New York, NY, United States

The Conference, organised by the World Information Transfer (WIT), will be held on April 23rd and 24th, 2008, at the United Nations Headquarters, New York. The two themes for the conference are Chornobyl and Youth Action. The conference is co-sponsored by the Government of Ukraine.

In 1987, inspired by the Chornobyl nuclear tragedy, WIT was formed in recognition of the pressing need to provide accurate, actionable information about our deteriorating global environment and its effect on human health to opinion leaders and concerned citizens around the world.

April 23
10am to 1 PM - Chornobyl Update: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after Chornobyl

Keynote Speaker: Minister of Emergencies of Ukraine, H. E. Mr. Yuri A. Sergeyev, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN

Mr. Werner Obermeyer, World Health Organization
Ms. Kori Udovicki, Director, Eastern European Region, UN Development Programme
Mme. Margot Tirmarche, Head: Epidemiology Laboratory,Institut de radioprotection et de surete nucleaire, IRSN, France (invited)
Dr. Evelyn Bromet, Professor of Psychiatry, SUNY Stony Brook

Film: “Radiophobia,” director, Julio Soto, Spain
Moderator: Dr. Christine K. Durbak, Chair &CEO, World Information Transfer

Luncheon (By Invitation)

Speaker: Timothy Searchinger, Visiting Research Scholar Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University

3-6 PM – Youth Action for Health and Environment

Keynote Speaker: Prof. Nicholas Negroponte, Chairman Emeritus, MIT Media Laboratory

Dr. Ivan D. Ivanov, Occupational & Environmental Health, WHO
Dr. Patricia Myskowski, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Dr. Jeff Rutenbeck Dean, Communication & Creative Media, Champlain College
Ms. Nicole Rom, Executive Director, Will Steger Foundation
Special Programs and Projects - invited school presentations
Moderator: Mr. Felix Dodds, Executive Director, Stakeholder Forum

April 24
10 am to 6 PM Chornobyl Update: New Treatments on Thyroid Cancer in conjunction with New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, Dr. Daniel I. Branovan

To Register

The Conference is FREE, but due to United Nations Security, pre-registration is mandatory by April 12th. Click here for more information and to register for the conference.

Note: the Organizers do not Assist in VISA Applications; Funding is not available.