A Year of Crises: Opportunities for ChangeUnited Nations Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference &
2010 UNA-USA Members' Day
Friday, 19 February 2010
9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Conference Hall 4 (North Lawn Building)
United Nations Headquarters, New York
The UNA-USA Southern New York State Division invites you to the United Nations headquarters in New York to attend the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference and the 2010 UNA-USA Members’ Day. This FREE of CHARGE event is open to the public, though prior registration is mandatory. Members and non-members both are welcome.
Amid urgent public concerns about the world economic crisis, the dangers of nuclear weapons, and the continuing war in Afghanistan, the 2010 Members’ Day will feature the following program:
 Opening Session
9:45-10:30 AM
Ramu Damodaran, Deputy Director of Outreach, DPI/UN
Thomas Miller, President, United Nations Association of USA
Ambassador Ali Treki, President of General Assembly, UN
Robert Orr, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Planning, UN (TBC)
 Afghanistan: From Ramping Up to the Exit Ramp
10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Hassan Abbas, Bernard Schwartz Fellow, Asia Society
Valentin Gatzinski, Director (NY), UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
Ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado, Deputy Permanent Representative of Italy to the UN (TBC)
Linda Fasulo (Moderator), UN Correspondent for NBC News
 Hitting the Reset Button on the Global Economy
1:30-3:00 PM
Werner Puschra, UN Office Director, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Germany
Anita Sharma, North America Coordinator, UN Millennium Campaign
Jomo Kwame Sunderam, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, UN
Jeffrey Laurenti (Moderator), Senior Fellow, The Century Foundation
 Turning Back the Bomb: Hard Cases and Grand Designs
3:00-4:30 PM
Ambassador Gérard Araud, Permanent Representative of France to the UN
Trita Parsi, President, National Iranian American Council
Geoffrey Shaw, Representative of the Director General of the IAEA to the UN
Christine Wing (Moderator), Senior Fellow, Center on International Cooperation, NYU
Registration for this event is now closed.
To download the flyer for this event, click here.
If you have questions, please contact us at membersday2010@gmail.com.
Please note:- Since this year’s program will take place at the newly constructed Conference Room 4 at the North Lawn building of the UN, the seating capacity is limited to only 500 people. Make sure you register early.
- All attendees must register in advance, including the United Nations DPI/NGO ground pass holders. NO EXCEPTIONS!
- Registration is available on first come, first serve basis.
SPONSORS:
UNA-USA Southern New York State Division
UNA SNY YPIC
UNA-Connecticut Division
UNA-USA
The Century Foundation
The Stanley Foundation
National Council of Negro Women - North Bronx
Catherine D. White
David Cockcroft
David and Jeanne Betsock Stillman
George Garland
Hope S. Miller
Lee H. Bloom
Margaret Bruce
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