Upcoming MPI Briefings on Europe's Eastern Gateway: New Member States' Role in Refugee Policy
4/23/2004 12:57:00 PM
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To: National and Assignment desks, Daybook Editor
Contact: Colleen Coffey of the Migration Policy Institute, 202-266-1910 or ccoffey@migrationpolicy.org
News Advisory:
Upcoming Migration Policy Institute briefings:
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WHEN:
Tues., April 27, 9-10:30 a.m.
Europe's Eastern Gateway: New Member States' Role in Refugee Policy In eight days, ten new Member States will join the European Union. As fully-fledged members and a gateway for refugees and migrants from more distant countries, these countries will have their first chance to influence European asylum policies. Marta Pardavi will discuss Hungary's approach to asylum and other refugee issues in the context of Central and Eastern European states' new status as members of the EU.
SPEAKER:
Marta Pardavi, director of Programs, Hungarian Helsinki Committee
WHERE:
1400 16th Street, N.W., Ste. 300
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WHEN:
Wed., April 28, 8:30-10 a.m.
WHAT:
Information Technology and Homeland Security: How 'Virtual' Can Smart Borders Get?
Information technology increasingly plays a role in U.S. homeland security as the government develops and uses systems to track the entry and exit of individuals, screen and pre-clear people prior to their arrival in U.S. territory, and discern low-risk from high-risk traffic through advanced submission of electronic data. Speakers will focus on the US-VISIT program, airline submission of passenger name record (PNR) data, and Visa Waiver Program requirements for machine-readable passports containing biometric data, evaluating opportunities these new technologies offer, obstacles they present, including concerns about accuracy, privacy, and physical infrastructure, and implications for immigration policy.
SPEAKERS:
Rey Koslowski, fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Joan Friedland, Immigration Policy Attorney, National Immigration Law Center
Ari Schwartz, associate director, Center for Democracy and Technology
WHERE:
1400 16th Street, N.W., Ste. 300
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WHEN:
Thurs., April 29, 8:30-10 a.m.
WHAT:
The Work of the Global Commission on International Migration: Priorities and Expectations
In a climate where migration is one of the most politically and culturally charged issues facing governments today, the UN Secretary General's Migration Working Group called for the establishment of a global commission to create a framework for international governance.
In January 2004, supported by 12 countries and comprised of 15 renowned experts, the Global Commission on International Migration began its work to: place international migration on the global agenda; analyze gaps in current approaches to migration and examine inter-linkages with other issue areas; and present recommendations to the United Nations Secretary-General and other stakeholders.
SPEAKERS:
Jan O. Karlsson and Dr. Maphela Ramphele, Commission Co-chairs
WHERE:
1400 16th Street, N.W., Conference Rooms A & B (lobby level)
RSVP:
Acceptances only to Fancy Sinantha at 202-266-1929 or fsinantha@migrationpolicy.org.
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