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Our inaugural event videos are live and ready for you to watch and share with others.  You can view them by visiting our video gallery and also on the SBIWA Vimeo Page. For those of you able to attend, please enjoy revisiting the outstanding and diverse speakers that joined us for our Inaugural Event “A [...]

Below is a brief overview of what our outstanding speakers covered on the day. We are grateful for their involvement in helping us launch the Institute and bring such diverse and defining issues to the stage for discussion. We will also post the Podcasts and Resource Lists in the coming weeks so community members can [...]

For those of you who were able to join us on Saturday for our Inaugural Event, A Forum On World Issues – THANK YOU! What a success and an incredible morning of thoughtful discussion with more than 350 people in attendance. SBIWA has been honored by the feedback from the community and more than 150 [...]

February 25, 2011 http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=LOCAL&ID=566095343461204026&Archive=false The Santa Barbara Institute on World Affairs, a new nonprofit organization, will host its inaugural event, “A Forum on World Issues” 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. Speakers will look at current world issues and the coming decade. Mark Juergensmeyer, director of [...]

February 25, 2011 http://www.dailynexus.com/2011-02-25/institute-world-affairs-examines-issues/ Robin Gautschi The Santa Barbara Institute on World Affairs will host its first panel discussion on various global issues at the Lobero Theatre tomorrow. Forum topics include global labor, nanotechnology, human rights and the future of international commerce. A panel of notable UCSB faculty — including global studies professors Mark Juergensmeyer [...]

S.B. Institute on World Affairs to Offer Series of Speakers on Global Topics February 21, 2011 http://www.independent.com/news/2011/feb/21/return-civil-discourse/ MATT KETTMANN If all goes as Ted Tedesco plans, Santa Barbara will soon become known as a center for global thought, and the former American Airlines executive just might save democracy along the way. That’s the hope for the Santa [...]

We are proud and thankful to add The Miller-McCune Center for Research, Media and Public Policy as our newest Institute sponsor. It is through the generous support of our sponsors that we are able to bring such distinguished speakers to Santa Barbara to provide the community with a platform for education and thoughtful discussion. Thank [...]

In the last two weeks we have had an excellent response from our community. With more than 230 participants registered to attend, we are confident the event will see a full house and we welcome fellow community members to register as soon as possible through our website. This response is very encouraging and inspires us [...]

Ted Tedesco, founder of the Santa Barbara Institute on World Affairs engages in a conversation about bringing a new forum for civil discourse on issues that matter to Santa Barbara. Tired of the name-calling and ideological tribalism in the mainstream media, Tedesco, a former city manager and American Airlines executive, figured he could do better. [...]

Our inaugural event videos are live and ready for you to watch and share with others.  You can view them by visiting our video gallery and also on the SBIWA Vimeo Page. For those of you able to attend, please enjoy revisiting the outstanding and diverse speakers that joined us for our Inaugural Event “A [...]

February 25, 2011 http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/article.jsp?Section=LOCAL&ID=566095343461204026&Archive=false The Santa Barbara Institute on World Affairs, a new nonprofit organization, will host its inaugural event, “A Forum on World Issues” 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. Speakers will look at current world issues and the coming decade. Mark Juergensmeyer, director of [...]

February 25, 2011 http://www.dailynexus.com/2011-02-25/institute-world-affairs-examines-issues/ Robin Gautschi The Santa Barbara Institute on World Affairs will host its first panel discussion on various global issues at the Lobero Theatre tomorrow. Forum topics include global labor, nanotechnology, human rights and the future of international commerce. A panel of notable UCSB faculty — including global studies professors Mark Juergensmeyer [...]

S.B. Institute on World Affairs to Offer Series of Speakers on Global Topics February 21, 2011 http://www.independent.com/news/2011/feb/21/return-civil-discourse/ MATT KETTMANN If all goes as Ted Tedesco plans, Santa Barbara will soon become known as a center for global thought, and the former American Airlines executive just might save democracy along the way. That’s the hope for the Santa [...]