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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 16, 2002

		    HELLENIC COLLEGE ORGANIZES CONFERENCE
			      ON OLYMPIC GAMES

Brookline, Mass. -  An international conference on the Olympic Games will
take place on the campus of Hellenic College on October 18 and 19. The
conference entitled "Olympic Games Yesterday and Today" is the Eighth
Biennial Greek Studies Conference and brings together scholars and
educators from the United States and abroad who will address the many
facets of the Olympics from antiquity to today.

Fr. Nicholas Triantafilou, President of Hellenic College praised this
undertaking and stated that "in continuation of our respect for the rich
heritage with which we are blessed this 8th Biennial Greek Studies
Conference expresses our commitment to embody and transmit the truths of
our rich history and culture."

The conference will open on Friday evening with remarks by his Eminence
Archbishop Demetrios, the President of the School Fr. Triantafilou, and the
new Consul General of Greece in Boston, the Honorable Konstantin Bikas.

After the welcome and remarks professor David C. Young, a world-renowned
authority in Sports History and professor of Classics at the University of
Florida, will offer the Keynote Address. His topic will be: How Olympia 776
BC became Athens 2004: Origin and Authenticity of the Modern Games.
Professor Young, a specialist on Pindar, has published dozens of books and
articles on the Olympics and was the only American invited to an
international conference convened recently in Veria, Greece honoring
Demetrios Vikelas,  first president of the IOC and one of the top
organizers of the Olympics of 1896.

The following day the Conference will open with a presentation by professor
Constantine Santas, Chair of the English Department of Flagler College, on
the Olympiad of 1936. Part of his presentation will be a video from
Riefensthal's film on Berlin's Olympics of 1936. Dino Siotis, a poet and
author, whose work has been translated in six different languages, will
follow speaking on  "The Spirit of the Olympic Games in the Era of
Globalization." Currently Mr. Siotis serves also as Press Counselor at the
Greek Consulate of Boston.

The conference will continue with a presentation by professor Constantinos
Cartalis of the University of Athens and General Secretary of the Olympic
Games at the Greek Ministry of Culture. Professor Cartalis, will present
"The Vision of Greece for the 2004 Olympic Games." Professor MacAloon of
the University of Chicago, on the other hand, will speak on "Lampadedromia:
2004 and Its Precedents." Professor McAloon, an internationally known
sports historian, a prolific writer, and an Associate Dean of the
University of Chicago, will bring the vim and vigor of this significant
Olympic event to his audience.

The  presentations will continue after lunch with Professor George
Kourvetaris of Northern Illinois University, who will examine "The Olympic
Games: Past, Present and Future" from his perspective as a sociologist.
Professor Kourvertaris, one of the foremost Greek American sociologists,
has published many books and is also the founder and editor of the Journal
of Political and Military Sociology.  Mrs Demetra Egan, Greeks Abroad
Manager "Athens 2004," will apprise the audience of the latest developments
on the upcoming Olympic Games. Her topic will be "Olympic Games, the
Omogeneia and Volunteerism." Finally, the educational aspect of the Games
will be examined by Kostas Politis, Education and Training Manager "Athens
2004." His topic will be "Olympic Education." The Conference will close
with Awards to the best three essays written on this subject by students of
our Greek American Schools of the Diocese of Boston.

The organization of the Conference was made possible through the generous
financial support of the Marcelle R. Varver and the C.C. Polychronis
Foundations of Hellenic College. It has also the moral support of the
Diocese of Boston with its many communities in New England, the Greek
Teachers Association of New England, the Greek Consulate of Boston, the
Federation of Hellenic American Societies of New England, and the SAE Youth
Organization of Boston.

