Libertarian International Spring Convention 2 – 3 April 2005, Sofia, Bulgaria

Programm

Friday, 1 April 2005

16.30 – 19.30:

Arrival and check in Sofia Tour

Saturday, 2 April 2005

9.00 – 10.00:

Registration

10.00 – 11.30:

Opening – Hubert Jongen (Libertarian International)

and welcome speech by Kalin Manolov (BSIL)

Lecture by Ken Schoolland

11.30 – 11.50:

Coffee Break

11.50 – 13.30:

Ayn Rand Session

Lecture 1: Andreas Tauber

Lecture 2: Glenn Cripe

13.30 – 14.30:

Lunch

14.30 – 16.00:

First afternoon session

The Ethics of Capitalism

Lecture by Stefan Metzeler

peech by Rene Francois Rideau

Discussion

16.00 – 16.20:

Coffee Break

16.20 – 18.00:

Second Afternoon Session

Education for Freedom

Lecture by Pierre Garello

Speech by Bojidar Marinov (BSIL)

Discussion

19.30 – 21.30

Capitalist Ball

Speech by Kenneth Lefkowitz (AmCham in Bulgaria, President)

Sunday, 3 April 2005

10.00 – 11.15:

First morning session

Eastern Europe: Can It Drive Socialism Out of the West?

Lectures by: Stephan Wyckaert

Vlad Topan (Mises Institute Bucharest)

Krassen Stanchev (Institute for Market Economics Sofia)

11.15 – 11.30:

Discussion

10 -12.00

Coffee Break

12.00 – 12.30:

Second morning session

Social Welfare Ponzi Scheme

Lecture by: Hug van Reijen

12.30 - 13.00:

Discussion

13.00

Wrap up of the convention

16.00 – 19.00

Sofia Tour