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OTTAWA, April 1, 2010  —  The University of Ottawa’s School of International Development and Global Studies will host an international symposium on the reconstruction and development of Haiti on Tuesday, April 6 and Wednesday, April 7, 2010.

The symposium titled Haiti today, Haiti tomorrow: Contrasting perspectives, differs from previous conferences that have been held since the humanitarian crisis in Haiti this past January by the significant number of Haitian participants and the diverse areas of expertise of the delegates (governments, development agencies, United Nations, NGOs, universities, the Haitian community).

During this two-day symposium, the keynote speakers and delegates will tackle the following question: How can the crisis in Haiti be transformed into an opportunity for equitable, sustainable and endogenous Haitian development?

Please note that the first and last plenary sessions will be open to the public and to the media.

WHAT: Opening ceremony and inaugural plenary session of the uOttawa international symposium on Haiti

WHEN: Tuesday, April 6, 2010 from 9 a.m. to noon

WHERE: Desmarais Building, Room 4101 (55 Laurier Avenue East, Ottawa)

Please note that the third and final plenary session when the delegates will summarize the symposium and present their recommendations, will take place on Wednesday, April 7 at 3 p.m. in room 12102 of the Desmarais Building. This final session is also open to the media.

Please click here to access the program of the symposium.

To book interviews with the symposium’s delegates, please contact:

Nadine Saint-Amour
Media Relations Officer
University of Ottawa
613-562-5800, ext. 3149
613-724-8326 (cell)
nadine.saint-amour@uOttawa.ca