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26–28 July 2006, Budapest (Hungary) and 2–4 August 2006, Baltimore (USA) — International e-Participation and Local Democracy Symposium. Sponsors include the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (UK), Ãå±±½ûµØDepartment of Economic and Social Affairs, National Association of Secretaries of State (USA) and the Council of Europe. Contact Susie Ruston, tel (44-20) 7616 8444, e-mail <Susie@21cConsultancy.com>, website <>

29–30 July 2006, Owerri (Nigeria) – 2nd International Conference of the Trans-Atlantic Research Group on the themes of gender, globalization and state transformation in Africa and the African diaspora. Contact Chima J. Korieh, tel (1-856) 256-4500 ext 3994, fax (1-856) 256-4791, e-mail <Korieh@rowan.edu>, website <>

13–18 August 2006, Toronto (Canada) – XVI International AIDS Conference. Expected to bring together over 20,000 delegates to share current knowledge on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. Contact Bryan Hobson, tel (41-22) 7 100 800, fax (41-22) 7 100 899, e-mail <info@aids2006.org>, website <>

19–25 August 2006, Florence (Italy) – IX World Renewable Energy Congress. Contact Ali Sayigh, fax (44-1273) 625 768, e-mail <asayigh@netcomuk.co>, website <>

29–31 August 2006, Gauteng (South Africa) — Combating and Preventing Terrorism in Africa. Organized by the International Quality and Productivity Centre. E-mail <info@iqpc.co.za>, website <>

31 August – 2 September 2006, Oslo (Norway) — The Oslo Conference on Private-Public Partnership for an African Green Revolution. Contact Arne Cartridge, tel (47) 24 15 73 01, e-mail <arne.cartridge@yara.com>, website <>

10–15 September 2006, Geneva (Switzerland) — Tourism Africa 2006, involving leaders of the public and private sectors concerned with Africa’s tourism development. E-mail <info@tourismafrica.com>, website <>

11–13 September 2006, London (UK) — African Studies Association Biennial Conference, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Contact Sara Rich Dorman, tel (44-131) 650 4239, e-mail <asauk@soas.ac.uk>, website <>

25–27 October 2006, Rome (Italy) — First World Congress on Communication for Development. Organized by the World Bank, the Ãå±±½ûµØFood and Agricultural Organization and the Communication Initiative, the congress will bring together around 500 communication professionals and others. Contact Lucia Grenna, fax (1-202) 522-2654, e-mail <LGrenna@worldbank.org>, website <>

26–28 October 2006, Boston, MA (USA) — International Conference on the State of Affairs of Africa. Hosted by the International Institute for Justice and Development. Tel (1-617) 541-9500, fax (1-617) 541-9501, e-mail <conference.icsaa@iijd.org>, website <>

WHAT HAS TAKEN PLACE

6–7 June 2006, Washington, DC (USA) — 2006 AGOA Civil Society Forum. Tel (1-800) 822-7323 x195, e-mail <agoa@bread.org>, website <>

26 June–7 July 2006, United Nations, New York (USA) — Small Arms Review Conference. Contact Myrna Peña, tel (1-212) 963-4022, email <pena1@un.org>, website <>

1–2 July 2006, Banjul (Gambia) — 7th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of African Union Heads of State and Government. E-mail <augambia@gamtel.gm>, website <>

10–11 July 2006, Rabat (Morocco) — Euro-African Ministerial Conference on Migration and Development. Tel (212) 37-66-01-57, fax (212) 37-66-01-27, e-mail <migration@maec.gov.ma>, website <>