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The 2011 International Policy Conference: Securing the Future: A Global Policy Conference, hosted by the Center for Civic & Community Engagement & Research Project (CCERP) at Millersville University, will take place September 15-16, in Bolger Conference Center, Gordinier Hall and in Room 24 of the Student Memorial Center (SMC). William “Bill” Richardson, former governor of New Mexico, will present the keynote address on September 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Marauder Court, SMC.
The conference includes three tracks: The International Status of Women; Global Responses to Genocide and Other Natural Disasters; and Terrorism, Safety and Security. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 15. Speaker topics include “Food Security and Sustainability,” “Secure by 2015? Global Report Card on the U.N. Millennium Development Goals,” “A Woman’s Spiritual Place in the World” and “Oil and Toil: The Middle East as the Lynchpin of Global Security,” to name a few.
For a full list of session topics, speakers and biographies, visit the International Policy Conference website.
Before being elected governor, Richardson served in the Clinton administration as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Energy Secretary. Richardson has also served as a U.S. Congressman, chairman of the 2004 Democratic National Convention and chairman of the Democratic Governors Association. In 2011, Richardson joined the boards of APCO Worldwide company Global Political Strategies as chairman, the World Resources Institute, the National Institute for Civil Discourse at the University of Arizona and Abengoa (international advisory board). He was also appointed as a special envoy for the Organization of American States.
The keynote address on September 15 is free; however, tickets are required. Optional meals will be available for a cost and require tickets. Tickets are available at the Student Memorial Center Ticket Office (Room 103) or by calling the Ticket Office at 717-872-3811, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. To register, fill out the International Policy Conference Registration Form.
For more information, contact Lori Leaman, CCERP, at 717-872-3049 or Lori.Leaman@millersville.edu.
