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1818 Art Club – Friendship Gallery Exhibit
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1818 Society 46th Annual Meeting
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1818 Society By-Laws
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1818 Society Fall Family Picnic
1818 Society Nominating Committee, 2022 Election Terms Of Reference
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1818 Society, 44th Annual Meeting
1818 Society® 2024 Election – Call for Nominations for the Board of Directors
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A Conversation with Martien van Nieuwkoop on Agri-food Systems: Moving from Transition to Transformation
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Absence of Malice, 2022
Acres of Money Laundering: Why US Real Estate is a Kleptocrat’s dream?
Aegean Flavours of Türkiye, October 1-15, 2023
Afghanistan Flash Flood Disaster Relief Drive: You Can Help!
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AI (Artificial Intelligence): the future is coming!
ALBANIA: A JOURNEY THROUGH HISTORY, NATURE AND CULTURE, May 27 – June 3, 2025
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Appointment of Core Members of the 1818 Society Health Insurance Committee
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ART Show: Creative Stories of Resilience: Enduring, Adapting, Thriving
AUSTRIA: Hiking along lakes, alpine meadows and glaciers, September 7-16, 2024
Author event: “The People of the Indus” by Nikhil Gulati and Prof Jonathan Kenoyer
Bangladesh Flood Disaster Relief Drive: You Can Help!
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Board of Directors approves the Committee for Revision of the 1818 Society By-Laws
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Brazil Floods: You Can Help!
By-Laws Revisions Process 2021 – 2022
CANADA, Rocky Mountains, July 26 – August 1, 2023
CANADA: Heli Hiking in the Rocky Mountains, August 1-7, 2025
CANADA: Heli Hiking in the Rocky Mountains, August 2-8, 2024
Caribbean Islands Recovery from Hurricane Beryl Relief Drive: You Can Help!
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Chesapeake Bay 2-day OIl Painting Retreat – May 18-19, 2025
CHINA: History Unearthed: An Archaeological Journey through China with Renowned Archaeologist Dr. Ye Wa, April 6-15, 2025
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Composition of IMT Committee, April 9, 2025
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DACH Chapter 1818 Society Reunion in Dresden, September 4-7, 2025
Discover Georgia and Armenia, Cultural Tour, June 2-14, 2023
Discovering Georgia and Armenia: A Cultural Tour, June 14 — 26, 2024
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Fall Family Picnic – How to order food from the Food Trucks
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FRANCE: South Corsica – Balagne
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GEORGIA: Golden Fleece Tour: a journey through Ancient Colchis & the Svaneti Highlands, September 24 – October 6, 2025
GEORGIA: Hiking in the Western Caucasus: Svaneti Region of West Georgia, August 12-25, 2024
Global Inequality: A Historical Perspective
Great Wines of France: Champagne, September 4-12, 2025
GREECE: 1818 Society Tour to Crete, October 15 — 28, 2024
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Improvements in CIGNA International Reimbursements
Improvements in CIGNA International Reimbursements
India and the World Bank: A partnership of over 75+ years
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International Treks and Tours
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italy: At the Foot of the Giants. Hiking in the Western Alps, July 8-21, 2024
ITALY: Best of Tuscany Tour
ITALY: Great Wines of Tuscany, May 8-16, 2025
Italy: Hiking in the Gran Paradiso National Park and beyond, July 19-26, 2025
ITALY: Lake Como and the Cinque Terre, Hiking by lake and sea
ITALY: Secret Tuscany
ITALY: Secret Tuscany, Aug 30-Sep 6, 2025 (rooms available), September 6-13, 2025 (trip full)
ITALY: Sicilian Islands Hiking, September 28 – October 5, 2025
ITALY: Sicilian Islands Hiking, September 28 – October 5; and October 5 – 12, 2025
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KOREA: Cultural Tour and Scenic Walk: October 14-30, 2024
KOREA: Discover Korea – Trekking Trip, May 14-30, 2024
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Minutes of the 2021 Business Meeting of the 1818 Society
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Morocco and Libya Disaster Relief Campaigns: You Can Help!
Motion for the 1818 Annual Meeting Submitted by Kevin Cleaver, Seconded by Alain Locussol
Motion for the 1818 Annual Meeting Submitted by Morallina Fanwar George, Rachel McColgan, Paul M Cadario and Guillermo Almada
NEPAL: Annapurna Foothills and Sanctuary Trek, 2024
NEPAL: The Annapurna Khopra Ridge Trek, October 14-28, 2025
NEPAL: The Best of Langtang, March 22 – April 5, 2025
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North Albania & Montenegro: Best of Balkan Peaks, June 3 – 9, 2025
Northern Italy: Great Wines of Italy, October 5-13, 2024
NORWAY: Mountains and Fjords, July 1 – 13, 2025
NORWAY: MOUNTAINS AND FJORDS, June 24 – July 7, 2024 (delayed till 2025)
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PAKISTAN: Autumn Tour of Gilgit-Baltistan, October 15-29, 2023
PAKISTAN: Experience the Enchantment of Hunza and Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Mar 31 – Apr 12, 2025
PAKISTAN: Hunza Batura Trek, June 5-22, 2023
PAKISTAN: K2 Base Camp and Gondogoro La Trek, August 1 – 25, 2025
PAKISTAN: K2 Base Camp and Gondogorola Trek: August 1 – 24, 2024 (delayed till 2025)
PAKISTAN: Nanga Parbat & Rush Lake Trek
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Proceedings of the 45th Annual Meeting
Proceedings of the 46th Annual Meeting
Q&A on Staff Retirement Plan
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Release of the 2021 Annual Report of Retirement Plans
Release of the Annual Report of Retirement Plans 2023
ROMANIA: trekking in rural Bucovine and Maramures
SAVE THE DATE: 1818 Society 45th Annual Meeting
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Special Hybrid In-Person and Online Event for the Community Connections Campaign
SRI LANKA: An immersive cultural and hiking adventure, February 11 – 27, 2025
SRI LANKA: The Ultimate Island Adventure, August 21-September 6, 2025
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SWITZERLAND, Berner Oberland and Valais: Hiking amidst the giants
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Türkiye and Syria Earthquake Disaster Relief Drive: You Can Help!
UK: Walking in St. Ives, Cornwall, June 29 – July 6, 2024
UK: Walking in Whitby, North York Moors, July 4-11, 2025
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Urgent Alert: WBG Staff Impersonation Attacks
Viet Nam Yagi Storm Recovery 2024 World Bank Group Disaster Relief Drive
VISIT BHUTAN: The Dragon Kingdom, combines the Paro Tshechu dance festival with the Cultural Tour or Chomolhari Trek
WBG Cyclone Freddy Disaster Relief Drive
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Zambia Severe Drought and Cholera Disaster Relief Drive: You Can Help!
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