Author Archives: Cynthia Melcher

On May 29, the World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts was delighted to partner with the Springfield Public Forum in c0-presenting an event that was a little bit different than what each organization usually does but highlighted the many qualities … Continue reading →

Five educators from the Kyrgyz Republic were recently in Springfield through the US Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program to learn more about the Irene E. and George A. Davis Foundation’s Reading Success by 4th Grade! initiative.  The delegation … Continue reading →

On April 29, 2013, the Japanese government announced that the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays, will be conferred upon Ms. Sue C. Root of Holyoke, in recognition of her significant contributions to promoting friendly relations between … Continue reading →

The World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts is delighted to partner with the Springfield Public Forum to present Hugo Restall, Editorial Page Editor of The Wall Street Journal’s opinion pages in Asia, who will speak on Why Chinese Are Unhappy on … Continue reading →

On April 27, 2013, the World Affairs Councils of America presented their 11th Annual Academic WorldQuest competition.  The World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts–thanks to sponsors St. Germain Investment Management, Bacon & Wilson, and Rediker Software–sent a team of four … Continue reading →

On Friday, April 26, a team of five students–four team members, plus an alternate–along with their teacher/coach from Springfield Renaissance High School will head to Washington, DC to represent the World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts in the national Academic WorldQuest competition. … Continue reading →

The visit was brief but jam packed with activity and the reviews so far have all been great. On Sunday, March 31, a multi-regional group of two dozen English teachers and administrators from 23 countries visiting the US through the … Continue reading →

Mr. Giuseppe Pastorelli, Consul General of Italy in Boston, will speak on “The Role of Italy in the Eurozone” at an Instant Issues event on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at noon in the Community Room at 1350 Main Street—3rd Floor (Sovereign Bank), downtown Springfield. … Continue reading →

Pascal Akimana, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Holyoke-based human rights organization Umoja Now, will speak at an Instant Issues event on Men’s Role in Ending Violence in Conflict and Post Conflict Setting:  One Man’s Experience in Burundi on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at noon … Continue reading →

The National Council for International Visitors National Meeting, a gathering of representatives from Councils for International Visitors (including the World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts), National Program Agencies and the US Department of State, took place from February 12-16 in Washington, … Continue reading →