The United Nations at 60 Years

A Forum on the Future of the United Nations in the 21st Century

Registration (8:00am - 10:00am) - Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center Main Lobby

If you have not pre-registered for the conference, please do so in the main lobby of Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center during this time period (there will be registration available at the information desk in the main lobby after 10:00am).  See the "registration" link on the homepage for more information regarding the fees.

Breakfast Session (8:30am 10:00am) - Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center, Hippo Crafton Room A/B

As a part of the United Nations Foundation's (UNF) The People Speak 2005 program, this session will focus on their overall theme "Building a Safer World: Defining the U.S. - U.N. Relationship for the 21st Century."  The specific topic of this session will be the International Criminal Court and the controversial question of whether or not the U.S. government should sign and ratify the ICC Treaty.  For more information regarding the ICC, please see the International Criminal Court homepage.  We encourage all interested individuals - both supporters and opponents of the ICC - to attend and actively participate in this session.

Chair:

Adam Silverman, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Central Arkansas

Panelists:

John Washburn, American Non-Governmental Organizations Coalition on the International Criminal Court (AMICC), New York, NY

Kenneth Gallant, Professor of Law, University of Arkansas William H. Bowen School of Law, Little Rock, AR

Morning Session "United Nations: Past, Present, and Future" (10:15am - 11:45am) - Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center, Room 4A/B

Chair - Charles Hartwig, Professor of Political Science, Arkansas State University

Panelists -  Jose Guzzardi and Mark Mullenbach, University of Central Arkansas

                 "Permanent Seats and Temporary Allies: The Politics of United Nations Security Council Restructuring"

                 Richard Hartwig, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

                 "Reforming the United Nations Security Council in the Year 2020: A Regional/Economic Proposal (REP)"

                 Jerrad Lee, University of Central Arkansas

                 "ICANN at the United Nations: An Analysis of the Internet Regulation Body and the Push to Internationalize it"

                 Bill Topich, Pulaski Academy and University of Arkansas-Little Rock

                 "The United Nations Peacekeeping Operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Problems and 

                 Prospects"

Discussants - Gizachew Tiruneh, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Central Arkansas

Luncheon Session (12:00pm - 1:30pm) - Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center, Hippo Crafton Room A/B

Welcoming Speakers:

Honorable Win Rockefeller, Lt. Governor of the State of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR (Lt. Gov. Rockefeller will likely not be able to attend due to illness, but we do expect a welcoming message from him).

Mr. Tom Courtway, Legal Counsel, University of Central Arkansas.

Honorable David Pryor, Dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, Little Rock, AR

Keynote Speaker:

Ambassador Anne W. Patterson, Deputy Permanent U.S. Representative to the United Nations, New York, NY

Afternoon Session "Non-Governmental Organizations, International Development, and the United Nations" (1:45pm - 3:15pm) - Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center, Room 4A/B

Chair - Hoyt Purvis, Professor of Journalism and Director of the Fulbright Institute of International Relations, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville

Panelists - Tom Leney, Vice President of Programs, Winrock International, Arlington, VA

                   Terry Wollen, Director of Animal Well-Being, Heifer International, Little Rock, AR

                   Eric Nonacs, Foreign Policy Advisor, William J. Clinton Foundation, New York, NY

Discussants - John Passe-Smith, Professor of Political Science, University of Central Arkansas

                         Leia Isanhart, Research Project Coordinator, Rwanda Zambia HIV Research Group, Atlanta, GA.