26–28 July 2006, Budapest (Hungary) and 2–4 August 2006, Baltimore (USA) — International e-Participation and Local Democracy Symposium. Sponsors include the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (UK), UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, National Association of Secretaries of State (USA) and the Council of Europe. Contact Susie Ruston, tel (44-20) 7616 8444, e-mail Susie@21cConsultancy.com>, website www.eparticipationsymposium.org>
29–30 July 2006, Owerri (Nigeria) – 2nd International Conference of the Trans-Atlantic Research Group on the themes of gender, globalization and state transformation in Africa and the African diaspora. Contact Chima J. Korieh, tel (1-856) 256-4500 ext 3994, fax (1-856) 256-4791, e-mail Korieh@rowan.edu>, website http://users.rowan.edu/~korieh/Conferences.html>
13–18 August 2006, Toronto (Canada) – XVI International AIDS Conference. Expected to bring together over 20,000 delegates to share current knowledge on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. Contact Bryan Hobson, tel (41-22) 7 100 800, fax (41-22) 7 100 899, e-mail info@aids2006.org>, website www.aids2006.org>
19–25 August 2006, Florence (Italy) – IX World Renewable Energy Congress. Contact Ali Sayigh, fax (44-1273) 625 768, e-mail asayigh@netcomuk.co>, website www.wrenuk.co.uk/>
29–31 August 2006, Gauteng (South Africa) — Combating and Preventing Terrorism in Africa. Organized by the International Quality and Productivity Centre. E-mail info@iqpc.co.za>, website www.iqpc.co.za>
31 August – 2 September 2006, Oslo (Norway) — The Oslo Conference on Private-Public Partnership for an African Green Revolution. Contact Arne Cartridge, tel (47) 24 15 73 01, e-mail arne.cartridge@yara.com>, website www.africangreenrevolution.com/conf>
10–15 September 2006, Geneva (Switzerland) — Tourism Africa 2006, involving leaders of the public and private sectors concerned with Africa’s tourism development. E-mail info@tourismafrica.com>, website www.tourismafrica.com>
11–13 September 2006, London (UK) — African Studies Association Biennial Conference, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Contact Sara Rich Dorman, tel (44-131) 650 4239, e-mail asauk@soas.ac.uk>, website www.asauk.net/asauk06/index.html>
25–27 October 2006, Rome (Italy) — First World Congress on Communication for Development. Organized by the World Bank, the UN Food and Agricultural Organization and the Communication Initiative, the congress will bring together around 500 communication professionals and others. Contact Lucia Grenna, fax (1-202) 522-2654, e-mail LGrenna@worldbank.org>, website www.devcomm-congress.org/worldbank/macro/2.asp>
26–28 October 2006, Boston, MA (USA) — International Conference on the State of Affairs of Africa. Hosted by the International Institute for Justice and Development. Tel (1-617) 541-9500, fax (1-617) 541-9501, e-mail conference.icsaa@iijd.org>, website www.icsaa.iijd.org>
WHAT HAS TAKEN PLACE
6–7 June 2006, Washington, DC (USA) — 2006 AGOA Civil Society Forum. Tel (1-800) 822-7323 x195, e-mail agoa@bread.org>, website www.bread.org/agoa>
26 June–7 July 2006, United Nations, New York (USA) — Small Arms Review Conference. Contact Myrna Peña, tel (1-212) 963-4022, email pena1@un.org>, website www.un.org/events/smallarms2006/>
1–2 July 2006, Banjul (Gambia) — 7th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of African Union Heads of State and Government. E-mail augambia@gamtel.gm>, website www.bjlausummit2006.gm/>
10–11 July 2006, Rabat (Morocco) — Euro-African Ministerial Conference on Migration and Development. Tel (212) 37-66-01-57, fax (212) 37-66-01-27, e-mail migration@maec.gov.ma>, website www.maec.gov.ma/migration/En/conference.htm>
