The Second Annual Conference of The Comenius Academic Club

The Second Annual Conference of The Comenius Academic Club
in cooperation with the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, University of Pardubice,
with support of the Václav Havel Library,
under the auspices of JUDr. Martin Netolický, Ph.D., the Governor of the Pardubice Region.
Pardubice Chateau, June 14 – 15, 2014
June 14, 2014 – Saturday
• 9:30 AM – Conference Opening
• 10:00 AM – Reflection on Modern American – Czech Literary Ties
History of Czech Cultural and Intellectual Exile in North America
(papers: 15-20 minutes; discussion: in the middle and at the end of this section)
– Prof. PaedDr. Vladimír Papoušek, CSc., (FF JU České Budějovice, Czech Republic), Organizer
Czech Humanities in Exile
– Prof. PhDr. Bronislava Volková, (Indiana University, Czech Republic/USA)
The Inner and Outer Exile
– Dr hab. Joanna Czaplińska, prof. UO (Uniwersytet Opolski, PL)
Emmigration as an „Added Value“ On the Example of Works by Jan Novák and Miloš Forman
– Doc. RNDr. Martin Palouš, Ph.D. (Florida International University, Czech Republic/USA)
The Reception of Václav Havel‘s Intellectual Legacy in the USA
• 1:00 – Lunch
• 2:00 PM – Translations and Publications of Czech Literature in North America / North American
Literature in the Czech Republic
(roundtable discussion)
– Mgr. Petr Onufer (Argo publishing, Czech Republic), Organizer
– Mike Baugh, MFA (USA)
– Paul Wilson, B.A. (Canada)
– Prof. PhDr. Josef Jařab, CSc. (FF UP Olomouc, ČR)
– Doc. Justin Quinn, Ph.D. (FF UK Praha, FP ZU Plzeň, Czech Republic/Ireland)
– PhDr. Ladislav Nagy, Ph.D. (FF JČU České Budějovice, Czech Republic)
• 5:30 PM – New “Coffee Grinder” one year later: How does the new evaluation system “VaVaI” work?
– Prof. Ing. Jiří Málek, DrSc. (University of Pardubice, Czech Republic), Organizer
– Prof. Ing. Jiří Drahoš, DrSc. (Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague)
– Prof. RNDr. Libor Grubhoffer, CSc. (University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic)
– Prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Pánek, DrSc. (Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic, Prague)
– Prof. PhDr. Petr Vorel, CSc. (University of Pardubice, Czech Republic)
– Prof. MUDr. Tomáš Zima, DrSc. (Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)
• 7:00 PM – Banquet
June 15, 2014 – Sunday
• 9:30 AM Social impact of ‘malignant tumors in females’: etiology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention
– Prof. Karel Raška, Jr., M.D., Ph.D. (Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA), Organizer
– Doc. MUDr. Petra Tesařová, CSc. (First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic):
Breast carcinoma
– Prof. Susan McManus, M.D. (Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ, USA):
The Saint Peter’s University Hospital Breast Center - What we have learned in 23 years as a team?
– Prof. MUDr. David Cibula, CSc. (First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic):
Carcinoma of uterine cervix
– Prof. Ivan Jelen, M.D. (Bristol Hospital, Bristol, UK):
Prevention of cervical cancer by screening in the UK
– Prof. Alfred Bennett Jenson, M.D. (James Graham Brown Cancer Center, Louisville, KY, USA):
Natural history of human papilloma virus infection of the cervix)
– Prof. Shin-je Ghim, Ph.D. (James Graham Brown Cancer Center, Louisville, KY, USA):
Development of the human papilloma virus vaccine
– Prof. Karel Raška, Jr., M.D., Ph.D. (Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ, USA):
Laboratory evaluation: what is really needed?
• 1:00 PM – Discussion
– Prof. Vlado Šimko, M.D., Ph.D. (State University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, USA), Moderator
• 2:00 PM – Lunch
• 3:00 PM – Trip to Kutná Hora
The conference is kindly supported by: