RHODES, Greece, September 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
DOC Research Institute ("DOC", or the "Institute"), an
independent international think tank headquartered in Berlin, announces that the 14th
Rhodes Forum 2016 "The Chaos of Multiplicity: An Urgent Call for
Dialogue" has opened in Greece.
This key international event brings together leading experts from
government, business and academia to discuss pressing global
issues. It runs from 30 September to 1
October 2016.
Held each year since 2002 on the Greek island of Rhodes, the
Forum has consistently attracted high-ranking participants from
over 70 countries. Every year, key guests and speakers include
acting and former presidents and senior officials, members of the
international academic community and business elite,
representatives of international NGOs, diplomats and the media.
This year's Rhodes Forum is pleased to note the number of
high-profile serving politicians who have been able to attend,
including Czech President Milos
Zeman. Engagement at this level speaks to the acute need for
events such as the Rhodes Forum, which provide a vital platform for
wide-ranging discussion of the pressing issues the international
community faces today - from global security to economic
development.
The agenda of the 14th Forum will comprise a number of
overarching themes, including:
- civilizations against the new barbarism
- alternative economic models
- human ecology
- global inclusive development
- reconciliation and peace between East and West
- new strategies for growth based on infrastructure
investment.
In previous years the Forum has been organised by the World
Public Forum Dialogue of Civilizations (headquartered in
Vienna). Now, as part of the WPF's
transformation into the Dialogue of Civilizations Research
Institute this long-standing event will be organised by DOC RI
(headquartered in Berlin).
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About DOC RI:
Rooted in a tradition of seeking dialogue-based solutions to
humankind's most pressing issues, Dialogue of Civilizations
Research Institute builds on the work and achievements of its
predecessor organization, the World Public Forum Dialogue of
Civilizations, bringing together global thought leaders from
academia, public policy, business and civil society to debate and
develop practice-based policy advice.
The roots of the organization date back to 9 November 2001, following an initiative by
Iranian leader Mohammad Khatami,
when UNESCO Member States unanimously adopted the 'UNESCO Universal
Declaration on Cultural Diversity' and the UN General Assembly
presented its Global Agenda for Dialogue Among Civilisations,
setting out the principles of intercultural dialogue to be defended
and objectives to be achieved. The World Public Forum Dialogue of
Civilizations emerged as a practical endeavour to implement this
initiative, and has since evolved into what is today Dialogue of
Civilisations Research Institute.
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