UN Agencies connecting with Academics and the Civil Society

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1 UN Agencies connecting with Academics and the Civil Society January 11-13, 2012 at the UN Office at Vienna A project of the Academic Council on the United Nations System in cooperation with Foreign Policy and United Nations Association of Austria, United Nations Association Czech Republic, United Nations Association Hungary, Transparency International, Danube Secretariat. Conference Programme January 11, Introduction and Colloquia am Registration at VIC, Gate am Welcome (Boardroom B): Dr. Abiodun WILLIAMS, President Elect of the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) Tibor TOTH, Executive Secretary, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Ambassador Helmut BÖCK, Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations in Vienna Anne THOMAS, Officer-in-Charge, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Vienna am Keynote address (Boardroom B): Wilfried LÜTKENHORST, Managing Director of UNIDO's Strategic Research, Quality Assurance and Advocacy Division 1

2 am Break pm UN Colloquia - Session I: Energy: Access for All (M3) Moderator: Prof. Dr. Otmar HÖLL, Director, Austrian Institute for International Affairs (OIIP) Wilfried LÜTKENHORST, Managing Director of UNIDO's Strategic Research, Quality Assurance and Advocacy Division Marina PLOUTAKHINA, UNIDO Energy Policy and Partnerships Coordinator Jens WANDEL, Deputy Regional Bureau Director for Europe and the CIS and Director of the Bratislava Regional Centre, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Prof. Samuel SCHUBERT, Head of International Relations Department, Webster University Prof. Dr. Keywan RIAHI, Program Leader, Energy Programme (ENE) of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) pm Lunch break UN Colloquia Session II: Global Zero - Fiction or Reality? (UNIS Multimedia Room G0545 ) Moderator: Prof. Markus KORNPROBST, Chair of International Relations, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna Tibor TOTH, Executive Secretary, Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Prof. Heinz GÄRTNER, Senior Fellow, Austrian Institute for International Affairs (ÖIIP) Alexander KMENTT, Director for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, Austrian Ministry for European and International Affairs (BMEIA) Nikolai SOKOV, Senior Fellow, Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) pm UN Colloquia Session III: Nuclear Security and Global Governance (UNIS Multimedia Room G0545 ) Moderator: Prof. Christer JÖNSSON, Lund University Khammar MRABIT, Director, Office of Nuclear Security, Department of Nuclear Safety and Security, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 2

3 Elena SOKOVA, Executive Director, Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) Ronald STURM, Austrian Ministry for European and International Affairs (BMEIA) Ing. Petr HOLAS, Jan. Masaryk Centre of International Studies, University of Economics, Prague UN Colloquia Session IV: Green Economy and Development (M3) Moderator: Miroslav POLZER, International Association of Innovative Approaches (IAAI) Heinz LEUENBERGER, Director, Environmental Management Branch, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Philip WELLER, Executive Secretary, International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) Matthias JUREK, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Gorazd MESKO, Dean, Law School, University of Maribor pm Lecture and Reception at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna (Festsaal) Dr. Abiodun WILLIAMS, President Elect of the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) on The Future of UN Peacekeeping Discussants: Prof. Dr. Irene ETZERSDORFER, University of Vienna BG Dr. Walter FEICHTINGER, Austrian National Defence Academy Prof. Christer JÖNSSON, Lund University (Reception sponsored by the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs) January 12, Education and Public Awareness am UN Colloquia Session V: Effective Measures to Fight Corruption (M3) Moderator: Maximilian EDELBACHER, Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) Dimitri VLASSIS, Chief of Economic and Crime Branch, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) Mirella DUMMAR FRAHI, Civil Affairs Officer, United Nations Office 3

4 on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) Martin KREUTNER, Chair, International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA), Transparency International Austria Adám FÖLDES, Transparency International Hungary Pavel NECHALA, Transparency International Slovakia Prof. Gregory WEEKS, Webster University Vienna am Coffee break Teaching Materials and E-Learning Platforms I (UNIS Multimedia Room G0545 ) Moderator: Simon TAUER, Academic Council on the United Nations System Jean du PREEZ, Chief, External Relations and International Cooperation Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Peter COLGAN, International Nuclear Security Educational Network, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Prof. Dr. Gerald QUIRCHMAYR, Vice Head of Research Group Multimedia Information Systems, University of Vienna pm Teaching Materials and E-Learning Platforms II (UNIS Multimedia Room G0545 ) pm Lunch break Moderator: Prof. Thomas KRÜßMANN, University of Graz Jacek CUKROWSKI, Unit Chief, UNIDO Institute for Capacity Development and Regional Analysis Unit, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Simone HERI, Anti Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Unit, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) Jennie HOLCK-CLAUSEN, Programme Officer, Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Philipp AMANN, Information Management Officer, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) 4

5 pm International Networks (M3) Moderator: Dr. Michael PLATZER, Representative Academic Council on the United Nations System Vienna Liaison Office Tim ANDREWS, Office of Nuclear Security, Department of Nuclear Safety and Security, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Nikolai SOKOV, Senior Fellow, Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) Prof. Zuzana LEHMANOVÁ, Head of Jan. Masaryk Centre of International Studies, University of Economics, Prague Janez PODOBNIK, Director, International Centre for Promotion of Enterprises Representative of the International Studies Association (ISA) Ludovico ALCORTA, Director, Research and Statistics Branch of United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Representative of the Association of Professional Schools in International Affairs (APSIA) Miroslav POLZER, International Association of Innovative Approaches (IAAI) Jessica WHITE, International Association of Innovative Approaches (IAAI) Prof. Christer JÖNSSON, Academic Council on the UN System Prof. Mihály SIMAI, Institute for World Economics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Corvinus University Henrike LANDRÉ, United Nations Studies Association (UNSA) Julia HARFENSTELLER, United Nations Studies Association (UNSA) Prof. Irmgard MARBOE, Professor, University of Vienna Law School, Director of the Erasmus Programme 7 pm Reception at the Wiener Rathauskeller (Rathausplatz 1, A-1010 Wien) Welcome: Dr. Oskar WAWRA, Director for European and International Affairs, City of Vienna January 13, Regional Academy on UN Matters am Presentation/discussion on Capacity Development and International Networks: Tibor TOTH, Executive Secretary, Comprehensive Nuclear- Test-Ban Treaty Organization (UNIS Multimedia Room G0545) Presentation of Academic Papers by Young Scholars am Panel 1: Energy: Access for All. Green Economy and Development 5

6 (UNIS Multimedia Room G0545 ) Jury: Clara MICHELE, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Grzegorz DONOCIK, former Chief, Europe and the NIS Programme, UNIDO Matteo LANDI, Associate Expert, UNIDO Leila SALEHIRAVESH, Academic Council on the UN System Young Scholars: Danilo CURCIC, Access to Energy for Inhabitants of Informal Settlements Ana MARTINOVIC, The Quest for Proportionality between the Right to Energy Access and Public Health Klaus RENOLDNER, The Triple Benefit Principle Balazs ROSSU, The past 12 years of the Renewable Energy Sector with Special Regard to the Situation in Hungary. All for One, One for All (Winner) Panel 2: Nuclear Security and Global Governance. Global Zero: Fiction or Reality? (Room E665 - Multimedia room, E-building, 6 th floor) Jury: Prof. Christer JÖNSSON, Academic Council on the UN System Vasileios SAVVIDIS, Representative CTBTO Prof. Markus KORNPROBST, Chair of International Relations, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna Ing. Radim SRŠEŇ Ph.D, Jan Masaryk Centre of International Studies, Czech United Nations Association, University of Economics, Prague Simon TAUER, Academic Council on the UN System Young Scholars: Ing. Petr HOLAS, Nuclear Security in the Southern Cone: Evolution and Possibility of Action at the Global Level Nora LAZAR, The Possibility of a World Free of Nuclear Weapons within the Confines of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (Winner) 6

7 12-02 pm Lunch Break Panel 3: Corruption and Justice (Screening Room) Jury: Maximilian EDELBACHER, Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) Dr. iur. habil. Sławomir REDO, Łazarski University, Warsaw, Poland, Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) Prof. Irmgard MARBOE, Professor, University of Vienna Law School, Director of the Erasmus Programme Dorothee GOTTWALD, Associate Expert, Corruption and Economic Crime (UNODC) Dr. Anikó Klára SZALAI, Hungarian United Nations Association (H- UNA), University of Szeged Prof. Gregory WEEKS, Webster University Young Scholars: Julia BIERMANN, The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Implications and Challenges for National Education Systems Nadejda KOMENDANTOVA, Corruption Risks in Renewable Energy Projects: Case Study of Concentrated Solar Power in the North African Region (Winner) Milos MUCOK, Pro Bono Legal Services for Socially Excluded People as an Aspect of University Legal Clinic Activities in Serbia pm Presentation on UN Career Opportunities by the UNOV Human Resources Management Service (HRMS, UNIS Multimedia Room G0545) Discussion on the Regional Academy on UN Matters (UNIS Briefing Room) Prof. Zuzana LEHMANOVÁ, Head of Jan. Masaryk Centre of International Studies, University of Economics, Prague Ing. Radim SRŠEŇ Ph.D, Jan Masaryk Centre of International Studies, Czech United Nations Association, University of Economics, Prague Dr. Anikó Klára SZALAI, Hungarian United Nations Association (H- UNA), University of Szeged Sonja WINTERSBERGER, Officer-in-Charge, United Nations 7

8 Information Service (UNIS) Vienna 3.15 pm Presentation of Academic Council on the United Nations Award and Conference conclusions (UNIS Multimedia Room G0545 ): Dr. Anikó Klára SZALAI, Hungarian United Nations Association (H-UNA), University of Szeged Prof. Christer JÖNSSON, Academic Council on the UN System Gzegorz DONOCIK, former Chief, Europe and the NIS Programme, UNIDO 9 pm Social event: Manolo s Conference Secretariat Dr. Michael PLATZER, ACUNS Representative Vienna Billy BATWARE, Maria Loredana IDOMIR, Leila SALEHIRAVESH, Simon TAUER Volunteers: Sana Tesneem ALI, Andreas BURANICH, Johanna DAMBOECK, Charlotte D'ELLOY, Karim HAMAD, Nicole JIMENEZ, Claire LAURENT, Dora LOVAS, Bertha Nyarire MAKILAGI, Theresa NEUMEISTER, Megi PLAKU, Alicia PRAGER, Lukas PUTZ, Laetitia SENGSEIS, Maria STIX, Corina-Ioana TRAISTARU 8