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Thursday, December 1, 2005, 7:30-9:00 PM
IIF Discussion: The Rioting in France; moderator: David Reifenberger 
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Wednesday, November 30, 2005,  6:30-7:00 PM
SCIS Young Professionals Briefing: Brazil  with Lucia Jennings, Coca-Cola Co., and Nathan Forrester, Georgia Pacific and Chairman of the Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce, will speak on culture, history, tourism, politics and doing business in Brazil
Southern Center for International Studies, 320 West Paces Ferry Road

Tuesday, November 29, 2005,  6:30-7:00 PM: Reception 7:00-8:30 PM
Panel Discussion: Nuclear Terror: The US, The UN, and Nuclear Proliferation a part of The People Speak, a series of national discussions about foreign policy involving hundreds of thousands of Americans and international citizens in schools, churches, clubs, and homes (This year's theme is "Building a Safer World: Defining the U.S.-UN Relationship for the 21st Century."); panelists include: Dr. John Endicott, Nobel Peace Prize nominee and Director of the Center for International Strategy, Technology and Policy at Georgia Tech, and Carah Ong, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Advocacy and Research Director, Washington Office Director.  Presented by the Atlanta Chapter of the United Nations Association of the USA, and the UN Foundation. 
Auditorium of the MARC Building, Georgia Institute of Technology, 813 Ferst Drive, NW 

Thursday, June 23, 2005, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 
IIF Discussion: "Elections in Iran; Will Anything Change?" 
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, June 16, 2005, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 
IIF Discussion: "The Future of the European Union: Those Pesky French Vote "NON" on the Proposed EU Constitution"; moderator, David Reifenberger 
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 

Thursday, June 9, 2005, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 
IIF Discussion: "Cricket Diplomacy: India's Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, and Pakistan's President, Pervez Musharraf; Could the Road to Peace Lead Through the Playing Fields of Delhi?"; guest, Rajeev Prabhakar; moderator, Jason DeJoannis 
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 

Thursday, June 2, 2005, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 
IIF Discussion: "Nuclear Update: The Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference"; guest, Dr. Adam N. Stulberg, Professor of Political Science, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Tech, 
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 

Tuesday, May 10, 2005,  5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
The Southern Center for International Studies presents: European and American Perspectives on Global Security: Around the Table with U.N. Ambassadors with the Permanent Representatives to the United Nations from Germany, France, Britain and the U.S.
McElreath Hall, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road; 

Thursday, April 28, 2005, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Election in Zimbabwe and Other Developments in Southern Africa
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, April 21, 2005, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Revolution in Kyrgyzstan and Other Developments in Central Asia
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Sunday, April 17, 2005, 4:00 p.m.
Meet the Authors Forum and Reception: Prof. Fei-Ling Wang, Ga. Tech, Organizing Through Division and Exclusion: China's Hukou System, which describes China's household registration system, and Prof. Rong Cai, Emory Univ., Subject of Crisis in Contemporary Chinese Literature, which looks at the ways Chinese writers have portrayed individuals in post-revolutionary society; presented by the U.S.-China Peoples' Friendship Association, and the Chinese Research Center at Kennesaw State Univ., directed by Prof. Penny Prime
Lower Evans Hall, Agnes Scott College Campus, 141 E. College Ave., Decatur; 

Thursday, April 14, 2005, 7:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast Briefing by the Southern Center for International Studies: American and the Global Economy, with guest speakers, Dr. Jay Bryson, Vice President and Global Economist, Wachovia Corp., Dr. Don Ratajczak, Consulting Economist and Emeritus Professor at Ga. State Univ., and Andrew Ward, Atlanta Correspondent, Financial Times; 
SCIS 320 West Paces Ferry Road

Thursday, April 7, 2005, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Lebanon: Recent Developments
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Wednesday April 6, 2005,  7:30-9:00 PM 
Lecture: Turkey on the Way to the E.U.: How long is the Journey by Dr. Soner Cagaptay, Fellow, Washington Institute of Near East Policy:; sponsored by Emory's Middle East Research Program, Department of Political Science, and the Claus Halle Institute for Global Learning
White Hall, Room 208, 480 Kilgo Circle, Emory University campus;

Tuesday, April 5, 2005, 7:30-9:00 PM 
Lecture: Between Brussels and Baghdad: Turkey's Changing Foreign Policy by Dr. Soner Cagaptay, Fellow, Washington Institute of Near East Policy; sponsored by Emory's Middle East Research Program, Department of Political Science, and the Claus Halle Institute for Global Learning
White Hall, Room 208, 480 Kilgo Circle, Emory University campus

