| CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS 2000 | |
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| Topic | Presentation of a Study on the Paris Protocol and its Implementation |
| Place: World
Bank Offices, Al-Ram Date: 13 January 2000 Organized by; EUROPEAN UNION, The European Commission Representative ( West Bank and Gaza Strip, UNRWA), Jerusalem |
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Good Governance and 'Emerging Democracies': The Regional Dimension |
| Place: Black
Horse House Conference Center/ The University of Reading, U.K Date: 15 January 2000 Organized by: The Centre for the Study of Global change and Governance & The Department of Politics, The University of Reading |
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EUROMESCO Conference and General Assembly ( Peace & Political Transition in the Europe- Mediterranean (EMP) Erea |
| Place: Grand
Park Hotel, Ramallah Date: 24-25 January 2000 Organized by: ( Hosted by PASSIA) |
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Role of Judiciary in Civil Society |
| Place: Best
Eastern Hotel, Ramallah Date: 25 January 2000 Organized by: The International Commission of Jurisls,Centre for the Independence of Judge, Geneva, Lawyers, the Palestinian Centre of Human right, Gaza, LAW, Jerusalem , Al-Haq, Ramallah |
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Relation between Palestinian Government NGO's Partnership & Co- Operation |
| Place: Best
Eastern Hotel, Ramallah Date: 14-17 February 2000 Organized by: Welfare Association consortium for the Management of the Palestinian NGO Project, Dahiet El-Barid, Jerusalem |
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Discussion for the Sixth Annual Report |
| Place: Palestine
Economic Policy Research Institute ( MAS), Ramallah Date: 15 February 2000 Organized by: Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute ( MAS), Ramallah |
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The Local Government Decentralisaton (LGD) Project |
Place: Grand Park Hotel, Ramallah Date: 16 February 2000 Organized by: Ministry of Local Government |
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Jordan's -Palestine Relations |
| Place: Best
Eastern Hotel, Ramallah Date: 18 February 2000 Organized by: Palestinian Council On Foreign Relations, Gaza |
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International Workshop on Experiences and Perspectives of Palestinian-European Scientific Co-operation |
| Place: Best
Eastern Hotel, Ramallah Date: 29 February- 2 March 2000 Organized by: Ministry of Higher Education, Ramallah |
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Achieving the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People- a Key to Peace in the Middle East |
| Place: Hanoi,
Viet Nam Date: 1-3 March 2000 Organized by: The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People of the United Nation, New York, USA |
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Policies and Procedures of the Israeli Ministry of Interior in Jerusalem |
| Place: Arab
Thought Forum, Jerusalem Date: 1 March 2000 Organized by: Arab Thought Forum, Jerusalem Attended by: Mr. Khamis Ghosheh |
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Wilton Park Conference on ‘Political and Economic Prospects in the Caspian Sea Region’ |
| Place: Wilton
Park, UK Date: 6-10 March 2000 Organized by: Wilton Park Not attended. |
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First Mediterranean Social and Political Research Meeting |
| Place: Center
for Advanced Studies, Robert Schuman Center, European University Institute,
Florence, Italy Date: 22-26 March 2000 Organized by: Center for Advanced Studies, Robert Schuman Center, European University Institute, Florence, Italy Not attended. |
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First Palestinian Environmental Symposium |
| Place: Al-Meezan
Regency Hotel, Hebron Date: 28-29 March 2000 Organized by: Renewable Energy and Environmental Research Unit, Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron Attended by: Mr. Khamis Ghosheh, Public Relations’ Officer, PASSIAMs. Bessan Al-Shonnar, PASSIA Fellow who presented a paper on ‘Environmental Assessment for the Collection and Disposal of Solid Waste’ |
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Isn’t It Time for the Policy of Land Confiscation to Stop |
| Place: Hall
of Al-Bireh Municipality, Al-Bireh Date: 29 March 2000 Organized by: Land Defense General Committee (LDC) - Palestine Not attended. |
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Meeting of the EuroMeSCo Steering Committee |
| Place: Rome,
Italy Date: 2 April 2000 Organized by: EuroMeSCo Attended by: Dr. Volker Perthes, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Germany ( PASSIA’s partner ). |
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Board Meeting of the Arab Institute for Studies and Communication (AISC) |
| Place: Center
of Strategic Studies, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan Date: 25 April 2000 Participants: Salim Tamari, Institute of Jerusalem Studies, Jerusalem; Adnan Al-Amine, Lebanese Center for Educational Sciences, Beirut; Khalil Shikaki, Palestinian Center for Policy Surveys and Research, Ramallah; Mustafa Hamarneh, Center of Strategic Studies, University of Jordan, Amman; Ghassan Al Khatib, Jerusalem Media & Communication Center (JMCC), Jerusalem; Hani Al-Hourani, The New Jordan Center for Studies, Amman; Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA), Jerusalem; Sa’ad El-Deen Ibrahim, Ibn Khaldoun Center for Development Studies, Cairo; Salim Nasr, Lebanese Center for Policy Studies, Beirut. Attended by: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA Organized by: Arab Institute for Studies and Communication |
