Cuba Today event cancelled, update on other upcoming events

The IRC is sad to announce that its event Cuba Today: Reflections on My Visit with Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, which was first announced at our Awards Banquet, has been canceled.  We apologize to all our members; we share your disappointment.  We are currently working on refunding registration fees.

We invite all members to these other events in the coming weeks:

Asian Economic Outlook 

Nov. 17th, 2009 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM

Join the International Relations Council, in partnership with the UMKC Bloch School of Business and Public Administration, for "Asian Economic Outlook" with Dr. Norihito Tanaka, Visiting Professor of Economics at UMKC.  Dr. Tanaka will discuss current economic perspectives and the business environment, including the growth of the Chinese economy, the Japanese economic situation and governmental power shift, and emerging markets and economies in Asia.

Tanaka is a professor of International Business and Economics at Kanagawa University in Japan.  He has also taught in Thailand, the Phillipines, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia.  Tanaka has published several books, including Japan's Postwar Economy and Technological Competitive Power of U.S. and Japan.

This event is free.  Please RSVP to the Bloch School.

2009 Berkley Lecture: Dr. Allison Stanger: One Nation Under Contract

Dec. 4th, 2009  at 12 PM

We have been posting about Dr. Stanger's book and the issues she will likely cover in her presentations.  Click on our "Berkley Lecture" tag to view them.