Sunday, April 3, 2005, 2:00 p.m. - ???
Great Decisions PICNIC, 
W.D. Thompson Park, Mason Woods Drive, close to Emory University

Thursday, March 31, 2004, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Can't Tell the Players Without a Scorecard: President Bush's New Appointments
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Tuesday, March 29, 2005, 6:00 p.m.
Discussion: Sascha Muller-Kraenner, Director for Europe and North America, Heinrich Boll Foundation on The European Constitution: What will change and what does it mean for Europe's role in the world? hosted by The American Council on Germany and The Goethe-Institut Atlanta  
The Goethe-Institut Atlanta, Plaza Level, Colony Square, 1197 Peachtree Street

Thursday, December 16, 2004, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: The Politics of Oil; guest: John S. Duffield, Associate Professor, Dept. of Political Science, Georgia State University
Villa International Library (2nd floor),1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Tuesday, December 14 2004, 11:45 AM
Lunch and lecture: Africa: The Challenges of Extreme Poverty, Conflict, Disease and Weak States; Atlanta Council on International Relations Reception, speaker: Peter D. Bell, President and Chief Executive Officer, CARE US

Thursday, December 9, 2004, 8:00 p.m.
Livingston Lecture: Joseph Ellis discusses his new book, His Excellency: George Washington; book signing follows the lecture

Thursday, December 9, 2004, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Election Controversy in Ukraine
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Monday, September 27, 2004, 5:30-6:00 PM: Reception, 6:00-7:00 PM: Panel Discussion
The People Speak: Mending the Rift in Transatlantic Relations the United Nations Foundation and the Halle Foundation present with ABC News, the Southern Center for International Studies, and Agnes Scott College. The event will feature a panel of three or four United Nations ambassadors from Europe; invitations have been extended to ambassadors representing nations including France, Germany, and the United Kingdom
Winter Theatre, Dana Fine Arts Building, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA

Wednesday, September 22, 2004,11:45 a.m. Reception, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch & Program:
Atlanta Council on International Relations Luncheon: U.S. Public Diplomacy: What the World Knows about America and What America Knows about the World with Judy Milestone, former Senior Vice President for Network Booking at CNN and CNN International
Capital City Club, 7 Harris Street; Complementary Valet Parking off Harris Street

Tuesday, September 21, 2004, 7:00-8:30 PM
Conversation with President and Mrs. Carter: Rosalynn, will brief you on Carter Center projects around the world, initiatives in disease eradication, conflict resolution, democracy-building, and mental health promotion; they look forward to your questions too, moderated by Carter Center Executive Director Dr. John Hardman
Carter Center, One Copenhill, Atlanta, GA

Friday, September 17, 2004, 11:45 a.m.
Lunch and Lecture: Pacific Diplomacy: Canadian Statecraft and the Korean War sponsored by the Consulate General of Canada in Atlanta: Greg Donaghy, Head of the Historical Section and Deputy Director, Outreach Programs and E-Communications Division, Foreign Affairs Canada
Presidential Suite A, Student Success Center on the Georgia Tech Campus; lunch is free, but RSVP is required; RSVP or information: angela.levin@inta.gatech.edu or 404-894-3199

Friday, September 17, 2004, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
In Dialogue: Iraq Since the Transfer--Fact, Fiction & Foreign Policy featuring Newsweek Paris Bureau Chief and Middle East Editor Christopher Dickey in dialogue with CNN Chief News Executive Eason Jordan; Dickey will also discuss his recent novel The Sleeper, based on his experiences and observations as a foreign correspondent in Iraq
Southern Center for International Studies, 320 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, September 16, 2004, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Taking Stock: New Developments in Areas of our Recent Discussions"
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road

Tuesday, September 14, 2004, 7:45AM: Registration, 8:00-9:00 AM: Briefing
Breakfast Briefing: Foreign Policy and the Elections; with  moderator Judy Milestone, former Senior Vice President, CNN; featured speakers: Lionel Barber, U.S .Managing Editor, The Financial Times, Tony Maddox, Senior Vice President, CNN, Cynthia Tucker, Editorial Page Editor, The Atlanta-Journal Constitution
Southern Center for International Studies, 320 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, September 9, 2004, 7:30-9:00 PM
IIF Discussion:  The Role of Law in the War On Terrorism with guests: Col. Richard E. Gordon ,Staff Judge Advocate in Iraq and legal advisor for the Taguba Report, and Scott Holcomb, former JAG Captain, deployed in Iraq
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

 Saturday, September 4 - Monday, September 6, 2004
2004 Convention: Unity for Peace and Prosperity, of the Nepalese Association in SE America: Issues Discussions, Eastern Religion, Philosophy, and Spiritualism, Women's Forum, Youth Forum, Cultural Program, soccer games
Holiday Inn, 2265 Kingston Court, Marietta, GA

