First International Conference on

 

DECISION ETHICS

 

Globalization and its Challenges to Diplomacy, Encounters between Religions and Cultures,  Higher Education, Philosophical and Legal Analyses of Decision Making, Medical Ethics, and Decision Ethics in Business and Economics

 

April 21, 2006

 

The Public is cordially invited to attend all events

Fordham University, Lincoln Center Campus, Plaza Level, Atrium

113 West 60th Street (60th street and 9th/Columbus Avenue), New York, NY 10023

 

Sponsors

Philosophy Department, Pontificia Universitas Lateranensis (Vatican, Rome, Italy),

Philosophy Institute, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (Beijing, People’s Republic of China)

Department of Humanities and Information Technology, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences

(Moscow, Russian Federation)

Center for Dialogue among Civilizations (Geneva, Switzerland)

 

Co-sponsors

Institute of Global Cultural Studies (Binghamton University, State University of New York) (IGCS)

Organization for Culture and Islamic Relations (London and Tehran) (ICRO), Center for Middle Eastern Studies (Rutgers University, New Jersey), International Society for Iranian Culture (New York) (ISIC)

Center for the Study of Ethics, Utah Valley State College (Orem, Utah) (UVSC), University of Kabul (Kabul, Afghanistan), International University (Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic), National University (Dushanbe, Tajikistan), Mansura University (Egypt)

 

Program Committee

 

Rusty Butler (UVSC), John Davenport (Fordham University),   Mehdi Faridzadeh (ISIC), H.E. Ravan Farhadi, (The United Nations, New York City, and Kabul University), Charles R. Paul  (Foundation for Interreligious Diplomacy (FID)), Yihong Liu, (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing), Horst  Seidl, (Pontificia Universitas Lateranensis, Rome, Italy), Ildar Utiamyshev, (Russian Academy of Natural Sciences,  Russian Federation), Achim Köddermann (State University of New York, Oneonta),  Samuel M. Natale (Adelphi University), Sebastian Sora (IBM),  Shapoor Vali (Fordham University). Parviz Morewedge (Global Scholarly Publications)

 

Local Committee

 

Xiaomei Niu, Nigel Thomas, Richard J. Newman, Carla Tsukuda, Jennifer Trinidad, Orie Takano, Nikolaus Rabajda

 

pmorewed@gsp-online.org, pmorewed@gsp2-online.org, 212-679-6410; 917-658-3430

Global Scholarly Publications, 220 Madison Avenue, Suite 11G, New York, NY 10016

 

 

 

 

 

 

DRAFT PROGRAM (as of 9 April 2006)

 

FRIDAY Evening, 21 April 2006

Fordham University, Lincoln Center Campus, Plaza Floor, Atrium

113 West 60th Street (60th street and 9th/Columbus Avenue) , New York, NY 10023

 

I.                   1:00-3:00 pm, South Lounge, Plaza Floor

Special Round Table Discussion on Decision Ethics in Philosophy

Chair: Vivaldi Jean-Marie (Hofstra University),

Samuel Imbo (Hamline University), Arnold Farr (St. Joseph University), Richard N. Stichler

 (Alvernia College)

II.                3:00-5:00 pm, South Lounge, Plaza Floor

             Special Round Table Discussion on Decision Ethics in Legal Theory, Business and

             Economics

             Chair: Achim Köddermann (SUNY Oneonta, SUNY Administration)

             Participants: Samuel N. Natale (Adephi and Oxford Universities), Sebastian Sora (IBM), Charles

             Randall Paul (FID), Ahmad Corbbit (LDS, NY)

II.                5:00-6:30 Registration and Banquet (The Public is Cordially Invited [free of charge]),

            Atrium, Plaza Floor

 

III.      6:30-10:30 pm. Introductions and Plenary Panel

           

III. 1     Introductions:  6:30-7:00 pm, Atrium, Plaza Floor

Chair: Parviz Morewedge (Global Scholarly Publications and Fordham University)

Fordham Administration: TBA

Mehdi Faridzadeh (President, ISIC)

Samuel M. Natale (Editor, International Journal of Decision Ethics, Oxford University and  

                             Adelphi University)

Sebastia Sora (IBM, Co-Editor, International Journal of Decision Ethics)

Brian D. Birch  (UVSC)

Ahmad S. Corbitt, Esq. (Director, NY Office of International Affairs, LDS)

Shapour Vali (Fordham University)

 

III. 2   Plenary Panel 7:00-10:30 pm   (Partial List of Participants)

TOPIC: Decision Ethics in Diplomacy, in Globalization,  and in Global Conflicts

Chair: John Davenport (Fordham University)  

Round Table -Discussion Speakers (Partial list)

[in alphabetical order]

  Presentations:

1.      [Afghanistan] H.E., Ravan Farhadi (The Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United Nations)

2.      [Iran] H.E., Javad Zarif (The Ambassador of Iran to the United Nations)

3.      [Kazakhstan] H.E., Yerzhan Kazykhanov (The Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United Nations)

4.      [Tajikistan] H.E., Alishir Vohidov (The Ambassador of Uzbekistan to the United Nations)

5.      [Uzbekistan] H.E., Sirodjidin Aslov (The Ambassador of Tajikistan to the United Nations)

Comments:

6.      A synthesis from a US Perspective: The Honorable Olen Walker (former Governor of Utah)

 7.   A Monotheistic perspective, Mahmoud Ayoub (Temple University)

 8.   A New perspective on Interreligious Dialogue: Charles Randall Paul (FID, New York and Utah)