Will the Israeli-Palestinian Oslo Accords Pave the Way for a Two State Solution? by Dr. Yair Hirschfeld, Haifa University  

Wed, Feb 16, 2011, 7 PM, Jewish Community Center, 2 N. Medical Dr.

The University of Utah's Tanner Humanity Center, Hinckley Institute of Politics, and IJ & Jeanné Wagner Jewish Community Center invite you to join Dr. Yair Hirschfeld, who will discuss the strategy that guided the Oslo Negotiations, describing successes, failures and lessons learned.  Dr. Hirschfeld is a professor of History at Haifa University and was one of the chief architects of the 1994 Oslo Peace Accords.  

Cost: Free and Open to the Public

Info: www.thc.utah.edu 

2011 Anne and Sandy Dolowitz Lecture on Human Rights

Lydia Cacho, Journalist and Human Rights Activist

Feb 17, 2011, 4PM, Eccles Auditorium, University of Utah

Lydia Cacho is an acclaimed journalist and human rights activist from Mexico. She has received many distinguished awards for her journalism work, including the Amnesty International Ginetta Sagan Award for Women and Children's Rights in 2007, and the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize in 2008.

Cost: Free and Open to the Public

Info: www.hum.utah.edu/intl_studies or (801) 581-8180  

GOED Brown Bag Lunch Series: Briefing/Roundtable on India

Feb 23, 2011, 12-1PM, Ballard Spahr, 201 S Main ST #800, Salt Lake

Led by Mr. Franz Kolb, Regional Director for the Governor's Office of Economic Development International Trade and Diplomacy Office, the roundtable will feature guest speaker AJ Ashok Joshi, President of Ceramatec, and focus on the economic environment of India and business prospects. Lunch provided.

Cost: Free, but space is limited

Info: RSVP required to Diana Franca at dfranca@utah.gov  

United Nations Association of Utah Monthly Meeting

How U.S. Participation Enhances American Interests  

Feb 21, 2011, 6PM Dinner; 7PM Lecture, Embassy Suites Hotel

As Vice President of the United Nations Foundation and Executive Director of the Better World Campaign, Peter Yeo will discuss "How U.S. Participation Enhances American Interests." Yeo has over twenty years of experience in U.S. Government positions on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and with the State Department. He holds degrees in East Asian Studies from Wesleyan University and Harvard. 

Cost: $20 for Dinner; Lecture Free and Open to the Public

Info & Dinner Reservations: (801) 277-7493 

2011 International Women of the Mountains Conference

March 8-9, 2011, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT 

On March 8-9 (March 8 is "International Day of Women"), Utah Valley University will hold the international "Women of the Mountains II" conference to explore women's issues in developing nations, usually mountain nations. The conference is co-sponsored by the United Nations. UN personnel will be in attendance, including several UN ambassadors from mountain nations in Central Asia and Latin America.

Cost: Free and Open to the Public

Info: www.womenofthemountains.org  

The Governor's Office of Economic Development, International Trade and Diplomacy Office, is pleased to announce Governor Herbert's Trade Mission to the People's Republic of China, April 11-15, 2011. This trade mission presents a unique opportunity for participating Utah businesses to increase competitiveness and grow exports in China's dynamic market. Companies new to the China market, as well as those currently doing business in China, will benefit from one-on-one matchmaking meetings with pre-qualified potential partners and appointments with key government agencies. Space is limited and applications to join must be received before February 8, 2011.

Download Flier Here 

Info: Kit Burton at kitburton@utah.gov or (801) 538-8737