All experts and academics interested in Intercultural Communication and Dialogue are warmly invited to join Language, Culture & Politics Association in the 8th Edition of its International Conference.

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Language, Culture & Politics Association in cooperation with Tischner European University, Lynn University
and University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley would like to cordially invite all to the
8th
Edition of the International Language, Culture & Politics Conference
“Linking Cultures & Business: Empowering Communities”
10 June 2016, Tischner European University, Kraków
Conference Programme
8:30
Registration
9:00
Welcoming Remarks:
Piotr Kłodkowski,
Rector, Tischner European University
9:15
Plenary Talk
Cultural Rights Education within Cultural Heritage Management
Leszek Korporowicz, Jagiellonian University
10:00
Coffee Break
10:15
Session One: Identifying Challenges to Cultural Integration
Moderator: Clarinda Calma
The Aging of Europe: Challenges and Opportunities
Sharaf Rehman & Abdulla Muhamed, University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley
The Ghost Gun Community
Rafał Kopeć, Pedagogical University of Kraków
A Historical Biography of the Ancient City of Aleppo
Wael Fayyad, Adam Mickiewicz University

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11:15
Coffee Break
11:45
Session Two: Cultural Perceptions and Misconceptions
Moderator: Kinga Kopeć
Shockvertising-iconoclastic Images in Advertising
Kinga Kowalewska, Adam Mickiewicz
Perceptions of Human Trafficking in the U.S.
Erika Grodzki, Lynn University
“Reality is Seen through the Articles One Reads”: The Contrastive Discourse Analysis of Paris Attacks’
Internet Articles
Monika Kuruc, Tischner European University
Polish Work Culture
Anna Florczyk and Małgorzata Mietkiewicz, UBS Business Solutions Poland
13:00
Annual luncheon meeting
Language, Culture & Politics Association: Writing Workshop on Publishing with LCP-A
Erika Grodzki
13.30
The Starstruck Lovers of Romeo and Juliet
A Short Play to be performed by
Freshman students of Tischner European University
Ewa Panecka, Drama Coach
14:30
Session Three: Challenges and Solutions to Empowering Communities I
Moderator: Erika Grodzki
Empowering Communities by Developmental Strategies of Evaluation
Sylwia Jaskuła, Łomża State University of Applied Sciences & Polish Evaluation Society
Arts-based Careers in the Flexible Economy
Katarzyna Kopeć, Tischner European University

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Web 2.0 in Public Administration
Rafał Olszowski, Aurea Libertas Institute
A Step in the Right Direction? Participatory Budgeting as a New Instrument of Social and Economic
Inclusion
Joanna Dzionek-Kozłowska, University of Łódź
15:45
Coffee Break
16:00
Session Four: Challenges and Solutions to Empowering Communities II
Moderator: Sharaf Rehman
The Contribution of the Non-governmental Organizations to the Intercultural Dialogue and Communication
Monika Chomątowska, University of Economics
The Importance of Personal & Professional Learning Network/s in the Process of Effective Continuous
Professional Development”
Lucyna Wilinkiewicz-Górniak, University of Economics
16:45
Closing Remarks
Clarinda Calma, Language, Culture & Politics Association
The Conference organizers would like to thank our generous sponsors:
Language, Culture & Politics Association
Tischner European European University, Kraków
Lynn University, West Palm Beach, Florida
University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley, Rio Grande Valley

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