On September 10, 2008, John Zogby, president and CEO of Zogby International and author of "The Way We'll Be: The Zogby Report on the Transformation of the American Dream," will be joining us for an evening lecture at University of Washington's Kane Hall room 110. The event is being hosted by the World Affairs Council, and would be a great opportunity to hear about John Zogby's view of the new American consensus and hear his evidence of common factors that define an emerging generation of political and civil citizens.

How can we use increasingly sophisticated international polling techniques to better understand geopolitical trends and inform business and foreign policy decisions? In what ways are today’s 18-29 year olds—the “First Global Generation”—transforming America into a more internationalist, environmentally-responsible, and tolerant society? How can political and business leaders adapt to this emerging new American consensus, and harness the trends to shape the country for decades to come? These are just a few of the questions that Zogby's lecture will address.

Zogby International is one of the top polling firms in the country. Zogby has polled for Reuters News Agency, the largest news agency in the world, and from 2000 to 2004 he polled for NBC News. He also holds degrees in history from Le Moyne College and Syracuse University. He has taught history for 25 years. In addition, he is a member of the Board of Trustees of Le Moyne College. He received the distinguished Alumni Award in June 2000, and in 2005, he was awarded Honorary Doctorate Degrees from State University of New York and the Graduate School of Union University. Mr. Zogby is also a Senior Advisor at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and serves as the first-ever Senior Fellow of the Catholic University Life Cycle Institute in Washington, D.C.

Cost is $15 for non-students and $10 for students. Please pre-register here, or by calling the Council at (206) 441-5910.