Conference
Scholars for Peace in the Middle East invites you to a conference on:
"The Islamic Republic of Iran: Multidisciplinary Analyses of Its Theocracy, Nationalism, and Assertion of Power"
Marriott Downtown at Key Center Cleveland
Nov. 8-10
The Conference is in conjunction with the Program in Judaic Studies at Case Western Reserve University
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Please join us for this exciting and important conference. Keynote speakers include such important scholars, journalists and policy makers such as:
Keynote Speakers
- Effie Eitam, MK, Israel
- Irwin Cotler, Prof. McGill University, MP Canada, Former Canadian Minister of Justice, Human Rights Activist
- Ambassador Jackie Wolcott, Special U.S. Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation
Featured Conference Presenters
(subject to change)
- Andrew Apostolu, Iran Desk, Freedom House, Washington DC
- Edwin Black, Journalist and author,
- Vernice Cain, University of Pennsylvania
- Patrick Clawson, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
- Samuel Edelman, California State University-Chico and Scholars for Peace in the Middle East
- Amir A. Fakhravar, Iranian Enterprise Institute
- Avner Falk, Jersusalem, Israel
- Yitzhak Kerem, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Aristotle University, Greece
- Kenneth Marcus, Baruch College
- Renee Redman, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
- Elihu Richter, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Barry Rubin,GLORIA Center, Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya
- Charles Small, Yale Institute for the Interdiscipinary Study of Anti-Semitism
- Philip Steinberg, Florida State University
- and many other distinguished scholars and researchers.
The Conference fee is $250 for SPME contributors, $350 for non-contributors and will include lunch and dinner on the 8th and the 9th as well as refreshments. There will be a special day rate of $125 for SPME contributors and $175 for non-contributors. Student rate will be $75 per day.
Those who preregister on or before October 20th will receive a 15% discount. Registration online may be done at http://spme.net/conference-registration or mail your registration and check made payable to SPME to:
SPME Conference
Attn: Elizabeth Gaither
SPME Administrative Assistant
PO Box 48
Grantham, PA 17027
The Marriott Hotel will provide rooms at $109 plus tax and fees per night. Please make reservations on or before October 13th to get the special SPME rate at
Hotel Contact info:
Marriott Downtown at Key Center Cleveland
127 Public Square
Cleveland, OH 44114-1305
216/ 696-9200 (direct)
Reservations: 800/228-9290
Fax 216/ 696-8615
Guests can also call our reservation line at (800) 228-9290 or (440) 542-2313. Please use group code is spespea or reserve a room on line through the following link:
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/clesc?groupCode=spespea&app=resvlink&fromDate=&toDate=
| SUNDAY, Nov 8, 2009 |
| 12:30 - 2:00 |
Lunch
-The Honorable Effie Eitam (Israeli MK)
Introductory remarks by Israel Consul General, Daniel Kutner (Philadelphia) |
| 2:30 - 4:00 |
Panel on Journalism and Iran - Edwin Black, Journalist and Author, and Vernice Cain University of Pennsylvania. |
| 4:15 - 5:30 |
Patrick Clawson, Washington Institute of Near East Policy |
| 5:30 - 6:30 |
Wine and cheese reception |
| 6:30 - 8:00 |
Dinner - Rabbi Eric Lankin, Jewish National Fund
Edward S. Beck, Walden University and SPME President
The Honorable Irwin Cotler, Member of Parliament, Canada
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| 8:15 |
Panel on Iranian Anti-Semitism - Charles Small (Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Anti-Semitism) and Kenneth Marcus (Ackerman Visiting Professor of Equality and Justice in America at Baruch College) |
| MONDAY, Nov 9, 2009 |
| 8:30 - 10:00 |
Panel on Function of Pride and Humiliation - Avner Falk (Jerusalem) and Philip Steinberg (Florida State Univ.) |
| 10:30 - 11:30 |
Shiism and Holy War - Yitzhak Kerem, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Aristotle University, Thessaloniki |
| 11:45 - 1:45 |
Lunch Iranian Human Rights -Amir A. Fakhravar, Iranian Enterprise Institute and Secretary General of CIS and Renee Redman, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center |
| 2:00 - 3:00 |
Rhetoric of Genocide - Elihu Richter, Hebrew University and Sam Edelman SPME |
| 3:30 - 4:30 |
Andrew Apostolou, Head of Iran Desk for Freedom House Washington DC |
| 5:00 - 6:15 |
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| 6:30 - 8:00 |
Dinner - The Honorable Ambassador Jackie Wolcott Iran and Nuclear Proliferation |
| 8:30 |
Iranian Foreign Policy - Barry Rubin (Israel GLORIA Center) |
| TUESDAY, Nov 10, 2009 |
| SPME board meeting with Chapter coordinators |