Meetings and Events in 2000
Fisheries Training Programme, Marine Research Institute, Iceland Marine Research Institute, Reykjavik, Iceland Reykjavik, Iceland Tel: +354/552-0240 Fax: +354/562-3790 E-mail: tumi@hafro.is. Duration: 6 months; 10 participants The course is intended to strengthen the capabilities of governments, universities, research and training institutions of developing countries in the area of fisheries. UNU Centre (Contact: Wilma James) 11 January, Tokyo, Japan UNU-Akino Memorial Research Project Introductory Seminar, UNU Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan Orientation ceremony for the first batch of UNU-Akino fellows who will conduct research in Central Asia under the overall theme of "Peace and Environment in Central Asia. Director: Prof. Hideo Sato UNU Centre (Contact: Asami Oishi) 11-14 January 2000, Macau Mathematics and its Role in Civilization In the framework of World Mathematical Year 2000, the conference consists of invited lectures, round tables and communications in mini-symposia on the topics: Comparison of the role of Mathematics in different civilizations; Exchanges and interactions of the East-West mathematical cultures; The role of Mathematics as a driving force in human progress; Contributions of Mathematics for sustainable economical, industrial and social development; Mathematical research, education and popularization in diverse cultures; Mathematics in the future of civilization and its role in the Information Society. UNU/IIST (Contact e-mail: iist@iist.unu.edu) 13 January, Tokyo, Japan Public Lecture on An Introduction to a Career With the United Nations By Ms. Rafiah Salim, Assistant Secretary-General, Human Resources Management, UN. Aimed at giving advice to young Japanese people who wish to pursue careers as public servant. Co-organized by UNU, UNIC Tokyo and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. UNU Responsible Person: Hideo Sato UNU Centre (Contact: Asami Oishi) 17-18 January, Tokyo, Japan Public Lecture on "Gaian Corporation" by Norman Myers, Consultant in Environment and Development UNU/IAS (Contact: Brendan Barrett, e-mail: barrett@ias.unu.edu) 18 January, Tokyo, Japan Preliminary Meeting on World Governance Survey UNU Centre (Contact: Julius Court) 18-19 January, Kanazawa, Japan Creative Urban Transformation: Setting an Alternative Urban Development Agenda for the Millenium To examine the impact of urbanization on medium-sized cities and towns from the perspectives of sustainability and culture, and set up an alternative urban development agenda for the millenium. Ishikawa International Cooperation Research Centre (IICRC)(Contact: Ratna Rana, Director, IICRC, e-mail: rsriicrc@quartz.ocn.ne.jp) 19-21 January, Tokyo, Japan International Conference on "On the Threshold: The United Nations and Global Governance in the New Millennium" To take stock of key international trends for peace, the environment, development and governance, and consider their implications for the United Nations in the 21st Century. Keynote Speech by Ms. Louise Fréchette, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations [Press Release] UNU Centre (Contact: e-mail: millennium@hq.unu.edu) 26-27 January, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China Coordination Team Meeting of the UNU Project on People, Land Management and Environmental Change (UNU/PLEC) UNU Centre (Contact: Liang Luohui, e-mail: liang@hq.unu.edu) 29-30 January, Cuernavaca, Mexico Regional Workshop on the UNU Project on "Democracy in Latin America: (Re)construction of Political Society" UNU Centre (Contact: Edward Newman, e-mail: newman@hq.unu.edu)
UNU/BIOLAC training course on "Molecular Biology Techniques" at IVIC The course is intended to provide young scientists in the Latin America region with a broad range of techniques in molecular biology and promote endogenous development of scientific and technological knowledge allowing the comprehension and the use of molecular biology techniques in health and life sciences. UNU Centre (Contact: Wilma James) 12-19 February, Bangkok, Thailand Special Session at UNCTAD X UNU Centre (Contact: Jerry Velasquez, e-mail: jerry@geic.or.jp) 21 February, Tokyo, Japan 22-25 February, Otsuchi, Japan UNU-ORI Joint International Workshop for Marine Environment (1) Exchange of young researchers between Japan and East Asian countries under the UNU Coastal Hydrosphere programme; (2) To present state-of-the-science Japanese research in marine environment to an international group of researchers. UNU and ORI (Contact: Zafar Adeel and Makiko Yamauchi) 22 February, UN New York, USA Briefing on UNU research in progress: trade, development and the environment - after the dust settles in Seattle and Bangkok, the WTO Millenium Round and UNCTAD X. UNU Centre (Contact: Jerry Velasquez, e-mail: jerry@geic.or.jp) 22-23 February, New York, USA UNU Briefing Workshop on Trade, Environment and Development - UNCTAD 10 UNU Centre (Contact: Jerry Velasquez, e-mail: jerry@geic.or.jp) 25–26 February, Athens, Greece Third Workshop of the project "Investment and Technology Decisions of Firms in Southern Europe", University of Athens To discuss the country case studies which have been commissioned in the framework of this project. UNU/INTECH (Contact: postmaster@intech.unu.edu)
Training course on Methodologies for Biodiversity Assessment in Estuaries, Mangroves and Coastal Waters, Annamalai University Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India; Tel: +91-4144/83-223; Fax: +91-4144/22-987; E-mail: vc.mgm@hotmail.com The training course will focus on the techniques used for the assessment of biodiversity and its conservation in three most fragile and sensitive ecosystems viz.Vellar estuary; Pichavaram mangroves and coastal region of the bay of Bengal located along the southeast coast of India. UNU Centre (Contact: Wilma James) 6-8 March, Tokyo, Japan Information Environment and International Cooperation for the 21st Century: Realizing a Global Information Society To examine issues related to new information environment for business, academic and public sectors in order to promote harmonious development of information society at the international level. UNU/IAS, co-organized with the 149th Committee on Advanced Technology and International Environment, Japan Society for the Promotion Science, and the Engineering Academy of Japan (Contact: Edward Shieh, e-mail: edward@ias.unu.edu) 6-9 March, Macau Joint UNU/NCAR/UNEP Meeting on El Niño (1) Second organizational workshop for country study leaders (mid-course correction meeting); (2) Progress reports from team leaders to be presented; (3) Special session to identify national needs with respect to capacity building. UNU