World Civic Forum 2009
World Civic Forum 2009
Date : 5 to 8 May 2009
Venue : Seoul, Korea (South)
The World Civic Forum (WCF), to be constituted by the global collaboration of higher education institutions, international organizations, civil society organizations, governments, the business sector and the media, provides a venue for global talks and practices to embody these shared goals of humanity in the 21st century.
MAIN THEME : BUILDING OUR HUMANITARIAN PLANET
Our Earth is calling for a humanitarian regeneration. Despite scientific and technological progress, today we are faced with global problems--in particular, national conflicts and insecurity, environmental destructions and climate change, global injustice and underdevelopment, and alienation between civilizations--due to the loss of values of humanity in the course of modern civilization. Redeeming humanitarian values fully to our lives, however, is a daunting task. It requires integrative collaboration across sectors, disciplines, and nations.
WCF 2009 and Host Organization
The first forum, “WCF 2009” will be co-organized by Kyung Hee University and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Thereafter, the WCF will be held biennially, hosted by a higher education institution chosen by its International Board on the principle of shared ownership.
Institutional Partners
To increase participation and institutional contributions, partners are encouraged to take the lead in forming the plenary sessions. Institutional partners will include higher education institutions, international organizations, civil society organizations, governments, the business sector, and the media.more details
