The Alaska World Affairs Council Presents
In Association with
Global I.Q. with the Economist
“Growing Potential in the Middle East Following Unrest”
Speaker: Free Audiocast with,
David Butter
Regional Director, Economist Intelligence Unit
Wednesday, 12 August, 2011
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Alaskan Standard Time
FREE
The Alaska World Affairs Council, in partnership with the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth (WACDFW), invites you to join a monthly online audiocast that connects you with journalists of The Economist magazine and allows you to learn, and ask questions, about pressing global issues.
This program is offered free of charge to AKWORLD members. Not a member yet? Membership is free and open to all.
Register as a AKWORLD member online.
Friday, August 12, 2011, 7 AM
Global I.Q. with The Economist:
“Gro
wing Potential in the Middle East Following Unrest”
Featuring David Butter,
Regional Director,
Economist Intelligence Unit
How to Register for Global I.Q.
You will be directed to the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth (WACDFW) website. First, select “Register for one or more individual events.” Then, select “New User Registration” and create a User ID and Password. (You will use this User ID and Password for future online audiocasts.)
Once you create your User ID and Password, you will be guided through five simple steps:
1. Check Global I.Q. with The Economist only
2. Select number of participants
3. Indicate that you are a member of the Alaska World Affairs Council
(AKWORLD is the Alaska chapter of the World Affairs Councils of America)
4. Review and confirm your event registration
5. Once confirmed, you will see your registration details
Register for Global I.Q. online.
“Growing Potential in the Middle East Following Unrest”
Join the free live online audiocast on August 12 for a special Global I.Q. with The Economist featuring David Butter, Regional Director of the Middle East and North Africa for the Economist Intelligence Unit, as he discusses the future of the Middle East in the aftermath of the Arab Spring with Council President Jim Falk. Get to the bottom of the issue as you listen live and submit your questions for David during this free live online audiocast.
About David Butter
David Butter joined the Middle East & North Africa team of analysts in 2002. He has a degree in Arabic and Persian from Oxford University and has spent four years in Beirut, first as a researcher and then as correspondent for Interpress Service. Following his return to the UK in 1982 David completed an MA in Comparative Politics at Sussex University. He was News Editor at Middle East Economic Digest and joined the Economist Intelligence Unit in 2000.