[Daviscenter-list] Sakharov Conference October 24-25

We are pleased to invite you to a conference on October 24 - 25, 2008: *"40 Years after Andrei Sakharov's /Reflections on Progress, Peaceful Coexistence and Intellectual Freedom/: Russia Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow"* The conference will bring together participants from the U.S., Russia, and Europe to discuss reactions to Sakharov's essays /Reflections on Progress, Peaceful Coexistence and Intellectual Freedom/ (1968), /The Inevitability of Perestroika /(1988), and the continued relevance of Sakharov's humanist vision. The conference will also address the nuclear issues he was concerned with and is conceived as a step to encourage constructive dialogue at a time when the administrations of both Russia and the U.S. are in the process of change. * _Pre-registration is required_ as space is limited. * _Conference venue_: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Norton's Woods Conference Center in Cambridge. For more information: www.sakharovconference.org or contact: daviscenter(a)fas.harvard.edu Sponsored by Department of Physics, Harvard University, Sakharov Program on Human Rights at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University, and The Andrei Sakharov Foundation. Attachments: Agenda and Registration Form -- ---------------------------------------------- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 301 Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617.495.4037 Fax: 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu