THIRD WORLD CONFERENCE FOUNDATION

Annual Third World Conferences and Keynote Speakers
YEAR 1 THRU YEAR 29

1st
April 26, 1975
Governors State University, University Park, IL
Content and Career Opportunities of African, Asian, and Latin American
Studies Programs
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Victor Uchendu,
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana

2nd
September-October 1976
Governors State University, University Park, IL
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Winberg Chai,
Asian American Studies, City University of New York

3rd
March 19-20, 1977
Governors State University, University Park, IL
New Problems and Dimensions in the Third World
Keynote Speaker: Professor John Henry Clark,
Hunter College, City University of New York

4th
March 15-18, 1978
Pick Congress Hotel
The North South Dialogue
Keynote Speaker: His Excellency Leslie Harriman,
Former Nigerian Ambassador to the United Nations

5th
March 28-31, 1979
The Conrad Hilton
Chicago, IL.
The Third World In Transition
Keynote Speaker: His Excellency Alex-Quaision-Sackey,
Former Ghanaian Ambassador to the United Nations

6th
March 26-29, 1980
Pick Congress Hotel
Global Inequality: A Humanist Perspective
Keynote Speaker: George Lamming, Writer

7th
March 28-28, 1981
McCormick Inn
Chicago, IL.
Global Interdependence and National Development I
Keynote Speaker: Honorable Mabel Murphy Smythe,
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs

8th March 24-27, 1983
McCormick Inn
Chicago, IL.
Global Interdependence and National Development II
Keynote Speaker: His Excellency K.R. Narayanan,
President of India and Former Indian Ambassador to USA

9th
March 23-26, 1983
McCormick Inn
Chicago, IL.
Governance in a Multi-Ethnic City
Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Harold Washington,
Former Mayor of the City of Chicago

10th
March 28-31, 1984
McCormick Inn
Chicago, IL.
Global Interdependence and the Third World: A Policy Perspective
Keynote Speaker: His Excellency, The Right Honorable Michael Manley,
Former Prime Minister of Jamaica

11th April 4-6, 1985
Hotel Continental
Chicago, IL.
Peace and Mutual Cooperation as Tools to Aid Third World Development and
Global Interdependence
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Guillermo Ungo,
Former President of El Salvadoran Peace Council

12th
April 3-5, 1986
Allerton Hotel
Chicago, IL.
Peace, Mutual Development and Global Responsibility

13th
April 9-11, 1987
Americana Congress
Chicago, IL.
Development for a Better World: Crisis, Assessments, and Strategies for
Third World Development
Keynote Speaker: Her Excellency, Dr. Lucille Mair,
Former Under Secretary General to the United Nations

14th
April 7-9, 1988
Congress Hotel
Chicago, IL.
Third World Development Strategies for the Future: The 1990's and Beyond

15th
April 5-8, 1989
The Palmer House
Chicago, IL.
A 15 Year Retrospective on Social Movements and Social Change in Third
World and Diaspora Communities
Keynote Speaker: His Excellency Val McComie,
Former Assistant Secretary General, Organization of American States

16th
April 5-7, 1990
Radisson Hotel
Clayton, St. Louis, MO.
New International Order In the 1990's: Impact on Third World Development
Keynote Speakers: His Excellency Tebego Mafole,
Former Chief Representative of the African National Congress to the United
Nations
Dr. Rex Nettleford, Vice Chancellor , University of the West Indies-Mona

17th
April 4-6, 1991
The Westin Hotel Renaissance Center
Detroit, Michigan
Technology, Development and Culture: A New Global Interdependence
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Ali A. Mazuri,
Professor of Political Science, State University of New York

18th
May 6-9, 1992
Jamaica Conference Center, Kingston, Jamaica
Post Cold War Challenges for the Third World
Keynote Speaker: His Excellency The Right Honorable P.J. Patterson,
Prime Minister of Jamaica

19th
April 29-May 1, 1993
Governors State University
University Park, IL.
The Resiliency of the Human Condition, Change and Survival in the
Intercultural Global Society
Keynote Speaker: Dr. George Wald,
Nobel Laureate in Physiology-Harvard University

20th
April 6, 1994
The Congress Hotel
Chicago, IL
The Third World and Diaspora at the Turn of the Century: Redefining
Concerns, Directions, and Policies
Keynote Speaker: Dr. P. Anyang Nyong'o,
Head of Programs, African Academy of Sciences,
Secretary General, African Association of Political Science

21st
March 22-25, 1995
The Swissotel
Chicago, IL.
Peace, Democracy and Development into the 21st Century
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Joann Horton,
President of Texas Southern University

22nd
March 27-30, 1996
The Swissotel
Chicago, IL.
Reconceiving the Meaning of Emerging Global Changes Into the 21st Century
Keynote Speaker: Ms. Beverley Manley,
Former First Lady of Jamaica

23rd
March 19-22, 1997
The Swissotel
Chicago, IL.
Connecting Theory and Practice for the Emerging Global Changes Into the
21st Century
Keynote Speaker: Quentin Young,MD.
President Elect, American Public Health Association

24th
March 18-21, 1998
The Swissotel
Chicago, IL.
Visioning, the 21st Century: Globalization, Transformation, and Opportunity
Keynote Speaker: Andaiye,
Social Activist at University of Guyana

25th
March 17-20, 1999
The Swissotel
Chicago, IL.
Third World and Global Development Reconstruction and Redefinition
Keynote Speaker: Professor Amartya Sen,
1998 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences

26th
March 15-18, 2000
The Swissotel
Chicago, IL
"Third World and Global Development: Continuing the Search for a New Paradigm"
Keynote Speaker: Professor Jan R. Carew
Emeritus Professor, Northwestern University

27th
March 21-24, 2001
The Swissotel
Chicago, IL
"Development:Critical Issues for the 21st Century"
Keynote Speaker: John Coatsworth
Professor of History and Monroe Guttman, Harvard University

28th
March27-30, 2002
Embassy Suites Hotel Chicago-Downtown Lakefront
Chicago, IL
"Development in the Latest Era of Globalization: Reassessing Opportunities and
Formulating New Approaches"
Keynote Speaker: John Calloway, WTTW, Channel 11
John Mearshimer, Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago
Janet Afary, Professor of History Purdue University
P. Anyang Nyongo, Director, African Academy of Sciences
Stephen Schwartz, Director and Publisher, Bulletin of Atomic Scientist

29th

March 27-29, 2003

Embassy Suites Hotel Chicago-Downtown Lakefront
Chicago, IL
"Development, Global Security and Sustainability: Growth, Redistribution and Social Justice in the 21st Century."