Program: Nexus Years in the Cold War (International Conference) October 16-17, 2009 October 15 Arrival of Participants October 16 8:00 Breakfast at Thomson House (only for chairs, discussants, and presenters) 9:00 Introductory Remarks by Lorenz M. Lüthi, McGill University 9:15 Panel I: 1953-1956     Kimberley Manning, Concordia University (Chair)     Fredrik Logevall, Cornell University (Discussant)     Mark Kramer, Davis Center/Harvard University: Europe     Qiang Zhai, Auburn University: East Asia     Jovan Cavoski, Peking University: Nonalignment and the Middle East 11:45 Lunch at Thomson House (only for chairs, discussants, and presenters) 1:00 Panel II: 1965-1969     Laila Parsons, McGill University (Chair)     Christopher Goscha, UQAM (Discussant)     Vladislav Zubok, Temple University: Europe     Vojtech Mastny, Parallel History Project: Europe     Guy Laron, Northwestern University: The Middle East     Chen Jian, Cornell University: East Asia 3:30 Concluding Remarks 3:45 Time to explore McGill and Montreal 7:00 Keynote Speech Dinner at the Le Meridian Hotel (by personal invitation only)     Key Note Speaker: Robert J. McMahon, Mershon Center/The Ohio State University October 17 8:30 Breakfast at Thomson House (only for chairs, discussants, and presenters) 9:30 Panel III: 1978-1983     David Welch, University of Waterloo (Chair)     William Quandt, University of Virginia (Discussant)     William Keylor, Boston University: Europe     Salim Yaqub, University of California at Santa Barbara: The Middle East     Lorenz Luthi, McGill University: East Asia 12:00 Lunch at Thomson House (only for chairs, discussants, and presenters) 1:15 Panel IV: late 1980s     Juliet Johnson, McGill University (Chair)     Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, University of California at Santa Barbara (Discussant) Mark Kramer, Davis Center/ Harvard University: Europe     Sergey Radchenko, Nottingham University, Ningbo Campus: East Asia     Péter Vámos, Hist. Inst. of the Hungarian Academy of Science: China and East Europe     Khalid Medani, McGill University: The Middle East and the Horn of Africa 3:45 Final Discussion 4:30 Time to explore McGill and Montreal 7:00 Reception at Lu/Lüthi Residence (by invitation only) October 18 Departure of Participants