Economic association holds congress in Kharkiv (07/07/96)

Economic association holds congress in Kharkiv

PHILADELPHIA - The third congress of the International Ukrainian Economic Association took place on May 21-24 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. About 100 economists participated and about 70 papers were presented.

The papers will be published soon in the original languages as presented at the proceedings.

The outgoing president, I.S. Koropeckyj, reported on IUEA activity during the preceding two years. Tangible accomplishments were highlighted. A conference, "Economic Reform in Ukraine: Progress and Prospects," sponsored jointly with the U.S. Department of State, was held in September 1995 in Washington.

Thanks to financial aid from Ruta Halibey in memory of her late father, distinguished economist Illia Vytanovych, the proceedings of the IUEA's Odessa congress were edited and published by George Chuchman and Mykola Herasymchuk.

The publication Ukrainian Economic Review was launched. The first issue, No. 1-2, financed by the Ukrainian Studies Fund, appeared last year, and the second issue, funded by Mrs. Halibey, is presently in the final stages of the publication process.

Ksenia Kulchycky of the U.S. Naval Academy, Catherine Sokil-Milnikiewicz of the Pew Charitable Trusts and Fedir Kushnirsky of Temple University were instrumental in editing these two issues.

The third congress recommended that the newly elected executive board pay particular attention to the following three areas of activity: publicizing activities of the IUEA in Ukraine and abroad; raising funds in Ukraine and the West necessary to finance the association's congresses and publications; and recruiting new members, primarily among the lecturers of economics throughout Ukraine. It was decided to hold the fourth congress in May 1998 in Kyiv.

Mr. Herasymchuk, associate member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and deputy director of the Institute of Economics, was elected president for the next two years. The following were elected to the executive board: Yuriy Iakusha, Kyiv; Ivo Polulach, Germany; Serhiy Hudzynsky, Kyiv; Vasyl Borodiuk, Kyiv; Vasyl Horbachuk, Kyiv; Dr. Sokil-Milnikiewicz, U.S.; Dr. Koropeckyj, U.S.; Borys Burkynsky, Odessa; Stephen Rapawy, U.S.; Bohdan Andrushkiv, Ternopil; and Ivan Lukinov, Kyiv.

The new address of the IUEA is: Dr. Catherine M. Sokil-Milnikiewicz, 538 Third St., Brooklyn, NY 11215-3003; (718) 965-1169; e-mail JHE86-1@CompuServe.COM

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