Opening Remarks :

The Light Millennium and The College of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of Technology jointly would like to invite you to a two-day International Conference on:

The Light Millennium and The College of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of Technology jointly would like to invite you to a two-day International Conference on:

Opening Remarks:H.E. Mr. HALIT ÇEVIKAmbassador, Permanent Representative of Turkey to the U.N.

Keynote Speaker: (Hon.)Dr. STEPHEN KINZERAuthor of “Crescent & Star: Turkey Between in Two Worlds”, andProfessor of International Relations at Boston University.

FRIDAY, APRIL 19 Registration: 4:30-5:00PROGRAM: 5:00-7:30pm.

Lecture-Piano concert by Dr. AYŞEGÜL DURAKOĞLUGuest Performer: YIGIT KARATAS, Violinist.

Please REGISTER to [email protected], [email protected] by APRIL17, 2013Free and open to the general public.

Driving direction, please visit: www.stevens.edu/sit/maps/driving-directions

PIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM

DEVELOPMENT GOALS:

ATATÜRK

PIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM

DEVELOPMENT GOALS:

ATATÜRK

VENUE: Burchard BuildingCollege of Arts and Letters at the

Stevens Institute of Technology,At the corner of 6th & River Street,

Hoboken, NJ

www.lightmillennium.org www.stevens.edu

Organized and Presented byOur Sponsors

MANY THANKS TO OUR HIGH LEVEL INAUGURAL PANELISTS

ON SATURDAY, APRIL 2010:00 to 5:00pm.PAPER PresentationsDedicated to: MDG#3 WomenEmpowerment and Gender Equality;MDG#2: Universal Education

HIGH LEVEL INAUGURALPANEL - Dedicated to: MDG#8 Global Partnership & International Peace

H.E. Mr. AKAN RAKHMETULLIN, Deputy Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the U.N.

H.E. Mr. PAJO AVIROVIKJ, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Macedonia tothe U.N.

H.E. Mr. C. E. GARCIA GONZALES, Ambassador, Permanent Representativeof El Salvador to the U.N.

CHAIR (of this session) & PANELISTMs. SUZANNE BILELLO, Senior Communications and Liaison Officer for UNESCO at the United Nations

LOCATION: Burchard AuditoriumStevens Institute of Technology,Corner of 6th & River StreetsHoboken, New Jersey

PIONEER OF THE PIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT

GOALS: GOALS:

A T A T Ü R KA T A T Ü R K

Organized and Presented by: Organized and Presented by: Two-Day International ConferenceTwo-Day International Conference

Presented and organized by: Presented and organized by: The Light Millennium and College of Arts and Letters at theThe Light Millennium and College of Arts and Letters at theStevens Institute of TechnologyStevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey – On April 19 -20, 2013Hoboken, New Jersey – On April 19 -20, 2013

PIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: A T A T Ü R KPIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: A T A T Ü R KOrganized and Presented by: Organized and Presented by: The Light Millennium and The Light Millennium and College of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of TechnologyCollege of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of Technology Dedicated to: Dedicated to: MDG#3 MDG#3 Women Empowerment and Gender Equality, and MDG#2 Universal Education

On Women:“Humankind is made up of two entities: man and women.How could it be possible for the whole to progress if we let one half progress and neglect the other?”- Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK

http://www.lightmillennium.org - http://www.stevens.edu

“Everything we see in the world is the creative work of women.”

PIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: A T A T Ü R KPIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: A T A T Ü R KOrganized and Presented by: Organized and Presented by: The Light Millennium and The Light Millennium and College of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of TechnologyCollege of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of Technology Dedicated to: Dedicated to: MDG#3 MDG#3 Women Empowerment and Gender Equality, and MDG#2 Universal Education

On Education:“My people are going to learn the principles of democracy the dictates of truth and the teachings of science. Superstition must go. Let them worship as they will, every man can follow his own conscience provided it does not interfere with sane reason or bid him act against the liberty of his fellow men.”


