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World Food Crisis:
How Did It Happen & What Can Be Done?
 John Gillcrist, Chairman, Bartlett and Co.
Jay Sjerven, Senior Editor, Milling and Baking News
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, the price of food has gone up 41 percent since October 2007.
How did the food crisis happen? What can be done to mitigate the crisis? And what kind of food aid is most effective?
Join our speakers in exploring these topics.
Monday, July 28, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Kauffman Foundation
4801 Rockhill Rd., Kansas City, MO
$10 members/$15 non-members
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Sports, Culture and Politics
at the Beijing Olympics
Mike Fannin, Editor, Kansas City Star; former head of Sports and Features Departments
Dr. John Kennedy, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Kansas
The 2008 Summer Olympics will take place from August 8-24 in Beijing, China, amid concerns about environmental issues and human rights violations. Join the IRC in a discussion about what happens when sports, culture, and politics intersect for the largest international sports competition.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Kauffman Foundation
4801 Rockhill Road, KCMO
Mike Fannin, Editor of the Kansas City Star and former head of the the Sports and Features Departments, has recently completed a term as President of the Associated Press Sports Editors. He has also visited China in 2007 to work with Chinese sports journalists about covering the Olympics. Dr. John Kennedy, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Kansas, has an ongoing relationship with Northwest University in Xian, China, and makes frequent research trips to that region. He will return from his most recent trip one week before the IRC program.
$10 members/$15 non-members
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IRC Young Ambassadors hosts
Soccer: The World's Game
Kansas City Wizards vs. FC Dallas
Join the Kansas City international community for an evening of fun!
Saturday, August 23
6 p.m. Meet up
7 p.m. Game start time
Community America Ballpark
1800 Village West Parkway
Kansas City, KS 66111
IRC's Young Ambassadors group is hosting an evening of soccer, international food and fun for all IRC members and friends. We will be meeting in the stadium prior to the game to enjoy conversation and food at one of six internationally themed concession stands. Your ticket price includes admission only-you're responsible for food and drink. Parking is free. Most games have been selling out, so don't miss out on this chance to see the Wizards in action.
Special group ticket price (stadium reserved seating): $20
A minimum of 25 people must sign up to receive this special price, so bring your friends!
Please register by August 1 to ensure seating with the entire group.
All tickets must be paid in advance and are non-refundable.
Register now!
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