Dear GEP-Ed Members, Below is an invitation for you and your students to attend a free conference on Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Conference will be held on Friday, March 31, 2017, from 8.30am to 6.30pm, in Kroon Hall at Yale University (195 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511, United States). For more information, you can visit the Event Brite page <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/yale-second-conference-on-sustainable-development-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-sdlac-tickets-32128030805> or email the Conference Organizing Committee at [email protected]. Please circulate widely. Thank you.
Regards, Stacy-ann Robinson 2016/2017 Fox-Zucker Fellow Yale University Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511, United States --- Dear Professor, You are being invited to attend the Second Yale Conference on Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (SDLAC): Addressing Gaps and Working Toward Implementation. The Conference will be held on Friday, March 31st 2017, from 8:30 am to 6:30 pm, at F&ES. Organized by students in F&ES and the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, the Conference aims to provide Yale faculty and students as well as members of the wider community with an opportunity to discuss the challenges of and opportunities for successfully implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Latin American and Caribbean region. The discussion will focus on three themes: 1. Climate Change and the Environment – Adaptation, Building Resilience to Climate Change and Reducing Vulnerabilities 2. Peace as a Tool for Development 3. Bridging Gaps and Breaking Down Institutional Silos for Sustainable Development Speakers will be senior officials in a range of organisations concerned with sustainable development in the Latin American and Caribbean region. These organizations include the United Nations Development Programme, Humboldt Institute Colombia, International Institute for Peace, Organization of American States, Inter-American Development Bank, and the Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Management Agency. Speakers will represent more than eight Latin American and Caribbean countries. For more details on the Conference program and speakers, and to register, please visit our Event Brite page <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/yale-second-conference-on-sustainable-development-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-sdlac-tickets-32128030805>. You may also visit our Facebook page <https://www.facebook.com/pg/SDLACConference/posts/?ref=page_internal>, which you may share with interested colleagues and students. Participation is free and open to all. We look forward to welcoming and exchanging ideas and experiences with you. Regards, SDLAC Conference Organizing Committee Email: [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
