Thursday,
December
1,
2005.
08.30am
- Coffee and Registration; 09.00-10.00am -
Presentation
OECD Breakfast Series: OECD Assists in Drawing Investment to the
Middle East, North Africa. Presentation by Rainer Geiger,
OECD Deputy Director for Financial and Enterprise Affairs. OECD
Washington Center, 2001 L Street NW, Suite 650, Washington, DC
20036. 202-785-6323
Thursday, December 1, 2005. 10:00 AM
IMF
Regular press briefing by Thomas C. Dawson, Director of External
Relations. R-710, IMF Headquarters.
Thursday,
December 1, 2005.
11:00am-12:30pm
Wikipedia and Global Development. Peter G. Peterson
Conference Center, Institute for International Economics, 1750
Massachusetts Ave., NW. Featured Speaker: Jimmy “Jimbo” Wales,
Founder of Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia
Thursday,
December 1, 2005. 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Challenges of Attaining the UN Millennium Development Goals in
Africa.
Lecture and Discussion with Dr.
John
Kakonge, Associate Research Scholar at Yale University and former UN
Ambassador to The Gambia. Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs
Center, Howard University, Washington, DC. Contact: Sheba Aisha Kane
(202)238 2354. For more information:
http://africaaction.org/events/index.php
Thursday, December 1, 2005. 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
World AIDS Day: "Pills, Profits, Protest" Film & Discussion. TransAfrica Forum, 1426
21st Street, NW, Second Floor, Washington, DC 20036
Thursday, December 1, 2005. 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Cuba and Global AIDS: Fighting the HIV/AIDS Pandemic in Africa--Cuba
Can Help the World.
American Medical Student Association & the Pan-African Liberation
Organization. Howard University, 1st Floor Conference Room,
Ralph Bunche International Affairs Center, 2218 6th street NW,
Washington DC. Speaker: Ines Fors, 1st Secretary of the Cuban
Interests Section. For more information, contact:
bshango@yahoo.com
Friday, December 2, 2005.
12:00pm
- 2:00pm
Seven Revolutions Project: Looking Ahead at the Key Challenges We
Face through 2025.
Society for International Development.
Friday, December 2, 2005. 2:00 p.m.-
4:00 p.m.
Live Webcast: Urbanization and Health in Developing World Cities.
Trudy Harpham, Professor of Urban Development and Policy at
London South Bank University and Victor Barbiero, Chief,
Implementation Support Division, USAID Office of HIV/AIDS.
Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars
Friday, December 2, 2005.
12:30 p.m.
Engaging Repressive Regimes in the Struggle for Human Rights. International Development Program, SAIS.
Rome
Building
200, SAIS, 1619 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.
Margarita Assenova, executive director of the Institute for New
Democracies, will discuss this topic. For more information, contact
Reyna Truscott at 202.663.5929.
Friday, December 2,
2005. 6PM - 9PM
Kabissa - Space for Change in Africa's
Annual Holiday Party with live music from the RIVER
NILE BAND. More information at:
www.kabissa.org/2005evite
Friday,
December 2, 2005. 7 PM
- 9 PM
afrikafé International First Friday. Social
Networking.
Featuring:
KUKUWA NUAMAH: Dancer (GHANA).
Bossa Bistro & Lounge (Adams
Morgan), 2463 18th St. NW, Washington, DC. FREE; Complimentary Hors
D'Oeuvres - Cash Bar. Dress: Casual. Contact:
events@afrikafe.com; No need to RSVP. More information:
http://www.transafricaforum.org/communityevents.html#afrikafe
Thursday, December 8, 2005.
12:00 noon–1:30 p.m.
Getting Clinicians to Do Their Best: Ability, Altruism, and
Incentives in Tanzanian Health Care. Center for Global
Development 1776 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Third Floor.
Friday, December 9, 2005.
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Can
Food Aid Be A More Effective Development Tool?. Peter G
Peterson Conference Center, Institute for International Economics,
1750 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.
Friday, December 9, 2005, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Human Rights Luncheon 2005 Honoring Leonard Rubenstein.
United Nations Association for the National Capital Area (UNANCA).
http://www.transafricaforum.org/communityevents.html#unancahrl
Saturday,
December 10, 2005. 8:00 PM
A Benefit Evening for West African HIV/AIDS Orphans.
Market 5 Gallery @Historic Eastern Market ( 7th Street and North
Carolina Avenue, SE), SE, Washington, DC. The Friends of Oye'
Palaver Hut and A Global Healthcare Public Foundation, are inviting
all to A Benefit Evening for "R U +" (are you positive) Campaign.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005. 12:00
p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Will Egypt Become a Democracy? The 2005 Parliamentary Elections.
Emad El-Din Shahin, Associate Professor, American
University in Cairo; Visiting Associate Professor, Center for
Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University.
Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars
Thursday,
December 15, 2005. 2:00p.m.-5:00p.m.
Global Urban Poverty: Setting the Research Agenda.
Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars.
Carole Rakodi Professor of International Urban Development, The
University of Birmingham; Jorge Wilheim Former Deputy
Secretary General of the UN Habitat II Conference (1996).
Friday, December 16, 2005.
10:30am - 12:00noon
Nutrition And The Fight Against Poverty—A New Opportunity.
International Food Policy Research Institute 2033 K Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. – Fourth Floor.
Saturday, December 17, 2005
The First African Community Celebration
Gala Dinner. Goals: Empowering ourselves to assume our
responsibilities as equal partners in the global society,
strengthening our bonds as a unified community driven by a common
purpose and resolve to foster sustainable development for Africa,
and paying solemn tribute to those of us who have rendered
outstanding services to our community and to our continent. This
year, our Honorees include: Messrs. Shengman Zhang, Callisto Madavo,
Sidi Jammeh, Richard Senou, Sakwa Bunyasi, Dominic Ntube and Ms.
Thelma Jones. Our invited guests of honor include the Honorable
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Roble Olhaye, Denis Antoine, Barack Obama,
Melvin Watt, Eleanor Holmes Norton and Mr. Anthony Williams. Venue:
Capital Hilton. For tickets and information about the dinner, please
contact Yvonne at
yfiadjoe@worldbank.org