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2005
Illegalities in Cuba: A FOCAL roundtable Arch Ritter, Department of Economics, Carleton University Dec. 6, 2005, Ottawa Related program: Cuba
Looking at the 2006 Mexican Elections, a FOCAL conference Jorge Buendía, Ipsos-Bimsa Presentation Jean-François Prud'homme, Colegio de México Jon Pammet, Carleton University Nov. 25, 2005, Ottawa Report
Status Report and Prospects for Canada-Mercosur Relations, a FOCAL roundtable Ricardo Rozemberg, Executive Director, Centro de Estudios para la Producción, Ministry of Economy of Argentina Martin Loken, Director, Regional Trade Policy Division, International Trade Canada Tim Plumptre, Chairman, Canadian Council for the Americas March 14, 2005, Ottawa Report
Presentation on public participation in the development of Canadian foreign policy toward the Americas and in the inter-American system, Canada-China Public Consultation in Trade Policy course Eduardo del Buey, Executive Director, FOCAL Florencia Jubany, Senior Analyst May 12, 2005
Direct Private Sector Investments in Meeting the Millennium Development Goals, a FOCAL roundtable Wayne Dunn, Placer Dome Consultant Presentation Christine Johnson, Policy Branch,CIDA Presentation Audra Jones, Inter-American Foundation Presentation Todd, Lofgren, Global Development Alliance, USAID Presentation Krista Pawley, Manager, Government Affairs, Scotiabank Presentation Antonio Vives, Inter-American Development Bank Presentation FOCAL presentation Report Sept. 13, 2005, Ottawa Related program: Private Sector
Remittances, Diasporas, Economic Development and Job Creation, a FOCAL session at IDRC’s conference Unleashing Entrepreneurship: Mobilizing Human, Financial and Social Capital Fernando Jimenez-Ontiveros, Multilateral Investment Fund, Inter-American Development Bank Presentation Sandra Nichols, California Institute for Rural Studies Presentation Patrice Backer, PromoCapital Haiti Presentation Carlo Dade, FOCAL Policy Advisor Presentation April 6-8, 2005, Ottawa Related program: Labour Mobility; Private Sector
Canadian engagement in Haiti: Contemplating a 3-D Approach, aWilfrid Laurier University conference Carlo Dade, Senior Policy Advisor, FOCAL Nov. 4, 2005, Waterloo Related program: Haiti
Affairs Canada and the Canadian International Development Agency Oct. 26, 2005, Ottawa Related program: Private Sector
Fourth Summit of the Americas: Multisectoral Meeting Chair: Peter Boehm, Special Representative to Prime Minister Paul Martin FOCAL participation on key themes: creating an enabling environment for job growth; social policy and human resources development; and strengthening democratic governance Sept. 12, 2005, Ottawa Related program: Inter-American Affairs
High-level meeting on the role of the private sector in supporting the Interim Co-operation Framework in Haiti Haitian private sector and Enrique Iglesias, President of the Inter-American Development Bank Sept. 9-10, 2005, Meech Lake Related program: Haiti Dialogue Document (also available in French)
Caribbean Diasporas, Remittances and Development Conference Series FOCAL and the Multilateral Investment Fund May 30, Toronto May 31, 2005, Montreal Related program: Private Sector Presentations Final Report
Cuba’s Inter-American relations, a COMEXI and Cuba Study Group conference Cristina Warren, Program Director of the Research Forum on Cuba, FOCAL May 16-17, 2005, Mexico City Related program: Cuba
Governance and Social Justice in Cuba: Past, Present and Future April 21-22, 2005, Mexico City conference report and papers Related program: Cuba
Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias (FAR), a Cuban Research Institute and National War College workshop Don MacKay, FOCAL’s former Executive Director April 15, 2005, Washington D.C. Related program: Cuba
Virtual Deliberation: Creating a Shared Hemispheric Agenda FOCAL in collaboration with the Center for Civil Society of Partners of the Americas, the Inter-American Democracy Network and Corporación Participa April 4-May 6, 2005 Related program: Inter-American Affairs
The Summit of the Americas in focus: Civil society in the Summit process, A series of meetings March 2005 Related program: Inter-American Affairs
War to Peace Transitions: 8th Annual Peacebuilding and Human Security Consultations Jan. 19-20, 2005, Ottawa Related program: Inter-American Affairs
The Summit of the Americas in Focus: Civil Society in the Summit Process Ramón Daubón, Vice President for Programs, Inter-American Foundation Renata Wielgosz, Director, Inter-American Affairs Division, Foreign Affairs Canada Jan. 18, 2005 Related program: Inter-American Affairs Minutes Government of Argentina Conceptual Document and Government of Canada Response.
