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
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Eugene James
Student Organizing Committee
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Dr. Otto Hieronymi
Professor of International Relations
Webster University, Geneva
15, route de Collex, CH-1293 Bellevue, Geneva, Switzerland
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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
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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
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PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM EITHER VIA MAIL, FAX, OR E-MAIL TO:
WEBSTER UNIVERSITY
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Fax: 022 959 8013
Attention: Dr. Otto Hieronymi
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LATE REGISTRATION ON-SITE
20 November 2009 – 8:30 to 9:00 AM
For program visit: www.webster.ch
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