Monday March 27

• Opening of Forum on Europe 2006
  Dr. Jesús Ferro Bayona, President of Universidad del Norte.
  Launching of the Memoirs of Forum on Europe 2005
  Time: 9:30 a.m.
  Place: Auditorium
• Keynote Speech
  Dr. Belisario Betancur Cuartas, former President of the Republic of Colombia , President of 'Fundación Carolina' Colombia .
  Time: 10:30 a.m.
  Place: Auditorium
• Rheumatology Symposium

  • Cardiovascular toxicity of NSAIDs
  • Reactive arthritis

  Dr. Thomas Bardin, Director of the Rheumatology Service, Public Hospital of Paris , France.
  Time: 9:00 a.m.
  Place: Universidad del Norte Hospital.
• Paris XII Val de Marne University - Universidad del Norte Friendship Tree Planting Ceremony.
  Time: 11:30 a.m.
  Place: Basic Sciences Building Gardens .
• Conference: "The European Union: Challenges during the Austrian Presidency"
  His Excellency Ambassador Hans Peter Glanzer of Austria to Colombia.
  Time: 2:30 p.m.
  Place: "Salón de Proyecciones"
• Panel: "A Date with Austrian Literature: Honoring Elfriede Jellinek, Nobel Prize 2004"

  • Lucila Estela González, Director of the General Library, Universidad del Norte, Colombia.
  • Jorge Villalón, Professor of the Department of History and Social Sciences, Universidad del Norte , Colombia.
  • Carmen Millán, Academic Coordinator and Associate Professor, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Institute of Social and Cultural Studies, PENSAR.

  Time: 3:30 p.m.
  Place: "Salón de Proyecciones"
• Movie forum: "Le Pianiste" by Elfriede Jellinek
  Presentation: Dr. Carmen Millán
  Time: 5:30 p.m.
  Place: "Salón de Proyecciones"

Tuesday March 28

• Conference: "Gout: From Ancient Greece to Modern Times"
  Dr. Thomas Bardin.
  Time: 8:30 a.m.
  Place: Room No 1 - "Los Fundadores" Coliseum
• Harold Pinter: Brief Introduction to his Life and Work. Movie: The Servant.
  Presentation: Gillian Moss, Ph.D., Professor of the Department of Languages, Universidad del Norte , Colombia .
  Time: 9:30 a.m.
  Place: "Salón de Proyecciones"
• Conference: "New interventios on Urban Patrimony"
  Dra. Anne Collin Delavaud. París III University , France .
  Time: 2:30 p.m.
  Place: Salón de Proyecciones.
• Conference: "Of Songs About Leaders and Executioners: an approach to the Audiovisual Work of Basilio Martín Patino"
  Prof. Alfredo Sabbagh, Director of the Communications and Journalism Department, Universidad del Norte , Colombia .
  Time: 3:30 p.m.
  Place: "Salón de Proyecciones"
• Conference: "Rembrandt, the Master of Shadow"
  Prof. Jorge Barros, Department of Humanities and Philosophy, Universidad del Norte , Colombia.
  Time: 4:30 p.m.
  Place: Room No 1 - "Los Fundadores" Coliseum.
• Cayena Movie Club - II Encounter with Spanish Cinema
  Time: 5:30 p.m.
  Place: "Salón de Proyecciones"

Wednesday March 29

• Conference "The European Union as a Civil Actor and its Contributions to Peace in Colombia "
  Dr Eduardo Pastrana. Research Coordinator, School of Political Science and International Relations, Universidad Javeriana , Colombia .
  Time: 10:30 a.m.
  Place: "Salón de Proyecciones"
• Conference "The Role of the European Union in Latin America and Colombia "
  Dr Gerhard Drekonja. Professor, Director of Latin America and the Third World, University of Vienna , Austria .
  Time: 2:30 p.m.
  Place: "Salón de Proyecciones"
• Conference: "Judaism in Jacques Derrida"
  Dr. Patricio Peñalver, Professor of the Department of Philosophy and Logic, University of Murcia , Spain .
  Time: 3:30 p.m.
  Place: "Salón de Proyecciones"
• Conference: " Columbus ' First Voyage: Route and Disembarking"
  Dr. Giuliana Dal Piaz, Director of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Colombia.
  Time: 4:30 p.m.
  Place: Room No 1 - "Los Fundadores" Coliseum.
• Cayena Movie Club - II Encounter with Spanish Cinema
  Time: 6:30 p.m.
  Place: "Salón de Proyecciones"
• Classical Concert
  Serge Nicolas and Emmanuel Herschon and the Bellas Artes Chamber Orchestra. Directed by Pablo Rivera.
  Time: 7:00 p.m.
  Place: Teatro Municipal Amira De la Rosa

• Conference: "History of Economic Thought : The Austrian School "
  Dr. Klaus Binder. Professor of the School of Economics , Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
  Time: 8:30 a.m.
  Place: "Salón de Proyecciones"
• Conference: "Jacques Derrida: Context and Polemics"
  Dr. Patricio Peñalver.
  Time: 9:30 a.m.
  Place: Room No 1 -"Los Fundadores" Coliseum
• Conference: " Austria in Latin America "
  Dr. Gerhard Drekonja.
  Time: 9:30 a.m.
  Place: Auditorium
• Conference: "The Divine Comedy: Let's talk about the Purgatory"
  Dr. Giuliana Dal Piaz.
  Time: 10:30 a.m.
  Place: "Salón de Proyecciones"
• Cayena Movie Club - II Encounter with Spanish Cinema
  Time: 5:30 p.m.
  Place: "Salón de Proyecciones "

Friday March 31

• Conference: "Political Parties and European Institutions"
  Dr. Yann Basset, Institute of Higher Studies for Development, IAED.
  Time: 10:30 a.m.
  Place: "Salón de Proyecciones"
• Homage to Professor Peter Konder
  Time: 5:30 p.m.
  Place: Language Institute
• Cayena Movie Club - II Encounter with Spanish Cinema
  Time: 5:30 p.m.
  Place: "Salón de Proyecciones"