2004
Conference on the role of the Haitian Diaspora in supporting the Interim Cooperation Framework for Haiti Organized by FOCAL with Foreign Affairs Canada and the Canadian International Development Agency Dec. 10-11 2004, Montréal Related program: Haiti Final report from the Conference Compte rendu final de la Conférence
Inter-American Democracy Network Co-ordinating Group Meeting Dec. 1-3, 2004, Buenos Aires Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Inter-American Collaboration GPPAC Initiative, a FOCAL meeting Dec. 10, 2004, Ottawa Related program: Inter-American Affairs Report
Advancing the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict Process Dec. 9, 2004, Ottawa Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Enhancing the dialogue between Canadians and the Government on inter-American issues, Foreign Affairs Canada inter-departmental meeting Nov. 26, 2004, Ottawa Related program: Inter-American Affairs Report Compte rendu
36th meeting of the Summit Implementation Review Group (SIRG) Oct. 20, 2004, Washington D.C. Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Conference on the Rights of Migrants and their Health Oct. 14-15, 2004, Guatemala City Related program: Labour Mobility
Conference on the Causes, Effects and Consequences of the Migration Phenomenon and the Protection of Human Rights Oct. 14-15, 2004, Zacatecas (Mexico)
Economic and Social Impacts of Migration flows from Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico to Canada FOCAL co-hosted the workshop with University of Zacatecas, Mexico Katherine Andrade Presentation Leigh Binford, Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades Benemérita, Universidad Autónoma de Puebla Presentation Luin Goldring, York University Presentation Fernando Herrera and Óscar Calderón Presentation Dr. Keith Nurse Presentation Dr. Kerry Preibisch, University of Guelph Presentation Oct. 12, 2004 Related program: Labour Mobility
Conference on International Community Justice Oct. 5-7, 2004, Bogotá Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Special Session on Migrant Workers, Organization of American States Sharon O'Regan Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2004, Washington, D.C. Related program: Labour Mobility Letter to the OAS Secretary General
II Inter-American Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility Sept. 26-28, 2004, Mexico City Related program: Private Sector
Conference on Canada's Role in International Assistance to Democratic Development, a Institute for Research on Public Policy conference Don Mackay, Executive Director, FOCAL Presentation Sept. 10-11, 2004, Ottawa
Social Capital and Violence in Colombia, a FOCAL roundtable Aug. 31, 2004, Ottawa Related program: Private Sector
Conference on Remittances, Summit Implementation Office of the OAS Donald Mackay, Executive Director, FOCAL July 22, 2004, Washington, D.C. Related program: Labour Mobility
WTO and Beyond, a Simon Fraser University conference Paul Haslam, Senior Analyst, FOCAL July 15-16, 2004, Vancouver
Meeting of the States Parties of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption July 8-9, 2004, Managua Related program: Inter-American Affairs Conference Report
The Role of Civil Society in the Prevention of Armed Conflict in Latin American and the Caribbean, First Regional Conference Judy Meltzer, FOCAL Senior Analyst June 28-29, 2004, Buenos Aires Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Annual conference of the Instituto de Estudios Cubanos (IEC) Cristina Warren, Program Director of the Research Forum on Cuba, FOCAL June 24-26, 2004, Miami Related program: Cuba
Peacebuilding and the Private Sector in Colombia, a FOCAL roundtable Dr. Angelika Rettberg, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Research Program on Peacebuilding, University of the Andes June 22, 2004, Ottawa Related program: Private sector
Civil society collaborating to build a hemispheric agenda: A strategic planning meeting in preparation for the Summit of the Americas June 21-24, 2004, Washington D.C. Related program: Inter-American Affairs
OAS 34th General Assembly June 6-8, 2004, Quito Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Cuban National Reconciliation: Presentation of the report of the Working Group on Memory, Truth and Justice June 6, 2004, Ottawa Related program: Cuba Report
Bringing the Best of the Private Sector to Development, IDRC panel at Conférence de Montréal June 7, 2004, Montreal Related program: Private Sector
