International Society 33rd Annual Conference: Seismic Shifts in the Global Landscape
Published on March 6, 2023
Join us for the 33rd annual International Society conference in Provo.
SEISMIC SHIFTS IN THE GLOBAL LANDSCAPE
Monday, 3 April 2023
Live streaming is available for our members worldwide and proceedings will be made available later.
SCHEDULE
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8:30 AM
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Welcome + Overview, BRUCE LAW / ROBERT GRIFFITHS, Executive Director / President, International Society
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9:00 AM
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Forces Shaping the Middle East and North Africa
ELDER ALVIN MEREDITH, General Authority Seventy, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
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10:15 AM
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Global and Regional Trends on Religion and Religious Freedom Conditions
NADINE MAENZA, Global Fellow, Wilson Center and President, International Religious Freedom Secretariat |
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11:00 AM
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Long-Term Consequences of the War in Ukraine
DAVID ANDREWS, Professor of International Relations,Scripps College and founding director, EU Center of California |
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12:00 PM
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Luncheon Award Presentation
Challenges to America in a Changing Middle East AMBASSADOR MATTHEW TUELLER, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Yemen, and Kuwait (ret.) *Registration required ($37.50/each)
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1:45 PM
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Global Impact of China and US Decoupling
TIM STRATFORD, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP Beijing and former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative |
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2:30 PM
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The Global Birth Strike: Reflections by a Female Latter-day Saint Scholar
VALERIE HUDSON, University Distinguished Professor of International Affairs, Texas A&M University |
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3:15 PM
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Social Media, Disinformation, and the Search for Truth
ED CARTER, Journalist, Lawyer and Professor of Communications, BYU |
REGISTRATION now open
Everyone attending in person or virtually must register. If you would like to attend the Award Luncheon, you will need to purchase a lunch ticket for $37.50. Lunch registration is open until Friday, March 26th at 10 PM MDT.
Conference registration is free for those not wishing to attend the Award Luncheon.