Michoacán Pottery, Film and Reception
Thursday, June 14, 2012 • 6:00 p.m.
Institute of the Americas| Hojel Auditorium and Arango Foyer

General public: $10
Institute members: Free • Become a member
Students (must present school id): $5

Please come join us for an exhibit of exquisite lead-free Michoacán pottery and film about how it is made. The pottery will be for sale at the wine reception immediately following the screening of a feature-length documentary about Michoacán potters. Omar Foglio, producer, and José Luis Figueroa, co-director, will answer questions about the film and the difficult process of convincing Michoacán artisans to make lead-free pottery during the reception. Brilliant Soil focuses on Herlinda Morales, one of the great masters of Mexican folk art. Brilliant Soil, in Spanish with English subtitles, documents the rise of the poor, indigenous women potters of Michoacán who banded together forming Uarhi, the word for woman in the native Purepecha language.
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The Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies Updates

The 2012 International Symposia on Cultural Diplomacy

(Berlin, Geneva, Washington D.C., June 1^st – June 28^th, 2012)

www.i-s-c-d.org

– Call for Applications –

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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

On behalf of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, we are writing to bring to your attention a number of new exciting opportunities in the field of cultural diplomacy, as well as information about our new programs and upcoming international conferences, to be hosted by the ICD in partnership with other leading organizations.

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The Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies (CCDS)

www.ccds-berlin.de

The Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies (of the ICD Academy for Cultural Diplomacy) is the world’s leading center for the study of cultural diplomacy, offering educational opportunities in partnership with leading European universities and institutions.

Educational programs range from week-long seminars for undergraduate students and interested professionals, to Master’s and Doctoral programs for graduates pursuing careers in academia, diplomacy, government, and/or the private sector, dedicated either wholly or in part to the field of cultural diplomacy.

We are currently accepting applications for enrollment to the Summer Semester 2012 (beginning July 16^th, 2012) and Fall Semester 2012 (beginning October 1^st, 2012), and would be grateful if you could share this announcement by forwarding the information below to anyone you think may be interested in applying.

CCDS offers the following Post-Graduate Programs:

• MA in International Relations & Cultural Diplomacy

The Euro-Mediterranean University in cooperation with the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy

(Start: Summer Semester, July 16^th or Fall Semester, October 1^st, 2012)

• MBA in Cultural Diplomacy & the Global Economy

Babes-Bolyai University in cooperation with the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy

(Start: Summer Semester, July 16th or Fall Semester, October 1st, 2012)

• PHD Program in Cultural Diplomacy & the Global Economy

Babes-Bolyai University in cooperation with the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy

(Start: October 1^st, 2012)

CCDS offers the following Distance Learning Programs (Summer Sessions):

• E-Learning Courses in Cultural Diplomacy & International Relations (July 2^nd – 27^th, 2012)
• E-Learning Courses in Cultural Diplomacy in Africa (July 2^nd – 27^th, 2012)
• E-Learning Courses in Cultural Diplomacy in the Global Economy (July 2^nd – 27^th, 2012)
• E-Learning Courses in Cultural Diplomacy & the Media (July 2^nd – 27^th, 2012)

To find more information and apply to the above programs, please visit: www.ccds-berlin.de

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ICD Young Leaders’ Forums

(Berlin, Vienna, Paris, Brussels, London, Helsinki – June-September 2012)

www.icd-ylf.org

The ICD Young Leaders Forums are international networks of like-minded young individuals with an interest in developing, supporting and sustaining intercultural relations. The first Young Leaders Forum was developed in 2003 and we have since developed and launched a variety of different bilateral and multilateral forums that focus on a diverse range of relationships across the world. Over the past decade the ICD Young Leaders Forum has grown to become one of Europe’s largest independent cultural exchange organizations, hosting programs that facilitate interaction among young individuals of all cultural, academic, and professional backgrounds, from across the world.