Centre, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and UNEP (Contact: Zafar Adeel) 6-17 March, Irapuato, Mexico UNU/BIOLAC training course on "Analysis and Manipulation of the Fungal Genome", CINVESTAV Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN (CINVESTAV), Irapuato, Mexico; Tel: +52-462/51-600; Fax: +52-462/45-849; E-mail: lherrera@irapuato.ira.cinvestav.mx To present and discuss the structure, dynamic and expression of the fungal genome; to increase and improve scientific capabilities and cellular techniques that facilitate the study and manipulation of fungi. UNU Centre (Contact: Wilma James) 13-14 March, Delhi, India Review Meeting of the Project on Sustainable Development Framework for India To review the progress made in terms of research papers prepared by the researchers on the network, database development, trend analysis and scenario building, which will lead to the establishment of the comprehensive framework. UNU/IAS (Contact: Thangavel Palanivel, e-mail: palani@ias.unu.edu) 14 March-20 April, Helsinki, Findland Course in the Economics of Development, University of Helsinki (Advanced Course - Lecturers Tony Addison and S. Mansoob Murshed) UNU/WIDER (Contact e-mail: wider@wider.unu.edu 17 March, Tokyo, Japan Lecture on the Current Situation in the Balkans: A Stability Pact as the Outcome of the Crisis and Lessons Learned After Kosovo By His Excellency Mr. Eduard Kukan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sloval Republic, and Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Balkans To focus on the current situation on the Balkans Responsible Person: Prof. Hideo Sato, e-mail: satoh@hq.unu.edu UNU Centre (Contact: Asami Oishi, e-mail: oishi@hq.unu.edu) 17-18 March, Singapore First Review Meeting of the Project on Sustainable Development Framework for Indonesia To review the progress of work and the consistency in database to establish the overall framework for Indonesia's sustainable development. UNU/IAS (N. S. Cooray, e-mail: cooray@ias.unu.edu) 18 March 2000, Tokyo, Japan First Expert Meeting on GM Foods, Biosafety, the Codex and the Regulation of International Trade (held back to back w/ FAO Codex Task Force on GMOs) To provide a forum for the comparative analysis and critique of different approaches to the identification, assessment and regulation of risks associated with the trade in genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and their by-products. UNU/IAS (William Chambers, e-mail: chambers@ias.unu.edu) 18 March, Los Angeles, USA UNU Panel on the project "Kosovo and the International Community: Selective Indignation, Collective Intervention, and the Changing Contours of World Politics" (to be held during the session of International Studies Association annual meeting). UNU Centre (Contact: Albrecht Schnabel and Ramesh Thakur) 21 March, UN Headquarters, New York, USA 22 March, Columbia University, New York UNU Symposium on "Kosovo and the International Community: Selective Indignation, Collective Intervention, and the Changing Contours of World Politics" UNU Centre (Contact: Albrecht Schnabel and Ramesh Thakur) 23-24 March, New York, USA Workshop on World Governance Survey UNU Centre (Contact: Julius Court) 26-30 March, Okinawa, Japan "Workshop on Asia-Pacific Cooperation on Research and Conservation of Mangroves (Two-day workshop, followed by a two-day field trip to Iriomote)" To share experiences in preservation and sustainable management of mangroves and to promote scientific cooperation around mangroves in the Asia-pacific region. It is intended to lead into an action plan for conservation of these important and complicated, yet threatened ecosystems. The workshop will contribute to the better use and management of mangroves. UNU Centre in cooperation with UNESCO and International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems (ISME) (Contact: Zafar Adeel) and Hari Srinivas) 29-31 March, Coventry, UK Workshop on the UNU/CSGRCentre for th eStudy of Globalisation and Regionalisation Project on "Civil Society and Global Finance" UNU Centre (Contact Albrecht Schnabel)
UNU-Kirin Fellowships at National Food Research Institute (NFRI) (continuing activity) National Food Research Institute (NFRI), Tsukuba, Japan; Contact: Dr. Takafumi Kasumi, Institutional Coordinator, Tel: +81-298/38-7971; Fax: +81-298/38-7996. To provide researchers from developing countries, mostly in the Asia Pacific region, with training opportunities in the area of food science and technology. The fellows are given support for carrying out research when they return to their home countries. Support for the training and follow-up research is provided by the Kirin Brewery Company. UNU Centre (Contact: Wilma James) 4 April, Tokyo, Japan Award Ceremony for UNU-Kirin Fellows completing training at the National Food Research Institute (NFRI), Tsukuba The annual ceremony for the award of certificates to the UNU-Kirin fellows who have completed their studies at the National Food Research Institute (NFRI) in Tsukuba, Japan with the financial support of the Kirin Brewery Company UNU Centre (Contact: Asami Oishi>) 6 April, Othsu, Japan Interlinkages Follow-up - An input to the G8 Environment Ministers Meeting UNU Centre (Contact: Jerry Velasquez, e-mail: jerry@geic.or.jp) 10-14 April, UN New York, USA Twenty-Seventh Session of the Subcommittee on Nutrition of the UN Administrative Committee on Coordination (ACC/SCN), Washington, D.C., USA UNU is a member of the ACC/SCN whose overall role is to promote harmonizing policies and activities in nutrition in the UN system. Special report on the activities of the UNU Food and Nutrition Programme will be presented at the meeting. UNU Centre (Contact: Wilma James) 11 April, Tokyo, Japan Public Lecture on A New Personal and Career Development Agenda for the ILO By Mr. Alan Wild, Director, Human Resources Development Department, ILO. Aimed at giving advice to young Japanese people who wish to pursue careers as public servant. Co-organized by UNU, ILO Tokyo and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. UNU Responsible Person: Prof. Hideo Sato, e-mail: satoh@hq.unu.edu UNU Centre (Contact: Asami Oishi) 13-15 April, Dakar, Senegal AFROFOODS Sub-regional Data Centre Coordinator's Meeting UNU in conjunction with the FAO will organize the above meeting with the aim of improving the quality, availability and amount of food composition data in the world and in Africa in particular. UNU Centre (Contact: Wilma James) 16-21 April, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia International Symposium and Training Workshop under the UNU Project on Environmental Monitoring and Governance in Coastal Area (1) To report on data collection and analysis of DDT, DDE and HCH from participating laboratories; (2) To discuss a research plan for 2000 and develop methods of monitoring and analysis; (3) To train national project coordinators of the project; (4) To share experience on EDC Pollution in East Asian Region and Developed Countries. UNU and University of Malaya (Contact: Zafar Adeel and Makiko Yamauchi) 24 April - 20 October, Reykjavik, Iceland (continuing activity) UNU Geothermal Training Programme, National Energy Authority, UNU Geothermal Training Programme, ORKUSTOFNUN National Energy Authority (NEA), Reykjavik, Iceland Tel: +354/569-6000; Fax: +354/568-8896; E-mail: ibf@os.is Duration: 6 months; 16 fellows The main objective of the programme is to assist developing countries with significant geothermal potential to build up groups of specialists that cover most aspects of geothermal exploration and development. Support for this programme is provided by the Government of Iceland. UNU Centre (Contact: Wilma James) 24 April - 1 December, Sao Paulo, Brazil (continuing activity) Training Programme on "Remote Sensing Technology", Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE), São José Dos Campos - SP, Brazil Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Sao Paulo, Brazil Tel: +55-123/25-6000 Fax: +55-123/21-8743 E-mail: tania@ltid.inpe.br Duration: 8 months; 8 fellows To train specialists from developing countries in remote sensing techniques and research methods and to promote the use of remote sensing techniques for surveying, planning and management of natural resources in developing countries. UNU Centre (Contact: Wilma James) 24-26 April, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ASEAN Regional Workshop on Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms To increase awareness and build capacity on biosafety, particularly in risk assessment and management. UNU/IAS (William Chambers, e-mail: chambers@ias.unu.edu) April 2000 - March 2001 (12 months extendable by another 12 months), Campinas-SP, Brazil Training Programme on "Science and Technology Policy", Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) (continuing activity) Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil Tel: +55-19/239-1097; Fax: +55-19/239-1562; E-mail: newpe@ige.unicamp.br. Duration: 2 years; 3 fellows per year. To prepare professionals and researchers with the capability to critically reflect on the development of science and technology policies and their socio-economic implications in the global and regional contexts. Special emphasis is given to specific conditions that prevail in Latin America. This programme leads to a master's degree. UNU Centre (Contact: Wilma James)
Training course on "Analysis and Management of Geological Risks", University of Geneva, Switzerland Universite de Geneve, Centre d'Etude des Risques Geologiques, Geneva, Switzerland; Tel: +41-22/702-6602; Fax: +41-22/320-5732; E-mail: cerg@sc2a.unige.ch To provide training in the mitigation of natural disasters as a joint activity of the UNU and the University of Geneva. UNU Centre (Contact: Wilma James) 5 May, Caracas, Venezuela UNU/BIOLAC Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting To review past activities and future plans, and make recommendations to the Rector and the Coordinator of UNU/BIOLAC. UNU Centre (Contact: Wilma James) 11 May, Tokyo, Japan Symposium on "Wood Is the New Energy: Regenerate Forest in Tokyo" To address issues relating to forests from the Zero Emissions perspectives and in particular discuss how to bring back forests in Tokyo and re-establish a harmonious symbiosis between human and natural systems. UNU/IAS (Masako Unoura, e-mail: unoura@ias.unu.edu) 15 May - 23 June, Tokyo Japan UNU International Courses (UNU/IC) To provide training for a selected group of postgraduate students and working people (with a college or university degree) in Japan and abroad who are seeking jobs in international fields in public-serve or private organizations, including the United Nations, multinational corporations, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), as well as national foreign-service organizations. Course Director: Prof. Hideo Sato E-mail: satoh@hq.unu.edu UNU Centre (Contact: Wilma James, Tel: +81-3/3499-2811; Fax: +81-3/3499-2828) 17 May, Maastricht, The Netherlands Innovation, Learning and Technological Dynamism of Developing Countries A one day Conference of younger scholars working on issues related to technology in developing countries. URL of the Conference Website: http://www.intech.unu.edu/calendar/events/seminars/170520.htm) UNU/INTECH in association with the Research School for Resource Studies for Development - Ceres UNU/INTECH (Contact: Sunil Mani, E-mail: Mani@intech.unu.edu) 18 May, Tokyo, Japan UNU-ASIL (American Society of International Law) Roundtable Discussion on "Democratic Accountability and Using Military Forces under International Auspices" UNU Centre (Contact: Peace & Governance Programme, Tel: +81-3/3499-2811; Fax: +81-3/3499-2828; e-mail: mbox@hq.unu.edu) 19 May, Tokyo, Japan "Africa Day" Public Forum on "A Global Partnership for Peace, Progress and Prosperity: A Message from Africa" Prelude to the 37th anniversary celebration of OAU (Organization of African Unity) Day on 25 May 2000. Jointly organized by the Africa Diplomatic Corps, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the United Nations University. [Press Release] UNU Centre(Contact Max Bond) 19-21 May, Helsinki, Finland Project meeting (UNU/WIDER project on "Globalization and the Obstacles to the Successful Integration of Small Vulnerable Economies") To discuss the drafts of papers on the Project. Project Director, Dr. S. Mansoob Murshed. UNU/WIDER (Contact e-mail:wider@wider.unu.edu) 22-23 May, Tokyo, Japan 5th UNU/IAS Board Meeting UNU/IAS (Contact e-mail: infodesk@ias.unu.edu) 22-23 May, Tokyo, Japan International Conference on Business and the Global Environment To discuss and clarify the roles to be played both by business corporations and by consumers and governments in order to convert the one-way economic system of mass production, mass consumption and mass disposal into a recycle-based economy with minimum environmental impacts. UNU/IAS (Contact: Masako Unoura, e-mail: unoura@ias.unu.edu) 24-25 May, Tokyo, Japan 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Future of the Global System To provide a forum on sustainable global future to discuss key issues in sustainable development, including future scenarios of the global system and key sector issues such as population, energy, food, and land use. The conference this year will specifically focus on sustainability in the Asia-Pacific region with the global perspectives