Global Peace Summit - Kiev, Ukraine June 2017

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ANNOUNCEMENT

GLOBAL PEACE SUMMIT
June 14–15, 2017  •  Kiev, Ukraine


An Invitation to Scientists and
Governmental Leaders of All Nations

The Global Union of Scientists for Peace (GUSP) is hosting a high-level global peace summit this June in Kiev, Ukraine. This conference, entitled SCIENCE AND PEACE: Proven Solutions to Violence and Global Conflict, will showcase innovative, evidence-based solutions to the ongoing problems of violence and conflict in Ukraine, Europe, and throughout the world.
Among those confirmed or expected to speak are Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, winner of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize for ending decades of civil war in Colombia; President Joachim Chissano of Mozambique, who applied innovative GUSP-inspired programs to end that nation’s civil war; Ecuadorian General José Villamil, who applied similar peace-creating methods to end the longstanding war between Ecuador and Peru; Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, former chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize; and renowned Ukrainian leaders General Vasyl Krutov, former chief of the Ukraine Anti-Terrorism Center, and Academician Dr. Sergiy Maksymenko, Ukraine’s most distinguished research scientist.
The Conference will take place at the extremely elegant Fairmont Hotel in Kiev on Wednesday–Thursday, June 14th–15th. Plenary sessions are being scheduled all day on the 14th, with additional talks and breakout sessions on the morning of the 15th.  The afternoon of the 15th will be reserved for focused meetings on important peace initiatives in Ukraine and throughout the world.
You will want to arrive on Tuesday, June 13th. Many participants have elected to stay an extra day for sightseeing and a guided tour of Ukraine’s famous art museums. We have therefore reserved hotel rooms for four nights (13th–16th), with checkout on the morning of the 17th. The cost of accommodations for four nights is 600 € (single room) or 680 € (double room), which includes breakfast for all four days.
We encourage all scientists and leaders
committed to the cause of peace toattend this historic conference.
For questions please contact the Conference secretariat at:
Conference@GUSP.org

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