China Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections – Event December 8

The Madison Committee on Foreign Relations (MCFR) and the University of Wisconsin–Madison and invite you to participate in a special event, China Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections. The event will take place December 8 from 5:30-8:15 p.m., in the Pacific Room at the Edgewater Hotel located at 666 Wisconsin Avenue. Registration is required (details below). Download full event invite. The program will open with a lecture by Albert Keidel, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council on “The Future of U.S.-China Economic Relations.” Following Dr. Keidel’s presentation in Madison, we will join a national Web cast from Washington, D.C. featuring Kurt M. Campbell, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Steve Orlins, President of the National Committee on United States-China Relations, will moderate this 45-minute portion of the program, comprised of a 15-minute talk, followed by a half hour question and answer session with Mr. Campbell – questions will be e-mailed in or taken from the audience members throughout the country. China Town Hall is a national day of programming on China involving 40 cities throughout the United States.  Nationally this event is brought to you by the National Committee on United States-China Relations. Locally, the MCFR and the University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) organized this event with the support of many units at the UW–Madison including the Center for East Asian Studies, the Wisconsin China Initiative, the Center for International Business Education & Research, Global Studies, and the Division of International Studies. Agenda: 5:30 p.m. – Doors open for registration and hors d’oeuvres 6:00 p.m.  – Keidel’s presentation and discussion 6:45 p.m. – Short break for hors d’oeuvres 7:00 p.m. – Campbell Web cast and Q&A 7:45-8:15 p.m.  – Discussion and Networking Note free indoor parking is available at the Edgewater. Registration and Payment: – Sustaining members of the Madison Committee on Foreign Relations (MCFR): Free – Non-MCFR member guests, including those affiliated with the UW sponsors: $20 at the door – Attending MCFR members and spouses/partners of members: $20 at the door – Funding assistance available see below. If you are planning to attend the December 8 event (without funding assistance) , please RSVP to mcfr@tcgcorp.net by Friday, December 4.