May, 2007

Conference: "Democratizing Global Governance: Perspectives of Emerging Powers and G8 on Summit Reform and the United Nations"

May 31
Co-organizers: German UN Association, Hertie School of Governance, German Development Institute (DIE, Bonn), South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA, Johannesburg),CIGI, Heinrich Boell Foundation

Conference: "The Future of the G-8 – Global Economic Governance and the Potential for a Revision of Institutional Arrangements"

May 30
Co-organizers: CIGI and SWP

CIGI Community Day: Thinking Globally, Locally

May 27
CIGI will be hosting a Community Day in conjunction with the City of Waterloo’s 150 Anniversary celebrations as part of our Community outreach. The City is hosting a parade in Uptown Waterloo at 1pm followed by a picnic with entertainment and cake in Waterloo Park.

CIVICUS World Assembly

May 24
The CIVICUS World Assembly is a forum for international civil society representatives to get together, exchange ideas, experiences and build strategies for a just world.

Food for Thought: "Global Good Samaritans: Human Rights as Foreign Policy" - Dr. Alison Brysk

May 22
"Global Good Samaritans: Human Rights as Foreign Policy"

Signature Lecture: "The U.S Dollar: A Political Instrument or a Measure of Value" - Dr. Harold James

May 15
"The U.S Dollar: A Political Instrument or a Measure of Value"

Panel Discussion: "Afghanistan and After: Future Foreign Policies"

May 14
Presented in conjunction with LCMSDS at Wilfrid Laurier University

University Seminar Series: "Reinventing Development Research" - Professor Lawrence Haddad

May 08
"Reinventing Development Research"

Food for Thought: "From the Dollar Standard to a Multiple Currency Standard: Current Developments in the Light of Pre-1914 Experience" - Marcello De Cecco

May 08
"From the Dollar Standard to a Multiple Currency Standard: Current Developments in the Light of Pre-1914 Experience".