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What’s Happening With WACH
October 2017 Newsletter

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WELCOME HOME — SILK ROAD STUDY TOUR PARTICIPANTS!
If you missed out recent trek to Tbilisi, Georgia and Astana, Kazakhstan – you missed an incredible adventure!
Don’t miss the next one!

UPCOMING TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES!
President Joyce Davis leading National Council tour to Languedoc, France, in October 2018! Other Study and Leadership Tours being planned for Spring and Summer 2018! Limited spaces available! Email wacharrisburg@gmail.com for information.

October 6 -14, 2018 – Town and Country Life of Languedoc with Joyce Davis – Experience the South of France for nine days in the unspoiled provinces of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées dotted with traditional villages and Cathar fortresses. Visit Carcassonne and cruise the Canal du Midi, both UNESCO World Heritage sites. Stay in the historic HOTEL MERCURE ALBI BASTIDES and the stylish CHÂTEAU DE FLOURE.

Exclusive TOWN & COUNTRY LIFE FORUM with local residents. From $3795 per person plus airfare.

Check our website HERE for more details! And check out our Philadelphia Sister Council’s travel page HERE

CALLING ALL GLOBAL SCHOLARS!

Announcing 2017-18 Global Scholars Certificate Program for High School Students!

DEADLINE – OCT. 31, 2017

The World Affairs Council of Harrisburg is launching its 2017-18 year of its Global Scholars Program! Geared towards high school students, the Global Scholars Program allows youth to delve into international affairs and interact with globally minded students online and at WACH events.

Teachers/Counselors working with the Council to recommend Global Scholars have honorary membership in the World Affairs Council of Harrisburg and can participate in many WACH events free of charge.

At the end of the school year, participating students and teachers are honored at the World Affairs Council of Harrisburg’s annual Torch of Global Enlightenment Awards.

For more information, click here or email us at wacharrisburg@gmail.com.

CHINA TOWN HALL

with former National Security Advisor
Susan Rice

7 p.m. Oct. 24, 2017
Harrisburg Academy
10 Erford Rd.
Wormleysburg, PA
REGISTER HERE:

WACH is proud to be a partner in the national
China Town Hall.
This is a national forum webcast and local discussion event engaging over 80 locations throughout the nation. The China Town Hall aims to start dialogue over the key issue of US-China relations and promote productive and meaningful ideas.FEATURINGWebcast speaker:

The Honorable Susan E. Rice

Former National Security Advisor and U.S. Ambassador to the UN

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Moderator of the webcast
Stephen A. Orlins

President, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations

LOCAL DISCUSSION LEADER:
Dr. Dan Chen

Elizabethtown College

REGISTER HERE:

FALL MEMBERSHIP DRIVE UNDERWAY!
Help Us Connect Pennsylvania’s Capital Region to the World!

Membership in the World Affairs Council of Harrisburg has many benefits. And Ambassador Level members attend all events free for one year! Plus, they get invitations to private meetings with authors, ambassadors and world leaders and first offerings on travel. And Ambassador Level members who join in September receive half off registration for the National Conference in Washington D.C. in November! It’s a great opportunity to connect with other Councils throughout the nation and hear from Washington’s movers and shakers.