1995-2004   2005-2010
 
   
PROGRESS 1994      
Highlights
International Sakharov Festival with Mstislav Rostropovich presiding
Publication of Business Strategy Vols. I and II in Greek
Publication of guidelines for a biocentric curriculum in Greek
Fourth International Symposium on the World Energy - Budapest, Hungary
Keynote address at International NATO Symposium
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985

Awards - Distinctions

  • Woman of the Year Award from the American Biographical Institute

B.I.O. International Conferences

Conferences - Seminars - Roundtable Discussions

  • Closing address at the International Conference on Environment and the Quality of Life in Central Europe: Problems of Transition, organised in Prague under the auspices of the President of the Czech Republic, V. Havel. Programme
  • Keynote address at the Conference on Theological Education and the Environment, organised under the auspices of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Chalki, Turkey. Progamme
  • Keynote address at the First Polish Congress on Universalism, Warsaw
  • Keynote address at the Fourth International Symposium on the World Energy System Development of Interconnected Power Systems, Budapest, Hungary. Programme
  • Keynote address at the International NATO Symposium, Zappeion, Athens. Programme

Keynote Speeches/Lectures/Special Events

  • Lecture, Maliotis Centre, during a social event organised by the Boston Diocese, USA
  • Lecture on Biopolitics and Old Age, Scientific Day, Evangelismos Hospital Scientific Personnel Union, Athens. Programme

B.I.O. Events

  • Series of Biopolitics Lectures at Mendeleyev University, Moscow, Russia. Programme, Photos
  • Series of Biopolitics Lectures at Lomonosov State University, Moscow, Russia. Photos
  • Bio-Education seminars for primary education teachers, students and administrators of the West Attica Prefecture, Greece
  • Session on Biopolitics - Bios Theory, Symposium, Hellenic Union of Biologists, Athens. Programme
  • Ten-day Seminar on Biopolitics, State Technological University of St. Petersburg, Russia. Programme, Photos
  • Series of presentations at the Rotary Clubs of Rethymnon, Heraklion and Chania on the island of Crete. Wide press coverage. Programme, Photos

Publications

  • Publication, Business Strategy for the Bio-Environment, Volume I, Greek. Proceedings, First B.I.O Conference on Business Strategy for the Bio-Environment, 1992 (132 pp.)
  • Publication, Business Strategy for the Bio-Environment, Volume II, Greek. Proceedings, Second B.I.O Conference on Business Strategy for the Bio-Environment, 1993 (180 pp.)
  • Publication, Biopolitics - The Bio-Environment - Bio-Culture, Greek. Guidelines for a biocentric curriculum (191 pp.)
  • Publication of "BioNews," official B.I.O. newspaper, English

Media

 
PROGRESS 1993
Highlights
B.I.O President and Trustee share Abdi Ipekci Peace and Friendship Prize
Hellenic-Indian Symposium in honour of Dr. Kamla Chowdhry
Bio-Syllabus promoted and used extensively in universities around the world 
Second Symposium on Business Strategy for the Bio-Environment
Translation of Bio-Syllabus and publication in Russian
Publication of the 4th volume of Biopolitics ­ The Bio­Environment

Awards - Distinctions

B.I.O. International Conferences

Conferences - Seminars - Roundtable Discussions

  • B.I.O. is the international representative at the Meeting of Regional Representatives of the Alliance for Environmental Education, Arizona, USA
  • Participation in the Annual Assembly of the Club of Rome, Hannover
  • Participation in Earth Day '93, Zappeion Megaron, Athens

Lectures

  • Lecture at the US Trust Distinguished Scholars Lecture Series, Centre for International Affairs, Lynn University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA. .Photos
  • Lecture, Soroptimist Union of Halkida, Greece. Prorgamme
  • Lecture, ALPINE Centre for Hotel and Tourism Management Studies, Athens. Programme
  • Speech during the plenary session, Conference on Environmental Education 2000 organised by the Alliance for Environmental Education, Virginia, USA
  • Lecture, Conference on Environmentally Sustainable Development, Spetses, Greece. Programme
  • Lecture at the Rotary Club of Piraeus, Greece
  • Lecture at The Ekali Club, Greece

