The World Affairs Council's 62nd annual conference at Asilomar will explore changing leadership in Europe and evolving transatlantic relationships over three days. Distinguished experts and Council members will discuss topics including Russia, Turkey, NATO, energy, foreign policy, and future EU expansion. In addition to thought-provoking presentations, participants will enjoy social events and the beautiful setting of Asilomar. The conference brings together experts, students, teachers, donors, and Council members to engage in valuable discussions both in and outside of sessions.

1. Welcome to the World Affairs Council’s
62nd Conference at Asilomar.
Over the next three days, we hope you will learn from one another, engage with an exciting topic, and get to know your
fellow participants in the beautiful setting here on the Monterey Peninsula.
This year’s conference brings together a group of distinguished experts and Council members to explore the implications
of changing leadership in Europe, the continued expansion of the EU, and the evolving dynamics of Europe’s transatlan-
tic relationships. We will delve into specifics on Russia, Turkey, NATO, and energy, as well as explore the broader issues
of foreign policy, governance, and future EU expansion.
We hope our discussions on these issues will continue outside the meeting rooms, during strolls on the beach and in our
mealtime and hallway conversations. But we will not spend all of our time on such hefty topics – we have several social
events scheduled that will give us a chance to enjoy our weekend together in different ways, including a Saturday night
concert, several receptions, and ample time for a nature walk.
Thanks to the extremely generous support of our donors, we are fortunate this year to have with us many students and
teachers from the Bay Area. You will recognize these special guests by the red apples on their nametags. Students and
teachers, we encourage you to introduce yourselves to our donors and thank them for this great opportunity, and to
our conference participants, we encourage you to get to know the students and teachers and benefit from their valuable
perspectives.
This conference would not be possible without the volunteer efforts of so many of you who are serving as moderators for
the plenaries and breakout sessions and as hosts for our numerous social events. We thank our speakers for taking time
off from their busy schedules to spend the weekend with us. We are indebted to each of them, and to you, the members
of the Council.
We hope that this weekend, the unique setting and ambiance of Asilomar, the blend of social activities and thought-
provoking presentations, and the diversity of participants, will combine to make this year’s conference engaging and
memorable. This weekend represents a long tradition for the World Affairs Council, and we thank you for joining us
and contributing to this legacy. Whether you are an expert leading a discussion of your life’s work or a student learning
about European foreign policy for the first time, we are delighted to have you with us and look forward to meeting you
over the course of the weekend!
Sincerely yours,
George B. James, II Jane Wales
Chair of the Board President & CEO

2. Agenda
From London to Moscow: New Faces, Old Alliances
May 2 – 4, 2008
Friday, May 2
3:00 – 10:00 P M Registration AD M I N I S T R ATI O N B LD G ,
LO B BY
4:00 – 5:00 P M Student Orientation AD M I N ISTR ATI O N B LD G ,
PATI O
5:00 – 6:00 P M Opening Reception F R E D FA R R FO R U M / K I L N
6:00 – 7:00 P M Dinner CROCKER DINING HALL
7:15 P M Chairman’s Welcome MERRILL HALL
Fighting Allies: American Foreign Policy in a Changed World
Jim Hoagland, Associate Editor and Chief Foreign Correspondent,
The Washington Post
7:30 P M Keynote Address MERRILL HALL
Transatlantic Relations for the 21st Century
General James L. Jones, USMC (Ret.), former Supreme
Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR)
8:30 – 9:45 P M PLENARY 1 : US-European Relations: A New MERRILL HALL
Generation of Leaders
Moderator: David Lyon, Founding President Emeritus, Public
Policy Institute of California
Transatlantic Partnership Looking Ahead: New Faces, Old
Problems, Familiar Answers?
Kurt Volker, Acting Assistant Secretary, European and Eurasian
Affairs, US State Department; nominated to serve as the next US
Ambassador to NATO
A Recast Partnership? The United States and
Europe After Bush and Beyond Iraq
Simon Serfaty, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security
and Geostrategy; Senior Adviser, Europe Program, Center for
Strategic and International Studies
10:00 – 11:00 P M Late Night Reception SURF & SAND
Saturday, May 3
7:30 – 8:15 A M Breakfast CROCKER DINING HALL
Speakers’ Breakfast WOODLANDS NORTH
8:00 – 10:00 A M Registration AD M I N I S T R ATI O N B LD G ,
LO B BY
8:30 – 10:00 A M PLENARY 2 : US & Russia; Europe & MERRILL HALL
Russia—Post Putin
Moderator: Gail Lapidus, Senior Fellow Emerita, Freeman Spogli
Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
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3. Putin’s Russia: Postmodern, Post-communist Populism or
Age-old Dictatorship in Democratic Clothing?
Nina Khrushcheva, Senior Fellow, World Policy Institute, New
School for Social Research
Russia’s Coercive Diplomacy
Dmitri Trenin, Deputy Director, Carnegie Moscow Centre
A New Cold War: Who’s to Blame—Russia or the West?
Edward Lucas, Central European and Russian Correspondent,
The Economist
10:00 A M Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:45 A M MORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Russia and the Near Abroad CHAPEL
Following the breakup of the Soviet Union and the dissolution
of the Warsaw Pact, 15 newly independent states emerged on
Russia’s border. The countries of Central Europe reappeared and
newly independent states from among the Soviet republics were
created. Russian policymakers have tried both to restore old
bilateral connections and to create new relationships, reasserting
interests even in countries that have joined the EU and NATO.
Where do these efforts stand now and where are they headed?
Moderator: Ralph Kuiper, Chair, Peninsula Chapter, World Affairs
Council of Northern California
Gail Lapidus, Senior Fellow Emerita, Freeman Spogli Institute for
International Studies, Stanford University
Kathryn Stoner-Weiss, Associate Director for Research, Center
for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, Stanford
University
Dmitri Trenin, Deputy Director, Carnegie Moscow Centre
Forecast for the European Political and Economic F R E D FA R R FO R U M
Institutions
In December 2007, two years after French and Dutch voters
rejected the European Union constitution, European leaders
signed the Lisbon Treaty, seen by many as the EU constitution
reborn. Projected to be ratified in 2008, how will the Treaty
change the face of Europe? How will the EU economy be affected?
In light of the current turmoil in the world’s financial markets and
the downturn in the US, what impacts may there be on US-EU
economic relations?
Moderator: Caroline Brownstone, President and CEO,
International Management and Marketing Associates
Simon Serfaty, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and
Geostrategy; Senior Advisor, Europe Program, Center for Strategic
and International Studies
John Hulsman, Alfred von Oppenheim Scholar in Residence,
German Council on Foreign Relations, Berlin
The Future of NATO MERRILL HALL
Moderator: Charles Frankel, Managing Director, Interim Museum
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4. AG E N DA
Services LLC
Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Senior Research Scholar, Center for
International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University
Kurt Volker, Acting Assistant Secretary, European and Eurasian
Affairs, US State Department; nominated to serve as the next US
Ambassador to NATO
12:00 – 1:00 P M Lunch CROCKER DINING HALL
Scholarship Luncheon SEASCAPE
12:30 – 1:30 P M Registration AD M I N I S T R ATI O N B LD G ,
LO B BY
1:15 – 2:45 P M PLENARY 3 : Evolution, Expansion: Where is MERRILL HALL
Europe Heading?
