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The Pangea Day Mission & Purpose

Pangea Day is a global event bringing the world together through film.

Why? In a world where people are often divided by borders, difference, and conflict, it's easy to lose sight of what we all have in common. Pangea Day seeks to overcome that – to help people see themselves in others – through the power of film.

The Pangea Day Event

Starting at 18:00 GMT on May 10, 2008, locations in Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, and Rio de Janeiro will be linked for a live program of powerful films, live music, and visionary speakers. The entire program will be broadcast – in seven languages – to millions of people worldwide through the internet, television, and mobile phones.

The 24 short films to be featured have been selected from an international competition that generated more than 2,500 submissions from over one hundred countries. The films were chosen based on their ability to inspire, transform, and allow us see the world through another person's eyes. Details on the Pangea Day films can be viewed here.

The program will also include a number of exceptional speakers and musical performers. Queen Noor of Jordan, CNN's Christiane Amanpour, musician/activist Bob Geldof, and Iranian rock phenom Hypernova are among those taking part.

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What if Africa had no borders? What if her boundaries extended as far as those living in the diaspora, or even further? What if you could fly directly from Cape to Cairo, Lagos to Luanda, Bujumbura to Abuja? Or what if you could drive to every city and every town and every village? What if the Internet was a reality for every African? What if you could call the world from atop the Kilimanjaro, or from deep in the forests of the Congo? What if a lingua franca was spoken and understood by every African? What if we could halve the number of poor Africans by 2015, or eradicate poverty altogether someday? What if there was a cure for every disease and the average African could live beyond the age of 33? What if Africa embraced innovative thinking, and in the process, reinvented her future?

What if we build the Africa we want? And what if the whole world could take another look and see Africa through the eyes of Africans? What would you see?

The TEDGlobal 2007 conference in Arusha, Tanzania, gave us a picture of Africa that many were not aware of. We saw how people on the continent are now taking matters into their own hands and redefining their future. TEDAfrica 2008 in Cape Town, South Africa, will take this discussion a step further and give us a glimpse of that unfolding future.

Architects, biologists, designers, musicians, economists, healers, entrepreneurs, philosophers, poets, adventurers, astronomers, storytellers, scientists and many others, will share experiences and reveal new possibilities. In the process, they will bring to life visions of what this complex yet incredibly exciting continent is becoming.

Expect the famous TED serving of profundity and challenge. Sprinkled, naturally, with a bit of African magic and wonder.

We are pleased to tell you that plans for the AIDS Vaccine 2008 Conference are well underway. As you will see from the preliminary program we have attracted some of the leading names in the vaccine field to the meeting. Dr Stanley Plotkin, who developed the rubella vaccine and is the author of "Vaccines" a standard textbook, will be giving one of the opening plenary talks together with Dr Alan Bernstein from the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise and Dr Malegapuru Makgoba from the University of KwaZulu Natal. We will have 10 state-of-the-art plenary lectures covering all aspects of HIV vaccine research and including a few speakers from outside the field. There will be a number of Symposia, Roundtables and Special Sessions as well as two Debates on current controversial topics. There is no doubt that the AIDS vaccine field is at a turning-point and we hope that this meeting will help to stimulate new ideas and new directions.

Abstract submission opens on March 10th and will close on May 7th. You will be informed of the outcome by 20th June. Late breaker abstracts open on August 18th and close on the August 29th. We plan to convene around 8 oral sessions and 1 late-breaker session from submitted abstracts that receive the highest scores from the reviewers. Some abstracts in selected topics will be chosen to be part of the poster discussion groups. Posters will be on display throughout the Conference with 2 dedicated poster sessions during the Conference.

In order to encourage young investigators and those from developing countries to attend the meeting we are making a large number of International Scholarships and Travel Awards available. Five young investigator awards will be announced during the Conference to scientists under 35 years of year who submit the strongest abstracts.

Register and make your hotel bookings now to secure your place at this important Conference.

IST-Africa 2008 takes place 07 - 09 May 2008 in Windhoek, Namibia. Part of the IST-Africa Initiative, which is supported by the European Commission under the IST Programme of Framework Programme 6 (FP6), IST-Africa 2008 is the third in an Annual Conference Series which will bring together delegates from commercial, government & research organisations across Africa and from Europe, to bridge the Digital Divide by sharing knowledge, experience, lessons learnt and good practice.

IST-Africa 2008 will focus on Applied ICT research topics addressing major societal and economic challenges, which is part of the European Commission's Information Communications Technologies (ICT) programme. The programme combines strategic keynote presentations, technical and policy papers, case studies, workshops, an exhibition and social activities.

The Advance Programme is available online and in PDF format. All participants should complete registration prior to the event via Online payment registration

IST-Africa 2008 will be officially opened by Honourable Nangolo Mbumba, Minister of Education on behalf of His Excellency, Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of Republic of Namibia and closed by Dr. Libertina Amathila, Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia.