North South Institute Roundtable on Private Foreign Investment and International Development Judy Meltzer, FOCAL Senior Analyst June 2, 2004, Ottawa Related program: Private Sector
Multilateralism at a Crossroads, World Trade Organization’s Public Symposium Florencia Jubany, FOCAL Analyst May 25-27, 2004, Geneva Report Compte rendu
United States, Canada, and Cuba: Political Relations and the Human Rights Debate, FOCAL and Carleton University’s Programme for Latin American & Caribbean Studies (PLACS) joint speaker series Raúl Rodríguez, Centro de Estudios de los Estados Unidos (CESEU) May 17, 2004, Ottawa Related program: Cuba
Global Trade and Investment: For Whose Benefit? CIIA and CCIL Panels May 12, 2004, Ottawa Inter-American Democracy Network Coordinating Group meeting May 6-8, 2004, Buenos Aires Related program: Inter-American Affairs
IV Think Link Meeting Sharon O’Regan, FOCAL May 6-7, 2004, Ottawa
Evaluation meeting of Regional Co-ordinators, Summit Follow-up FOCAL, Corporación Participa, CRIES, UNIANDES and FLACSO-Chile May 3-4, 2004, Santiago Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Canada and the Challenge of Post-Conflict Policing Judy Meltzer, FOCAL Senior Analyst April 30, 2004 Related program: Haiti
Financial Access for Immigrants: Learning from Diverse Perspectives, A Conference April 15-16, 2004, Chicago, Related program: Labour Mobility
The Caribbean Diaspora as a Development Agent, An Inter-American Dialogue and World Bank Workshop April 14, 2004, Washington, D.C. Related program: Labour Mobility
Spring Seminar of the Spangler Center of the Harvard Business School Don Mackay, Executive Director, FOCAL April 2, 2004, Cambridge, Massachusetts Related program: North America Executive Summary
Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade: Haiti John Graham, Chair, FOCAL Board Carlo Dade, Senior Advisor, FOCAL April 1, 2004, Ottawa Related program: Haiti
North American Integration: Migration, Trade and Security, an Institute for Research on Public Policy conference April 1-2, 2004, Ottawa Related program: North America
FOCAL informal exchange on Uruguay's upcoming elections and recent developments in the Southern Cone with Multi-Party Delegation of Uruguayan Parliamentarians March 22, 2004, Ottawa Related program: Inter-American Affairs
USAID Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean, FOCAL Speaker Series Adolfo Franco, Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) March 18, 2004, Ottawa
Repairing the Past: Reparations and Transitions to Democracy Perspectives from Policy, Practice and Academia Judy Meltzer, FOCAL Senior Analyst March 11-12, 2004, Ottawa Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Red Puentes Responsabilidad Social Empresarial (RSE) Paul Haslam, FOCAL Senior Analyst March 10-11, 2004, Mexico City Related program: Private Sector
Conference on Regionalism, Regional Security and Civil Society of the Greater Caribbean in the New Global Environment Judy Meltzer, FOCAL Senior Analyst Feb. 25-27, 2004, Havana Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs: NAFTA Don Mackay, Executive Director, FOCAL Testimony. Paul Haslam, FOCAL Senior Analyst Testimony. Feb. 25, 2004 Related program: North America
Political Crisis in Haiti, a FOCAL roundtable and open discussion Franz Voltaire, Director, Centre international de documentation et d'information haïtienne caraïbéenne et afro-canadienne (CIDIHCA) Dr. Jean Baptiste Mario Samedy, Professor of Sociology, University of Ottawa Feb. 24, 2004 Related program: Haiti
FOCAL-FLACSO Andean Forum on Broadening Citizenship: Political Parties and New Trends in Participation Feb. 19-20, 2004, Quito Conclusions and recommendations that emerged from the Forum
4th regional meeting between the Inter American Development Bank and civil society organizations Don Mackay, Executive Director, FOCAL Feb. 16-17, 2004, Kingston (Jamaica) Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Hemispheric Integration and Transnationalism in the Americas, a FOCAL workshop Feb. 16-17, 2004, Guatemala City Related program: Labour Mobility Final report Informe final
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade NGO consultation on human rights FOCAL participation in the geographic roundtables on Colombia, Cuba, and Haiti Feb. 5, 2004, Ottawa Related program: Cuba
Post-Monterrey Summit meeting with Guillermo Rishchynski, new CIDA Vice President for the Americas Don Mackay, Executive Director, FOCAL Feb. 3, 2004, Ottawa Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Linking Back to Communities of Origin: Contributions of the Guyana's Diaspora, a USAID workshop Jan. 30, 2004, Georgetown (Guyana) Related program: Labour Mobility
