NY: Eastern European Student History Conference: In honor of Poland's 100th Anniversary ...

Theme: In honor of Poland's 100th Anniversary of regaining independence.
Where: Kingsborough Community College, 2001 Oriental Blvd, Brooklyn, NY 11235
Terrace: Room, V Building
When: March 29th, Friday 9.00-2.00 PM

Registration is required by March 27, 2019 at: offce@pilsudski.org (please send your name and phone number)

Program:

• 9:00am-10:00am (Breakfast and Sign-In)
• 10:00am-10:10am Opening of the Conference and Introduction of Keynote Speaker
• 10:10am-10:25am Keynote Address by Maciej Golubiewski, Consul General of the Republic of Poland in New York City
• 10:30am-11:50am Panel #1
  Piotr Puchalski, Ph.D. candidate, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  “The Colonial Diplomacy of Colonel Beck, 1932-1939”
  Marcin Nadgorski, J.D., Hunter College (CUNY) and Brooklyn Law School graduate
  “Poland during World War I and the Interwar years”
  Matthew Ziarnik & Barbara Fiedorowicz, Undergraduate Students, Villanova University
  “Comparison of Polish Immigration in the 20th and 21st Century”
• 11:55am-1:15pm Panel # 2
  Jeremy Wong, Kingsborough graduate, undergrad at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY)
  “Congress Kingdom of Poland”
  Paulina Wojciechowska, Graduate Student, Seton Hall University
  “Reagan and Solidarity: How the Solidarity Movement Influenced American Policies”
  Aleksandra Korga, Academy of American Studies
  “Jozef Pilsudski Institute of America: History, Collections, and Volunteer Experience”
• 1:15pm-1:30pm Closing Remarks
• 1:30pm – Lunch along with meet & greet 

Directions by subway and bus:

• B Line or Q Line -Take the B or Q to the Sheepshead Bay Station, then transfer to the Eastbound B49 Bus to KCC or the Brighton Beach Station, then transfer to the Eastbound B1 Bus to KCC.
• F Line - Take the F Line to the Ave. X Station, then transfer to the Eastbound B1 Bus to KCC.
• D Line - (West End) Take the D Line to the 25th Avenue Station, then transfer to the Eastbound B1 Bus to KCC.
• N Line -(Sea Beach) Take the N Line to the 86th St. Station, then transfer to the Eastbound B1 Bus to KCC.

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