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Multi-National Corporations in A World of Monetary Instability - Harold Van Buren Cleveland
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Cleveland has served as Assistant Chief in the Division of Investment and Economic Development, Department of State; Deputy Director and Special Economic Advisor, European Program Division, Economic Cooperation Administration; and International Economic Development. Part of the World Affairs Series: World Without Borders

Copper and ITT in Chile: Problems or Blessings? - Dr. Artuto Valenzuela
3:00 PM – Gallery, Memorial Union - Arturo Balenzuela, born in Chile, is currently an Assistant Professor at Duke University. He has written numerous articles on Chilean politics including a forth-coming reader on contemporary Chilean politics. Part of the World Affairs Series: World Without Borders

The Need For An International Language - Is Esperanto The Answer? - Dr. Richard Wood
1:00 PM – Gallery, Memorial Union - A specialist in Papiamenta and a researcher of Creole in pidgin language, Wood will discuss the role of Esperanto as an auxiliary neutral language in a changing world. Part of the World Affairs Series: World Without Borders

The Soviet Union: A Global Power in Flux - Melvin Croan
1:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Part of the World Affairs Series: World Power in Flux

Science in the People's Republic of China - Dr. Chen Yen Yang
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Part of the World Affairs Series: China in Change - Another Long March?

Techno-Economic Change and the Position of Women - Rae Blumberg
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Rae Blumberg has concerned herself with factors affecting the status of women in modernizing nations. Currently an assistant professor in the department of rural sociology at the University of Wisconsin, she is finishing her dissertation at Northwestern University on how Venezuelan development under multinational oil corporations has affected the positions of women. Part of the World Affairs Series: World Without Borders

Volunteerism Abroad - Clarence Pickard, Brenda Remmes, Jeanette Westfall, and Warren Wittee
3:00 PM – Council Chambers, Memorial Union - 1. Clarence Pickard is an alumnus of Simpson College and Iowa State. He has been a Peace Corps volunteer in India and has recently received publicity for his bicycling prowess. 2. Brenda Remmes entered the Peace Corps in 1969 and spent two years as a secondary school teacher in Cameroon, West Africa. She has worked for Head Start and is presently the assistant area manager of ACTION, Des Moines. 3. Jeanette Westfall has traveled extensively in Mexico and Latin America. She is present involved with Partners of Americans, a group working to improve relations in the Americas. 4. Warren Wittee, Executive Secretary of the regional office of the American Friends Service committee, Des Moines, has served in Hong Kong and is presently with the national office of the Committee for Overseas Workers. Part of the World Affairs Series: World Without Borders

Share It: VITA - A Plan of Action - William Nagle
2:00 PM – Gallery, Memorial Union - William Nagle is currently president of Volunteers for International Technical Assistance (VITA). VITA is a private organization established in 1960 to respond to requests from anywhere in the world for technical assistance to economic and social development projects. Part of the World Affairs Series: World Without Borders

Film: Women Up in Arms
12:00 PM – Council Chambers, Memorial Union - The reevaluation taking place regarding the woman's place in the societies of the Muslim nations is aptly conveyed in the study of a 17 year old Tunisian girl who dances to Beatle records, her mother who removed her veil 7 years ago and her grandmother who maintains the traditional Muslim way of life. Part of the World Affairs Series

Chinese Foreign Policy - Dr. Edward Friedman
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Part of the World Affairs Series: China in Change - Another Long March?