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Swissnex Boston acts as a physical and virtual environment fostering closer ties between Switzerland, New England and Eastern Canada in academia, industry and society. It places particular emphasis on the next generation of creative thinkers and leaders, through a network that promotes the exchange of knowledge and generates cooperation in an innovative, inspiring, and rewarding atmosphere.

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Posted by Fabian Wegmueller at 2008-05-06 09:05 | Permalink

Federal Department of Foreign Affairs,
Human Security Division

Federal Department of Interior, State Secretariat for Education and Research

Karl Popper Foundation, Zug-Switzerland

THINK SWISS – BRAINSTORM THE FUTURE

A joint venture between Harvard University and the Consulate of Switzerland/swissnex Boston, the Rights of the Child conference, held on Monday, May 5, 2008, has been a long time coming. In May of 2006, swissnex Boston, formerly SHARE, hosted a panel discussion on the formation of the new UN Human Rights Council whose inaugural meeting took place on June 19, 2006. Led by Professor Jacqueline Bhabha, Professor Walter Kälin, and Swiss Ambassador to the UN New York Peter Maurer, the two-day event included discussions on the formation of the new council as well as general human rights topics. A year later, the highly successful être Human Rights Exhibtion was held from April until July of 2007 at Logan International Airport. In conjunction with a Human Rights lecture held at Harvard University by Swiss Ambassador to the UN Geneva Blaise Godet, swissnex Boston continues its long history of holding human rights related events with the Spring, 2008 Rights of the Child Conference and the Fall, 2008 Property Rights Conference. more