All the Conference activities, including receptions and a luncheon, are
FREE and open to the public.
For more information please call Hellenic College at: (617) 731-3500, ext.
1271 or (617) 850-1271.
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		    GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE OF AMERICA
    8-10 East 79th St. New York, NY 10021  Tel: (212) 570-3530 Fax: (212)
				  774-0215
	 Web: http://www.goarch.org Email: communications@goarch.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 16, 2002

		    GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE OF AMERICA
    8-10 East 79th St. New York, NY 10021  Tel: (212) 570-3530 Fax: (212)
				  774-0215
	 Web: http://www.goarch.org Email: communications@goarch.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 16, 2002

		    HELLENIC COLLEGE ORGANIZES CONFERENCE
			      ON OLYMPIC GAMES

Brookline, Mass. -  An international conference on the Olympic Games will
take place on the campus of Hellenic College on October 18 and 19. The
conference entitled "Olympic Games Yesterday and Today" is the Eighth
Biennial Greek Studies Conference and brings together scholars and
educators from the United States and abroad who will address the many
facets of the Olympics from antiquity to today.

Fr. Nicholas Triantafilou, President of Hellenic College praised this
undertaking and stated that "in continuation of our respect for the rich
heritage with which we are blessed this 8th Biennial Greek Studies
Conference expresses our commitment to embody and transmit the truths of
our rich history and culture."

The conference will open on Friday evening with remarks by his Eminence
Archbishop Demetrios, the President of the School Fr. Triantafilou, and the
new Consul General of Greece in Boston, the Honorable Konstantin Bikas.

After the welcome and remarks professor David C. Young, a world-renowned
authority in Sports History and professor of Classics at the University of
Florida, will offer the Keynote Address. His topic will be: How Olympia 776
BC became Athens 2004: Origin and Authenticity of the Modern Games.
Professor Young, a specialist on Pindar, has published dozens of books and
articles on the Olympics and was the only American invited to an
international conference convened recently in Veria, Greece honoring
Demetrios Vikelas,  first president of the IOC and one of the top
organizers of the Olympics of 1896.

The following day the Conference will open with a presentation by professor
Constantine Santas, Chair of the English Department of Flagler College, on
the Olympiad of 1936. Part of his presentation will be a video from
Riefensthal's film on Berlin's Olympics of 1936. Dino Siotis, a poet and
author, whose work has been translated in six different languages, will
follow speaking on  "The Spirit of the Olympic Games in the Era of
Globalization." Currently Mr. Siotis serves also as Press Counselor at the
Greek Consulate of Boston.

The conference will continue with a presentation by professor Constantinos
Cartalis of the University of Athens and General Secretary of the Olympic
Games at the Greek Ministry of Culture. Professor Cartalis, will present
"The Vision of Greece for the 2004 Olympic Games." Professor MacAloon of
the University of Chicago, on the other hand, will speak on "Lampadedromia:
2004 and Its Precedents." Professor McAloon, an internationally known
sports historian, a prolific writer, and an Associate Dean of the
University of Chicago, will bring the vim and vigor of this significant
Olympic event to his audience.

The  presentations will continue after lunch with Professor George
Kourvetaris of Northern Illinois University, who will examine "The Olympic
Games: Past, Present and Future" from his perspective as a sociologist.
Professor Kourvertaris, one of the foremost Greek American sociologists,
has published many books and is also the founder and editor of the Journal
of Political and Military Sociology.  Mrs Demetra Egan, Greeks Abroad
Manager "Athens 2004," will apprise the audience of the latest developments
on the upcoming Olympic Games. Her topic will be "Olympic Games, the
Omogeneia and Volunteerism." Finally, the educational aspect of the Games
will be examined by Kostas Politis, Education and Training Manager "Athens
2004." His topic will be "Olympic Education." The Conference will close
with Awards to the best three essays written on this subject by students of
our Greek American Schools of the Diocese of Boston.

The organization of the Conference was made possible through the generous
financial support of the Marcelle R. Varver and the C.C. Polychronis
Foundations of Hellenic College. It has also the moral support of the
Diocese of Boston with its many communities in New England, the Greek
Teachers Association of New England, the Greek Consulate of Boston, the
Federation of Hellenic American Societies of New England, and the SAE Youth
Organization of Boston.

