with the Carter Center: Town Hall Meeting with President and Mrs. Carter 
The Carter Center, One Copenhill 453 Freedom Parkway Atlanta, GA 30307

Wednesday, September 25, 2002, 6:00 p.m.
Panel: Taiwan and China since Joining the WTO with Dr. Lawrence Grinter, Professor of Asian Studies, Air War College, Dr. Nicholas Lardy, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Bureau at Brookings Institute, Dr. Zhi Wang, Senior Research Scientist, School of Computational Sciences, George Mason University, and Penelope Prime, Director, China Research Center and Professor of Economics at Kennesaw, at the Center for International Strategy, Technology and Policy, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office and the China Research Center at Kennesaw State University 
Georgia Institute for Technology, Student Center

Thursday, September 19, 2002, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Iraq and the address of President George W. Bush to the United Nations General Assembly
Villa International 

Wednesday, September 18, 2002, 5:30 -7:30 p.m.
Southern Center for International Studies Open House
Southern Center for International Studies, 320 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 

Tuesday, September 17, 2002, 7:00 pm 
Lecture: The Coming War with Iraq; How do we get there? by Scott Ritter, former chief UN weapons inspector to Iraq
Georgia State University, Student Center, Speaker Auditorium, Corner of Piedmont Road and Gilmer Street, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, September 12, 2002, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: The Summit on Sustainable Development  in Johannesburg
Villa International, Library, Second Floor,  1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Wednesday, September 11, 2002, 7:45 - 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast Briefing at the Southern Center for International Studies: A Year Later Where are We? 
Southern Center for International Studies, 320 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 

Tuesday, September 10, 2002
Lecture: Creating Venues for Peace and Understanding with Chip Carter, son of President Jimmy Carter and member of the Friendship Force International, will discuss his recent trip to Cuba.
Margaret Mitchell House, 990 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 

Sunday, September 8, 2002, 2:00 pm - ???
IIF Picnic: Everyone with international interest welcome to bring and share
W. D. Thompson Park, off Mason Mill Road near Emory Campus

Thursday, September 5, 2002 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Today's Moderate Arab Nations: Egypt, Jordan: Where do they stand?
Villa International,   Library, Second Floor,  1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, August 29, 2002  7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Germany Revisited
Villa International   Library, Second Floor  1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA  

Thursday, August 22, 2002  7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: An Updated look at Brazil
Villa International   Library, Second Floor  1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA  

Thursday, August 15, 2002  7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Have our Views Changed Since 9/11? Has our foreign policy become more International? Moni Basu, Atlanta Journal/Constitution International news columnist, will join us in our discussion. 
Villa International   Library, Second Floor  1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA  

Thursday, August 10, 2002  9:30 a.m. - noon 
Program: Conversations about Islamic Fundamentalism, with leading Pakistani scholar, Dr. Asaf Hussain a visiting fellow at the Center for the History of Religions and Political Pluralism, and a consultant at the Institute for the Study of Indo-Pakistan Relations of the University of Leicester, UK.  
Central Congregational United Church of Christ, 2676 Clairemont Road, Atlanta, GA 

Thursday, August 8, 2002  7:30 - 9:00 p.m.  
IIF Discussion: The Results of the Barcelona AIDS Conference with guests, Dr. Richard Keenlyside, CDC Associate Director Global Health and Aids Specialist, and GCIV Visitor  Dr. Agnes Moses, Program Officer, Community Health Programs, UNC Project from Malawi 
Villa International   Library, Second Floor  1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, August 1, 2002  7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
 IIF Discussion: The clash of civilizations and religion
Villa International   Library, Second Floor  1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 

Thursday, July 25, 2002  7:30 - 9:00 p.m. 
IIF Discussion: Colombia and other Latin American developments
Villa International   Library, Second Floor  1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA  

Thursday, July 18, 2002  7:30 - 9:00 p.m.  
IIF Discussion: The International Criminal Court & US policy
Villa International   Library, Second Floor  1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA  

Thursday, July 11, 2002  7:30 - 9:00 p.m.  
IIF Discussion: Security Versus Safety during the war on terrorism
Villa International   Library, Second Floor  1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 

Thursday, June 27, 2002  7:30 - 9:00 p.m. 
IIF Discussion: Revisiting Afghanistan (a year later) 
Villa International   Library, Second Floor  1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, June 20, 2002  7:30 - 9:00 p.m.  
IIF Discussion: Japan and US Relations 
Villa International   Library, Second Floor  1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 

