World Affairs Council of Central Illinois (WACCI) : Weapons of Mass Distraction: How Our Adversaries Manipulate Information to Disrupt Our Security
Date and Time
Thursday Nov 19, 2026
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM CST
Reception 5:30pm, Dinner 6:00pm, Lecture 7:00pm
Location
Illini Country Club
1601 S. Illini Rd
Springfield, IL 62704
Fees/Admission
$45 members of WACCI/ $55 non-members. Reservations are due by November 10 by sending to WACCI, Box 2233, Springfield, Illinois 62705 or online (preferred) at www.mywacci.org.
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Contact Information
Joyce Nardulli
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Description
Karl Stoltz is co-president of the Public Diplomacy Council of America; he served 39 years as a diplomat, working in counter foreign information manipulation, including Deputy Chief of Mission in Denmark and Myanmar. His work has taken him all over the world: Indonesia, New Zealand, Russia, Papua New Guinea and many more. Russia, China, Iran, and violent extremist organizations use our mobile phones and laptops to weaken our cohesion and democratic institutions to advance their authoritarian goals. Come learn what is at stake and what we can do.
Printed courtesy of www.gscc.org/ – Contact the The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce for more information.
501 E. Capitol Ave., Suite A, Springfield, IL 62701 – (217) 525-1173 – receptiondesk@gscc.org