Conference on Chernobyl at U. of Wisconsin, March 23-25

[Jennifer Tishler]

March 23-25, 2006, the Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia 
(CREECA) at the University of Wisconsin in Madison will co-sponsor a 
conference marking the 20th anniversary of the Chornobyl accident. This 
event is free and open to the public and we extend an invitation to our 
colleagues in Wisconsin, the upper Midwest, and beyond. See below for 
more information.

-Jennifer Tishler
University of Wisconsin-Madison
CREECA
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CONTACT: Lara Kain, Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia 
Outreach Coordinator. outreach at creeca.wisc.edu or 608-265-6298

Conference website: http://www.wisc.edu/creeca/chernobyl2006/

CONFERENCE TO EXAMINE LEGACY OF CHERNOBYL AS NUCLEAR ACCIDENT'S 20TH 
ANNIVERSARY NEARS

The legacy of the explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station in 
the Ukraine twenty years ago this April will be the subject of a 
conference at the University of Wisconsin-Madison titled "Chernobyl Here 
and Now: Global Engagement, Local Encounters." The conference, to be 
held March 23-25, 2006, at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, is free 
and open to the public. Pre-registration is required.

Among the speakers are:

-David Marples, Professor of History, University of Alberta, Edmonton, 
and the author of "The Social Impact of the Chernobyl Disaster" -Louisa 
Vinton, United Nations Development Program, New York
-Oksana Garnets, United Nation Development Program, Ukraine
-Evelyn J. Bromet, Professor of Psychiatry and Preventive Medicine at 
the State University of New York at Stony Brook
-Yuri Risovanny, Former senior engineer, Pripyat Industrial Association

April 26, 1986 marked not the limit but the starting point of the 
Chernobyl catastrophe. Its repercussions continue to be seen among the 
five million people living across regions of the Ukraine, Belarus and 
Russia that were contaminated by the accident. The affected populations 
have had to cope with the ongoing political, social, environmental and 
health consequences of the accident. Moreover, they have had to cope 
with the often conflicting recommendations of scientists and experts who 
have yet to come to a consensus on Chernobyl's aftermath.
The conference will examine the ongoing psychological and social effects 
of the disaster and how governmental and nongovernmental organizations 
have changed over time to address the evolving nature of the disaster. 
The conference will also examine the legacy of Chernobyl here, including 
disaster relief training and practice as well as the efforts of local 
and regional NGOs to aid and train populations in the affected lands.

The conference is being sponsored by FOCCUS, the Friends of Chernobyl 
Centers, U.S.; the Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia, a 
member program of the UW-Madison's International Institute; and the 
Stasiuk Program for the Study of Contemporary Ukraine at the University 
of Alberta.

For more information, contact Lara Kain at the Center for Russia, East 
Europe, and Central Asia, 210 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, 
Madison , WI 53706-1397.
Tel: 608.265.6298; Fax: 608.890.0267; outreach at creeca.wisc.edu 
Additional information, including a registration form, is available on 
the conference’s Web site at http://www.wisc.edu/creeca/chernobyl2006/

-- 
Jennifer Ryan Tishler
Associate Director
Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA)
210 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
tel. 608-262-3379
fax. 608-890-0267
http://www.wisc.edu/creeca

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