PROGRAM FOR THE IV WORLD CONGRESS OF FAMILIES
THE NATURAL FAMILY – SPRINGTIME FOR EUROPE AND THE WORLD
WARSAW, POLAND
MAY 11-13, 2007
Thursday May 10
1800 – 2000 Exhibitor Set Up
1400 – 2000 Hotel Welcome Receptions
Friday, May 11
Slogan of the day:
THE NATURAL FAMILY IS THE FUTURE OF NATIONS
06:00 – 08:00: Exhibitors Set-Up
08:30 – Registration Begins
08:30 – Exhibits Open
09:00 – 9:30 Press Conference (journalists only) (D – Kisielewski Hall)
10:00 – 11:00: Opening Ceremony:
Official Opening
Passing of the “torch” from WCF III in Mexico
Greetings from Polish Leaders
Presentation of Familias Awards
11:00 – 11:30: Introductory Session:
Introduction and Purpose of the Congress
Allan C. Carlson, [US] President, The Howard Center, Chairman of International Organizing Committee WCF IV
Katarzyna Mazela [Poland], Chairman of Organizing Committee, WCF IV, Vice President, Forum of Polish Women
Short Messages/Letters to the Congress:
Austin Ruse [US], President, Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute
Enrique Gomez Serrano [Mexico], Board of Directors, Red Familia (Family Network-Mexico, Chairman of World Congress of Families III, Mexico City)
Catherine Vierling [France], General Secretary European Forum for Human Rights and Family
Ewa Kowalewska [Poland], Director Human Life International – Europe
11:30 – 13:00: General Session 1:
The Natural Family and the Future of Nations
Katarzyna Mazela [Poland] - Session Chairman - Vice President, Forum of Polish Women
Keynote Address #1
Promoting Strong Families As A Policy Goal
Ambassador Ellen Sauerbrey [US], Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration
Keynote Address #2
Peace is born in the family:
Carlo Casini [Italy], Professor of law & human rights and bioethics, Member of European Parliament
Keynote Address #3
The new population crisis:
Gérard-François Dumont [France], Professor of Demography, Sorbonne, Paris
13:00 – 14:00: Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:30: The Leadership Institute Training (in English - Polish) (E – Mikołajska Hall)
Miguel Moreno [US], Director of International Programs, Leadership Institute
Mike Rothfeld [US], President, SABER Communications, Inc.
13:30 - 14:30: Studies of the Family (D – Kisielewski Hall)
Fr. Jaroslaw Szymczak, [Poland], - Session Chairman – Institute for Studies on the Family Science in Łomianki, UKSW
Babette Francis [Australia] President, Endeavour Forum (women’s organization)
Med. Adelina Alcorta-G de Gonzalez [Mexico] medical doctor, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
Daniel Allott [US] writer and analyst, American Values (public policy organization)
14:00 – 14:30: Musical Interlude: Ziarnowa Rodzinka – children’s band from TV program Ziarno (A – Kongresowa Hall)
14:30 – 16:45: General Session 2:
We Will Nurture Free, Vital, and Productive Homes
Grażyna Sołtyk [Poland] -Session Chairman - Member of Sejm III Tenure
Award presented by Marshall Fritz and Alan Schaefer, Separation of School and State to James Tooley, Professor, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Familias Business Award presentation to Norman McClelland (US), Shamrock Foods
Plenary Address – The family: A sanctuary of love and life:
Margaret Ogola, MD [Kenya], National Ex. Sec., Kenya Episcopal Conference, Catholic Health Commission
Plenary Address – The family home: The centre of upbringing and education
Urszula Dudziak PhD [Poland], Professor, Catholic University of Lublin
Plenary Address – The family: Seedbed for national renewal
Wade Horn [US], former Assistant Secretary for Children, Youth & Families, U.S. Government
Plenary Panel
Dr. Monika Wójcik [Poland], MD, Professor, Co-founder and first Vice Director Institute for Studies on the Family Science in Warsaw-Łomianki, Member of Pontifical Academy for Life
