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SUMMARY:2026 Governor's International Breakfast Maine and the World: Looking Back and Moving Forward
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the annual Governor’s International Breakfast! The World Affairs Council of Maine and the Maine International Trade Center invite you to Maine and the World: Looking Back and Moving Forward — a morning of conversation on Maine’s place in the global economy. Tickets: $25 for members\, $30 for non-members\, Maine Students always FREE! \nREGISTER HERE \nDate: April 7\, 2026 \nTime: 7:00 AM – 9:30 AM \nLocation: Holiday Inn By the Bay\, 88 Spring Street\, Portland\, ME \nSince 1997\, the Governor’s International Breakfast has brought together Maine’s civic\, business\, academic\, and government leaders to make the case that Maine’s prosperity is inseparable from its global connections. This year\, as Governor Janet T. Mills delivers her fifth and final address\, the breakfast will focus on the importance of Maine’s engagement with the world\, and the partnerships and investments the state will work from going forward. This year’s panel will draw on the breakfast themes over the last four year — climate and energy\, workforce development\, leadership in the Arctic and North Atlantic\, food security and supply chains\, as well as trade\, economic development\, and public diplomacy — to take stock of what Maine has built through its global connections and what the state cannot afford to lose. \nTHANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS AND PARTNERS \nCoffee by Design \nNorthcross Group \nMurray\, Plumb & Murray \nVerrill (Law) \nBroadreach Public Relations \nMaine International Trade Center (MITC) \nNorway Savings Bank \n 
URL:https://wacmaine.org/event/2026-governors-international-breakfast-maine-and-the-world-looking-back-and-moving-forward/
LOCATION:Holiday Inn by the Bay\, 88 Spring St\, Portland\, ME\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Partnership
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SUMMARY:Special Event: Exploring the world through art and wine!
DESCRIPTION:Join us to sample a unique selection of wines from the Mediterranean basin with New York wine critic Jamal Rayyis. This special evening is being hosted for the World Affairs Council at Thos. Moser’s Freeport Showroom & Gallery\, in conjunction with their exhibit “My Other Place: Maine Artists Explore the World.” \nThe evening will include eight tasting flights paired with appetizers that highlight the unique flavors of the regions that inspired the artworks in the exhibit. Our special guest will guide us through his specially curated selection and share the stories of the places and the people behind the labels. Places are limited! \nTICKETS: $100 ($175 for 2) Includes eight tasting flights with paired appetizers\, plus a welcome beverage.  \n\n\n  \nAll proceeds will support our educational outreach and public diplomacy programming. Flight sponsors will receive a complimentary bottle of wine.  \nMake an advance bid by emailing info@wacmaine.org – put Silent Auction in the subject line \n 
URL:https://wacmaine.org/event/special-event-exploring-the-world-through-art-and-wine/
LOCATION:Thos. Moser Freeport Showroom & Gallery\, 149 Main St\, Freeport\, ME\, 04302
CATEGORIES:In Partnership
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SUMMARY:Evening Extra: Contested Nuclear Taboo in the Third Nuclear Age
DESCRIPTION:Over the past decade\, there have been growing concerns that the renewed great power competition and the increasing salience of nuclear weapons in world politics could eventually lead to the erosion of the international norm against the use of nuclear weapons – the “nuclear taboo.” Join students and faculty with the Department of Political Science to hear Prof. Michael Smenta discuss his new book on how the normative prohibition against using nuclear weapons persists in world politics and may have been reaffirmed by the world’s response to Moscow’s saber-rattling in Ukraine. Rebecca Davis Gibbons\, Associate Professor of Political Science at USM\, will moderate the discussion. \nWith Professor Michal Smetana\, Director of the Peace Research Center Prague (PRCP)\, moderated by Prof. Rebecca Davis Gibbons. Co-sponsored by The World Affairs Council of Maine. This event is free and open to the public. \nPlease register HERE
URL:https://wacmaine.org/event/evening-extra-contested-nuclear-taboo-in-the-third-nuclear-age/
LOCATION:University of Southern Maine\, 102 Wishcamper\, 34 Bedford St\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Partnership
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SUMMARY:Global Security Forum 2024
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to partner with the World Affairs Council of Connecticut on their annual Global Security Forum: Power Plays. The 2024 Global Security Forum (GSF) is a leading goal summit that brings together the world’s top leaders and experts in cutting-edge conversations on the most critical security concerns we face and the Power Plays that will decided our future. World Affairs Council of Maine members are invited to attend in person or virtually on Friday\, September 20th. \nA full list of speakers and schedule is available HERE. \nTickets can be found HERE
URL:https://wacmaine.org/event/global-security-forum-2024/
LOCATION:Goodwin University East\, 1 Riverside Dr\, East Hartford\, 06118
CATEGORIES:In Partnership
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