NAFTA and After: Looking Forward and Back from a Decade of Free Trade Paul Haslam, FOCAL Senior Analyst Jan. 23, 2004 Related program: North America
Perspectives on Judicial Reform in Latin America Jan. 22-23, 2004, Montreal Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Special Summit of the Americas Civil Society Meeting Jan. 11, 2004, Monterrey (Mexico) Related program: Inter-American Affairs Recommendations and results
The Future of the Americas: Conference and Roundtable Jan. 9-10, 2004, Monterrey (Mexico) Related program: Inter-American Affairs Report
8th International Business Conference Paul Haslam, FOCAL Senior Analyst Jan. 7-10, 2004, Guadalajara Related program: Private Sector Haslam presented a paper on state-firm relations entitled, "The Bargaining Gap: Explaining the Stability of Domestic Foreign Investment Regimes and the Limitations on State-MNE Bargaining in a Globalized Economy"
2003
Migrants' Remittances From Canada: Developmental Impact and Potential Carlo Dade, Senior Policy Advisor, FOCAL Dec. 17, 2003, Aylmer Related program: Labour Mobility Presentation
Special Summit of the Americas multi-stakeholder meeting with Canadian civil society and the Foreign Affairs Canada John Graham, Chair, FOCAL Board Florencia Jubany, FOCAL Analyst Laurie Cole, FOCAL Analyst Dec. 16, 2003, Ottawa Related program: Inter-American Affairs Presentation FOCAL's own web-based Special Summit Consultations
Roundtable on Colombia with James LeMoyne, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General on Colombia Judy Meltzer, FOCAL Analyst Dec. 15, 2003
Security and Colombia, presentation at the Centre for Learning of International Affairs and Management Judy Meltzer, FOCAL Analyst Dec. 15, 2003, Ottawa
Meeting of the Summit Implementation Review Group in preparation for the Special Summit of the Americas Don Mackay, Executive Director, FOCAL Dec. 8, 2003, Washington, D.C. Related program: Inter-American Affairs Presentation
Bi-annual meeting of the Co-ordinating Group of the Inter-American Democracy Network Dec. 3-4, 2003, Buenos Aires Related program: Inter-American Affairs
FOCAL Roundtable on Uruguay Dr. Jorge Chapper Pérez, Chair of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay Nov. 27, 2003, Ottawa
Civil Society in the process of hemispheric integration within the framework of the Special Summit of the Americas: A Regional Forum Organized by the OAS Summit of the Americas Secretariat and the Government of Mexico in collaboration with FOCAL and the Latin American Association of Promotion Organizations Nov. 24-25, 2003 Mexico, City Related program: Inter-American Affairs Report (also available in Spanish)
Follow-up Strategy for the Civil Society Implementation of the Quebec Plan of Action, An internal workshop Nov. 21-22, 2003, Mexico City Findings from the workshop
Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations About Canada's Seasonal Agricultural Worker's Program, A NSI workshop Claudia Paguaga, FOCAL Nov. 21-22, 2003, Ottawa Related program: Labour Mobility
Americas Trade and Sustainable Development Forum Don Mackay, Executive Director, FOCAL Florencia Jubany, FOCAL Analyst Nov. 17-19, 2003, Miami Related program: Inter-American Affairs Final Report
Democracy and Elections in North America: What Can We Learn From Our Neighbours Nov. 15, 2003, Washington, D.C. Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Analyzing Citizenship in Latin American Democracies Nov. 14, 2003, Washington D.C. Related program: Inter-American Affairs
OAS Meeting of Experts on Democratic Governance Don Mackay, Executive Director, FOCAL Nov. 12-13, 2003, Washington D.C. Related program: Inter-American Affairs
The World Trade System: Challenges and opportunities from the Development Perspective, an International Development Research Centre conference Florencia Jubany, FOCAL Senior Analyst Nov. 11, 2003, Ottawa Related program: Inter-American Affairs
6th Congress of Argentine's National Political Science Association Paul Haslam, Senior Analyst, FOCAL Nov. 5-9, 2003, Rosario (Argentina)
Social and Economic Research in Peru: Strengthening International Partnerships Judy Meltzer, FOCAL Analyst Oct. 29, 2003 Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Security in Latin America: Regional Priorities and Current Politics of the Colombian Conflict, FOCAL Speaker Series Andres Serbin, Director of the Center for Global and Regional Studies (CEGRE), Universidad de Belgrano, Argentina and President of the Regional Coordination for Economic and Social Research (CRIES) Ana Maria Bejarano, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto Oct. 24, 2003 ,Ottawa
