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VENUE: Turquoise Center, 9301 W. Bellfort Ave. Houston, Texas 77031 USA

SESSIONS – SPEAKERS - TOPICS

SESSION I – PUBLIC ROLE OF WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD

• Chair: Dr. Elaine Howard Ecklund, Professor of Sociology, Rice University

•    Dr. Helen R. Ebaugh, Professor of Sociology, University of Houston
•    Dr. Katherine Meyer, Associate Provost, Ohio State University
•    Dr. Marie Cornwall, Editor, Journal of Scientific Study of Religion
•    Dr. Nancy Clark, Chair of Sociology Department, University of New Brunswick, Canada

SESSION II – SOCIAL CONFLICTS & PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE

• Chair: Dr. William Martin, Professor of Religion and Public Policy, Rice University

• Dr. Jon Pahl, Director, MA Programs at The Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia

•    Dr. Stephen Klineberg, Professor of Sociology, Rice University
•    Dr. Yahya Michot, Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations, Hartford
•    Michael Dirden, Assistant Chief, Houston Police Department

SESSION III – POVERTY & SOCIAL JUSTICE

• Chair: Dr. Maria F. Curtis, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Houston, Clear Lake

• Dr. Andrew Achenbaum, Professor of History and Social Work, University of Houston
• Julie Coan, Community Relations, PBS

• Dr. John C. Raines, Professor of Religion, Temple University, Philadelphia

• Dr. Christine Kovic, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Houston-Clear Lake
• Dr. Javier Gonzalez Martinez, Director, School of Theology, Universidad Intercontinental, Mexico

SESSION IV – CLEAN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

• Chair: Dr.Dominic Aquila,Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of St. Thomas

• Dr. Cafer T. Yavuz, Research Associate, Chemistry Department, University of California Santa Barbara

• Dr. Joe Pratt, Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Science, University of Houston
• Marty McVey, McVey & Co. Investment

• Dr. Bora Karayaka, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

SESSION V (*) – IMPROVING FAMILY RELATIONS

• Dr. Thomas Gage as Chair, Professor Emeritus in English at Humboldt State University

(*) Session V will be home to young participants as panelists from high schools in Houston.

SESSION VI – SUBSTANCE ABUSE & YOUTH

• Chair: Dr. Ira Colby, Dean, Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston

•    Dr. Dale Alexander, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Houston
•    Dr. William Martin, Professor of Religion and Public Policy, Rice University
•    Dr. Florencia Valdes, Universidad La Salle, Chihuahua, Mexico

Keynote Speech

As part of Dialog of Civilizations Platform, we welcome Dr. Robert A. Pape, a distinguished political science professor, from the University of Chicago at the luncheon forum that will take place on Saturday, January 23. For more informtation about luncheon program, click here.

High Schools' Participation

As the Gulen Institute, we encourage all high school students in Houston to participate as panelists in a session that is part of the Dialog of Civilizations Platform 2010. For the details please click here.

About Platform

Dialog of Civilizations Platform is a set of panels in which experts from diverse fields discuss issues of our globalized communities, and offer possible solutions on individual as well as community bases.

Platform of 2010 will be a venue where the social challenges of the 21st century will be discussed. What are the roles of government, civil society, media and educators? Academics and distinguished representatives from Texas and national level will shed light on these issues from their expertise and points of view.

There will be five sessions in total and Session III is dedicated exclusively for high school students. You can find more information about this session at the bottom of this page.

Timeline

DIALOG OF CIVILIZATIONS PLATFORM 2010
January 22^nd - Friday
Time	Second floor
5:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.	Registration
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.	Session I: "Public Role of Women around the World"

January 23^rd - Saturday
Time	First Floor	Second floor	Lobby
8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.	-	-	Registration and Breakfast
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Opening Remarks by Judge Ed Emmett	-	-
9:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.	Session II: "Social Conflicts & Peaceful Coexistence"	-
10:40 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.	-	-	Coffee break
10:50 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Session III: "Poverty & Social Justice"	Session IV: "Clean Energy and Environment"
12:30 p.m - 1:20 p.m.	-	-	Lunch
1:20 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.	Luncheon Forum featuring Dr. Robert Pape: “Occupation, violence and religion”	-	-
2:20 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Session V: High schools' participation "Improving Family Relations"
4:00 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.	-	-	Coffee break
4:20 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.	Session VI: "Substance Abuse & Youth"	-
6:00 p.m. - 6:10 p.m.	-	-	Coffee break
6:10 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.		Dinner