Conference: ‘Development, Trade, Foreign and Security Policies", Bucharest 25-26 Nov, 2010

The conference ‘Development, Trade, Foreign and Security Policies: How Can Emerging Donors Make a Difference?’ is organized by The Romanian Association for International Cooperation and Development (ARCADIA) with the endorsement of the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the support of The Romanian NGDO Platform FOND, The European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) as well as other national and European organisations. Through this conference, our organisation creates a space of interaction, dialogue and exchange of practices between national and European groups interested in international development, namely policymakers, academia, business, professional associations, NGO platforms and mass-media.

As a new EU Member State, Romania is (re)emerging as a international donor and is interested in becoming a dynamic actor on the global arena, in its capacity as contributor to international development. In this context, the focus of the event is twofold: (1) to analyse the interplay between trade, foreign and security policies in emerging donors’ contexts and (2) to explore the manner in which such donors shape their identities while trying to make use of their transition experience in their development engagements.

In addition, the event will address the following issues: the role of professional communities in supporting policy making and mapping out stakeholders in Romania currently involved in or with an interest in international development; determine best practices in development during the transition period and how these can contribute to ODA programs, enhance awareness on international development issues and promote global education.

The conference especially welcomes NGO practitioners in the field of development cooperation. NGO representatives can attend individually as participants or can propose a workshop together with at least 2 other members of similar organizations. Deadline for workshop proposals is September 20. For individual applications the deadline is October 1. For more information on the conference, application forms and procedures, please visit http://arcadianetwork.org/conference/2010/ or directly contact Ms. Corina Ciambur (e-mail:
corina.ciambur@arcadianetwork.org).

Information provided by Corina Ciambur, ARCADIA