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Peace and Prosperity Through Science Collaboration

Events

CRDF hosts and participates in a broad range of events both domestically and internationally.  CRDF hopes to promote meaningful collaboration with the international S&T community. 

For more information on the events we host, facilitate, or present at, please contact Events.

 

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Upcoming Events

August 2010

World Library and Information Congress 2010

Gothenburg, Sweden
August 9, 2010 9:00 AM - August 15, 2010 5:00 PM (CEST)

CRDF's Tony DiLorenzo and Steve Bergen will be attending the 76th International Federation of Libraries Associations (IFLA) General Conference and Assembly and will host a booth to promote the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's 2011 Access to Learning Award (ATLA).

September 2010

2010 George Brown Award Dinner

Washington, DC
September 16, 2010

Each year, CRDF presents the George Brown Award for International Scientific Cooperation to an individual for his or her critical work advancing critical issues through cross-border collaboration, in the spirit of the late Congressman's vision. In 2010, CRDF is pleased to recognize three individuals for their scientific and humanitarian achievements:  Dr. Bruce Alberts, the late Dr. Norman Borlaug, and Senator Richard Lugar.

October 2010

Technology Commercialization Practicum

Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation
October 13, 2010 9:00 AM - October 15, 2010 5:00 PM (MSD)

This practicum will include professional skills development sessions for technology transfer professionals; workshops for students and faculty; business plan competition and travel grants for additional training and experience in the U.S. 

Past Events

July 2010

Science Engagement for U.S. Diplomacy and Global Development

Washington, D.C.
July 22, 2010 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

CRDF will be hosting an invitation-only event on Thursday, July 22, 2010 entitled, "Science Engagement for U.S. Diplomacy and Global Development."  At this event, speakers will highlight the value of science engagement to advance U.S. diplomacy and global development priorities.

Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) Annual Meeting

Baltimore, MD
July 12, 2010 9:00 AM - July 15, 2010 5:00 PM

CRDF's Dmitry Soustin and Rosalyn Leitch will attend the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) Annual Meeting in Baltimore Maryland from 12 to 15 July 2010. The meeting will provide a forum for the exchange of the newest technical information related to all aspects of nuclear materials management.

June 2010

Bacterial Waterborne and Emerging Infectious Diseases: Collaborative Research Opportunities in North Africa and the Middle East

Rabat, Morocco
June 28, 2010 9:00 AM - July 1, 2010 5:00 PM

This interdisciplinary research conference is supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH/NIAID), United States Department of Health and Human Services.  Scientists from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) will discuss research opportunities related to bacterial waterborne and emerging infectious diseases important to the MENA Region. Disease focus areas for this conference are Cholera, Typhoid, Leptospirosis and Brucellosis.  CRDF and the United States Department of State, perviously announced a targeted, collaborative grant competition titled "Bacterial Waterborne and Emerging Infectious Diseases in North Africa and the Middle East (MENA)."

15th International Technical Working Group (ITWG) Meeting

Oxford, England
June 28, 2010 9:00 AM - July 1, 2010 5:00 PM

 CRDF Nonproliferation Program's Valerie Antsiferova and Anne Peckham will travel to Oxford to attend the Nuclear Smuggling International Technical Working Group (ITWG) meeting from 28 June to 1 July 2010. The objective of this meeting is to discuss nuclear forensics concepts, methods and cooperation in this area as tools for governments to promote nuclear security and prevent illicit uses of nuclear materials.

CRDF to Sponsor and Present at the 2nd Conference on Science with Africa: “Science, Innovation and Entrepreneurship”

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
June 23, 2010 9:00 AM - June 25, 2010 5:00 PM

CRDF Senior Program Manager Natalia Pipia and Associate Program Manager Meaza Zerihun Demissie will attend and present at the 2nd Science with Africa conference, organized by United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) to explore policies, measures and mechanisms for promoting innovation and entrepreneurship to meet development challenges in Africa.  The Conference will feature an Innovation/Patent Fair, an investment round table, a round table with women scientists and inventors, tailored training for inventors and entrepreneurs and a Science and Technology Exhibition. CRDF representatives will present during the "Science, Innovation and Entrepreneurship" plenary session.

 
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