Voices Of The Past And Present
On Veteren's Day, November 11th, at 7:00 PM SCONA will be co-hosting Voices Of The Past And Present with MSC Townhall in Rudder Theatre.
There will be special performances by Max Stalling and Charlie Gore.
Tickets are now available at the MSC box office for $5 so be sure to come and join us for the celebration!
SCONA Conference 55
Registration is now open for the upcoming SCONA 55 conference February 25-27th, and more information is available here. This years conference will focus on the challenges that the US faces with the rapid ascendancy of Asian states by addressing the continuing role of the US in Asia in regards to numerous factors. In keeping with SCONA tradition, the speakers for this year’s conference will offer students their thoughts and insights, based on their experience in the highest levels of government and industry leadership.
In 1955, two students at Texas A&M University, John Jenkins and Bud Whitney, founded the Student Conference on National Affairs to give students the opportunity to discuss and examine issues of national and foreign policy with faculty, government officials, and well known public figures.
By creating a participatory experience in which students are engaged in substantial and meaningful ways, the founders intended to attract some of the best and brightest students at universities across the country.For over 50 years, the Student Conference On National Affairs has given students the chance to meet and talk to some of the world’s top policy makers and experts on national and international affairs. SCONA offers the delegates a personal, professional, and leadership development experience that few student conferences can match.
In keeping with SCONA tradition, the speakers for the year’s conference will offer students their thoughts and insights, based on their experience in the highest level of government and industry leadership. SCONA delegates do more than just listen to prominent speakers. Delegates actively participate in facilitated roundtable discussions. These roundtable sessions offer students a great opportunity to meet students from around the country while discussing issues of national importance, sharing ideas, and working together to craft a policy proposal and presentation that, at the end of the conference, is reviewed by a panel of judges.
My name is Stephanie Hinds. I am a senior Political Science Major at Texas A&M and this year’s Chair of SCONA. I would like to personally invite you to an engaging experience taking place at Texas A&M University. SCONA 55 “Asia Rising: the Rebirth of Power in the East and the Future of Asian- American Relations”, will take place February 25-27, 2010.
The purpose of SCONA is to foster awareness, discussion, and involvement among student leaders across the nation on the issues of national and international signifigance that will affect the United States and future generations. Just a few of the speakers we had in the past are Lyndon B. Johnson, Charlie Wilson, General Barry McCaffery, and other distinguished national figures. The conference will host 160 of the nation's top student from around the country.
The SCONA team would like to invite you to join in the debate and share your unique perspectives on our Topic. You can Register now online at scona.tamu.edu. Can't wait to see you in February.
Very respectfully, 
Stephanie Hinds '11
55th Chair, SCONA