Calendar of events / 2008 / May / 13
- May 13, 2008—May 14, 2008. PR-forum will take place in Almaty
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Experts in the sphere of PR will gather at fourth professional forum, which will be held on May 13-14 in Almaty. The event will be organized by the “Piarshy” Club of Kazakh PR-professionals under support of the «PG Communications» Agency. PR-professionals from Kazakhstan, as well as guests from CIS and distant foreign countries will attend the forum.
More information…Type: Forums Theme: Other Countries: Kazakhstan Locations: Kazakhstan Open press: Yes - May 13, 2008. Tajik president, Kazakh PM discuss cooperation issues
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President Emomali Rahmon held talks with Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov in Astana, Kazakhstan today, Tajik presidential press service said. In the course of the talks, the two expressed satisfaction with the level of Kazakhstan's investment of money in Tajikistan's economy. During the meeting, it was noted that 47 Tajik-Kazakh joint ventures currently work in Tajikistan. Of them, 15 were launched at the expense of investments provided by Kazakh entrepreneurs only. Rahmon and Masimov noted that the establishment of a Joint Investment Fund will give a new impulse for further expansion of bilateral cooperation between the two countries. They noted that construction of a 500-kilovolt power grid Khujand-Almaty is profitable for all countries of the Central Asian region, the press service said.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Regional Partnership Countries: Tajikistan Locations: Kazakhstan Open press: Yes - May 13, 2008. Makhtumkuli Fragi international scientific conference opens in Ashgabat
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An international conference dedicated to the course of life and poetical heritage of Makhtumkuli Fragi, outstanding Turkmen poet-philosopher whose 275th birthday is marked this year, opened in Ashgabat on May 12. Azerbaijani, Armenian, Afghani, German, Indian, Iranian, Spanish, Kazakh, Chinese, Kyrgyz, Mongolian, Pakistani, Russian, Serbian, US, Tajik, Turkish, Uzbek, Ukrainian and Czech scientist arrived in the Turkmen capital to participate in the conference titled "Makhtumkuli and the world spiritual-cultural values.
More information...Type: Summit/Conferences Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Other Countries: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Afghanistan, Germany, India, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Spain, Kazakhstan Locations: Turkmenistan Open press: Yes - May 13, 2008. Kazakhstan to launch 20 intellectual schools
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In line with the President's instruction, Kazakh Government has adopted a decision on creation of 20 intellectual schools of the 1st President in Kazakhstan. As Education and Science Minister Zhanseit Tuimebayev informed, the schools will be managed by a state-run Orken JSC that is being established at present. A draft decree on establishment of the Orken JSC with KZT 1.3 bln charter capital was approved at a governmental sitting. "The project is to be realized in 3 years," the Minister said. The schools will have quite new curriculum in accordance with the world educational standards. Graduates of intellectual schools will have an opportunity to enter any foreign university.
More information...Type: Campaign Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Education Locations: Kazakhstan Open press: No - May 13, 2008. President of Uzbekistan receives Prime Minister of South Korea
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President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov received the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Han Seung-Soo on 12 May at the Oqsaroy residence. "The fact that the new Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea started his foreign trips from the official visit to Uzbekistan is an important event in bilateral relations," said the head of the state. "We consider your visit as a sign of special attention to our strengthening cooperation."
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Regional Partnership Countries: Korea, Republic of Locations: Uzbekistan Open press: No - May 13, 2008. Issues of setting up SCO Inter-parliamentary Assembly in Cholponata discussed in Bishkek
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A regular meeting of SCO Club under the presidency of speaker of Kyrgyzstan's parliament Adahan Madumarov took place in the state residence's congress hall, the parliament's press service reported. Vice-speaker of the parliament Ch.Baekova, foreign minister of Kyrgyzstan E.Karabaev, deputies E.Arsaliev, A.Arabaev, Z.Kurmanov, L.Sydykova, ambassadors of Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan attended the meeting. The event was the informal meeting of the heads of diplomatic representations of SCO member-states with the parliament's leadership and committees. Participants of the meeting exchanged on wide-range issues of cooperation between the member-states and discussed the ways of implementing the Kyrgyz side's initiative on setting up SCO Inter-parliamentary Assembly with its headquarters in Cholponata town.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Other Countries: Central Asia Locations: Kyrgyzstan Open press: No - May 2, 2008—May 15, 2008. UNDP, Women’s Committee announce contest for young journalists
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office in Uzbekistan and Women’s Committee announced a competition for young journalists (under age of 30) for the best coverage of issues on elimination of discrimination against women. The contest will be held within the project “Legislative and Institutional Capacity Development for Women’s Empowerment in Uzbekistan”, which directed to support and build the capacity of the government, civil society and mass media in reducing the gender gaps via raising awareness of and implementing the recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women to Uzbekistan. The contest aimed to motivate journalists of Uzbekistan to cover gender-related issues to raise gender awareness and knowledge of UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), as well as eliminate gender stereotypes in the community. Representatives of print-media, TV and radio stations and Internet outlets can participate in the event. Deadline for submission of applications and materials is 15 June 2008. Applications can be submitted via email to cedaw.undp@gmail.com or delivered to UNDP Uzbekistan office at 4, Shevchenko, Tashkent, 100029, Uzbekistan. Please indicate Young Journalists Contest on envelope.
More information...Type: Exhibitions/Contest Organizers: UNDP, NGO Participants: Mass-Media Theme: Gender in Development Countries: Uzbekistan Locations: Uzbekistan Open press: Yes - January 30, 2008—December 31, 2008. Competition on the best coverage of socioeconomic problems announced in Kulob
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The Kulob mayor’s office has announced a competition among local journalists on the best coverage of socioeconomic problems facing the city and the district of Kulob. Journalists of all local publications irrespective of forms of property are invited to participate in the competition, which is dedicated to the 1,150 anniversary of founder of Tajik-Persian classical literature Abu Abdullo Rudaki and the Tajik Language Year that will be marked this year. The winners of the competition will be given prizes in money: 1st place – 1,000 somonis; 2nd place – 500 somonis; and 3rd place – 300 somonis. The award ceremony for the winners will be held at the first press conference of the Kulob mayor in 2009.
More information…Type: Exhibitions/Contest Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s), Mass-Media Theme: Other Countries: Tajikistan Locations: Tajikistan Open press: Yes - June 1, 2007—June 1, 2008. Creative Union of Journalists of Uzbekistan announces "Best journalist of the year" contest
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Creative Union of Journalists of Uzbekistan invites the public correspondents to take part in the "Best journalist of the year" contest. The stories published in the newspapers and magazines, websites, as well as those aired through television and radio from June 2007 to June 2008 will be accepted for consideration. The materials on the recommendations will be presented through the branch offices of the Creative Union of Journalists of Uzbekistan in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, provinces and the city of Tashkent. The journalists are kindly requested to send along with their works the data on the place of their employment, telephone numbers, address and copy of their passports. The diplomas and valuable prizes to the winners of the contest will be handed over at the festive ceremony on the Mass Media Day in Uzbekistan on 27 June 2008. The materials should be sent to the following address: 30, Navoi Str., 100129, Tashkent, the Creative Union of Journalists of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Tel: 144-64-62; 144-37-87. Fax: 144-69-65. E-mail: ijod@sarkor.uz. Web-site: www.journalist.uz.
More information…Type: Exhibitions/Contest Organizers: Mass-Media Participants: Mass-Media Theme: Other Countries: Uzbekistan Locations: Uzbekistan Open press: Yes
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