Moderator: Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Senior Research
Scholar, Center for International Security and Cooperation,
Stanford University
The Slovenian EU Presidency: Leading the Western Balkans
Toward the European Union
Miriam Možgan, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Rupublic
of Slovenia
Beyond “Old” and “New” Europe: The EU in the 21st Century
Ömer Taspinar, Director, Turkey Project, Center on the United
States and Europe, The Brookings Institution
Kosovo’s Status and Implications for EU Expansion in
Southeastern Europe
David L. Phillips, Visiting Scholar, Center for Human Rights,
Columbia University; Senior Fellow, The Atlantic Council
3:00 – 4:15 P M AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS
European Energy Resources F R E D FA R R FO R U M
Russia is one of the world’s leading producers of natural gas;
Europe is one of the world’s largest energy consumers. Is this a
framework for cooperation or conflict? As gas and oil prices hit
new highs, import dependency increases, and with memories of
Russia’s 2006 gas cut-off in mind, Europe looks to diversify its
supply sources. Pipelines, especially from the Caspian Basin, are
seen as crucial. How will Europe navigate through this new energy
landscape, and how will Russia weigh in?
Moderator: Jackson Stromberg, Executive Vice President,
Bechtel Enterprises (Ret.)
Jan Kalicki, Counselor for International Strategy, Chevron
Corporation
Edward Lucas, Central European and Russian Correspondent,
The Economist
Turkey and the EU MERRILL HALL
Turkey remains a key country for Europe, seen as an anchor of
stability in an unstable and dangerous region. Yet, public opinion
in EU countries generally opposes Turkish membership, and a
lengthy list of political and economic criteria are yet to be fulfilled
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by Turkey. Nevertheless, Turkey says it won’t be deterred from its
EU ambitions. What lies ahead in its quest?
Moderator: David Kenny, Partner, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey
LLP
The Honorable Hakan Tekin, Consul General of Turkey, Los
Angeles, CA
Ömer Taspinar, Director, Turkey Project, Center on the United
States and Europe, The Brookings Institution
David L. Phillips, Visiting Scholar, Center for Human Rights,
Columbia University; Senior Fellow, The Atlantic Council
3:00 – 5:00 P M STUDENT SIMULATION
Should Turkey Join the EU? CHAPEL
4:00 – 5:00 P M Registration AD M I N I S T R ATI O N B LD G ,
LO B BY
5:00 – 6:00 P M Sunset Reception F R E D FA R R / K I L N
6:00 – 7:00 P M Dinner CROCKER DINING HALL
7:15 – 8:15 P M Keynote Address MERRILL HALL
Transatlantic Challenges for the Next Administration
Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns, former Under Secretary for
Political Affairs, US State Department
in conversation with
Jane Wales, President and CEO, World Affairs Council of Northern
California
8:30 – 10:30 P M Reception and Concert MERRILL HALL
The Slavonian Traveling Band
10:30 – 11:30 P M Bonfire M A I N B A R B EQ U E A R E A
Sunday, May 4
8:00 – 8:45 A M Breakfast CROCKER DINING HALL
8:00 – 8:45 A M Meeting of the Board of Trustees WOODLANDS NORTH
9:00 – 10:30 A M PLENARY 4 : Transatlantic Dimensions of the MERRILL HALL
Global Agenda
Moderator: Jim Hoagland, Associate Editor and Chief Foreign
Correspondent, The Washington Post
The Atlantic Alliance and Hotspots—From Iraq to Pakistan
Frederick Barton, Co-Director, Center for Strategic and
International Studies Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project (CSIS);
member of the CSIS Commission on Smart Power
Expectations of the Next US President:
A View From Berlin
John Hulsman, Alfred von Oppenheim Scholar in Residence,
German Council on Foreign Relations, Berlin
10:30 – 11:00 A M Final Thoughts by Conference Chair MERRILL HALL
Jim Hoagland, Associate Editor and Chief Foreign Correspondent,
The Washington Post
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pick up Boxed Lunch CROCKER DINING HALL
12:00 P M Conference Concludes: Checkout A D M I N I S T R AT I O N B L D G
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6. 2008 Annual Conference Speaker Biographies
FREDERICK BARTON R. NICHOLAS BURNS
Fredrick Barton is Senior Adviser for the Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns has
International Security Program at the recently stepped down as the Under Secre-
Center for Strategic and International tary of State for Political Affairs, where he
Study (CSIS) and Co-Director of the Post- served in the US Foreign Service. Prior to
Conflict Reconstruction Project. A member of the CSIS this assignment, Ambassador Burns was the United States
Commission on Smart Power and a supporting expert to Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty
the Iraq Study Group and the Task Force on the United Organization. From 1997 to 2001, he was the US Ambas-
Nations, Mr. Barton is a regular writer, commentator, and sador to Greece and from 1995 to 1997, he was Spokesman
contributor to global public discussions. For the past five of the Department of State and Acting Assistant Secretary
years he was also Visiting Lecturer at the Woodrow Wilson for Public Affairs for Secretary of State Warren Christo-
School at Princeton University, where he was the Freder- pher and Secretary Madeleine Albright. He served for five
ick H. Schultz Professor of Economic Policy and lectured
years on the National Security Council staff at the White
on public and international affairs. Mr. Barton’s work is
House and was Special Assistant to President Clinton and
informed by 12 years of experience in nearly 30 global hot
Senior Director for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia Affairs.
spots, including serving as UN Deputy High Commis-
Under President George H.W. Bush, he was Director for
sioner for Refugees in Geneva and as the first Director of
Soviet (and then Russian) Affairs. Ambassador Burns
the Office of Transition Initiatives at the US Agency for
was a member of the Department’s Transition Team, and
International Development. A graduate of Harvard Col-
served as Staff Officer in the Department’s Operations
lege, he earned his MBA from Boston University, with an
emphasis on public management, and received an honor- Center and Secretariat. He earned his BA from Boston
ary doctorate of humane letters from Wheaton College of College and MA from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced
Massachusetts. International Studies, and has received honorary doctor-
ates from eight American universities.
CAROLINE K. BROWNSTONE
Moderator CHARLES L. FRANKEL
Caroline Brownstone is President and Moderator
CEO of International Management and Charles L. Frankel is Managing Director
Marketing Associates Ltd. With over thirty of Interim Museum Services LLC which
years of international economic and business development provides interim directors to museums.
experience, Ms. Brownstone has facilitated international Mr. Frankel has extensive experience as an entrepreneur,
management, marketing, training, and technical exper- a manager in, and a consultant to, private, public and
tise to US and international corporations, as well as nonprofit enterprises. He has significant involvement in
government organizations in the United States, European community development and civil society building in the
Union, Central and Eastern Europe, Balkan and Baltic US and abroad. Mr. Frankel is Honorary Consul for the
States and Eurasia. In 1999, Ms. Brownstone was among Republic of Botswana. He also serves on the boards of the
fifty top international women executives selected to attend National Peace Corps Association, the Goldman School
the Harvard Business School Executive Education Pro- of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley,
gram, “Women Leading Business: An Executive Forum.” and the World Affairs Council of Northern California.
