On November 4, the Center for European and Transatlantic Studies, a Jean Monnet Center of Excellence is honoring the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

12:10 Opening Remarks: Dr. Heike Fuller, German Consul General

12:20-1:20 Keynote Address: Milada Vachudova, Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

1:25-2:10 Panel 1: Postcommunist Transition: Society & Culture

• Kristi Macrakis, History and Sociology, Georgia Tech
• Jelena Subotic, Political Science, Georgia State
• Jan Uelzmann, Modern Languages, Georgia Tech

2:15-3 Panel 2: Postcommunist Transition: Security

• Eliza Markley, Nunn School, Georgia Tech
• Bob Kennedy, Atlanta Council on International Relations
• Michael Baun, International Relations, Valdosta State

The event is co-sponsored by the Atlanta Council on International Relations, Alasdair Young’s Ivan Allen College Distinguished Researcher Award, Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy, School of History and Sociology, School of Modern Languages with the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.

The event in the Bill Moore Student Success Center President's Suite C & D is free and open to the public. Parking is available in visitor lot 1. Please RSVP for lunch.