Workshop on Policing minorities - Human Rights and Conflict Management for Roma Liaison Police Officers
 
6 – 9 May 2004, Bucharest, Romania
The Regional Facilitation and Negotiation Centre Romania invites applications for the workshop.
Deadline for applications 31st of March 2004.
Workshop funded by the Danish Secretariat for Peace and Stability Fund (FRESTA), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark
Country participation: Bulgaria, Hungary, Republic of Moldova, Romania, FR Yugoslavia and Denmark
Workshop duration
Participants’ arrival: 6th of May 2004
Participants’ departure: 9th of May 2004
Location Bucharest, Romania
Partners
- Danish Centre for Conflict Resolution, Denmark
- The Danish Institute for Human Rights, Denmark
- Regional Facilitation and Negotiation Centre, Romania
- Romani Criss, Roma Center for Social Intervention and Studies, Romania
- Ministry of Administration and Interior, Romania
Goal
- To form a network for exchanging experience and best practices in the field of policing minorities, particularly in the field of human rights and conflict management. Activities proposed for this workshop
- Presentation of the “Human Rights and Conflict Management Project for Roma Liaison Police Officers? Romanian project. Report on what has been done within the project, latest development and next steps.
- Presentation of best practices and initiatives on policing minorities in Eastern European countries.
- Debates on different initiatives, strengths and weaknesses, lessons learnt from implementing different models.
- Designing an active network at regional level on policing minorities.
During the workshop the participants will set an inter-regional model of collaboration in the field of policing minorities. They will identify means of communication, exchange of information. The network will become functional through the use of electronic communication.
As an outcome, a report of the workshop will be published, including the materials and work papers presented during the meeting. The report will be sent to all organizations and public institutions interested in this topic.
Participants – eligibility criteria
- to be representatives from the following countries: Bulgaria, Hungary; Republic of Moldova, Romania and FR Yugoslavia;
- to be primarily from non-governmental as well as international organizations that are actively working on the issue of police training and ethnic minorities;
- to be willing to participate to an international conference in September 2005.
This workshop will be followed by an international conference in September 2005 inviting the participants of the workshop as well as representatives from the relevant ministries and the police from the countries in the region.
The participation costs including accommodation, meals and transportation (the flight ticket can be covered only in exceptional cases and the decision will be made based on individual evaluation of the applications) are covered by the organizers.
Should you be interested to participate to the workshop, please send a half-page motivation letter and your contact details to:

Simona Hultoana
Regional Facilitation and Negotiation Center
4 Copou Bd., 3rd floor
6600 Iasi, Romania
phone: 40-232-254502
fax: 40-232-254503
e-mail: simonah@rfnc.ro
web: www.rfnc.ro

Management, Work and Organization in Postsocialist Societies, September 8-9, 2004, Cardiff, UK
Application Deadline: March 31, 2004

The dramatic economic and political changes in post socialist societies have been well documented in academic and media sources. Perhaps oddly, however, the crucial aspects of management change, organizational transformation and employee relations have often been omitted. We know little about how former state owned enterprises have attempted to re-orient themselves towards 'free' markets and how managers and employees have dealt with this new era. This conference aims to address this problem by providing an open environment in which all areas of economic transformation after state socialism can be discussed in a area-focused, multi-disciplinary fashion.
Papers are invited on all aspects of work and employment, industrial relations, and management transformations in China, the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and other former socialist countries. Contributions towards theoretical development will also be encouraged. Keynote speakers will address the future of management research into post socialist societies.
Accepted papers will be allocated one of the following streams:
- Transforming Ownership and Management Structures
- Organizational Forms and Inter-organizational Relationships
- Labor Market Changes and Reforming Enterprise Welfare
- Industrial and Labor Relations
- The Realities of Work
- Gender and Work
- Informal or 'Shadow' Economy
- Theorizing Post socialist Management
There will also be a doctoral stream, and papers from PhD students are especially welcome.

More information
Email: McCannL@cardiff.ac.uk (Leo McCann)
SchwartzG@cardiff.ac.uk (Gregory Schwartz)

FACULTY OF POLITICAL SCIENCES, PHILOSOPHY AND COMMUNICATION Invitation We, at the Faculty of Political Sciences, Philosophy and Communication of the West University of Timisoara, are honoured to invite you to participate in the International Symposium: Ideologies, Values and Political Behaviours in Central and Eastern Europe, 2nd edition. The event will take place on Friday 28 November and Saturday 29 November 2003 in Timisoara and the topics on which we would like to have your contributions are: - Political Ideas in Central and Eastern Europe - Political Parties and Electoral Behaviours - Human Rights - New Political Actors - Challenges of Globalisation. Central and Eastern European Perspectives We regret that our institution is not able to cover expenses for traveling and accommodation. However, in case of exceptional needs, we might assist with partial support. Please contact us if you would like your proposal to be taken into consideration. Please confirm your participat!
ion as well as the topic area on which you would like to contribute (including a maximum A4 abstract) by 10th November 2003. You are welcome to address any questions or information requests related to the event to our contact person: Assistant Professor Ionut Crudu, phone number and fax: ++4-0256 295298, email: crudu@polsci.uvt.ro Emanuel Ionut CRUDU Assistant Professor Faculty of Political Sciences and Philosophy West University of Timisoara B-dul Vasile Parvan 4, room 232 Timisoara, 1900, Romania Tel. 00 40 56 295298 Tel., Fax. (40) (0) 56 295298

Information days on regional innovation strategies in Central and Eastern Europe

  The innovation relay centre and innovating regions in Europe (IRC-IRE)  central unit is organising a series of information days on regional innovation strategies in Central and Eastern Europe, to take place between October and December.