in mind. [Press Release] UNU/IAS, co-organized with OECD(Contact: Hiroyasu Tokuda, e-mail: tokuda@ias.unu.edu or Nawalage S. Cooray, e-mail: cooray@ias.unu.edu) 26 May-1 June, Belem and Macapa, Brazil (1) 26-30 May: UNU/PLEC 3rd General Meeting; (2) 31 May: 4th Management Group Meeting; and (3) 1 June: Management Team Meeting To report on progress in the first two-year implementation and to firm up a plan for the second two-year implementation in connection with mid-term review and budget revision. To plan the second phase of the UNU/PLEC for the Global Environment Facility (GEF) funding. UNU Centre (Contact: Luohui Liang) 28 May - 10 June, Morioka, Japan World Geothermal Congress 2000 Chairman: Dr. Ingvar B. Fridleifsson, UNU Geothermal Training Programme (NEA), Orkustofnun, Grensasvegur 9, IS-107 Reykjavik, Iceland. Tel: +354/569-6000; Fax: +354/568-8896; E-mail: ibf@os.is Scientists and engineers trained at the UNU Geothermal Training Programme in Iceland during 1979?1999 to present their papers at the Congress. Course Director: Prof. Hideo Sato E-mail: satoh@hq.unu.edu UNU Centre (Contact: Wilma James) 29-30 May, Nairobi, Kenya UNU-AERC Plenary on globalization and Africa UNU Centre and Africa Economic Research Consortium (AERC) (Contact: Julius Court) 29-31 May, Tokyo, Japan Symposium on East Asia and the Muslim World To focus on the relations between Japan and the Muslim World in century. Co-organized by UNU, UNIC Tokyo and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Responsible Person: Hideo Sato UNU Centre (Contact: Asami Oishi)
Global Echo 2000, World Environment Day Celebration at the UNU UNU Centre (Contact: Jerry Velasquez (e-mail: jerry@geic.or.jp) 1-17 June, New York, USA & Amman, Jordan UNU/ILA International Leadership Course on "Women's Leadership: The Challenge of Gender Mainstreaming" UNU International Leadership Academy, Amman, Jordan. Tel: +962-6/533-7075; Fax: +962-6/533-7068; E-mail: un2@ju.edu.jo. To provide training in leadership skills and attitudes while fostering commitment to sustainable development, sustainable democracy, civil society institutions, and peaceful resolution of disputes. UNU Centre (Contact: The Director, email: un2@ju.edu.jo ) 5-9 June, Tokyo, Japan UNU/IAS Short-Training Course for the Joint Japan-World Bank Graduate Master Programme This course was organized following the first one held in 1998. The IAS faculty including Adjunct Professors and scholars on the network delivered a lecture in their area of expertise. UNU/IAS (N. S. Cooray, e-mail: cooray@ias.unu.edu) 9-10 June, Lusaka, Zambia UNU/INRA Board meeting To review progress so far in the implementation of projects adopted by the Board for the 2000-2001 biennium and revisions of strategic plan 2000. UNU/INRA (Contact: A.U. Mokwunye, email: mokwunye@ghana.com) 12-16 June, Bonn, Germany 12th Subsidiary Bodies Meeting for Scientific and Technical Advise (SBSTA) fo the Climate Change Convention UNU Centre (Contact: Jerry Velasquez (e-mail: jerry@geic.or.jp) 13 June, Okinawa, Japan "Global Environmental Summit in Okinawa" At Rizanshin Park Hotel, Onnason. Co-organized by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Japan, Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, The United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU/IAS). Supported by Okinawa Commerce and Industry Chambers Association and Okinawa Commerce and Industry Association. UNU/IAS (Contact: Masafumi Takemura, e-mail: takemura@ias.unu.edu ) 19 June, Tokyo, Japan International Seminar on "The Status of Wind Energy Generation and International Cooperative Activities" Joint organization with the UNU, UNESCO, and Nihon University Global Industrial Relations/Business Incubation Center (Nubic) To explore activities related to the utilization of wind energy in Japan and other countries in order to encourage the active use of the wind energy resource, and to clarify its contribution to enhance global sustainable development. UNU Centre (Contact: Hari Srinivas) 19 June, Helsinki, Finland Joint Public Lecture on the theme "Peace and Conflict: Challenges for the New Century." Speakers: Ramesh Thakur on "Kosovo and the Challenge of Humanitarian Intervention" and Tony Addison on "Peace or War in Africa?". UNU/WIDER (Contact e-mail: wider@wider.unu.edu) 19-20 June, Helsinki, Finland 16th Session of the Board of WIDER UNU/WIDER (Contact e-mail: wider@wider.unu.edu) 22-24 June, Moscow, Russia Dissemination Seminar on the UNU Project on "Rising and Fading Powers: International Order in Transition" UNU Centre (Contact: Peace & Governance Programme, Tel: +81-3/3499-2811; Fax: +81-3/3499-2828; e-mail: mbox@hq.unu.edu) 24 June, Tokyo, Japan International Symposium on "Symbiosis of Human Society and Global Environment - GIC Makes Ecological Environment" Joint organization with the UNU and the Committee on Global Environmental Research (Human Dimension Program) of the Science Council of Japan to discuss the importance of geographical information system in the environmental human society. UNU Centre (Contact: Hari Srinivas) 24-25 June, Tokyo, Japan Collaborative Workshop on "East Asian Regional Security Futures: Theater Missile Defense Implications" Jointly convened by Nautilus Institute and The United Nations University To increase communication and knowledge of current theater missile defense (TMD) proposals among specialists from China, Japan and the United States. UNU Centre (Contact: Edward Newman) 29-30 June, Tokyo, Japan Workshop on the Implications of the Digital Economy and E-commerce for Economic Development To define the issues and framework for research and policy on the implications that the emerging Internet sectors have for economic development. UNU/IAS (Contact: Ted Tschang, e-mail: tschang@ias.unu.edu) June - December (6 months), Reykjavik, Iceland Fisheries Training Programme, Marine Research Institute (continuing activity) Marine Research Institute, Reykjavik, Iceland. Tel: +354/552-0240; Fax: +354/562-3790; E-mail: tumi@hafro.is. Duration: 6 months; 10 participants The course is intended to strengthen the capabilities of governments, universities, research and training institutions of developing countries in the area of fisheries. UNU Centre (Contact: Wilma James)
19th Conference of Directors of UNU Research and Training Centres and Programmes (RTC/Ps) (CONDIR) UNU Centre (Contact: Max Bond) 9-28 July, Accra, Ghana UNU/INRA Training course on Plant Tissue Culture UNU Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU/INRA), Accra, Ghana Tel: +233-21/50-0396; Fax: +233-21/50-0792; E-mail: unuinra@ghana.com. Duration: 3 months To train researchers, trainers and technologists from West and Central Africa in plant tissue culture technology. UNU Centre (Contact: Wilma James>) 10-12 July, Paris, France Meeting of the Bureau of the UNU Council UNU Centre (Contact: Max Bond) 10 July - 5 August, Yaoundé, Cameroon UNU/INRA training course on Computer Applications to Natural Resources Management, University of Yaoundé UNU Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU/INRA), Accra, Ghana; Tel: +233-21/50-0396; Fax: +233-21/50-0792 To sharpen the skills of participants in database management and the use of different GIS and statistical software; use case studies to demonstrate different applications of GIS and statistical analysis to inform decisions on improved management of land, water and plant resources; and to introduce participants to practical skills in digitizing data and the use of GPS equipment. Duration: 4-6 weeks. UNU/INRA (Contact: J.J. Baidu-Forson, email: unuinra@ghana.com) UNU Centre (Contact: Wilma James) 12-13 July, Tokyo, Japan First meeting of the Japanese Working Group of Japanese Mountaineers The meeting will be the first coordinating meeting to discuss the international project proposal development within the framework of Sustainable Mountain Development-UNU Global Mountain Partnership Programme. UNU will function as a coordination and information centre for these mountain research activities. UNU Centre (Contact: Libor Jansky) 13-15 July, Tokyo, Japan Second Steering Committee Meeting of the project on Managing Land Development in Dry Areas To prepare a project proposal to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for funding support. UNU Centre (Contact: Zafar Adeel) 14-15 July, UNU Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan High Level Conference on "The Global Compact and UN Institutions" Organized with the Centre on Foreign Policy and Federalism, University of Waterloo, Canada UNU Centre (Contact: Peace & Governance Programme, Tel: +81-3/3499-2811; Fax: +81-3/3499-2828; e-mail: mbox@hq.unu.edu) 17 July, UNU Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan The Kyushu-Okinawa Summit: The Challenges and Opportunities for the Developing World in the 21st Century To provide an opportunity for representatives of developing countries, development-oriented international institutions and civil society to have a dialogue with those knowledgeable about the G8 on the eve of the Okinawa Summit. Jointly organized and sponsored by UNU, Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development (FASID) and G8 Research Group, University of Toronto, and supported by Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Nortel Networks and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Contact FASID, Fax: +81-3 5226-0023, E-mail: ueda@fasid.or.jp or UNU Centre (Hideo Sato, Tel: +81-3/3499-2811; Fax: +81-3/3499-2828).
UNU Global Seminar, 1st Shimane Session on "Northeast Asia and the World in the 21st Century: Regional Development and International Cooperation" Director: Prof. Hideo Sato, E-mail: satoh@hq.unu.edu. Tel: +81-3/3499-2811; Fax: +81-3/3499-2828. An annual programme designed to enhance international awareness among the student population in Japan through active interaction with scholars and experts working in the UNU's global networks. UNU Centre (Contact: Reiko Furuno, email: furuno@hq.unu.edu) 7-8 August, Maastricht, the Netherlands 11th UNU/INTECH Board Meeting UNU/INTECH (Contact e-mail: postmaster@intech.unu.edu) 7-12 August, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia WFSE Satellite Meeting on "How Can Global Research by WFSE Sustain Forest Development" To carry out the meeting with the presentation on 9 August of the World Forest, Society and Environment research findings and discuss future cooperation in a panel. To also held WFSE/UNU research planning workshop on 12 August. UNU Centre (Contact: Libor Jansky, e-mail: jansky@hq.unu.edu) 20-25 August, Beijing, China International Conference on Software: Theory and Practice (ICS) The theme of the Congress will be "Information Processing Beyond Year 2000." Sponsored by UNU, Chinese Institute of Electronics, China Computer Federation and China Institute of Communications, in cooperation with IFIP TC2, International Institute for Software Technology, and Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Software. UNU/IIST (Contact e-mail: iist@iist.unu.edu) 21-23 August, Beijing, China International Symposium on Software Industry in Developing Countries (ISSIDeC) Aims to help participants to learn from each other how to promote the software industry in developing countries, and at the same time to better understand how to support each other to meet the needs of the big potential software market in developing countries. Organizers: UNU, International Institute for Software Technology, Macau; Tata Research Development & Design Center, India, and Pontifica Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil UNU/IIST (Contact e-mail: iist@iist.unu.edu) 28-30 August, Macau 9th UNU/IIST Board Meeting UNU/IIST (Contact e-mail: iist@iist.unu.edu) 28-31 August, Hokkaido, Japan UNU Global Seminar, 1st Hokkaido Session on "The State and Ethnic Groups in the 21st Century" Director: Prof. Hideo Sato, E-mail: satoh@hq.unu.edu. Tel: +81-3/3499-2811; Fax: +81-3/3499-2828. An annual programme designed to enhance international awareness among the student population in Japan through active interaction with scholars and experts working in the UNU'' global networks. UNU Centre (Contact: Reiko Furuno, email: furuno@hq.unu.edu) 31 August - 5 September, Kitakyushu, Japan ESCAP Ministerial Meeting Launch review of Rio Convention and their interlinkages among ESCAP countries. UNU Centre (Contact: German T. Velasquez, e-mail: jerry@geic.or.jp) August, Durban, South Africa Training workshop on Global Initiative for Enhancing Institutional Capacity in Food and Nutrition UNU Food and Nutrition Programme, Office of the Vice Provost, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA. Tel: +1-607/255-3062; Fax: +1-607/255-2990; E-mail: cg30@cornell.edu. To build up a cadre of nutrition leaders from different fields (including health, agriculture, education, community development) and sectors (including the public, private and non-profit sectors, regional, national and local levels) who will take action to realize the vision of an Africa free of malnutrition. UNU Centre (Contact: Wilma James, email: james@hq.unu.edu)
