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News Release
March 2, 2007
Distinguished Lecture Series Moves to Morrison Center for March
12 Lecture by Hans Blix
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For the first time, the Distinguished Lecture Series at Boise State
University moves to the Morrison Center for a lecture at 7 p.m. Monday, March
12, by Hans Blix, the former chief U.N. weapons inspector in Iraq.
Blix’s lecture, “Looking Ahead: Controlling Weapons of Mass Destruction,” is
free, and no tickets are required. Limited seating is available on a first-come
basis. Doors open at 6 p.m. Free parking for the lecture is available in the
general permit spaces in the lot south of the Morrison Center and in the parking
structure on University Drive and Brady Street.
The Morrison Center is a change of venue for the lecture series, which has
presented free lectures primarily in the Student Union Jordan Ballroom several times each
year since 2001.
In his lecture, Blix will discuss the present state of affairs in Iraq and the
possibilities for preventing the spread and use of weapons of mass destruction
in the future.
Blix, a Swedish diplomat, was the chief U.N. weapons inspector during the
build-up to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003. His book, “Disarming
Iraq,” published in 2004, offers an insider’s view of the events and inspections
in Iraq before the U.S.-led coalition began its invasion. The book also explores
questions about the war’s inevitability and the consequences of pre-emptive
strikes.
Blix is the former director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, a
position he held from 1981-1997. In late 2003, Blix was appointed chairman of
the international Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission, an independent body
launched by the Swedish government to investigate ways of reducing the dangers
from nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological weapons.
After two years of study, in June 2006 the commission released a final report,
“Weapons of Terror,” that analyzes current world risks from nuclear and other
weapons and presents a list of 60 recommendations to revitalize global
cooperation on disarmament.
The student-funded Distinguished Lecture Series brings to Boise State speakers
who have had a major impact in politics, the arts, science, business or in
another realm of contemporary significance.
Former speakers in the series include National Book Award winner Jonathan Kozol,
investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, Nobel laureate in Economics Joseph
Stiglitz, religion historian and author Karen Armstrong, biologist E.O. Wilson,
former president of Ireland Mary Robinson, Nobel Peace Prize recipient and
former president of Poland Lech Walesa, hostage negotiator Terry Waite, and
others. More information on the series is at
www.boisestate.edu/distinguishedlectures/.
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Contact: Michael Laliberte, Vice President for Student Affairs, (208)
426-1418,
michaellaliberte@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Janelle Brown, University Communications, (208) 426-1790,
jbrown2@boisestate.edu
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Last reviewed on
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
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