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Peace and Prosperity Through Science Collaboration

Events

CRDF hosts events abroad as well as in the United States.  Many of the workshops and seminars held overseas are open to scientists and entrepreneurs by application; for details, see the individual postings below.

Other events bring scientists to the United States to attend and present at international conferences. CRDF occasionally hosts seminars and lectures, primarily in Washington, DC, to discuss nonproliferation and nation-building issues. Other CRDF events seek to engage CRDF grantees and U.S. businesses through networking events in industry-specific areas. Past events have brought together scientists and business professionals to discuss renewable energy, public health and nanotechnology.

The indigenous institutions that CRDF has founded in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Moldova also often join the Foundation to co-host scientific conferences or entrepreneurship workshops.

For CRDF event information, please contact CRDF Events.

 

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Upcoming Events

May 2008

Trip to Azerbaijan

May 18, 2008 8:00 AM - May 23, 2008 5:00 AM Location: Baku, Azerbaijan

President and CEO of CRDF Cathy Campbell, Fred Johnson, Treasurer of the Board of Directors and Eldar Imanverdiyev, program manager, will travel to Baku to hold meetings with key CRDF counterparts in the government of Azerbaijan.

June 2008

International Brucellosis Workshop

Brucellosis as a trans-boundary infection of animals and humans which needs to be managed by cooperative efforts of different countries
June 2, 2008 8:00 AM - June 4, 2008 5:00 AM Location: Serpukhov, Moscow region, Russia

Funded by the U.S. Department of State’s BioIndustry Initiative Program, the International Brucellosis Workshop in Serpukhov in June 2008 will be the first event bringing together brucellosis experts from 12 countries to discuss disease eradication approaches in trans-boundary areas.

BIO International Convention

June 17, 2008 8:00 AM - June 20, 2008 5:00 AM Location: San Diego, California

With support from the U.S. Department of State's BioIndustry Initiative, CRDF will sponsor the attendance of 16 scientists from the former Soviet Union at the BIO International Convention to be held June 17-20, 2008 in San Diego. Hosted by the Biotechnology Industry Organization, the convention will feature keynotes and sessions from key policymakers, scientists, CEOs, and celebrities. The convention also includes hundreds of sessions covering biotech trends, policy issues and technological innovations and the world's largest biotechnology exhibition.

Past Events

April 2008

Higher Education Summit for Global Development

April 29, 2008 8:00 AM - April 30, 2008 5:00 PM Location: Washington, DC

CRDF President and CEO Cathy Campbell will participate in the Higher Education for Summit for Global Development, an invitation-only event held in Washington DC, between April 29-30, 2008. At the summit, the U.S. government will advance its global vision  of higher education development cooperation and move its shared interests with its partners to a higher priority on the national agenda. It will be convened by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings.

Career Skills for Researchers

April 15, 2008 8:00 AM - April 16, 2008 5:00 PM Location: Tblisi, Georgia

CRDF will present a short course on Career Skills for Researchers in Tbilisi, Georgia, April 15 - 16. The course will cover grant writing, publication of peer-reviewed research articles, and making conference presentations. The training is sponsored by the Georgian National Science Foundation with logistical support from CRDF’s partner foundation in Georgia, the Georgia Research and Development Foundation (GRDF).

Salzburg Global Seminar

April 13, 2008 8:00 AM - April 18, 2008 5:00 PM Location: Salzburg, Austria

John Modzelewski will represent CRDF and also serve as a rapporteur at the Salzburg Global Seminar held in Salzburg, Austria. CRDF will participate in the upcoming session:  Innovation in Knowledge-based Economies: Accelerating the Benefits, held April 13-18, 2008.

2nd Conference of the Middle East and North Africa Newborn Screening Initiative: Partnerships for Sustainable Newborn Screening Infrastructure and Research Opportunities

April 12, 2008 8:00 AM - April 14, 2008 5:00 AM Location: Cairo, Egypt

Cindi Mentz, director, Middle East Operations & Program Development, and Stacey Brilliant, associate program manager, Cooperative Grants Program, will represent CRDF at the 2nd Conference of the Middle East and North Africa Newborn Screening Initiative: Partnerships for Sustainable Newborn Screening Infrastructure and Research Opportunities, to be held April 12-14 in Cairo, Egypt. Mentz and Brilliant will also hold a satellite workshop.

March 2008

CRDF-CFE Regional Business Training Workshop

March 31, 2008 8:00 AM - April 3, 2008 5:00 PM Location: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

On March 31, approximately 20 Russian science and technology entrepreneurs will participate in a CRDF business training workshop in order to gain the tools and information they may need to expand and enter into the U.S. marketplace with their high tech product or service. The workshop will also focus on preparing each S&T entrepreneur for future CRDF-organized, one-week U.S. travel visits for business introductions to target partners and investors.  This workshop is being conducted in partnership with the U.S. Russia Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE).

The four-day workshop will include group and individual English-language S&T business training sessions with seasoned U.S. and Russian entrepreneurs.  Each daily group session will focus on a separate topic(s) related to U.S. market entry:

  • Distribution of high tech product or service

  • Financials of high tech product or service

  • Marketing of high tech product or service

  • Localization of high tech product or service

A total of four trainers will be engaged by CRDF and CFE to support this workshop; two U.S. trainers will be sent by CRDF, and two Russian trainers will be sent by CFE.  Each day will begin with a presentation on one of the four above topic(s) by the U.S. trainer(s). Following each session, participants will divide into two subgroups.  Each subgroup will receive presentation feedback and individualized mentoring from the U.S. trainers, as well as a training seminar by CFE.   

For more information on the CRDF-CFE Regional Business Training Workshop, please contact Natalia Pipia.

 
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