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May I kindly ask you university folks to calm down, however hard your feelings may be? Amazing to me, how an answer to a well-ment invitation to an academic - perhaps too an academic - event, gets a rude comment addressed from one of the top universities.
As one of the people who were lucky enough to escape one of the Soviet Block countries in their youth, I can imagine what frustrations people over there live with. (Even if, strictly speaking, former Yugoslavia did not count fully to the Soviet satellites.)
May I plea to seek ways to cooperation with colleagues from the less lucky countries? Of course, you may choose to withdraw from any of the CEE/CIS discussion or mailing lists.

Sincerely
Vladimir Rott

PO Box
CH-8033 Zurich
Switzerland
 

P.S. Dear Mr Hollowell - looks like you are subcribed to one of the mailing lists.

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JONATHAN HOLLOWELL wrote:

Who the hell gave you my e-mail address?  Don't send me your gratuitous
bullshit !
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On Tue, 11 May 1999, Slobodanka Nedovic wrote:

> I am most definitely NOT cordially invited. On the contrary, I am
> visited by the topic of your conference, without invitation, every day
> and night. You guessed right: I live in Belgrade. And no, I am not
> Milosevic's follower, just as 1.5 million of Belgraders are not.
> Remember the Protest against him in Belgrade and all the major cities
> here, that NATO now bombs constantly? Close to one hundred days in the
> streets. Carrying USA and EU banners. What are we to carry now? Are you
> going to answer this question at your conference?
> I can not believe that you are planning a conference on NATO without
> even mentioning the actual goings on. Where do you live? Planet Earth
> calling to the School of Humanities (???) and Cultural Studies!
> You might try inviting experts from Yugoslavia (or if that is too bold,
> maybe Russia, or China, perhaps?) I'm sure it would add flavor to your
> "terrace of the 18th century mansion" atmosphere.
> And when NATO makes some kind of "patchwork" deal with Milosevic,
> leaving refugees where they are, with the opposition in Serbia
> destroyed, Milosevic voted "President for lifetime", are you going to
> organise a new conference, with some Serbian guest speakers?
>
> Sincerely,
> Prof. Slobodanka Nedovic,
> School of Law, University of Belgrade
>
> Douglas Eden wrote:
> >
> > You are cordially invited to apply to attend the
> >
> >                         4TH ANNUAL TRENT PARK CONFERENCE
> >                ON THE FUTURE OF THE ATLANTIC COMMUNITY
> >
> > Organised by the Centre for Study of International Affairs (Europe and
> > America), School of Humanities and Cultural Studies, Middlesex University,
> > in collaboration with the Atlantic Council of the United Kingdom and Baylor
> > University, Texas.
> >
> > Title:   NATO'S FUTURE and ATLANTIC FRIENDSHIPS and RIVALRIES
> >
> > Date & Venue:  Friday, 18th June 1999, The Mansion and New Hall, Middlesex
> >         University, Trent Park; 9.45am to 5pm.  Lunch (12.45-2.15) will be
> > served on
> >         the terrace of the 18th century mansion overlooking Capability
> > Brown's park
> >         and lake.
> >
> > Cost: £30 (£15 students and concessions) including lunch  ($50/$25)
> >
> > APPLY TO:  Mrs Anna Pavlakos, Conference Secretary,
> >         The Future of the Atlantic Community, Room T118, Middlesex University,
> >         White Hart Lane, London N17 8HR, England
> >         (Email [log in to unmask] or Telephone 0181-362 5363;
> >         Fax 0181-362 6652).  Map and directions will be provided.
> >         Accommodation advice available.
> >
> > Organiser:  Douglas Eden, Head of the Centre for Study of International Affairs
> >         (Europe and America), School of Humanities and Cultural Studies,
> >         Middlesex University.
> >
> > SPEAKERS (all confirmed, but not necessarily in order of speaking):
> >
> > Sir Oliver Wright GCMG GCVO DSC, HM Ambassador to the United States,
> >         1982-86, and to West Germany, 1975-81:
> >                            "Europe and America: Friends or Foes?"
> >
> > Air Marshal Sir John Walker KCB CBE AFC FRAeS, Chief of Defence
> >         Intelligence, Ministry of Defence, 1990-95; previously Deputy Chief
> >         of Staff, Operations and Intelligence, HQ Allied Air Forces Central
> > Europe;
> >         Chairman, Airship Technologies:
> >                               "NATO: 50 and Still Growing Up."
> >
> > Richard Balfe MEP, Member of the European Parliament (Labour) for London
> >         South Inner since 1979, Labour Defence Spokesman, Member Foreign
> >         Affairs and Security Committee:
> >                                      "The Democratic Input."
> >
> > Professor Margarita Mathiopoulos, Professor for American Foreign Policy and
> >         International Politics, University of Braunschweig, and Senior
> > Advisor for
> >         European and North American Markets, British Aerospace plc:
> >                "Europe: a Future Global Player with London on Its Side."
> >
> > Professor Emil J Kirchner, Jean Monnet Professor in European Integration and
> >         Director of the Centre for European Studies, University of Essex;
> > co-author
> >         (with James Sperling) of "Recasting the European Order: Security
> >         Architectures and Economic Co-operation":
> >                                 "NATO and New Security Threats,"
> >                based on a study prepared for the European Commission.
> >
> > Dr William Schneider Jr, Member of the Rumsfeld Commission to Assess the
> >         Ballistic Missile Threat, President of International Planning
> > Services Inc,
> >         US Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance (1982-86),
> >         Chairman of the President's General Advisory Committee on Arms Control
> >         and Disarmament (1987-93):
> >                             "Findings of the Rumsfeld Commission:
> >                        threats from the proliferation of ballistic missiles
> >                and weapons of mass destruction - and possible remedies."
> >
> > Professor Stephen Gardner, Herman Brown Professor of Economics and Director
> >         of the McBride Center for International Business, Baylor University;
> >         founding member of the International Educational Consortium for St
> >         Petersburg; author of Comparative Economic Systems, used at more
> > than 100
> >         universities around the world:
> >                           "Atlantic Economic Relations and NATO."
> >
> > Advisory Board of the Centre: Sir Oliver Wright (chairman), The Rt Hon the
> > Lord Ryder of Wenum OBE, The Hon Edward Streator, Richard Balfe MEP,
> > Nicholas Harvey MP, Alan Lee Williams OBE, Professory Gary L McDowell,
> > Professor Joseph A McKinney, Professor Geoffrey Lee Williams, Dr William
> > Schneider Jr, Dr Melvyn Stokes, William Mader, Peter Robinson, Geoffrey
> > Smith.
> >
> >                                  Name: 1999_Trent_Park_Conference
> >    1999_Trent_Park_Conference    Type: unspecified type (application/octet-stream)
> >                              Encoding: BASE64