She holds a BA from Simmons College in Boston and an
MA from the University of San Francisco.
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7. JIM HOAGLAND JAMES L. JONES
Conference Chair General James L. Jones, US Marine Corps
Jim Hoagland is the Associate Editor (Ret.), is President and Chief Executive
and Chief Foreign Correspondent at Officer of the US Chamber Institute for
the Washington Post, for which he also 21st Century Energy. From 1999 to 2003,
writes a weekly Sunday column on foreign affairs. Mr. General Jones was the 32nd Commandant of the Marine
Hoagland joined the Washington Post in 1966 as a met- Corps. He then assumed the positions of Supreme Allied
ropolitan reporter, was assigned in 1969 to Nairobi as an Commander, Europe (SACEUR), and Commander of the
Africa Correspondent, and in 1972 to Beirut as a Middle United States European Command (COMUSEUCOM).
East Correspondent. A tour in Paris as West Europe Cor- He retired from active duty in the US Marine Corps in
respondent preceded his becoming the Washington Post’s 2007 after more than 40 years of service. He is a deco-
Foreign Editor in 1979. He began writing his column in rated combat veteran who commanded at all operational
1986 in Europe, chronicling the gradual fall of commu- levels during his career and received several national and
nism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. In 2002, international military awards. At the request of the US
the editors of The Times of London, Le Figaro, Die Welt, Congress, General Jones recently chaired the Independent
and four other leading European newspapers headed a Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq. He received
jury that awarded Mr. Hoagland the Cernobbio-Europa his BS and an honorary doctorate of letters from George-
Prize. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for International town University and graduated from the National War
Reporting in 1971 and for Commentary in 1991. College in Washington, D.C.
JOHN HULSMAN JAN KALICKI
John Hulsman is the Alfred von Oppen- Jan Kalicki joined Chevron Corporation
heim Scholar in Residence at the German as Counselor for International Strategy
Council on Foreign Relations in Berlin. in 2001. Prior to his appointment, Dr.
Dr. Hulsman’s expertise is particularly Kalicki served in the Clinton Administra-
centered on forging common transatlantic polices regard- tion as Counselor to the US Department of Commerce
ing Iran, Iraq, the War on Terror, and the Middle East and as the White House’s Ombudsman for Energy and
peace process. Additionally, he is a frequent commentator Commercial Relations with the New Independent States.
on foreign policy issues making regular appearances with He has an extensive background in the government, finan-
major media outlets and has written over 150 published cial, and academic sectors. In government, he previously
articles. Dr. Hulsman also serves as the Contributing Edi- served as a US Foreign Service Officer from 1972 to 1974,
tor for the foreign policy journal, The National Interest. a member of the State Department Policy Planning Staff
Prior to this, he was Senior Research Fellow in Interna- under Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Secretary
tional Relations at The Heritage Foundation. Earlier, he Cyrus Vance, and Chief Foreign Policy Advisor to Senator
was Fellow in European Studies at the Center for Strategic Edward M. Kennedy. In academia, he was appointed Pub-
and International Studies in Washington, D.C. and has lic Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International
taught at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced Inter- Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., and has taught
national Studies and at the University of St. Andrews, at the London School of Economics and Political Science,
Scotland. Harvard, Georgetown, Princeton, as well as at Brown Uni-
versity, where he also served as Executive Director of the
Center for Foreign Policy Development and as Assistant
to the President. Dr. Kalicki has authored and co-edited
books and numerous other publications. He earned his
PhD from the London School of Economics and Political
Science. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the
World Affairs Council of Northern California.
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DAVID C. KENNY RALPH KUIPER
Moderator Moderator
David C. Kenny is Partner at Squire, Ralph Kuiper is the Chair for the Penin-
Sanders & Dempsey LLP. Mr. Kenny has sula Chapter of the World Affairs Council
more than 30 years of experience advising of Northern California. Dr. Kuiper is
domestic and foreign financial institutions on regulatory, retired from 35 years in the Aerospace Industry. He
examination, credit, corporate and operational matters. He was the Director of Research at the Lockheed Martin
serves as international counsel to Stanford University and Advanced Technology Center and served in a variety of
represents other universities in foreign and international management positions as a Program Manager, System
law matters. Prior to joining the firm, he served with the Engineering Manager, and Engineering Design Director.
US government in Panama and Ecuador and acted as a law After retiring, Dr. Kuiper worked in the microelectronic
clerk in the Legal Adviser’s Office of the US Department manufacturing sector and consulted for several satellite
of State. Mr. Kenny has served as Chair of the San Fran- communications companies. He holds a BS, an MS, and
cisco Bank Attorneys Association and is a member of the a PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford
Financial Institutions Committee of the State Bar of Cali- University.
fornia and of the California Bankers Association’s State
Governmental Relations Committee. He is a member of GAIL LAPIDUS
the International Diplomacy Council and is past Presi- Gail Lapidus is Senior Fellow Emerita
dent of the California Council for International Trade, at the Institute for International Stud-
the Stanford Alumni of San Francisco, and the Forest Hill ies at Stanford University. Dr. Lapidus
Association, and also serves on the Board of Trustees of is also Professor Emerita of Political Sci-
the World Affairs Council of Northern California. ence at the University of California, Berkeley, and served
as Chair of the Berkeley-Stanford Program in Soviet and
NINA L. KHRUSHCHEVA Post-Soviet Studies. A specialist on Soviet society, politics
Nina L. Khrushcheva is Senior Fellow at and foreign policy, she has authored and edited a num-
the World Policy Institute (WPI) at the ber of books on Soviet and post-Soviet affairs. A graduate
New School for Social Research. In the last of Radcliffe College, she received her MA and PhD from
year, Dr. Khrushcheva has given a number Harvard University.
of presentations on Russian and American politics and the
media at various international organizations in the United EDWARD LUCAS
States and abroad, such as the University of Strasbourg, Edward Lucas is the Central and Eastern
the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Ukrainian Rada Europe Correspondent for The Economist.
(parliament). She has written and published a number of Mr. Lucas has been covering the region for
articles in various international publications, including more than 20 years, witnessing the final
the International Herald Tribune and the Wall Street Jour- years of the Cold War, the fall of the Iron Curtain and the
nal. In the last year, Dr. Khrushcheva has commented on collapse of the Soviet Union, Boris Yeltsin’s downfall and
Russian and Ukrainian political developments for several Vladimir Putin’s rise to power. From 1992 to 1994, Mr.
major media outlets and is currently doing research for a Lucas was the Managing Editor of The Baltic Independent,
book on the culture of Stalinism. She is directing a WPI a weekly English-language newspaper published in Tal-
project entitled New Post-Transition Russian Identity, linn, Estonia. He holds a BS from the London School of
sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Economics and Political Science, and studied Polish at the
Jagiellonian University, Cracow.
