01jul12:00 pm1:00 pmWACC Partner Program (Virtual)NATO in a Changing World

10jul8:30 am10:00 amWACC Ambassadors Circle Series Breakfast with H.E. David Hamadziripi, Ambassador of the Republic of Zimbabwe to the United StatesZimbabwe-USA: Opportunities for Engagement

15jul7:00 pm8:00 pmWACC Partner Program (Virtual)The Future of War

29jul8:00 pm10:00 pmYPWACC Global Sports Series -- 2026 MLS All Star Game

13aug6:00 pm8:00 pmYPWACC Pickleball Mixer at the Tipsy Pickle

09sep6:30 pm8:30 pmWACC Private Dinner with Chris Inglis, Former Deputy Director of the National Security Agency and the First National Cyber Director

10sep12:00 pm1:30 pmWACC National Security Series with Chris Inglis, Former Deputy Director of the National Security Agency and the First National Cyber Director

22sep12:00 pm1:30 pmWACC Speaker Series with Michael O’Hanlon, Senior Fellow, Director of Research for the Foreign Policy Program, Inaugural Holder of the Philip H. Knight Chair in Defense and Strategy at the Brookings Institution, and AuthorTo Dare Mighty Things: U.S. Defense Strategy Since the Revolution

22sep6:30 pm8:30 pmWACC Private Dinner with Michael O’Hanlon, Senior Fellow, Director of Research for the Foreign Policy Program, Inaugural Holder of the Philip H. Knight Chair in Defense and Strategy at the Brookings Institution, and Author

12nov5:30 pm9:00 pmJoint 2026 WorldQuest / Academic WorldQuestIn Memory of Pierre Lipton

Event Details

On Thursday, November 12, the World Affairs Council of Charlotte will gather at the Hilton Charlotte Uptown for a joint evening of Academic WorldQuest and WorldQuest as high school students and adult teams play side by side, testing what they know about the world.

The year’s competition is held in memory of Pierre Lipton, who lived that very arc: first as an Academic WorldQuest competitor for Myers Park High School, and later as a WorldQuest player with the Charlottans.

The trophies now carry his name, and with it a reminder of why we play at all: because learning about the world is worth celebrating, cultivating, and passing on to the next generation of leaders.

Joint 2026 WorldQuest & Academic WorldQuest Categories:

World Flags
Geography of Spain
History of the Panama Canal
The Arctic: Geopolitics of a Melting Region
International Film and Literature
Current Events
Anything and All Things Trivia

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026
Check-In: 5:30-6:00 p.m.
Dinner: 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. (*light pasta dinner served)
Welcome & Introductions: 7:00 – 7:15 p.m.
Competition & Awards: 7:15 – 9:00 p.m.

Team Registration Information:

Academic WorldQuest (Team of 4 High School Students): $40 Per Student Team

Each school may have a maximum of 2 teams each playing in Academic WorldQuest

WorldQuest Team: $600 (up to 8 team members)
Non-Profit WorldQuest Team: $500 (up to 8 team members)
Individual Registration: $75 (*You will be assigned with other individuals or fill in tables that need players)

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