B.I.O. Events

  • Proposal submitted by the Alliance for Environmental Education, USA, for an international expansion in 56 countries through the B.I.O. headquarters in Athens
  • Official agreement to promote Biopolitics ­ The Bio­Environment ­ Bio­Syllabus in the Alliance for Environmental Education network of universities in the USA
  • The B.I.O. international campaign for Environmental Olympics and Bios Prizes gains support by leading representatives from the International Olympic Committee, the Club of Rome, UNESCO and UNA's, governments, universities and NGO's in over 70 countries.
  • Proposal for the development of a curriculum on Bio­Mathematics by the President of MathPower Education Consulting Organization, USA
  • Proposal for the implementation of Cleaner Production, in co-operation with major Greek businesses, submitted to the European Union
  • Meeting with the President of the Club of Rome. Invitation to introduce Biopolitics during the Club of Rome plenary Assembly in Hannover
  • Proposal by the President of UNESCO for co-operation in joint projects

Publications

  • Publication, "International University for the Bio­Environment" (84 pp.)
  • Biopolitics ­ The Bio­Environment ­ Bio­Syllabus introduced as a textbook in universities world-wide. Translation into Greek and Russian
  • Publication of Biopolitics ­ The Bio­Environment ­ Bio­Syllabus, in Russian
  • Publication of Biopolitics ­ The Bio­Environment ­ Volume IV, (304 pp.) Proceedings from the Fifth B.I.O. International Conference, Istanbul, 1992
  • Publication of Biopolitics ­ Bio­Diplomacy and International Co-operation, Proceedings from the Hellenic­Russian Symposium held in Athens, 1991
  • Publication of Biopolitics ­ The Bio­Environment ­ Bio­Education, guidelines for the implementation of a biocentric curriculum, Greek

Media

 
PROGRESS 1992
Highlights
BIO president elected as Honorary President for Life by the UN Association of Sri Lanka
Launching of campaign for Olympic cease-fire and Bios Olympiads gains wide support
Fifth BIO International Conference in Istanbul
First Symposium on Business Strategy for the Bio-Environment
Bio-Syllabus published

Awards - Distinctions

  • Election as Honorary President for Life, for outstanding contribution to international understanding and friendship, by the United Nations Association of Sri Lanka, along with South African leader Nelson Mandela, former President of the Soviet Union Michael Gorbachev, former UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar and Secretary of the Rio Earth Summit, Maurice Strong
  • Member of the Scientific Council, Honorary President of the Association Members and Regional Co-ordinator for the Mediterranean for the international space research project Life in Space

B.I.O. International Conferences

Conferences - Seminars - Roundtable Discussions

Keynote Speeches/Lectures/Special Events

  • Lecture, Symposium on Mental Health, Zappeion, Athens. Programme
  • Lecture, Jaycee's Conference on Satellite Communications. Joint B.I.O. project proposal
  • Lecture, International Congress for the 500 Years of The Discovery of America, Venezuela. Photos
  • Series of lectures given at the Serbian Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Centre for Socio­Ecological Research and Documentation and the Belgrade Faculty of Chemistry. B.I.O. is invited to participate in the International Project ECO Centre. I.U.B.E. branch to be established at Belgrade University, under the auspices of the President of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Programme
  • Lecture at the International Seminar on "New Phenomena of Russian Realities: Rights of the Child" organised by the International Women's Centre of Russia
  • Lecture at the Russian Academy of Sciences
  • Lecture, Hellenic­Canadian Association, in the presence of the Ambassador of Canada
  • Lecture, Academy of Creative Endeavours and the International Women's Centre, Russia

B.I.O. Events

  • Meeting with Senator Al Gore at the US Senate
  • Proposal for joint humanitarian activities in Russia, with the participation of the Russian Orthodox Church, submitted by the Academy of Creative Endeavours
  • Memorandum of Understanding for the development of exchange activities with the Alliance for Environmental Education, USA
  • Official proposal for exchange of scholars and co-operation with I.U.B.E./B.I.O. by the President of Gdansk University
  • The B.I.O. launches an international campaign for the award of Bios Prizes during the Olympic Games to individuals or institutions who "have contributed to the better understanding and preservation of the bio­environment." The present structure of the Olympic Games emphasises physical achievements. B.I.O.'s proposal includes the establishment of international committees in every field of human endeavour to evaluate progress in the area of bio­environmental preservation and appreciation
  • Proposal to introduce Biopolitics in secondary school curricula submitted in Florida, USA

Publications

Media

  • Scientific and Technical Council for the development of Satellite Project "Bios and Space"
  • Wide press coverage and television interviews. Weekly television series on Biopolitics ­ the Bio­Environment. ET1 interview with Liana Kanelli
 
PROGRESS 1991
Highlights
Launching of the I.U.B.E.
BIO on board of Alliance for Environmental Education USA
I.U.B.E. introduced to the Council of Europe
Hellenic-Soviet Symposia
Fourth BIO International Conference
Publication of goals and structure of I.U.B.E
Publication of 3rd Volume of Biopolitics - The Bio-Environment

B.I.O. International Conferences

Keynote Speeches/Lectures/Special Events

  • Lecture, Women's International Club - Environment Circle, Athens
  • Lecture, Hellenic-Canadian Association, Athens
  • The I.U.B.E. and the Role of Private Universities. Lecture at the Soroptimist Society of Greece Symposium, organised by the Union of Journalists
  • Biopolitics lecture at the University of Namur Department of Philosophy
  • Lectures at Moscow State University, the Mendeleyev Institute of Chemical Technology and the Academy of Creative Endeavours, Russia

B.I.O. Events

  • Leading representatives from 52 nations pledge their support to the I.U.B.E.
  • B.I.O. joins the Board of the Alliance for Environmental Education, USA
  • Proposal for a B.I.O. International Conference in Turkey, under the auspices of the Ministry for the Environment of Turkey and Ankara University
  • Proposals from Polish Universities for the inclusion of Biopolitics in their curricula
  • Proposals from the Universities of Moscow, Leningrand and Kiev for an exchange of students program and the establishment of a biocentric curriculum and special courses
  • Biopolitics Presentation at the National University of the Philippines
  • The I.U.B.E. is introduced to the Council of Europe (Luxembourg)
  • Presentation on the I.U.B.E. at the Alliance for Environmental Education Conference, USA
  • Meeting with President George Bush at the White House, Washington DC, USA
  • B.I.O. - Moscow State University Students and Scholars Exchange Program
  • Meeting with the Head of the Press Office of President Boris Yeltsin, White House, Russia
  • Moscow State University suggests Biopolitics as an umbrella concept for all programs
  • Proposal for introducing Biopolitics into the Russian legislation
  • Six­month project for a Bio­Curriculum for education and business, with the participation of visiting research scientists from the Moscow State University Faculty of Biology

Publications

  • Publication of the resolutions from the Fourth B.I.O. International Conference, on the goals and structure of the I.U.B.E.
  • Publication of Biopolitics ­ the Bio­Environment - Volume III, (700 pp.) Proceedings from the Fourth B.I.O. International Conference, Athens, 1991 BioNews no. 6, April 1996, p. 8
  • Publication of "The International University for the Bio­Environment" (70 pp.)
  • Publication of "International Education for the Bio­Environment," Greek

Media

  • Biopolitics articles in leading newspapers and magazines and four TV interviews
 
PROGRESS 1990
Highlights
Proposal to launch the International University for the Bio-Environment
Hellenic-Turkish Symposium in Athens
EMECS '90 International Conference in Kobe, Japan
Hellenic-Israeli Symposium with Stef Wertheimer as keynote speaker
Ankara University adds Biopolitics to political science graduate curriculum