Tuesday, August 31, 2004, 11:45 AM
Southeast Roundtable on Defense Luncheon and Lecture: U.S, Foreign Policy in the 21st Century: Unilateralism vs. Multilateralism in International Relations, presented by The Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy of the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech , featuring Ambassador in Residence John Kelly. This lecture is a part of the Sam Nunn Security Program
Georgia Centers for Advanced Telecommunications Technology, 250 14th Street, Atlanta, GA

Saturday, August 28, 2004, 7:00 PM
Reception: Celebrate the Art of Korean Paper Making by the  Korea-Southeast United States Chamber of Commerce. Make your own paper, tour the museum, enjoy the refreshments
Robert C. Williams American Museum of Papermaking at the Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech, 500 Tenth Street, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, August 26, 2004, 7:30-9:00 PM
IIF Discussion: Russia's Chechnya Problem
Villa International Library (2nd floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Wednesday, August 24, 2004, 6:30: Registration & Reception, 7:00-8:30: Evening Briefing
Evening Briefing: The Free Trade Area of the Americas featured speakers: Carlos Layus, Consul General of Argentina, Carlos Martel, Deputy Commissioner for International Trade, Georgia Department of Economic Development, and Keith Green, Senior Vice President, ING, Jacobus Boers, Chairman of the Board, Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia
Southern Center for International Studies, 320 West Paces Ferry Road

Saturday, August 7, 2004, 4:30 PM
Dialogue with Mikhail Saakashvili, President of the Republic of Georgia; hosted by the Southern Center for International Studies
Atlanta History Center, McElreath Hall Auditorium

Thursday, July 15, 2004, 7:3 0 -9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Public Diplomacy in the Arab and Muslim World centering around the film Control Room, a documentary about the worldwide Arabic television network Al Jazeera
Villa International, Library (2nd) floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Tuesdays, July 13 - August 31, 7:30-9:00 PM
Great Decisions 2004, eight week foreign policy discussion series based on the Great Decisions 2004 Briefing Book will start at Evening at Emory

Thursday, July 8, 2004,  7:3 0 -9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: British View of American Foreign Policy with guest, David Mepham, Associate Director and Head, International Program, Institute for Public Policy Research, London, one of UK's progressive think tanks
Villa International, Library (2nd) floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, June 24, 2004, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: War in Sudan: Is the conflict in the Darfur region truly 'the worst humanitarian and human-rights catastrophe in the world'? moderator, Jacobus Boers
Villa International, Library (2nd) floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, June 17, 2004, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: Venezuela: Hugo Chavez and the Upcoming Recall Vote; guest moderator: Dr. Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Senior Economic Analyst, specializing in South America, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Villa International, Library (2nd) floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Tuesday, June 15, 2004, 6:00 p.m.  Reception 7:00 p.m. Lecture by Author
Lecture: Executive editor and anchor of PBS's NewsHour, Jim Lehrer and his wife Kate Lehrer, both prolific, acclaimed writers, share the spotlight as they discuss their latest releases: Jim's suspenseful novel Flying Crows, and Kate's Confessions of a Bigamist: A Novel
Margaret Mitchell House & Museum, 999 Peachtree Street, Atlanta

Tuesday, April 27, 2004, 5:00 p.m.
Dialogue: An Evening with Madeleine Albright and Jeane Kirkpatrick  Program featuring two most senior women to have served in the U.S. government, discussing critical issues facing the world today. Hosted by the Southern Center for International Studies
McElreath Hall Auditorium, Atlanta History Center

Tuesday, April 20, 2004, 11:45 a.m.
Luncheon program: Challenges to Global Trademark Protection and Branding featuring intellectual property experts Miles Alexander and Ted Davis of Kilpatrick Stockton L.L.P
Southern Center for International Studies, 320 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA

Tuesday, April 20, 2004, 7:00 p.m.
2003-2004 OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program: Evaluating Recent Presidents: From Truman to Clinton by Robert Divine, University of Texas
Theatre at the Museum of Jimmy Carter Library, One Copenhill, 453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA

Friday, April 16, 2004, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Public talk: How Dynasties Fall: A Seventeenth Century View by Dr. Jonathan Spence, Professor of History, Yale University. Sponsor: Georgia Institute of Technology, School of History, Technology, and Society, and Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
Venue: Wiley Room, Gilbert Memorial Library, Georgia Tech campus.

Friday, April 16, 2004, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Public talk: China Today: The Persistence of the Past  by Dr. Jonathan Spence, Professor of History, Yale University. Sponsor: Center for Asian Studies, Georgia State University
Venue: room 939 (9th floor), Troy Moore Library in the GSU General Classroom Building on the corner of Decatur Street and Peachtree Center Avenue

Thursday, April 15, 2004, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Conversations at the Carter Center: panel discussion on Democracy in China chaired by Dr. Yawei Liu, director of the Carter Center's China Village Elections Project; Sponsor: the Carter Center Village Elections Project
The Carter Center, One Copenhill, 453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta

Sunday, April 4, 2004, 2:00PM-???:
GREAT DECISIONS PICNIC: - bring a dish to share; bring husbands, wives, children, dates, friends, pets
W.D. Thompson Park, Mason Woods Drive (off Mason Mill Road) a mile from the Emory Campus

Friday, April 2, 2004, 11:00 a.m.
Lecture: Questions of Deception Regarding the War in Iraq & The Effects of War on American Society; David MacMichael; Ivan Allen College, Sam Nun School of International Affairs, Center for International Strategy, Technology and Policy;
Basement of Ivan Allen College, Room G17, Habersham Building, 731 Marietta Street, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, April 1, 2004, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. 
IIF Discussion: Terror in Madrid, the Spanish elections and implications for U.S. European relations
Villa International, Library (2nd) floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, April 1, 2004, 11:00 a.m.
Korea Initiative Lecture: Doing Business with North Korea.  Presenter: James V. Young, Colonel (US Army, Ret.); President, JVY Pacific Associates; former Korea Specialist, Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense and U.S. Embassy, Seoul; Moderator: Chang Bin Yim; President, Changtex Trading Company; immediate past-president, Korean-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry Federation of USA; sponsored by the Ivan Allen College, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, CISTP and CIBER
Dupree College of Management, Technology Square Room 312, (across the street from the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center), Atlanta, GA

Thursday, April 1, 2004, 9:15 - 5:30 p.m.
Symposium at GSU: The Impact of the Iraq War: The impact at Home; The impact on US Foreign Relations and National Security; International Perspectives; The Impact on the Middle East; scholars, diplomats, and other experts from Greater Atlanta, Washington and around the world; panel discussions. Key note address by Dr Jon Alterman, Director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.
Georgia State University, Speaker's Auditorium, Student Center, Atlanta, GA

Wednesday, March 31, 2004, 11:30 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
Luncheon: Hong Kong Business Response to Political reforms/Developments in 2004 featuring Christine Loh, CEO Civic Exchange, Hong Kong. Sponsored by Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, HK Assoc of Atlanta, Center for International Strategy, Technology and Policy
Capital City Club, Main Ballroom, 7 Harris Street, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, March 25, 2004, 3:00-4:30 PM
Presentation: US Strategy toward China and Its Impact on China by Professor Wentao Hu, Deputy Dean of School of Legal Studies, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, China.  Sponsored by the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology, Student Center, Room 319

Thursday, March 18, 2004, 7:00-8:30 PM
Conversations at the Carter Center: The Arts and Self Expression in Mental Health
Carter Center, One Copenhill, 453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta 30307

Friday, February 13, 2004, 8:00 AM-12:00 NOON
Workshop: Mergers and Acquisitions and Other Investment Trends in China,  Sponsored by Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University and the China Research Center
Room 300, Kennesaw Statue University Center

Thursday, January 29, 2004, 7:00-8:30 PM
Conversations at the Carter Center: Corporate Philanthropy
One Copenhill, 453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta 30307

Tuesday, January 27, 2004, 3:30-5:00 PM
Panel: China's International Relations and Non-proliferation Issues. Panelists will be Mr. Hou Hong-you, Senior Researcher with the Chinese People's Association for Peace and Disarmament, Beijing, China, and Dr. John W. Garver with the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology. The session will be moderated by Professor Gary Bertsch, Director of the Center for International Trade and Security at UGA. Sponsor: Center for International Trade and Security and the Honors Program, both of University of Georgia at Athens, and the China Research Center.
Student Learning Center, UGA campus at corner of Lumpkin and Baxter Streets, northeast of the football stadium. For further information contact Dr. Gary Bertsch at 706-542-2985.

Thursday, January 22, 2004, 7:30 - 9:00 PM
IIF Discussion: Pakistan; moderator; Teji Sahni
Villa International, Library (2nd) floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, January 15, 2004, 7:30 - 9:00 PM
IIF Discussion: China; moderator: Jack Carew
Villa International, Library (2nd) floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

Thursday, January 8, 2004, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
IIF Discussion: The capture of Saddam Hussein and other recent developments in Iraq; moderator: Jacobus Boers
Villa International, Library (2nd) floor), 1749 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA

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 with the focus 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