What Does 'Learning from Nature' Mean for Corporations: Sustainability Strategies for the 21st Century Co-organized with the Future 500 To explore recent development in the field of industrial ecology and examine the lessons that corporations can learn from ecosystems. UNU/IAS (Masako Unoura, e-mail: unoura@ias.unu.edu) 3 September, Kitakyushu, Japan Eco-Asia - Asian Environment Ministers Meeting To disseminate the results of the Inter-Linkages Initiative activities. UNU Centre (Contact: German T. Velasquez, e-mail: jerry@geic.or.jp) 4-8 September, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan UNU Global Seminar, 16th Shonan Session on "Challenges to the UN in the 21st Century" Director: Prof. Hideo Sato E-mail: satoh@hq.unu.edu; Tel: +81-3/3499-2811; Fax: +81-3/3499-2828. An annual programme designed to enhance international awareness among the student population in Japan through active interaction with scholars and experts working in the UNU's global networks. UNU Centre (Contact: Yoshie Sawada, email: sawada@hq.unu.edu) 5-7 September, Maastrict, The Netherlands International High-Level Seminar on Technological Innovation This seminar, which brings together a large number of high level policy makers and leading policy analysts, aims to facilitate exchange and co-operation between advanced and developping countries and among developping countries, with regard to emerging new ideas and approaches to innovation policy. Co-organized by the United Nations University (UNU) and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST) URL of the Conference Website: http://www.intech.unu.edu/calendar/events/ChinaNIS/ChinaNIS-Conference-v40.htm. UNU/INTECH (Contact: Shulin Gu, e-mail: Gu@intech.unu.edu) 7-10 September, Rigi/Kaltbad, Switzerland First International Conference on Global Mountain Biodiversity To contribute to the mountain agenda as a whole and take the responsibility for the Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment executive summary from the conference. UNU Centre (Contact: Libor Jansky, e-mail: jansky@hq.unu.edu) 11-15 September, Lyon, France 13th Subsidiary Bodies Meeting for Scientific and Technical Advise (SBSTA) for the Climate Change Convention To disseminate the results of the Inter-Linkages Initiative activities. UNU Centre (Contact: German T. Velasquez, e-mail: jerry@geic.or.jp) 11-29 September, Bangkok, Thailand 6th IAS/AIT Short Training Course UNU/IAS (Hiroyasu Tokuda, e-mail: tokuda@ias.unu.edu) 18-19 September, Toronto, Canada UNU/INWEH Advisory Committee Meeting UNU/INWEH (Contact The Director, e-mail:contact@inweh.unu.edu) 21 September, Tokyo, Japan UNU-Akino Memorial Programme Annual Advisory Committee Meeting Annual meeting of the Board which oversees the activities of the grant made by the Japanese Government in memory of Dr. Yutaka Akino. Director: Prof. Hideo Sato, E-mail: satoh@hq.unu.edu. Tel: +81-3/3499-2811; Fax: +81-3/3499-2828. UNU Centre (Contact: Asami Oishi, email: oishi@hq.unu.edu) 24-26 September, Sandton, South Africa UNU Project Meeting on Sustainable Development of International Water Systems in Southern African Region (1) To develop national and regional strategies, among Southern African countries, in dealing with water transfer; (2) to develop operational guidelines to deal with environmental impacts, in particular on human settlement, of transboundary water transfer projects; (3) to experience in South Africa on transboundary water transfer, in particular legislative and environmental aspects; (4) to enhance capacities management of international water systems in Southern Africa by promoting the use of strategies and guidelines development; and (5) to develop future research needs and strategies to enhance research competence among researchers in Southern African region. UNU Centre (Contact: Zafar Adeel, e-mail: adeel@hq.unu.edu) 26-29 September, Kobe City, Japan UNU Global Seminar, Kobe Session on "Humanity and Civilizations in the Globalizing World" Director: Prof. Hideo Sato E-mail: satoh@hq.unu.edu; Tel: +81-3/3499-2811; Fax: +81-3/3499-2828. An annual programme designed to enhance international awareness among the student population in Japan through active interaction with scholars and experts working in the UNU's global networks. UNU Centre (Contact: Yoshie Sawada, email: sawada@hq.unu.edu) 26 September, Pretoria, South Africa Workshop on "Market-friendly Innovation Policies in Developing Countries" The workshop will discuss those instruments and institutions which developing countries may put in place to encourage firms to do more industrial R&D. UNU/INTECH (Contact: Sunil Mani, E-mail: Mani@intech.unu.edu) 18 September, Geneva, Switzerland, and 22 September, New York, USA UNU Training Workshop on Inter-Linkages on Biosafety To bief UN NY and Geneva delegates on the linkages issue with regard to Biosafety UNU Centre (Contact: German T. Velasquez, e-mail: jerry@geic.or.jp) September 2000 - February 2001 (6 months), Gent, Belgium Training course on Biological Diversity, University of Gent Universiteit Gent, Laboratorium voor Ecologie der Dieren, Gent, Belgium; Tel: +32-9/264-5253; Fax: +32-9/264-5255; E-mail: Henri.Dumont@rug.ac.be Duration: 6 months This training course is aimed at professionals responsible for the study, monitoring, conservation and management of biological diversity in developing countries. UNU Centre (Contact: Wilma James, email: james@hq.unu.edu) 27 September, Tokyo Signing Ceremony and Press Briefing for Partnership between Digital Communities Information Technology Promotion Center and UNU Institute of Advance Studies UNU/IAS (Contact: e-mail: unuias@ias.unu.edu)
Project meeting on "The Social Impact of Privatization and the Regulation of Utilities in Latin America") To present and discuss the contributions to the project. Project Co-Directors, Dr. Cecilia Ugaz and Prof. Catherine Waddams-Price. UNU/WIDER (Contact e-mail:wider@wider.unu.edu) 11 October, Tokyo, Japan Workshop on Forests and Sinks UNU Centre (Contact: Jerry Velasquez, e-mail: jerry@geic.or.jp) 11 October, Tokyo (KDD Hall, Otemachi), Japan International Symposium "Necessity and Scope of Participation in UN Peacekeeping Operations" Jointly organized by UNU, Japanese-German Center Berlin (JGCB), Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany and The Yomiuri Shimbun UNU Centre (Inquiries: Japan-Germany Sypmosium Secretariat, Tel. 03-3216-7736; Fax 03-3245-0219) 12-13 October, Tokyo, Japan International Conference on Forests: The Value of Forests The conference will be organized by UNU in cooperation with the World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development, the Environment Agency of Japan and the Forest Agency of Japan, with the aim to highlight the multiple values of forests in promoting sustainable development. UNU Centre (Contact: Jerry Velasquez, e-mail: jerry@geic.or.jp) 14 October, Tokyo, Japan International Symposium "There Was a True Internarionalist: Inazo Nitobe's Views on Citizenship and International Society" Jointly organized by UNU and UNESCO UNU