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Civil
Society and the Future State. The forth International Conference on Palestine Studies |
| Place: Bir
Zeit University-Department of History and Political Science Date: 11-12 May 2000 First Session: Palestinian Israeli Negotiations Dr. Nazmi Ju'beh, Mr. Yaser Abed Rabbo, Dr. Ziad Abu Amr, Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi. In addition to several issues that were discussed during the conference. |
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The Role of the Jerusalemite Economy in the Final Status Negotiations |
| Place: Chamber
of Commerce, Jerusalem. Date: 18 May 2000 Participants: Dr. Manauel Hasasian, Ahmad Hashem Zghayar, Faisal Husseini, Maher Masri, Azzam Abu Su'od, Dr. Mohammed Dajani, Hanna Siniora, Hani Abu Dayya, Dr. Tawfiq Naser, Dr. Arafat Hidmi, Adnan Husseini, Riyad Dajani. Attended on behalf of PASSIA: Sophie Shiber - Program Assistant |
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The Holy Land Between Cold Peace and Cold War |
| Place:
The Hilton Hotel-Jerusalem Date: 28 May 2000 Hosted by: Eshet Conferences and Incentives-Tel Aviv Participants: Naomi Chazan, Michael Kleiner, Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi |
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Analysis of Israeli Separation Scenarios |
| Place:In'ash
Al-Usra Society-Al Bireh Date: 20 June 2000 Sponsored by: The General Union of Palestinian Women Speaker: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi |
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Recent Political Developments |
| Place:Bardran
Hall- Al-Bireh Date: 21 June 2000 Speaker: Mr.Salim Al-Zanoun, Mr.Othman Abu Gharbieh Participants: PNC members and the directors of institutions in Jerusalem, Jericho Ramallah and Al Bireh |
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Al Zahra Street-Realities, Problems and Future Perspectives |
| Place:The
Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry-Jerusalem Date: 28 June 2000 Organized by: The Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry-Jerusalem |
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Future Saudi Security |
| Place:The
Royal United Services Institute For Defense Studies Date: 5 July 2000 Hosted by: The Royal United Services Institute For Defense Studies Participants: Nick Abbott , Dr. Mustafa Alani, St. John Armitage, Hugh Canavan, Sir Terence Clarl, Rear Admiral Richard Cobbold, Brian Constant, Saad Djebbar, Jamal Al-Ghneim, Brian Hanrahan, Michael Harari, Simon Hendersen, Mehrdad Khonsari, Dr. John King, Captain Steve Kirby, Tim Llewellyn, Fergus Macleod, Jon Marks, Alamgir Massoud, Sir John Moberly, Sir Alan Munro, Brigitte Oppinger-Walchshofer, Brig. Gen. Bader Fahed Al-Othman, Ben Palmer, Serena Parker, Neil Patrick, William Patey, Awad Rasoul, Afif Safieh, Dr. Nadia El-Shazly, Dr. Sa'eed Shehabi, Brigadier Peter Sincock, Dr. Claire Spencer, Daivd Tattam, Paul Taylor, Dr. Manshour Varasteh, Dr. Mahdi Abdel Hadi
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Arab/Israel - The Palestinian Perspective |
| Place:Royal
College of Defense Studies Date: 6 July 2000 Hosted by: Royal College of Defense Studies Participants: Representatives of the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America. |
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Jerusalem and the Peace Process |
| Place:TIPH-Hebron Date: 17 July 2000 Speaker: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi Organized by: TIPH |
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Towards a Euro-Med Regional Group: From the Association Agreements to a Free Trade Area MEFTA |
| Place:Lisbon,
Portugal Date: 24-28 July 2000 Speaker: Mr.Salim Al-Zanoun, Mr.Othman Abu Gharbieh Organized by: The IEEI with the support of the Foreign Ministry under the auspices of the Portuguese Presidency. |
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Al Aqsa Day |
| Place:Casablanca
Hotel, Ramallah Date: 17 August 2000 Organized by: The Palestinian National Committee for the defense of Islamic and Christian Sacred places. |
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A Workshop discussing Al Quds Program |
| Place:
Welfare Association, Dahiet El Barid Date: 26 October 2000 Attended on behalf of PASSIA: Khamis Ghosheh |
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The Common foreign Security policy and the Mediterranean: The Charter for Peace and Stability |
| Place:
IFRI-Institut Francais des Relations Internationales Paris-France Date: 23-24 October Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi gave a talk entitled "Awakening Sleeping Horses: and What Lies Ahead" |
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The Impact of the Intifada on International Funding: Reality & Prospects |
| Place:Al-Bireh Date: 22 November 2000 Organized by: Birzeit University: Development Studies Programme Attended by: Sonia Ghanem, PASSIA |
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| Place:Genoa,
Italy Date: 30 November - 1 December 2000 Organized by: NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Mediterranean Special Group , Italian Parliament, Italy. Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi gave a presentation on the topic of: The Recent Political Developments in the Middle East |
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The Intifada: Ending the Conflict or Interim Compromise? |
| Place:Ramallah Date: 8 December 2000 Organized by: Muwatin, The Palestinian Institute for the Study of Democracy Attended by: Sonia Ghanem, PASSIA |