Getting to Yes with ET: International Experts Meet to Discuss
Diplomacy with Extraterrestrial Civilizations
KEALAKEKUA, Hawaii, May 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A meeting of
international experts will be discussing whether extraterrestrial
civilizations are visiting the Earth, how diplomacy might be conducted
with them and the impact on world peace. The convener of the
conference, scheduled to take place on the Big Island of Hawaii from
June 9 to 11, describes it as "the first in the world to focus on the
nuances of international diplomacy with extraterrestrial civilizations
that may be now or may soon be visiting the Earth." Dr. Michael Salla,
a former professor in International Peace and Conflict Resolution at
American University, Washington D.C., has participated in
international diplomacy initiatives in conflict zones such as East
Timor, Kosovo and Sri Lanka. Fascinated by the possibility of visiting
extraterrestrial life, he decided to convene a meeting of
international experts to discuss the significance of extraterrestrials
for diplomacy and world peace. The conference features an impressive
list of experts in international diplomacy, international law, public
policy, and researchers into the extraterrestrial phenomenon.
The keynote speaker is the former Defense Minister of Canada, the
Honorable Paul Hellyer, who will be discussing whether humanity is up
to the diplomatic task of achieving peace with extraterrestrials. In
his presentation, he will contrast his vision of diplomatic
cooperation with ETs, "Star Dreams", with a shooting war that might
arise out of the current U.S. policy promoting the weaponization of
space, "Star Wars". Another expert in international diplomacy willing
to discuss how humanity might negotiate with visiting
extraterrestrials is a respected international diplomat. Ambassador
John McDonald was appointed by Presidents Carter and Reagan to
represent the U.S. at four United Nations Conferences. He is currently
Director of the Institute for Multitrack Diplomacy and specializes in
citizens' diplomacy in international conflicts. He will be discussing
how diplomatic initiatives, some involving private citizens, might be
conducted when and if extraterrestrials visit the Earth.
Also addressing the conference will be an expert in international law
who is behind a current initative to have the United Nations pass a
resolution establishing a Decade of Contact preparing the global
population for eventual contact with extraterrestrial civilizations. A
graduate of Yale Law School, Alfred Webre served in a Stanford
Research Institute project authorized by the Carter Administration to
establish communication protocols with possible extraterrestrial
civilizations until the project was shut down by the Pentagon in 1977.
Another international expert, Dr Scott Jones, is a former U.S. Navy
Commander, who now specializes in the establishment of world peace
centers in conflict regions. He will examine the possibility that
extraterrestrial civilizations are visiting and how this impacts on
diplomacy and world peace.
A retired U.S. Air Force Captain, Robert Salas, will be discussing a
1967 incident where UFOs shut down a Strategic Air Command facility
with Minuteman ICBM Nuclear Missiles in Montana. He will discuss the
significance of nuclear weapons for visiting extraterrestrial
civilizations, and the implications for world peace. Dr. Thomas
Hansen, another international expert, was the founder and president of
the Peace Exchange Foundation, which coordinated citizen exchanges
between the Soviet Union and the U.S. in the 1980s. He will discuss
how humanity can cooperate with extraterrestrial visitors through
citizen diplomacy and other peaceful initiatives.
A total of 16 conference presenters will present their research on the
possibility of visiting extraterrestrial civilizations and how
diplomacy can be conducted to promote world peace.
Conference Web site: http://www.etworldpeace.com
Sponsored by the Exopolitics Institute:
http://www.exopoliticsinstitute.org
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