November 29, 2007

Evening Briefing on the upcoming Strategic Economic Dialogue with China The Southern Center for International Studies along with Georgia Tech Center for International Business Education and Research presented Ambassador Alan Holmer, U.S. Special Envoy for China and the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED). Watch this program.

November 28, 2007

Young Professionals Evening Briefing: “Defining Global Healthcare Issues” With featured speakers Sean Woodward, CEO, Clinical Standards Corporation and Dr. Chen, Chris Yung-Wen Phoamcom, MS, M.D., Ph.D.

November 14, 2007
Town Hall Evening Briefing The Southern Center for International Studies along with Shell Oil Company and Georgia Tech Center for International Business Education and Research hosted an evening briefing featuring guest speaker Mr. John D. Hofmeister, President of the Shell Oil Company.
Location:	Renaissance Atlanta Downtown 590 West Peachtree NW Atlanta, Georgia 30308

November 9, 2007

Evening Briefing with His Excellency Alexandros Mallias, Ambassador of Greece to the United States Presented by the Southern Center for International Studies and the Consulate of Greece in Atlanta. Watch this program.

November 13, 2007

Invitation Only Dinner The Southern Center for International Studies and Shell Oil Company hosted a private dinner at the Southern Center with the President of the Shell Oil Company, Mr. John D. Hofmeister.

November 5, 2007 (Monday)

Young Professionals World in Transition: Latin America YP member Julio Alvarez, Deputy Consul General of Peru in Atlanta, guided the discussion.

August 23, September 28, and October 24, 2007
Global Business Panel Series 2007: Meeting the Challenges of Global Business The Southern Center for International Studies presented a series of three luncheon programs dedicated to better understanding several critical global business issues. Each luncheon will feature a moderated interactive panel of experienced global business leaders from the Atlanta community. We look forward to your participation. Thursday, August 23: Global Business and Environmental Sustainability Panelists: Karen Flanders Director of Sustainability The Coca-Cola Company Jim Hartzfeld Managing Director InterfaceRAISE and Interface Dennis Creech [ Moderator/Discussant ] Executive Director Southface Energy Institute Friday, September 28: Global Human Resource Management Watch this program. Panelists: Allen Hill Senior Vice President of Human Resources United Parcel Service (UPS) Mike Troy Vice President of Human Resources Siemens Energy and Automation Rita Wuebbeler President and Founder Interglobe Cross-Cultural Business Services, Inc. Dr. Cedric Suzman [ Moderator ] Vice President and Director of Programming SCIS Wednesday, October 24: Global Risk Management Panelists: David Davis Corporate Secretary and Senior Vice President, Government Affairs ChoicePoint Clinton Johnson Executive Vice President Foreign Casualty ACE Global Underwriting Group Mac Durrett [ Moderator/Discussant ] President Durrett and David Risk Management
Location:	Capital City Club – Downtown 7 Harris Street Atlanta, GA 30303

October 24, 2007

Young Professionals Evening Briefing on Venezuela With featured speakers, Dr. Jennifer McCoy, the Director of the Americas Program at the Carter Center and Tomás Lefkovits, Principal of Lefko Group Investments.

October 17, 2007

Evening Briefing on Europe The Atlanta Eric M. Warburg Chapter of The American Council on Germany and The Southern Center for International Studies presented a discussion and reception with William M. Drozdiak, President of American Council on Germany on “Why America Needs Europe.” Watch this program.

October 4, 2007 (Thursday)

In Dialogue: Discussion and Book-signing with Barry Kellman, author of Bioviolence: Preventing Biological Terror and Crime Watch this program.

October 2, 2007

Young Professionals World in Transition: Middle East

September 19, 2007

Young Professionals Evening Briefing on Turkey Featured speakers, Mona Diamond, the Honorary Consul General of Turkey and Ali Çarkoglu, a visiting scholar from Turkey who is an associate professor at Sabanci University in Istanbul, Turkey.

September 11, 2007

Doing Business in Brazil The Southern Center for International Studies, The Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce and The Georgia Department of Economic Development presented a seminar program featuring Fabio Yamada, Managing Director of the American Chamber of Commerce and Georgia Department of Economic Development Representative in São Paulo, Brazil and Kathe Falls, International Trade Director of the Georgia Department of Economic Development.

September 8, 2007

Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival and Race at Lake Lanier

August 29, 2007

Young Professionals Evening Briefing on Germany Featured speakers: Lutz Hermann Görgens Ph.D., Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, and Harry Volande, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Siemens Corporation.

