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Monthly Archives: June 2007

VIII Conference of Virtual Educa Brazil
Natasha Despotovic, Executive Director of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), and Vice President of Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), will be one of the featured presenters at the VIII Conference of Virtual Educa Brazil, which will take place Monday, June 18 – Friday, June 22, 2007, in São José dos Campos in São Paulo, Brazil.

Seminar on Cinematographic Production with Producer David Valdes
GFDD and FUNGLODE’s Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), in collaboration with New York University’s Opportunity Program, and One Race Films, will present the seminar: “Cinematographic Production,” given by renowned producer, David Valdes.

XII Conference of the Ibero-American Association of Higher Education and Distance Learning
The XII Conference of the Ibero-American Association of Higher Education and Distance Learning (Asociación Iberoamericana de Educación Superior a Distancia) took place June 13-15, 2007, in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.

GMAI Awards Dominican Students Scholarships to Carry-Out Internships in NYC
GFDD and FUNGLODE’s Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), New York University’s Opportunity Program, and One Race Films awarded 6 Dominican students scholarships to participate in a television and film production program in New York City.

Global Media Arts Institute and EICTV Present the Workshop: Art Direction
The Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), in collaboration with the International School for Film and Television (EICTV) in San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba, will present the workshop: “Art Direction.”

International Workshop-Seminar on Environmental Journalism
The International Center for Environmental and Sustainable Development Studies (CIEMADeS), in association with GFDD, FUNGLODE, the Universidad de La Habana in Cuba, the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, and the University of Turabo in Puerto Rico, offered an International Workshop-Seminar on Environmental Journalism.

InteRDom Business and Volunteer Opportunities Day
Leading business professionals from national and international NGOs and companies presented their internship opportunities to InteRDom students this Tuesday 5th June at the InteRDom Business and Volunteers Opportunities Day in FUNGLODE. The event aimed to inform InteRDom students about professional learning opportunities available to them in the Dominican Republic as a means of promoting the concept of ‘learning-by-doing’ through its academic study and internship program.

Global Media Arts Institute Summer 2007 Course: Introduction to Audiovisual Production: Film and TV
The Global Media Arts Institute’s course, “Introduction to Audiovisual Production: Film and Television,” began June 4, 2007. Classes take place Monday – Friday at FUNGLODE’s headquarters in Santo Domingo. The last day of the course is June, 29.

GFDD and FUNGLODE Participate in the XXXVII OAS General Assembly in Panama City
The XXXVII General Assembly of the Organization of American States was inaugurated June 3, 2007 in Panama City by Panamanian President, Martín Torrijos, and Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, before delegates of 34 nations and high-level Panamanian government officials.

Johanna Mendelson-Forman ArticulatesNeed for Increased Reliance on Alternative Fuel Sources
Johanna Mendelson-Forman, Conflict Resolution and National Security Specialist for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), spoke on the impacts of climate change and the challenges they present for government officials and society at large.