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INVITATION To the 10th Annual Fall Conference Organized by Webster University, Geneva RENEWING THE WESTERN COMMUNITY: THE CHALLENGE FOR THE US, EUROPE AND JAPAN http://www.webster.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=707&Itemid=601 20 November 2009 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM On the Webster University Campus at 15, route de Collex in Bellevue, Geneva (across from the Bellevue Railroad Station) We are pleased to invite you to our 10th Annual Fall Conference that will address one of the key issues of international relations today. The conference program will bring together a group of experts, political leaders, officials and researchers from national and international governmental and non-governmental bodies, including the European Union, NATO, and various US and Japanese organizations, as well as universities and other research groups. The objective is to explore a broad range of issues around three major themes: 1. The present state of the Western Community, its nature and scope and its strengths and weaknesses; 2. The current challenges for its three “main pillars” – US, Europe and Japan; 3. The outlook – the future role of the Western Community. Please find below the program and a registration form. The conference is open to the public, free of charge, but advance registration is recommended. You can also register at the Conference venue, 15, route de Collex, Bellevue, Geneva, or by visiting our website: www.webster.ch You may forward this invitation to colleagues and friends. We thank you for your interest and look forward to greeting you at the Conference. Dr. Otto Hieronymi Professor of International Relations [log in to unmask] Eugene James Student Organizing Committee [log in to unmask] -- Dr. Otto Hieronymi Professor of International Relations Webster University, Geneva 15, route de Collex, CH-1293 Bellevue, Geneva, Switzerland E-mail: [log in to unmask] *Please send replies to: [log in to unmask]* ______________________________________________________ PROGRAM PDF file: http://www.webster.ch/images/stories/Documents/conferenceprogoct26_14_09.pdf The 10th Annual Fall Conference of Webster University RENEWING THE WESTERN COMMUNITY: THE CHALLENGE FOR THE US, EUROPE AND JAPAN 20 November 2009 15, route de Collex, Bellevue, Geneva REGISTRATION AND COFFEE – 8:30 to 9:00 WELCOME – 9:00 to 9:15 1. Olivier COUTAU, Delegate of the Geneva Government to International Geneva: The International Community and “International Geneva” 2. Otto HIERONYMI, (Conference Organizer), Webster University, Geneva: Introduction: The Objectives of the Conference and of the Webster Research Project MORNING SESSIONS – 9:15 to 1:00 PM SESSION 1 DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGES: FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN RESPONSIBILITY 3. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dietmar NICKEL, Director General for External Policies, European Parliament, Brussels: The European Union's Contribution to the “Western World” – Revisiting a Concept and a Global Position 4. Peter BOD, Professor of Economics (Budapest), Former Director, EBRD, and former President, National Bank of Hungary: In Search of a Socio-economic Model in the European Union and the Western Community: Is the Social Market Economy Still or Once More an Option? 5. A Senior Official, UNHCR: The United Nations and Humanitarian Responsibilities and Action 6. Michel VEUTHEY, Vice-President, International Institute of Humanitarian Law, Geneva and San Remo: The Western Community's Role in Ensuring Respect for International Humanitarian Law in the 21st Century COFFEE BREAK SESSION 2 SECURITY, PEACE AND COOPERATION AND THE ROLE OF THE WESTERN COMMUNITY 7. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: John J. MARESCA, Rector, University for Peace, Costa Rica, Former US Ambassador to the OSCE: The International Community and the Search for Peace 8. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Antonella CERASINO, Head, NATO Countries Section, Public Diplomacy Division, NATO, Brussels: The Role of NATO in the 21st Century 9. Géza JESZENSZKY, Professor of International Relations, (Budapest), Former Hungarian Foreign Minister (1990-1994), former Hungarian Ambassador to Washington (1998-2002): The Future of the Euro-Atlantic Idea in Central Europe LUNCH BREAK – 1:00 to 2:00 PM AFTERNOON SESSIONS – 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM SESSION 3 GLOBALIZATION AND THE ROLE OF THE WESTERN COMMUNITY 10. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Sergio MARCHI, Former Canadian Minister of International Trade and Former Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Former Canadian WTO Ambassador: The Need for Liberal Trade and Migration Policies in the Western Community 12. Paul RÉVAY, Director, Trilateral Commission, The European Group, Paris: The Trilateral Commission: Objectives and Accomplishments 13. Tamotsu TAKASE, Counsellor to the Governor of Tokyo, Visiting Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan University: The Western Community and the Role of Japan 14. Philippe De LOMBAERDE, Associate Director, United Nations University, (UNU- CRIS), Bruge: The EU as a Promoter of Regional Governance Worldwide COFFEE BREAK SESSION 4 THE WESTERN COMMUNITY: MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS 11. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Kenichi SUGANUMA, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan, Geneva: (or Koichi MIZUSHIMA, Minister) 15. Thomas DONNELLY, Resident Scholar, Director, Center for Defense Studies, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C.: Security Threats and the Role of Power in the 21st Century 16. Alexandre VAUTRAVERS, Head of International Relations Program, Webster University, Geneva: The Western Community and International Security in the 21st Century: A Perspective from Switzerland 17. Jean-Marc RICKLI, University of Geneva and Oxford University: The Western Community, International Cooperation and Small States: Scenarios for the Years Ahead CONCLUSIONS: 18. Otto HIERONYMI, Professor of International Relations, Webster University: Values and Interests and the Multiple Dimensions of the Western Community ________________________________________________________________________________________ REGISTRATION FORM PDF file: http://forcedmigration.posterous.com/private/AhBJIzGoHs Word file: http://www.webster.ch/images/stories/Documents/registrationform%285%2909.doc RENEWING THE WESTERN COMMUNITY: THE CHALLENGE FOR THE US, EUROPE AND JAPAN The 10th Annual Fall Conference of the International Relations Department of Webster University, Geneva 20 November 2009 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM 15, route de Collex, 1293 Bellevue, Geneva NAME : ORGANISATION: ______________________________________________________________________________ POSITION: ___________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS: ___________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ TELEPHONE&FAX&E-Mail: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM EITHER VIA MAIL, FAX, OR E-MAIL TO: WEBSTER UNIVERSITY 15, route de Collex, 1293 Bellevue, Genève Fax: 022 959 8013 Attention: Dr. Otto Hieronymi E-Mail: [log in to unmask] LATE REGISTRATION ON-SITE 20 November 2009 – 8:30 to 9:00 AM For program visit: www.webster.ch ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Note: The material contained in this communication comes to you from the Forced Migration Discussion List which is moderated by Forced Migration Online, Refugee Studies Centre (RSC), Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford. 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