Dayton:  A Peace Process (DAPP) is pleased to announce a series of events

in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords

 

Interfaith Legacy Prayer Breakfast
September 26, 2005  -  7:30AM  -  Sinclair Community College

Civic Engagement Seminar
"Making Good Citizens - The Role of Civic and Character Education in 21st-Century America"
October 10, 2005  -  8:00AM  -  Sinclair Community College"

Sponsored by:
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
University of Dayton School of Education and Allied Professions

Interfaith Service of Prayer for the Healing of the Nations - "Dance of Universal Peace"
November 13, 2005  -  3:00PM  -  Masonic Temple

Religious Reconciliation Roundtable
November 14, 2005  -  11:30AM - Beth Abraham Synagogue

Dayton Peace Accords Tenth Anniversary Policy Forum - “Looking Back at Lessons Learned from Dayton”
November 17-18, 2005  -  12:00PM

Brochure

Current and former U.S., Bosnian, European, and international organization officials, as well as scholars, and policy analysts will examine lessons from the Dayton negotiations and the Bosnian peacebuilding process of the last ten years. 

Thursday Afternoon, November 17 - Hope Hotel

12:00PM - "What Links Dayton and Bosnia?

The opening luncheon with Cong. Michael Turner and BiH Amb. to U.S. Turkovic will be followed by two sessions: Lessons learned from the Dayton Process from participants and scholars' perspectives.

2:00PM-3:15PM - Session A: - "Getting to Dayton: Lessons Learned from the Dayton Process"

Chair: Amb. John Kornblum. Panelists: Amb. Robert Frowick, Amb. Wolfgang Ischinger,  Amb. James Pardew (Inv.)

3:30PM-4:45PM - Session B

Moderator: Dr. Donna Schlagheck, WSU. Participants: Dr. Julie Mertus, American University, Dr. Jane Sharp, King's College, University of London and Dr. Dusan Janjic, University of Belgrade, Serbia.

Thursday Evening November 17 - Benjamin and Marian Shuster Performing Arts Center, 2nd and Main Streets.

6:30PM-7:30PM - Reception

7:30PM - Peace Prize Awards Dinner:

2005 Dayton Peace Prize: Amb. Richard C. Holbrooke;       

2005 Dayton Peacemaker Prize: Ms. Farida Musanovic

Friday Morning and Afternoon, November 18 - Dayton Convention Center, 5th and Main Streets

8:00AM-9:00AM Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00AM -  Welcome: Hon. Rhine McLin, Major of Dayton and Hon. Semiha Borovac, Mayor of Sarajevo.

9:30AM-11:45AM -  "Peacebuilding: Where are we now in Bosnia and Herzegovina" Three concurent workshops:

A. Economic Development and Reconstruction; EU integration - Moderator: Hon. Matthew Joseph, Dayton City Commission;

B. Thruth, Justice, and Reconciliation - Moderator: Dr. Charles Ingrao, Purdue Univ.

C. Constitutional Change and the Rule of Law - Moderator: Dr. Bruce Hitchner, Tufts Univ.     (inv)

12:15PM-1:45PM - Luncheon - "Then and Now: Peacebuilding Challenges in Bosnia Herzegovina" 

Speaker: Lord Paddy Ashdown, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina and European Special Representative

2:00PM-4:30PM - Closing Plenary: "Roundtable on Lessons from Bosnia for Other Conflict Situations"

Moderator: Harold H. Saunders, President, International Institute for Sustained Dialogue and Former Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs.

Friday Evening, November 18 - National Museum of the United States Air Force

6:30PM-7:30PM Reception

7:30PM Gala Dinner and Public Address by General (Ret.)Wesley K. Clark. Introduction by U.S. Senator Michael DeWine.

 


Dayton:  A Peace Process (DAPP), an outgrowth of the earlier Dayton Peace Accords Project, is a collaborative effort of the Dayton Council on World Affairs, City of Dayton, Central State University, Sinclair Community College, University of Dayton, Wright State University, Wright Memorial Chapter of the Air Force Association, Friendship Force, Sister Cities, and other organizations in the Dayton area. 

 

The November 17-18 Policy Forum and related events are open to anyone.  Members of Councils on World Affairs along with scholars of conflict resolution, the Balkans, and peace processes will find the Forum of particular interest. Details on the program are available on request from the Dayton Council on World Affairs (dcowa@udayton.edu; 937-229-2319; www.dcowa.org)  Information on schedule details, registration, and hotel accommodations will be available in September 2005.