World Federation of UNESCO Clubs Centers & Associations (WFUCA) 34th Executive Board Meeting & International Conference

"Global Ethics, Sustainable Development & Social Media March 7-12, 2014 Provisional Program
MARCH 7, 2014 Arrivals in New York JFK Airport and Transfer to Hilton Garden Inn Hotel (35th street, New York) 17:00-19:00 Welcome Reception and Registration Hilton Garden Inn Hotel (Garden Grill Room-lobby level) MARCH 8, 2014 United Nations Headquarters Conference Room 1 CB 07:00 7:30 07:35 9.35 09:30 9:45 10:00 - 12:30 Breakfast (Room Service) Executive Board Meeting of WFUCA, Session I Departure of observers to United Nations Headquarters Departure of members of the Executive Board of WFUCA to United Nations Headquarters Opening Ceremony and cultural program - United Nations Headquarters Conference Room 1 CB Mr. Frederico Mayor, Former UNESCO Director General (Video message) Mr. Guy Djoken, President of the US Federation of UNESCO Clubs Centers and Associations (Welcome Speech) Mrs. Allison Wright, Executive Director U.S. National Commission for UNESCO (Message of support) Mrs. Daniela Popescu, President of European Federation of UNESCO Centers and Associations and FRACCU Clubs Mr. Bill Perkins, Honorary Chair and New York State Senator Mr. George On. Christophides, President of the World Federation of UNESCO, Clubs, Centers and Associations (WFUCA) Mr. Eric Falt, Assistant Director General of UNESCO (Message of support by UNESCO) Mr. Thomas Gass Ph.D., Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination

Cultural program Zhenya Zianouka violinist Abiodun Koya Opera Presentations: - WFUCA Florence Declaration on Global Ethics by Ms. Marialuisa Stringa, Italian Federation of UNESCO Clubs and Centers (FICLU) - WFUCA Astana Declaration on Global Ethics by Mr. Bolat Akchulakov, President of the Kazakhstan Federation of UNESCO Clubs (KAZFUCA) - Passport for Global Ethics by Mrs Daniela Popescu President of the Romanian Federation for UNESCO Clubs, Centers and Association (FRACCU) - Beirut Declaration by Ms. Christiane Jeitani UNESCO Clubs Coordinator in Lebanon and Arab Region Reflections by: Mr. Thomas Gass, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination - Presentation of the Laureates of the Worldwide Multimedia Youth Competition by Ms. Heather Caton, USFUCA SG Mr. Momal Mushtaq Pakistan Mrs. Emmanuela Alimlim Kenya Mr. Farahnaz Ali Ghodsinia - Philippines Ahmad Novindri Aji Sukma Indonesia Michele Straface Italy Egle- Jankauskaite- and Jurga Talaikyte Lithuania Aitan Grossman USA Alexander Walzl Italy Swaraj Priyadarshi India

Special Award: Vote of Appreciation Mr. Kou Man Yuen, Chairman of the Gold Tai Yuen Group Mr. Kyosuke Nagata, President of Tsukuba University Ms. Marialuisa Stringa, Honorary President of EFUCA Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola Chairman Emeritus, Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding

Walk Within and Beyond Culture prof. Tetsuo Kubo, Kyoto University

Afternoon Schedule M
12:30-14:00 14:15: - 15:30

Lunch at the UN Building International Women Day Conference (Chairperson Mr. Guy Djoken President of USFUCA) "Critical Role of Women in the Implementation of Social Justice and Global Ethics" (5 minutes Presentations) Prof. Caroline Fern Benton, Vice President of the University of Tsukuba Ambassador Mitsuhei Murata, Executive Director of the Japan Society for Global System and Ethics Sarah Jibril PhD., Special Adviser to the Nigerian President on Ethics and Value Mrs.Daniela Popescu, President of EFUCA Mr. Bill Perkins, New York State Senator Ms. Marialuisa Stringa, Ex officio member of WFUCA

15:30-16:30 16:30-16:45 16.45

Ms. Song Lijun, Vice President Beijing Municipal UNESCO Clubs Associations Discussion by the audience Closing Remarks by Mr. Kyosuke Nagata President of the University of Tsukuba Transfer from the UN Building the hotel

