Conference on the Genocide in the Ottoman Empire 1915/16

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Conference on the Genocide in the Ottoman Empire 1915/16


90 years of denial - The atrocities against Armenians,
Assyrians, Syriacs, Chaldeans


Date: 15th of November
Place: ABF, Sveava"gen 41, Stockholm, Sweden
Programme


* 8.30 - 9.00 Registration
* 9.00 - 9.10 Introduction
(Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson, Chairperson, ABF - Workers' Educational
Association and member of The Living History Forum board)
* 9.10 - 9.50 The Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century.
(Dr Tessa Hofmann, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany)
* 9. 50 - 10.20 Coffee break
* 10.20 - 11.20 The Armenian genocide
(Professor Vahakn N Dadrian, Director of Genocide Research with the Zoryan
Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA)
15 minutes discussion with the moderator
* 11.20 - 11.35 Short break
* 11.35 - 12.35 Atrocities against Assyrians, Syriacs, Chaldeans
(Professor David Gaunt, So"derto"rn University College)
15 minutes discussion with the moderator
* 12.35 - 13.50 Lunch
* 13.50 - 14.25 Official Turkish opinion on the Armenian genocide and the
atrocities against Assyrians, Syriacs, Chaldeans
(Prof.Dr.Kemal Cicek from the Turkish Historical Society)
10 minutes discussion with the moderator
* 14.25 - 15.20 Different opinions on the Armenian genocide and racism
against Armenians, Assyrians, Syriacs, Chaldeans
(Ms Yelda Ozcan, Journalist and Author)
15 minutes discussion with the moderator
* 15.20 - 15.50 Coffee break
* 15.50 - 17.15 Situation for Ethnic Minorities in Turkey today and the
Concept of the 20th Century history among the General public in Turkey. Panel debate
(Professor Vahakn N Dadrian, Professor David Gaunt, Ms Yelda Ozcan,
Journalist and Author, Dr Tessa Hofmann, Representative of the Turkish Embassy
and two representatives of the Armenian, Assyrian, Syriac, Chaldean communities)


Moderator: Arne Ruth, author and former editor-in-chief


Conference language: English


Please notice: The numbers of seats are limited. The closing date for
entries is the 21st of October. Use the form below to apply.


Photographing prohibited


The Conference is arranged in cooperation between The Living History
Forum, So"derto"rn University College, ABF - Workers'
Educational Association, The Armenian Federation in Sweden, The
Assyrian Federation in Sweden, The Syriac Federation in Sweden, ACSA -
The Assyrian, Chaldean, Syriac Association


Free admission.

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International Conference on Armenian Genocide to Be Held in Stockholm

Pan Armenian

International Conference on Armenian Genocide to Be Held in Stockholm

04.11.2005 23:13 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ An international conference dedicated to the 90th
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide will be held in Stockholm November 15.
The event was initiated by Live History institution, coordination council of
the Armenian Unions of Sweden and some other organizations. The conference
has the purpose to raise the Genocide issue in the political, public and
scientific circles. `The rights of the Christian minorities in Turkey are
still infringed and the intellectuals are subjected to persecutions,'
Chairman of the coordination council of the Armenian Unions Karo Hakobian
said. Turkey's position at the conference will be presented by historian
Kemal Cicek. Members of the Swedish Reichstag, political and public figures,
representatives of political parties and ministers were invited to the
event.