Global Forum on Peace & Security
is pleased to announce…
The International Legal and Policy Implications of the Situation in Myanmar
Date & time:
Tuesday, 6 November 2007, 2pm–3.30pm .
(A tea reception will be served immediately after the discussion)
Venue:
National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law
Executive Seminar Room, 3rd Floor, Block B, Bukit Timah Campus
Guests:
Prof. Trevor Wilson ( former Australian Ambassador to Myanmar and current Visiting Fellow, Department of Social and Political Change, ANU) — via video conference in Australia
Dr. Maung Zarni (Founder, Free Burma Coalition and Visiting Research Fellow (2006-09), Oxford University — via phone or video conference in California
The moderator for this event, Wangui Kaniaru, a bright Kenyan NYU Law graduate currently pursuing her dual masters of law in the NYU@NUS program, will field as many questions as possible from around the world. If you have questions you wish to pose to the Global Forum’s guest experts, post them to www.globalforumonline.org or send them to questions@globalforumonline.org .
The event will be webcast live at www.globalforumonline.org .
Please contact the Founding Director, Jordan Zed by email at jzed@globalforumonline.org or by telephone at 9231 6404.
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