January 12, 2005 / LuteCast

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Opening Keynote Session

2:00 - 3:30 pm

Welcome and Introductions:

Mr. Jens Langebrekke, Pacific Lutheran University Class of 2004
Ms. Megan Getman, Pacific Lutheran University Class of 2007
National Anthems performed by Lisa Knudsen Ganung (PLU '87)
The Honorable Bill Baarsma, Mayor of Tacoma
Dr. Loren Anderson, President, Pacific Lutheran University

Keynote Address: Norway 1905 - 2005 - From Recipient to Contributor, presented by His Excellency Knut Vollebæk, Ambassador of Norway to the United States

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A Primer on Norwegian Diplomacy

4:00PM - 5:15PM Concurrent Session I a.

Chair: Mr. Audun Toven, Chair, Scandinavian Studies Program, Pacific Lutheran University

Speaker: Dr. Ann Kelleher, Professor of Political Science, Pacific Lutheran University

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Peace Journalism: Theory and Practice [ Click here to watch ]

4:00PM - 5:15PM Concurrent Session I b.

Chair: Mr. Clifford Rowe, Professor of Journalism, Pacific Lutheran University

Speaker: Mr. Rune Ottosen, Professor of Journalism, Oslo University College

Security Challenges of Peacekeeping [ Click here to watch ]

4:00PM - 5:15PM Concurrent Session I c.

Chair: Mr. Are-Jostein Norhelm, Consul General, Royal Norwegian Consulate General in San Francisco

Speaker: His Excellency Johan L Løvald, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations

Celebration Banquet [ Click here to watch ]

6:30PM - 8:30PM

A celebration of Norway’s 100 years of independence as a modern democracy, following the peaceful separation from Sweden in 1905. Norwegian Cabinet Minister Svein Ludvigsen will speak on behalf of the government and people of Norway. The evening includes presentation of the Wang Center Peace Builder award and musical entertainment.