The Warsaw East European Conference is the most important conference organised by the Centre for East European Studies of the UW dedicated to the region of Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the Caucasus and Central Asia, held annually in Warsaw. Warsaw East European Conference (WEEC) is one of the most important events devoted to the region of Eastern and Central Europe, the Balkans, the Caucasus and Central Asia held in Warsaw. Ever since 2004, once a year, the historical building of the Old Library of the University of Warsaw changes into a scientific-political-economic center of the region. WEEC is the region’s largest conference devoted to problems of the East. WEEC speakers are world-renowned experts in the region, scientists, politicians, diplomats and journalists. Each year WEEC hosts representatives from almost all the countries of the former Eastern Bloc, Western Europe, the United States and Asian countries. Among the people who have taken part in WEEC are: L**h Wałęsa, Władimir Bukowski, Zbigniew Kruszewski, Valdas Adamkus, Andrew Michta, Leszek Balcerowicz, Matthew Bryza, Daniel Fried, Leonid Kravchuk, Micheil Saakaszwili, Gennadij Burbulis, Viktor Yushchenko.