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DAVID LYON Foundation, and Executive Director of the Elie Wiesel
David Lyon is the Founding President Foundation. Additionally, he has authored several books,
Emeritus of the Public Policy Institute of many policy reports, as well as more than 100 articles in
California. Mr. Lyon is currently a mem- leading publications.
ber of the Council on Foreign Relations,
The Commonwealth Club of California, and the Asia SIMON SERFATY
Society of Northern California. He also serves on the Simon Serfaty is the first holder of the
Board of Trustees for the World Council of Northern Cal- Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global
ifornia. He received a BS from Michigan State University Security and Geostrategy at Center for
and a PhD and MCP from the University of California, Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Dr. Serfaty
Berkeley. was the Director of the CSIS Europe Program for more
than 10 years and remains Senior Adviser to the pro-
MIRIAM MOŽGAN gram. He is also Senior Professor for Graduate Programs
Miriam Možgan is the Deputy Chief of in International Studies at Old Dominion University in
Mission at the Embassy of the Republic Norfolk, Virginia. From 1972 to 1993, he was Research
of Slovenia in Washington, D.C. She was Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced Inter-
appointed to this position in 2005. Prior national Studies in Washington, D.C., serving as Director
to this, Ms. Možgan was the Head of the Public Relations of the Johns Hopkins Center of European Studies in Bolo-
Office in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Public gna, Italy; Director of the Washington Center of Foreign
Relations Adviser to the President of Slovenia, as well as Policy Research; and Executive Director of the Johns
Head of Public Relations Office at the Ministry of Defense Hopkins Foreign Policy Institute. Dr. Serfaty is the author
of Slovenia. She has also worked as a journalist and an edi- and editor of many books and has been a guest lecturer
tor at the National Radio of Slovenia. Ms. Možgan earned in over 40 different countries and has been a frequent
her BA from the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. expert witness for the US Congress and occasionally for
European national legislatures. He holds a PhD from the
DAVID L. PHILLIPS Johns Hopkins University and was designated as Eminent
David L. Phillips is currently Visiting Scholar of Old Dominion University.
Scholar at the Center for the Study of
Human Rights at Columbia University, ELIZABETH
Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council of SHERWOOD-RANDALL
the United States, and Project Director of the National Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall is Senior
Committee on American Foreign Policy. Mr. Phillips has Advisor to the Preventive Defense Project,
worked as a senior adviser to the United Nations Secre- Senior Research Scholar at the Stanford University Center
tariat and as a foreign affairs expert and senior adviser to for International Security and Cooperation, and Adjunct
the US Department of State. He has held positions as Vis- Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and
iting Scholar at Harvard University’s Center for Middle also a 2004 Carnegie Scholar. Dr. Sherwood-Randall
East Studies, Executive Director of Columbia University’s served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia,
International Conflict Resolution Program, Director of Ukraine, and Eurasia, and was awarded the Department of
the Program on Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Defense Distinguished Service Medal for her work at the
at the American University, and as Professor at the Dip- Pentagon. She has also served as a consultant to the Office
lomatic Academy of Vienna. Mr. Phillips has also been of the Secretary of Defense and as a member of the Penta-
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of the Council on gon’s Regional Centers’ Board of Visitors, and as an adviser
Foreign Relations’ Center for Preventive Action, Direc- to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Prior to
tor of the European Centre for Common Ground, Project her government service, she served as Co-Founder and
Director at the International Peace Research Institute Associate Director of Harvard University’s Strengthening
of Oslo, President of the Congressional Human Rights Democratic Institutions Project. Dr. Sherwood-Randall
previously served as Chief Foreign Affairs and Defense
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Policy Adviser to Senator Joseph Biden, and as a guest ÖMER TASPINAR
scholar in foreign policy studies at The Brookings Institu- Ömer Taspinar is Professor of National
tion. She received her BA from Harvard College, and PhD Security Strategy at the US National War
from Oxford University, where she was a Rhodes Scholar. College and the Director of the Turkey
Program at The Brookings Institution.
KATHRYN STONER-WEISS Dr. Taspinar writes weekly columns for two newspapers
Kathryn Stoner-Weiss is Associate Director in Turkey. He was previously Assistant Professor, and now
for Research and Senior Research Scholar Adjunct Professor, in the European Studies Department
at the Center on Democracy, Develop- of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International
ment and the Rule of Law at Stanford Studies. He has held consulting positions at the Robert F.
University. Prior to coming to Stanford, Kennedy Center for Human Rights in Washington, D.C.,
Dr. Stoner-Weiss was on the faculty at Princeton Univer- and at the Strategic Planning Department of TOFAS-
sity for nine years, jointly appointed to the Department of FIAT in Istanbul. He is the author of two books and his
Politics and the Woodrow Wilson School for International writings have appeared in numerous journals and news-
and Public Affairs. At Princeton, she received the Ralph O. papers. Dr. Taspinar’s research focuses on Turkey-EU and
Glendinning Preceptorship awarded to outstanding junior Turkish-American relations, European politics, transat-
faculty. She also served as Visiting Associate Professor of lantic relations, Muslims in Europe, Islamic radicalism,
Political Science at Columbia University, and Assistant human development in the Islamic world, and American
Professor of Political Science at McGill University. She has foreign policy in the Middle East. He has a BA in Politi-
held fellowships at Harvard University and the Woodrow cal Science from the Middle East Technical University in
Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. In addition to many Ankara, Turkey, and an MA and PhD in European Stud-
articles and book chapters on contemporary Russia, Dr. ies and International Economics from Johns Hopkins
Stoner-Weiss is the author of two single authored books. University.
She received her BA and MA in Political Science from the
University of Toronto, and a PhD in Government from HAKAN TEKIN
Harvard University. Hakan Tekin is the Consul General of
Turkey in Los Angeles. Prior to this, Mr.
JACKSON STROMBERG Tekin held office as Chief of Section and
Moderator
then as Head of Department at the Per-
Jackson Stromberg is a retired Managing
sonnel Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Director and Executive Vice President
He also served as First Secretary and then as Counselor at
of Bechtel Enterprises, Inc., which is the
the Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations
finance and development arm of the Bechtel Group of
in New York. Mr. Tekin has worked as Second Secretary
Companies. Mr. Stromberg has been a member of the
in the Human Rights Department and as First Secretary
Board of Directors of J.P. Morgan Securities Asia and
in the Balkans Department at the Ministry of Foreign
the British American Chamber of Commerce, and was
Affairs. He attended the NATO Defense College Senior
on the Advisory Committee of the Export-Import Bank
Course in Rome. He also served as Third Secretary at the
of the United States. Previously, he served on the Ameri-
Turkish Embassy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates,
can Bar Association Forum Committee on International
and as Second Secretary at the Turkish Embassy in Sofia,
Law. Currently, Mr. Stromberg is a member of the San
Bulgaria. Mr. Tekin worked in the T.C. Ziraat Bankasi
Francisco Committee on Foreign Relations and serves
(Agricultural Bank of Turkey) from 1989 to 1990, and
on the Board of Trustees of the World Affairs Council.
joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of
He received a BA from Dartmouth College, and an MA
Turkey, where he worked first in the Cultural and then
from the University of Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar, and
in the Central Asian Department. He graduated from
an LLB from Stanford University, where he was a member
Ankara University, Turkey.
of the Law Review.
