"A World without Walls: An International Congress on Interdependence and Cultural Diplomacy"

Berlin, 06th – 09th November 2009

We would like to draw your attention to a major international congress that we are hosting (together with CIV-World/Demos and its Director Prof. Benjamin Barber www.civworld.org) from November 6-9^th. "A World without Walls, hosted in honor of the 20 year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall, will bring together an international group of young leaders, political and diplomatic representatives and individuals from the private sector and civil society for a four-day program of lectures and seminars in Germany’s capital. During the program, participants will consider the development of international relations over the past two decades, explore the challenges and opportunities of interdependence, and look at the importance of cultural diplomacy in ensuring sustainable multilateral cooperation. The speakers at the event will be leading international figures from politics and academia, who will be able to add unique perspectives on these three issues under consideration. I would be grateful if you could forward this e-mail on to any individuals who you feel may be interested.

Further information can be found under: www.world-without-walls.org

We are privileged to include many distinguished experts, ambassadors, professors and diplomats as speakers. A selection of our already confirmed speakers can be found below:

* Mike Kenneth Moore, Former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Former Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
* President Dr. Alfredo Palacio, Former President of Ecuador, Former Vice President of Ecuador
* President Emil Constantinescu, Former President of Romania
* President Sir James Richard Marie Mancham, Founding President of the Republic of Seychelles
* The Hon. Alan Baird Ferguson, the 22nd President of the Australian Senate
* Minister Dr. Igor Lukšic, Minister of Education and Sport of Slovenia
* Dr. Vasile Puscas, Romanian Minister for European Affairs
* Dr. Erkki Tuomioja, Member of Parliament and Former Foreign Minister of Finland
* Congressman Jose de Venecia, Jr., Former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, Former President of the Philippines' Dominant Party, LAKAS-CMD
* Dr. Benjamin Barber, Professor of Civil Society and Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, Author of bestseller, Jihad vs. McWorld

To apply, please click on the link below:

http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/academy/index.php?en_www_application-form

The ICD is an international, not-for-profit, non-governmental organization based in Berlin focused on the theoretical and practical promotion of cultural diplomacy. Further information about our activity can be found under www.culturaldiplomacy.org. From July 27th-31st 2009, we hosted The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy and the program included former Heads of States, Government Ministers from around the world, high representatives from the United Nations, NATO, Demos, the EU, leading professors and over 150 participants from around the world. For more information about the Symposium please refer to the link below:http://www.icd-internationalsymposium.org

CivWorld/Demos is a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization headquartered in New York City. Further information about the organization can be found under: http://www.civworld.org

For any additional information please contact us at worldwithoutwalls@culturaldiplomacy.org