World Affairs Seminar (WAS) is an annual week-long international student leadership conference.
The program, whose theme changes each year, discusses the ways in which young leaders can promote change and become involved in finding solutions to current world issues.
[1] This event's audience mainly consists of students aged 16–18 within the United States, Canada, and other countries around the world.
The conference has given students exposure to people who have worked in government, international organizations, media, and business.
The World Affairs Seminar was founded in 1977 by professors Gaylon Greenhill and Dale Brock.[where?]