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Click here for details of Congress May 10 - 12, 2004 Last Call for abstracts - March 21, 2004 It is to remind you that under the patronage of H.E. Dr. Khalil bin Ebrahim Hassan, Minister of Health, the Family Physicians Association will hold its 2nd PHC "Chronic Health Problems Congress" on May 10–12, 2004 in Bahrain. The congress will be in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Bahrain Medical Society and The Executive Board of the Health Ministers Council for GCC States. This congress aims to enrich the knowledge of all primary care providers and to exchange the experience of participants about chronic health problems. It will highlight the advances made in the field of chronic health problems such as – Epidemiology of Chronic Health Disorders, Education and Awareness, Risk Factors Associated with Chronic Health, Organising Health Care, Evidence-Based Care and Management and Emergency Associated with Chronic Health Problems. This congress comprises of free papers and Educational course on diabetes, psycho-social problems and workshops on Coping with Stress and Bronchial Asthma. International speakers will be invited to enrich the scientific gathering beside Regional and local speakers. |
An
Inter-faith Perspective on Globalisation for the Common Good
Conference
Announcement
and
Call
for Papers
The
4th Annual International Conference on
An
Inter-faith Perspective on Globalisation
(Thursday
to Sunday inclusive)
Dr.
Kamran Mofid, Founder-Convenor
and
Bhai
Sahib Bhai Mohinder
Singh Ji, Chairman,
Guru
Nanak Nishkam Sewak
Jatha (Birmingham)
In
association with:
Nishkam
Puran Institute (NPI), Kericho
In
these global and too often troubled times, we need new perspectives
and models so that we can find humane answers to the challenges of
globalisation, based on a deep respect for the diversity of cultures
and religions in our world community. There is a desperate need for
new and practical ways of reintroducing spirituality, ethics and faith
into the debate on globalisation.
Papers, panels,
and roundtable submissions are invited from observers, commentators,
academics and NGOs to address issues related to globalisation within
the identified theme of the conference, including : Strategies to
overcome poverty and the promotion of sustainable development,
traditional and modern methods of development, African religions,
cultures, traditions, spirituality and globalisation, human
right issues, citizenship issues, constitutional matters, law,
development and gender issues,Resource entitlement, rights to health,
education and intellectual property, the costs&benefits of shadow
economies, the costs of militarization, arm conflicts and child
soldiers, health crises, Aids, the IMF, the World Bank and
Africa, debt and it’s consequences in Africa, food crisis, hunger
and famine, sustainable tourism, food export, cash crops and food-
import dependency, African oil and globalisation.
Specifically
welcome would be papers from economists, businessmen/women,
philosophers, theologians, historians, political
scientists/international relation, sociologists, psychologists,
medical profession, peace researchers, conflict resolution
specialists, lawyers, environmentalists and geographers as well as
those engaged in inter-faith in action projects. Please also note that
the Conference is not only on
The 2005
conference on Globalisation for the Common Good will be held in the
town of Kericho, 260km from Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. Kericho
is the gateway to Western Kenya and is well known as a tea growing
area.
It is home to
the largest Gurudwara (Sikh place of worship) in Africa. The
conference will take place at Nishkam Puran
Institute (NPI) in Kericho.
Conference
International Advisory Council
Rev.Dr.Sabina
Alkire, Global Equity Initiative, Harvard University, USA
Dr.
Josef Boehle, Department of Theology, University of Birmingham, UK
Prof.
Kevin Clements, Director, Australian Centre for Peace and Conflict
Studies, University of Queensland, Australia
Dr.
David Coleman, Chair, Humanities and Fine Arts, Chaminade University
of Honolulu, USA
Prof.
Suleman Dangor, Islamic Studies, University of Durban-Westville, South
Africa
Dr.
Raymond Hamden, Director, Comprehensive Medical Centre, Dubai, UAE
Dr.
Sr. Anele Heiges OP, Mount St. Mary College, New York, USA
Dr.
Christopher Houghton Budd, Director, Centre for Associative Economics,
Canterbury, UK
Dr.
Kathleen Kevany, University of Western Ontario, Canada and United
Nations University, Japan
Ms.
Audrey Kitagawa, President, Light of Awareness International spiritual
family, USA
Dr.
Jeannie Lum, College of Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA
Dr.
Eleanor Nesbitt, Institute of Education, University of Warwick, UK
Rev.
Alan Race, Editor-in-Chief, Interreligious Insight
Prof.
Mahmoud Sadri, Texas Woman's University, USA
Prof.
Toh Swee-Hin, Director, Multi- Faith Centre, Griffith University,
Australia
For frequently
updated information on the conference please visit the website:
You are welcomed
to forward this announcement.
For an
introduction to Kericho and Nishkam Puran Institute see:
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