“Teachers are the one and only people who save nations.” Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

PIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT PIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: A T A T Ü R KGOALS: A T A T Ü R K

Organized and Presented by: Organized and Presented by: The Light Millennium and The Light Millennium and

College of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of College of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of TechnologyTechnology

Dedicated to: Dedicated to: MDG#3 MDG#3 Women Empowerment and Gender Equality, and

MDG#2 Universal EducationWELCOMING by the CO-CHAIRS BYWELCOMING by the CO-CHAIRS BY

Dr. EDWARD FOSTERDr. EDWARD FOSTERProfessor of American Studies, College of Arts and Letters at Stevens Institute of Technology;

Ms. BİRCAN ÜNVERMs. BİRCAN ÜNVERFounding President and Permanent Representative to the UN DPI/NGO of The Light Millennium.



PIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: A T A T Ü R KPIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: A T A T Ü R KOrganized and Presented by: Organized and Presented by: The Light Millennium and The Light Millennium and College of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of TechnologyCollege of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of Technology Dedicated to: Dedicated to: MDG#3 MDG#3 Women Empowerment and Gender Equality, and Women Empowerment and Gender Equality, and MDG#2 Universal Education MDG#2 Universal Education Saturday, April 20, 2013 MORNING SESSION: 10:15a.m.– 13:00p.mMORNING SESSION: 10:15a.m.– 13:00p.m


MODERATOR: MODERATOR:

Dr.Dr. DAVID C. CUTHELL,DAVID C. CUTHELL, Adjunct Associate Professor, Columbia University.

“Peace at Home, Peace in the World.”


KEYNOTE: KEYNOTE: “Women Empowerment and Gender Equality from Middle East and Global Perspective”

SALLY SHATILA KADER,SALLY SHATILA KADER, Co-Founder and President of the United States Federation for Middle East Peace (USFMEP, NGO), and Permanent Representative to the United Nations.

“Humankind is made up of two entities: man and women.How could it be possible for the whole to progress if we let one half

progress and neglect the other?”



“Ataturk’s Reforms Empowered Turkish Women and Set an Example for the World”By HÜDAI YAVALARHÜDAI YAVALARFounding President, and MIRAT YAVALAR, Founding Member and Treasurer, Ataturk Society of America (ASA), Washington DC.

“Humankind is made up of two entities: man and women.How could it be possible for the whole to progress if we let one half progress and neglect the other?”



““Ataturk, His Incredible Gift Ataturk, His Incredible Gift to Inspire: a New Nation to Inspire: a New Nation Built on Equality and Justice—Built on Equality and Justice—an Enduring Spirit for the an Enduring Spirit for the Future,”Future,”

by by JUDY LIGHT AYYILDIZ,JUDY LIGHT AYYILDIZ, Roanoke, Virginia.Roanoke, Virginia.

“Humankind is made up of two entities: man and women.How could it be possible for the whole to progress if we let one half progress

and neglect the other?”




Dedicated to: Dedicated to: MDG#3 MDG#3 Women Empowerment and Gender Equality, and Women Empowerment and Gender Equality, and

MDG#2 Universal Education MDG#2 Universal Education Saturday, April 20, 2013

MORNING SESSION: 10:15a.m.– 13:00p.mMORNING SESSION: 10:15a.m.– 13:00p.m








MORNING SESSION: 10:15a.m.– 13:00p.mMORNING SESSION: 10:15a.m.– 13:00p.m

““Turkish Women From Past To Turkish Women From Past To Present,”Present,”

by GÜL ÇELKANby GÜL ÇELKAN, , Associate Associate Prof., Dr., Prof., Dr., Middle Georgia State Middle Georgia State College.College.


“Humankind is made up of two entities: man and women.How could it be possible for the whole to progress if we let one half progress

and neglect the other?”