Richard Wilkins [USA/Qatar], Managing Director, Doha International Institute for Family Studies and Development
Jurgen Liminski [Germany], Director of Institute for Demography, Welfare and Family
16:45 – 17:00: Musical Interlude: Mały Chór Wielkich Serc – children’s choir from Lodz (A – Kongresowa Hall)
17:00 – 17:15: Coffee Break
17:15– 19:15: Breakout Sessions:
Family, Economy and Development
1. Building a pro-family tax policy (A – Kongresowa Hall)
Allan C. Carlson [US] -Session Chairman - President, The Howard Center, Secretariat, World Congress of Families
John Mueller [US], Ethics and Public Policy Center
Jerzy Kropiwnicki [Poland], Mayor, City of Łódź, economist, lecturer at the University of Łódź
Inese Slesere [Latvia] Member, Parliament of Latvia
Jean-Didier Lecaillon [France], Prof., Department of Economics, University of Paris XII, consultant of Pontifical Council for the Family
2. Community action and family initiatives (B – Koncertowa Hall)
Maria Maciaszczyk [Poland], -Session Chairman -Director of the Mayor the City Łódź Office
Tadeusz Wrona [Poland], Mayor of City Częstochowa
Don Schmierer [US], Founder “His Servants” Counseling Program
Roland Warren [US], President, National Fatherhood Initiative
John Vining [US], Adjunct Professor, Lee University
3. The mother in the home and the new home economics (C – Trojka Hall)
Ewa Tomaszewska [Poland], -Session Chairman - Senator, Parliament of the Republic of Poland, Vice Chairperson of Senate Commission for Social and Family Policy
Jill Savage [US], Executive Director, Hearts at Home
Mohammedreza Hojat [US], Research Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Jefferson Medical College
Anna Zaborska [Slovakia], Member of European Parliament, Slovakia
Andrzej Ochocki [Poland], Professor of Demography, University of Stefan Kardynał Wyszyński in Warsaw
Carol Soelberg [US], President, United Families International
4. Private property and family strength (D – Kisielewski Hall)
Jan Chmielewski [Poland], -Session Chairman - Vice President of the Family, Health and Welfare, Member of Parliament (Sejm) III Tenure, Wrocław City councilor
Maria Aguirre [US], Assoc. Prof. of Economics, Catholic University of America
Daniel Lipsic [Slovakia], lawyer, former Justice Minister, Member of the Slovak Parliament
Rodrigo Castro [Chile], Director of Social Program, Libertad y Desarrollo Division of Atlas Economic Research Foundation
Cezary Ritter [Poland], General Secretary, John Paul II Foundation
5. Family enterprise & independence (E – Mikołajska Hall)
Paul Mero [US], -Session Chairman - President, Sutherland Institute,
Antoni Szymański [Poland], Senator, Parliament of Poland, Chairman of the Senate Commission for Social and Family Policy
Yuri Mantilla [US], lawyer, Director for International Government Affairs, Focus on the Family
Rev. Kazimierz Kurek MD, PhD [Poland], Priest, Priesthood of Members of the Local Government
Alexey Ledyaev [Latvia], Watchman on the Walls
20:15 – 21:30: Songs of famous Polish children’s band Arka Noego (A – Kongresowa Hall)
SATURDAY, MAY 12
Slogan of the day:
BEYOND DEMOGRAPHIC WINTER
08:00 - 09:30: The Leadership Institute Training (in English – Polish) (E – Mikołajska Hall)
Miguel Moreno [US], Director of International Programs, Leadership Institute,
Mike Rothfeld [US], President, SABER Communications, Inc.
9:00 – 9:30 Presentation of the film Abortion Civilization (A - Kongresowa Hall)
9:30 – 11:00: General Session 1:
We will Strengthen, Promote and Renew the Institution of Marriage and Family
Ewa Kowalewska [Poland], - Session Chairman - Director, Human Life International - Europa
Plenary Address
The effects of marital fidelity and harmony on family outcomes:
Patrick Fagan [US], clinical psychologist, family psychotherapist, William H. G. Fitzgerald Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation.
