| Day 1: Monday 23rd May (from 4.00 p.m. –
6.00 p.m.)
4.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.: Conference on EU-LAC
Presentation of the EU-IIR joint conference on EU-LAC relations.
Guests from Ministries and Government, Embassies, University Staff
and students, International and Regional Organisations, Business
Opening:
- Dr. Bhoendradatt Tewarie (Campus Principal and Pro-Vice Chancellor,
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine)
- Professor Dennis Gayle (IIR)
- Anthony Smallwood (EC Delegation)
- Andre Verkade (Kingdom of the Netherlands Embassy)
Speakers:
1. Norman Girvan, Professorial Research Fellow, IIR
2. Susan Gordon, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
3. Representative from a Member State Embassy of the EU
4. Luis Carpio, Association of Caribbean States
5. Dr. Guy Van Der Meulen, Director of the Amsterdam School of International
Relations (ASIR)
The presentations and Q/A session will be followed by an informal
buffet/drink
Venue: Learning Resources Centre Auditorium, The University of the
West Indies, St. Augustine Campus (the buffet will take place at
the Social Sciences Faculty, within walking distance from the Learning
Resource Centre).
Day 2: Tuesday 24th of May: Workshops (Venue: IIR Boardroom,
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus)
3 Panels:
9.00 a.m.- 11.00 a.m. Trade/Economy
(Moderator: Professor Norman Girvan)
Speaker from: Ministry of Trade - UN-ECLAC (Rudolf Buitelaar) –
TTMA (Anthony Guiseppi) - (Professor Norman Girvan) – ASIR
(Dr. Guy Van Der Meulen)
11.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.: Multicultural Exchange/Science
Cooperation
(Moderator: Anthony Smallwood)
Speaker from: EC Delegation (Anthony Smallwood) – Venezuelan
Embassy (Gilberto Jaimes) - Ministry of F.A – IIR (Dr. Raghunath
Mahabir) – ASIR (Dr Guy Van Der Meulen)
Lunch break
3.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.: Diplomatic and Political Issues
(Moderator: Professor Vaughan Lewis)
Speakers from: Ministry of F.A. –- a Member State Embassy-
ASIR (Dr Guy Van Der Meulen) - Kirk Meighoo- IIR (Professor Vaughan
Lewis and Dr. Debbie Mohammed)
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