20th SVU World Congress
American University, Washington, DC, August 8-13, 2000

MAJOR  EVENTS

OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE CONGRESS
Miloslav Rechcigl, Presiding

Dance Suite by Tylman Susato
Annandale Brass
John Wright, Director

The National Anthems
Annandale Brass

Words of Welcome by President of American University
Dr. Benjamin Ladner

Greetings by Associate Dean, Washington College of Law
Dr. Andrew Pike

Greetings by Executive Vice President, Wesley Theological Seminary
Dr. David McAllister-Wilson

Opening of the Congress by President of Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU)
Dr. Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr.

Greetings by the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the US
H.E. Alexandr Vondra

Greetings by the Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to the US
H.E. Martin Butora

Theme from the New World Symphony by Antonin Dvorak
Annandale Brass

A Brief Intermission

Address by Speaker of the House, Czech Parliament
Hon. Vaclav Klaus

Address by Vice Premier of the Slovak Republic
Hon. Pal Csaky

BUFFET  LUNCH
12:00 Noon - 1:30 pm
6th Floor Cafeteria, Washington College of Law

PLENARY  SESSION
"Czechs and Slovaks Who Have Made a Difference in the Second Millennium"
Wednesday, August 9, 2000, l:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Morella Courtroom, Washington College of Law

Miloslav Rechcigl, Presiding

Vilem Herold, Division of Humanities and Social Sciences and Institute of Philosophy, Academy of Sciences of CR, Prague
    "John Hus - Heretic, Saint or Reformer?"
Pavel Floss, Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy, Palacky University, Olomouc
    "The Spiritual Heritage of Comenius to the Third Millennium"
Peter Ambroz, Jewish Museum, Prague
    "Chatam Sofer - Successful Defense of Traditional Values in Revolutionary Times"
Alan Houtchens, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX
    "Besides, What's So Great About Antonin Dvorak?"
Jiri Veleminsky, Institute of Experimental Botany, Academy of Sciences of CR, Prague
    "J. G. Mendel. His Life and Works. On the Occasion of the Centennial of Rediscovery of His Work"
J. Hanus Grosz, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
    “Freud's Czech Roots and their Early Influence on His Life and Thoughts"
Hugh Agnew, George Washington University, Washington, DC
    " Masaryk into a Third Century"
Slavo Michalek, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava
    "Stefanik, Osusky and Papanek: Three Famous Citizens from Brezova"

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