The 16th Annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum

The two-day forum will begin at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, and conclude at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, 2004. Along with the traditional mix of plenary sessions and seminars, this year’s Nobel Peace Prize Forum will include "peace-skills" workshops and the Worldwide Service Fair.

2004 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FORUM
"Striving for Peace: Roots of Change"
February 20-21, 2004

Schedule updated as of Feb. 6, 2004

	FRIDAY, FEB. 20
10 a.m.–6 p.m.	Peace and Worldwide Service Fair – Buntrock Commons Crossroads
11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m.	Registration and check-in
1–2:30 p.m.	Opening ceremonies and first Plenary session, Skoglund Auditorium Introduction: His Excellency Knut Vollebæk, Norwegian Ambassador to the United States Plenary speaker: Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, Director-General 1998–2003 of the World Health Organization and former Prime Minister of Norway - "Healthy People-Healthy Planet" Q & A session to follow
3–4:15 p.m. and 4:30–5:45 p.m.	Peace Skills workshops–concurrent sessions Peace Skills Workshops are restricted to students
3–4:30 p.m.	Friday discussions – concurrent, once only Discussions open to students and non-students
6–7:15 p.m.	Dinner/networking for college participants, Ballroom
7:30–8:45 p.m.	Second Plenary session, Skoglund Auditorium Introduction: Robert Hatch, St. Olaf College Regent Plenary panel: FINCA representatives - Q & A session to follow
9 p.m.–midnight	Evening activities: Performance in the Lion’s Pause - musical guest, Speaking in Tongues Film in Viking Theater, A Stone’s Throw Away, followed by discussion with director Line Halvorsen
	SATURDAY, FEB. 21
7:30–8:15 a.m.	Breakfast, Stav Hall
8:30–9:30 a.m.	Saturday seminars – concurrent session 1
9:45–10:45 a.m.	Saturday seminars – concurrent session 2
11 a.m.–noon	Saturday seminars – concurrent session 3
noon–12:45 p.m.	Lunch (box lunches on-site at Seminar 3 locations)
1:30–3 p.m.	Third Plenary session, Skoglund Auditorium Introduction: The Honorable Walter F. Mondale Plenary speaker: Jimmy Carter, 2002 Nobel Peace Laureate and former President of the United States - Q & A session to follow
3–3:30 p.m.	Ecumenical worship
3:30–4:30 p.m.	Final Plenary and Call to Action, Skoglund Auditorium Introduction: Anantanand Rambachan, St. Olaf College Professor of Religion Plenary speaker: Eboo Patel, founder and executive director, Interfaith Youth Core, Chicago Ill - "Notes for a New American Song" Q & A session to follow