Thursday, June 20, 2002 12:00 noon 
Lunch & Discussion: "The Middle East in Transition" by speaker Dr. Cedric Suzman of the Southern Center for International Studies with video presentation. Sponsored by the Atlanta Chapter of the United Nations Association. 
First Presbyterian Church,  16th and Peachtree Roads 

Thursday, June 13, 2002  7:30 - 9:00 p.m. 
IIF Discussion: Sudan, with guest Luka Hol from Sudan. Luka walked out of Sudan as a teenager to Ethiopia to train to be a soldier. He trained with the SPLA for nine months but was too young to return to Sudan to fight. He was sent to Cuba for two years where he went to a military college. He returned to Sudan in 1990 and fought with the SPLA until 1994. He is now a student in Atlanta. He will join us and talk about his experiences during the war and will reflect on the current situation there. 
Villa International   Conference Room - 1st Floor  1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, June 6, 2002  7:30 - 9:00 p.m. 
IIF Discussion: President Bush's European Trip
Villa International Library - 2nd Floor  1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 

Tuesday, June 4, 2002  11:45 a.m. 12:00 noon lunch 
The Reckoning: Iraq and the Legacy of Saddam Hussein, Sandra Mackey, free lance writing specializing in the Middle East, Atlanta Council on International Relations
Capital City Club, 7 Harris Street

Monday, June 3, 2002   7:00 p.m. 
Sandra Mackey will speak about her new book, The Reckoning: Iraq and the Legacy of Saddam Hussein 
Margaret Mitchell House, 990 Peachtree Road 

Thursday, May 30 7:30-9 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Southern Africa
Villa International Library - 2nd Floor  1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 

Thursday, May 23, 2002  7:30 - 9:00 p.m. 
IIF Discussion: Carter's Visit to Cuba: Will the Policies Change? 
Villa International Library - 2nd Floor  1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 

Thursday, May 23, 2002  7:00 p.m. 
Bosnia, Repercussions of War, Revisioning the present, screening of Planet Sarajevo (documentary) and discussion with the Director and Bosnian Government Officials  
Emory University, White Hall 208 

Sunday, May 19, 2002 9:30 - 10:50 am  
Islam and Politics with Dr. Carrie Wickham, Emory University
Central Congregational United Church of Christ, 2676 Clairmont Rd NE

Thursday, May 16, 2002 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Recent Developments in Pakistan 
Villa International  Library - 2nd Floor 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Tuesday, May 14, 2002 7:00 p.m. 
An Evening with Abla Nasir, General secretary of the YWCA, Palestine. An Update on the current situation in the West Bank and Gaza 
First Presbyterian Church, 1328 Peachtree

Sunday, May 12, 2002 9:30 - 10:50 a.m.
Islam in America, Imam Plemon El-Amin, Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam 
Central Congregational United Church of Christ, 2676 Clairmont Rd NE

Thursday, May 9, 2002 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. 
IIF Discussion: The French Elections and the recent successes of the far right in Europe 
Villa International Library (2nd floor) 1749 Clifton Road

Sunday, May 5, 2002 9:30 - 10:50 a.m. 
Women's Issues in Islam, Dr Hanna Kilany, lecturer, Emory 
Central Congregational United Church of Christ, 2676 Clairmont Rd NE

Thursday, May 2, 2002 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. 
IIF Discussion: Venezuela: Coup Counter Coup, with Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Latin American Specialist for the Federal Reserve Bank 
Villa International Library, 2nd floor, 1749 Clifton Road

Thursday, May 2, 2002 7:00 p.m. 
Slide show and Dialogue with Nagasaki and Hiroshima survivors of 1945 A-bomb attacks, sponsored by UNA-USA Atlanta, PSR, WAND 
Druid Hills United Methodist Church, Ponce de Leon and Briarcliff

Wednesday. May 1, 2002 7:00 - 9 p.m. 
Future of American Foreign Policy - An Evening with Ambassador Wyche Fowler 
Manuel's Tavern 602 N Highland

Sunday, April 28, 2002 9:30 - 10:50 a.m. 
'Art and Islam' Sylvia Godlas, Artist 
Central Congregational United Church of Christ, 2676 Clairmont Rd NE