The information days aim to illustrate the benefits for a region of carrying out a regional innovation strategy project. Specifically, the events will focus on helping potential proposers prepare for the forthcoming call for proposals for such projects in acceding and candidate countries.

The following dates are foreseen:
- 17 October, Piatra Neamt, Romania;
- 20 October, Wroclaw, Poland;
- 4 November, Malta;
- 10 November, Prague, Czech Republic;
- 24 November, Vilnius, Lithuania;
- 27 November, Bratislava, Slovak Republic;
- 5 December, Sofia, Bulgaria;
- 8 and 9 December, Budapest, Hungary.

Data Source Provider : Innovation relay centre and innovating regions in Europe (IRC-IRE)  central unit
Document Reference : Based on an event announcement
Programme Acronym : FRAMEWORK 6C, FP6-STRUCTURING, FP6-INNOVATION
Subject Index Codes : Innovation, Technology Transfer, Regional Development
Contact Person : For further information, please consult the following web address:
http://www.innovating-regions.org/network/events/futureEvents.cfm

The Austrian NCP for Energy (BIT) in cooperation with the Innovation Relay Centre (IRC) Austria and the coordinator of the EU- project "SOLAR-NET Arsenal Research organises the following event:

Co-operation exchange "renewable energy" with Central and Eastern European countries
in Vienna, Parkhotel Schönbrunn
December 4-6, 2003

Beside the co-operation exchange the event includes lectures and workshops, presentation of posters, excursions to demonstration plants and a social programme. The aim is to strengthen the co-operation between partners of Central & Eastern European Countries for EU-Framework projects and Technology Transfer.

Your clients of economy and research will have the chance to get in contact with experts of Renewable Energies. Specific advantages for your clients are :

o   Presenting their project ideas on the below mentioned     website already before the event
o   Dissemination of the results of their research projects     (FP5) in Central and Eastern European countries
o   Opportunity to form international co-operations and search     for partners for submitting proposals within the 6th     Framework Programme

Further Information about the event:  http://www.arsenal.ac.at/erneuerbare/coopre.htm

Information day on regional innovation strategies in associated countries
  An information day on regional innovation strategies in associated countries will take place on 17 October in Piatra Neamt, Romania.

The main aim of the event is to provide an overview of the mechanics of regional innovation strategies. A number of case studies will be presented during the event, focusing on the added value of regional innovation strategies for regional development.

In addition, a representative from the European Commission's Enterprise Directorate General will present a summary of the EU's regional innovation policy and a summary of the forthcoming call for projects related to regional innovation strategies in associated countries under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) .

The information day is being organised by the PARTNER thematic network, a spin-out of the innovating regions in Europe (IRE)  network.

Data Source Provider : PARTNER
Document Reference : Based on an event announcement
Programme Acronym : FRAMEWORK 6C, FP6-STRUCTURING, FP6-INNOVATION
Subject Index Codes : Regional Development, Innovation, Technology Transfer

We have the pleasure to invite you to participate in our conference, named
(How) We S EEO Balkans and the Black sea region

The main idea of this event is to gather young people from all the Balkans and the Black sea region- to discuss the present situation-in terms of integration and cooperation and future perspectives for these regions.
It should be an open dialogue on different topics, concerning policy, economics, culture and other- everything that is related to the specific features of these two regions and their place and role in the SEE ( South Eastern Europe) and the rest of the old continent.
The euro-integration poses some serious questions and challenges before the countries in the Balkan region .the Black sea region- seen as the transitional zone between the core and the periphery of Europe becomes more and more important..
Let` s gather together and share our opinion and point of view for these and many other issues.J
Where:
In Varna, Bulgaria
(We`ll stay in one of the most beautiful Bulgarian universities- The Varna`s Free University- just on the sea-shoreJ )
When:
From 9 to 13 October 2003
How:
Accomodation and meals provided for 4 days, during the conference
Lectures, round tables and discussions (see the programme attached to this letter)
Parties on the beach
BG night, Balkanian night, Black sea night (for the Balkanian and the Black sea parties you must bring something special from your country -food, drink,etc.J )
Participants:
People from all the countries in the Balkans and the Black sea region, which makes:
Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Romania, Macedonia, Serbia& Montenegro, Romania, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Moldova.
To participate in the event you can choose:
to prepare a short presentation, related with some of the topics (not more then 5 pages; the title should be written in the application form) for the topic "Different faces of Homo balkanicus"one participant from each Balkan country should prepare a short overview /not more then 15 min./ of his country, which represents one of the "faces" of Homo Balkanicus.
or just to take part in the discussions and the round table after that
Fee:
20 euro (including accomodation for 4 days in the university campus, the meals and the trips )
Deadline:
30.09.2003
To apply, please fill in the application form attached to this letter and send it back to
aegee.sofia@rocketmail.com
You can also visit our website:http://free.bol.bg/aegee/see.html