TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS CONFERENCE

 

"Roots of Irritation and Ties that Still Bind: Exploring Transatlantic Relations between Germany and the U.S."

Friday, April 1, 2005

Butler University, Indianapolis from 9:00 am to 6:30 pm.

Reilly Room, Atherton Union.

Parking free in the visitors parking (North Corner of 46 Street and Sunset Boulevard)

 

The conference will explore from a comparative perspective the causes, symptoms, and outcomes of the irritation as well as continuing bonds that characterize the post-Cold War relations between Germany and the U.S.

 

Invited are scholars, students, journalists, teachers, policy makers, and the general public with an interest in comparative transatlantic relations.

The conference is sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Butler University/Indiana, Grand Valley State University/Michigan and Paedagogische Hochschule Schwaebisch Gmuend, Germany, and will bring together distinguished experts from both countries.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER on German-American relations at 9:00-10:00 a.m. will be Prof. Konrad Jarausch (UNC Chapel Hill and Director ZZF Potsdam), followed by 2/3 parallel PANELS with paper presentations and group discussions from 10:15 a.m. to 12:45 a.m.

 

In the afternoon participants will explore selected transatlantic topics in FOCUS DISCUSSION GROUPS until about 4:00 pm.

The Final plenary session from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm will begin with a presentation by Dr. Petri, Germany's General Consul in Chicago and lead to a final Q& A PANEL discussion to which all participants are invited.

 

The conference will end with a RECEPTION from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. hosted by BUTLER UNIVERSITY to which all participants are cordially invited.

 

Attending the lunch and the reception is free, but please register using the form below by March 22, 2005.

 

 

 

 

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PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION FORM

Please complete and return this form until March 20, 2005 by mail, fax, or email to:

 

Prof. Antonio Menendez, Chair

Butler University

Department of Sociology

4600 Sunset Avenue

Indianapolis, IN 46208

Fax: (317) 940-9487

Email: [email protected]

 

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