Soros Foundations NewsFlash October 12, 2004
NETWORK ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEW DIRECTOR FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM: Dr. Michael Borowitz has been appointed Director of the Network Public Health Program. Dr. Borowitz comes to OSI from the World Bank, where he served as Senior Health Specialist for East Asia and the Pacific. Previously, he served as Senior Health Adviser at the UK's Department for International Development (DFID), directing British development assistance in health for the former Soviet Union. Before joining DFID, he was based in Almaty for five years directing a USAID health reform project for Central Asia. He will be based in Washington, DC, for the next several months, but will soon move to the New York office. His e-mail address is mborowitz@sorosny.org
REMINDER - NAME CHANGE FOR MDAP: From October 15, 2004, the Mental Disability Advocacy Program will be called the Open Society Mental Health Initiative.
PROGRAM NEWS
"MOVING THE HARM REDUCTION POLICY FORWARD"
International Renaissance Foundation
International Harm Reduction Development
The international conference on "Moving the Harm Reduction Policy Forward" organized by IHRD and the International Renaissance Foundation, took place in Kyiv on October 4-5. The main objective of the meeting was to set basic priorities for national-level work on harm reduction policy during the coming year. Participants presented models of effective campaigns for drug-control reform, equal access to treatment, and development and mobilization of people living with HIV/AIDS and injection drug users. Contact: Artem Kolesnyk; kolesnyk@irf.kiev.ua
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: iLAW EURASIA 2004
Information Program
"iLaw Eurasia 2004 - Emerging Legal and Policy Issues for the Information Age" (Tallinn, Estonia, December 13-17, 2004) is an intensive course designed to expose 50 advanced policy experts from countries in Eurasia to the critical and emerging information-age policy and legal issues shaping the future of the region. Merit-based scholarships are available. More information is available at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/ilaw/eurasia_2004. Application deadline: October 30, 2004
ON THE INTERNET
PASOS SEEKING A DIRECTOR
The Policy Association for an Open Society (PASOS), an outgrowth of LGI's Public Policy Initiative, is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Director. Application deadline: October 20, 2004
REPORT: "DISORDER, NEGLIGENCE AND MISMANAGEMENT
"Disorder, Negligence and Mismanagement: How the CPA Handled Iraq Reconstruction Funds" is the latest report from OSI's Iraq Revenue Watch.
IDEAS FOR AN OPEN SOCIETY: "FROM ABU GHRAIB TO AMERICA"
In the October 2004 issue of Ideas for an Open Society, Judith Greene, a Soros Justice Fellow and criminal justice policy analyst, points out specific instances of abuse in U.S. prisons and jails.
REMINDER: FULL SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR ROMA AT CEU
CEU will award 17 full scholarships for promising young Roma for a 10-month preparatory course starting in March 2005. Application deadline: October 18, 2004
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NEW UN OHCHR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR MINORITIES
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has announced a fellowship program for national, ethnic, religious, and linguistic minorities. Application deadline: October 31, 2004
REPORT ON E-GOVERNMENT IN CENTRAL EUROPE
"E-government in Central Europe: Rethinking Public Administration," a report that can be downloaded free of charge, was written by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by Oracle.