Plenary Address
Modern woman and the challenge of motherhood:
Christine Vollmer [Venezuela], President, American Alliance for the Family (Latin American and Europe)
Plenary Address
Modern man and fatherhood:
Jacek Pulikowski [Poland], family councilor, author, publicist, lecturer at Poznań University of Technology
11:00-11:20 Coffee Break
11:20 – 13:00: Breakout Sessions:
New Threats to the Family and Positive Responses
1. Media and the natural family: Threats and opportunities (A – Kongresowa Hall)
Larry Jacobs [US], - Session Chairman -Vice President, The Howard Center
Chris Carmouche [US], - Session Co–Chairman -Grass Tops, USA
Dr. Francisco Gonzalez Garza PhD, [Mexico], lawyer, psychologist, President, Association A Favor de lo Mejor,A.C.
Dana Rosemary Scallon [Ireland], former Member of European Parliament from Ireland, famous singer, journalist
Birute Obelenienie [Lithuania], Research Center on Marriage and Family, journalist, editor, Faculty of Catholic Theology, Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas
David Mills [US], editor, Touchstone Magazine
2. Pro-family initiatives (B – Koncertowa Hall)
Katarzyna Mazela [Poland], -Session Chairman -Vice President, Forum of Polish Women
Joanna Fabisiak [Poland], Member of Parliament of Poland, President, Foundation “Świat na tak”
Malgorzata Walaszczyk [Poland], Deputy Director, Family Counseling Service, lecturer UKSW
Paul Mero [US], President, Sutherland Institute
Rev. Jozef Joniec [Poland], President, Parafiada Association, Warsaw
Genia Samborska-Berekets [Ukraine], President National Foundation For dignity of man
3. Marriage as a social good: Why get married? (C – Trojka Hall)
Gwen Landolt [Canada], -Session Chairman -counselor at law, President REAL Women of Canada
W. Bradford Wilcox [US], Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Virginia
Rev. Jarosław Szymczak [Poland], Professor, Institute for Studies on the Family Science in Łomianki , UKSW
Galina Maslennikowa [Russia], psychotherapist, Moscow Family Center
Bruce Hafen [US], specialist in family law, former Dean, J. Reuben Clark School of Law BYU
4. The attack on traditional marriage (D – Kisielewski Hall)
Leo Godzich [US], -Session Chairman - National Association for Marriage Enhancement
Lynn Wardle [US], Professor J. Reuben Clark School of Law BYU
Tobias Teuscher [Germany], scientific researcher, Political Science Institute, Brussels
Rev. Dariusz Oko [Poland], Professor, Faculty of Philosophy, Pontifical Academy of Theology in Cracow
Benjamin W. Bull [US], chief legal counsel, Alliance Defense Fund
5. Impact of pornography on the family (E – Mikołajska Hall)
Marie-Claire Hernandez [Mexico], -Session Chairman - pedagogue, Familia y Sociedad (Family and Society-Mexico
Tomasz Bilicki [Poland], Deputy Director, Center of Family Service
Angela Conway [Australia], National Research Officer and Spokesperson, Vice President Australian Family Association
Bob Knight [US], Director, Media Research Center
13:00 – 14:00: Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:30: Protecting the eyes of the innocent: The culture-wise family: (B - Koncertowa Hall – VI floor)
Don Feder, lawyer, journalist, Director of Communications WCF
Ted Baehr, Chairman of the Christian Film & Television Commission; Publisher, Movie Guide
13:30 – 14:30 The Leadership Institute Training (In English - Polish) (E – Mikołajska Hall)
Miguel Moreno [US], Director of International Programs, Leadership Institute,
Mike Rothfeld [US], President, SABER Communications, Inc.
