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InteRDom Presents Seminar: Aspects Relative to Haitian Immigration in the Dominican Republic
On Monday, July 21, 2008, InteRDom began its summer seminar series with the forum, “Aspects Relative to Haitian Immigration in the Dominican Republic.” Natanael Concepción opened the night by introducing the presenters to a crowd representing over nine organizations and ten countries.
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GFDD, FUNGLODE and VEC Announce VEC 2010 in Santo Domingo and Organize Forum on Water and Environment
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and Virtual Educa Caribbean (VEC) participated in Virtual Educa 2008, July 14-18, in Zaragoza, Spain. Virtual Educa, an initiative affiliated with the Cumbre Iberoamericana de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno (Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government)…
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Participate in Partners Against Poverty Meeting Organized by PPAF
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) participated in the meeting, “Partners Against Poverty – Awareness, Agreements and Action,” organized by the Public-Private Alliance Foundation (PPAF), on July 16, 2008, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
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GFDD, FUNGLODE and Virtual Educa Caribbean Participate in Virtual Educa 2008 in Spain
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and Virtual Educa Caribbean will be participating in Virtual Educa 2008, July 14-18, in Zaragoza, Spain.
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GMAI Celebrates Graduation of Audiovisual Production Class and Presentation of Student Works
On June 27, 2008, the Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), held a ceremony for the twenty-two students that participated in the Introduction to Audiovisual Production for Film and Television Course.
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Presentation of DRGFF to Industry Professionals in Hollywood
The Dominican Republic Global Film Festival (DRGFF) was presented to a select Hollywood community as part of a four-day visit to California by the DRGFF General Director, Natasha Despotovic, and the Festival Marketing and Promotion Manager, Asuncion Sanz, which included meetings with filmmakers like Sandra Condito, Ivette Rodriguez, Elizabeth Avellan, Bret Ratner, the Director of UCLA Film and TV Archive Department, Dr. Jan-Christopher Horak, the Director of the UCLA School of Film,
TV and Theater, Barbara Boyle, and the Director of the Creative Writing Program of the University of California at Riverside, Dr. Tom Lutz and Cathryn Galan and Octavio Marín of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP), among others.
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DRGFF Attends 2008 Cannes International Film Festival
Representatives of the Dominican Republic Global Film Festival (DRGFF), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), attended the sixtieth edition of the Cannes International Film Festival, held May 13-24, 2008, in Cannes, France.
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Participate in NALIP Conference 9: Sin Límites: Trends in Pan-Latino Cinema
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), attended the NALIP Conference 9: Sin Límites: Trends in Pan-Latino Cinema, which took place March 7-9, 2008 at the Laguna Cliffs Marriott in Dana Point, California.
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National Geographic, GFDD and FUNGLODE Launch First Dominican Republic Adventure Map
The National Geographic Society (NGS) has just published the first adventure map of the Dominican Republic. The project has been made possible thanks to support from Dominican President, Dr. Leonel Fernández, and collaboration by Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and the Instituto Cartográfico Militar Dominicano (Dominican Military Institute of Cartography)
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George Washington University Students Present Project Proposals for InteRDom’s 2008 Summer Program
Approximately 200 students presented project proposals for InteRDom’s 2008 summer program, during the Opportunity Knocks Career and Information Fair, an event organized by George Washington University, in which InteRDom and 100 other organizations participated.