All the Conference activities, including receptions and a luncheon, are
FREE and open to the public.
For more information please call Hellenic College at: (617) 731-3500, ext.
1271 or (617) 850-1271.
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Archdiocese Department of Internet Ministries.

Brookline, Mass. -  An international conference on the Olympic Games will
take place on the campus of Hellenic College on October 18 and 19. The
conference entitled "Olympic Games Yesterday and Today" is the Eighth
Biennial Greek Studies Conference and brings together scholars and
educators from the United States and abroad who will address the many
facets of the Olympics from antiquity to today.

Fr. Nicholas Triantafilou, President of Hellenic College praised this
undertaking and stated that "in continuation of our respect for the rich
heritage with which we are blessed this 8th Biennial Greek Studies
Conference expresses our commitment to embody and transmit the truths of
our rich history and culture."

The conference will open on Friday evening with remarks by his Eminence
Archbishop Demetrios, the President of the School Fr. Triantafilou, and the
new Consul General of Greece in Boston, the Honorable Konstantin Bikas.

After the welcome and remarks professor David C. Young, a world-renowned
authority in Sports History and professor of Classics at the University of
Florida, will offer the Keynote Address. His topic will be: How Olympia 776
BC became Athens 2004: Origin and Authenticity of the Modern Games.
Professor Young, a specialist on Pindar, has published dozens of books and
articles on the Olympics and was the only American invited to an
international conference convened recently in Veria, Greece honoring
Demetrios Vikelas,  first president of the IOC and one of the top
organizers of the Olympics of 1896.

The following day the Conference will open with a presentation by professor
Constantine Santas, Chair of the English Department of Flagler College, on
the Olympiad of 1936. Part of his presentation will be a video from
Riefensthal's film on Berlin's Olympics of 1936. Dino Siotis, a poet and
author, whose work has been translated in six different languages, will
follow speaking on  "The Spirit of the Olympic Games in the Era of
Globalization." Currently Mr. Siotis serves also as Press Counselor at the
Greek Consulate of Boston.

The conference will continue with a presentation by professor Constantinos
Cartalis of the University of Athens and General Secretary of the Olympic
Games at the Greek Ministry of Culture. Professor Cartalis, will present
"The Vision of Greece for the 2004 Olympic Games." Professor MacAloon of
the University of Chicago, on the other hand, will speak on "Lampadedromia:
2004 and Its Precedents." Professor McAloon, an internationally known
sports historian, a prolific writer, and an Associate Dean of the
University of Chicago, will bring the vim and vigor of this significant
Olympic event to his audience.

The  presentations will continue after lunch with Professor George
Kourvetaris of Northern Illinois University, who will examine "The Olympic
Games: Past, Present and Future" from his perspective as a sociologist.
Professor Kourvertaris, one of the foremost Greek American sociologists,
has published many books and is also the founder and editor of the Journal
of Political and Military Sociology.  Mrs Demetra Egan, Greeks Abroad
Manager "Athens 2004," will apprise the audience of the latest developments
on the upcoming Olympic Games. Her topic will be "Olympic Games, the
Omogeneia and Volunteerism." Finally, the educational aspect of the Games
will be examined by Kostas Politis, Education and Training Manager "Athens
2004." His topic will be "Olympic Education." The Conference will close
with Awards to the best three essays written on this subject by students of
our Greek American Schools of the Diocese of Boston.

The organization of the Conference was made possible through the generous
financial support of the Marcelle R. Varver and the C.C. Polychronis
Foundations of Hellenic College. It has also the moral support of the
Diocese of Boston with its many communities in New England, the Greek
Teachers Association of New England, the Greek Consulate of Boston, the
Federation of Hellenic American Societies of New England, and the SAE Youth
Organization of Boston.

All the Conference activities, including receptions and a luncheon, are
FREE and open to the public.
For more information please call Hellenic College at: (617) 731-3500, ext.
1271 or (617) 850-1271.
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