The Agrarian Question in Brazill João Pedro Stédile, Spokesperson, Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST) Oct. 23, 2003, Ottawa
Wilton Park Conference on Business Ethics Paul Haslam, Senior Analyst, FOCAL Oct. 16-18, 2003, London Related program: Private Sector Presented a paper entitled "Voluntary Codes of Conduct in the Americas: Evaluating the State of the Art"
Elections in Brazil: The Results of the First Round, FOCAL Speaker Series Rejean Tessier, Deputy Director for Brazil, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Professor Jean Daudelin from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University Oct. 8, 2002, Ottawa
FTAA: Scenarios for Canada and MERCOSUR, a Forum for the Analysis of Latin American Development Strategies roundtable Florencia Jubany, FOCAL Analyst Oct. 1, 2003, Ottawa Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Brazilian trade policy and strategy at multilateral and regional negotiations Marcos Jank, Brazil's leading expert of international trade negotiations and Canada's first Chair on Brazilian Studies Sept. 26, 2003, Ottawa Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Trade Negotiations in Agriculture: WTO, FTAA and a Future Common Agenda for Canada and Brazil, a Centre for Latin American Research of the University of Calgary conference Sept. 23, 2003, Calgary, Alberta Related program: Inter-American Affairs Report
Conflict and Peace in Colombia: Consequences and Perspectives for the Future Sept. 22, 2003, Washington, D.C.
International Migration in the Americas: Emerging Issues, a CERLAC and FLACSO conference Sept. 19-20, 2003, Toronto Related program: Labour Mobility
Comparative Analysis on Political Party and Campaign Financing in the OAS Member States: Working Session on Canada John Graham, Chair, FOCAL Board Florencia Jubany and Judy Meltzer, FOCAL Analysts Sept. 15-16, 2003, Ottawa Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Remittances as a Development Tool in Central America: Empowering Micro-finance, a Multilateral Investment Fund and Inter-American Development Bank conference Sept. 3, 2003, Guatemala City Related program: Labour Mobility
Family Remittances and tTheir Potential for Community Development in Guatemala, an International Organization for Migration (IOM) workshop Aug. 29, 2003, Guatemala City Related program: Labour Mobility
Foro Centroamericano sobre Seguridad Claudia Paguaga, FOCAL Analyst July 30-31, 2003, Guatemala City
A New Agenda for Latin America? FOCAL's Fourth Forum of Hemispheric Experts June 19, 2003, Ottawa Related program: Inter-American Affairs Report
33rd OAS General Assembly John Graham, Chair, FOCAL Board Laurie Cole, FOCAL Analyst June 8-10, 2003, Santiago Related program: Inter-American Affairs Report on the status of civil society participation in the OAS (Spanish)
Cuban National Reconciliation: Presentation of the Report of the Working Group on Memory, Truth and Justice Marifeli Perez-Stable, Florida International University Jorge Domínguez, Harvard University June 6, 2003 Related program: Cuba
Meeting of the Regional Consultation Group on Migration and the VIII Regional Conference on Migration Sharon O'Regan, FOCAL May 24-31, 2003, Cancún Related program: Labour Mobility
Bringing Civil Society Closer to the Free Trade Area of the Americas Process Don Mackay, Executive Director, FOCAL May 21, 2003,Washington, D.C. Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Innovative Thinking and Change in Latin America, FOCAL panel at the IX Conférence de Montréal Marta Lagos, Director and Co-Founder of Latinobarométro William F. Maloney, Lead Economist, Office of the Chief Economist for Latin America and Caribbean Presentation Peter Hakim, President of the Inter-American Dialogue Barry Featherman, President and CEO of the Inter-American Economic Council Chair: Donald Mackay, Executive Director, FOCAL Moderator: Jean-Louis Roy, President of Rights and Democracy May 7, 2003 Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Roundtable on the recent crackdown on Cuba's dissident FOCAL, Canadian government officials, NGO representatives and academics April 17, 2003, Ottawa Related program: Cuba
Latin American Studies Association XXIV Congress (LASA) March 27-29, 2003, Dallas
Financing Democracy: Political Parties, Campaigns, and Elections John Graham, Chair, FOCAL Board March 19, 2003, Washington, D.C. Related program: Inter-American Affairs Read the Final Statement of the the Carter Center conference.
