[Discussion] Turkish-American Conference

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The First Turkish-American Conference on
Technology, Business and Culture:
Geo-political Experiences

Stevens Institute of Technology; Hoboken, New Jersey*
12th-14th May 2004

Sponsored by Beykent University, Turkey
and the Stevens Institute of Technology, United States

Confirmed speakers include Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Director General of=20
IRCICA (Organization of the Islamic Conference, Research Center for=20
Islamic History, Art and Culture); Nilgun Mirze, Director of Corporate=20
Communications, Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts; Ali =C7oskun,=20
Minister of Industry and Trade of the Turkish Republic; Rifat=20
Hisarciklioglu, President of the Chambers of Commerce, Industry and=20
Maritime Commerce of Turkey; Mehmet Aydin, Minister of State of the=20
Turkish Republic; Mustafa Isen, Undersecretary of the Ministry of=20
Culture and Tourism of the Turkish Republic; Murat Nemet-Nejat,=20
distinguished poet and translator; Erkan Mumcu, Minister of Culture and=20
Tourism of the Turkish Republic; Richard Bulliet, Professor of Middle=20
Eastern Studies, Columbia University; J. Hilmi Guler, Minister of Energy=20
of the Turkish Republic

Papers and presentations on all aspects of Turkish, American, or Middle=20
Eastern political, business, scientific, technological, and cultural=20
affairs are welcome. Scholars who wish to participate should submit=20
proposals as soon as possible, but not later than April 20th. Proposals=20
should be submitted to Edward Foster, director of the Stevens Division=20
of Humanities and Social Sciences, via email or to the address below. If=20
you are submitting your proposal via email, include the proposal in the=20
body of the email, not as an attachment. For further information,=20
including directions to the campus and housing options, please contact=20
us either at the address below or by calling.

*Stevens is located directly across the river from New York City and is=20
easily reached by public transportation (one subway stop from Manhattan).

    Edward Foster, director
Division of Humanities
Imperatore School of Sciences and Arts
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboke, NJ 07030

Phone: (201) 216-5399

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