FARMINGTON – The University of Maine at Farmington invites the public to attend the second annual Global Affairs Forum on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17 and 18, as a distinguished panel of international experts considers, “A Troubled Partnership: The United States and Europe.”

Opening of the conference will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, and will be followed by a panel discussion. The conference continues at 9 a.m. Saturday morning, with presentations and panel discussions until closing at 5 p.m. Lunch and the keynote address will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Continuing the practice of bringing together speakers and panelists of international renown, the 2003 UMF Global Affairs Forum features outstanding participants. Carl Bildt, former Prime Minister of Sweden, who has been active in many foreign policy endeavors including bringing peace to Yugoslavia, will deliver the keynote address at noon Saturday, Oct. 18. He will also participate in panel discussions throughtout the conference.

Other speakers include U.S. Congressman Tom Allen; Bowman Miller, Director of the U.S. State Department’s Office of European Analysis; Thomas J. Simons, former U.S. Ambassador to Poland and Pakistan and currently Associate at Harvard University’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies; Renee Haferkamp, former Director General of the European Commission; Louis Sell, a retired U.S. Foreign Service Officer and adjunct professor of history at UMF; and Scott Erb, UMF associate professor of political science. Kenneth Orosz, instructor of history at UMF, will moderate panel discussion of the presentations.

The UMF Global Affairs Forum will explore the evolution of the relationship between the United States and Europe in response to the global war on terrorism, disagreements on multilateral accords, nuclear proliferation, economic uncertainty, and environmental crises.

The Global Affairs Forum is sponsored by the International Studies Council at UMF, with financial support from the Maine Humanities Council, the UMF Global Society, the UMF Political Science Club and the University of Maine at Farmington.

Registration is $25 for all conference activities, including attendance at the keynote luncheon. Student attendance is free, except for the luncheon which will cost $10 for students.

For more information or to register, contact conference director, Kenneth Orosz, at 778-7414 or visit the conference Web site: http://isconference.umf.maine.edu

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