Past International Relations Events

2012

April 26, 2012 -- Fog of War
Film Screening and Discussion; sponsored by the International Relations Student Union.
Location: Webster University Vienna Campus
 
April 25, 2012 -- Teleconference: "Energy Dependency"
Presentation n by Blake Clayton, Fellow for Energy and National Security, Council on Foreign Relations; part of the Council on Foreign Relation's Academic Conference Call series.
Location: Webster University Vienna Campus
 
April 17, 2012 -- Panel Discussion: "U.S. Elections: Left-Right-Center, Which Way Will it Go?"
Moderator: Dr. Gregory Weeks, Research Faculty, Webster University Vienna; Panelists: Jan Kroc, Counselor for Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy in Vienna; Prof. Dr. Heinz Gärtner , University Vienna, OIIP; Michael Stevens, formers Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Mission to OSCE; part of the Webster University / Austro American Society Distinguished Speakers Series.
Location: Clubrooms of the Austro-American Society
 
March 27, 2012 -- "Current State of the Indonesian Economy"
Lecture by H.E. Ambassador I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to the Republic of Austria, Republic of Slovenia and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Vienna; part of the Webster University / Austro American Society Distinguished Speakers Series.
Location: Clubrooms of the Austro-American Society
 
Hosted by the Organization of Azerbaijani Students (AAV); Moderator: Dr. Samuel Schubert, Department Head, International Relations, Webster University Vienna; Panelists: Dr. Javid Huseynov, President, Azerbaijani-American Council; Dr. Vugar Seidov, Political Analyst, Azertag News Agency; Dr. Gabriel Lansky, Lawyer, Lansky, Ganzger + Partner.
Location: Webster University Vienna Campus
 
Moderator: Dr. Arthur Hirsch, Director, Webster University Vienna; Panelists: Ambassador Dr. Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger,  National Coordinator on Trafficking in Human Beings, Director General for Legal and Consular Affairs, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs of Austria; Christopher J. Hoh, Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Vienna; Helga Konrad, oiip Executive Director Anti-Trafficking, Head of Regional Initiative “Austria and Neighbouring Countries – Preventing and Combating all Forms of Trafficking in Women"; Eva Kaufmann, LEFÖ-IBF, Chief of Intervention Unit for Victims of Trafficking in Women
Location: Webster University Vienna Campus
 
Lecture by Dr. Samuel R. Schubert, Department Head, International Relations, Webster University Vienna, and Univ.-Prof. Dr. Johannes Pollak, Department Head, Political Science, Vienna Institute for Advanced Studies; Senior Researcher, Webster University Vienna; part of the Webster University / Austro American Society Distinguished Speakers Series.
Location: Clubrooms of the Austro-American Society
 

2011

Nov. 8, 2011 -- "Twenty Years After the Collapse of Communism: Where Was, Where Is Eastern Europe?"
Lecture by Dr. Lonnie R. Johnson, Executive Director of the Austrian-American Educational Commisssion (Fulbright Commission) in Vienna; part of the Webster University / Austro American Society Distinguished Speakers Series.
Location: Clubrooms of the Austro-American Society
 
Nov. 3, 2011 -- "The Current State of Bilateral Relations"
Lecture by Jonathan A. Schools, Political Unit Chief, Embassy of the United States in Vienna; part of the Webster University / Austro American Society Distinguished Speakers Series.
Location: Clubrooms of the Austro-American Society
 
Oct. 11, 2011 -- "India in the World Economy -- Contemporaray Situation and Projections for the Future"
Lecture by H.E. Ambassador Dinkar Khullar, Ambassador of India to Austria; part of the Webster University / Austro American Society Distinguished Speakers Series.
Location: Clubrooms of the Austro-American Society.
 
Guest lecture by Prof.-Dr. Herbert P. Kitschelt, George V. Allen Professor of International Relations, Duke University.
Location: Vienna School of International Studies
 
Sep. 27, 2011 -- "Tea for Obama: Does the Tea Party Have a Foreign Policy Agenda?"
Lecture by Dr. Heinz Gärtner, Senior Fellow, OIIP, part of the Webster University / Austro American Society Distinguished Speakers Series.
Location: Clubrooms of the Austro-American Society
 
Guest Lecture by Ambassador Dr. Wolfgang Petritsch, Permanent Delegation of Austria to the OECD.
Location: Webster University Vienna Campus
 
Apr. 20, 2011 -- Nuclear Tipping Point
Film Screening and Discussion
Location: Webster University Vienna Campus
 
Apr. 13, 2011 --  “Diversity and Innovation in the European Union: A View from the Inside”
Lecture by Renée Haferkamp, Former Director-General, European Commission; part of the Webster University Vienna 30th Anniversary Lecture Series.
Location: Österreichisches Institut für Internationale Politik (OIIP)
 
Apr. 6, 2011 -- "Sustaining U.S. Leadership in a Post-Crisis World - Can it Afford to Lead?"
Lecture by Daniel T. Froats, U.S. Embassy in Vienna; part of the Webster University / Austro American Society Distinguished Speakers Series.
Location: Clubrooms of the Austro-American Society
 
Mar. 31, 2011 -- Webster University Annual Human Rights Conference
Topic: Women's Rights as Human Rights.
Location: Webster University Vienna Campus
 
Mar. 22, 2011 -- "Transatlantic and Eurasian Security: The U.S. Mission to the OSCE - Current Goals and the Road Ahead"
Lecture by H.E. Ambassdor Ian Kelly, U.S. Mission to the OSCE; part of the Webster University / Austro American Society Distinguished Speakers Series.
Location: Clubrooms of the Austro-American Society
 
Jan. 31, 2011 -- "In the Midst of Crisis -- Where Do We Stand?"
Lecture by Dr. Stephan Schulmeister, Austrian Institute of Economic Research; part of the Webster University / Austro American Society Distinguished Speakers Series.
Location: Clubrooms of the Austro-American Society