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DMITRI TRENIN JANE WALES
Dmitri Trenin is Deputy Director of the Moderator
Carnegie Moscow Centre, Senior Asso- Jane Wales is the President and CEO of
ciate of the Carnegie Endowment and the World Affairs Council of Northern
Co-Chair of the Moscow Centre’s Foreign California; Co-Founder of the Global
and Security Policy Program. Mr. Trenin has been with Philanthropy Forum, and, since July 2007, has served
the Centre since its inception. From 1993 to 1997, he held as Interim Director of The Elders. In March 2008, Ms.
posts as Senior Research Fellow at the NATO Defense Col- Wales signed on as Vice President, Philanthropy and Soci-
lege in Rome and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute ety and Executive Director of the Nonprofit Sector and
of Europe in Moscow. He served in the Soviet and Russian Philanthropy Program at the Aspen Institute, and has also
armed forces from 1972 to 1993, with experience working recently begun work as Chair of the Poverty Alleviation
as a liaison officer in the External Relations Branch of the track for the Clinton Global Initiative. Previously, Ms.
Group of Soviet Forces (stationed in Potsdam) and as a Wales served in the Clinton Administration as Special
staff member of the delegation to the US-Soviet nuclear Assistant to the President, Senior Director of the National
arms talks in Geneva. Mr. Trenin also taught in the War Security Council and Associate Director of the White
Studies Department of the Military Institute. He has pub- House Office of Science and Technology Policy. She
lished numerous articles and several books. chaired the international security programs at the Carn-
egie Corporation of New York and the W. Alton Jones
KURT VOLKER Foundation, and directed the Project on World Security
Kurt Volker is Acting Assistant Secretary at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. During her tenure as
for European and Eurasian Affairs and National Executive Director, the Physicians for Social
nominated to serve as the next US Ambas- Responsibility shared in the Nobel Peace Prize.
sador to NATO. Mr. Volker assumed his
duties as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Euro-
pean and Eurasian Affairs in 2005. As a career member
of the US Foreign Service, he previously served as Acting
Senior Director for European and Eurasian Affairs at the
National Security Council, where he served for four years
as Director for NATO and West Europe. He was Deputy
Director of the Private Office of then-NATO Secretary
General Lord Robertson. Prior to this, he was First Secre-
tary at the US Mission to NATO. He worked on foreign
policy matters for US Senator John McCain and was the
Deputy Political Counselor and Political-Military Officer
at the US Embassy in Budapest, Hungary. He has also
served in London and at the State Department in various
positions, including Special Assistant to the Counselor
and Special Assistant to the US Special Envoy for Bos-
nia negotiations. Before joining the Foreign Service, Mr.
Volker served for two years as an analyst at the CIA He
has a BA from Temple University and an MA from George
Washington University.
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12. The Schools Progam and the Education Fund
An Investment in the Future
The Schools Program is dedicated to inspiring our youth them. In addition to Annual Conference scholarships, the
to actively participate in international affairs, a critical Schools Program helps students develop a global perspec-
need in today’s world. Every year, the Council’s Annual tive through an overseas exchange program, a summer
Conference is enriched by the active participation of institute on international relations, a student ambassa-
outstanding students and teachers from across Northern dor leadership program, and scholarship opportunites
California. for students and teachers to meet directly with Council
speakers.
Thanks to generous contributions to the Education Fund,
close to 5,000 students and teachers have attended the The 11 teachers and 91 students receiving scholarships
Annual Conference in its 62-year history. Here, scholar- to this year’s Conference will add unique perspectives
ship recipients explore global affairs, meet international to the discussions taking place throughout the weekend.
leaders, and engage in conversation with conference par- Listen for their questions during the plenary sessions and
ticipants. Many of these students have gone on to careers for their remarks in the breakout sessions. We invite you
in diplomacy, politics, business, and education, and con- to talk with them during receptions and meals—they are
tinue to make vital contributions to the world around eager to learn from you.
T O L E A R N M O R E O R T O B EC O M E A S C H O O L S P R O G R A M S U P P O R T E R , P L E A S E C A L L 4 1 5 . 2 9 3 . 4 6 5 0
O R S TO P BY T H E R EG I S T R AT I O N D E S K .
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13. 2008 Special Asilomar Scholarships
GERALDINE H. READ MEMORIAL AWARD JEFFERSON PEYSER MEMORIAL AWARD
Amanda Brown, Foothill College Jinyoung Choe, Mills High School
Gerri Read was a long-time member of the World Affairs Nancy Xie, Lowell High School
Council and its Scholarship Committee, alongside her Jefferson Peyser was a dedicated and active member of the
husband Malcom. She was an active participant in Scholarship Committee. Through his estate, he created
Council programs, study groups and international study this endowment for annual scholarships to be awarded to
tours. Gerri was deeply committed to the importance of individuals for their outstanding service to the Council.
international education for students. This scholarship
was established by Mr. Read to honor his wife and her EDITH COLIVER MEMORIAL AWARD
commitment to encouraging student engagement in Mia Bennett, UCLA
international affairs. Roxane Duka, UC Berkeley
Friends of Edith Coliver, a former Trustee and a stalwart
CAROL MARQUIS MEMORIAL AWARD participant in Council programs and committees, estab-
Gale Lederer, School of the Arts lished two scholarships in her honor. A refugee from Nazi
Carol Marquis devoted her life to education and was a Germany, Edith was devoted to promoting human rights,
leader in the California International Studies Project. For intercultural dialogue and world peace. Throughout her
fifteen years she was an extraordinary classroom teacher 40-year career as an Asia Foundation Officer, she was
and directed the World Affairs Council’s Schools Pro- actively involved in community organizations in the US
gram. This scholarship is to honor her memory and to and abroad. Our scholarship recipients are outstanding
acknowledge another outstanding educator. students who share Edith Coliver’s world vision and intel-
lectual curiosity.
GEORGE BALLOU MEMORIAL AWARD
Thais da Rosa, Lowell High School CARLTON DUDLEY MEMORIAL AWARD
Erin Pope-Garcia, Terra Linda High School Alain–Franck Brou, Mission Community College
Evonne Morici, Skyline High School Emil Murad, San Ramon Valley High School
George Ballou, President of the World Affairs Council Sasha Schmitz, School of the Arts
from 1979-1981, was a Trustee for more than 15 years and Carlton Dudley was a dedicated and tireless member of
a veteran participant at an even greater number of the Asi- the World Affairs Council and its Scholarship Committee.
lomar Conferences, his favorite Council activity. He was In 1995, a memorial was established in his name to send
deeply committed to educating young people about inter- students to the Council program he enjoyed the most—
national issues and believed that well-informed teachers Asilomar. This scholarship is for students with an active
were critical to further that cause. interest in foreign exchange and international affairs.
