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Upcoming Events
Worcester World Affairs Council (WWAC) meets once a month from September through May, with dates determined by the availability and schedules of our speakers.
Upcoming speaker programs during 2025-26 are listed below. The Council has hosted illustrious speakers in Worcester for more than 65 years. See this list of recent WWAC speakers and topics.
Wed, Nov 12"The Future will be Very Different: Global Population and Migration in the 21st Century," with Jack Goldstone, George Mason University
Tue, Dec 09Does the United Nations remain effective in resolving conflicts throughout the world? with Tamiriace Fakhoury, Tufts University Fletcher School
Wed, Jan 14Topic TBA, with Chipo Dendere, Africana Studies, Wellesley College. January 2026
Thu, Feb 05BRICS, the US, and the Contest Over Global Leadership, With Mihaela Papa, Director of Research and Principal Research Scientist - MIT Center for International Studies
Thu, Mar 05Pakistan, with Daniel S. Markey, Stimson Center
Wed, Apr 08Mistrust, with Ethan Zuckerman, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Meetings and Programs
Meetings are in person with a hybrid format to permit remote attendance. Event times may vary and details will be announced on this site.
Meetings typically begin with social time at 6:00 pm and dinner at 6:30 pm for in-person attendees. Presentations by speakers begin between 7:30-8:00 pm with the program finished by 9 pm. If necessary, remote meetings may follow a different schedule.
In addition to its own meetings, WWAC members may attend the annual national meeting of the World Affairs Councils of America in Washington, DC, and join the travel programs offered by other Councils.
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