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The Boise Committee on Foreign Relations (BCFR) is a non-profit, non-partisan group of Treasure Valley area business, professional and other persons interested in foreign relation issues and dialogue. Our primary goal is to advance the public information and dialogue on foreign relation issues.
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The BCFR's regular series of dinner meetings runs from September through May of each season. The speakers at these meetings are knowledgeable international and national experts on a wide variety of foreign policy topics. The speakers provide insights and perspectives about current foreign relation issues that are often hard to obtain from other sources.
Information about past speakers and presentation topics can be found on our Previous Speaker List page. This list highlights some of the more memorable speakers that have made presentations to BCFR in recent years, as well as a list of all the speakers from the last several years. MEETING RESERVATIONS All members and guests attending a meeting need to have reservations to ensure adequate seating and meal preparation. Members, please return postcards or reply to meeting
announcement emails at least two days before the meeting. For reservations, or questions and changes in reservations, see under CONTACT INFORMATION listed below. ------------------------------
NEW MEMBERSHIP Anyone interested in International Relations, is welcome and should find our meetings of interest and value. If you would like to attend a meeting, or are considering membership, please contact Garry Wenske for more details. Information on how to contact Garry is listed below under CONTACT INFORMATION. GUESTS AND STUDENTS Guests at meetings are encouraged. We try to link guests with members, and members are encouraged to bring guests. If you are interested in coming to a meeting and do not know a member, contact Garry below under CONTACT INFORMATION. ------------------------------
If you have any questions about the BCFR, need to make a new meeting reservation, or make a change in a reservation, you can call or email Garry Wenske at: ------------------------------
Tax Exempt Donations to The Boise Committee. The Boise Committee is a tax exempt organization under 501(c)3 of the Federal Internal Revenue code. Annual Giving Campaign to ACFR: The Boise Committee asks its members to consider a donation to ACFR, our national umbrella organization. ACFR finds speakers and keeps our program going. We
are especially grateful to those who have contributed to them in the past. However, our
recent participation is down from past years, as are many committees nationally. The
Washington office is continually being challenged in today's economy to meet their expenses. ------------------------------
SEPTEMBER MEETING FUTURE MEETINGS: Our 2010-2011 meeting season will start again in September with a planned topic on Pakistan. The topic for our October meeting is expected to be about Saudi Arabia. Please check out this website for more details as they become available over the summer. | ||||
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A typical meeting starts as a social period with fellow members and the speaker prior to dinner. After dinner there is a short announcement and introduction period. The speaker's presentation is then given, and the meeting ends with a Q & A session with the speaker.
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