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Conference"Intercultural Dialogue: The Way Ahead"
28-29 October 2005
Programme (pdf)
  "European Culture: Identity and Diversity" Colloquy report
  Open Platform of Cooperation (pdf)
  Memorandum of co-operation with the Anna Lindh Foundation for the Dialogue between Cultures
 

Coordinated programme of activities between the Council of Europe and the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO)

  Faro Declaration (pdf)
  Framework Convention (pdf)
  Explanatory report (pdf)
  Wroclaw Procedings (pdf)
  Picture Gallery of Faro Conference
   
Colloquy on "European Culture: Identity and Diversity"
8-9 September 2005
Speakers and their contribution
List of participants
  Summary (pdf)
 
Opening Conference
9-10 December 2004
Declaration
Awards Ceremony for Five Cultural Routes
The new dimensions of Europe
50 years of the European Cultural Convention (pdf)
Text of the Convention - Chart of signatures et ratifications
 
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Colloquy on: “European Culture: Identity and Diversity”
Strasbourg, France
8-9 September 2005

List of participants

Speakers, moderators, general rapporteur
Experts
Representatives of Member States of the Council of Europe, National Governments
Non-member States having Observer status with the Council of Europe
Steering Committees of the Council of Europe
Other international organisations, NGOs, foundations etc.
Invited guests from Strasbourg and the region
Other participants
Secretariat of the Council of Europe

Speakers, moderators, general rapporteur 

Prof. Mohammed ARKOUN, Professor Emeritus of the History of Islamic Thought, Sorbonne (Paris 3), Morocco

Mrs Gabriella BATTAINI-DRAGONI, General Director of the General Directorate 4, Council of Europe, France

M. Cézar BIRZÉA, Vice-Chair of CDED, Director of the Institute for Educational Sciences, Romania

Univ.-Prof. Lynne CHISHOLM, Director of the Institute of Educational Sciences, Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck, Austria

Mr. Terry DAVIS, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, France

Mr Giovanni DI STASI, President, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, France

Mr Joaquim DUARTE, Permanent Representative of Portugal to the Council of Europe, France

Prof. Gvozden FLEGO, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb, Croatia

M. René GUTMAN, Grand Rabbi of Strasbourg, France

Prof. Dr. Maria HADJIPAVLOU, Department of Social and Political Science, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

Mme Fabienne KELLER, Mayor of Strasbourg, France

Mme Catherine LALUMIERE, President of the “Europe House”, Paris, France

M. Jacques LEGENDRE, Chair of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, France

Révérend Père Laurent MAZAS, Pontifical Council on Culture, Holy See

Mr Simon MUNDY, Director, Centre for the Cultural Environment, King's College London, United Kingdom

Mr Benoît PAUMIER, Director for development and international affairs, Ministry of Culture and Communication, France

Mr Michael RAPHAEL, Israel

Prof. Mihail SHVYDKOY, Head of the Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography, Russia

Mme Katerina STENOU, Director of the Division of Cultural Policies and Intercultural Dialogue, UNESCO, France

Ambassadeur Christian TER STEPANIAN, Permanent Representative of Armenia to the Council of Europe, Chair of GR-C, France

Prof. John TOMLINSON, Director, Nottingham Institute for Cultural Analysis NICA, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom

M. Jacques TOUBON, President of EURIMAGES, Council of Europe, France

Experts 

M. José Maria BALLESTER, Programme Director "Heritage and Territory", Marcelino Botin Foundation, Spain

Mr Ion CARAMITRU, Director of the National Theatre « I.L.Caragiale », Romania

Prof. Daniel COSTE, Professor Emeritus of the Ecole normale supérieure, Art and Human Sciences, Lyon, France

Mr Vladimir FILIPOV, Rector, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Russia

M. Abdelhafid HAMDI-CHERIF, France

Prof Vjeran KATUNARIC, University of Zagreb, Department of Sociology, Croatia

Mr. Shalva KHAKHANASHVILI, France

Mrs. Orsolya KORÖSI, Cultural Advisor, Hungarian Institute of Public Administration, Hungary

Prof. Christina KOULOURI, Professor of Modern History, Department of Social and Educational Policy, University of the Peloponnese, Greece

Mrs Ritva MITCHELL, ERICarts Institute, Cable Factory, Finland

M. Guy NEAVE, Director of Research, International Association of Universities, France

Mr Necil NEDIMOGLU, Head of Department, General Directorate for Cultural Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Turkey

Mrs Nina OBULJEN, Culturelink (IMO), Croatia

Prof. Mirjana PESIC, Educational Department, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro

Mr Jean PETAUX, Institute for Political Studies, University of Bordeaux, France

Dr Roberto RUFFINO, General Secretary, INTERCULTURA, Italy

Mr Tonu SEIL, Head of the Sport Department, Ministry of Culture of Estonia, Estonia

Mr Dick STANLEY, Former Director of Research, Department of Canadian Heritage, Canada

Mr. Michel THOMAS-PENETTE, Director, European Institute of Cultural Routes, Luxembourg

Mr. Angelos VALLIANATOS, School Advisor, Greece

Prof Jerzy WIATR, Poland

Prof. Dr. Andreas WIESAND, Executive Director, ERICarts Institute, Germany

Prof. Howard WILLIAMSON, Professor of European Youth Policy, University of Glamorgan, United Kingdom

Prof. Geneviève ZARATE, France

Representatives of Member States of the Council of Europe, National Governments 

Ambassadeur Gilles CHOURAQUI, Permanent Representative of France to the Council of Europe, France

Mme Jasna DERVIS, Assistant to the Permanent Representative, Permanent Representation of Croatia to the Council of Europe, France

Mr Zoran JANKOVIC, Deputy Permanent Representative of Serbia-Montenegro to the Council of Europe, France

Mr Gajus KÖHR, International co-operation, Office of the Minister of State for Culture, Germany

Ambassadeur Marios LYSSIOTIS, Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the Council of Europe, France

Mme Mirela MANAILESCU, Assistant to the Permanent Representative, Permanent Representation of Romania to the Council of Europe, France

Mrs Marija PAPIC, Attaché, Permanent Representation of Serbia-Montenegro to the Council of Europe, France

Mr Eduard RYZHKIN, Assistant to the Permanent Representative, Permanent Representation of Russia to the Council of Europe, France

Ambassador James SHARKEY, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the Council of Europe, France

Mrs Miranda SIDRAN, Deputy Permanent Representative of Bosnia-Herzegovina to the Council of Europe, France

Ambassadeur Alar STREITMANN, Permanent Representative of Estonia to the Council of Europe, France

Mrs Irena VARFI, Deputy to the Permanent Representative of Albania to the Council of Europe, France

Ms Gerdien VERHEUVEL, Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Directorate for International Policy/ IPC 2300, Netherlands

Mme Clara WAGNER, Europe Division, Ministry of Culture and Communication, France

Ambassadeur Constantin YEROCOSTOPOULOS, Permanent Representative of Greece to the Council of Europe, France

Non-member States having Observer status with the Council of Europe 

Mrs Ana ROCIO ARIZMENDI, Assistant to the Permanent Observer of Mexico to the Council of Europe, France

Mr Ryûichi SHOJI, Consul General of Japan, Permanent Observer to the Council of Europe, France

Steering Committees of the Council of Europe 

Mme Roberta ALBEROTANZA, Chair of the Steering Committee for Culture, Director for Cultural Affairs, Italian Cultural Institute, Albania

Mr Kimmo AULAKE, Vice-Chair of the CDCULT, Deputy Head of Division, Cultural Exports Division, Ministry of Education and Culture - International Relations Department, Finland

Ms Deyana DANAILOVA, Director for International Cultural Policy, Ministry of Culture, Bulgaria

M. Bruno FAVEL, Director of European and International Affairs, Ministry of Culture and Communication, France

Mr. Joseph A. GERADA, Chair of the CDCS, Chief Executive Officer, Foundation for Social Welfare Services, Malta

Mr Alfredas JOMANTAS, Head of International Relations and Information, Department of Heritage Protection, Ministry of Culture, Lithuania

Ms Marina KLIMENKO, The House of Government of the Russian Federation, Department of Media, Culture and Education of the Government of the Russian Federation, Russia

M. Todor KRESTEV, President of ICOMOS Bulgaria, Bulgaria

M. Johann MÜRNER, Vice Chair of the CDPAT, Head of the cultural heritage and historical monuments division, Federal Office of Culture, Switzerland

Mr Dag MYKLEBUST, Senior Adviser, Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage, Norway

Mr Andrei NIPIKHOROV, Adviser of the Federal Agency for Cultural Heritage, Division of historical monuments protection, Ministry of Culture, Russia

Ms Vassiliki PAPAKOSTOPOULOU, Directorate of International Relations, International Organisations Section, Ministry of Culture - Department of Cultural Relations, Greece

Ms Beata PETES, Chair of the CDEJ, Ministry of Youth, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Hungary

Ms Jelka PIRKOVIČ, Chair of the CDPAT, Secretary of State, Ministry of Culture, Slovenia

M. Giuseppe PORCARO, Chairperson of the Advisory Council on Youth, Italy

Mr Ibrahim SPAHIC, President, International Peace Centre, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Mr Jacques STEIN, Vice-Chair of CODBP, Directorate of Nature, Ministry of the Walloon Region, Belgium

Mme Fiona TSCHIRHART, France

Professor Dr. Luc E. WEBER, Former Rector of the University of Geneva, Academic Advisor to the Swiss Confederation, Switzerland

Other international organisations, NGOs, foundations etc. 

