| PROGRAM | |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, October 13 | |
| Arrival of participants Informal reception at 6 p.m., Stanford Terrace Inn |
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| Thursday, October 14 | |
| All conference sessions in Stauffer Auditorium, Hoover Institution, Stanford University | |
| 8:00 A.M. | Continental breakfast, Hatfield Court |
| 8:30 A.M. | Welcome Opening Remarks: The Honorable George P. Shultz, Hoover Institution Welcome: John Raisian, Director, Hoover Institution; Elena Danielson, Associate Director, Hoover Institution; Christian Ostermann, Director, Cold War International History Project, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Special Welcome: President Václav Havel (recorded) Conference Program Overview: A. Ross Johnson, Hoover Institution |
| 9:00 A.M. | Panel 1 Roundtable—Goals and Content of Western Broadcasts; Testimony of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Officials Moderator: Norman Naimark, Stanford University and Hoover Institution Participants: Paul Henze, former RFE and U.S. official; J. F. Brown, former RFE Director; Gene Sosin, former RL official Commentator: István Rev, Open Society Archives, Budapest Discussion |
| 10:30 A.M. | Break |
| 11:00 A.M. | Panel 2 Roundtable—Goals and Content of Western Broadcasts—VOA, BBC, RIAS; Testimony of Officials and Experts Moderator: Chip Blacker, Stanford University Participants: Alan Heil, former VOA official; Eugeniusz Smolar, former BBC official; Christian Ostermann, Cold War International History Project Commentator: Mark Pomar, IREX, former broadcast official Discussion |
| 12:30 P.M. | Luncheon, Hatfield Court |
| 1:30 P.M. | Panel 3 Impact of the Broadcasts: Jamming and Audiences Moderator: John Dunlop, Hoover Institution Paper: Jamming and Counterjamming–George Woodard, former RFE/RL and International Broadcasting Bureau Chief Engineer Paper: RFE/RL Estimates of Audiences–Gene Parta, RFE/RL Paper: Soviet Measurements of Audiences–Elena Bashkirova, Romir, Moscow Paper: Polish Measurements of Audiences–Leszek Gawlikowski, RFE/RL Discussant: Sharon Wolchik, Elliot School, George Washington University Discussion |
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