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The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Forum sincerely appreciates the generous support of our sponsors.
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Major event sponsors
- McGough
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Event sponsors
- Nordic Home Interiors
- Oslo Center - U.S. Foundation
Event contributors
- Jeanne M. Voigt Foundation
- Mary T. , Inc
- Wells Fargo
- Winds of Peace Foundation
Donors
- Baker Tilly
- Faegre and Benson
- Norway House
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In cooperation with the Norwegian Nobel Institute, five Midwestern colleges of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America sponsor the annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum. This prestigious event is the Norwegian Nobel Institute's only such program or academic affiliation outside Norway. MORE >>
Schedule
Full schedule, including locations and Saturday seminars (PDF)
Friday, March 5
- 5-7 p.m. - Artist receptions
- 7:30 p.m. - Opening ceremony and first plenary session: Striving for Peace: A Question of Will, featuring Martti Ahtisaari
- 9 p.m. - Festivities featuring music of Dustin Thomas and the African Marimba Band
Saturday, March 6
- 9-10:15 a.m. - Second plenary session: A Deliberative Dialogue on the Role of Small States in Strategic Peacebuilding, featuring Martti Ahtisaari and Kjell Magne Bondevik
- 10:45 a.m.-noon - Concurrent sessions: panels & speakers
- 12:30-3 p.m. - Saturday seminars
- 1:45-3 p.m. - Film screening: Pray the Devil Back to Hell
- 3:15-4 p.m. - Film screening and discussion: Ana's Playground
- 4:15-5:30 p.m. - Third plenary session and closing ceremony: Call to Action: The Role of Citizens and Civil Society in Peacebuilding, featuring Leymah Gbowee