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Dr. Vamık Djemal Volkan was born to Turkish parents in Cyprus. He received his medical degree from Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey. He immigrated to the United States in 1957, where he did his internship, psychiatric residency, and psychoanalytic training. He became a faculty member at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1963 and, upon his retirement, became an Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry in 2002. While a faculty member, he served as the Medical Director of the University of Virginia's Blue Ridge Hospital for eighteen years. Blue Ridge Hospital, an inpatient facility for psychiatric disorders, physical rehabilitation, geriatrics, epilepsy, and drug and substance abuse, was an integral part of the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center from 1978 to 1995. Dr. Volkan played a key role in its development. On the Blue Ridge grounds, there were outpatient facilities for adult, child, and family psychiatry. The Highlands Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Biofeedback Clinic, Forensic Psychiatry Clinic, Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy, the Center for the Study of Mind and Human Interaction, and the Sleep and Dream Laboratory were all segments of the Blue Ridge Hospital complex. The hospital was closed in 1996 when the clinical activities were transferred to the main campus of the University of Virginia's Health Sciences Center.In 1987 Dr. Volkan created a center under the umbrella of the University of Virginia’s School of Medicine: "The Center for the Study of Mind and Human Interaction (CSMHI)." This center was the first of its kind. The faculty consisted of psychiatrists, psychoanalysts, psychologists, as well as former diplomats, political scientists, historians, and others. Dr. Volkan’s aim was to expand the concept of "preventive medicine" to include an examination of societal responses to massive aggression due to wars or war-like situations and to develop methods to "vaccinate" large-groups against violent acts. CSMHI had grants for projects in Soviet Union, Baltic Republics, Albania, Kuwait, former Yugoslavia, Georgia, South Ossetia, Turkey, Greece, the USA and other locations. Dr. Volkan directed CSMHI from 1987 until his retirement in 2002.
Dr. Volkan was a founder of the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP). ISPP draws its membership from many disciplines: psychology, political science, sociology, psychiatry, history, and anthropology. It transcends academic and professional boundaries by serving as a meeting ground for scholars in academia and persons working in government and public post. ISPP’s Constitution was written during his tenure as President.
Starting in 1989, Dr. Volkan also served as a member of the Carter Center’s International Negotiation Network (INN) under the direction of former USA President Jimmy Carter. 1987, President Jimmy Carter founded INN a flexible, informed network of eminent persons, conflict resolution practitioners, Nobel Peace laureates and former heads of state, dedicated to resolving international conflicts through peaceful means.
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Özler Aykan
She graduated from Journalism and Public Relations Faculty of Marmara University. Istanbul, Turkey. She started her professional carrier while she was a first year student at the university. During her career as a journalist, she focused on war correspondance, and she undertook various assignments all around the world for different national and international media companies. She was often honoured with prestigious awards and granted funding for the work she accomplished. In 1997, she resumed her career as a documentary producer and broadcastıng director on Turkish political issues for TV channels. In 2000, she started writing her own books on Turkish politics and Middle-East. In 2000, she obtained her PhD with her research on the impact of turban on Turkish politics. In 2005, she obtained her associate professorship with her research on ethnicity and political psychology. In 2007, she established her own publishing company, OA Publishing based in Istanbul, Turkey with a branch in London, England. In 2009, she opened "Özler Aykan Bookstore" in London in association with Serdar Savasir. By the year 2012, she is preparing to establish the first private library ever in Turkey with her large collection of books (more than 9000 books) to be subsequently donated to a charity of her own choice.
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Serdar Savasir
He graduated from Galatasaray High School, Istanbul, Turkey with first rank in 1977. He obtained his BSc in Computer Science, followed by his PhD in Artificial Intelligence from Brunel University, London, England. During his PhD research, he worked closely with GEC (General Electric Company) Hirst where he obtained his sponsorship, and MOD (Ministry of Defence). During his career as a Special Project Manager at GMIS (Grand Metropolitan Information Systems), he designed and developed projects for COI (Central Offıce of Information at Home Office), FIAT (UK), DDB (Doyle, Dane and Burbach) and 3M. In 1985, he formed his first IT company IBS (Intelligent Business Systems) in London, England. He undertook major IT projects in Financial, Bankıng and Tourism sectors for Legal & General, Turkish Bank, Lotus Leisure and Dial-a-flight. In 2000, he established Y2K, as the Turkish branch of IBS. In 2002, he founded Eriş Preschool, Istanbul in order to implement Montessori Education Methodology, which is still the most widely and succesfully used methodology around the world, in Turkey. In 2005, he fulfilled lecturership in Artificial Intelligence post at Galatasaray University, Istanbul, Turkey. In 2008, he became Partner of OA Publishing in order to pursue his secondary career as a documentary producer in historical and cultural relations in Anatolia and Asia Minor. At the same time, he also undertakes editorial work for world famous academicians' textbooks and businessmen's books. He also acts as negotiator/moderator for international companies. He is a Fellow Member of AAAI (Amerıcan Association of Artificial Intelligence), an Honorary Member of AMS (American Montessori Society), a Founder Member of GSUK (Galatasaray UK Foundation), a Congress Member of GSK (Galatasaray Sport Club), a Disciplinary Board Member of GSSA (Galatasaray Supporters Associatıion), a Senate Member of Galatasaray Graduates Association. He has excellent command in Turkish, French, English and Swedish Languages both in written and verbal. He is currently also engaged in writing his own textbook in Artificial Intelligence for American and British Universities to be published in 2011.
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