Forum 2000 Conference: Sept. 15-17

The 17th Forum 2000 Conference entitled "Societies in Transition," is currently taking place in Prague from Sept. 15-17, 2013. This year’s conference is inspired by the legacy of Forum 2000 founder, President Václav Havel, and aims to explore the challenges, opportunities, and risks in transitional processes from the post-Soviet region and the Arab World to Latin America and Asia. Over 100 distinguished participants will attend the discussions, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, folk singer and activist Joan Baez, former President of the Republic of South Africa Frederik Willem de Klerk, former Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Gareth Evans and Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez. The conference is open to the public and a number of sessions will be broadcast live on the Forum 2000 website at www.forum2000.cz.