From the Street to Mainstream: The Evolution of Rap/Hip Hop Music
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
08:00 EST (13:00 UTC)
URL: https://conx.state.gov/digital-diplomacy
Description: Join a global conversation led by rapper and U.S. Department of State Music Ambassador Toni Blackman, and founding member of the hip hop group The Fugees, Pras Michel, on how rap and hip hop have increased social awareness of the African-American experience - and raised even broader issues in contemporary society. Echoed throughout the United States and the world, their voices have bridged the socio-economic gaps among races. Blackman and Michel will engage with a global audience and answer questions live.
Format: This program will be a live video webchat inEnglish. Please click the URL above to participate, and follow the conversation on Twitter using #BlackHistory.
Study in the USA: Johnson & Wales University
Thursday, February 6, 2014
07:00 EST (12:00 UTC / 18:00 Astana)
URL: https://conx.adobeconnect.com/kazakhstan
Description: Learn about how you can study in the United States as an international student! Join a live webchat with Wesley D. Roy, Director of International Relations at Johnson & Wales in Providence, Rhode Island. Roy will give a presentation and answer your questions about how to apply.
Format: This program will be a live video webchat in English.Please click the URL above and choose the “guest” login option to participate.
African American Entrepreneurs
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
08:00 EST (13:00 UTC)
URL: https://conx.state.gov/digital-diplomacy
Description: Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever, an authoritative voice on race, gender, politics and the production of positive social change, will engage a global audience on the subject of African American entrepreneurship in the United States. Dr. Jones-DeWeever will answer questions on how others can create their own success stories and grow their businesses.
Format: This program will be a live video web chat in English. Please click the URL above to participate.
Study in the USA: University of Mississippi
Friday, February 14, 2014
07:00 EST (12:00 UTC / 18:00 Astana)
URL: https://conx.adobeconnect.com/kazakhstan
Description: Learn about how you can study in the United States as an international student! Join a live webchat with Greet Provoost, Director of the Office of International Programs at the University of Mississippi. Provoost will give a presentation and answer your questions about how to apply to the university's graduate and research studies programs.
Format: This program will be a live video webchat in English. Please click the URL above and choose the “guest” login option to participate.
Superheroes@State
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
07:30 EST (12:30 UTC)
URL: https://conx.state.gov/eca
Description: Batman, Superman and... Jabbar the Powerful? These superheroes may have more in common than you think. Tune into a webchat featuring David Glanzer, Director of Marketing for Comic-Con International, and Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa, exchange alumnus and creator of THE 99 — the world's first superheroes based on Islamic culture and society. Bring your cape and your questions! Exchange alumni, their children and students also have an opportunity to have their drawings of superheroes featured during the webchat. Grab your sketchbook and learn more at http://goo.gl/ekodbg!
Format: This program will be a live video webchat in English.Please click the URL above to participate. Follow the conversation on Twitter using #SuperheroesAtState.
Mass Digitization and Copyright
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
09:00 EST (14:00 UTC / 15:00 CET)
URL: https://conx.state.gov/italy
Description: Please join a webchat hosted by U.S. Embassy Rome on understanding digitization and copyright issues in the 21st century, and how these issues relate to public access to information and intellectual property. Karen Coyle, librarian and digital libraries consultant, will discuss how the mass digitization of books by Google and others has created both problems and promise. Recent decisions in U.S. courts have clarified some of the most pressing legal issues, but questions remain.
Format: This program will be a live video webchat in English. Please click the URL above to participate.
Study in the USA: Howard University
Thursday, February 27, 2014
08:00 EST (13:00 UTC / 19:00 Astana)
URL: https://conx.adobeconnect.com/kazakhstan
Description: Learn how you can study in the United States as an international student! Join a live webchat with Barbara B. Hines, Professor and Chair of the Communication, Culture and Media Studies Department at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Hines will give a presentation and answer your questions about how to apply to the university's graduate and research studies programs.
Format: This program will be a live video webchat in English. Please click the URL above and choose the “guest” login option to participate.