PROGRAM

9:00-10:00 – Registration of participants of the conference

10:00-10:30 – Plenary session

Prayer

Opening Speech

Hayk Demoyan, Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum and Institute (AGMI)

 

Speeches

• Hranush Hakobyan The Minister of Diaspora of RA

• Spartak Seyranyan The Minister of Education & Science of RA

• Vladimir Barkhudarian The academician-secretary of NAS RA

 

10:30 – 12:30 – The First Panel /moderated by Richard Hovhannisian, Professor of UCLA/

1. Harutyun Kevorkian (Nubaryan library, Paris, France) The political evaluation of Cilician Massacres by Young Turks government

2. Hamit Bozarslan (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France)1909 Context. Unionism, nationalism and violence

3. Ruben Safrastyan (Institute of Oriental Studies)The massacres of Adana vilayet as a pattern of genocidal policy

4. Hayk Demoyan (AGMI) Cilician tragedy. observations on several psychological aspects of the massacre

5. Claude Mutafian (Paris 13 University, France) Cilicia and cilicians in the travel notes of European travelers (the end of XIV-the beginning of XX century)

6. Yve Ternon (University Paris IV Sorbonne, France) Cilicia, 1909. If it was possible to prevent the threat of Genocide?

 

Questions, Comments, Discussion

 

12:45-13:00 – Coffee break

 

13:00-15:00 – The Second Panel /moderated by Dr. Hayk Demoyan, Director of AGMI/

1. Stephan Astourian (University of California at Berkeley) The Adana Massacres: Ottoman Turkish Interpretations and Historical Facts

2. Suren Manukyan (Armenian Genocide Museum & Institute) The life in Adana at the beginning of 20 century: the Cilician model of national modernization

3. Hasmik Stepanyan (Institute of Oriental Studies) The reflections on Adana Massacres in turkish literature with Armenian character

4. Rubina Peroomian (University of California Los-Angeles, USA) The poetics of violence in the literary responses on Adana massacres

5. Artem Ohanjanyan (Vienna, Austria) The massacres in Adana in the Austro-Hungarian documents

6. Eva Merenic (Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary) The tragedy of Cilicia in the Austro-Hungarian media sources

7. Vahan Ohanyan (Mkhitarists Congregation of St.Lazzaro, Italy) Adana massacres in the American media coverage

 

Questions, Comments, Discussion

 

15:15-16:00 – Lunch

 

10:30 – 12:30 – The Third Panel /moderated by Dr. Prof. Ruben Safrastyan, Director of Institute of the Oriental Studies of the NAS of RA/

1. Varujan Poghosyan (Institute of History)The book of Brezol “The Turk passed from here…” as an important source of Adana Massacres

2. Arpine Bablumyan (Armenian Genocide Museum & Institute)The demographic consequences of Cilician massacres

3. Tatevik Ghaltakhchyan (Armenian Genocide Museum & Institute)First responses of Adana massacres in Western Armenian press

4. Aram Arkun (Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center, USA) The self-defense of Dortyol and Cilician Armenians during the 1909 massacres

5. Seda Parsamyan (Armenian Genocide Museum & Institute) The mechanism of implementation of cultural genocide and in Adana and adjacent regions during 1909 massacres and its consequences

6. Harutyun Selimyan (Armenian Protestant Church of Syria)The Loses of the Armenian Evangelical Church during the Adana massacres

 

Questions, Comments, Discussion

 

10:00-10:30 – Registration of participants of the conference

 

10:30 – 12:30 – The Fourth Panel /moderated by Dr. Suren Manukyan, Deputy Director of AGMI/

1. Vahakn Dadrian (Zoryan Institute, USA)The Twin 1909 Adana Massacres Revisited

2. Verjine Svazlian (Institute of Archeology and Ethnography) The Adana massacre and the popular memory and songs

3. Aramayis Baloyan (Matenadaran - Institute of Ancient Manuscripts) The Cilician massacres in the responses of the Italian diplomatic sources

4. Reverend Father Gevorg Saroyan (Vazgenyan Theological Academy) The losts of Armenian Holy Apostolic Church during the Armenian Genocide /case of Adana/

5. Ani Voskanyan (Armenian Genocide Museum & Institute) – On the participation of the Turkish army in Adana massacres

6. Anna Aleksanyan (Armenian Genocide Museum & Institute) The reflection of the Adana massacres in the correspondence and literary works of the Western Armenian female intellectuals

7. Aram Mirzoyan (Armenian Genocide Museum & Institute) – Orphan care activities after Adana massacres (1909-1912)

 

Questions, Comments, Discussion

 

CLOSING SESSION

19:00 - Cultural Event – National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia

In April, 2010, AGMI organizes an international conference dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. The special focus of the conference will be on the cultural genocide of the Armenian heritage in Turkey.

On April 22, 2010, The Armenian genocide museum opens a temporary exhibition titled “Armenian genocide: frontpage coverage in the foreign media”. The exhibition includes rare century old newspapers and magazines covering Armenian genocide on their frontpages.

Najaryan Zabel was born in Kharberd city (Kharberd province, Western Armenia). She was a victim of the Armenian genocide.

August 12, 2010Today the world-known musician, the former SOAD front man Serj Tankian, visited Tsitsernakaberd Memorial complex and put flowers at the ...

July 09, 2010Today the delegation headed by Foreign Affairs State Secretary of the Swiss Confederation Peter Maurer visited Tsitsernakaberd Memorial complex ...

June 23, 2010The Faith and Order Standing Commission of the World Council of Churches (WCC) arriving to Armenia with an invitation of His Holiness Karekin II ...

June 18, 2010 A group of Turkish journalists visiting Armenia by the initiative of ‘International Hrant Dink Foundation’ ...

June 05, 2010 The Italian delegation headed by the chairman of the provincial council of Milan Bruno Dupei visited ...

June 03-04, 2010 Deputy Director of AGMI Suren Manukyan took part in International Seminar: ...

May 31, 2010 CSTO PA Council delegation led by Russian State Duma speaker Boris Gryzlov visited Armenian Genocide victims memorial ...

May 22, 2010 The delegation headed by the president of “Europe de la Memoire” Organization Alexis Govchian visited Tsitsernakaberd ...

May 21, 2010 MD of Slovakia’s parliament member Frantisek Miklosko visited Tsitsernakaberd ...

May 21, 2010 Patrick Devedjian visited Tsitsernakaberd Memorial complex ...

May 20, 2010 Governor of Orenburg region of Russian Federation Mr. Alexey Chernyshov visited Tsitsernakaberd ...

May 19, 2010 The delegation of bishops from the Christian churches in Damaskos visited Tsitsernakaberd ...

May 19, 2010 On the occasion of the massacre of Pontian Greeks the Greek community of Armenia visited Tsitsernakaberd ...

May 19, 2010 Meeting-discussion with Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Hayk Demoyan ...

May 15, 2010 The delegation headed by the chairman of the Culture’s Commission of Austrian parliament visited Tsitsernakaberd ...

May 13, 2010 The representatives of Poghosyan family visited Tsitsernakaberd...