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Saturday, April 7, 2001
9:00 AM Check-in at Lerner Hall Reception Desk (Broadway and 115th St)
9:00-10:00Continental Breakfast
10:00-12:00Opening Ceremony
   His excellency, the Romanian Ambassador to the UN, Sorin Ducaru
   Deputy Permanent Representative at the UN, Alexandru Niculescu
   Viorel Onel, Minister Counselor, General Consulate of Romania
   Teodor Tsaganea - "Romania and NATO-a Point of View from New York"
   Dr. Mihaela Albu-"Romanian Language Studies at Columbia University"
   Dr. John S. Micgiel, Director, East Central European Center
   Coriolan Babeti - Director of the Romanian Cultural Center in NY
12:00-2:00Luncheon
2:00-6:00 Humanities Section:
   Dr. Mihaela Albu - "Romanian-American Writers and their Works"
   Mirela Roznoveanu, Writer
   Constantin Negoita - His works and Book Signing
   Mircea Sandulescu, Professor and Writer
   Anca Rosu, Professor of Literature
   Anca Girascu, Writer
   Gabriel Plesea, Writer
Economics and Business Section:
   Romanian Business Professionals - "The Romanian Economy", "Building and Maintaining a Network", "Stimulating Entrepreneurship"
   Cosette Chichirau - "Introduction to Bankruptcy"
   Minodora Vancea - "State Capacity and Tax Revenue in Hungary, Russia and Romania"
Sciences and Mathematics Section:
         Irina Marinov - "The use of high resolution numerical models to estimate eddy diffusivity in the Atlantic Ocean"
Cultural Section:
   Laura Cosovanu - "The Romanian Collections of the Hoover Institution"
   Theo Teodorescu - "Romanian Networking - La munte sau la mare noi facem networking in deplasare"
   Cristina Ciucur, President of AIESEC NYC
   Andrei Moroianu - "Scoala Normala Superioara - Bucuresti"
   John Soleanicov - "Pro-Vita for the Born and Unborn"
   Andreea Dersidan - "Association of Romanian Students in the Washington, DC area"
8:00 PMDinner at Casa Romana - Romanian Restaurant
Sunday, April 8, 2001
9:00 AMContinental Breakfast
9:30-11:00 Presentations
   Speakers include: Pr. Dr. Theodor Damian
11:00-1:00Presentations and Summaries of Conference Discussions
   "Romanian Immigration and Communities at the end of the 20th Century"
   "Promotion of Romanian Culture and Economy in the United States"
1:00-2:00Closing Ceremony