The Politics of Transnational Ties: Implications for Research, Communities, Policy, a CERLAC workshop March 7-8, 2003, Toronto Related program: Labour Mobility
Crime in the Caribbean Basin: Policy Options for Transnational Crime, a FOCAL conference Dr. Anthony Maingot, professor at Florida International University Dr. Jorge Rodriguez Beruff, professor at the University of Puerto Rico Annmarie Barnes, Senior Director of the Strategic Planning, Policy, Research and Evaluation Department, Ministry of National Security of Jamaica Sir Ronald Sanders, High Commissioner of Antigua and Barbuda to London and Vice Chairman, Caribbean Financial Action Task Force March 3, 2003, Ottawa Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Canadian International Development Agency’s Partners Advisory Group meeting on Bolivia Feb. 13, 2003, Ottawa Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade annual NGO consultation on human rights Cristina Warren, Program Director of the Research Forum on Cuba, FOCAL Feb. 4, 2003, Ottawa Related program: Cuba
Perspectives on Social Inclusion, a symposium Sharon O'Regan, Deputy Director, FOCAL Jan. 27, 2003 Related program: Inter-American Affairs
The State of Democracy in South America John Graham, Chair, FOCAL Board Jan. 24-26, 2003, Oxfordshire (England) Related program: Inter-American Affairs
The new political landscape in Brazill: social and economic implications of President da Silva’s government, a FOCAL panel discussion Denisse Frossard, Fed. Deputy for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party Fábio Souto Fed. Deputy for the Liberal Front Party José Ivo Sartori, Fed. Deputy for the Brazilian Democratic Movement Patrus Ananias, Fed. Deputy for the Workers’ Party Vicente Paulo da Silva, Fed. Deputy for the Workers’ Party Jan. 24, 2003, Ottawa
Political Crisis in Venezuela: Domestic and International Dimensions, a brown bag discussion Jeanette Sautner, Political Officer, Canadian Embassy in Caracas Renata Wielgosz, Director of the Inter-American Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade John Graham, Chair, FOCAL Board and former Canadian Ambassador to Venezuela Jan. 22, 2003, Ottawa Related program: Inter-American Affairs
2002
Meeting on the Hemispheric Summit Implementation Project FOCAL, Corporación Participa, FLACSO-Chile, UNIANDES and CRIES Dec. 19-20, 2002, Santiago Related program: Inter-American Affairs
La Integración Centroamericana y la Defensa de los Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales Forum co-sponsored by FOCAL Sharon O’Regan and Claudia Paguaga, FOCAL Analysts Nov. 21-22, 2002, San José (Costa Rica) Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Conference on the Inter American Democratic Charter Don Mackay, Executive Director, FOCAL John Graham, Chair, FOCAL Board Nov. 11-13, 2002, Vancouver Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Transnational Migration: Causes, Consequences and Strategies for the Incorporation of Central American and Caribbean Immigrants, FOCAL Speaker Series Patricia Ladolt, professor of Sociology, University of Toronto Rudi Robinson, senior researcher in International Development, North-South Institute Nov. 7, 2002, Ottawa Related program: Labour Mobility
Second Annual Andean Forum on Democracy, Political Representation, Social Exclusion and Security FOCAL in partnership with the International Development Research Centre Oct. 28-29, 2002 Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Canadian Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies Annual Conference Paul Haslam, FOCAL Senior Analyst Oct. 24-26, 2002, Montreal
Forum on Political Reform and Democratic Governance John Graham, Chair, FOCAL Board Aug. 29, 2002, Bogotá The text of Mr. Graham’s remarks can be consulted by clicking here.
