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Info: Bangladesh Conference</SPAN></B><B
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24-25, 2010, Dhaka Bangladesh</SPAN></B><B
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color=#ff0000>Deadline to apply: 6 December 2010 at 12 GMT
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Networks
are a very effective way to access research information and knowledge, a
fundamental human right that strengthens democracy. Getting access to
information also requires technical skills and abilities to use the latest
information sharing and collaboration tools. Only then we can create
cross-disciplinary, cross-cultural and cross-border networks in which the
exchange of research information and knowledge improves.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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Bangladesh Conference aims at helping institutes in Bangladesh and surrounding
countries to develop effective research infrastructures by strengthening
information skills of a target group of 60 students, researchers, policy-makers
and individual practitioners in the field of global development studies and
research.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Through
hands-on exercises the participants will be introduced to tools to present
themselves, to find experts, to share knowledge and to work together. To promote
sustainability of the event, participants will have time to plan how they will
take forward the new lessons learnt.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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Bangladesh Conference also aims at establishing a group of local experts who
will continue the work of the conference: promoting the latest information
sharing and collaboration tools among students, researchers, policy-makers and
individual practitioners in global development research and studies. This
continuation is made possible, because the Focuss.Info Initiative (</SPAN><SPAN
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is sponsoring peers in the Africa, Asia and South America by awarding grants.
With these grants, local experts get the possibility to organise their own
workshops on the new information sharing and collaboration tools, technologies
and concepts.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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can download the complete programme here: </SPAN><SPAN
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Bangladesh Conference</SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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It is very simple to apply to the Bangladesh Conference. Get your free ticket by
carefully filling out the application form in the left-hand column. The
coordinators of this Conference from Bangladesh, Denmark and the Netherlands
will then select 60 people who will be a part of this
conference. </SPAN><SPAN
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to apply: 6 December 2010 at 12 GMT (+1:00) </SPAN></B><B><SPAN
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<P></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana
size=2>Bazlu<BR>_______________________<BR>AHM. Bazlur Rahman-S21BR<BR>Chief
Executive Officer<BR>Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication
(BNNRC)<BR>[NGO in Special Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social
Council]<BR>& <BR>Head, Community Radio Academy <BR> <BR>House: 13/1,
Road: 2, Shaymoli, Dhaka-1207 <BR>Post Box: 5095, Dhaka 1205
Bangladesh<BR> <BR>Phone: 88-02-9130750, 88-02-9138501<BR>Cell: 01711881647
Fax: 88-02-9138501-105<BR>E-mail: <A
href="mailto:ceo@bnnrc.net">ceo@bnnrc.net</A> <A
href="http://www.bnnrc.net">www.bnnrc.net</A><BR></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>