UPCOMING SPEAKER SERIES EVENT
Spain: New Values and Challenges at Home and Abroad
José Luis Briceño, Director of the Department of Industry and Technology, Trade Commission of Spain, Chicago, will provide an
updated profile of Spain, bringing into focus major changes in government, trade and social values.
Spain's
Socialist government was re-elected in March 2008. A core issue is the significant shift in its economy,
following a 14-year boom, and related immigration debates. Accompanying this are major social changes,
commitment to international aid and advances in technological fields, including alternative energy and
desalination plants. He will also provide perspective on Spain's relationship with the U.S., including its
bilateral trade of $10 billion.
ACWA NEWS
GAR Challenge Grant Met
The GAR Foundation recently provided ACWA’s first challenge grant of $2500, in
addition to providing $7500 outright. Within weeks, 30 households provided the matching funds
necessary.
ACWA thanks the members and friends who contributed, as well as the foundations in our
community who support our Global Scholars program for public high school
students.
RECENT EVENT
Academic WorldQuest 2008
WorldQuest is a challenging international group trivia contest. ACWA invited area colleges and universities to set up teams to compete in Academic WorldQuest 2008.
Congratulations to our first and second-place finishers: The University of Akron Political Science B Team (75% correct) and Ashland University (71% correct)!
ACWA NEWS
Spring 2008 Global Scholars Orientation Focuses on Global Product Development
For ACWA's Spring 2008 Global Scholars orientation, four Fulbright Scholars interning at Kent State University facilitated small group discussions with students on
developing domestic products for global distribution. The countries represented for this exercise were Malaysia,
India, Lebanon and Bangladesh.
RECENT EVENT
Prospects and Challenges of North American Integration
Antonio Ortiz-Mena, Head of Section, Economic Affairs, Mexican Embassy, Washington, D.C., discussed issues related to the North American economic integration as well as the U.S.-Mexico relationship.
ACWA NEWS
Global Scholars High School Program Adds New School
This fall, students from Akron, Ohio’s Ellet High School began participating in ACWA's Global Scholars program with students from
Buchtel and Firestone High Schools. All three are part of the Akron Public Schools system.
ACWA’s increase in funding from community foundations and individual contributors made this expansion possible.
We thank the Akron Community Foundation, The GAR Foundation, The John S. and James L. Knight
Foundation and OMNOVA Solutions.
SPEAKER REPORT
Globalizing India: Opportunities & Challenges
Manoj Joshi, Counsellor, Economic Affairs, Embassy of India, Washington, D.C., discusses India's rapid economic growth, the opportunities it provides to global industry, and the need to leverage this growth to combat poverty and improve infrastructure.
SPEAKER REPORT
Malaysia-U.S. Relations:
The Sky is NOT the Limit
Ilango Karuppannan, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Malaysia, Washington, D.C., discusses the shared values and concerns of Malaysia and the U.S., as well as the growing trade and investment relations between the two countries. Malaysia is the 10th largest trading partner of the U.S.
PROFILES IN SERVICE
 Photo: Pawel Flato Jane Walker Snider, ACWA Executive Director, reports on the visit to Akron of Beatrice Ask, Sweden’s Minister of Justice.
The Akron Police Department hosted Ms. Ask for a discussion of policing challenges in the Akron area compared with those in Sweden. Ms. Ask and Ms. Snider also rode with Sgt. Daniel J. Caprez for an hour while he covered his district.
Ms. Snider also reports on the City's high-tech Information Systems dispatch center, which uses sophisticated equipment to process more than 390,000 emergency calls annually.
SPEAKER REPORT
Czech-American Relations in the Context of the Euro-Atlantic Political Debate
Jaroslav Kurfürst, Deputy Chief of Mission, Czech Republic, Washington, D.C., discussed Central Europe's unique success story after the end of the cold war and his country's relations with the U.S. at the April 26 Global Scholars and Speaker Event.
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