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Webcast for Friday Aug 29, 2008

Aug 13 2008 - Seminar Committee of Experts - Violence Against Women
	Remarks by Roy Chaderton Matos, Permanent Representative of Venezuela and of the Presidency of the Conference of States Parties to the MESECVI.

	Message from the OAS Secretary General, presented by the Secretary of the Secretariat for Political Affairs, Dante Caputo.

	Remarks Santiago Cantón, Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights.

	Presentation of the Hemispheric Report by the Coordinator of the Committee of Experts of MESECVI, Susana Chiarotti.

	Introduction to First Panel: "Legal framework: Legislation and National Plans" by Susana Chiarotti, Coordinator of the Committee of Experts.

	Presentation by Teresa Genta Fons; Lead Counsel, Latin America and Caribbean Practice Group, Legal Vice-Presidency - World Bank.

	Presentation by Anne Goldstein, Human Rights Education Director of the International Association of Women Judges.

	Dialogue among panelists and participants.

	Introduction to Second Panel by Carmen Lomellin.

	Presentation by Andrew Morrison, Economist on Gender and Development.

	Presentation by Lilia Jara, Representative of the Pan American Health Organization.

	Dialogue among panelists and participants

	Presentation on the Publication on HIV and Violence against Women.

	Introduction to Third Panel by Hilda Morales, Alternate Coordinator of the CEVI.

	Presentation by Karen Musalo, Director of the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies - Hastings College of Law.

	Presentation by Valeria Pandjiarjian, Coordinator of the International Litigation Program – Latin America and Caribbean Committee for the Defense of Women’s Rights.

	Dialogue among panelists and participants.

	Closing Remarks by Susana Chiarioti, Coordinator of the Committee of Experts of MESECVI.

Jul 29 2008 - Lecture Series of the Americas with Josette Sheeran
	Welcoming remarks by OAS Assistant Secretary General, Ambassador Albert Ramdin.

	Remarks by Ambassador Nestor Mendez, Chairman of the OAS Permanent Council, announcing Josette Sheeran.

	Presentation by Josette Sheeran, Executive Director of the UN World Food Program.

	Question & Answer Session

Jul 24 2008 - Meeting of the Summit Implementation Review Group (SIRG)
	1. Opening Remarks and Aproval by the Ambassador Luis Alberto Rodriguez National Coordinator and Special Envoy to the Americas

	2. Welcoming Remarks by José Miguel Insulza Secretary General of the Organization of American States

	3. Presentation on the Draft of the Declaration of Commitment of Port of Spain