MORNING SESSION: 10:15a.m.– 13:00p.mMORNING SESSION: 10:15a.m.– 13:00p.m““A Different Approach to A Different Approach to Education: The Village Institution Education: The Village Institution Experience of Turkey and the UN-Experience of Turkey and the UN-MDGS”MDGS”Professor, Dr. E. NEZIH ORHON, Professor, Dr. E. NEZIH ORHON, and ResearchResearch Asst. GOZDE EFE, Asst. GOZDE EFE, Anatolian University, Eskisehir, Turkey.

Presenting by GOZDE EFE








MORNING SESSION: 10:15a.m.– 13:00p.mMORNING SESSION: 10:15a.m.– 13:00p.m ““The Women’s Movement in The Women’s Movement in Turkey from Tazminat Towards Turkey from Tazminat Towards Atatürk’s Reforms,” Atatürk’s Reforms,”

ByBy SEDEN ANLAR SEDEN ANLAR, Student, Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.



““The Birth of the Celebration of The Birth of the Celebration of Youth and Sports and the U.N.’s Youth and Sports and the U.N.’s Agenda for Youth and the Agenda for Youth and the Encouragement of Sports”Encouragement of Sports”

SEBAHATTIN DEVECIOGLU, SEBAHATTIN DEVECIOGLU, Assistant Professor, Dr. Fırat University,Elazig, Turkey.


Organized and Presented by: Organized and Presented by: The Light Millennium and The Light Millennium and College of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of College of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of

TechnologyTechnology Dedicated to: Dedicated to: MDG#3 MDG#3

Women Empowerment and Gender Equality, and Women Empowerment and Gender Equality, and MDG#2 Universal Education MDG#2 Universal Education

Saturday, April 20, 2013 MORNING SESSION: 10:15a.m.– 13:00p.mMORNING SESSION: 10:15a.m.– 13:00p.m


“Teachers are the one and only people who save nations.”






MORNING SESSION: 10:15a.m.– 13:00p.mMORNING SESSION: 10:15a.m.– 13:00p.m“ Educational Paradigms in Earth’s Global Village”

by ROBERT M. WEIR, by ROBERT M. WEIR, Writer, Author, Editor, Speaker, Michigan. (Power Point)



““Against All Odds: Atatürk’s Against All Odds: Atatürk’s Legacy and Its Impact on Legacy and Its Impact on Contemporary Turkey” Contemporary Turkey”

DAVID C. CUTHELLDAVID C. CUTHELLAdjunct Associate Professor, Dr. Columbia University.


Organized and Presented by: Organized and Presented by: The Light Millennium and The Light Millennium and College of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of College of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of

TechnologyTechnology Dedicated to: Dedicated to: MDG#3 MDG#3

Women Empowerment and Gender Equality, and Women Empowerment and Gender Equality, and MDG#2 Universal Education MDG#2 Universal Education

Saturday, April 20, 2013 MORNING SESSION: 10:15a.m.– 13:00p.mMORNING SESSION: 10:15a.m.– 13:00p.m

PIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: A T A T Ü R KPIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: A T A T Ü R KOrganized and Presented by: Organized and Presented by: The Light Millennium and The Light Millennium and College of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of TechnologyCollege of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of Technology


Questions? &

Answers!

Dedicated to: Dedicated to: MDG#3 MDG#3 Women Empowerment and Women Empowerment and

Gender Equality, and Gender Equality, and MDG#2 MDG#2 Universal Education Universal Education Saturday, April 20, 2013

MORNING SESSION 12:30– 13:00p.mMORNING SESSION 12:30– 13:00p.m


“Teachers are the one and only people who save nations.”

PIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: A T A T Ü R KPIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: A T A T Ü R KOrganized and Presented by:Organized and Presented by: The Light Millennium and The Light Millennium and College of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of TechnologyCollege of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of Technology


“Peace at Home, Peace in the World”

LUNCH BREAK1:00-

1:45pm



“Peace at Home, Peace in the World”- Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK

Organized and Presented by: Organized and Presented by: The Light Millennium and College of Arts and Letters at theThe Light Millennium and College of Arts and Letters at theStevens Institute of TechnologyStevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey – On April 19 -20, 2013Hoboken, New Jersey – On April 19 -20, 2013

Pioneer of the Millennium Development Goals: Atatürk Pioneer of the Millennium Development Goals: Atatürk HIGH LEVEL INAUGURAL PANELHIGH LEVEL INAUGURAL PANELDedicated to: Dedicated to: GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP & INTERNATIONAL PEACEGLOBAL PARTNERSHIP & INTERNATIONAL PEACE

“Mankind is a single body andeach nation a part of thatbody. We must never say “Whatdoes it matter to me if somepart of the world is ailing? Ifthere is such an illness, we mustconcern ourselves with it As though we were having That illness.”

“Unless a nation's life faces peril, war is murder.”



MODERATOR: MODERATOR:

GÜL ÇELKANGÜL ÇELKAN, , Associate Professor, Dr., Middle Georgia State College..




PAPERS on MDG#8:PAPERS on MDG#8:GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS & INTERNATIONAL PEACE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS & INTERNATIONAL PEACE

Saturday, April 20, 2013 Saturday, April 20, 2013 AFTERNOON SESSION: 1:45– 3:15p.m.AFTERNOON SESSION: 1:45– 3:15p.m.



““Peace vs Pact: Mustafa Kemal Peace vs Pact: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's Concept of Peace,”Atatürk's Concept of Peace,”

SEVINÇ ÖZER, SEVINÇ ÖZER, Professor, Çanakkale University, Çanakkale, Turkey.

Presenting by Prof. Edward Foster




PAPERS on MDG#8:PAPERS on MDG#8: GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS & INTERNATIONAL PEACE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS & INTERNATIONAL PEACE




“Eradicating Extreme Poverty Eradicating Extreme Poverty and Hunger Through Universal and Hunger Through Universal Education”Education” by AUGUSTINE G. JOHNSONby AUGUSTINE G. JOHNSON, Executive Director; MARTIN T. TUMOE, Chairman; PAULINE TONNELLE, Project Director; LCA-Global Initiative, Liberia.

Presenting by Rev. JAMES BESTMAN,Chair, Executive Director, LCA Global Initiative, New York.








““Sovereignty and Legitimacy as Sovereignty and Legitimacy as the Basis for Peace: Atatürk’s the Basis for Peace: Atatürk’s Principles and the future of the Principles and the future of the Arab Spring” Arab Spring”

by by HAMID AKIN ÜNVER, Dr., HAMID AKIN ÜNVER, Dr., Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey.








““Ataturk: Homeric Hero”Ataturk: Homeric Hero”

CHRISTOPHER VASSILLOPULOSCHRISTOPHER VASSILLOPULOSProfessor of Political Science at Eastern Connecticut State University.


Organized and Presented by:Organized and Presented by: The Light Millennium and The Light Millennium and






““The UN Millennium Goals in The UN Millennium Goals in Gandhian and Ataturkist Gandhian and Ataturkist Perspectives”Perspectives”

By ÖZAY MEHMET, By ÖZAY MEHMET, Professor Emeritus, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada – via

Via SKYPE Via SKYPE







Peace at Home, Peace in the World

Questions? &

Answers!








Concluding Remarks1-2 min

Each presentersAnd the co-chairs






PIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: A T A T Ü R KPIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: A T A T Ü R KOrganized and Presented by:Organized and Presented by: The Light Millennium and The Light Millennium and College of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of TechnologyCollege of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of Technology


“Peace at Home, Peace in the World”

15min breakPlease go to theConcert venue!

3:15-3:30pm








Saturday, April 20, 2013 - 3:30-4:30pmSaturday, April 20, 2013 - 3:30-4:30pm



““Ataturk, Creating a Universal Ataturk, Creating a Universal Language in Turkish Musical Language in Turkish Musical Culture” Culture”

AYŞEGÜL DURAKOĞLUAYŞEGÜL DURAKOĞLUProfessor in Music, College of Arts and Letters at Stevens Institute of Technology.

