All conferences were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA

02 January 2006, Tel-Aviv University

Topic: Crossing Borders

Organized by: The Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research, Tel-Aviv University;
and the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, Ramallah.

Participant(s): Aharon Arlazoroff; Shimon Azulay; Nirit Bar; Zahava Bauberg; Dov Bern; Nisim Cohen; Rafi Cohen-Almagor; Yossi Dayan; Shai Dotan; Miri Eisin; Janan Faraj-Falah; Anat Geser-Adelsburg; Dror Givoni; Yoel Guzansky; Einat Halevi-Levin; Graciela Hichenco; Ami Hollander; Harel Horev; Sharona Kalderon; Essie Kariv; Shimon Karmi; Einat Keinan; Yoram Kleiner; Arieh Krishek; Izek Lalo; Naamna Najat; Uri Nehemya; Idit Nirel; Orly Noy; Atar Oren; Roy Oren; Rani Palmon; Hila Riba-Akerman; Goni Rivlin-Tsur; Yair Rubin; Anat Saragusti; Shlomo Sarig; Raviv Schwartz; Orna Sherf-Mizrahi ; Elisha Shimon; Bili Straus - Salomon; Ayala Vlodevsky; Janice Wasser; Dana Weinberg; Yael Weiner; Amir Yuval.

18 February 2006, Ministry of Planning, Ramallah

Topic: EU and the Middle East

Organized by: Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung (FES), Jerusalem.

Participant(s): Mr. Faraj Zayoud, Internationaler Sekretär FATAH Kommission für internationale Angelegenheiten; Mr. Iyad Masrouji, Palestinian National Initiative (PNI- Al-Mubadara); Dr. Khaled Saifi, Palestinian National Initiative (PNI – Al-Mubadara); Ms. Hind Khouri Minister for Jerusalem Affairs; Mr. Qais Abdul-Karim, PLC Abgeordneter (Al-Badeel – Alternative); Dr. Saleh Abdel Jawad, Professor für Politikwissenschaften, Birzeit University; Mr. Simon Boaz, Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS); Dr. Fadl Naqib, Wirtschaftswissenschaftler Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS); German Participants, Dr. Rolf Mützenich, Member of the German Parliament, Knut Dethlefsen, Resedent Represantative, FES Jerusalem, Elisabeth Petersen, Co-ordinator, FES Jerusalem, Katja Franke, Co-ordinator, FES Jerusalem.

12-14 March 2006, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Topic: Current Transformations and their Potential Role in Realizing Change in the Arab World

Organized by: The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies & Research (ECSSR), United Arab Emirates.

Program

30 March – 02 April 2006, Cairo, Egypt

Topic: التعددية من منظور المواطنة

Organized by: (الفريق العربي للحوار الإسلامي – المسيحي)
                    Arab Group for Muslim-Christian Dialogue

01 May 2006,The International Center of Bethlehem, Bethlehem.

Topic: Context and Situation, Peacemaking conference.

Organized by: The Presbyterian Church (USA) / Peacemaking Program

Program

04 May 2006, Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem.

Topic: A EuroMeSCo “Crisis Management” Seminar

Organized by: Roberto Aliboni, International Affairs Institute (IAI), Rome, in collaboration with the Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA)

8-10 May 2006, Holoiday Inn Hotel, Amman, Jordan.

Topic: الفكر العربي في عالم سريع التغير

Organized by: Arab Thought Forum ( منتدى الفكر العربي ) Amman, Jordan.

10-13 May 2006, Berlin, Germany.

Topic: Working and Information Visit
           “After the Victory of Hamas – Scenarios and Options”.

Organized by: Friedrich-Ebert Foundation (FES), Germany

12-15 May 2006, London, United Kingdom.

Topic: Two State Solution.

Organized by: Chatham House (Independent thinking on International Affairs), London, United Kingdom

11-16 June 2006, Amman, Jordan.

Topic: Conference.

Organized by: World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies

23-25 June 2006, Cairo, Egypt.

Topic: Internal Agenda.

Organized by: الفريق العربي للحوار
                        Arab Group for Christian-Muslim Dialogue

Participant(s): Judge Abbas Halabi; Rev. Dr. Riad Jarjour; Dr. Mohammad Salim Awwa; Dr. Tarq El-Bishiri; Dr. Samir Murqus; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi; Dr. Saud Al-Mawla; Kamil Manasa; Sayyid Hani Fahas.

19 September 2006, Justus Lipsius Building, Brussels, Belgium.

(Meeting with Middle East Experts from EU member states in Brussels)

Topic: Analysis of the Current Issues in Palestine and prospects of restarting the             Peace Process.

Speaker: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA.

Organized and Chaired by: Director Eija Rotinen, Head of Middle East Unit, Finland Foreign Ministry.

14 November 2006, Beit Ariella, Tel Aviv.

Topic: "Middle East in Transition"
"S.O.S.—Can the International Community Save our Region?"

Participant(s): Dr. Andrä Gärber, Head of the Department for the Middle East and North Africa, at the FES in Berlin; Prof. Shlomo Ben Ami, former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Israel; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA, Jerusalem.

21-22 November 2006, Brussels, Belgium.

Topic: "Middle East Conflict: A way out of the Crisis?"

24-26 November 2006, Divani Apollon Palace, Athens, Greece.

Topic: Solving the security puzzle in the Mediterranean & the broader Middle East

09-10 December, 2006, Kuwait.

Topic: Global Strategy Group middle East

28 December 2006, The Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center.

Topic: What are the Prospects for a Renewed Israeli – Palestinian Political Process?

  Also see : Meetings, Briefings & Activities (2006)