Friday, February 13
10:00 - 10:30	Official Opening Welcome by Professor Dietrich Kappeler, President of DiploFoundation Opening Address by H.E. Professor Guido de Marco, President of Malta
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:45	Keynote address: Diplomats as Cultural Bridge Builders Professor Geert Hofstede
11:45 - 12:30	Jargon, Protocols and Uniforms: Barriers to Interprofessional Communication Dr Eduardo Gelbstein and Stefano Baldi
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch
Diplomatic Professional Culture
14:00 - 14:45	The Birth and Evolution of a Diplomatic Culture Professor Dietrich Kappeler
14:45 - 15:30	Advantages of Multi-Professional Experience in Diplomatic Judgment and Communication: Experience of a Physicist in the Diplomatic Profession Professor Lamija Tanovic
15:30 - 16:00	Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:30	The Idea of Diplomatic Culture and Its Sources Professor Paul Sharp and Dr Geoffrey Wiseman
18:30 - 20:30	Tour of Mdina

 

Saturday, February 14
MultiStakeholder Approach to International Relations
09:00 - 09:45	International Economic Diplomacy: The Challenge of Coping with Multiple National, Organisational and Professional Cultures Dr Raymond Saner and Dr Lichia Yiu
09:45 - 10:30	Roma Rights Activists and the Political Establishment: Communication Problems and Barriers Valeriu Nicolae
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee Break (Group Photo)
11:00 - 11:45	ICANN: A Case Study for Inter-Professional Communication Theresa Swinehart
11:45 - 12:45	Interactions between States, International Organisations and Local Authorities in the Implementation of the Dayton Accords for Bosnia and Herzegovina Dr Nadia Boyadjieva and Dr Kostadin Grozev
12:45 - 14:00	Lunch
Diplomatic Training
14:00 - 16:00	Selection and Training for Intercultural Competence Thomas Vulpe, Doug MacDonald, Dr Daniel J. Kealey
16:00 - 16:30	Coffee Break
16:30 - 17:15	Diplomatic Training and the Multistakeholder Approach Jovan Kurbalija
17:15 - 18:00	Presentation of Intercultural Communication Portal developed by PGD 2004 students
20:00	Conference Dinner

 

Sunday, Feburary 15
09:00 - 09:45	The Interaction between Organisational Culture and National Culture Professor Marie-Therese Claes
Public Diplomacy
09:45 - 10:30	Professional Diplomatic Culture and Dialogue with Domestic Stakeholders Ambassador Kishan S Rana
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:45	Distortions of Culture: The Challenge of Communicating with Domestic Publics Dr R.S. Zaharna
11:45 - 12:30	A Clash of Professional Cultures: Scientific Caution versus Public Diplomacy Dr Biljana Scott
12:30 - 13:00	Official Closing
13:00	Lunch

N E W S


Intercultural Communication Portal
(open for contributions)

Photo Gallery

Keynote Paper presented
by Prof. Geert Hofstede