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[Katalin Fabian]

Subject: Summer Conference on Intenational Security

There is funding available for the conference (for US and
international students) and some opportunity for travel funding
also.
>
>
>  1998 Summer Symposium for Graduate Students in International Affairs
>
>                          "Diffusion of Power:
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>              Non-state Actors and International Security"
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>          June 11 - 16, 1998 Annapolis, MD and Washington, D.C.
>
> Women In International Security (WIIS) offers a program designed to
> enhance the professional development of graduate students in
> international security. It is open to those enrolled in a master's or
> doctoral degree program in political science, history, public policy,
> physics, or other field related to international security, broadly
> defined. The program, which comprises panel discussions, speeches and
> briefings with senior women specialists, is designed to facilitate
> networking, promote substantive discussion of security-related issues,
> and give participants a first-hand look at policy-making. The program
> includes workshops on resume writing and obtaining grants and
> fellowships. Participants take part in a simulation exercise based on
> current events and are given an opportunity to present their own
> research.
>
> Last year's Summer Symposium encompassed a wide spectrum of topics and
> speakers, including:
>
>           New Security Challenges in Energy, Hazel O'Leary,
>           former U.S. Secretary of Energy
>
>           Refugees, Displaced People & Human Security,
>           Kathleen Newland, Carnegie Endowment
>
>           Security Concerns in Asia, H.E. CHAN Heng Chee,
>           Ambassador of Singapore to the U.S.
>
>           The State of the Art in Conflict, Annette Krygiel,
>           National Defense University
>
>           Economic Globalization, JayEtta Hecker, U.S.
>           General Accounting Office
>
> About WIIS: Women In International Security is an international,
> nonpartisan network and educational program dedicated to enhancing the
> careers of women in international security. Established in 1987, WIIS
> (pronounced "wise") is based at the Center for International and
> Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM), which is associated with the
> School of Public Affairs at the University of Maryland near
> Washington, D.C.
>
> To apply: Application forms can be obtained from:
>
> Women In International Security/CISSM
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> University of Maryland
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> College Park, MD 20742 USA
>
> 301-405-4020 /301-403-8107(fax)
>
> E-mail: dsmith at puafmail.umd.edu
>
> Summer Symposium Application for 1998 [New]
>
> Send the completed form along with two letters of recommendation and
> an essay of 250 words or less (see "Essay Instructions" on the
> application). Application deadline: April 8, 1998. Successful
> candidates will be announced by May 8, 1998.
>
> NOTE: Only individuals currently enrolled in a master's or doctoral
> program at a university in the U.S. or abroad are eligible to apply.
> Costs for room, board and the symposium are covered by WIIS. There is
> a registration fee for the symposium. Limited financial aid is
> available for travel. Applications are especially encouraged from
> minority students. The Symposium is made possible by generous
> financial support from the Carnegie Corporation, the Citicorp
> Foundation, the Ploughshares Foundation, and other donors.
http://www.puaf.umd.edu/WIIS/programs/handout.html


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