Upcoming Events in May 2008

May 8 - David Rothkopf (Author, Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World they are Making)
Presented by the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
Rosewood Crescent Hotel
400 Crescent Ct.
Dallas, Texas 75201
6:00 PM Registration & Program
7:45 PM Contributors' Circle Dinner

May 9 - "La Vie en Roses" Champagne Gala & Award Ceremony: Alain Bellet Award Honoring Georges Le Mener, Former President & CEO of Accor North America
Presented by the French American Chamber of Commerce Dallas/Forth Worth
The Adolphus Hotel
Century Ballroom
1321 Commerce Street
Dallas, Texas 75202

May 12 - 2008 Sun and Star Legacy Awards: Honoring Dr. Shoichiro Toyoda, Honorary Chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation
Presented by the Japan America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth
Four Seasons Resort and Club
Dallas at Las Colinas
4150 North MacArthur Blvd.
Irving, Texas 75038
6:00 pm Dinner and Silent Auction

May 22 - China: Fragile Superpower: How China's Internal Politics Could Derail Its Peaceful Rise
Susan Shirk, Ph.D.; Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, School of International Relations and Pacific Studies; Author

Presented by the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
Hotel Crescent Court
400 Crescent Ct.
Dallas, Texas 75201
11:30 am – 1:30 pm

June 5 - Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East
Robin Wright: Diplomatic Correspondent, The Washington Post

Presented by World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
Rosewood Crescent Hotel
400 Crescent Ct.
Dallas, Texas 75201
6:00 PM Registration, Program, and Book Signing

June 10 - The China Diary of George H.W. Bush
Jeffrey Engel, Editor

Presented by the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
Rosewood Crescent Hotel
400 Crescent Ct.
Dallas, Texas 75201
6:00 PM Registration, Program, and Book Signing