Saturday, April 27, 2002 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 
Landmine Conference: Rev Joyce Myers-Brown 'Landmines: the Hidden Killers'; Peter N'diangui 'Taking the Campaign beyond signatures and talking'; Derek Kayongo 'Human Rights and Landmines'; Film - 'No Man's Land' 
Atlanta International School, 2890 N Fulton Drive

Thursday, April 25, 2002 7:00 p.m. 
'America's Attitude towards the International Criminal Court', Dr. Johan Vander Vyver, professor of International Law and Human Rights, Emory School of Law, sponsored by UNA-USA, Atlanta, Emory Human Rights Program, World Federalist Association 
First Presbyterian Church. Reception Room, 16th and Peachtree Roads

Thursday, April 25, 2002 11:45 a.m. Reception, 12:00 noon Lunch 
'Transatlantic Relations in a Global World from the European Perspective', Annual Atlanta Consular Corps Program, Moderator Raman Narayanan, editor of Atlanta and the World, Participants: Consul Generals of Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Great Britain, Greece, Atlanta Council on International Relations, Members $25, non-members $30 
Capital City Club, 7 Harris Street

Tuesday, April 23, 2002 7:00 - 8:30p.m. 
The Middle East: A Region in Crisis: 'Geopolitics of the Gulf and Oil', Ms. Sandra Mackey 
Southern Center for International Studies

Monday, April 22, 2002 11:30 a.m. 
'Is NATO Dying?' Dr. John Hamre, president and CEO of CSIS, will speak at the SEROD (Southeast Roundtable on Defense) luncheon 
Georgia Tech

Sunday, April 21, 2002 9:30 - 10:50 a.m. 
'The Qur'an' Dr. Devin Stewart, Assoc Prof Middle East Studies at Emory 
Central Congregational United Church of Christ, 2676 Clairmont Rd NE

Thursday, April 18, 2002 7:00 p.m. 
Benefit Dinner (with discussion) for the People of Iraq 
Atlanta's masjid of Al-Islam, 560 Fayetteville Road SE

Thursday, April 18, 2002 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. 
'Suffering in Sudan: What are the Prospects for a Lasting Peace?' 
Carter Center, One Copenhill

Tuesday, April 16, 2002 8:00 p.m. 
Film: 'Frontiers of Dreams and Fears', winner of Ismailia Film Festival, 
Clary Theater, the Student Success Center, Ga Tech

Tuesday, April 16, 2002 7:00 - 11:00 p.m. 
INDY Film Festival, 'Taco Bell Truth Tour' and 'Paying the Price: Killing the Children of Iraq' 
Fountainhead Lounge, 485 Flat Shoals Ave.

Tuesday, April 16, 2002 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. 
The Middle East: A Region in Crisis, 'the Israeli Palestinian Conflict', Ambassador, John Kelly 
Southern Center for International Studies

Sunday, April 14, 2002 4:00 p.m. 
US-China Peoples Friendship Association sponsors: China the US and the WTO: A Forum with Dr Penelope Prime, Director of Chinese Research Center, Kennesaw, Dr Wang Kang, office of Institutional Research and Development, Georgia Perimeter, and Dr Andres Villegas, Director of International Trade, GA Dept of Agriculture 
Agnes Scott, Lower Evans Hall (east side of campus)

Friday, April 12, 2002, 
Conference: 'Transatlantic Security in the 21st Century: Continuity or New Directions?', sponsored by the European Union Center of the University System of Georgia, free and open to the public, luncheon $35, 
Wyndham Midtown Hotel

Thursday, April 11, 2002 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. 
IIF Discussion: 'Recent Developments in the Middle East' 
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road

Tuesday, April 9, 2002 8:00 p.m. 
"No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies" with speaker, author and activist, Naomi Klein 
Presser Hall, Agnes Scott

Tuesday, April 9, 2002 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. 
The Middle East: A Region in Crisis, 'Islam and the Modern World', Dr. Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im |
Southern Center for International Studies

Sunday, April 7, 2002 2:00 p.m. until ???? 
GREAT DECISIONS PICNIC, W D Thompson Park, Bring a dish to share
Mason Woods Drive (off Mason Woods Rd)

Thursday, April 4, 2002 7:00 p.m. 
"In Search of Peace" with Israeli peace activist, member of Bat Shalom, Ruth El Raz, 
Emory, White Hall 206

Wednesday, April 3, 2002 7:00 p.m. 
"In Search of Peace" with Israeli peace activist, member of Bat Shalom, Ruth El Raz 
The Temple, 1589 Peachtree Rd

