Conference Goals and Objectives

The international conference on the eve of centenary of the Armenian Genocide, organized by the State Commission on Coordination of the events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide aims to start discussions and make conclusions in three main directions:

a. Further perspectives and directions of the Armenian Genocide studies and organization of museum exhibitions,
b. Imperatives and efficient methods of the fight against the denial,
c. Discussion of compensation for the successors of the Armenian Genocide survivors and victims, and issues related to its legal justification.

The conference will be an important harbor for efficient scholarly discussions and necessary conclusions concerning the centenary of the Armenian Genocide, for clear conclusions and recommendations in terms of the scholarly work on not yet observed or less explored issues as well as the potential support for it.

This conference will also allow developing more efficient mechanisms and methods of response to the Turkish denial. Finally, this conference is designed to develop and plan the overall strategy of various events to be organized in the Republic of Armenia and abroad on the occasion of centenary based on the professional and reputable opinion.

The conference is an opportunity to clarify the issue of elimination of consequences of the Armenian Genocide and to develop the further strategy.

The organization of such a conference, in which experts on Armenian Genocide studies take part, will be an important review on the eve of Yerevan conference of International Association of Genocide Scholars in 2015. It will also promote the generation change of Armenian Genocide scholars.


PROGRAM

Day 1, March 22

9:30 - 10:00 Registration of the participants, Ani plaza, Ani hall
10:00 - 10:30 Greeting speeches

• Greeting massage of President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan
• Patriarchal blessing and welcoming message of His Holiness Garekin II Catholicos of All Armenians

10:00-10:30 – PLENARY SESSION

10:30 - 11:30 FIRST SESSION – The Prospects and the Current Situation of Armenian Genocide Studies

Chair Harutyun Marutyan

1. Vahakn Dadrian – Perspectives of Armenian Genocide Studies
2. Richard Hovannisian – Thoughts about Approaches to Commemorating the 100th Anniversary
3. Ruben Safrastyan – Armenian Genocide: Theoretical Issues
4. Hayk Demoyan – The Conceptual Approaches Towards the Visualization of the Subject of the Armenian Genocide and of the Creation of Museum Exposition

11:30 - 12:00 Questions, comments and discussion
12:00 - 12:30 Coffee Break

12:30 - 14:00 SECOND SESSION – The Study of the Armenian Genocide Sources: where and what to look for?

Chair Richard Hovannisian

1. Raymond H. Kévorkian – The Extermination or the Armenians and the Greeks in the Ottoman Empire (1919 – 1922). Statistics and Archival Materials
2. Rouben Adalian – The U.S. Archives: A Century-Long Record
3. Amatuni Virabyan – On the Creation of the E-Database of the Victims of Genocide
4. Mihran Minassian – New Perspectives in the Study of the Armenian Genocide
5. Wolfgang Gust – Armenian Genocide: Turkish or German Plan?


14:00 - 14:30 Questions, comments and discussion
14:30 - 15:30 Break for lunch

15:30 - 16:45 THIRD SESSION – The Recognition of the Armenian Genocide among the International Audience: Submission and Interpretation

Chair Raymond H. Kévorkian

1. Nikolay Hovannisyan – New Conceptual Approaches in the Evaluation and International Recognition of the Armenian Genocide in the Context of Modern Genocide Studies
2. Harut Sassounian – Genocide Recognition or Quest for Justice?
3. Tessa Hofmann – Armenian Genocide Studies: Achievements and Further Perspectives
4. George Shirinian – Affirming the Armenian Genocide through Scholarly Means 5. Israel Charny – confirmed


16:45 - 17:15 Questions, comments and discussion
Conclusion of the First Day of the Conference


DAY 2, March 23

11:00 -12:15 FIRST SESSION – Armenian Genocide: The Importance of the Memory Preservation

Chair Hayk Demoyan

1. Harutyun Marutyan – Issues of the Study of Memory of the Armenian Genocide in Light of the Holocaust Historiography
2. Vahe Tachjian – To Make Obvious the History of the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire to Everyone: the Expertise of the "Hushamatyan" Website
3. Rubina Peroomian – The Armenian Genocide Education in all Grade Levels, A Neglected Field in the Nation's Struggle for Justice
4. Mihran Dabagh – The Policy of European Memory and the Armenian Genocide: Risks and Challenges
5. Stephan Astourian– confirmed

12:15 - 12:45 Questions, comments and discussion
12:45 - 13:15 Coffee Break and book presentation

13:15 – 14:30 SECOND SESSION – Preparation for the centenary of the Armenian Genocide

Chair Rubina Peroomian

1. Samvel Karapetyan – Memorials of Yeghern in Western Armenia
2. Henry Theriault – confirmed
3. Yair Auron – confirmed 4. Vladimir Vardanyan – The Formation of the Concept of Crimes Against Humanity and the Factors that Make the Crime of Genocide Distinct from it
5. Ragıp Zarakolu – confirmed


14:30 – 15:00 Questions, comments and discussion
15:00 – 16:00 Break for lunch

16:00 – 17:15 THIRD SESSION

Chair Aram Mirzoyan

1. Gevorg Vardanyan – confirmed
2. Asya Darbinyan – The Activities of Near East Relief as an Important Evidence of Committed Genocide
3. Anna Aleksanyan – Gender Aspects of the Armenian Genocide. The Problems and Prospectives of its Research
4. Pedro Kuchukyan – The Organization of the Preparatory Works Dedicated to 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Italy
5. Meline Anumyan – The Preservation of the Ittihadist Tradition in the Republic of Turkey. The Comparative Analysis of 1919-1921 and 1926 Trials of the Young Turks

17:15 – 17:30 Questions, comments and discussion
17:30 – 18:00 Summary of the Results of the Conference and Creation of Working Groups


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