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==Proceedings==
==Proceedings==
<center><big><big>Program</big></big></center>
=== Program ===
<center><big>Thursday, 2 September</big></center><br>
==== Thursday, 2 September ====
'''08:30'''    Registration<br>
* Welcome and Opening Remarks
'''09:00''' Welcome and Opening Remarks– Pia Grassivaro Gallo, Franco Viviani, Marilyn Milos<br>
: ''Pia Grassivaro Gallo, Franco Viviani, [[Marilyn Milos]]''
'''09:20'''  Honoring the Diversity and Wisdom of the World’s Cultures While Protecting the Rights of All Children Everywhere– Suzanne Arms<br>
* Honoring the Diversity and Wisdom of the World’s Cultures While Protecting the Rights of All Children Everywhere
'''09:40'''  The Evolutionary Advantages of Neonatal Rituals – Michel Odent<br>
: ''Suzanne Arms''
'''10:00'''  Circumcision as a Memplex – Hugh Young<br>
* The Evolutionary Advantages of Neonatal Rituals
'''10:20'''   Discussion<br>
: ''Michel Odent''
'''10:45'''    Break<br>
* Circumcision as a Memplex
'''11:00''' At the Roots of Ethnic Female Genital Modifications Eleonora Tita and Pia Grassivaro Gallo; presented by Eleonora Tita<br>
: ''[[Hugh Young]]''
'''11:20'''  History of Male Circumcision in Europe Frederick M. Hodges<br>
* At the Roots of Ethnic Female Genital Modifications
'''11:40''' Neuroscience, the Emotional Brain, and Male Genital Mutilation George L. Williams<br>
: ''Eleonora Tita'' and ''Pia Grassivaro Gallo''; presented by Eleonora Tita
'''12:00'''  Discussion12:30  Lunch On Your Own14:00  The Neuro-Physiological Loss Consequent to Circumcision – Steve Scott<br>
* History of Male Circumcision in Europe
'''14:20'''  FGM, Women’s Identity, and the Sense of the Body – Noel Gazzano<br>
: ''[[Frederick M. Hodges]]''
'''14:40'''  Foreskin Sensation: A Subjective Review of 500 Men Peter J. Ball<br>
* Neuroscience, the Emotional Brain, and Male Genital Mutilation
'''15:00'''  Iatrogenic Damage Awareness Increasing Among Circumcision Survivors Jim Bigelow and R. Wayne Griffiths; presented by R. Wayne Griffiths<br>
: ''George L. Williams''
'''15:20'''    Discussion<br>
* The Neuro-Physiological Loss Consequent to Circumcision
'''15:45'''    Break<br>
: ''Steve Scott''
'''16:00'''  Survey of the East-African Female Students at the University of Padua Stella Lineri, Chiara Rahue, and Pia Grassivaro Gallo; presented by Stella Lineri<br>
* FGM, Women’s Identity, and the Sense of the Body
'''16:20''' Emigration and Tradition – Mariagrazia Scalise and Giovanni Hassan; presented by Mariagrazia Scalise<br>
: ''Noel Gazzano''
'''16:40'''  Accounts of the Labia Minora Elongation Rite by Baganda Girls (ages 12-16)Anna Laura Comunian, Elisabetta Villa, Federica Bicchielli, and Pia Grassivaro Gallo; presented by Laura Comunian<br>'''17:00'''  Psycholinguistic Approaches to Ritual Labia Minora Elongation Among the Baganda Women of Uganda Franco Viviani, Elisabetta Villa, and Pia Grassivaro Gallo; presented by Franco Viviani<br>'''17:20'''  [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225987672_Deinfibulation_in_Italy Deinfibulation in Italy] Lara Franco, Lisa Rivaroli, Elena DiMaro, Franco Viviani, and Pia Grassivaro Gallo; presented by Lara Franco<br>'''17:40'''  Preliminary Research About the Psycho-Sexual Aspects of the Operation of Deinfibulation Saulo Sirigatti, Lucrezia Catania, Sara Simone, Silvia Casale, and Abdulcadir Omar Hussen; presented by Lucrezia Catania<br>'''18:00'''  Toward the Suppression of an Initiation Rite: Infibulation Mariagrazia Scalise and Antonino Jaria; presented by Mariagrazia Scalise<br>'''18:20'''  An Alternative Symbolic and Non-invasive Ritual to FGM Abdulcadir Omar Hussen, and Lucrezia Catania; presented by Abdulcadir Omar Hussen<br>'''18:40'''    Discussion<br>'''19:00'''    Dinner on your own<br><br>
* Foreskin Sensation: A Subjective Review of 500 Men
<center><big>Friday, 3 September</big></center><br>
: ''Peter J. Ball''
* Iatrogenic Damage Awareness Increasing Among Circumcision Survivors
: ''[[Jim Bigelow]]'' and ''R. Wayne Griffiths''; presented by R. Wayne Griffiths
* Survey of the East-African Female Students at the University of Padua
: ''Stella Lineri, Chiara Rahue'', and ''Pia Grassivaro Gallo''; presented by Stella Lineri
* Emigration and Tradition
: ''Mariagrazia Scalis''e and ''Giovanni Hassan''; presented by Mariagrazia Scalise
* Accounts of the Labia Minora Elongation Rite by Baganda Girls (ages 12-16)
: ''Anna Laura Comunian, Elisabetta Villa, Federica Bicchielli'', and ''Pia Grassivaro Gallo''; presented by Laura Comunian
* Psycholinguistic Approaches to Ritual Labia Minora Elongation Among the Baganda Women of Uganda
: ''Franco Viviani, Elisabetta Villa'', and ''Pia Grassivaro Gallo''; presented by Franco Viviani
* [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225987672_Deinfibulation_in_Italy Deinfibulation in Italy]
: ''Lara Franco, Lisa Rivaroli, Elena DiMaro, Franco Viviani'', and ''Pia Grassivaro Gallo''; presented by Lara Franco
* Preliminary Research About the Psycho-Sexual Aspects of the Operation of Deinfibulation
: ''Saulo Sirigatti, Lucrezia Catania, Sara Simone, Silvia Casale'', and ''Abdulcadir Omar Hussen''; presented by Lucrezia Catania
* Toward the Suppression of an Initiation Rite: Infibulation
: ''Mariagrazia Scalise'' and ''Antonino Jaria''; presented by Mariagrazia Scalise
* An Alternative Symbolic and Non-invasive Ritual to FGM
: ''Abdulcadir Omar Hussen'', and ''Lucrezia Catania''; presented by Abdulcadir Omar Hussen


