BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20150328T130000Z DTEND:20150328T200000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:45th Annual Central Illinois World Affairs Conference\, Peoria Area World Affairs DESCRIPTION:Please join the members of the Peoria Area World Affair Council (PAWAC) at our 45th annual conference for a dynamic look at a region of the Western Hemisphere that is vitally important to the United States & Central America. We'll examine trade and economic issues with John Andersen\, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Western Hemisphere for the U.S. Department of Commerce\; immigration\, growing nationalism\, and security issues with a panel of experts\; and we'll close the conference with His Excellency Roman Macaya Hayes\, Ambassador of Costa Rica\, giving a closer look at one of the region's success stories. The Peoria Area World Affairs Council (PAWAC) is a non-profit\, non-partisan organization open to all individuals. Since the first annual conference in 1969\, PAWAC has promoted a better understanding of world affairs among the people of Central Illinois by sponsoring public programs and fostering a cooperative educational approach to world problems. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Please join the members of the Peoria Area World Affair Council (PAWAC) at our 45th annual conference for a dynamic look at a region of the Western Hemisphere that is vitally important to the United States &\; Central America. We'\;ll examine trade and economic issues with John Andersen\, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Western Hemisphere for the U.S. Department of Commerce\; immigration\, growing nationalism\, and security issues with a panel of experts\; and we'\;ll close the conference with His Excellency Roman Macaya Hayes\, Ambassador of Costa Rica\, giving a closer look at one of the region'\;s success stories. The Peoria Area World Affairs Council (PAWAC) is a non-profit\, non-partisan organization open to all individuals. Since the first annual conference in 1969\, PAWAC has promoted a better understanding of world affairs among the people of Central Illinois by sponsoring public programs and fostering a cooperative educational approach to world problems. LOCATION:Par-A-Dice Hotel Conference Center East Peoria\, IL UID:e.1773.6185 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260503T080359Z URL:https://business.peoriachamber.org/events/details/45th-annual-central-illinois-world-affairs-conference-peoria-area-world-affairs-03-28-2015-6185 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR