The Light Millennium and
The College of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of Technology jointly would like to invite you to a two-day International Conference on:
PIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: A T A T Ü R K
Day One: Friday, April 19, 2013 Time: 5:00 to 7:30/8:00pm. R S V P Required to [email protected] by April 17, 2013.
HIGH LEVEL INAUGURAL PANEL
Dedicated to: MDG#8 Global Partnerships and International Peace
WELCOMING REMARKS Dr. NARIMAN FARVARDIN, President of Stevens
Institute of Technology. (Confirmed.) Dr. LISA A. DOLLING, Dean of the College of Arts
and Letters and Associate Professor of Philosophy. (Confirmed.)
CONCEPT
Ms. BİRCAN ÜNVER, Co-Chair, Founding President and Permanent Representative
to the UN DPI/NGO of The Light Millennium. (Confirmed.)
INTRODUCTION
Dr. EDWARD FOSTER, Co-Chair and Professor of American Studies, College of Arts and Letters at Stevens Institute of Technology. (Confirmed.)
KEYNOTE “Changing the World:
From Ataturk's 'Six Arrows' to the Eight 'Millennium Development Goals”;
(Hon.) Dr. STEPHEN KINZER, Author of Crescent & Star: Turkey Between in Two Worlds,
and Professor of International Relations at Boston University. (Confirmed.)
CHAIR (of this session) & PANELIST
Mr. PHILLIPPE KRIDELKA, Director, UNESCO Office in New York, and Permanent
Representative to the United Nations. (Confirmed.)
OPENING REMARKS
H.E. Mr. HALIT ÇEVIK, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Turkey
to the United Nations. (Confirmed.)
H.E. Ms. BYRGANYM AITIMOVA, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the United Nations. (Confirmed.)
H.E. Mr PAJO AVIROVIKJ, Ambassador,
Permanent Representative of the Republic of Macedonia to the United Nations. (Confirmed.)
H.E. Mr. CARLOS E. GARCIA GONZALES,
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations. (Confirmed.)
LOCATION: Burchard Building College of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of Technology,
At the corner of 6th & River Streets, Hoboken, New Jersey FREE and open to the general public. Professional attire is suggested.
Our Sponsors Organized & Presented by DRIVING DIRECTIONS: www.stevens.edu/sit/maps/driving_directions.cfm PATH Train to Hoboken at 33rd & 6th Ave./ 23rd & 6th Ave.,14th & 6th Ave., 9th & 6th Ave., Christopher Street & Hudson. PLEASE NOTE: The Conference will be videotaped for a series of programs for The Light Millennium TV Series.