Dr. Mongi BOUSNINA, Director General of ALECSO, Tunisia

Mr Philippe CARMEL, Director of the Brussels Office, Conference of European Rabbis, Belgium

M. Ali GEDIKOGLU, President of the European Cojep Platform, France

Mme Nadège MOREAU, Development officer, Franco-Polish Association POLART, France

Mme Annelise OESCHGER, President of the Liaison Committee of NGOs to the Council of Europe, Germany

Mme Monika SIELSKA, POLART, France

Invited guests from Strasbourg and the region 

M. Jean-Yves BAINIER, Adivsor on international affairs, Regional Directorate for Cultural Affairs – Alsace, France

M. Stéphane BRAUNSCHWEIG, Director of the National Theatre Strasbourg, France

M. Gérald CHAIX, Rector of the University of Strasbourg, Chancellor of Universities, France

M. Bernard FLEURY, Director of the theatre “Le-Maillon”, Strasbourg, France

M. François LAQUIEZE, Regional Director for Cultural Affairs - Alsace, France

Mrs Johanna LEHR, National Theatre Strasbourg, France

M. Bernard REUMAUX, Director of “Editions de la Nuée Bleue”, France

Père Bernard XIBAUT, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Strasbourg, France

Other participants 

Mme Christiane ANDOLFATTO-RUEBRECHT, France

Mr Lovis BLOCH, France

Mr Georg BOLDT, France

Mr Jacob BRENCIC, France

Prof. Andrea CARTENY, University "La Sapienza”, Italy

Mr Angelos MARCOPOULOS, France

Mr Waldemar MARTYNIUK, France

Mrs Noella NKUNDWA, France

Secretariat of the Council of Europe 

Mr Alexander BARTLING, Secretariat of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe

Mr Sjur BERGAN, Head of Higher Education and Research Division, DG4

Mme Gesa BÜTTNER, Cultural Policy and Action Department, DG4

Mme Alison CARDWELL, Cultural Action Division, DG4

Mr Mikhail DE THYSE, Cultural and Natural Heritage Department, DG4

Mme Maguelonne DEJEANT-PONS, Culture and cultural heritage, DG4

Mme Agneta DERRIEN, Division for Citizenship and Human Rights Education, DG4

Mme Katia DOLGOVA, EURIMAGES

Mrs Anna GANZ, DG4

Mr Christopher GRAYSON, Head of Secretariat, Culture, Science and Education, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

Mme Madelena GROSSMANN, Culture and cultural heritage, DG4

Mr Denis HUBER, Secretariat of the Committee of Ministers

Mrs Can KAFTANCI, Education and Higher Education, DG4

Mrs Irena KOWALCZYK-KEDZIORA, Culture and cultural heritage, DG4

Mrs Galina KUPRIYANOVA, Directorate of Youth and Sport, DG4

Mr Gabriele MAZZA, Director, Directorate of School, Out-of-school and Higher Education, DG4

Mrs Kathrin MERKLE, Cultural Policy Division, DG4

Mrs Tatjana MILKO, Section for History Teaching, DG4

Mrs Olöf OLAFSDOTTIR, Head of Department of School and Out-of-School Education, DG4

Mrs Johanna PANTHIER, Language Policy Division, DG 4

Mr Domenico RONCONI, Head of Cultural Action Division, DG4

Mr Joe SHEILS, Head of Department, Department of Language Education and Policy, DG4

Mr Gianluca SILVESTRINI, Head of Central Division, DG4

Mr Daniel THEROND, Director a.i., Directorate of Culture and Cultural and Natural Heritage, DG4

Mme Françoise TONDRE, Cultural Routes, DG4

Mrs Natalja TURENNE, Secretariat of the Committee of Ministers

Mr Ralf-René WEINGÄRTNER, Director, Directorate of Youth and Sport, DG4

Mme Biljana ZASOVA, External Relations, DGAP

Organisation

Mr Ulrich BUNJES, Central Division
Mrs Pascale DORE, Central Division
Mme Sandra FERREIRA, Directorate of Culture and Cultural and Natural Heritage
Ms Frédérique PRIVAT DE FORTUNIE, Directorate of Culture and Cultural and Natural Heritage
Ms Nadine RAVAUD, Trainee
Mrs Danielle SCHMITT, Central Division

Interpreters

Mrs Sally BAILEY
Mrs Barbara GRUT
Mr Philippe QUAINE