B.I.O. International Conferences

Conferences - Seminars - Roundtable Discussions

Keynote Speeches/Lectures/Special Events

  • Biopolitics lecture, Zerides Lyceum, Athens
  • Biopolitics ­ Launching the International University for the Bio­Environment. Lecture at the Greek Archdiocese of New York City, under the auspices of H.E. Archbishop Iakovos
  • Biopolitics lecture hosted by the City Council of Vouliagmeni, Greece
  • Presentation at The Ekali Club, Greece
  • Presentation at the Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Boston, USA

B.I.O. Events

Publications

Media

  • Television, radio and press coverage of the B.I.O. and the I.U.B.E.
 
PROGRESS 1989
Highlights
Third BIO International Conference on "Biopolitics - Curriculum Reforms"
BIO International Symposium in Trabzon, Turkey
Promotion of the Bio-Syllabus to universities world wide
Presentation of Biopolitics goals at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Publication of the 2nd volume of Biopolitics - The Bio-Environment
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department proposes joint B.I.O project for  preservation of endangered species

B.I.O. International Conferences

Conferences - Seminars - Roundtable Discussions

  • Summit Meeting, International patrons, Global Co-operation for a Better World, India
  • Biopolitics lecture, conference on Water Resources, organised by the University of Salonica, the Mayor of Salonica and the Goethe Institute
 

Keynote Speeches/Lectures/Special Events

 

B.I.O. Events

Publications

 

Media

  • Biopolitics feature stories in publications of the official Greek National Tourism Organisation and in several other periodicals
  • Wide press coverage in New York and Boston
  • Television interview on Cable Manhattan, New York
  • Articles on Biopolitics appearing in several leading newspapers
  • The Singapore UNA Bulletin featured the Bio­Syllabus as its main article
 
PROGRESS 1988
Highlights
International Patron of Global Co-operation for a Better World at launching in House of Lords, UK
Second BIO International Conference, "Bios in the Next Millennium"
First volume of Biopolitics - The Bio-Environment published
Incorporation of Biopolitics in academic curricula in US and Europe
Bio-Diplomacy event in honour of Lord Ennals, British Council
Official establishment of B.I.O. as Non-profit Foundation in USA

Awards - Distinctions
  • Election as Honorary President of the United Nations Association of Sri Lanka

B.I.O. International Conferences

 

Conferences - Seminars - Roundtable Discussions

  • Participation in Manipulations Genetiques Vers Une Meilleure Humanite, Entretiens de Romont, Belgium
  • Participation as International Patron in the international launching of the Global Co-operation for a Better World the House of Lords, UK
  • Presentation on Biopolitics ­ The Bio­Environment and Bios Rights, WFUNA European Regional Conference, Athens
  • Presentation at the E.L.I.N.A.S. North­South International Co-operation Conference
 

Keynote Speeches/Lectures/Special Events

  • Keynote address, London Symposium, organised by the Greek­Orthodox Bishop of Thyateira
  • Opening lecture, High Technology Forum, Hellenic American Chamber of Commerce
  • Lecture on Biopolitics, Hellenic­American Organisation KRIKOS, New York
  • Lecture and press conference, Union of Journalists and Periodical Owners, Athens
  • Lecture on Biopolitics, GDR
  • Lecture on Biopolitics at the University of Peace, Brussels, Belgium
  • Lecture to the Israeli community in Greece
  • Lecture at Psychico Cultural Centre, Athens
 

B.I.O. Events

 

Publications

 

Media

  • Feature story on Biopolitics, Athens News Agency, distributed to embassies and foreign press agents throughout the world
  • Feature article on Biopolitics, National Herald, New York
  • Greek radio interview on Biopolitics broadcast in Europe, North America, South America, Australia and Africa
  • Numerous articles in newspapers and magazines, including feature stories in publications in Singapore and Sri Lanka
 
