Events
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Apr 6
April 6, 2009
8:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkNigeria’s Progress on Transparency
The Revenue Watch Institute, an Open Society Institute grantee, held a discussion with two leaders in Nigeria’s effort to reform management of natural resource revenues.
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Apr 1
April 1, 2009
3:00–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkRoundtable Discussions in Southern Africa: Rights Not Rescue
SHARP and OSISA hosted roundtable discussions with sex workers in Botswana and Namibia to discuss research findings and recommendations on the human rights of female, transgender, and male sex workers in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.
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Mar 26
March 26, 2009
5:00 a.m. until
March 27, 2009
5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkSocial Work Fellowship Spring Conference
At the annual conference for the Social Work Master's Program, grantees from host universities Columbia and Washington-St.Louis participated in workshop-style events.
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Mar 23
March 23, 2009
5:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkOrganizing and Technology in the Obama Campaign
Open Society Fellow Zack Exley led a conversation about how Obama field organizing efforts involving the Internet represented a radical departure from traditional electoral campaigns.
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Mar 19
March 19, 2009
2:00–6:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkA Kind of Genius—Herb Sturz and Society’s Toughest Problems
The Open Society Institute hosted a discussion of a new book chronicling Herb Sturz's extraordinary work addressing issues such as criminal justice, housing, and urban planning in New York City.
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Mar 19
March 19, 2009
8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkChina-Russia Relations Enduring Alliance or Limited Partnership?
This panel discussion examined the Chinese-Russian strategic partnership and concerns that it could eventually become an alternative center of gravity to the liberal democracies of the West.
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Mar 16
March 16, 2009
8:15 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Future of News
Paul Steiger of ProPublica discussed new business models for reporting, their strengths and weaknesses, and what it takes to produce high-quality journalism.
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Mar 12
March 12, 2009
3:00 p.m. until
March 14, 2009
7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkUndergraduate Exchange Program Spring Conference 2009
Undergraduate Exchange Program scholars gathered to hear presentations from OSI President Aryeh Neier, OSI staff and the Global Youth Action Network, as well as to reconnect with each other after their initial summer school in Turkey.
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Mar 5
March 5, 2009
1:00–6:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkMadame Prosecutor—Confrontations with Humanity’s Worst Criminals and the Culture of Impunity
The Open Society Foundations hosted a conversation with Chuck Sudetic, co-author of Carla Del Ponte’s courageous memoir of her years spent striving to serve justice.
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Mar 1
March 1, 2009
4:00 a.m. until
March 3, 2009
5:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkGlobal Supplementary Grant / Doctoral Fellowship Programs Spring Conference 2009
Global Supplementary Grantees and Doctoral Fellows were invited to a joint spring conference at the Open Society Institute offices in New York City.
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Feb 26
February 26, 2009
12:30–5:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkGetting a Better Deal from the Extractive Sector—Concession Negotiation in Liberia
OSI partner Revenue Watch Institute held a panel discussion on the pivotal role that the contract process can play in economic recovery and development.
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Feb 17
February 17, 2009
12:00–7:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkShadow of the Holy Book
The Open Society Institute held a screening and discussion of this documentary on the secretive and repressive dictatorship of Saparmurat Niyazov in Turkmenistan, and the Western companies who did business with him.
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