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Peace and Understanding Through Sport Seminar Program

Thursday, June 16

6:00 pm Registration, Chafee Hall

7:15 pm About The Institute For International Sport
Daniel E. Doyle, Jr., executive director

7:30 pm Special Presentation
Alberto Juantorena, Cuban Double Gold Medalist, 1976, and Vice President, National Institute of Sport, Physical Education, and Recreation. Cuba

8:30 pm Informal Discussion and Coffee Hour

Friday, June 17

8:30 am Registration, Chafee Hall

8:45 am Welcome
Dr. Edward D. Eddy, president, The University of Rhode Island

9:00 am Sport in Education as a Means of Promoting International Understanding
Dr. James Mangan, Jordanhill College of Education, Scotland

9:45 am Discussion

10:00 am The Role of the Media in International Sport
Robert Wussler, senior executive vice president, Cable News Network, U.S.A.

10:45 am Discussion

11:00 am Panel Discussion:
Media Perspectives on Sport in the International Arena
Moderator: Dr. Greta Cohen, The University of Rhode Island. Panel: Alex Wolff, Sports Illustrated; Marty Glickman, NBC Sports; Robert Wussler, Cable News Network; Jerry Izenberg, syndicated columnist; John Gearan, Worcester Telegram.

12:00 noon Lunch

2:00 pm Sport and South Africa
Richard Lapchick, Center for the Sudy of Sport in Society, Boston

2:45 pm Discussion

3:00 pm Panel Discussion:
Sport in a Divided Community
Moderator: Dr. John J. McAloon, University of Chicago. Panel: Dr. Mohamed Fadali, International Physical Education Federation, Egypt; Dr. Uriel Simri, The Wingate Institute, Israel; Mary Peters, Northern Irish Olympic Gold Medalist, 1972, and Sports Council for Northern Ireland; Leonel Teller, Nicaraguan Olympian.

3:45 pm Discussion

4:00 pm Panel Discussion:
Sport as a Vehicle for East/West Relations
Moderator: Dr. Art Stein, The University of Rhode Island. Panel: Dr. Arnd Kruger, Institue for Sport, East Germany; Dr. Hartmut Becker, West German Sports Federation; Dr. John J. McAloon, University of Chicago; Barry Sklar, staff member, Sentate Foreign Relations Committee; Manuel Davis, Cuban Interests Section, Washinton, D.C.; Dr. David Kanin. Ph.D. from Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

6:30 pm Dinner and Keynote Address
Anita DeFrantz, member, International Olympic Committee

8:00 pm Panel Discussion:
The Formation of an International Society to Explore Peace and Understanding Through Sport
Moderator: Dr. J. Richard Polidoro, associate director, Institute for International Sport. Panel: Daniel Doyle, executive director, Institute for International Sport; Dr. Bruce L. Bennett, Ohio State University; Dr. Donald Anthony, special consultant to the International Olympic Committee, England; Dr. Mohamed Fadali, International Physical Education Federation, Egypt.

Saturday, June 18

9:00 am The Challenge to the Profession of Sport and Physical Education: To Provide Experiences Basic to Peace
Dr. Earle F. Zeigler, University of Western Ontario, Canada

9:45 am Discussion

10:00 am Panel Discussion:
Athletes' Perspectives on International Sport
Moderator: Jerry Izenberg, syndicated columnist, Panel: Mary Peters, Northern Irish Olympic Gold Medalist, 1972; Alberto Juantorena, Cuban Double Gold Medalist, 1972; Leonel Teller, Nicaraguan Olympian; John Treacy, Irish Olympic Silver Medalist, 1984; Christopher Terreri, U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey Team, 1988.

11:00 am Discussion

11:15 am The Role of Sport in International Relations
Senator Claiborne deB. Pell, chairman Senate Foreign Relations Committee

11:45 am Discussion

12:00 noon Lunch and Keynote Address
Joseph V. Paterno, head football coach Pennsylvania State University Introduced by Russell E. Hogg, president and CEO. MasterCard International, Inc., and chairman, Institute for International Sport

2:00 pm Debate:
As Presently Constituted, Sport at the International Level Does More Harm than Good.
Negative: Richard Lapchick, Center for the Study of Sport in Society, Boston; Dr. Uriel Simri, The Wingate Institute, Israel. Affirmative: Dr. Drew Hyland, Trinity College, Hartford; Dr. John Sugden, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland

4:00 pm Review

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