31 January-1 February 2002, Paris, France
EuroMeSCo Annual Conference
"The Euro-Mediterranean Integration Process: Balance and the Way Ahead"
Organized by: IFRI- Institut Francais des Relations Internationales, Paris.

20-24 March 2002, Florence, Italy
Third Mediterranean Social and Political Research Meeting- Workshop: Elite Change in the Arab World
Organized by: European University Institute, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, Mediterranean Program, Italy

17 May 2002, Uppsala University, Sweden
Discussion Session: Peace Process in Palestine-Israel
Organized by: Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, Sweden

7-8 June 2002, Rabat, Morocco
The International Conference on the Protection of Islamic and Christian holy shrines in Palestine
Organized by: The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( ISESCO ), Rabat

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30 August- 1 September 2002, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Continuing the Dialogue between Civilizations after September 11
Organized by: Rockfeller Foundation and the Danish Foreign Ministry

8-13 September 2002, University of Mainz, Germany
First World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES)

10 September 2002
The Question of Jerusalem (Part 1)
Participant(s):

• Mahdi Abdul Hadi, PASSIA: Introduction and Reflection on the Presentation and Discussion
• Nazmi Al-Ju'beh, Birzeit University: What is Jerusalem Today?
• Daniel Seideman, Attorney, Jerusalem: What is Jerusalem Today?

The Question of Jerusalem (Part 2)
Participant(s):

• Chair: Mahdi Abdul Hadi, PASSIA/ Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Jerusalem
• Manuel Hassassian, Bethlehem University: Negotiating Jerusalem
• Menachem Klein, Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies: Negotiating Jerusalem

Organized by: Centre for Research on the Arab World (CERAW), Institute of Geography, University of Mainz.

21-22 September 2002, Beirut
Evaluation Meeting for the Islamic-Christian Dialogue Team
Organized by: The Middle East Council of Churches, Lebanon

23-27 September 2002, London
684th Wilton Park Conference on: "Prospects for Peace in the Middle East"
For brief summaries of key points emerging from each conference see www.wiltonpark.org
Organized by: Wilton Park, an Executive Agency of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK

11-12 October 2002, Lisbon, Portugal
EuroMeSCo Link Meeting
Organized by: EuroMeSCo Secretariat (Instituto de Estudos Estratégicos e Internacionais), Lisbon, Portugal

11 October 2002, London, U.K.
Arab Heritage of Palestine: " The Question of Palestine"
Organized by: Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, U.K.

15 October 2002, the World Council of Churches, Geneva
"The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: Impact on the Region and Future Scenarios"
A Talk represented by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi at the World Council of Churches, Geneva

15-18 October 2002, Geneva, Switzerland
International Consultation on: "Christians and Muslims in Dialogue and Beyond"
Organized by: The World Council of Churches, Switzerland.

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19-21 Doha, Qatar
2002 Doha Conference on: "Us Relations with the Islamic World"
Organized by: The Brookings Institution, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Washington DC, USA

1-3 November 2002, Hamburg, Germany
"Peace between Israel and the Arab World"
Organized by: The Evangelische Akademie Nordelbien, in co-operation with (DIAK) German-Israeli Association for Peace in the Near East, and the Heinrich-Böll Foundation, Germany

18 November 2002, Copenhagen, Denmark
Security in the Euro-Mediterranean Region: Building a Comprehensive Concept
EuroMeSCo Joint Meeting
Organized by: Danish Institute of International Affairs

22 November 2002, Dublin, Ireland
Conflict Resolution: Ireland and Beyond
Organized by: National Committee for the Study of International Affairs, the Royal Irish Academy

24 November till 1st December, South Africa
Organized by: Department of Foreign Affairs, South Africa
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16 December 2002, Amman, Jordan
The Euro Mediterranean Study Commission Working Group - Governance on:
Civil Society Initiatives in the Euro-Mediterranean Area
Organized by: The Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs, Jerusalem (PASSIA)

26 December 2002, Grand Park Hotel
"The Effect of Israeli Elections and the Possible War Against Iraq on the Palestinians" 8th Annual Conference
Organized by: Muwatin: The Palestinian Institute for the Study of Democracy
Attended by: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi

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