The first Dialogue of Civilizations Platform brought members of the Houston community together to address the "Role of Common Values in Mitigating Global and Local Issues." The panel program was comprised of five sessions:
GOVERNMENT, DIPLOMACY, & POLITICS
Chair: Yuksel Aslandogan, President, the Institute of Interfaith Dialog
Co-Chairs: David Wallace, Former Mayor of Sugar Land Susan Savage, Secretary of State, Oklahoma
Panelists: Sheila Jackson Lee, US Congresswoman, Texas Paul Colbert, Legal Consultant, Houston Charles Foster, Co-Chairman, FOSTERQUAN, LLP Adrian Garcia, Sheriff, Harris County Paul Lynch, British Consul General, Houston Bill King, Attorney, Houston Gordon Quan, Co-Chairman, FOSTERQUAN, LLP Harold Hurtt, Chief, Houston Police Department
MEDIA
Chair: Scott Alexander, Director of Catholic-Muslim Studies, CTU, Chicago
Co-Chair: Richard Rosengarten, Dean, Divinity School, University of Chicago David Capes, Dean, Honors College, Houston Baptist University
Panelists: D’Artagnan Bebel, Vice-President & General Manager, FOX 26 John Proffitt, President, Houston Public Radio Lisa Schumate, Director for Community and Marketing Relations, KHOU Channel 11 Rick McFarland, Asst. News Director, KPRC/NBC, Local 2 Don Kobos, Assistant News Director, KTRK/ABC 13 Julie Coan, Director of Community Relations, Houston PBS Julie Coan, Director of Community Relations, Houston PBS
RELIGION, SOCIAL ISSUES, & INTERFAITH DIALOGUE
Chair: Richard Rosengarten, Dean, Divinity School, University of Chicago
Co-Chairs: Scott Alexander, Director of Catholic-Muslim Studies, CTU, Chicago Yuksel Aslandogan, President, the Institute of Interfaith Dialog
Panelists: Stephen Klineberg, Professor of Sociology, Rice University Helen Rose Ebaugh, Professor of Sociology, University of Houston David Capes, Dean, Honors College, Houston Baptist University Donald Nesti, Director, Center for Faith & Culture, University of St. Thomas Mike McMullen, Professor of Sociology, UH-Clear Lake
PHILANTHROPY
Chair: Karen Otazo Hofmeister, Managing Director of Global Leadership Network Angela Blanchard, President and CEO, Neighborhood Centers Inc. Diana Espitia, Chief of Staff, Citizens for Affordable Energy Melissa King, Community Activist
EDUCATION
Chair: Paula Arnold, Former HISD President John M. Barrera Ed.D., Education, (Principal - Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright Elementary) Kelly Trlica, Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Curriculum and Instruction, HISD Cynthia Wilson, Regional Superintendent, HISD Adam Stephens, Special Education Teacher, HISD Julie Roushani, Instructional Coordinator, HISD Sue Hauenstein, Assistant Editor of Prime Living Magazine
Videos: Dialog of Civilizations Platform 2009
Gulen Institute Dialog of Civilizations Platform 2009 - Government Session 1/3
Gulen Institute Dialog of Civilizations Platform 2009 - Government Session 2/3
Gulen Institute Dialog of Civilizations Platform 2009 - Government Session 3/3
Gulen Institute Dialog of Civilizations Platform 2009 - Media Session 1/11
Gulen Institute Dialog of Civilizations Platform 2009 - Media Session 2/11
Gulen Institute Dialog of Civilizations Platform 2009 - Media Session 3/11
Gulen Institute Dialog of Civilizations Platform 2009 - Media Session 4/11
Gulen Institute Dialog of Civilizations Platform 2009 - Media Session 5/11
Gulen Institute Dialog of Civilizations Platform 2009 - Media Session 6/11
Gulen Institute Dialog of Civilizations Platform 2009 - Media Session 7/11
Gulen Institute Dialog of Civilizations Platform 2009 - Media Session 8/11
Gulen Institute Dialog of Civilizations Platform 2009 - Media Session 9/11
Gulen Institute Dialog of Civilizations Platform 2009 - Media Session 10/11
Gulen Institute Dialog of Civilizations Platform 2009 - Media Session 11/11
Using Common Values to Resolve Conflict
