EVERYTHING CONCEIVABLE CONFERENCE66th ON WORLD AFFAIRS APRIL 7-11, 2014 All Events Free and Open to the Public Produced by the Committee for the Conference on World Affairs Presenting Partner: Please make a gift to the Conference on World Affairs Mail to: Conference on World Affairs Make your check payable to: % & University of Colorado University of Colorado Foundation % 465 UCB & (reference Account No. 0121418) ! " #$ "'( ) Boulder, ) * CO +80309-0465 #,-"'( ! " #$ "'( ) OR ) * + #,-"'( Donate online: keepCWAfree.com OR Consider making . a bequest / /* to help ,,"-!!(!( sustain the Conference . / in /* perpetuity ,,"-!!(!( The University of Colorado Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization that raises private support for the benefit of the University of Colorado. Tax ID #84-6049811 For more information, call 303.492.2525 . THE STAFF Jim Palmer Welcome Director, Conference on World Affairs to the Sixty-sixth Annual Jane Butcher Conference on World Affairs Conference Chair “Nothing endures but change,” said Heraclitus, and more para- Maura Clare doxically Italian novelist Lampedusa wrote, “If we want things to Conference Coordinator and Director of Public Affairs stay as they are, things will have to change.” Bryan New Many things have changed for the Conference on World Affairs in Advertising and Media Liaison the past 16 years. With our best traditions still intact, attendance Casey Koehler has nearly tripled. Over 124 CU students are Conference volun- Assistant Conference Coordinator teers this year, and students make up 25 percent of our audience. Piper Jackson-Sevy, Isaiah Rifkin, The traditional ballast of the CWA—international affairs, politics, Lucie Rosner and media—remains strong, and we have expanded to include Student Volunteer Coordinators more human rights, music, and storytelling, more science, tech, and business topics. We Piper Jackson-Sevy, believe the Conference explores a broader range of issues than ever and in more depth. Our Briana Johnson, Jack Lipson experts prepare for their panels and do so without losing the spontaneous, playful give and CWA Athenaeum Fellows take of genuine intellectual jousting and jesting. Andi Hasenkamp CWA International Affairs Fellow What I have to say about the CWA all of you know. “Unique” is a word too casually thrown Sophia Cole, Katie Umphlett about, but it fits the Conference—unique indeed with its talented, brilliant 100 plus partici- Student Interns pants and its 200 events that are free and open to the public. The Conference is CU’s best Carl Ganz outreach, and it is also an in-reach to students and the University community. This week the Student Assistant gates of CU Boulder are thrown open to diplomats, journalists, entrepreneurs, human rights advocates, and jazz musicians. We remain forever grateful to all past and present partici- Mary Pat Judkins, Lynn Keller, pants. Posie Sutton Office Assistants To the April week, we have also added the CWA Athenaeum. This year-round symposia has Bruce Montgomery brought over 75 distinguished guests to campus for nearly 500 class visitations, public CWA Archives Project Supervisor lectures, and student workshops and dinners since 1999. Ramsay Thurber CWA Archives Advisor Thanks for the memories. Sixteen years seemed to travel at the speed of light. As Howard Higman Groucho would say, “Hello, I must be going.” Saying goodbye to a venerable institution I Founder love, to thousands of CU students and community volunteers and an enterprising staff— thank you, Jane Butcher, for decades of dedication and wise leadership and to Maura Clare THE CONFERENCE ON WORLD AFFAIRS IS for brilliant organizational skills and creative ideas—is even harder than I imagined. With a GRATEFUL FOR SUPPORT RECEIVED FROM full heart I say again, it’s not the happy people who are grateful, but the grateful people who PHIL DISTEFANO Chancellor, University of Colorado at Boulder are happy. Finally, thank all of you engaged and intellectually curious attendees and sup- RUSSELL MOORE porters of the CWA. This Conference is for you. Now go and expand your brain and fill your Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs heart with stories. STEVEN LEIGH Dean, College of Arts and Sciences TO THE CONFERENCE ON WORLD AFFAIRS, LONG MAY IT THRIVE! - IN MEMORIAM - Al Bartlett 1923-2013 Otomar Bartos 1927-2013 James Palmer, Director Oscar Castro-Neves 1940-2013 Roger Ebert This program is dedicated to our beloved James Palmer in honor of his sixteen years as Director of the 1942-2013 Conference on World Affairs and creator of the CWA Athenaeum. He has overseen a dramatic expansion Simon Hoggart in CWA attendance, with double the number of students, faculty, staff, Coloradans, visitors from across 1946-2014 the country and globe now