Conference

 Background to the Making CSI Matter Conference

Building on the success of Trialogue’s last two annual Making CSI Matter conferences, Trialogue is delighted to announce that we will be convening a third event on Tuesday, 4th and Wednesday, 5th May 2010 with the Mail & Guardian as the official media partner.

 ZA and the World Bank are hosting the 5th IZA/World Bank Conference: Employment and Development from 3-4 May 2010 in Cape Town.

About the conference:

Index Conferences and Exhibitions Organisations Est, supported by key local and international humanitarian organisations such as the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Est, United Nations, UAE Red Crescent, Organisation of the Islamic Conference and Dubai Cares, is hosting the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development Conference and Exhibition from 4-6 April 2010 in Dubai.

Workshop Topics

Gender Links in partnership with local government associations will convene the first Southern African Gender Justice and Local Government Summit from 22-24 March 2010 in Johannesburg.
The conference will be hosted under the banner ‘365 days of local action to end gender violence’.

The summit will focus on best practices for empowering women and addressing gender based violence (GBV) submitted by local councils, associations, community and faith-based organisations.
Other interested participants may register online.

With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA), and the Ellis Trust, the International Centre for Information Technology and Development is convening this international conference on the theme ‘ICT for Development - Contributions of the South’.

The conference will bring together a mix of practitioners and academics working in the area of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for sustainable development to explore Africa's contribution to the global ICT for development discourse and efforts.

The Durban University of Technology and Art for Humanity is hosting a three-day international conference on Art and Social Justice or ‘The Art of Social Justice’ .

The Peoples’ World Conference on Climate Change and Mother Earth’s Rights has as objectives:

The Fourth Access to Knowledge Conference (A2K4) scheduled to take place at Yale Law School on February 2010.

Access to knowledge (A2K) is about designing intellectual property laws, telecommunication policies, and technical architectures that encourage broader participation in cultural, civic, and educational affairs; expand the benefits of scientific and technological advancement; and promote innovation, development, and social progress across the globe.

People living with disabilities have become a growing segment of the economy, and it is fundamental that their needs are realised. The 2010 ACSA Disability Conference aims to contribute towards building an inclusive society, by minimising the gap between people with disabilities and those without.

The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) Africa Regional Office, in conjunction with the Africa Federation for Sexual Health and Rights, the regional representative body of the World Association for Sexual Health, is hosting the 4th Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights in Addis Ababa,Ethiopia.

The 4th Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights will be examining the interrelationship between Sexuality and HIV & AIDS in Africa.