Prague 1997: Convening Organizations 

The First World Congress of Families was held March 19-22, 1997 in Prague, the Czech Republic. It was sponsored and hosted by the The Howard Center, in conjunction with the following convening organizations.

• Alianza Latinoamericana para la Familia
• The Australian Family Association
• The Chesterton Institute of Canada
• The Civic Institute of the Czech Republic
• The Family Center of Croatia
• The Family Research Council of the USA
• The Family Revival Movement of the Czech Republic
• The Sociology Department of Moscow Lomonosov State University
• The Orthodox Brotherhood of Scientists and Specialists (TABOR) of Russia
• Verein zur Foerderung der Psychologischen Menschenkenntnis of Switzerland
• The World Association for Family and Education of Mexico
• The World Organization for the Family

Co-chairs for the First World Congress of Families included:

• Dr. John Addison Howard of the United States, Founder, The Howard Center
• The Hon. Ivana Janu of the Czech Republic, Vice Chairman of the Constitutional Court
• SAR Princesse Francoise de Bourbon Lobkowicz of France
• Dr. Arcadi Nebolsine of the United States and Russia, Philosopher and Scholar
• B.A. Santamaria of Australia, Founder, The Australian Family Association
• Christine de Vollmer of Venezuela, President, World Organization for the Family
• Countess Johanna von Westphalen of Germany