celebrating the campus’s annual rite of spring together. Thanks to Jim’s wise John Murphy and loving stewardship, the sense of community and spirit of volunteerism that characterizes our 1923-2013 Conference has deepened, as we collectively open our arms each year in welcoming the world to Boulder. CONFERENCE ON WORLD AFFAIRS Committee for the Conference 66th ARTS SUBCOMMITTEE BIOGRAPHIES Carah Bordner MaryPat Judkins Anne Roth DanBob Laman, Community Editor LuAnne Dowling, Editor Mackenzie Bosher Christin Kalaskie Bunny Rubin Steve Vorhaus, Community Editor Mary Ryan, Editor Jamie Bowe Michael Keaveny Ted Rubin Amy Westfeldt, Community Editor James Bradbury Bill Kellogg Jessica Ryan Adria Batt, Student Editor MODERATOR COORDINATORS Gina Brimner Ryan Kircher Firuzeh Saidi Nieve Heskin, Student Editor Faye Johnson Jamie Budden Michael Kjome Danielle Rocheleau Salaz Fred Ris Melanie Burgess Nick Kleckner Shane Sarnac BOULDER HIGH SUBCOMMITTEE Bill Butler Rita Klees Liza Sawyer PRODUCER COORDINATORS Holly Gossard, Community Editor Gabe Castrillo Alex Klinger Randy Schultz Madalene Fetsch Becky Vancura, Community Editor Karen Clancy Gordy LaForge Jerry Shapins Shannon Hayden Paul Clancy Soroya Latiff Alec Sharp Christina Olson BUSINESS SUBCOMMITTEE Sarah Jane Cohen Andy Lattanzi Alex Sheehan Ann Singer Diane Harpold, Community Editor Sophia Cole Nathan Lazarus Janet Shikles Kathy Hutman, Community Editor Poppy Copeland Doug Lee Eric Silberstein Trevor Floyd, Student Editor NEW VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR Tanya Mirchandani Jimmy Cracked Corn Bunny Lester Hillary Skeffington Myles Wallingford, Student Editor Diane Coulter Jazmin Levis Hallie Smith STUDENT TRANSPORTATION Charlene Coutre Katie Lewis Anna Sparlin HUMAN CONDITION COORDINATOR Michael Craig Charles Lindgren Isabella Steinhauer SUBCOMMITTEE Annika Erickson-Pearson Lex Cummings Tim Lloyd Matt Stewart Laura Braddock, Community Editor Carly Cutspec Nasim Lokhandwala Kevin Stockton Pat Wright, Community Editor STUDENT FLAG COORDINATORS John Day Linda Loose Shayna Stillman Krista Marks, Student Editor Harrison Loftus Jan Demorest Richard Loose Kevin Stockton Courtney Young, Student Editor Keegan McCaffrey George Deriso Will Loyd Paula Sussman Ian Rodriquez Emily Draving Kristina Lu Douglas Swartzendruber INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Diane Dvorin Mahsa Mansurababi Nick Swett SUBCOMMITTEE STUDENT HOST COORDINATORS Jonah Dwares Payton Martinez Oakleigh Thorne Bob McClendon, Community Editor Taylor Powers Adam Elbeck Vincent Mathias Sue Ann Todhunter Lynne Sanditen, Community Editor Natalie Volin Ryan Ellingson Chris Matthews Robert Toll Briana Johnson, Student Editor Holly Evans Kirby Matthews Emma Tussey Macklin Scheldrup, Student Editor PHOTOGRAPHY COORDINATOR Kurtis Delahooke Hope Evers Kaitlin May Catherine Villa POLITICS & MEDIA Frank Fainer Allie McKelvey Peter Austin Warekois SUBCOMMITTEE STUDENT SURVEY Andrea Fautheree Stefan Mclaren Liza Weems-Sawyer Beth Bowman, Community Editor COORDINATORS Jacob Findley Megan McWilliams Yvette Wieder-Lowney Mary Rochelle, Community Editor Catherine Geras Morgan Flynn Mark Meyer Daniel Wilkins Bob Yates, Community Editor Braeden Miguel Saint Fu Davina Miller Charlie Winn Sarah Andrews, Student Editor Jessica Gaffney Eli Mogel Sydney Wolack Tori Eberlein, Student Editor STUDENT MARKETING Taylor Garfield Jennifer Moon Cedar Wolf Isaiah Rifkin, Student Editor COORDINATORS Nathan Gengler Nicholas Morris Emma Woodyard Alynn Evans Graham Gerritsen Sarah Mulford SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Abby Miller Rosemary Getsie Cameron Napoliello HOUSING COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE Joshua Gilbert Sarah Niemeyer Jane Butcher, Co-chair STUDENT PRODUCER Christina Olson, Community Editor Dick Goldman Michael O’Brien Sally Pane, Co-chair COORDINATOR Marc Rochkind, Community Editor Jonathan Grell Ahmed Ohio Stephanie Rudy, Co-chair Elle Bowen Frank LaForge, Student Editor Ben Grossman Hannah Ohman Karen Diamond Andrea Guadagnini-Zaharko Bill Opdyke Valerie Eicher Alyssa Sunoo, Student Editor GENERAL MEMBERS Emily Gunther-Lloyd Jimmybob Palmer Nancy Kelley Gauri Adettiwar STUDENT PERSPECTIVES Scott Gwozdz Ada Palmisano Katy Yates Aspen Albrick SUBCOMMITTEE Peter Hassinger Antonio Papuzza Edie Morris, Chair Emeritus Jonathan Ansell Piper Jackson-Sevy, Student Editor Daniel Hastings Smit Patel Lara Arnold Isaiah Rifkin, Student Editor Hanna Hayden Danielle Perry Kristina Avery Lucie Rosner, Student Editor Jon Heisler Erin Pettis Chris Ayala John Hinebauch Erica Pollack Jessamy Bardin FUNDRAISING Amy Howard Carol Puchalski Natalie Barefield Micah Abram, Development Mitchell Hulse Michael Puett Wendy Baring-Gould Mary Austin, Advisor Jerrie Hurd Matt Query