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Great Decisions

Great DecisionsPebble Hill Plantation is hosting the Great Decisions discussion series in the fall of 2009.  Eight weekly sessions provide you with unbiased information on the world’s most pressing problems. Topics and speakers change weekly; each speaker being an expert on the topic he/she is presenting. 

Each student receives a briefing book from the Foreign Policy Association that provides basic information on the weekly topics.  Read the book, listen to the lecture and you will feel really confident as you discuss these world shaking issues with your family and friends.

The topics for 2009 include: The U.S. and Rising Powers; Afghanistan and Pakistan; Energy and the Global Economy; The Arctic Age; Egypt: Key Ally in the Middle East; Global Food Crisis; Cuba on the Verge; Human Rights in a New Era: War for Peace? Professors from area universities and the business community are the presenters.

Meetings are scheduled for Monday evenings, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Pebble Hill's Uno Hill Barn, September 21 through November 9.

This program is limited to the first 25 applicants.  $85 for the 8-week series

List of Presenters

Date Subject Presenter/Organization
Sept. 21 The US and Rising Powers Dr. Michael Baun, VSU
Sept. 28 Afghanistan & Pakistan Dr. Jim Peterson, VSU
Oct. 5 Global Food Crises Dr. Homer Pankey
Oct. 12 Energy & the Global Economy Dr. Carol Glen, VSU
Oct. 19 Egypt: Key Ally in the Middle East Dr. Will Hanley, FSU
Oct. 26 The Arctic Age Dr. Phil Steinberg, FSU
Nov. 2 Cuba on the Verge Mr. Powell Jones
Nov. 9 Human Rights in a New Era: Wars for Peace? Dr. Napoleon Bamfo, VSU
 

VSU = Valdosta State University
FSU = Florida State University

 Speakers Bios
 

 schedule subject to change

 
  For more information from the FPA on
Great Decisions, visit their website.
 

 

 

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