'''08:30'''    Registration<br>
==== Friday, 3 September ====
'''09:00'''  Because You Are A Girl– Joy Frempong<br>
'''09:30'''  Addressing FGM in Germany: The Work of the Women’s Rights Organization Terre de Femmes – Petra Schnuell, Gritt Richter, and Claudia Piccolantonio; presented by Petra Schnuell and Claudia Piccolantonio<br>
'''09:50'''  FGM in African Immigrants in Greece – Anna Iordanidou and Pia Grassivaro Gallo; presented by Anna Iordanidou<br>
'''10:10'''  Impressions of Genital Cutting in Turkey, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso and South Africa – Elizabeth Nobel and Leo Sorger <br>
'''10:30'''    Discussion<br>
'''10:45'''    Break<br>
'''11:00'''  Male Circumcision in Italy – Franco Viviani, Gianluca Costardi, and Pia Grassivaro Gallo; presented by Franco Viviani<br>
'''11:20'''  One Death Too Many: Social Services Must Protect Children at Risk from Genital Mutilation in Ireland – Linda Massie<br>
'''11:40'''  Ending Circumcision by Telling Our Individual Stories – Patricia Robinett<br>
'''12:00'''    Discussion<br>
'''12:30'''    Lunch on Your Own<br>
'''14:00'''  Isms and Schisms: Political Correctness and the Search for a Unifying Paradigm for Abolishing Circumcision in the United States  – Georganne Chapin<br>
'''14:20'''Violating the U.S. Constitution– George C. Denniston<br>
'''14:40'''  Government Subsidation Through Medicaid (USA) of Medically Unnecessary, Non-therapeutic Circumcision – Amber Craig, Dan Bollinger, and J. Steven Svoboda; presented by Amber Craig<br>
'''15:00'''  Activism and the Movement for Genuine Gender Equality – J. Steven Svoboda<br>
'''15:20'''    Discussion<br>
'''15:45'''    Break<br>
'''16:00'''  Informed Consent Obstacles to Presentation of Claim to a Jury – [[Zenas Baer]]<br>
'''16:20'''  Strategies for Litigation– David J. Llewellyn<br>
'''16:40'''  A Step Toward Prohibition: State Regulation of Infant Genital Surgeries– John V. Geisheker<br>
'''17:00'''  Protecting Human Rights from the Trenches of the Courtroom– Charles A. Bonner<br>
'''17:20'''  Legal Panel and Discussion – [[Zenas Baer]], Charles A. Bonner, Georganne Chapin, John V. Geisheker, David J. Llewellyn, and J. Steven Svoboda; moderated by Peter J. Ball<br>
'''19:00'''    Dinner on your own<br>