Tuesday, April 2, 2002 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. 
'Saving Women's Lives: Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Developing Countries'. Jill W. Sheffield, Hosted by UNA-USA 
First Presbyterian Church, 1328 Peachtree Rd., Reception Room

Tuesday, March 26, 2002 11:45 a.m. Reception, Lunch 12:00 noon, 
ACIR Luncheon with screenwriter, Peter Schneider, Berlin Based Novelist and Journalist, 'September 11th and Its Aftermath: The Collective Conscience in Germany', Members $25, non $30
Capital City Club 7 Harris St

Tuesday, March 26, 2002, 6:00 - 7:30 m. 
Panel Discussion on Israel and Palestine Issues with Jacob Rosen, consulate General of Israel, Dr Hani Khoury, President of Ga Chapter of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, and moderator, Dr Louis Ruprecht 
Douglas County Center of Mercer University, 975 Blair's Bridge Rd. Lithia Springs

Monday, March 25, 2002 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. 
Palestinian Relations Film Screening: Frontiers of Dreams and Fears 
Apres Diem Café, 931 Monroe Dr. (Midtown Promenade)

Thursday, March 21, 2002 7:00 p.m.
September 11 and Its Aftermath: Media and Collective Conscience in Germany with Peter Schneider, author of 20 books, frequent commentator on current events 
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Auditorium

Wednesday, March 20, 2002 2:30 p.m. 
China's Changing Foreign Policy: Public opinion, WTO and Taiwan sponsored by National; Committee on US - China Relations and China Research Center, 
Smithgall Student Services Bldg, GA Tech, Room 117

Tuesday, March 19, 2002 - 7:00 p.m. 
Film/Panel Peter Schneider to discuss "the Promise"- 1995 screenplay on personal realities of Berlin Wall
White Hall 205 Emory

Monday, March 18, 2002 8:00 p.m. 
'Globalization and the new Religious America', Diana Eck, professor of comparative religions and Indian studies at Harvard 
Presser Hall, Agnes Scott

Tuesday, March 5, 2002 12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m. 
Business lunch hosted by the Royal Thai Embassy, His Excellency Sakthip Krairiksh, Ambassador of Thailand to the US. 
World Trade Center, 303 Peachtree Rd, Lower Lobby

Saturday, March 2, 2002 10:30 - 5:00 p.m. 
Atlanta Workshop on India-Pakistan Relations, Room P45, 
Rollins School of Public Health Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road

Wednesday, February 27, 2002 7:00 p.m. 
Movie, Benefit, and reception on Afghanistan, Ka by Makhmalbaaf 
LeFont Plaza Theatre, 1049 Ponce de Leon Ave.

Tuesday, February 26, 2002 11:45 a.m. 
Reception and lunch meeting, Atlanta Council on International Relations, Dr. Horacio Perez-Lopez, Cardiologist from Cuba will talk Healthcare in Cuba from a Political, Economic, and Social Perspective 
Capital City Club, 7 Harris St

Thursday, February 28, 2002 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. 
UNA and Physicians for Social Responsibility sponsor: Nuclear Threat and the Indian/Pakistan Conflict 
Reception Room, First Presbyterian Church, next to the High Museum

Wednesday, February 20, 2002 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. 
Are We Really Attacking Poverty? The Global Effort to Eradicate Poverty 
The Carter Center, Ivan Allen Pavilion, 453 Freedom Parkway

Great Decisions, 9 consecutive weeks starting: Evening at Emory - February 7, 2002; North Atlanta High School - January 29; Mac Love Center - February 7 
New topics for Great Decisions 2002 are: An introductory essay on Terrorism; Why do they hate us, the roots of terrorism?; Korean Security Issues; Middle East peace Process; Colombia: Drug Trafficking; South Asia: Focus on India; AIDS in Africa; Russia Reexamined; Energy and the Environment

Thursday, January 31, 2002 7:30 p.m. 
IIF Discussion: Unrest in the Congo (former Zaire) 
Villa International Library, 2nd floor, 1749 Clifton Road

Thursday, January 24, 2002 7:30 p.m. 
Great Decisions Kickoff Lecture, with John Kelley, former ambassador to Lebanon and Robert Pastor, author, Emory Professor in Political Science and Carter Center Associate, War on Terrorism: Who is winning and Is it changing the world? 
Resource Forum (across from Tower Place in Buckhead)