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Program of Celebrations 

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

 

 

Organizing Committee

Komitet Organizacyjny

 

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