18.30 19:00 - 21:00

Transfer from the hotel to Vartan Armenian Cathedral (630 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10016) Builders of the Universe Gala and Awards Ceremony in commemoration of the International Women Day Guests of Honor U.S. Congressman Charles Rangel Keynote Speaker: HE Ambassador Denis G. Antoine, the new Permanent Representative of Grenada to the United Nations

MARCH 9, 2014 University of Tsukuba Symposium Venue St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral 630 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10016
07:00 - 07:45 7:45 - 8:00 08:00 -09:00
Breakfast (Room Service) Transfer to St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral (630 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10016)

Remarks & Proclamations Guy Djoken, USFUCA President Mr. Bill Perkins, New York State Senator & Conference Honorary Chair Mr. Bill de Blasio, New York City Mayor Mr. George On. Christophides, WFUCA President

Multi-lingual peace-building project - prof. Kunihiko Nagatani

09:00-13:00

Executive Board Meeting Session II

Afternoon Session Venue St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral 630 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10016
13:00 14:45
Lunch

15:00 - 17:00

Panel Discussion (Chairperson: Mr. George On. Christophides, President of WFUCA) "21st Century Education and Civil Society 2.0," an effort to integrate technology into and reach out to new communities for an Ethical and Sustainable Development Prof. Kyosuke Nagata, President of the University of Tsukuba Mr. Neil B. Sinclair, Chairman CyberTran International Inc. Mrs. Lilly Kam, Director of STEM Will.i.am Foundation Mr. Florin Munteanu, Ph.D. Scientific Secretary of the UNESCO Chair in Geodynamics Romanian Academy Ms. He Liu, Beijing Luhe International Education Center

17:00
18:00 - 19:30 20:00 - 21:00

Transfer to the hotel

Return to the venue for Reception of Tsukuba University President Executive Board Meeting of WFUCA Session III

MARCH 10, 2014 Venue Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building Plaza, 163 W 125 th St New York, NY 10027
07:00 - 07:45 07:45 8:00 08:00 10:00
Breakfast (Room Service) Transfer to the venue New York Summit on Global Ethics: "The Future We Want" - Ethics as a new foundation for Sustainable Development (Chairperson Mr. Bolat Akchulakov, President of the Kazakhstan Federation of UNESCO Clubs (KAZFUCA) Ambassador Mitsuhei Murata, Ms. Liezl Van Riper, Kiva Director of Development s utumn auch e Assistant Director of Expansion - Food Recovery Network Mrs. Elaine Nevin MA, Director ECO-UNESCO Mr. Aitan Grossman, Laureate of UNESCO Club World Wide Multimedia Youth Competition Mr. Pang Kin Wah Francis, President Beijing Concord College of Sino-Canada & CNFUCA Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, Secretary General of WFUCA

10:00 - 13:00 13:00 - 14:30 14:30 - 17:00

Executive Board Meeting of WFUCA Session IV

Lunch
Train the Trainers Workshop: "The case of a new breed for social entrepreneurship in the wo ld in need of Ethical Leade s (Case Study: The UNESCO Club movement model) Mr. George On. Christophides, WFUCA President Ms. Christiane Jeitani, Arab Region Coordinator, Lebanese National Commission for UNESCO Mr. Yuri Borisikhin, Treasurer of WFUCA Mr. Tao Xiping, Honorary President of Asian Regional Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations Mrs. Maria Paola, UNESCO Center of Turin President Mr. Desire Aroga, President of Panafrican Regional Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations

17:30 - 19:00

Dinner

MARCH 11, 2014

07:00 - 07:45 8:00- 13:00 13:00 18:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 18:15 18:45 19:00 19:00 - 22:00
Breakfast (Room Service) Executive Board Meeting of WFUCA Session V Box Lunch while Discovering New York Delegations from EFUCA/WFUCA will visit HE Mrs. Ambassador Simona Miculescu, Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations Return to hotel Transfer to Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building Plaza Award Gala and Closing Ceremony (Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building Plaza)

MARCH 12, 2014

Transfer from hotel to the JFK Airport and departures of participants