Ionian Conference 2000 - Facing the Challenges of the New Millennium

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The Ionian Conference 2000 was jointly organised by EPIC, the British Council in Greece, the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and the Goethe Institut. It was held the Achilleon Palace in Corfu, Greece, from 19 - 22 May 2000.

The aim of the conference was to bring together a small group of outstanding researchers from different disciplines within the social sciences. In informal and intensive debates, they were to discuss and compare research focusing on the structural changes taking place in the European society at all levels and on ways to manage these changes.

Another aim of the conference was to form a base for ongoing comparative research, research networking and for the dissemination of the results of such research. It would enhance international and interdisciplinary co-operation between these young researchers and would, hence, provide them with access to new and extensive sources of information.

Discussions took place in the following three thematic groups:

· Social inequality and discrimination, racism and gender in European societies
· Technology and employment, new ways of organising production and labour
· Governance and citizenship in the European Union - the influence of culture

Please click on the link to download the conference schedule.

Conference staff

The following senior scholars attended the conference:

Dr Evy Christofilopoulou, General Secretary for Management of European Funds, Ministry of Labour & Social Affairs
Prof Dr Gert-Joachim Glaessner, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
Dr Alain Guyomarch, London School of Economics
Prof Dr Jost Halfmann, Technische Universität zu Dresden
Dr Howard Machin, London School of Economics
Ms Dorothea Melvin, Director, Cultures of Ireland
Dr Achilleas Mitsos, European Commission, DG Research
Dr Salvatore Pitruzzello, European University Institute
Dr Gwendolyn Sasse, London School of Economics
Dr Ulrich Sedelmeier, Central European University, Budapest