W.I.S.E. aspires to achieve its goals by means of educational seminars, congresses, publications, multi-media publicity, an international network of associations and social clubs, cafes; international lecturer exchange service and close ties with the universities.
It also aspires to issue an "intellectuals' passport" to the members, hoping that this will, sometime in the future, result in visa-free global movement of the intellectuals.
The manifesto of W.I.S.E was first published by Prof.(h.c.) Askin Ozcan in PEACE PROGRESS magazine in India, when Prof.(h.c.) was Associate Secretary General of I.A.E.W.P. (NGO- U.N.) and its delegate at U.N. Vienna.
W.I.S.E. found then much adherence and attracted much interest from the intellectual circles in many countries. Now, owing to the lack of financing, its organisation is undergoing a stand-still.
Prof.(h.c.) Ozcan says, " Maybe by an agressive re-appearance of W.I.S.E. and its principles in the world intellectual media, we can cultivate some capital and new leaders for this organisation. The increased internet resources can be just what W.I.S.E. might be needing for its re-birth and growth."
The idea of intellectuals' associations and communications and their value for solving the world's problems is a long recognized issue both by U.N.E.S.C.O. (its magazine had devoted an issue to this topic many years ago) and by well-known universities.
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Web-site for Prof.(h.c.) Askin Ozcan
http://www.xlibris.com/
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Prof.(h.c.) Askin Ozcan is the author of :
THE SECOND VENICE, SMALL MIRACLES, STOCKHOLM STORIES, WISDOM IN SMILE,
LIGHTNING AND A BOUQUET OF ROSES, THE MINI-SUBMARINE which are available at 200 internet bookshops ( incl. www.amazon.com, www.bn.com, www.libreriauniversitaria.it, www.ibs.it, www.alibris.com, www.adlibris.com, www.fishpond.com.au, www.infibeam.com, www.loot.co.za)
and writes regularly for :
www.thesop.org , www.newsblaze.com , www.thesepultimes.com , www.americanchronicle.com
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