Other Keynote Speakers confirmed to date include Honourable Joel Kaapanda, Ministry of Information Communication and Technology, Namibia; Honourable Dr. Shukuru Kawambwa, Minister for Communications, Science and Technology, Tanzania; Honourable Mosibudi Mangena, Minister of Science and Technology, South Africa; Honourable Dr. Ham-Mukasa Mulira, Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Uganda; Honourable Dr. Sally Kosgey, Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology, Kenya (tbc); Senior Representative, African Union Commission, Ethiopia; Mr. Remigious Makumbe, Acting Chief Director and Director of Infrastructure & Services, Southern African Development Community; Mr Antti Peltomäki, Deputy Director-General, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission, Belgium; Mr José Manuel Silva Rodríguez, Director General, DG Research, European Commission, Belgium; Dr Hakim Elwaer, Director, HRST, African Union Commission; Dr John Mugabe, Director, NEPAD S&T; Ms. Aida Opoku-Mensah, Director, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Ethiopia; Dr. Shamila Nair-Bedouelle, Division of Science Policy and Sustainable Development, UNESCO and Ms Magda Berhe, The Swedish Programme for ICT in Developing Regions.

"News from the Hub" - May 3rd - Mary Robinson, the former president of Ireland and human rights advocate, will introduce a panel of international authors who will discuss their perspectives on human rights and each one will highlight selections from the Hub (http://hub.witness.org) as a point of departure for the conversation. The panel will be moderated by Sameer Padania, our manager for the Hub.

To buy tickets and for more information click here.

We will also participate in "WITNESS: A Special Program for High School Students" on April 30th. Similar in layout to our May 3rd event, this program will feature young authors who will also share selected videos from the Hub and engage in conversation with high school students from all over New York City.

For more information click here.  

 
About PEN and the PEN World Voices Festival

PEN American Center is the largest of the 141 centers of International PEN, the world’s oldest human rights organization and the oldest international literary organization. International PEN was founded in 1921 to dispel national, ethnic, and racial hatreds and to promote understanding among all countries. PEN American Center, founded a year later, works to advance literature, to defend free expression, and to foster international literary fellowship. Read more about PEN here. This year marks the fourth annual World Voices Festival for International Literature.

The Midwestern philanthropist J. Irwin Miller asked his foundation’s staff members to guide their work by a simple motto. He said, “Ten years from now, what will you wish you had done today?” It is this vision for the future that inspires us to celebrate the common purpose of philanthropy and the benefits of gathering not as separate institutions, but as a noble movement.

Today, we are excited to invite you to join us for an unprecedented gathering: Philanthropy’s Vision: A Leadership Summit, May 4–7, 2008, at the new Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, just outside Washington, DC.

For the last two years, an international planning committee representing every type of philanthropy has worked to produce this exciting event. The Summit will seek to address the best practices in philanthropy—its leadership, partnership and impact—that enable us to most effectively serve the common good.

We will gather from May 2 to May 4 for pre-Summit meetings, including a special day-long program designed for CEOs and trustees on May 4. We formally begin The Summit on Sunday, May 4, with a powerful plenary on global philanthropy—you won’t want to miss it. The concurrent sessions, organized around leadership, partnership, and impact, will provide you with the strongest material substance of any conference. On Tuesday, we will visit the nation’s capital and sites around the region for one-day mini-Summits focusing on key issues of the day. Several site sessions, with a focus on regional philanthropy, have been designed by the host committee and will be available for attendees to enjoy as part of the Regional day. Our list of speakers reflects the leadership of philanthropy across the globe.

Our message is simple and warm: Don’t miss this historic convening. We are set to provide you with the best possible inspiration and information available for the future work of philanthropy. Take a journey through this registration brochure to learn how The Summit will be structured. Whether you are a trustee, a CEO, or a member of your organization’s professional staff, The Summit is made specifically for you. Whether you hail from a regional association, an affinity group, or a foundation of any type or size, from near or far, this event will speak to your needs. [Find out if you are eligible to attend.]

Take a moment to register and reserve your travel plans, and then relax. We’ll see you at The Summit!

• Industrial sector (and sub-sector): This list was inspired by the FTSE and AIM sector lists because we wanted to keep to a system that was realtively familar to investors.  However, some changes have been made in order to ensure a 'snug fit' to the social business sector.
• Social, environmental and ethical (SEE) benefit:  This is a list of 24 common benefits brought about by a social business' activities
• Social business sector affiliation: Some categories, such as organic food, remained uncovered by the first two systems.  This is a list of 23 affiliations, often the way in which consumers, rather than investors, would group social businesses.
• Size:  We have included information on turnover, profit and employee numbers, so far as it is available.
• Certification: There are a number of different certifications in use in the social business sector which we thought would be a useful way of categorising some companies.  Examples are Fairtrade and Soil Association.