Information Session on the Socio-political Impacts of Migration in the Caribbean Co-hosted by FOCAL and Comité québécois pour la reconnaissance des droits des travailleurs haïtiens en République dominicaine (CQRDTHRD) Dr Ruben Silié, Director, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO)-Dominican Republic July 12, 2002, Montreal Related program: Labour Mobility
Information Session on the Situation of Haitian Migrants in the Dominican Republic Dr Ruben Silié, Director, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO)-Dominican Republic July 11, 2002, Ottawa Related program: Labour Mobility
32nd General Assembly of the Organization of American States John Graham, Chair, FOCAL Board Sharon O'Regan, Deputy Director, FOCAL June 2-4, 2002 Bridgetown (Barbados) Related program: Haiti; Inter-American Affairs Report
Annual Meeting of the Regional Civil Society Organizations for Migratory Affairs (RROCM) Sharon O'Regan, FOCAL Analyst May 26-30, 2002, Guatemala City Related program: Labour Mobility
Review of Civil Society Participation in Recent Multilateral Processes Underway Throughout the Region Laurie Cole, FOCAL Policy Analyst May 23-24, 2002, Buenos Aires
Inter-Parliamentary Sub-Committee on Human Rights and International Development of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade: Colombia Gerd Schönwälder and Judy Meltzer, FOCAL Analysts May 9, 2001
Assessing the impact of remittances on economic development in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, FOCAL Speaker Series Co-hosted with Action Canada for Population and Development Dr. Manuel Orozco, Project Director for the Central American Division, Inter-American Dialogue Presentation March 20, 2002, Ottawa Related program: Labour Mobility
Roundtable discussion on Cuba's dual economy and convertibility issues Don Mackay, Executive Director, FOCAL Cristina Warren, Program Director of the Research Forum on Cuba, FOCAL March 18-19, 2002, Ottawa Related program: Cuba
Remittances as a Development Tool, an Inter-American Development Bank roundtable Eric Verreault, FOCAL Feb. 26, 2002, Washington, D.C. Related program: Labour Mobility
Migración, Desarrollo Regional y Potencial Productivo de las Remesas Claudia Paguaga, FOCAL Feb. 14-15, 2002, Guadalajara Related program: Labour Mobility
Conflict, Peace and Human Rights in Colombia, FOCAL Speaker Series Bernardo Ortiz, Vice Minister of Defense of Colombia Alberto Lara, Deputy Director, Human Rights Program, Office of the Vice-President of Colombia Jan. 25, 2002, Ottawa Related program: Inter-American Affairs
FOCAL Meeting with High Level Delegation from Peru Jan. 9, 2002, Ottawa Related program: Inter-American Affairs
2001
Effects of emotions on political attitudes and actions throughout Cuba's history, FOCAL speaker series Damián Fernández, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of International Relations at Florida International University (FIU) Nov. 8, 2001, Ottawa Related program: Cuba
Gender and culture in contemporary Cuba, FOCAL speaker series Mayra Vilasís, Co-ordinator, Screenwriting Department, Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión and Associate, Women's Studies Department, University of Havana, discussed. Oct. 24, 2001, Ottawa Related program: Cuba
XII Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labour José Zaragoza, FOCAL Analyst Oct. 17-19, 2001, Ottawa Related program: Labour Mobility
The future of the Caribbean and the role of the Caribbean Development Bank, a newsmaker breakfast Dr. Compton Bourne, President of the Caribbean Development Bank Oct. 16, 2001, Ottawa Related program: Private sector
Forum on Strengthening Canada-Mercosur Relations FOCAL in collaboration with the Canadian Council for the Americas, York University, and Red Mercosur Sept. 10-11, 2001, Ottawa Report of the meeting
Latin American Studies Association (LASA) XXIII International Congress Cristina Warren, José Zaragoza, and Judy Meltzer, FOCAL Analysts Sept. 6-8, 2001, Washington D.C. Related program: Cuba; Haiti
Canada-Cuba relations: A FOCAL roundtable Michael Small, Ambassador of Canada to Cuba Sept. 4, 2001, Ottawa Related program: Cuba
