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The keynote address, held at 6 p.m. on Feb. 20 in the Stephens Performing Arts Center, will feature international democracy expert Larry Diamond. Diamond is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. He frequently consults on policies and programs to promote democracy.

The two-day symposium will largely be held in the Rendezvous Complex A, B, C Suites from 10 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. on Feb. 20 and 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on Feb. 21. The Frank Church Symposium is free to attend.

The schedule for Feb. 20 is:

鈥� 10 鈥� 10:30 a.m., Welcome and opening remarks from ISU President Kevin Satterlee

鈥� 10:30 a.m. 鈥� noon,  鈥淩ise of Authoritarianism鈥� roundtable

鈥� 2:30 鈥� 3:15 p.m., "Populism's Threat to Democracy: Comparative Lessons for the U.S.," lecture by Kurt Weyland

鈥� 3:30 鈥� 5 p.m., 鈥淢edia's Effect on Democracy鈥� roundtable

鈥� 6 鈥� 7:15 p.m., Keynote speech by Larry Diamond in the Stephens Performing Arts Center

The schedule for Feb. 21 is:

鈥� 9 鈥� 9:30 a.m., 鈥淢inorities and Majorities: Our Role in Democracy鈥� roundtable

鈥� 9:45 鈥� 10:30 a.m., 鈥淧ost-Soviet Transitions: Corruption, Collusion, Clientelism鈥� lecture by Christoph Stefes

鈥� 10:45 a.m. 鈥� 12:15 p.m., 鈥淕lobalization and Democracy鈥� roundtable

鈥� 12:15 鈥� 12:45 p.m., International Career Q&A

The Frank Church symposium has been an ISU tradition for 50 years, connecting the Pocatello community with leading experts on international affairs. This year, those experts will include international studies professors from the University of California, San Diego; University of Denver; University of New Mexico; University of Texas at Austin and Utah State University.

For more information, please contact Mikayla Simonson at (208) 477-9456 or simomika@isu.edu.

Photo information: Larry Diamond