40th Anniversary of the Fulbright Program in Poland
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Warsaw, October 21-22, 1999
October 21 - Thursday
15:00 - Meeting with President of the Republic of Poland
President's Palace
16:00 - Unveiling of a plaque commemorating Senator J. William Fulbright
New Warsaw University Library
16:15 - Opening of an exhibit: "Fulbright Program in Poland: 1959-1999"
New Warsaw University Library
19:00 - Modern American Dance Troupe "Pilobolus"
Teatr Polski
20:30 - Reception hosted by U.S. Ambassador
Teatr Polski
October 22 - Friday
10:00-16:00 - Forum: "Cooperation in Science and Culture: The Polish-American Perspective"
The Royal Castle - Sala Koncertowa
10:00-11:00 - Welcome and Opening Addresses - Prof. Wojciech J. Katner, Chairman PFAA
Mr. Andrzej Dakowski, Executive Director
Minister Ryszard Kalisz, President's Office
Prof. Miroslaw Handke, Minister of National Education
Mr. Daniel Fried, U.S. Ambassador to Poland
Ms. Harriet Mayor Fulbright
Dr. Alan Schechter, Chairman, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
Dr. Allan Goodman, President, Institute of International Education
Dr. Franciszek Lyra, First Polish Fulbright to the U.S. - 1959-1962.
11:00-13:00 - MORNING SESSION
Chair: Prof. Zofia Ratajczak, Vice Rector of University of Silesia; 1975-76
Polish Fulbright to the U.S.
Keynote lecture by Prof. Bronisław Geremek, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Prof. Paul Rundquist, Specialist in American National Government, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; 1996-1998 U.S. Fulbright to Poland - "The Fulbright Program and the New World Order"
Prof. Andrzej Rychard, Director, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences - "Knowledge of the Society vs. Transformation of the Society: Central Europe in the Nineties"
12:30-13:00 Discussion
13:00-14:30 Lunch
Royal Castle - "Skarbiec" Hall
14:30-16:00 - AFTERNOON SESSION
Chair: Prof. Cynthia Dominik, Deputy Director of American Studies Center, Warsaw University; Former Executive Director of Polish - U.S. Fulbright Commission 1990-1992; 1984-1985 U.S. Fulbright to Yugoslavia
Prof. Daniel Aaron, Harvard University; First U.S. Fulbright to Poland 1961-1962 - " What It Meant to Be a Cultural Representative in Poland in the Early 60-ties"
Prof. Tadeusz Sławek, Rector of University of Silesia; 1979-80 Polish Fulbright to the U.S. - "Polish and American Literature and the Cultural Space"
Dr. Victor Konrad, Executive Director, Canada - U.S. Fulbright Commission - "Building Bridges Between West and East in Fulbright"
Prof. Wojciech Gasparski, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw; 1981-82 Polish Fulbright to the U.S.- "Polish-American Cooperation in the Field of Praxeology and Business Ethics"
15:30-16:00 - Discussion and Closing Remarks
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19:00 - Symphonic Concert at the Grand Theater (Teatr Wielki) organized by the Fulbright Commission and Elżbieta Penderecka for the benefit of the Fulbright Program in Poland
Joseph Haydn
Cello Concerto in C Major
Heinrich Schiff - cello
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat Major, KV 297b
Julian Rachlin - violin
Yuri Bashmet - viola
INTERMISSION
Michael Ferriell Zbyszynski
Beneath a Liquid Paper Sky
Ludwig van Beethoven
Triple Concerto in C Major Op. 56
Berenika Zakrzewski - piano
Anna Karkowska - violin
Adam Klocek - cello
Penderecki Festival Orchestra
Heinrich Schiff - conductor
21:30 - 40th Anniversary Gala Dinner (special invitations only)
"Sala Wielka" of the Royal Castle
Honorary Committee
Komitet Honorowy
Chairman:
Pan Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of the Republic of Poland - Prezydent Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej
Members:
Prof. Daniel Aaron | Harvard University, First U.S. Fulbright to Poland - pierwszy stypendysta USA w Polsce |
Prof. dr hab. Jerzy Dietl |
