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Global Priorities: Critical Choices for the Obama Administration

63rd World Affairs Council Annual Conference

As Barack Obama begins his term as president, the economic, military and political challenges for the new administration and for each of us as citizens are enormous.

Join us as we gather with global leaders to discuss and debate the key global issues at this historical moment.

Date and Location

Thursday, April 2, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Friday, April 3, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The Westin St. Francis Hotel, Union Square, San Francisco, California

Co-chairmen

• The Honorable George P. Shultz, 60th US Secretary of State 
• The Honorable William J. Perry, 19th US Secretary of Defense

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Conference Program

What’s Included?

• Welcome reception on April 2
• Opening dinner and keynote address
• Breakfast and lunch keynote sessions on April 3
• All plenary sessions
• All breakout sessions
• Cultural Passport

Annual membership in the Council begins at $95 per year for an individual and includes free admission to hundreds of events per year. Join Now!

Thank you to our:

Founding Sponsor

 

Sponsors

Media Sponsor

 

To receive a sponsor prospectus, please contact info [at] wacsf [dot] org or call us at 415.293.4626.

Community Partners

The Asia Foundation, Asia Society, Center for Resource Solutions, Foundation for Sustainable Development, Human Rights Center Berkeley, Net Impact, San Francisco Center for Economic Development, San Francisco Film Society, UNA-USA East Bay Chapter, UNA-USA San Francisco Chapter

PassPort Partners

Connect to Cutural San Francisco - on us!

To build a stronger community empowered to make positive change, we have developed a conference Cultural Passport that offers a rich selection of fun and informative activities and events provided free of charge or at a reduced fee by our generous Passport Partners. The Passport includes free tickets to local museums, free tickets to music and dance performances, walking tours of historic San Francisco, and discounts for local restaurants

Amber India Restaurant (10% discount on dinner, exp. April 5)
Asian Art Musuem (free pass, pre-registration required)
Berlitz Cultural Consulting on Global Leadership, with international consultant Maya Hu Chan
California Academy of Sciences (free pass, pre-registration required)
Chinatown with Charles Fracchia (discount walking tour, pre-registration required)
Chinese Cultural & Language Event (International Forum Chinese art exhibit tour and language reception)
E&O Trading Co. (15% discount, April 2-3 only)
Le Colonial (International Forum reception, April 3)
MoAD (50% discount admission, exp. June 14)
Saha Resturant (15% discount)
SFJAZZ Company (25% discount to musical performance on April 5)
SFMOMA (free pass, pre-registration required)
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Performance (free pass, pre-registration required)
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Exhibits (free pass, pre-registration required)

Student & Teacher Scholarships

APPLICATION PROCESS CLOSED.

Sponsor a Bay Area high school, university student, or teacher to attend the Annual Conference. Scholarship  recipients  will participate fully in the conference and engage in a policy simulation on one of the conference topics. Donors who underwrite a full scholarship for $275.00 will be invited to serve as mentor for  a  student   during the conference. We are looking for  mentors  who will listen, question and engage students to deepen their learning and  enrich their experience at the conference. 

For more information, please contact:

Schools Program Officer

415.293.4650 
SchoolsProgram@wacsf.org

Hotel Information

To reserve rooms at the special conference rate of $229 per night visit The Westin St. Francis Hotel, or please call 800.937.8461 and refer to reservation code WAD01A.

Parking

Valet parking is available at The Westin St. Francis Hotel, there are also many other public parking options in the vicinity.