2005 YEAR OF THE MEDITERRANEAN

29 September – 1 October 2005 Rector Hall University of Rome "La Sapienza"

International Conference THE FOOD TRADITION IN MEDITERRANEAN MONOTHEISTIC RELIGIONS 29 - 30 September 2005

3° EuroMediterranean Forum DIALOGUES BETWEEN CIVILIZATIONS AND PEOPLE: THE FOOD CULTURES 30 September - 1 October 2005 Under the High Patronage of the President of the Republic of Italy Under the Auspices of Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Italian Ministry of Agriculture Representative in Italy of European Commission

Organized by Institute of Food Science, University of Rome “La Sapienza” Fondazione Universitas Italica EuroMediterranean Network on Food Cultures

EATING ART Exposition Pavilion, Rector Hall Atrium, 29 September - 1 October 2005 Gala Choreo-Event, National Academy of Dance, 1 October 2005, 8pm With the collaboration of Plexus International National Academy of Dance

The University of Rome “La Sapienza” hosts two international meetings on the Mediterranean food culture. The event is held within the celebrations for the 2005 Year of the Mediterranean.

The topics under discussion aim to rise up the awareness on the worth of the food and to promote the attention on the Decennial of the Barcelona Declaration.

The goal of the international event is to reinforce the mutual understanding, the social cohesion, the sustainable development and the food security in the Mediterranean.

As a cultural initiative, it is placed the exposition pavilion Eating Art. As conclusion, at the National Academy of Dance, a gala choreo-event will be staged in direction to a common action on diet, physical activity and health, as recently recommended by the European Commission.

MORE INFO: w3.uniroma1.it/scialim/mediterraneo.htlm