Centre (Inquiries: Symposium Secretariat, Fax 03-3814-5884; E-mail nitobe@bcasj.or.jp) 16-19 October, Antananarivo, Madagascar Fifth African Conference on Research in Computer Science (CARI 2000) - (UNU Microprocessors and Infomatics Project) INRIA Rennes/Relations Exterieures, Campus Universitaire de Beaulieu, Rennes, France. Tel: +33-2/9984-2559; Fax: +33-2/9984-7395; http://www.inria.fr/CARI2000 To promote postgraduate training and research in computer science in Africa; to present the research activities currently undertaken in the universities and research centres of Central and West Africa in the field of computer science; and to follow-up on the recommendations of the previous conferences. Duration: 4 days UNU Centre (Contact: Wilma James, email: james@hq.unu.edu) 18-22 October, Medenine, Tunisia Water Management in Arid Zones The Second UNU Workshop on desertification explores the theme "Water Management in Arid Zones" - the workshop is organized in collaboration with the Institut des Régions Arides, in Médenine UNU Centre (Contact: Zafar Adeel, e-mail: adeel@hq.unu.edu) 19-20 October, Tokyo, Japan Symposium on Zero Emissions Forum UNU Centre (Contact: Satoru Hirose, e-mail: hirose@hq.unu.edu) 20-21 October, Helsinki, Finland Project meeting on "Why some Countries Avoid Conflict While Others Fail" To present and discuss the contributions to the project. Project Co-Directors, Prof. Tony Addison and Dr S. Mansoob Murshed. UNU/WIDER (Contact e-mail: wider@wider.unu.edu) 21-22 October 2000, Tokyo, Japan The IYV 2001 Pre-Year Festival Jointly organized by the IYV 2001 Pre-Year Festival Committee, UNU and United Nations Volunteers 2001 Pre-Year Festival Committee (Contact: Telephone (03) 5453-2001, E-mail info@iyvj2001.org) 23 October, Tokyo, Japan UNU 25th Anniversary Symposium on The United Nation University at 25: Reaching out to Japan and the World UNU Centre (Contact: Max Bond, email: bond@hq.unu.edu) 24-26 October, Tokyo, Japan International Conference on Global Ethos This conference will be conducted over three days beginning on UN Day, 2000. In addition to contributing to the Global Ethos Project of the UNU/IAS, the conference will represent a part of the UNU's contribution to the International Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations, 2001. The conference will bring together academics, practitioners, and thinkers from all around the world in order to contribute to a global dialogue focusing on various current issues and dilemmas that challenge our tradition frameworks of values and ethics. Person Responsible: Prof. Hideo Sato UNU/IAS (Contact: Shona Dodds, e-mail: dodds@ias.unu.edu) 27 October, Tokyo, Japan International Youth Symposium on Global Ethics and Values This conference will be held at UNU Headquarters on the Friday following the International Conference. International and national participants will be drawn from graduate programs conducted by universities within Japan. The Symposium will focus on the same issues discussed within the International Conference although it will be formatted in such as way as to encourage an unstructured dialogue between all the participants. Person Responsible: Prof. Hideo Sato UNU/IAS (Contact: Shona Dodds, e-mail: dodds@ias.unu.edu) 27 October, Tokyo, Japan Workshop on Future Issues in Gender Education and Research In-depth discussion and exploration of major issues in future gender education and research will be held by specialists invited from inside and outside the UN system, including the keynote speaker and panellists on Gender and Women’s Rights at the International Conference on Global Ethos. The workshop will produce an agenda for gender education and research in the next decade and help set up a work plan for the UNU in this field. UNU Centre (Contact: Birgit Poniatowski, email: poniatowski@hq.unu.edu) 28 October, Tokyo, Japan First International Forum on Medical Ethics UNU/IAS (Contact: Prof. Hirofumi Uzawa, e-mail: infodesk@ias.unu.edu) October, Caracas, Venezuela UNU/BIOLAC Tuberculosis Research Network Workshop UNU/BIOLAC Tuberculosis Research Network, Caracas, Venezuela. Tel: +58-2/501-2138; Fax: +58-2/571-3164; E-mail: htakiff@pasteur.ivic.ve. Duration: 2 weeks. To exchange scientific information on the research activities carried out by the members of the network and to acquaint the network members with the latest laboratory techniques. UNU Centre (Contact: Wilma James, email: james@hq.unu.edu) October, Wageningen, the Netherlands UNU/INFOODS - Course on Production and Use of Food Composition Data in Nutrition, Wageningen Agricultural University Wageningen Agricultural University, Dept. of Human Nutrition, Wageningen, the Netherlands; Tel: +31-317/48-3054; Fax: +31-317/48-3342; E-mail: lous-duym@secretariaat.voed.wau.nl To strengthen food composition activities in African countries and to improve the quality of food composition data. UNU Centre (Contact: Wilma James, email: james@hq.unu.edu) October, Nairobi, Kenya Applied Human Nutrition, Postgraduate Training under Food and Nutrition Applied Nutrition Programme, Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 41607, Nairobi, Kenya. Tel: +254-2/63-1004; Fax: +254-2/56-2671; E-mail: anp@arcc.org.ke. Duration: 24 months; 2 fellows Postgraduate programme in nutrition planning leading to a Master's degree. UNU Centre (Contact: Wilma James, email: james@hq.unu.edu) October, Mysore, India Food Science and Technology training under Food and Nutrition Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore 570 013, India. Tel: +91-821/56-5760; Fax: +91-821/52-0758; E-mail: prakash@nicfos.ernet.in. Duration: 6-12 months; 5 fellows. Provide individualized research training in post-harvest food conservation techniques and nutritional biochemistry. UNU Centre (Contact: Wilma James, email: james@hq.unu.edu) October/November (tentative) 3rd UNU/INRA Annual Lectures, Southern Africa (tentative) To deliver the third in the series of annual lectures on natural resources conservation and management in Africa to an audience of senior policy advisors to African governments. UNU/INRA (Contact: J.J. Baidu-Forson, email: unuinra@ghana.com)