RICHARD CASTILE AWARD PHILIP HABIB MEMORIAL AWARD
Kim Bowen, Skyline High School Shirley Ma, Skyline High School
Elizabeth Constantino, Mills High School Dan Szajngarten, Santa Clara University
Benjamin Whitenack, Healdsburg High School Ryan Carroll, Foothill College
Still an active member of the education committee, Rich- Ambassador Philip Habib was the highest ranking career
ard Castile spearheaded the Council’s scholarship efforts diplomat in the State Department. Serving on the Coun-
for many years. This endowment was established to honor cil’s Board of Trustees for twelve years, Philip Habib had
Richard Castile and to acknowledge individuals interested a special interest in students who wanted to pursue inter-
in international affairs. national careers. His friends created this endowment in
his memory.
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14. THE SCHOOLS PROGRAM
2008 Conference Scholarship Recipients
The World Affairs Council of Northern California has awarded scholarships
to the following teachers:
John Anderson, Merrill F. West High School Cindy Martinez, San Lorenzo Valley High School
Thais da Rosa, Lowell High School Evonne Morici, Skyline High School
Erin Pope-Garcia, Terra Linda High School Sarah Nelson, Vanden High School
Christy Harte, Balboa High School Rebecca Robinson, Silver Creek High School
Kelly Korenak, World Savvy Kate Zook-Gibbs, The Woolman Semester
Gale Lederer, School of the Arts
The Marin Chapter of the World Affairs The World Affairs Council of San Joaquin
Council of Northern California has awarded a has awarded a scholarship to the following
scholarship to the following student: student:
Alexandra Cimatu, Dominican University Addison Embrey, University of the Pacific
The World Affairs Council of Monterey
has awarded scholarships to the following
students:
Aletia Egipciaco, Monterey Peninsula College
Nick Day, Monterey Peninsula College
Danael Karlson, Monterey Peninsula College
Garrett Hambaro, Monterey Peninsula College
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15. THE SCHOOLS PROGRAM
The World Affairs Council of Northern California has awarded scholarships
to the following students:
Yolanda Aguirre, Mission Community College Rebecca Kaplow, Balboa High School
Christina Aguirre, School of the Arts Lindsay Kiel, San Lorenzo Valley High School
Louis Arcuri, Mission Community College Robert Kuhn, San Francisco State University
Steve Barth, Las Positas College Heng Hua Liang, Leadership High School
Mia Bennett, UC Los Angeles Thomas LoCurto, West Valley College
Teresita Bond, West Valley College Shirley Ma, Skyline High School
Kim Bowen, Skyline High School Rachel Malmborg, The Woolman Semester
Phoebe Branfuhr, Consumnes River College Andrea Marcos, West Valley College
Alain-Franck Brou, Mission Community College Jaime Medeiros, Mission Community College
Amanda Brown, Foothill College Tanbir Minhas, Merrill F. West High School
Faith Cabanilla, Foothill College Farrah Monfort, De Anza College
Chantal Cabildo, Mission Community College Elizabeth Morgan, Skyline High School
Ryan Carroll, Foothill College Sarah Mount, San Lorenzo Valley High School
Cindy Chan, Skyline High School Emil Murad, San Ramon Valley High School
Anna Chiu, School of the Arts Urvashi Nagrani, Foothill College
Jinyoung Choe, Mills High School Linda Nikolic, San Francisco State University
Roseann Cima, Stanford University Rowan O’Neal, San Lorenzo Valley High School
Elizabeth Constantino, Mills High School Tiffany Phu, Skyline High School
Mia Costello, UC Davis Irene Phung, De Anza College
Mudzhid Dadgar, Las Positas College Ryan Powers, Healdsburg High School
Jessica de Leon, Santa Clara University Daniella Rivera, Balboa High School
Jessica Detering, San Lorenzo Valley High School Alexander Robbins, Miramonte High School
Amanda Dissanayake, Mills College Mark Romanenko, Mission Community College
Olga Dombrovskaya, San Francisco State University Sasha Schmitz, School of the Arts
Reilly Dowd, Covenant of the Sacred Heart Lily Sham, Schools of the Arts
Roxane Duka, UC Berkeley Josephine Shober-Miller, The Woolman Semester
Cassandra Estassi, Mills High School Aqsa Siddiqui, Palo Alto Senior High School
Jade Ferreira-Yang, Skyline High School Erin Simmer, UC Berkeley
Aaron Filous, Foothill College Sarah Snow, Foothill College
Christine Gibson, Foothill College Torunn Sweers, San Lorenzo Valley High School
Andre Guiulfo, College of San Mateo Dan Szajngarten, Santa Clara University
Faisal Hamid, Mills High School Danielle Throop, CSU East Bay
Taylor Hamilton, The Woolman Semester Jonathan Trinh, Skyline High School
Reyna Hewitt-Bishop, Foothill College Aleksandra Van Loggerenberg, Foothill College
Jamie Hinrichs, UC Los Angeles Martin Ventura, The Woolman Semester
Katherine Holland, Las Positas College Steffi Ving, Silver Creek High School
Tamara Hovsepian, De Anza College Maggie Watts, The Woolman Semester
Erica Huie, Schools of the Arts Benjamin Whitenack, Healdsburg High School
Aiyman Hussain, Mills High School Justine Whitfield, Las Positas College
Dorothy Huynh, Skyline High School Jayme Winell, Schools of the Arts
Bertram Ieong, Mills High School Nancy Xie, Lowell High School
Megan Anne Johanson, Merrill F. West High School Darya Zakharova, Lowell High School
Mayaka Kamata, De Anza College
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16. T H E E D U CATI O N F U N D
2008 Education Fund Donors*
The World Affairs Council of Northern California thanks the following generous donors who
have given to the 2008 Education Fund:
$1,000 and above Mr. and Mrs. Jack Olive Mr. Irwin S. Hoff & Mrs. Agatha
Anonymous Mrs. Harriet Meyer Quarré Hoff
Mr. Mortimer Fleishhacker Ms. Rosemary Roach Ms. Marie F. Hogan
Harvey & Eve Masonek Seavey Family Fund John M. Bryan Family Fund
Dr. Elizabeth Leonie Simpson & Mr. Ms. Eloise Jonas
$500 to $999 John C. Wurr Mr. & Mrs. Keith Kennedy
Maureen Blanc & George Brandt Jackson & Elizabeth Stromberg Richard & Elizabeth Kinyon
Mr. William E. Henley Mr. & Mrs. Max Thelen, Jr. Mr. Kevin Mann
Mr. Jan Kalicki Mrs. Nancy van Ravenswaay Mr. and Mrs. Clark Maser
Mason & Wendy Willrich Mr. Paul Miller
Up to $199 Ms. Virginia Newhall
$200 to $499 Mr. Arthur R. Albrecht Ms. & Mr. Joan Paulin
Mr. Igor R. Blake Ms. Alice Bartholomew & Mr. Mr. & Mrs. James P. Phillips
Mr. & Mrs. William Boles Charles Hermann Mrs. Jean Port
Miss Christine Clark Mr. Joseph Boudreau Mr. & Mrs. Ted L. Rausch
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick K. Duhring Mr. & Mrs. Conrad D. Breece Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Ringe
Ms. Elizabeth F. Farnsworth Mr. John W. Carley Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ruggles
Mr. William P. Fuller & Ms. Jennifer Ms. Ann Casper Dr. & Mrs. Rolf G. Scherman
L. Beckett Mr. Richard Castile Judge & Mrs. William W. Schwarzer
Ms. Nancy A. Jarvis & Mr. Stephen Mr. & Mrs. Gunther de Groot Mr. & Mrs. Charles Smukler
R. Farrand Honorable & Mrs. Theodore L. Mr. & Mrs. Noel W. Stevens
Mr. Burke Knapp Eliot, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John O. Sutter
Carol & Ralph Kuiper Ms. Ann Gubser Mr. Rufus G. Thayer, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Donald C. Loughry Mr. Thomas Hammond Mary & Terry Vogt
Mr. Gregory Maged Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J. Haskell Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Waugh
Ms. Jeanne A. McHugh Mr. & Mrs. Louis C. Haughney Mr. & Mrs. Dale Weidmer
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Mountford Mr. & Mrs. William A. Hayne
Mr. R. Naumann-Etienne Ms. Peggy Hill * AS OF APRIL 15, 2008
All Education Fund donors are invited to
meet the conference scholarship recipients
at the Scholarship Luncheon on Saturday,
May 3, in Seascape.
