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Prior to the World Humanities Conference of August 2017, the 2016 campaign “Debout Citoyen!” (Stand up, Citizen!) led to the creation of an anthem by Rhonny Ventat, a famous Liégeois composer, saxophonist and “Ambassador of the Province of Liege”, to induce human reflection.

Rhonny Ventat describes the progress of his work as follows:

"The peoples have always complied with their conditions or have stood up for their rights and their life quality. The anthem describes this process. At the heart of this work, before the great final “gathering” of the peoples, a quotation appears to the song “Valeureux Liégeois” expressing the obvious connection to the Liégeois identity and its culture that opens up to others… In the course of the anthem, the instruments gather together in that unifying whole without differences and without frontiers, hoped for ever since the beginning of human history."

The President of the World Humanities Conference is H.E. Adama Samassekou, former President of CIPSH, former Minister of Education of Mali, former Chairman of the African Academy of Languages, Chairman of the MAAYA network.

Président :

M. Paul-Emile Mottard, Député-Président du Collège provincial de Liège

Vice-Présidents :

M. Willy Demeyer, Bourgmestre de la Ville de Liège et M. Albert Corhay, Recteur de l’Université de Liège

Membres du Comité d’Honneur de la Fondation CMH – Liège 2017

It is co-chaired by:

- Professor CHAO Gejin (China), Chairman of CIPSH;

- Professor Jean WINAND, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Liege.

It includes 75 Belgian and foreign scholars (French-speaking and Dutch-speaking) chosen by the University of Liege, CIPSH and UNESCO. It will be responsible for selecting the keynote speakers, the forum subjects and the thematic sessions, the refereeing of the papers, the presidency and secretarial work of the sessions and workshops.

This Foundation associates the University of Liege, the City and the Province. It is chaired by Paul-Emile MOTTARD, Deputy-President of the Provincial College of Liege. The Vice-Presidents are the Rector of the University, Albert CORHAY, and the Mayor of the City, Willy DEMEYER. The Foundation is charged with the management of the financial, administrative, communicational and logistical aspects of the Conference. It is bound by convention to CIPSH and UNESCO.

The Foundation administrators are, for the Province of Liège, Mr Bernard Pourveur, Mr Jean-Pierre Burton and Mr Michel Coppé, for the City of Liège, Mr Jean-Marie Verdière and Mr Jean-Christophe Peterkenne, and for the University of Liège, Mr Albert Corhay and Mr Jean Winand.

It is provided by Professor Robert Halleux, Member of the Institut de France and of the Royal Academy of Belgium assisted by a team of young scholars: Isadora Vandamme, Blanche El Gammal, Stany Mazurkiewicz and Jan Vandersmissen.

It provides daily management, preparation of documents and programmes and the organization of meetings.

It assists and advises the General Secretariat and gathers a small group of experts coming from partner institutions and international scientific community: - President Adama Samassekou (Mali), former Président of the CIPSH ; - Professor CHAO Gejin (China), President of the CIPSH et Co-President of the Programme Committee : - Professor Luiz OOSTERBEEK, Secretary-General of the CIPSH; - Professor François DJINDJIAN, Vice-President of the CIPSH ; - Doctor John CROWLEY, representative of Mrs Nada Al-Nashif, Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences at UNESCO ; - Mr Michel COPPÉ, representative of the Province of Liège; - Mr Jean-Christophe PETERKENNE, representative of the City of Liège; - Dean Jean WINAND, President of the International Programme Committee and representative of the University of Liège ; - le Professeur Robert HALLEUX, Secretary-General of the Conference ; - Doctor Michel ANDRÉ ; - Professor Rosi BRAIDOTTI ; - Professor Madeline CAVINESS - Doctor Jean-Luc DE PAEPE ; - Professor Satoko FUJIWARA ; - Professor Chantal GRELL ; - Doctor Lazare KI-ZERBO ; - Doctor Martial ZE BELINGA.

PRACTICALITIES

Are you a speaker or planning to attend the full programme but want something to do in the evening?

Are you bringing guests with you and want something to fill their time?

Do you want to explore the region with a guided tour?

Then these group excursions are exactly what you’re looking for!

Explore the exceptional attractions of the Province of Liège and the heart of Europe:

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Do you want to explore the city on your own?

Discover a selection of hotels, holiday lets, B&Bs, and student halls and hostels near Liège city centre.

Each and every accommodation provider will do everything possible to ensure you have a pleasant stay.

These accommodation options are suited to all budgets, are located in the city centre or the suburbs, and are relatively easy to access.

While you’re here, you can also enjoy the famous festivities on 15 August – the date when the Ardent City’s festival, which commences well beforehand, culminates. The celebrations include a flea market, puppet show, folk dancing, a procession, mass in the Walloon dialect, the “tirs de campes” firecracker event, a fanfare and giant parade, popular games, concerts and many other forms of entertainment. For more information, go to : www.tchantches.eu

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Brussels Airlines is proud to be the official airline carrier for the 1st World Humanities Conference, granting a 10% discount on flights for attendees and accompanying persons, applicable in both Business and Economy class rates. This offer is valid from Europe, Russia, Tel Aviv & Africa to Brussels or vice versa.

Book until August 6, 2017 and travel between July 30 and August 19, 2017.

Read the Outcome Document of the World Humanities Conference adopted by acclamation by its participants the 11 August 2017.