Past Events
Water Security in the Middle East
An interdisciplinary symposium to promote discourse and thinking about issues pertaining to water security in the Middle East and North Africa region
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Location: Garden Key, UCF Student Union
Sponsors: UCF Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Program for Strategic Research and Studies, The Hollings Center, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Stormwater Management Academy
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This event, coordinated by Peter Jacques (UCF Political Science Department) and Hassan Arafat (United Arab Emirates University Masdar Institute), follows an international dialogue, “High and Dry: The Middle East Water Challenge,” in Istanbul, Turkey last year.
Click here to read the conference program.
Michaela Dodge
U.S. Nuclear Security
Policy analyst for defense and strategic policy at The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies
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Campus and community meetings.
2015 Florida International Summit
Opportunities and Challenges for Human Society and Development
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m
Location: Pegasus Ballroom, UCF Student Union
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Click for here for the event program. Advance registration required. For more information about the event and registration, please email nicole.medinacollazo@ucf.edu. Click here to read a review of the summit.
Sarah Shourd
A Sliver of Light
One of the three hikers imprisoned in Iran, 2009-2010. Now a teacher and activist.
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Pegasus Ballroom, UCF Student Union
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All are welcome to attend this open forum.
A special presentation of the LIFE Global Issues Series.
Vivek Wadhwa
The Next Wave Globalization: China, India & How the U.S. Can Keep Its Competitive Edge in the Midst of Global Innovation
Fellow at Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance, Stanford University; Director of Research at the Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization at the Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University; and Distinguished Fellow at Singularity University. He is author of “The Immigrant Exodus: Why America Is Losing the Global Race to Capture Entrepreneurial Talent.”
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Pegasus Ballroom, Student Union
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All are welcome to attend this open forum.
A special presentation of the LIFE Global Issues Series.
International Strategic Crisis Negotiation Exercise
Read more about this two-day simulation here.
Time: Friday, 4:00 p.m. to Saturday, 2:15 p.m.
Location: Business Administration 1 Atrium, UCF
Sponsors: In addition to the UCF Global Perspectives Office and the Army War College, sponsors and partners included the UCF Political Science Department, UCF Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence, UCF Global Peace and Security Studies Program, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, UCF Diplomacy Program, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Program for Strategic Research and Studies and the Global Connections Foundation.
Heather Abbott
Overcoming Adversity
Boston Marathon bombing survivor.
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Pegasus Ballroom, UCF Student Union
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All are welcome to attend this open forum.
A special presentation of the LIFE Global Issues Series.
Kurdish Studies Conference
This is the first conference in a pair of collaborative, interdisciplinary forums organized by Soran University and UCF.
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Location: Cape Florida Ballroom, UCF Student Union
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Advance registration required. Click here to read the conference program and presentation abstracts. Click here to read a news article about the conference.
Clarence B. Jones
The 21st Century Challenge of the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Advisor, counsel and speechwriter for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Time: 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Cape Florida Ballroom, UCF Student Union
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A feature of the UCF Civil Rights Series, which celebrates the Civil Rights Act and its impact on the world. Click here to read the press release about the event. All are welcome to attend this open forum.
Amb. Myles Frechette
Latin America and the Caribbean
Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C., and Trade and Business Consultant, Washington, D.C.
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Campus and community meetings. This visit serves as the inaugural presentation of a regular speakers series on Latin America and Caribbean.