Events
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Apr 11
April 11, 2008
5:00 a.m. until
April 12, 2008
5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Cape Town, South AfricaMSM-HIV Prevalence Study and Advocacy Meeting
SHARP, in collaboration with OSISA and the Johns Hopkin s Center for Health and Human Rights, convened a meeting on HIV prevalence in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Botswana, Namibia, Malawi and South Africa.
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Apr 7
April 7, 2008
2:00–6:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Three Trillion Dollar War
Nobel Prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz discusses the true cost of the Iraq War, casting a spotlight on expense items that have been hidden from the U.S. taxpayer, at this OSI event.
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Apr 4
April 4, 2008
3:00 p.m. until
April 5, 2008
7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Istanbul, TurkeyElectronic Information for Libraries IP Conference
This global conference covers policy, legal, and advocacy issues and builds on knowledge and experience gained since the first regional training workshops.
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Apr 3
April 3, 2008
12:30–7:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkThe Greatest Silence—Rape in the Congo
This OSI film screening and panel discussion examined the problem of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and what steps must be taken to stop it.
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Apr 1
April 1, 2008
5:00 a.m. until
April 4, 2008
5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Durham, UKUK Scholarship Programs Midyear Conference
Participants presented and discussed academic papers, participated in debates, and expanded their networks with colleagues from Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, the Middle East, and Asia.
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Mar 30
March 30, 2008
5:00 a.m. until
April 5, 2008
5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Salzburg, AustriaSalzburg Seminar: Palliative Care and Nursing
The Salzburg Seminar on Palliative Care and Nursing brought together nurses from throughout Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union to discuss all aspects of palliative care and nursing.
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Mar 25
March 25, 2008
3:00–8:30 p.m. (EDT)
New York CityThe Crisis in Burma: In Search of a Unified International Response
Asia Society and the Open Society Institute convened a panel discussion to revisit the situation in Burma in light of the military government's recently announced "roadmap to democracy."
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Mar 25
March 25, 2008
1:30–7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkBaghdad Film School—Making Movies in Iraq
ArteEast and the Open Society Institute hosted a screening of documentary films illuminating ordinary life in today's Iraq, produced by students at the Independent Film & Television College in Baghdad.
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Mar 16
March 16, 2008
5:00 a.m. until
March 20, 2008
5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Dakar, SenegalIdlelo 3
"Making the Knowledge Economy Work for Africa" was the theme of this OSI-supported conference.
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Mar 13
March 13, 2008
5:00 a.m. until
October 24, 2008
5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkPhotography Exhibition: Moving Walls 14
The photographs in this OSI exhibition document issues including the devastating consequences of oil production in Nigeria, survivors of sex-trafficking in Moldova, the effect of rapid modernization on Turkey s national psyche, the continued...
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Mar 12
March 12, 2008
5:00 a.m. until
March 14, 2008
5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Bangkok, ThailandGlobal Dialogue on Sex Workers Rights and Violence Against Women
The Open Society Institute supported a roundtable with advocates from the women's and sex workers' rights movements to address the nature of violence faced by sex workers, and identify rights-based strategies to reduce this violence.
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Mar 7
March 7, 2008
6:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkEnding Slavery, Promising Transparency, Bringing Citizens Home—A Report on Mauritania’s Democratic Transition
The Open Society Justice Initiative hosted a discussion on the promise and danger brought about by recent developments in Mauritania.
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