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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.
Upcoming Events
May 2008
Trip to 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The four-day workshop will include group and individual English-language S&T business training sessions with seasoned
- 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
For more information on the CRDF-CFE Regional Business Training Workshop, please contact Natalia Pipia.