August 6, 2007

Breakfast Briefing with the Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States With His Excellency Mahmud Ali Durrani. Watch this program.

July 25, 2007

Young Professionals Membership Appreciation Evening

June 27, 2007

Young Professionals Briefing on the Environment: Global Climate Change Featuring speaker Karen Cochran, graduate of the Climate Project, a non profit organization headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee and founded by the former Vice President and author, Al Gore, who personally directs the training.

June 21, 2007

In Dialogue Evening Program: Iran: A Grand Bargain The Southern Center for International Studies and The Cato Institute present Ted Galen Carpenter, Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies at the Cato Institute and Sandra Mackey, author of seven books on the Middle East. Watch this program. The Cato Institute is a non-profit public policy research foundation headquartered in Washington, D.C. Its mission is to broaden the parameters of public policy debate to allow consideration of the traditional American principles of limited government, individual liberty, free markets and peace. Toward that goal, the Institute strives to achieve greater involvement of the intelligent, concerned lay public in questions of policy and the proper role of government. The Cato Institute gratefully acknowledges the support of the Ploughshares Fund. Ted Galen Carpenter is vice president for defense and Foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. He is the author of seven and the editor of 10 books on international affairs, including America's Coming War with China: A Collision Course over Taiwan, The Korean Conundrum: America's Troubled Relations with North and South Korea, Bad Neighbor Policy: Washington's Futile War on Drugs in Latin America, The Captive Press: Foreign Policy Crises and the First Amendment, Beyond NATO: Staying Out of Europe's Wars, and A Search for Enemies: America's Alliances after the Cold War. Carpenter is contributing editor to the National Interest and serves on the editorial boards of Mediterranean Quarterly and the Journal of Strategic Studies, and is the author of more than 350 articles and policy studies. His articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the Financial Times, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the National Interest, World Policy Journal, aand many other publications. He is a frequent guest on radio and television programs in the United States, Latin America, Europe, East Asia, and other regions. Carpenter received his Ph.D. in U.S. diplomatic history from the University of Texas. Sandra Mackey is a freelance writer specializing in the Middle East. She spent four years in a Saudi Arabia working as a journalist reporting on Saudi politics, economic, military affairs, and the society. Her articles have appeared in the Los Angels Times, The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, the Christian Science Monitor, The Chicago Tribune, the International Herald Tribune, and the Washington Quarterly of the Georgetown Center for Strategic Studies as well as other publications. Her books include The Saudis: Inside the Desert Kingdom (1987); Lebanon: Death of a Nation, which was named to The New York Times list of “Notable Books of 1989”; Passion and Politics: The Turbulent World of the Arabs, published in the U.S. (1992) and in Germany (1995); The Iranians: Persia, Islam and the Soul of a Nation (1996); The Reckoning: Iraq and the Legacy of Saddam Hussein (2002); and Lebanon: A House Divided (2006). Her most recent book Mirror of the Arab World: Lebanon in Conflict, will be published W.W. Norton in January 2008. Ms. Mackey is a frequent guest on CNN and has also appeared as a commentator on Middle East events on Nightline, ABC Evening News with Peter Jennings, BBC, CBC, National Public Radio, Monitor Radio as well as many other media outlets.

June 5, 2007

Breakfast Briefing with Ambassador of India to the United States With His Excellency Ronen Sen. Watch this program.

May 31, 2007

China Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections A live webcast and Q&A with The Honorable Thomas J. Christensen, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs with responsibility for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia. Moderated by Stephen A. Orlins, President, National Committee on U.S. – China Relations. A local panel discussion and Q&A featuring experts on China followed. Featured Panel Participants: Amy Celico, Senior Director of the Office of China Affairs Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; Jeff Pearse, Marketing Director Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport; and Mark Sobolewski, Vice President of International Strategy United Parcel Service. Held in cooperation with The National Committee on United States–China Relations (NC) and the World Affairs Councils of America on a national day of programming on China. The live webcast with The Honorable Thomas J. Christensen was took place simultaneously in 30 cities throughout the U.S.