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17. su pport t h e cou ncil
Since 1947, the World Affairs Council has offered a wide range of activities to engage our community in conver-
sation about international issues. The Annual Conference at Asilomar has long been one of our favorite forums
for deep exploration of specific and timely topics.
Membership dollars and conference fees cover only a portion of our operating budget. We depend on support
from donors to make our public programming, broadcasts and educational outreach possible year after year.
Whether large or small, gifts from our family of committed members and donors ensure the continuation of the
Council’s thought-provoking programs. Join donors on these pages whose generosity ensures Asilomar student
and teacher scholarships, and know that you are making a difference to future generations.
World Affairs Council donor benefits include invitations to receptions or meetings with leaders in global affairs,
government, business, and media. In the past year, the Council has offered donor events with such prominent
figures as:
Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
Hans Blix, Chair, Commission on Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission; Former Executive Chairman,
United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Committee
Jan Egeland, Director, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs; Former United Nations Under-Secretary-
General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
John Hofmeister, President, Shell Oil Company; Member, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Com-
mittee, US Department of Energy
George P. Shultz, Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford; Former
US Secretary of State
For more information on the many ways to support the Council, please contact Susana Rodriguez at 415.293.4665
or srodriguez@wacsf.org.

18. The World Affairs Council Board and Staff
Executive Committee Board of Trustees Staff
OFFICERS Ravi Anand Gregory Maged Jane Wales
P R E S I D E N T & C EO
George B. James, II Mukul Bakshi James Manyika
C H A I R O F T H E B OA R D
Joanna R. Ballou Clark W. Maser Kerry King
COO
Jane Wales Louis deK. Belden Harvey Masonek
P R E S I D E N T & C EO * Douglas Bereuter Jill Matichak A D M I N I S T R AT I O N
Kerry King * W. Richard Bingham Paul Matteucci Rose Hembrow-Beach
COO Coit D. Blacker Linda R. Meier E X EC U T I V E A S S I S TA N T TO T H E C EO
Maria Starr Maureen Blanc Dr. Nagesh S. Mhatre Jesus Gonzalez
VICE CHAIR J. Dennis Bonney Lori Mirek B U I L D I N G A N D FAC I L I T I E S M A N AG E R
Richard N. Goldman Ronald E. Bornstein Ruediger Naumann-Etienne
FINANCE
VICE CHAIR Harold W. Brooks R. Douglas Norby
Jake Ocampo
Martha M. Hertelendy Caroline Krawiec Brownstone Betty Overhoff
D I R EC TO R O F F I N A N C E & T EC H N O LO G Y
VICE CHAIR Annette J. Campbell-White Wendy Paskin-Jordan
Richard M. Chong Larry Pippin Joshua Jendryka
Jeff Clarke B U S I N E S S O P E R AT I O N S O F F I C E R
S EC R E TA R Y * Jeff Clarke Joan Platt
A.W. Clausen Sharon Lee Polledri Karma Sherpa
W. Richard Bingham F I N A N C E & A D M I N I S T R AT I O N O F F I C E R
TREASURER AND FINANCE COMMIT TEE Jock Covey Kevin M. Pursglove
CHAIR Simone Coxe * Harriet Meyer Quarré DEVELOPMENT &
COMMITTEE CHAIRS Andrew H. Cummins Frank Rettenberg C O R P O R AT E P R O G R A M S
David W. Lyon Francis Currie Skip Rhodes Susana Rodriguez
CHAPTERS COMMIT TEE CHAIR Timothy D. Dattels Elizabeth Rindskopf-Parker D I R EC TO R O F I N D I V I D UA L G I V I N G
Amy W. de Rham * Amy W. de Rham Nayla Rizk
MARKETING & MEMBERSHIP
D E V E LO P M E N T C O M M I T T E E C H A I R James A. Donahue * Rosemary Roach
Jennifer Cobb
Harriet Meyer Quarré Peter Donat Peter J. Robertson V I C E P R E S I D E N T,
CO M MIT TEE FO R TH E FUTU RE * William H. Draper, III George M. Scalise M A R K E T I N G & D E V E LO P M E N T
* John M. Duff, Jr. Charlotte Mailliard Shultz Mary Dolan
John M. Duff, Jr.
E D U C AT I O N C O M M I T T E E C H A I R Elizabeth Farnsworth Amb. Richard Sklar P U B L I C R E L AT I O N S & O U T R E AC H
OFFICER
Karen C. Francis * Maria Starr
Rosemary Roach
MARKETING & MEMBERSHIP COMMIT TEE Charles L. Frankel Jackson Stromberg Heidi Moseson
CHAIR William P. Fuller Max Thelen, Jr. M E D I A A S S O C I AT E
Anne Kenner William G. Gaede Dr. Marsha Vande Berg Christie Blair
N O M I N AT I O N S & E L EC T I O N S C O M M I T T E E * Richard N. Goldman Terry Vogt M E M B E R S H I P DATA B A S E
CHAIR A D M I N I S T R AT O R
Richard J. Guggenhime John S. Wadsworth, Jr.
