The New World Order: The Changing State of Our World. Niagara-on-the-lake june 9-11, 2015. Course full. See Waiting List below
Join us in beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake in gorgeous early June for a stimulating three days of learning, theatre, great food and fun. We will be staying in the world-ranked Queen's Landing Hotel, with their lovely rooms and outstanding cuisine.
The package includes:
The Learning Program
Our learning program will be a comprehensive update on the key political, economic and social
issues and trends in the world today and how it all fits together to create a world quite different
from that of the year 2000. While we will not finalize the agenda until closer to the program,
given how volatile world events are, we will most likely include at least the following:
Subjects will be discussed in five 2-hour sessions over the three days, starting mid-morning on
June 9 and finishing mid-afternoon on June 11. Although the program will challenge our minds, there will be ample time for R & R.
Accommodation and Meals
Accommodation on June 9 and 10 will be at the world ranked Queen's Landing Hotel. Here is a link to the Queen's Landing website: http://www.vintage-hotels.com/queenslanding/
Shaw Festival Theatre
Transportation
Cost and Deposits
The costs of the entire package is as follows:
Double occupancy $ 850 per person
Single occupancy $1,100
As noted above, the initial deposit will be $70, payable by the end of October, fully refundable up
to December 31, 2015 should you decide to cancel.
There will be a second and final deposit of $150 due by January 15th.
The remaining cost will be payable on completion of the conference.
Waiting List: The course is full, but we are running a waiting list which at the moment is short. To go onto the waiting list, click here to send us an e-mail. We all get back to you to let you know the status
The package includes:
- A three-day learning program. The New World Order: The Changing State of the World. Dealing with all the big issues of the day. Intensive and stimulating, but with plenty of the off for R&R
- Two Shaw Festival plays of your choice.
- Accommodation at Queen's Landing, either single of double occupancy
- Welcome cocktail party
- All meals and tasty (but healthy) refreshment break snacks
The Learning Program
Our learning program will be a comprehensive update on the key political, economic and social
issues and trends in the world today and how it all fits together to create a world quite different
from that of the year 2000. While we will not finalize the agenda until closer to the program,
given how volatile world events are, we will most likely include at least the following:
- The state of global climate change negotiations leading into the pivotal global climate change conference in Paris in December 2015
- The geopolitics of the Middle East - the implications of Gaza, ISIS, Syria, Iran's attempt reintegrate into the global community and Turkey's shift from secularism
- The ongoing increase in economic inequality & implications for Western nations
- The rise of China and how its relationship with the U.S. will shape geopolitics and economics in coming decades
- The state of global financial markets and whether there is a risk of another financial
- The future of Europe, in light of its continued economic weakness, Russia's aggressivness
Subjects will be discussed in five 2-hour sessions over the three days, starting mid-morning on
June 9 and finishing mid-afternoon on June 11. Although the program will challenge our minds, there will be ample time for R & R.
Accommodation and Meals
Accommodation on June 9 and 10 will be at the world ranked Queen's Landing Hotel. Here is a link to the Queen's Landing website: http://www.vintage-hotels.com/queenslanding/
- Accommodation will be either single or double occupancy.
- You can also bring a guest not attending the conference, additional cost is only food/beverage.
- Meals will be included from arrival refreshments on Tuesday, June 9 until a lunch on June 11.
- All meals will be in the Queen's Landing gorgeous Tiara Restaurant.
- Mid-morning & mid-afternoon break refreshments will be provided at our meeting room.
- Individual dietary needs will be accommodated.
Shaw Festival Theatre
- You will have your choice of 2 Shaw theatre plays at discounted prices as part of the package
- When the Shaw calendar is available we will send it to you and ask for your selections.
- We will seek a second deposit in mid-January to cover the cost of the Shaw tickets and other costs associated with the program
- This deposit will be about $150 per person
Transportation
- You'll make your own transportation arrangements, but if you need a ride we'll try and arrange it.
- There's excellent train service to Niagara Falls & a shuttle service to NOTL from the train station. It works well (we have used it). The cost is most reasonable.
- In NOTL, Queen's Landing provides transportation between the hotel, theatre & the town centre. But distances are short and most of us love the stroll!
Cost and Deposits
The costs of the entire package is as follows:
Double occupancy $ 850 per person
Single occupancy $1,100
As noted above, the initial deposit will be $70, payable by the end of October, fully refundable up
to December 31, 2015 should you decide to cancel.
There will be a second and final deposit of $150 due by January 15th.
The remaining cost will be payable on completion of the conference.
Waiting List: The course is full, but we are running a waiting list which at the moment is short. To go onto the waiting list, click here to send us an e-mail. We all get back to you to let you know the status