To apply please click HERE

ICD Upcoming International Conferences

The 2012 International Symposia on Cultural Diplomacy

(Berlin, Geneva, Washington D.C., June 1^st – June 28^th, 2012)

www.i-s-c-d.org

The International Symposia on Cultural Diplomacy 2012 is the world’s leading and largest event in the field of cultural diplomacy. The Symposia 2012 will include five large-scale events incorporating the fields of cultural diplomacy, international politics and economics, and international human rights.

The events will take place in three different countries throughout the entire month of June and will include over 200 high level speakers and over 2000 participants. In addition to the main five events of the symposia, additional events will take place around the world in all 5 continents simultaneously during the month of June.

Symposia Speakers >

The speakers during the conference will include leading figures and experts from international politics, academia, the diplomatic community, civil society and the private sector, from across the world. These speakers will include a number of individuals from the ICD Advisory Board. To learn more about the ICD Advisory Board please click here.

To apply please visit: http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/index.php?Application-Forms

Speakers for the Symposia include:

• President Alfred Moisiu – Former President of Albania
• President Alfredo Palacio – Former President of Ecuador
• Cecile Molinier – Director, UNDP Office in Geneva
• David Smith – Africa Correspondent, The Guardian
  • President Emil Constantinescu – Former President of Romania
  • The Hon. Frederik Willem de Klerk, the 7th President of South Africa
  • Jeff „Skunk» Baxter – World Renowned American Musician
  • Amb. John R. Bolton – 25th United State Ambassador to the UN
  • Secretary Michael  Chertoff – Former United States Secretary of Homeland Security
    • Amb. Rufus Yerxa, Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
    • The Hon. Said Musa – Former Prime minister of Belize
    • Chief Minister Shabaz Sharif – Chief Minister of Punjab, Pakistan
    • The Hon. Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi – Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
    • The Hon. Theo-Ben Gurirab – Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Namibia, Former President of the UN General Assembly, Former Prime minister of Namibia
    • The Hon. Vicente Fox – Former President of Mexico

We are accepting applications for the following events:

• The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy 2012 – “Social & Cultural Inequality: Innovative Strategies to Promote Access to Human Rights and Equalize Globalization” (Berlin, June 1^st – 4^th, 2012)  www.icd-internationalsymposium.org

• The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in Geneva 2012 – » Cultural Diplomacy & Sustainable Development» (Geneva, June 13^th -15^th, 2012) www.icd-international-symposium-geneva.org

• The 2012 International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy & International Economics – «Political & Economic Inequalities: Bridging the Gap between Civil Society and the Public & Private Sectors» (Berlin, June 20^th – 22^nd, 2012) www.iscdie.org

• The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the USA 2012– «Cultural Diplomacy, National Security, and Global Risks» (Washington D.C, June 26^th – 28^th, 2012) www.icd-international-symposium-usa.org

• The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in Africa 2012 – «Cultural Diplomacy & Sustainable Development in Africa» (Berlin, July 25^th – 27^th, 2012)

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We are very pleased to inform you that following many months of preparations, the ICD is now able to develop additional projects in order to further promote the fascinating field of cultural diplomacy. If you would be interested in developing projects together with us, please contact me through my direct email: donfried@culturaldiplomacy.org.

We also warmly encourage you to join and contribute to the development of the ICD Networks. Please stay informed about the activities of the ICD and join our community by “liking” our official organization profile, “Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD)”, which you can access by following the link www.icd-on-facebook.org

La Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa y la Dirección General de Investigación y Posgrado, a través de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales

Convocan
a los interesados en participar en el proceso de selección para ingresar a la

Maestría en Ciencias Sociales con Énfasis en Economía
Promoción 2012-2014
(Incorporada al Padrón Nacional de Posgrados de Calidad de Conacyt)

Líneas de Generación y Aplicación del Conocimiento:

• ·         Políticas públicas en educación superior
• ·         Reestructuración económica y competitividad de la agricultura
• ·         Economía y género
• ·         Economía de la innovación
• ·         Desarrollo, sustentabilidad y medio ambiente
• ·         Modelos de crecimiento y estrategias de desarrollo regional

Descargar solicitud AQUÍ y remitirla a mcsociales@facesuas.edu.mx