Prezes, Fundacja Edukacyjna Przedsiębiorczości - President, Educational Enterprise Foundation |
Mr. Daniel Fried | U.S. Ambassador to Poland - Ambasador USA w Polsce |
Ms. Harriet Mayor Fulbright | |
Prof. dr hab. Bronisław Geremek | Minister Spraw Zagranicznych - Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Dr Allan Goodman | President, Institute of International Education |
Prof. dr hab. Mirosław Handke | Minister Edukacji Narodowej - Minister of National Education |
Prof. dr hab. Stefan Jurga |
Rektor, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza, Poznań - Rector of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań |
Mr. Paul S. Kessler | Country Manager - American Express |
dr Jerzy Koźmiński | Ambasador R.P. w USA - Polish Ambassador to USA |
Prof. dr hab. Leszek Kuźnicki |
były Prezes Polskiej Akademii Nauk - former President of Polish Academy of Sciences |
Mr. David P. Lambert | Senior Vice President, New York Stock Exchange |
dr Franciszek Lyra | pierwszy polski stypendysta Fulbrighta w USA 1959-62 - first Polish Fulbrighter to USA |
Dr. Patti McGill Peterson | Executive Director, Council for International Exchange of Scholars |
Professor Mirosław Mossakowski |
Prezes Polskiej Akademii Nauk - President of Polish Academy of Sciences |
Pan Zbigniew Niemczycki | Prezydent Curtis International |
Prof. dr hab. Andrzej Rottermund |
Dyrektor Zamku Królewskiego w Warszawie - Director of the Royal Castle in Warsaw |
Dr. Alan Schechter | Chairman, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board |
Prof. dr hab. Włodzimierz Siwiński | Rektor Uniwersytetu Warszawski 1993-99 - Rector of Warsaw University |
Prof. dr hab. Tadeusz Sławek | Rektor Uniwersytet Śląskiego - Rector of University of Silesia |
dr Cezary Stypułkowski |
Prezes Zarządu Banku Handlowego w Warszawie S.A. - President of Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A. |
Pan Bogusław Zalewski |
Prezes Zarządu Międzynarodowych Targów Poznańskich - President of Poznan International Fair |
Chairmen - Przewodniczący:
Prof. dr hab. Wojciech J. Katner |
Przewodniczący - Polskie Stowarzyszenie Stypendystów Fulbrighta, Wiceminister Gospodarki |
President of Polish Fulbright Alumni Assosiation, Vice Minister of Economy | |
Pan Andrzej Dakowski | Dyrektor - Polsko-Amerykańska Komisja Fulbrighta |
Executive Director, Polish - U.S. Fulbright Commission |
Members - Członkowie:
Mr. Cesar Beltran | Counselor for Press and Culture - U.S. Embassy |
Radca ds. Prasy i Kultury - Ambasada USA | |
Prof. Cynthia Dominik | Wicedyrektor Ośrodka Studiów Amerykańskich UW, Dyrektor Polsko-Amerykańskiej Komisji Fulbrighta 1990-92, Stypendystka Fulbrighta w Jugosławii 1984-85 |
Deputy Director of American Studies Center, Warsaw University; Former Executive Director of Polish - U.S. Fulbright Commission 1990-1992; 1984-1985 U.S. Fulbright to Yugoslavia | |
Mr. Thomas Farrell | Vice President, Institute of International Education |
Pani Beata Fiłonowicz | Główna Księgowa - Polsko-Amerykańska Komisja Fulbrighta |
Financial Manager, Polish - U.S. Fulbright Commission | |
dr Hanna Gajewska-Kraczkowska | Uniwersytet Warszawski - Warsaw University, PSSF - PFAA Secretary |
Prof. dr hab. Józef Kobos | Akademia Medyczna, Łódź - Medical University of Lodz, PSSF - PFAA |
dr Tomasz Łodygowski | Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza, PSSF - PFAA |
Prof. dr hab. Bronisław Marciniak | Prorektor Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza; Wiceprzewodniczący PSSF |
Vice Rector of Adam Mickiewicz University; Vice President of PFAA | |
mgr inż Jacek Nieckuła | Instytut Badań Systemowych Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Skarbnik PSSF |
Polish Academy of Sciences, Systems Research Insitute, PFAA Treasurer | |
Prof. dr hab. Zofia Ratajczak | Prorektor Uniwersytetu Śląskiego, Wiceprzewodnicząca PSSF |
Vice Rector of University of Silesia; Vice President of PFAA |