Sponsors and Volunteers
for the 2009 UNESCO Chairs Conference


We are deeply grateful to the widespread support we received for the UNESCO Chairs Meeting and the coinciding "Ethics, Religion, and the Environment" Conference.

We would like to specifically thank the following groups and University of Oregon programs, departments, and colleges/schools for their financial contributions:

Office of the President
Lorry Lokey
Jubitz Family Foundation
United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization

Appropriate Dispute Resolution Center
Carlton Raymond and Wilberta Ripley Savage Endowment for International Relations and Peace
Center for Asian and Pacific Studies
Center on Diversity and Community
College of Arts and Sciences
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Department of English
Department of International Studies
Department of Theatre Arts
Environmental Studies Program
Friendship Foundation for International Students
Graduate School
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
Lundquist College of Business
Native American Youth and Family Center
Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity
Office of International Affairs
Office of the Vice President for Research
Oregon Humanities Center
Program in Comparative Literature
Robert D. Clark Honors College
Rotary District 5110
School of Law
School of Music and Dance
Soka Gakkai International
The Duck Store

We would also like to thank our highly skilled team of volunteer coordinators.

Community Liaison Committee: Michael Fisher and Jason Frohnmayer
Communications Committee: Yasmin Acosta-Myers and Mindy Linder
Hospitality Committee: Fadime Kar, Amanda Wold, and Virginia Zhang
Logistics Committee: Milo Petruziello
Soka Gakkai/Exhibit Liaison: Beth Dehn
Translators: Serik Smagulov and Heghine Hakobyan
Volunteer Committee: Valerie Egan and Gail Hammerich



The Center for Intercultural Dialogue - 110 Gerlinger Hall - University of Oregon - (541) 346- 4150