Hybrid Monthly Luncheons
Engaging speakers and lively conversation in a new, hybrid setting.
The UWC’s main interactive resource is the monthly luncheon, which takes place each month from March to November. These hybrid meetings feature an invited speaker who gives an engaging presentation followed by questions. The scholarly content of the ensuing discussion is always enriching, and it is also a delightful opportunity to connect with people who are interesting and interested. Members and guests who are unable to attend in person are welcome to join virtually via Zoom. If you are unfamiliar with Zoom, please follow the steps on “Getting yourself set up in zoom”
How to RSVP for the Luncheons?
Members will receive an email a few weeks before the luncheon with an RSVP link. They can invite guests by sharing the guest invitation link inside their invitation . Non-members can email monthlyluncheon@gmail.com to request an invitation. All are requested to register at least 3 days before the luncheon.
WHO IS THE SPEAKER OF THIS COMING MONTHLY LUNCHEON?
You can find the details for upcoming and past monthly luncheons, including all luncheon topics and guest speakers by scrolling down this page. Recordings of presentations given after March 2020 are also available to watch.
WHEN is THE LUNCHEON?
The luncheon is usually held the third Tuesday of each month from 12:30 to 2:30 pm. Sometimes the date is changed to accommodate the speaker. Please check the exact date under the luncheon details or calendar on the website.
WHERE IS THE LUNCHEON? HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
The luncheon will be held in CABA and the cost for in-person attendance depends on the venue. Please click below on the upcoming luncheon for information on venue and cost. Members and guests attending virtually will receive the zoom link one day prior to the luncheon.
WHO CAN ATTEND
We encourage all UWC Members to attend. Non-members (including men!) are also gladly invited to join our luncheons as guests by emailing monthlyluncheons@gmail.com at least three days before each luncheon. Members and guests who live outside Buenos Aires or Argentina are welcome to join virtually.
Luncheon Details
Click on the title name of each luncheon event below in order to see the speaker details. You can also check the date, time, venue and cost of the luncheon. After each luncheon, the recording of the presentation or the speaker summary notes will also be added to the luncheon details.
Previous Luncheons
Join us at the Círculo de Gendarmería for the Silent Auction and the Annual General Meeting. There will be music, too!
Join us for a lovely lunch and a talk at the Círculo de Gendarmería. The subject of the talk will be "Russia and Ukraine: Seeds of the Conflict and its Escalation under Vladimir Putin."
Join us for a lovely lunch and a talk on "The Geo-Political Role of the EU with Today's Challenges."
Join us for a lovely lunch and a talk by Richard Cowley, OBE, MBE. The subject will be Secrets, Mysteries, and Lies — The Drama of the Battle of the River Plate.
Join us for a lovely lunch and a talk by Allen Loucks, former U.S. Attorne and Civil Chief for the State of Maryland. The subject will be The Use of Precedence in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Join us for a lovely lunch and a talk by Michael Soltys, journalist for the Buenos Aires Times.
Join us for a lovely lunch and a talk by recognized journalist Robert Cox OBE.
Join us for a lovely lunch and a talk by Argentine journalist Agustino Fontevecchia.
Join us for a lovely luncheon and a talk by the Honorable Torsten Ericsson, Ambassador from Sweden to Argentina.
Annual General Meeting and Luncheon Special Musical Program. Orquesta de los Barrios.
Join us for a lovely lunch, a Silent Auction, and a talk by UWC member Cynthia Goytía .
Join us for a lovely lunch and a talk by Belgian Ambassador Karl Dhaene.
Join us for a talk by Dr. Juan José Delaney on “Borges and Irish Writing”
Join us for a talk by LTG (ret) Julio Hang on the role of the Argentine armed forces.
Join us for luncheon at the lovely Circulo de Gendarmería to meet with Claudia Ferradas.
The Ambassador will present and discuss Poland's Response to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Our April speaker, Nicolás Zeitlin, will share his thoughts on the coming Data Revolution, a turning point in our relationship with technology and the beginning of entire new industries and applications.
Do you Translanguage? Looking closely into multilingual matters, Our first speaker of 2023 is Laura Renart, a language education expert well-versed in issues relating to changing concepts about bilingual and multilingual abilities.
Annual General Meeting and Luncheon Special Musical Program. Orquesta de los Barrios quintet.
Our speaker for October is UWC member Joanna Richardson, who will be speaking about current tendencies in inclusive language.
Ambassador Hayes will reflect on the various challenges our society faces regarding gender equality as well as her experience navigating a formerly male-dominated field. RSVP to attend the luncheon in person (!) or on Zoom. More details can be seen by clicking here.
Our August speaker, Prof. Marita Carballo (Sociology), a prominent international figure and writer in the field of public opinion, will be talking about the various factors affecting happiness and life satisfaction and how public policies can be brought into the picture.
Francisco González Centeno, MSc Sociology from the London School of Economics and Political Science, will be talking about his work since 2019 as a Field Officer of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Central African Republic.
We are honored to have as our speaker this month Jacqueline O’Halloran, Ireland’s current ambassador to Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Our May speaker, Julia Gwen Ridgeway-Diaz, M.D. M.S., will be sharing with us some of her vast expertise in Neuropsychiatry, focusing on neurological disorders leading to dementia.
Our April speaker María Susana Azzi, a cultural anthropologist, will delve into the complex popular genre of tango, focusing on the music of Astor Piazzolla to help us understand the sociocultural changes Argentina has gone through.
In her talk this month Dr Alejandra Salinas will approach Borges from a political perspective and explore in which aspects and around which topics Borges finds inspiration and gives literary form to the political. Read more …
As always, our last luncheon of the year takes the form of a musical activity.
Our October speaker Dr. Andrés Hatum of the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella will be delivering a presentation related to his area of expertise in organizational change and transformation. Read more…
Our September luncheon speaker is Child Clinical Psychologist Claudio Miguel Hunter-Watts. In 2004 Dr Hunter–Watts founded the first “Escuela para Niños con Autismo” in Argentina and remains the school’s legal representative. Read more...