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Each April, the Conference on World Affairs (CWA) brings an extravaganza of thought, conversation and performance to campus. Find yourself spoiled for choice on what to attend? Maybe these 10 selections will help.

The Conference on World Affairs kicks off on Monday, April 10. The one-of-a-kind conference brings 100 speakers and performers to campus for five days of free panels, discussions and performances. As a CU Boulder student you are granted priority seating at the time the doors open at each CWA event.

With over 200 events in one week, the 69th Conference on World Affairs might seem intimidating, especially to newcomers. Follow these easy tips to choose conference events best suited to your interests.

From art to business, the Conference on World Affairs offers exciting panel discussions at locations across campus. Venture beyond the UMC to the Art Museum and Koelbel Building, and experience CWA in a new way.

On April 10, the annual Conscious Capitalism Conference will feature Kimbal Musk, co-founder of The Kitchen, addressing sustainable production and distribution channels of safe and healthy food.

Free and open to the public, the conference on Reporting in the Age of Alternative Facts will involve discussions with panelists from ProPublica, the New York Times, The Nation, The Denver Post, KGNU Community Radio, Rocky Mountain PBS and other organizations.

On April 10 and 11, the Gretches-Wilkinson Center will host the fourth-annual Martz Spring Symposium. Sessions will address the implications of potential policy shifts and other emerging issues under the Trump administration.

The second-annual Science Communication (SciComm) Symposium, set for April 21, will expand to a full-day event to include a morning workshop followed by an afternoon symposium of engaging events.

The 2017 Conference on World Affairs (CWA) offers a new variety of session formats, performances and interactive features. The conference will be held April 10 to 14 on the CU Boulder campus and is free and open to all.

On March 23, Silicon Flatirons will host a conference to bring together some of the nation’s brightest artists, lawyers, policymakers and academics to discuss the rapidly changing analysis of copyright infringement in music.