PROGRESS 1987
Highlights
Biopolitics and World Co-operation at UNA meeting in Ottawa
Lecture to World Council of Churches in Geneva makes first environmental proposals to the body of theologians
First BIO International Conference
BIO Hellenic-French symposium, French Embassy in Athens
First issue of BioNews published

Awards - Distinctions
  • Gold Medal of Honour for Outstanding Achievements and Dedication to Personal and Professional Goals, American Biographical Institute

B.I.O. International Conferences

Conferences - Seminars - Roundtable Discussions

  • Symposium on Bios in the Next Millennium cosponsored by the French Embassy in Athens, with the participation of the French Ambassador, the Minister of Technology of France and distinguished speakers, Photos
  • Participation in Bio­Ethics Panel, organised by Etudes et Expansion, Belgium, the Minister of Health, Senators and the President of the Belgian International Council of Women
  • AIDS International Conference, Paris: Presentation of B.I.O. proposal to use satellites for international co-operation on bios

Keynote Speeches/Lectures/Special Events

B.I.O. Events

  • Initiation for the establishment of B.I.O. branches in 30 nations
  • Biopolitics and International Co-operation, World Federation of UNA's, Ottawa, Canada, Programme
  • Contribution of a chapter on Biopolitics in the volume published in honour of Professor C. Bonis, President of the Academy of Athens
  • Resolution to introduce "Biopolitics ­ the Bio­Environment" in the activities of UNA'S. Resolution to include "The Role of Biopolitics," as well as "Women and Biopolitics" in the agenda of WFUNA Regional Conferences and Plenary Assembly.

Publications

  • Publication of "BioNews," official B.I.O. newsletter Vol. 1, No. 1, distributed world-wide. See PDF file (645 KB).

Media

  • Widespread coverage in newspapers and magazines as well as radio and TV interviews in Africa, North America, Asia and Europe
 
PROGRESS 1986
Highlights
Legal incorporation of B.I.O. and registration of B.I.O. Emblem
Presentation to UNA meeting in Berlin
UNA Chairman proposes Biopolitics as instrument for international co-operation to 150 nations
B.I.O. established in 20 countries
Wide spread media coverage

Conferences - Seminars - Roundtable Discussions

  • Biopolitics and Dialectics, Greek Philosophical Society Conference, Athens

Keynote Speeches/Lectures/Special Events

B.I.O. Events

Media

  • Interviews on Cable Manhattan East­West Program, USA.
  • Core Communications Inc. interview broadcast on 50 US radio stations
  • Biopolitics and the Environment ­ The Chernobyl Incident, cover story Greece's Weekly
  • Biopolitics - A Pathway for International Co-operation, featured in Greek UNA Bulletin
  • Biopolitics ­ Bio­Economics feature article in daily financial newspaper, Express
  • Articles on Biopolitics in leading Greek publications
 
PROGRESS 1985
Highlights
B.I.O. established by Dr. Agni Vlavianos-Arvanitis in Athens, Greece
First presentation of Biopolitics to Euro-Philosophical Society Meeting in Athens
Extensive mailing to world leaders and decision makers
Immediate and enthusiastic response from international figures and media

Conferences - Seminars - Roundtable Discussions
  • First presentation of Biopolitics - Dimensions of Biology by Dr. Agni Vlavianos-Arvanitis, Euro-Philosophical Society Meeting, Athens, June 1985

Keynote Speeches/Lectures/Special Events

B.I.O. Events

  • B.I.O. established by Dr. Agni Vlavianos-Arvanitis in Athens, Greece
  • Copyright of terms Biopolitics, bio-architecture, bio-peace, bio-assessment, bio-economics, bio-law, bio-environment, bio-art, bio-legislation, bio-diplomacy and Bank of Ideas
  • Letters of support for Biopolitics received from leading international figures

Publications

Media

  • Articles in leading Greek newspapers and journals
 
1995-2004   2005-2010