Wałęsa Institute in Poland is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Lech Wałęsa winning the Nobel Prize, holding a conference to remind people of the impact of the Solidarity movement.

Skype is a technology partner for the event, enabling Nobel laureates unable to attend in person to participate using Skype Video calls.

Peter Parkes shares some of the history of Solidarity in Poland along with the plans for the conference on the main Skype blog.

And there's a video in which Wałęsa talks about the importance of communications and demonstrates the use of Skype Video: