IMC to participate in World Forum 2007; Keynote speakers include Madeleine Albright, Elie Wiesel

International Medical Corps’ Senior Advisor for Global Strategy, Rabbi Lee Bycel, will join an impressive list of world leaders in San Francisco February 1-3 for the World Forum 2007. The three-day program features renowned leaders engaging in dialogue with experts in the areas of justice, religion, and conflict resolution.

Bycel will moderate a discussion with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel about effective humanitarian interventions. They will be joined by 26-year-old Rwandan, Alice Musabende, the only member of her family to survive the genocide in Rwanda. Bycel has led several trips to Sudan and Chad, where he visited refugee communities in which International Medical Corps is providing critical emergency health services to conflict-affected families.

Other speakers at the Forum include former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and United Nations Special Advisor to the Secretary General Juan Mendez.

The Forum, which is being held at the Argent Hotel in downtown San Francisco, received the endorsement of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and seeks to facilitate learning groups. Music and art also will be woven into the Forum’s programs.

The general public is encouraged to attend but there is limited space. To register, please visit www.rockroseinstitute.org.

About IMC
International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, IMC is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in areas worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, IMC rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

About World Forum 2007
The World Forum 2007 is being produced by RockRose Institute and Events for Change. RockRose Institute is a 501 (c) (3) public charity that supports and advances non-violent conflict resolution through education, improved communication, and a deeper understanding of justice. It was founded in 2004 by four attorneys, Maja Ramsey, Rebecca Westerfield, Justine Durrell, and Dana Curtis. Events for Change, headed by Michael Olmstead and Chris Wayne bring together a world-wide network of dedicated event professionals to create innovative events that inspire a sense of community and produce positive change in the world. Events for Change were most recently involved with the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City.

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