Guest Performer: YIGIT YIGIT KARATAS, KARATAS, Violinist.




LECTURE –CONCERTLECTURE –CONCERTSaturday, April 20, 2013 Saturday, April 20, 2013

3:30 – 4:30PM 3:30 – 4:30PM



ClosingRemarks

& Networking









CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE:

Co-Chairs: Bircan Ünver, The Light Millennium; and Prof. Edward Foster, College of Arts and Letter at Stevens

MEMBERS: Figen Bingül, Dr. Sebahattin Devecioglu, Dr. Gül Çelkan, Dr. Aysegul Durakoglu, and Müjgan Hedges. Special Thanks to: Ülkü Ünsoy

PIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: A T A T Ü R KPIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: A T A T Ü R KOrganized and Presented by: Organized and Presented by: The Light Millennium and The Light Millennium and College of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of TechnologyCollege of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of Technology HIGH LEVEL INAUGURAL PANELDedicated to: MDG#8 Global Partnership and International PeaceFriday, April 19, 2013 - 5:00 – 7:30pm.



OUTREACH SUPPORT:

Associations of Turkish-American Federation – FTAA, (Ali Cinar), Radyo Türküm (Bingül Sevimli), Atatürk New York Art Cultural Center (Ali Sarikaya), Erkan Senses (Stevens), Yerelce.Com (Nusret Ozgül), International Networking, Atatürk Society of UK (Betula Nelson), Anadolu Ajans (Cahit Oktay), and many more colleagues, friends as well as Facebook Groups.

PIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: A T A T Ü R KPIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: A T A T Ü R KOrganized and Presented by: Organized and Presented by:

The Light Millennium and The Light Millennium and College of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of TechnologyCollege of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of Technology



VVOLUNTEER COORDINATORSOLUNTEER COORDINATORSBircan Ünver – Erkan Senses

VOLUNTEERS (alphabetical order): Swaroop Desai, Cora Fernandez, Müjgan Hedges, Xia Hua, Liz Lennon, Erman Erhan Sener, Khady Sylla-Ba, Ya Sun, Jason Tian, Liyun(Lexie) Zhou.




VIDEO PRODUCTION CREW: Rene Valdivia (Technical Director, Camera), William Brown (Lighting, Camera), Cora Fernandez (Production Assistant)

PHOTOGRAPHY: Cora Fernandez, The Light Millennium;Xia Hua, Stevens Institute of Technology.




Special thanks to our sponsors:

ATATURK SOCIETY OF AMERICA - ATATURK SOCIETY OF AMERICA - ASA, ASA, Founding President, and MIRAT YAVALAR, Founding Member and Treasurer, Ataturk Society of America (ASA), Washington DC.The Atatürk Society of America (ASA) is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization founded in 1995 in Washington, DC www.ataturksociety.org

PIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: A T A T Ü R KPIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: A T A T Ü R KOrganized and Presented by: Organized and Presented by: The Light Millennium and The Light Millennium and

College of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of TechnologyCollege of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of Technology



Special thanks to our sponsors:

PIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: PIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: A T A T Ü R K A T A T Ü R K

This international two day conference “Pioneer of the Millennium Development Goals: Atatürk” is jointly organized and presented by

The Light Millennium and The College of Arts and Letters at the Stevens Institute of Technology on the campus of Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey on April 19-20, 2013.


Thank you to ALL very much for your active participations and very unique

contributions towards to the Millennium Development Goals and Worl Peace.

PIONEER OF THE PIONEER OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT

GOALS: GOALS:

A T A T Ü R KA T A T Ü R K

Organized and Presented by: Organized and Presented by: Two-Day International ConferenceTwo-Day International Conference

Presented and organized by: Presented and organized by: The Light Millennium and College of Arts and Letters at theThe Light Millennium and College of Arts and Letters at theStevens Institute of TechnologyStevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey – On April 19 -20, 2013Hoboken, New Jersey – On April 19 -20, 2013

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Opening Remarks :