Expert Meeting on Global Accords Focusing on Linkages between the Ozone and Climate Change Conventions. Organized by UNU, UNEP, Alliance for Global Sustainability, and MIT UNU Centre (Contact: Jerry Velasquez, e-mail: jerry@geic.or.jp) 3 November, Rome, Italy PLEC Second Advisory Group Meeting UNU Centre (Contact: Libor Jansky, e-mail: jansky@hq.unu.edu, Luohui Liang, e-mail: liang@hq.unu.edu) 2-3 November, Boston, USA Expert Meeting on the Inter-linkages between the Ozone Convetion and the Climate Change Convention The conference will be organized as a part of the Inter-Linkages Initiaitve. UNU Centre (Contact: German T. Velasquez, e-mail: jerry@geic.or.jp) 2-15 November, Amman, Jordan UNU/ILA International Leadership Course on "Leadership in Post-conflict Peacebuilding" Organized in conjunction with INCORE. UNU International Leadership Academy, Amman, Jordan. Tel: +962-6/533-7075; Fax: +962-6/533-7068; E-mail: un2@ju.edu.jo. To provide training in leadership skills and attitudes while fostering commitment to sustainable development, sustainable democracy, civil society institutions, and peaceful resolution of disputes. UNU Centre (Contact: The Director, email: un2@ju.edu.jo ). 5-6 November, Ottawa, Canada First Meeting of International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS)* *ICISS was launched by Canadian Foreign Minister, Lloyd Axworthy. The establishment of the Commission was announced by Canadian Prime Minister Chrétien in his address at the UN Millennium Summit on 7th September 2000. The purpose of the Commission is to contribute to building a broader understanding of the issues surrounding the problem of intervention and State Sovereignty, and to fostering a global political consensus. The Commission will focus on the appropriate international reaction to massive violations of human rights and crimes against humanity, as well as address the question of preventive action through an international work programme of consultation and outreach. UNU Centre (Contact: Ramesh Thakur, e-mail: thakur@hq.unu.edu). 6-7 November, Morioka, Iwate, Japan Environmental Millennium Forum, co-organized by Iwate Prefectural Government, Morioka UNU/IAS (Contact: Brendan Barrett, e-mail: barrett@ias.unu.edu) 6-7 November, New York, USA UNU/UNITAR Training Workshop on Climate Change - Prospects for COP6 To brief UN delegates in New York on the issues for the UNFCCC COP6. UNU Centre (Contact: German T. Velasquez, e-mail: jerry@geic.or.jp) 6-10 November, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Workshop on "New Approaches to Freshwater Management in Central Asia" To convene the UNU network for the project "Managing Land Degradation in Dry Areas" and discuss the dry-land issues and the UNU proposal to GEF. UNU Centre (Contact: Zafar Adeel, e-mail: adeel@hq.unu.edu) 8-9 November, Tokyo, Japan International Conference on Zero Emissions in Industralized Societies. The newly reconstituted Zero Emissions Forum will collaborate with the 168 Committee of JSPS and the Japan Management Association to organize this conference. A follow-up programme in Toyohashi is also included. 13-24 November, The Hague, Netherlands Special Session: Input into COP6 of the Climate Change Convention To disseminate the results of the Inter-Linkages Initiative. UNU Centre (Contact: German T. Velasquez, e-mail: jerry@geic.or.jp or W. Chambers, e-mail: chambers@ias.unu.edu) 15-16 November, Seoul, Korea Workshop on the UNU Project on "Non-Traditional Security in East Asia"(Environment and Security) Organized by the Korea University and sponsored by the Ford Foundation. UNU Centre (Contact: Ramesh Thakur, e-mail: thakur@hq.unu.edu or Edward Newman, e-mail: newman@hq.unu.edu). 17-18 November 2000, Helsinki, Finland Project Meeting: (UNU/WIDER project on "New Fiscal Policies for Growth and Poverty Reduction") To discuss the drafts of the papers on the project. Project Director, Dr. Tony Addison UNU/WIDER (Contact e-mail:wider@wider.unu.edu) 18 November, Macau 20th Conference of Directors of UNU Research and Training Centres and Programmes (RTC/Ps) (CONDIR) UNU Centre (Contact: Max Bond, email: bond@hq.unu.edu) 20-24 November, Macau Forty-seventh Session of the UNU Council UNU Centre (Contact: Max Bond, email: bond@hq.unu.edu) 24-26 November, Kathmandu, Nepal International Symposium on "Himalayan Environments: Mountain Sciences & Ecotourism/Biodiversity" To co-organize the conference together with the Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu and Hokkaido University, Sapporo as the networking event leading towards to the International Year of Mountain 2002. UNU Centre (Contact: Libor Jansky, e-mail: jansky@hq.unu.edu) 27 November, Helsinki, Finland The 2000 WIDER Annual Lecture on "Globalization and Appropriate Governance" by Professor Jagdish N. Bhagwati UNU/WIDER (Contact: wider@wider.unu.edu). 29 November-1 December, Tokyo, Japan International Workshop on Social Sciences and Innovation The Third of a series of OECD International Workshops on the Future of Social Sciences. Jointly organized by UNU and the Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University, Japan. UNU Centre (Contact: Max Bond, email: bond@hq.unu.edu, or Birgit Poniatowski, email: poniatowski@hq.unu.edu). 30 November - 1 December, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Informal Regional Consultation on Interlinkages - Synergies and Coordination Between Multilateral Environmental Agreements UNU Centre (Contact: Jerry Velasquez, e-mail: jerry@geic.or.jp)
The 2nd UNU-ORI Joint International Workshop for Marine Environment Theme: "Coastal Ecology, Nutrient Cycles and Pollution" To jointly hold the second training workshop, together with the Ocean Research Institute of the University of Tokyo, for young researchers from Asia working on coastal and marine issues. UNU Centre (Contact: Zafar Adeel, e-mail: adeel@hq.unu.edu) 11-12 December, Hong Kong Workshop on the UNU Project on "Non-Traditional Security in East Asia" (Inter- and Intra-Regional Cooperation and Institutions) Organized by the Hong Kong University, and sponsored by the Ford Foundation. UNU Centre (Contact: Ramesh Thakur, e-mail: thakur@hq.unu.edu or Edward Newman, e-mail: newman@hq.unu.edu). 14-15 December, Beijing, China Workshop on the UNU Project on "Non-Traditional Security in East Asia" (Security Implications of Financial Crisis) Organized by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, and sponsored by the Ford Foundation. UNU Centre (Contact: Ramesh Thakur, e-mail: thakur@hq.unu.edu or Edward Newman, e-mail: newman@hq.unu.edu). 18-21 December, Okinawa, Japan UNU Global Seminar, Okinawa Session Session on "Gender and Public Policy in the New Millenium: Local and Global Dimensions" Director: Prof. Hideo Sato, E-mail: satoh@hq.unu.edu. Tel: +81-3/3499-2811; Fax: +81-3/3499-2828. An annual programme designed to enhance international awareness among the student population in Japan through active interaction with scholars and experts working in the UNU's global networks. UNU Centre (Contact: Reiko Furuno, email: furuno@hq.unu.edu) (Date to be announced), The Hague, The Netherlands UNU/UNITAR Training Workshop for COP6 UNU Centre (Contact: Jerry Velasquez, e-mail: jerry@geic.or.jp)
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