Latest Past Events

[Great Decisions] Climate Action and Collaboration: An International Perspective

Woodstock Public Library District 5 Library Ln, Woodstock

October 24th @ 6:30 pm Woodstock Library Presenters: Dr. Yue Chen and Xixi Chen How do global and regional tensions impact energy security, energy access and the transition to Net Zero?  What opportunitieis are at hand? How might risks and finances be managed? Presenter bios:

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[Great Decisions] Competition, Cold War or Conflict? Navigating U.S.-China Relations in Tense Times

Boardman Library 141 Boardman Rd, Poughkeepsie

September 29th @ 6:30 - 7:30 pm   Boardman Road Library, Poughkeepsie Facilitated by Martin Charwat for the World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley. There is one thing that people can agree on across the aisle in Washington, DC: The United States is in a strategic competition with a rising China that poses a […]

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[Great Decisions] AI and American National Security

Woodstock Public Library District 5 Library Ln, Woodstock

Facilitated by Jean-Claude Fouere (AIEducation4All@gmail.com) Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a powerful emerging technology that is already affecting many facets of our society from producing content (texts, images, videos, audio, music) to generate “deep-fakes” of such content. The unchecked progress in generative AI facilitates serious misuse through misinformation and discrimination. The presentation will present some of […]