13:30 – 14:30: Studies of the family (in English – Polish) (D – Kisielewski Hall)
Fr. Jarosław Szymczak [Poland], -Session Chairman - Institute for Studies on the Family Science in Łomianki, UKSW
Marta López-Jurado Puig [Spain], Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED)
Scott Lively [US] President, Defend the Family International
14:00 – 14:30: Ceremony of removing bride’s veil and folk wedding music - folk dance group, State Higher School of Vocational Studies in Ciechanów, Institute of Culture Studies
14:30 – 17:00: General Session 2:
Children as a Treasure: Welcoming More Babies and Larger Families
Lucyna Wiśniewska [Poland], - Session Chairman - Member of Parliament (Sejm) of the Republic of Poland
14:30 – 17:00 Sesja ogólna 2:
Dzieci naszym skarbem: oczekujemy więcej dzieci i rodzin wielodzietnych
Plenary Addresses
Response to demographic winter; sanctity of the family in different cultures
Farooq Hassan [Pakistan], Professor of Law, Harvard. Barrister at Law in UK, USA and Pakistan
Phillip Longman [US], Senior Fellow, New America Foundation
Franciszek Adamski [Poland], Professor of Sociology Family, Jagiellonian University in Cracow
Plenary Addresses
Dignity of the child from conception and its right to life, home, and family
Marek Jurek [Poland], Speaker of Parliament (Sejm) of the Republic of Poland, historian, politician
John Smeaton [UK] – President of Society for the Protection of Unborn Children
Janice Crouse [US], specialist in communication theory, Senior Fellow, The Beverly Haye Institute Concerned Women for America
Plenary Panel
Promoting and protecting the large family: New ideas
Steve Mosher [US], -Session Chairman - President, Population Research Institute
Rev. Maxim Obukhov [Russia], President of Life Orthodox Association in Russia
Andrzej Mazan [Poland], Institute for Studies on the Family Science in Łomianki, UKSW
Jacek Stróżyński [Poland], Member of the Board of Civitas Christiana Association
17:00 – 17:30: Coffee Break
17:30 – 19:30: Breakout Sessions – Modern Bioethical Challenges
1. Bioethics: 21st century challenges to human dignity (A – Kongresowa Hall)
Bill Saunders [US], - Session Chairman -Director, Family Research Council Center for Human Life and Bioethics
Nigel Cameron [US], Professor in bioethics, Dean, Wilberforce Forum; Director Center on Nanotechnology and Society, Center for Bioethics and Public Policy UK
s. Barbara Chyrowicz [Poland], Professor of Ethics and Bioethics, Catholic University of Lublin
Rev. Jerzy Bajda [Poland], Professor of Ethics, canon law and moral theology expert, Institute for Studies on the Family Science in Łomianki, UKSW
2. Round Table: Science and the Family (B – Koncertowa Hall)
Tomasz Bilicki [Poland], -Session Chairman - Deputy Director, Center of Family Service
Institute for Studies on the Family Science in Łomianki
HE Bp Stanislaw Stefanek [Poland], Professor, Director of Institute for Studies on the Family Science in Łomianki
Monika Wojcik [Poland], MD, Professor, Institute for Studies on the Family Science in Łomianki
Rev. dr Krzysztof Wolski [Poland], Professor, vice director of Institute for Studies on the Family Science in Łomianki
Catholic University in Lublin, Institute of Family Studies
Urszula Dudziak [Poland], Professor, Chair, Institute of Family Studies, Catholic University in Lublin
University of Stefan Kardynał Wyszyński, Department of Family Psychology in Warsaw
Maria Ryś [Poland], Professor of family psychology, Head of Chair of Psychology, Marriage and Family UKSW, Vice Dean of Christian Theology Department
Lomonossov University in Moscow
Anatoli Antonov [Russia], Professor, sociologist, demographer, Lomonossov University, Moscow
Warmińsko - Mazurski University in Olsztyn, Department of Law and Administration
Rev. Ryszard Sztychmiler [Poland], Professor of law, Head of Chair of Canon and Denominational Law, University of Warmia and Mazury
Grove City College, Center for Vision and Values
David J. Ayers [US], Professor of sociology, Center for Vision and Values, Grove City College