Jan H. Kalicki Amb. Kathryn W. Hall * Jane Wales PUBLIC PROGRAMS
PERSONNEL COMMIT TEE CHAIR
Kevin T. Haroff Jo Anne Wallace Carla Thorson
Douglas Bereuter Ronald M. Henoud David Weber V I C E P R E S I D E N T, P U B L I C P R O G R A M S
PROGRAMS COMMIT TEE CHAIR
* Martha M. Hertelendy Wilford H. Welch Courtney Riggle
William H. Draper, III * George B. James, II Mason Willrich D E P U T Y D I R EC T O R O F P R O G R A M S
PA S T C H A I R O F T H E B OA R D Nancy A. Jarvis John D. Wilson Ned Hawkins
Frank M. Jordan PROGRAM OFFICER
Advisory Council * Jan H. Kalicki
Phil Walker
Linda Kendall AS OF APRIL 18, 2008 PROGRAM OFFICER
CO - CHAIRS Anne E. Kenner * E X EC U T I V E C O M M I T T E E M E M B E R S
Savilla Pitt
William J. Perry David C. Kenny PROGRAM OFFICER
George P. Shultz Madeline Griffinger Kerr
Alexander Lewis
* Kerry King P R O G R A M A S S O C I AT E
Michael H. Armacost Markos Kounalakis
Katie Walsh
Willie L. Brown, Jr. Ralph A. Kuiper SCHOOLS PROGRAM OFFICER
Gerhard Casper Dr. Gail W. Lapidus
* David W. Lyon Evert Zelaya
John Chambers S C H O O L S O U T R E AC H A S S O C I AT E
Bruce Chizen
Anna Bolla
James C. Gaither D I R EC TO R O F B AG E P
F. Warren Hellman
Chong-moon Lee Natasha Zellerbach
A S I LO M A R C O N F E R E N C E R EG I S T R A R
George Lucas
Michael McCurry GLOBAL PHIL ANTHROPY
Kanwal Rekhi FORUM
Arun Sarin Jill Freeman
Orville Schell V I C E P R E S I D E N T, G LO B A L
P H I L A N T H R O P Y P R O J EC T S
Charles Schwab
Roselyne C. Swig Esther Kyte
GPF PROGRAM OFFICER
Leslie Harlson
G P F M E M B E R S H I P & C O M M U N I C AT I O N S
OFFICER
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19. The Louis Heilbron Committee for the Future
Planned gifts provide financial resources to ensure and to build the
World Affairs Council of Northern California as a vital and stimulating
forum for the future. Our wonderful past Chair and generous supporter
Louis Heilbron set an inspiring example through his own legacy giving.
Join other Committee for the Future donors by naming the Council as a
beneficiary in your will or retirement plan, or considering other planned
giving strategies to keep the Council growing and thriving.
A Special Thanks
The World Affairs Council of Northern California thanks Mr. Malcolm Read for his generous endow-
ment gift of $15,000 to establish the Geraldine H. Read Memorial Asilomar Scholarship.
and Thank You to Our Sponsors of the 62nd
Annual Conference at Asilomar
For information on donor and sponsorship opportunities please contact Susana Rodriguez at
415.293.4665 or email srodriguez@wacsf.org
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20. Asilomar General Information
Conference Headquarters. The World Affairs Council main- Symposia & Workshops. Please register for a specific breakout
tains a registration and information desk where all participants can session at the breakout table near the registration desk. Participants
check in, receive conference packets and make inquiries about the who have not registered for a specific session will be admitted on a
conference or about the Council in general. The registration and space-available basis only.
information desk is located along the long wall on the ocean side of
the Administration Building. Social Hours. There are six principal social gatherings through-
The Asilomar Conference Center has its own front desk where out the weekend. On Friday afternoon, from 5:00 – 6:00 PM, there
conference participants may obtain information about the Asilomar is a welcome reception in Fred Farr Forum. Following the plenary
facility, purchase individual meal tickets, and checkout at the end session on Friday evening at approximately 10:00 PM, there will be
of the conference. It is located at the south end of the Administra- a reception in Surf and Sand. An afternoon sunset reception from
tion Building. 5:00-6:00 PM will be held on Saturday in Fred Farr Forum/Kiln.
Saturday evening from 8:30 to 10:30 PM, there will be a reception
Badges. Conference Badges should be worn at all times. Your con- and concert performed by The Slavonian Traveling Band in Merrill
ference badge serves as an admission pass to all programs and must Hall, and then a bonfire in the Barbeque Area from 10:30 to 11:30
be shown to gain entry. Asilomar issues its own cards for admission PM.
to the dining hall. Neither badges nor meal cards can be replaced At all our events where alcohol is served, non-alcoholic beverages
or transferred. will also be available. In accordance with state laws, no one under
21 will be served alcohol. Badges indicating an under-21 status have
Meals. Meals will be served in Crocker Dining Hall at the times been made available for conference participants.
printed in the conference program. Conference participants who
have requested special meals other than a standard vegetarian fare Messages. Messages for participants may be posted on the mes-
should make that request known when picking up meal cards dur- sage board near the Asilomar Front Desk in the Administration
ing registration; you have the opportunity at that time to visit with Building. Guests expecting calls should check this board. The front
the chef in Crocker Dining Hall. desk number is 831.372.8016 or dial 0 from any Asilomar building
When entering the dining hall, please wait to be seated by the phone.
hostess in accordance with Asilomar procedure. One table must be
filled before seating begins at the next table. Bells will ring ten min- Jitney Service. Asilomar has a jitney available for use by on-site
utes prior to, and at the start of, the meal hour. No one can be served residents at no charge. To request jitney service dial 2232 from any
in the dining hall if they arrive after meal hours. Please print your house phone, including the phone in the Crocker Dining Hall.
name on your meal card. If you lose it, there is a chance it will be
Checkout Time. The Asilomar Conference Center requires that
found and returned to you. Missed meals cannot be refunded.
you checkout by 12:00 PM on Sunday. Another full conference
Meal tickets are provided to all participants when they check in at
group checks in immediately after the Council checks out. Those
the conference registration desk. Asilomar will prepare box lunches
who checkout late may be fined by Asilomar. We suggest packing all
on Sunday for everyone attending the third day of the conference.
belongings before the Sunday morning plenary session.
Registration Hours. Hours for the World Affairs Council con-
Asilomar Grounds Regulations. Please read the “Welcome
ference registration desk at the Administration Building will be:
to Asilomar” flyer posted in all rooms. Blankets, pillows, towels,
Friday 3:00 – 10:00 PM etc. provided by Asilomar should not be taken out of the rooms.
The Council is charged for all damaged and missing items from the
Saturday 8:00 – 10:00 AM
lodgings. Please be considerate.
12:30 – 1:30 PM
Camping is not allowed on the conference grounds, in recre-
5:00 – 6:00 PM
ational vehicles, or on the beach, nor are sleeping bags allowed in
Parking. Because the Asilomar parking facilities are limited, the Asilomar lodges. Violators will be subject to fines. Asilomar’s
on-site parking is reserved for resident participants. Off-site par- 107 acres are dedicated to the natural environment. Please walk in
ticipants may park along Asilomar Boulevard or other city streets. designated areas only. The dunes are particularly fragile, so please
Citations will be issued on all parking violations and these citations use the boardwalk.
are enforced.
Smoking. Asilomar Conference center has adopted a no-smoking
policy in all buildings. Smoking is only permitted outdoors. Have a great weekend!
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