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NEWS	Today 11/20/08

05.11Akhaltsikhe International Security Seminar 2008

Latvian Transatlantic Organization (LATO) together with its Georgian partners - new Generation - new Initiative (nGnI) and Information Centre on NATO will hold Akhaltsikhe International Security Seminar 2008 on November 24-26, 2008 in Tbilisi, Geoggia.
The details of the events are here: http://www.lato.lv/html/en/activities/projects/27454.html
For more information please contact Ms. Irina Ivaskina at irina@lato.lv READ MORE

05.11"Enhancing the security environment in the Wider Black Sea area: challenges and options"

Center for International and Regional Policy (cirp.ru)will host conference "Enhancing the security environment in the Wider Black Sea area: challenges and options" on December 12, 2008 in St. Petersburg. For more details please contact Boris Kuznetsov at kuznetsov@cirp.ru READ MORE

12.08The 7th Harvard Black Sea Security Program Regional Workshop

By the initiative of Armenian Ministry of Defense the Harvard Black Sea Security Program Regional Workshop will take place in Yerevan from October 26 - 30, 2008. The event will be held in partnership of Armenian International Policy Research Group (AIPRG).The primary topic of discussion will be Shared Concerns and Common Approaches to Black Sea and Caspian Sea Security. The event will host participants from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Slovenia, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United States.

For more details please contact Program Director Sergei Konoplyov at sergei_konoplyov@harvard.edu READ MORE

01.06Black Sea Region: Challenges in XXI Century and Strategic Solutions

The Institute of Europe of Russian Academy of Sciences and New Eurasia Foundation will hold a conference "Black Sea Region: "Challenges in XXI Century and Strategic Solutions". The conference will take place in Moscow on June 14-17, 2008.
For more information please contact Dr. Alla Yazkova at zabelinvox@mail.ru READ MORE

27.11Port Security: Identify Risks and Mitigate Threats

On October 1-2, 2008 SMi will organize in Barcelona an international conference on Port Security.
Attend and learn how ports manage common and country-specific security challenges and how they integrate new technology to improve supply chain security. Discuss how port authorities, port operators, the private sector, customs and law enforcement professionals can improve cooperation.

Detailed presentations from Coast Guards, the US Department of Homeland Security and six European ports will help you understand the security threats in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, North Sea and Atlantic Ocean.

Meet representatives from the European Commission the International Maritime Organization for an update on the future of port security legislation; and identify opportunities for international cooperation. The event website can be viewed here:www.smi-online.co.uk/portsecurity.asp

23.07The Sixth Harvard Black Sea Security Regional Workshop

By the initiative of Ukrainian Ministry of Defense the Harvard Black Sea Security Program Regional Workshop will take place in Kiev from September 23 - 27, 2007. The primary topic of discussion will be Shared Concerns and Common Approaches to Black Sea and Caspian Sea Security. The event will host participants from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United States.

For more details please contact Program Director Sergei Konoplyov at sergei_konoplyov@harvard.edu READ MORE

15.05Workshop: Civil society contribution to Black Sea regional security

Workshop on “Civil society contribution to Black Sea regional security: "Matching words with deeds” will take place in Bucharest, 10-11 July 2007. The workshop is organized by Crisis Management Initiative in partnership with Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the aegis of The Black Sea Forum for Dialogue and Partnership.

For me information please contact Ms. Alina Doroftei at Alina.Doroftei@cmi.fi

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11.05How can the Black Sea Region contribute to improved global security?

The International conference "How can the Black Sea Region contribute to improved global security" will take place in Bucharest on 7-9 June 2007. The conference is organized by EURISC Foundation – IRSI in partnership with the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs Romania and the Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway under the aegis of The Black Sea Forum for Dialogue and Partnership.

24.04Harvard program promotes Black Sea regional security

By Air Force Tech. Sgt. Devin L. Fisher, U.S. European Command Public Affairs

STUTTGART, Germany — More than 20 leading policy makers from the Black Sea region gathered here April 20 with senior U.S. officials to gain a deeper understanding of issues affecting the region and encourage problem solving in areas of common interest.
The Harvard Black Sea Security Program promotes a regional approach to addressing security issues “in a world that changes almost every week,” said program director Dr. Sergie Konoplyov of the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government.

22.01Harvard Black Sea Security Program 2007

We started planning of our annual Harvard Black Sea Security Program. The centerpiece of the program will be six-day session at Harvard on 23-27 April, 2007 which will bring together about twenty very senior officials of the Black Sea region with about twenty U.S. general officers and civilian officials. As part of the program we are also making arrangements for regional participants to spend two days at in Zagreb, Croatia for a seminar on regional security and a workshop in Stuttgart (EUCOM). Working language is English.

The program will begin with a trip to Zagreb on April 16. The participants will then travel to Stuttgart on April 19 and later to Boston on April 21. Participants would fly to their home countries on Saturday, April 28.

For more details please contact Sergei Konoplyov at sergei_konoplyov@harvard.edu

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