Alinda Lewris - What a privilege it was being part of the IAPC May event! Bringing together the most prestigious voices in the field of etiquette today was a memorable accomplishment. I want to believe that the industry will take to heart your message of inclusion. And I hope that IAPC will grow and prosper with you at the helm for many years to come.
Dr. P.M. Forni, Founder of The Civility Initiative at Johns Hopkins University and Author, The Civility Solution: What to Do When People are Rude
EDUCATION: Professor P.M. Forni graduated from the University of Pavia in 1974 and received his Ph.D. in Italian literature at UCLA in 1981. A faculty member at Johns Hopkins since 1985, he received the Johns Hopkins Alumni Association's Excellence in Teaching Award (School of Continuing Studies, 1998) and the Outstanding Faculty Award (for undergraduate teaching, 1993). He has written extensively on the works of Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375). Among the visiting appointments he was granted are those from the University of Virginia and the University of Pennsylvania.
P.M. Forni is an award-winning professor of Italian literature at Johns Hopkins University. In 2000 he founded the Civility Initiative at Johns Hopkins and over the years has continued to teach courses on the theory and history of manners. His book Choosing Civility (2002) has sold more than a hundred thousand copies. Reports of his work have appeared in The New York Times, The Times of London, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and the Los Angeles Times. He has been on a number of radio and television shows, including ABC's World News Tonight, CBS Sunday Morning, and the BBC's Outlook. For years he was a regular on-air contributor to the Baltimore NPR affiliate station and the nationally syndicated radio show The Satellite Sisters.
International Association of Protocol Consultants®, Certified Protocol Consultant®, CPC®, Certified Protocol Officer®, and CPO® are Service Marks filed and registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
