Meeting of the International ECPD Permanent Study Group on Transition and Privatization

December 4-5, 1998, Belgrade, FR of Yugoslavia

Organizer: The European Center for Peace and Development (ECPD) of the University for Peace, established by the United Nations.

Topic: Recent lessons from Transition and Privatization—Problems of Institutions and Corporate Governance. The gathering will bring together a mix of academic economists, corporate representatives, and government advisers to update information and review and generate some ideas on postprivatization ownership structures and their impacts on enterprise performance, institutional changes, corporate governance and restructuring of large loss-making enterprises, as well as the role of the financial sector in promoting enterprise reform.

Information: Gordana Hofmann, European Center for Peace and Development (ECPD) of the University for Peace, established by the United Nations, Belgrade, Terazije 41, Yugoslavia, tel. 381-11-3246-041, 3246-042, 3246-043, 3246-044, 3246-045, fax 381-11-3240-673, 3234-082, E-mail: ecpd@afrodita. rcub.bg.ac.yu

Investment Opportunities in Kazakhstan: Exploit New Opportunities to Realize Investment Potential

December 8-9, 1998, London, United Kingdom

Organizers: State Investment Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan and EuroForum.

Topics: Economic and Business Outlook: The Continuing Role of the EBRD in Kazakhstan; Investment and Export Prospects in the Oil and Gas Industry.

Languages: English and Russian.

Information: EuroForum, tel. 440-171-878-6888 or 440-171-878-6886, fax 440-171-878-6885, Internet: http://www. mondaq.com

International Conference: Recent Developments and Problems in the Transition Economies

March 25-27, 1999, Skopje, Macedonia

Organizer: Faculty of Economics, Sts. Cyril and Methodius University.

Information: Mrs. Valentina Ganzovska, Faculty of Economics, Blvd. Krste Misirkov bb, Skopje 91000, Macedonia, tel. 38991 223-245, fax 38991 118-701, E-mail: valentina@eccf.ukim.edu.mk

(First Passau Workshop—International Economic Relations)

April 15-17, 1999, Passau, Germany

Organizer: University of Passau, Department of Economics, Institute for Finance and Foreign Relations.

Applications including a 2-3 page summary of the planned lecture in German, name, title, key words, JEL classification and address and institutional affiliation of the lecturer accepted until December 1, 1998.

Information: Carsten Eckel, Lehrstuhl fuer VWL mit Schwerpunkt Geld und Aussenwirtschaft, Universitaet Passau, 94030 Passau, Germany, tel. 49-851-509-2534, fax 49-851-509-2532, E-mail: eckel@uni-passau.de, Internet: http://www.wiwi.uni-passau.de/lehrstuehle/ruebel/pwiw/home.htm

Third International Conference on Enterprises in Transition

May 27-29, 1999, Split, Croatia

Organizer: Faculty of Economics, Split, Croatia.

Language: English

Call for papers: Deadline’s December 31, 1998.

Information: Enterprise in Transition, Faculty of Economics, Radonanova 13, HR 21000 Split, Croatia, E-mail: eitconf @efst.hr, Internet: http://www.efst.hr/eitconf/

Summer Symposium for Graduate Students in International Affairs

June 10-15, 1999, Annapolis, MD and Washington, D.C., United States

Organizer: Women in International Security (WIIS).

Open to individuals enrolled in a master’s or doctoral program. Costs are covered by WIIS.

Information: Women in International Security/CISSM, University of Marlyand, College Park, MD 20742, United States, tel. 1-301-405-4020, fax 1-301-403-8107, E-mail: dsmith@puafmail.umd.edu, http://www.puaf.umd.edu/WIIS

31st National Convention of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS)

November 18-21, 1999, St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Organizer: AAASS

Information: http://fax.harvard.edu/

32nd National Convention of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies

November 9-12, 2000, Denver, Colorado, United States

Organizer: AAASS