Conference on World Affairs

The Conference on World Affairs is a year-round unit of the University of Colorado Boulder, offering events without admission fees to the Boulder community, students, and the public. The CWA is a premier forum for discussion of world affairs, attracting a diverse group of experts and engaging panelists from around the world. The goal is to engage, educate, and inspire University of Colorado students, faculty, and staff; the greater Boulder community;  the people of Colorado; and the nation to exchange ideas, acquire knowledge, and gain new insights.

The most popular event is CWA Week, taking place in early April each year. CWA Week is a festival of ideas featuring 200 panels and 100 speakers and performers over 5 days, attracting more than 70,000 in cumulative attendance each year. We also present the CWA Speaker Series where thought leaders in their field join us for a campus visit with an evening discussion open to all.

Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute, will participate in several panel discussions:

• A Laughing Matter: The Role of Comedy in Social Change
• Space: Why Bother
• Is the Science in Science Fiction Movies Accurate
• Life in the 22nd Century

For more information, visit https://www.colorado.edu/cwa/