Social sciences and the Cuban state: FOCAL speaker series Alberto Alvarez, Department of Political Science, Université de Montréal Gerardo González Núñez, Department of Economics, Universidad Interamericana, Puerto Rico July 4, 2001, Ottawa Related program: Cuba
Comparative Foreign Policies towards Cuba: A FOCAL forum June 15, 2001, Ottawa Related program: Cuba
Best Business Practices in Cuba FOCAL conference co-hosted with the Washington D.C.-based National Policy Association (NPA) June 1, 2001, Montreal Related program: Cuba
Canadian International Development Agency consultation on its development program in Cuba Nobina Robinson and Cristina Warren, FOCAL May 24, 2001 Related program: Cuba
Inter-American Co-operation Beyond Free Trade, an Institut québécois des hautes études internationales (IQHÉI) conference Gerd Schönwälder and Judy Meltzer, FOCAL Analysts April 17-19, 2001, Quebec City Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Gouvernance et maintien de la paix en Haïti : le cas de l'appui aux forces de l'ordre, UQAM José Zaragoza, FOCAL Analyst March 15-16, 2001, Montréal Related program: Haiti
2000
Hemispheric Integration: Political, Economic and Social Dimensions Florencia Jubany, FOCAL Analyst Dec. 6-8, 2000, Brasilia Related program: Inter-American Affairs
A Positive Agenda For Brazil-Canada Relations Florencia Jubany, FOCAL Analyst Dec. 5, 2000, São Paulo
Seminar on Pan-American Integration FOCAL seminar co-sponsored with the Centre for Canada-Argentina Studies and the University of Ottawa Nov. 15-16, 2000, Buenos Aires Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Transition or Succession: the Cuban Dilemma FOCAL speaker series Carlos Alberto Montaner, founder and Chairman of Unión Liberal Cubana, journalist and writer Oct. 30, 2000, Ottawa Related program: Cuba
Building a New Agenda: Hemipsheric Integration and Social Cohesion, Robarts Centre at York University Nobina Robinson July 19, 2000, Toronto
Fostering Economic Security in Latin America and the Caribbean: 6th Annual World Bank Conference Florencia Jubany, FOCAL Analyst June 20-21, 2000, Washington, D.C. Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Academic Symposium of the 75th Directing Council of the Inter-American Children's Institute Nobina Robinson, Executive Director, FOCAL June 7-9, 2000
Critical Issues in Financial Reform: Latin America, Caribbean and Canadian Perspectives Pierre Bouchard, FOCAL June 1-2, 2000, Toronto Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Canada-Chile Commission for Environmental Co-operation: Public Consultation Florencia Jubany, FOCAL Analyst June 2000
Meeting with Leaders of the American Assembly’s Western Hemisphere Project Florencia Jubany, FOCAL Analyst May 25-29, 2000, San José Related program: Inter-American Affairs
Canada's Co-operation with Cuba: Opportunities, Obstacles and Key Issues: A FOCAL forum May 17, 2000, Ottawa Related program: Cuba
Hands across the hemisphere: Co-operation and connections for the new millennium, Latin American Studies Association (LASA) XXII International Congress Cristina Warren, Program Director of the Research Forum on Cuba, FOCAL March 15-19, 2000, Miami Related program: Cuba
Meeting of the Coordinadora Regional de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales (CRIES) Cristina Warren, Program Director of the Research Forum on Cuba, FOCAL Feb. 28-29, 2000, Havana Related program: Cuba
Cuban Foreign Policy: A University of Toronto roundtable Cristina Warren, Program Director of the Research Forum on Cuba, FOCAL Jan. 21, 2000, Toronto Related program: Cuba
Canada-Cuba Relations, Canadian Centre for Foreign Policy Development (CCFPD) meeting Nobina Robinson and Cristina Warren, FOCAL Jan. 18, 2000, Ottawa Related program: Cuba
1999
Latin America and the Caribbean into the Coming Millennium: Equity, Democracy and Sustainability, FOCAL panels at Canadian Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies conference Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 1999, Ottawa Related program: Inter-American Affairs
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