Welcome to the 2022 World Affairs Seminar!

Reimagining Global Health and Wellness: Contagious Ideas

June 18-24, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to newfound attention on matters related to global health and wellness. This contagious virus had a profound impact on the lives of people around the world, while simultaneously upending existing social, political, and economic systems within – and among – such nations.

The pandemic proved the power of a contagion. It is now time for the spread of something more positive: “Contagious Ideas” that showcase humanity’s resiliency and ability to learn from the past.

This Guidebook will be your complete resource to navigating the 2022 World Affairs Seminar, whether joining us in-person or virtually. Within the links below, you will find arrival information, agendas, speaker biographies, and many other resources essential to having a successful, engaging, and FUN week at WAS.

The World Affairs Seminar (WAS) is a youth education organization committed to providing a forum for open discussion among delegates, speakers and attendees. The comments, views and opinions of presenters  and delegates are those of the speaker and do not represent an endorsement or approval of the World Affairs Seminar. Speakers and delegates are encouraged to discuss all manner of issues openly and honestly. WAS does not censure or take sides, but accepts a wide variety of viewpoints as valid and necessary to a healthy learning environment.  Any attempt to silence or discourage the free expression of ideas supporting any viewpoint by WAS participants is prohibited.