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Call for Participants in the International Educational Conference: "(Re)member. Is Memory Enough in the 21st Century?"
"Is Memory Enough in the 21st Century?" is the theme of the international educational conference organized by the International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust, which will take place from June 30 to July 2, 2025.
We invite experts from various fields to participate, primarily representatives of museums, memorial sites, universities, as well as other specialists and experts whose work focuses on the history and memory of World War II, Auschwitz, the Holocaust, and other genocides. We encourage participation in a discussion on the significance of memory in shaping the modern world and our shared moral responsibility.
“We deeply believe that an international debate will provide a unique opportunity to examine the main topic from multiple perspectives and to jointly seek solutions to contemporary dangers and challenges, especially given that, according to the Global Peace Index 2024, the number of ongoing conflicts in the world is at its highest since World War II,” said Andrzej Kacorzyk, Director of the International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust (ICEAH).
The year 2025 marks two important anniversaries for us: the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi camp Auschwitz, as well as the 20th anniversary of ICEAH, which was established at the Memorial as a wish of Survivors. The mission of the Center is to educate about the tragedy of the Victims and the history of Auschwitz and the Holocaust. This education aims to encourage reflection on the importance of individual responsibility for the world around us.
“Unfortunately, we are witnessing the resurgence of dehumanizing, antisemitic, and racist ideologies, as well as the emergence of new tensions and international conflicts. The aim of the conference is therefore to reflect on the role of memory in facing contemporary challenges, to explore how sites commemorating past crimes can contribute to building a more peaceful and stable world, and to develop new ways of speaking and teaching about this increasingly distant past so that it retains its relevance and meaning in the 21st century,” emphasized Dr. Piotr M. A. Cywiński, Director of the Museum.
Applications for participation in the conference are accepted via an online form until March 16, 2025. The number of places is limited.
The basis for qualifying a participant to take part in the conference is fulfilling the formal condition (representing a particular institution, i.e. a museum, memorial site, foundation/NGO, or university).
Information on the results of the recruitment process will be sent by March 20, 2025. Participants who meet the formal requirements will be selected based on the order of applications.
A prerequisite for active participation in the conference is the payment of a registration fee of 200 PLN. The organizer provides accommodation in double- and triple-occupancy rooms and meals (from June 30 to July 2).
The working language of the conference will be English. The organizer will provide simultaneous translation of part of the program into Polish.
Contact with the organizers: conference2025@auschwitz.org
