Russia, Ukraine, Europe and the U.S.

The IBC, in partnership with the Tennessee World Affairs Council, invites you to join us on Friday, April 1^st from 8:30-9:30am for a conversation with Dr. Roger Kangas on the increasingly complex relationship between Russia, Ukraine, Europe and the United States.

Dr. Roger Kangas – Academic Dean and a Professor of Central Asian Studies at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies. Previously Dr. Kangas served as a Professor of Central Asian Studies at the George C. Marshall Center for European Security in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany; Deputy Director of the Central Asian Institute at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, DC; Central Asian Course Coordinator at the Foreign Service Institute for the U.S. Department of State; Research Analyst on Central Asian Affairs for the Open Media Research Institute (OMRI) in Prague, Czech Republic; and as an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Mississippi.

Dr. Kangas has been an advisor to the Combatant Commands, NATO/ISAF, the US Air Force Special Operations School, National Democratic Institute, International Research and Exchanges Board, American Councils, Academy for Educational Development, USIA, USAID, and other US government agencies on issues relating to Central and South Asia, Russia, and the South Caucasus. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University. Dr. Kangas holds a B.S.F.S. in Comparative Politics from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and a Ph.D. in Political Science from Indiana University.

Parking & Directions:

The Chamber office is located at 500 11^th Avenue North, Suite 200, 37203.
The meeting is being held in the Multipurpose Room of the building located on the 2^nd floor.
Guest parking for the building is located on P1 and P2 levels of the parking garage.
The parking garage can be accessed from 11^th Avenue North through an entrance between our building and the Hampton Inn hotel. The garage can also be accessed from the street that runs behind the building between Nelson Merry St. and LifeWay Plaza.
There is no validation required for visitor parking.
Visitors may also be able to find 2-hour street parking near our building.
Guests can enter the building through the building lobby either from street side (Nelson Merry Street) or from garage entrance located on the first level during normal business hours.
Take the elevator to the 2^nd floor, the multipurpose room is to the LEFT as you face the Chamber doors (it is not inside the Chamber)

There is no cost to register, but RSVP is requested. Register now, seats are limited!

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