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Chicago Society (founded 2001) is a recognized student organization at the University of Chicago. It hosts speakers in a wide variety of fields, from politics and economics to music and art. Chicago Society events vary greatly in scale, from small private gatherings to large public conferences. Chicago Society brings top speakers from all over the world to the University of Chicago, providing forums for discussion and debate on a multitude of issues. 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Past Conferences
Chicago Society has hosted three large conferences over the last three years: China and the Future of the World (2006), Consolidating Democracy in Mexico (2004), and Colombia: Confronting Conflict, Striving Towards Peace (2003). Planning is currently underway for the May 18-19, 2007 conference, Petroleum: Prospects and Politics.
China and the Future of the World The China conference featured four panels and three keynote speakers, including Wang Guangya, the Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations, Christopher R. Hill, the United States Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and Peter W. Rodman, then the United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. Chicago Society won the 2006 Outstanding Student Event Award at the University of Chicago for its work on the conference. The conference commanded significant coverage in campus publications [1] [2][3] as well as in outside sources [4][5] [6][7] [8] [9] and official records [10] Wang Guangya (王光亚) (b. ...
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Consolidating Democracy in Mexico The Mexico conference addressed the continuing challenges to Mexican democracy. Guests included Santiago Creel, then Mexico's Secretary of the Interior, and Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, a founder of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) and three-time presidential nominee. Santiago Creel Santiago Creel Miranda (b. ...
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas (right) with Lionel Jospin. ...
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Other Events Chicago Society hosts many events every year. A comprehensive list can be found on the website. Past guests have included: Anwar Ibrahim, former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia; Reginald Robinson, winner of the MacArthur Genius Grant; Charles Wheelan, author of Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science; Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of The Nation; and David D. Hiller, publisher and CEO of the Chicago Tribune. Anwar Ibrahim has been touring the lecture circuit around the world since his release in 2004. ...
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