Family Institute in Bratislava
Rev. Stanislav Vojtko, Professor of family theology, Director, The Family Institute
3. Beyond the contraceptive mentality (C – Trojka Hall)
Byron Calhoun, MD [US], -Session Chairman -Professor and Vice Chair, Department. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West Virginia School of Medicine-Charleston, WV
Dorota Czudowska MD[Poland], oncologist, President of the Polish Forum of the European Breast Cancer Coalition Europa Donna
Vergilius Rudzinskas [Lithuania], gynecologist, Medical Director, Kaunas Christian Maternity Hospital, Kaunas
Marie Sentis [France], President of Billings Method Center in France
Elisabeth Roetzer [Austria], Institute of Natural Family Planning according to Prof. J. Roetzer's method
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4. Legalized euthanasia or family care? (D – Kisielewski Hall)
Fr. Thomas Euteneuer [US], -Session Chairman -President, Human Life International
Wesley Smith [US], Senior Fellow, Discovery Institute
Margaret Somerville [US], Founding Director, Centre for Medicine, Ethics & Law, McGill University
Jolanta Grabowska-Markowska MD [Poland] – pediatrician, family therapist, Founder and Director of the Hospice for the Adults and Children
5. Childlessness: Causes and consequences (E – Mikolajska Hall)
Janina Fetlinska [Poland] -Session Chairman - Senator of the Republic of Poland
Kay Hymowitz [US], William E. Simon Fellow/Manhattan Institute, New York City
Dr. Aleksandr Dobrojer [Ukraine], PhD in family theology Family Center in Odessa
Scott Loveless [US], Executive Director, World Family Policy Center
SUNDAY, MAY 13
Slogan of the day: Sanctity of the Family
08:30 – 10:00 –Ceremonious Holy Mass on 90 anniversary of Fatima Revelation and 26 anniversary of the assassination attempt and saving of Pope John Paul II (A - Kongresowa Hall)
08:30 – 10:00 – Ecumenical Christian Worship Service (B - Koncertowa Hall)
10:00 – 10:30 - Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:00 – General Session
Honoring Multi-Decade Marriages: Medals/Awards for Marriages
11:00 – 11:45 – Plenary Address: With God as Our Father
Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo [Holy See], President, Pontifical Council for the Family
Introduction by Bill Saunders [US], Director, Family Research Council Center for Human Life and Bioethics
11:45 – 14:00 - Plenary Panel Faith and Family: The Vital Bond
Messages of hope: The Phenomenon of spiritual renewal and the dynamics of transformation (presentation of initiatives and evidences of religious movements and active informal groups – exchange of hopeful experience):
Austin Ruse [US], -Session Chairman -President, Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute
Konrad Szymanski [Poland], -Session Co-Chairman - Member of European Parliament
Paige Patterson [US], President, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Tom Minnery [US], Sr. Vice President, Gov. and Public Policy, Focus on the Family
Thomas Ward [UK], President of the National Association of Catholic Families
Pawel Kwas [Poland], Szensztat Movement, professor UKSW
Kazimierz Kapera [Poland], President of Association of Polish Catholic Families
Rev. Wieslaw Jankowski [Poland], Professor, Institute of Holy Family
Dariusz Kleczek [Poland], Member of Parliament (Sejm) of the Republic of Poland, Vice Chairman of the Sejm Commission for Family and Women, pro-life movement leader
14:00 – 15:15 Closing Session
Allan Carlson & Katarzyna Mazela -Session Chairmen
14:00 - 14:30 Awards presentations for Children’s Competition - “My Family”
14:30 – 14:45 Report from Inter Parliamentary Forum in Warsaw
14:45 - 15:15 Warsaw Declaration and Closing Ceremony
17:00 – 19:00 The Leadership Institute Training (in English - Polish) - last meeting
address: Retreat Center, ul. Dewajtis 3, Warszawa – Bielany
Miguel Moreno [US], Director of International Programs, Leadership Institute
Mike Rothfeld [US], President, SABER Communications, Inc.