Cultural Diplomacy in Africa: A Forum for Young Leaders
The European African Alliance: Enhancing the Inter-cultural Dialogue between Europe and Africa to promote the Stability and economic Development within the two Continents
(Brussels, April 15th – 19th, 2013)

About CDA Weeklong Seminars
Individuals can join the CDA Forum by taking part in one of the CDA Weeklong Seminars, which are held every 4-6months. Each CDA Weeklong Seminar will be focused on a specific theme related to the African continent and the goals of the Forum. These Weeklong Seminars include lectures, seminars, and workshops lead by experts from the fields of politics, academia, and civil society, as well as cultural and social activities. In addition to raising awareness amongst the participants of the field of cultural diplomacy and salient issues concerning the African continent, the week also provides an opportunity to network and experience the vibrant city of Berlin.

Once they have joined the CDA Forum, members are supported by the ICD in organizing leadership initiatives, conducting academic research, and are invited to join the ICD Online Forum - enabling them to share information and communicate with like-minded individuals across the world.

Seminar Participants
Cultural Diplomacy in Europe: A Forum for Young Leaders (CDE) is open to young professionals and students with an interest in exploring and strengthening relations between European States, in international affairs in general, and Europe in particular.

Seminar 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. These speakers will include a number of individuals from the ICD Advisory Board.

Certificate of attendance
All participants will be awarded an official certificate of attendance upon completion of the program, which will provide details of the speakers who took part and the topics discussed. Each certificate will be authorized by members of the ICD's Advisory Board.

To apply please visit:
http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/experienceafrica/index.php?en_cda_application-form

For more information please visit:
http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/experienceafrica/index.php?en_cda_about-cda

The Reykjavík Congress on Human Rights
“Human Rights Protection & International Law: The Multifaceted Dilemma of Restraining and Promoting International Interventions”
Co-hosted by the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy & Ministry of Interior of Iceland
(Reykjavik, Iceland; April 10th – 13th, 2013)
www.reykjavikcongress.org

The 2013 Congress will create and publish a discussion document that will be presented to the international community on how to overcome the dilemma of restraining and promoting all forms of International Interventions based on coordinated global coalition efforts between governments, NGOs, and International Institutions.

The Congress will focus in particular on the following Issues:

Humanitarian Crisis - This section of the conference will serve as an introduction to current and most pressing cases of crimes against humanity, considering the role of race and ethnicity throughout. The examples covered will include a focus on escalated mass atrocities during wartime such as in contemporary Mali, the ongoing and systematic violence in Darfur, an analysis of gender based violence as a form of genocide and finally the international focal point for crimes against humanity such as in Syria.

The UN Genocide Convention & R2P - Following the in-depth discourse on current cases of human rights crisis areas, this section of the conference will focus on the ethical dilemma of foreign interventions. The conference aims to achieve an outline of innovative solutions for how to overcome the dilemma of foreign intervention based on coordinated global coalition efforts between governments, NGOs and International Institutions.

Conference Speakers
Speakers during the Conference will include leading figures and experts from international politics, economics, academia, diplomacy, civil society, and the private sector. The speakers will also include a number of individuals from the ICD Advisory Board.

Conference Participants
Participation in The Reykjavík Congress on Human Rights is open to governmental & diplomatic officials, academics & scholars, human rights activists, journalists, artists, civil society practitioners, private sector representatives, young professionals, and students, as well as other interested individuals from across the world

To apply please visit: http://www.culturaldiplomacy.de/index.php?en_application-form_conferences

For more information please visit: www.reykjavikcongress.org

The 2013 Cultural Bridges Conference in the UK
“State Multiculturalism: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Political, Economic, and, Cultural Dimensions”
(London, March 20th - 22nd, 2013)
www.uk-multiculturalism.org

The 2013 Cultural Bridges in the UK Conference will offer a wide diversity of perspectives on the issue of intercultural relations internationally, with a particular focus on the UK. The conference will create and provide a proposal document that will be presented to the international community on how to overcome multicultural challenges. In addition, the proposal document will offer best practices to achieve a successful and harmonic multicultural society. The conference will also examine in-depth varying examples and best practices of Cultural Diplomacy that might be applied in a different context.

The conference will focus in particular on the following issues:

London is a leading global city with a diverse multicultural population, and is therefore the perfect location for the 2013 Cultural Bridges Conference in the UK. As the fabric of global culture is changing due to increasing movements of populations over borders, the objective of the “Cultural Bridges in the UK 2013 Conference” is to invoke a full academic interdisciplinary discussion on multiculturalism and the function Cultural Diplomacy plays in uniting multicultural societies. The discussion will include the potential for intercultural dialogue through the use of Cultural Diplomacy practices, and how smart power strategies can be used effectively to form constructive integration and accommodation policies to ascertain the framework for multicultural communities worldwide.

Conference Speakers
Speakers during the Conference will include leading figures and experts from international politics, economics, academia, diplomacy, civil society, and the private sector. The speakers will also include a number of individuals from the ICD Advisory Board.

Conference Participants
Participation in the conference is open to governmental & diplomatic officials, academics & scholars, economists, journalists, artists, civil society practitioners, private sector representatives, young professionals, and students, as well as other interested individuals from across the world.

To apply please visit: http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/academy/index.php?en_cbcuk-2013


For more information please visit: http://www.culturaldiplomacy.de/index.php?en_application-form_conferences