The Fulbright Association 22nd annual conference, on the theme of “Opportunities for Leadership: Fulbright in the World,” was held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. from October 7 through October 10, 1999.
As part of the conference program, the Association awarded the 1999 J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding to
Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday, October 8, in a ceremony at the U.S. Department of State.
The conference schedule is listed below.
Thursday, October 7
3-5 p.m. Legislative Update Session
5-9 p.m. Conference Registration
Friday, October 8
8-10 a.m. & 2-6 p.m. Conference Registration
10:15 p.m. Buses depart from Omni Shoreham Hotel to U.S. Dept. of State
11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Fulbright Prize Award Ceremony, Lecture & Reception, U.S. Department of State
1:45 p.m. Buses depart for Omni Shoreham Hotel
2:30-4:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions:
4:45-6:15 p.m. Annual Meeting of Members
Fulbright Program Update
7-9:30 p.m. 22nd Annual Banquet and Keynote Address
Evelyn
S. Lieberman, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy, U. S. Department of State
Saturday, October 9
8:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Information Technology: Integrating or Fragmenting the
World?
10:30-11:45 a.m. Regional Conflict: How Will We Respond?
12:30-2 p.m. Plenary Luncheon and Address
The Right Honorable Professor Shirley Williams (U.S.A.1951), Professor, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
2:15-3:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
4-5:30 p.m. Concurrent Fulbright Association Task Force Meetings
7-9:00 p.m. Concert & Reception, Embassy of Finland, in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Fulbright Program in Finland Mikko Luoma (U.S.A. 1997), classical accordion
Sunday, October 10
9-10:30 a.m. 2000 & Beyond: Where is the U.S. Constituency for Foreign Affairs?
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Public Diplomacy: What are the New Dynamics?
12:15 p.m. Conference Adjourned
The Fulbright Association would like to thank The Coca-Cola
Foundation, the Council for International Exchange of Scholars, the Department of State,
the Embassy of Finland, the Institute of International Education, and the J. William
Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board for participation in, and support of, these events.
Hotel Information
All conference sessions will be held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. A special rate of $129 for a single or double room (plus D.C. tax and occupancy fees) is available to those who are registered for the conference and who state their affiliation with the Fulbright Association when making reservations with the hotel. The hotel will hold the block of special-rate rooms until 5 p.m. on Sept. 19, but reserve now as these rooms may sell out before that date. For reservations please call (202) 756-5125 or (800) 843-6664; by fax, (202) 756-5145. Reservation requests must be accompanied by a first night’s deposit by check, money order, or major credit card number. After special-rate rooms sell out, rooms will be available on a rate-available, space-available basis.
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