World Family Policy Center Newsletter

* News relative to protecting the family worldwide *

Volume 3 Issue 27 - August 6, 2004

• • • World Family Policy Center Announces • • •

THE EUROPEAN REGIONAL DIALOGUE

Geneva, Switzerland - August 23-25, 2004

The European Regional Dialogue for the Doha International Conference for the Family will be held August 23_25, 2004, in Geneva, Switzerland. This regional meeting will assist the Doha International Conference for the Family in demonstrating that a “family focus” is the surest guide to sustainable social health. The conference process will bring together experts on the topics of:

• Family

The Family is the natural and fundamental group unit of Society; Government Policy and Family Self_Reliance; Government Policy and the Family: Positives and Negatives; Ageing and the Family

• Marriage

Social and Economic Benefits of Marriage; Physical and Emotional Benefits of Marriage; Positive Effects of Marriages on Women, Men, and Children; Positive Effects of Marriage on National and International Social Development

• Human Dignity

Family and Human dignity; Family: Home to valuing each other and see past "self"; Modern Population Trends and the Family; The Dignity and Worth of Human Life

• Parents and Children

Benefits of Parenthood to Men and Women Motherhood and Fatherhood: Importance of Each to Children; Needs of Infants, Youth, Adolescents and Young Adults; Negative Effects of Early Sexuality on Adolescents and Young Children

• Family Values

The Role of Values in Modern Society; Faith and the Modern Family; The Impact of Media and Values on the Family; The Family and Human Sexuality

CONFERENCE INFORMATION

LOCATION:

The conference will be held at the International Conference Center (www.cicg.ch) near United Nations Geneva.

PROGRAM:

Distinguished scholars from Austria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Uruguay will present papers on the above topics with a focus on the European Region and how these issues can be applied worldwide. For a list of presenters, please visit http://www.worldfamilypolicy.org/wfpc/geneva.htm

REGISTRATION:

Registration will begin Monday, August 23, 7:30 AM. The sessions Monday and Tuesday will start at 8:30 AM and go until 6:00 PM. Wednesday’s session will start at 8:30 AM and go until 2:30 PM. An open reception will follow Wednesday’s session.

Non_government organizations (NGOs) and private citizens may pre_register for the conference at http://www.worldfamilypolicy.org/wfpc/geneva.htm. Registration is $50.00 USD per person. A display table may be reserved, one per each NGO. The fee for a display table is $150.00 USD. We encourage you to pre_register.