May 30, 2007

SCIS Young Professionals: Global Careers Roundtable Featured speakers: John Valeri, Vice President, International Human Resources, United Parcel Service Selena Memdova, Senior Underwriter, ACE Global Underwriters Dr. Cedric L. Suzman, Vice President and Director of Programming

May 9, 2007
A Dialogue on Europe: In Celebration of Europe Day and the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome Featuring His Excellency Jean-David Levitte, Ambassador of France, and His Excellency Dr. Klaus Scharioth, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany. Moderated by SCIS President Peter White. Watch this program.
Location:	The Atlanta History Center's McElreath Hall 130 West Paces Ferry Road, NW Atlanta, Georgia 30305

April 26, 2007

Cultural Crossings: Growing Your Business by Doing Business with the Dutch The Consulate of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Atlanta hosted an invitation-only symposium and reception in honor of the Netherlands Annual Queens Birthday Celebration. Featured speakers: Ewoud Swaak, Honorary Consul of the Netherlands and Founder and President of Westplan Investors, Inc. Mark van Weegen, Vice President, Partner and member of the Board of Directors at A.T. Kearney David Golden, Partner in Pollack Partners Jilko Andringa, Managing Director of Operations for Randstad USA Moderator: Jim Blair, Regional Director in Business Development for the Georgia Department of Economic Development.

April 25, 2007

Young Professionals Briefing on South Africa

April 19, 2007

Members-only Luncheon In honor of the Honorable Alexander Vershbow, United States Ambassador to the Republic of Korea presented by the Southern Center for International Studies, Korea-Southeast U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the Korea Economic Institute.

April 11, 2007
Rwanda Rising, Atlanta Film Premiere and Discussion with producer, The Honorable Andrew Young Presented by the Southern Center for International Studies in cooperation with GoodWorks International, LLC and the Africa Institute of the American Jewish Committee. Featured speakers: The Honorable Andrew Young, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Mayor of the City of Atlanta and U.S. Congressman. The Honorable Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., President Emeritus of Morehouse School of Medicine, Chairman of Board of the Southern Center for International Studies, and former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Location:	High Museum of Art, Walter C. Hill Auditorium 1280 Peachtree St. Atlanta, Georgia 30309

March 28, 2007

Young Professionals Briefing on Iraq Featured speakers: Dr. Dona J. Stewart, Director of the Middle East Institute and Associate Professor of Geography at Georgia State University Waqas Khwaja, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of English, Agnes Scott College Scott Holcomb, Associate, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP. Dr. John Iskander, Professor of Religious Studies and Islam at Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA.

March 17, 2007

St. Baldrick’s Fundraising Event Young Professionals partner with the Atlanta Jaycees for the annual St. Baldrick’s fundraising event to benefit the fight against childhood cancer!

March 15, 2007

A Breakfast Briefing on East Asia, Africa and other Hot Spots around the World featuring SCIS President Peter White and SCIS Vice President Dr. Cedric Suzman. Watch this program.

February 28, 2007

Young Professionals Briefing on China The Southern Center YPs in collaboration with the Georgia China Alliance hosts Walt Geer, President and CEO of Phenix Homesource LLC, Mr. Rengen Li, Supplier Diversity Manager at The Coca Cola Company, and Rongrong Liu, Executive Director of the Georgia China Alliance.

February 22, 2007

In Dialogue: Evening Discussion and Book-signing with Dr. John W. Garver, author of China and Iran: Ancient Partners in a Post-imperial World Watch this program.

February 6, 2007
“Allies, Friends and Neighbours: Reflections on the Canada-U.S. Relationship” Members-Only Luncheon with the Canadian Ambassador to the U.S The Canadian Consulate General, Atlanta and the Southern Center for International Studies presents His Excellency Michael Wilson, P.C., O.C., Canadian Ambassador to the United States of America. Watch this program.
Location:	The World Trade Center Atlanta

January 31, 2007

Young Professionals Briefing on South Korea Featuring speakers: Isidor Jung Yoon Kim, Attorney, Kim & Woo, LLC John Lee, President of the Korea-Southeast United States Chamber of Commerce and BR Investments Group, former President of the Korean-American Chamber of Commerce, and a founder and Past President of the Asian-American Chamber of Commerce.

January 20, 2007
International Workshop Could the IRAQ war have been prevented with more cultural awareness? Presented by Eric de Groot, President and Founder, Global Education Matters Inc..
Location:	AXA Advisors

January 18, 2007

Breakfast Briefing on Israel with Ambassador Reda Mansour Address by Ambassador Reda Mansour, Consul General of Israel to the Southeastern U.S., and discussion with Peter C. White, President, SCIS. Watch this program.