<center><big>Saturday, 4 September</big></center><br>
* Because You Are A Girl
: ''Joy Frempong''
* Addressing FGM in Germany: The Work of the Women’s Rights Organization Terre de Femmes
: ''Petra Schnuell, Gritt Richter'', and ''Claudia Piccolantonio''; presented by Petra Schnuell and Claudia Piccolantonio
* FGM in African Immigrants in Greece
: ''Anna Iordanidou'' and ''Pia Grassivaro Gallo''; presented by Anna Iordanidou
* Impressions of Genital Cutting in Turkey, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso and South Africa
: ''Elizabeth Nobel'' and ''Leo Sorger''
* Male Circumcision in Italy
: ''Franco Viviani, Gianluca Costardi'', and ''Pia Grassivaro Gallo''; presented by Franco Viviani
* One Death Too Many: Social Services Must Protect Children at Risk from Genital Mutilation in Ireland
: ''Linda Massie''
* Ending Circumcision by Telling Our Individual Stories
: ''Patricia Robinett''
* Isms and Schisms: Political Correctness and the Search for a Unifying Paradigm for Abolishing Circumcision in the United States
: ''Georganne Chapin''
* Violating the U.S. Constitution
: ''[[George C. Denniston]]''
* Government Subsidation Through Medicaid (USA) of Medically Unnecessary, Non-therapeutic Circumcision
: ''Amber Craig, [[Dan Bollinger]]'', and ''[[J. Steven Svoboda]]''; presented by Amber Craig
* Activism and the Movement for Genuine Gender Equality
: ''[[J. Steven Svoboda]]''
* Informed Consent Obstacles to Presentation of Claim to a Jury
: ''[[Zenas Baer]]''
* Strategies for Litigation
: ''[[David J. Llewellyn]]''
* A Step Toward Prohibition: State Regulation of Infant Genital Surgeries
: ''[[John V. Geisheker]]''
* Protecting Human Rights from the Trenches of the Courtroom
: ''Charles A. Bonner''
* Legal Panel and Discussion
: ''[[Zenas Baer]], Charles A. Bonner, [[Georganne Chapin]], [[John V. Geisheker]], [[David J. Llewellyn]]'', and ''[[J. Steven Svoboda]]''; moderated by Peter J. Ball


'''08:30'''  Registration<br>'''09:00'''  The Life of the Flesh Is in the Blood: The Meaning of Bloodshed in Ritual Circumcision Leonard B. Glick<br>'''09:20'''  The Bridegroom of Blood: Circumcision as Blood Sacrifice Nansi Glick<br>'''09:40'''  Violations Against Children in the Name of Religion and Tradition: Is There a Way Out? – Yngve Hofvander<br>'''10:00'''   Discussion<br>'''10:45'''    Break<br>'''11:00'''  Tahara, an 18-minute video Sara Rashad<br>'''11:30'''  Dying for My Daughter– Baba Galleh Jallow<br>'''12:00'''  How to Change Blood Sacrifice Rituals While Honoring the World’s Wisdom About Children Jeannine Parvati Baker<br>
==== Saturday, 4 September ====
<br>
* The Life of the Flesh Is in the Blood: The Meaning of Bloodshed in Ritual Circumcision
The proceedings are published in ''[https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Bodily+Integrity+and+the+Politics+of+Circumcision%3A+Culture%2C+Controversy%2C+and+Change&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss Bodily Integrity and the Politics of Circumcision: Culture, Controversy, and Change]'',  edited by [[George C. Denniston]], [[Frederick M. Hodges| Frederick Mansfield Hodges]], and [[Marilyn Milos| Marilyn Fayre Milos]], Springer, 2006.<br>
: ''[[Leonard B. Glick]]''
* The Bridegroom of Blood: Circumcision as Blood Sacrifice
: ''Nansi Glick''
* Violations Against Children in the Name of Religion and Tradition: Is There a Way Out?
: ''Yngve Hofvander''
* Tahara, an 18-minute video
: ''Sara Rashad''
* Dying for My Daughter
: ''Baba Galleh Jallow''
* How to Change Blood Sacrifice Rituals While Honoring the World’s Wisdom About Children
: ''Jeannine Parvati Baker''
 
The proceedings are published in ''[https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Bodily+Integrity+and+the+Politics+of+Circumcision%3A+Culture%2C+Controversy%2C+and+Change&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss Bodily Integrity and the Politics of Circumcision: Culture, Controversy, and Change]'',  edited by [[George C. Denniston]], [[Frederick M. Hodges| Frederick Mansfield Hodges]], and [[Marilyn Milos| Marilyn Fayre Milos]], Springer, 2006.


==Sponsors==
==Sponsors==