10/07/2018 - 12/07/2018 - The 29th SVU World Congress

Marking the Sixty Years of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences, commemorating the Centennial of the First Czechoslovak Republic and celebrating 100 years of Czech-American friendship.

The 29th SVU World Congress is organized by SVU in collaboration with Metropolitan University Prague and the SVU Praha Chapter,
with the key social events sponsored by the Standing Senate Commission on Compatriots Living Abroad,
supported by U.S. Embassy Prague, the Czech Senate, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.

Program Outline:
Day 1 … Tuesday, July 10:
3 PM: Congress Opening, Knights Hall, Wallenstein Palace *) (please come at 2:30 PM to reception C2 of Valdstejnska)
5 PM: Vernissage Československo v proměnách Evropy 20. století.

7 PM – 8 PM: Puppet Theater by Vít Hořejš, American Center at Trziste 13

Day 2 … Wednesday, July 11:
MUP Campus at Dubečská 900/10, Prague 10
10 AM – 12:45 PM: Plenary Sessions.
1 PM – 4 PM: Academic Panels
5:30 PM – 7 PM: Concert by Prague Film Orchestra, Wallenstein Garden *)
7:30 PM – 10:30 PM: Dinner Cruise by Pavlína Moskalyková (please reserve your ticket by email)

Day 3 … Thursday, July 12:
MUP Campus at Dubečská 900/10, Prague 10
10 AM – 11:50 AM: Plenary Session on Prague Spring 1968:
CZECHOSLOVAKIA – Portrait of a Tragedy
1 PM – 4 PM: Academic Panels
4 PM – 5:30 PM: Plenary Session – Youth Panel
5:30 PM – 8 PM: Reception


Academic Program in Detail:
Program of Day 2 and Day 3
subject to minor updates only.

More information and registration at https://www.svu2000.org

Projekt je podpořený grantem Velvyslanectví USA v Praze.
Projekt je podpořený grantem Ministerstva zahraničních věcí České republiky.
Společenské části kongresu*) jsou pořádány Stálou komisí Senátu pro krajany žijící v zahraničí.