38th IVU World Vegetarian Congress in Dresden 2008 Programme (subject to change) Friday, 1st August 2008 Main topic: Vegetarianism and Ethics, Religion and Spirituality 09:15 Prof. Dr. Eugen Drewermann, Germany, Animals and People: Towards a new Ethical Relationship (Deutsch) (Festsaal) 10:45 Dr. Paula Brügger, Brazil, „Instrumental Rationality“ as a Key Concept in Understanding our Relationship with Nature (English) (Festsaal) 14:00 Dr. Karl von Koerber, Germany, Sustainability and Nutrition - Ecological, Economic, Social and Health Related Dimensions of our Diet (German) (Festsaal) Harald Balluch + Felix Hnat, Austria, In-vitro Meat from the Lab for the Liberation of Animals (Workshop and discussion) (German) (Neumarkt Room) Vibeke Helder, The Netherlands, How to Start a Health Care Insurance for Vegetarians (English) (Altmarkt Room) Zuzana Skvarilova, Czech Republic, Vegetarianism as the Foundation for the Sustainable Development of Human Existence (English) (Bähr Room) Birgit Otto, Germany, The Subtle Seducer – Refined Sugar and its „Sweet Secrets“ (German) (Brühl Room) Siegfried W. F. Pagel, Germany, A Natural Concept: Human Beings as Creatures of Light and the „Sunfood“ Diet (German) (Elbe Room) 14:55 Maria Rollinger, Germany, Milk and Gluten Intolerance - the Influence of New Milk and Grain Production Methods on Intolerances (German) (Festsaal) Sacinandana Swami, Germany, Vegetarianism in the Different Traditions of Ancient India (English) (Neumarkt Room) Melanie Bujok, Germany, The Ontologisation of animals into farm animals (German) (Altmarkt Room) Martina Kobs-Metzger, Germany, The Indian Nutritional Teachings of Ayurveda (German) (Bähr Room) Jitka Skockova, Czech Republic, Introduction of the Czech Society for Nutrition and Vegetarianism (English) (Brühl Room) Purnima Toolsidass, India, The Utility of Animal Welfare (English) (Elbe Room) 16:00 George Jacobs, Singapore, Children's Books for Promoting Veg-friendly Attitudes (English with German examples) (Festsaal) Dr. Markus Keller, Germany, Potentially Critical Nutrients in Vegetarian Diets – Latest Scientific Findings (German) (Neumarkt Room) Sister Wako Ishikawa, Japan, Zen Vegetarianism in Japan – Meals and Spirituality (English) (Altmarkt Room) Karen Soeters, The Netherlands, Dutch film „Meat the Truth“ (in English) with introduction (English) (Bähr Room) Francesco Maurelli, Ireland, Vegetarianism and Esperanto – Two Green Ways (English) (Brühl Room) Meeting of delegates from Europe (English) (Elbe Room) 16:55 Shankar Narayan, India, Origin and History of Vegetarianism in India (English) (Festsaal) Panel Discussion on Nutrition (Neumarkt Room) Dr. Marco Ceriani + Cinzia Chiarenza, Italy, Nutrition and Training for Champion of the World and Miss Universe (English) (Altmarkt Room) Karen Soeters, The Netherlands, Dutch film „Meat the Truth“ (in English) with introduction, continued (English) (Bähr Room) Drs. Susianto Tseng, Indonesia, The Nutritional Status of Vegetarian Children in Indonesia (English) (Brühl Room) Meeting of delegates from Europe, continued (English) (Elbe Room) 17:45 Closing ceremony (Festsaal) 20:00 Gala Farewell Dinner (Diningroom)

If you have questions for the Congress organisers, please subscribe to ivu-congress to avoid them having to answer the same questions to everyone individually: Subscribe to ivu-congress email discussion list for anyone considering attending IVU Congresses - everyone welcome! the list is moderated to keep it strictly on-topic and the mail volume is quite low.

Back to the 2008 Congress Index