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The Canadian Symposium on Afghanistan
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The Canadian Symposium on Afghanistan
Tuesday 24 October 2006
On the 24th of October, ICOS hosted in Ottawa an International Symposium on Canada’s involvement in Afghanistan, the role of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force and the international community’s response to the country’s needs in terms of development and reconstruction.
International and Afghan experts discussed the achievements of the past five years of the international community’s presence in Afghanistan and the steps that should urgently be taken to solve the country’s current security and poverty crises.
Wednesday 25 October 2006
On the 25th of October 2006 ICOS convened an open debate on Canada’s role in Afghanistan in Ottawa, and invited Canada’s Government Ministers, Parliamentarians, Canadian Civil Society, Canada’s Afghan communities, and interested parties to participate. ICOS invited stakeholders to submit their comments and suggestions for topics to be discussed at the Debate.
Also on this topic:
Report: Afghanistan Five Years Later
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Programme
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Tuesday 24 October
9:30-11:30 - The Canadian Symposium
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Ottawa Marriott – 100 Kent Street, Ottawa, Ontario
Chair:
Mr Emmanuel Reinert
Executive Director, ICOS
Panellists:
Professor John C. Polanyi, Nobel Laureate
Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto
Ms Susan Wardak
Founding member, Women for Women Ottawa Chapter,
Member Coalition for Afghan Peace and Development
Ms Cheshmak Farhoumand-Sims
Assistant Professor, Conflict Studies
St. Paul's University, Ottawa
Professor Karim Qayumi
Afghanistan expert and Director of Excellence for Surgical
Education and Innovation, Vancouver
Ms Norine MacDonald QC
Founder and President, ICOS
To read the speakers’ presentations, click on their names
For more information about the event, contact us at 
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12:00-13:30 - Press Conference
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Wednesday 25 October
The Afghanistan Debate 19:00
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Palais des Congrès de la Ville de Gatineau – 200 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau, Québec
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