International Ombudsman Institute

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

• 6^TH CONFERENCE OF THE OMBUDSMAN ASSOCIATION OF FRENCH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES, September 7-9, 2009

  The 6^th Conference of the Ombudsman Association of French-speaking countries will be held on September 7-9, 2009 in Quebec, Canada.

• BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, I.O.I. EUROPEAN REGION, September 19-22, 2009

  The directors of the European Region of the I.O.I. will meet in Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K., from September 20^th to 22^nd, 2009.

• USOA ANNUAL CONFERENCE, September 28 - October 2, 2009

  The 2009 annual conference of the United States Ombudsman Association will be held on September 28 - October 2, 2009 at the Holiday Inn at Rocky Mountain Park, Estes Park, Colorado.

  Marilyn Young, Ombudsman with College Assist Neinet Guarantor Solutions is hosting this event. She can be contacted at: (303) 305 3274.

  Also contact Gerald Papica, USOA Conferences and Training Committee Chair at 1-800-264-0904.

  
  

  For your information: http://www.usombudsman.org/ will take you to the link for the conference and the conference program can be found at http://usoa.non-profitsites.biz/

• REGIONAL MEETING, I.O.I. NORTH AMERICA, September 30, 2009

  During the USOA Annual Conference in Estes Park, Colorado, a Regional Meeting of North American I.O.I. Members will be held. Contact Wendy Ray, Acting Deputy Ombudsman/Senior Counsel at wray@ombudsman.on.ca, if you would like to raise specific issues or topics for discussion.

• EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTE (EOI) GENERAL ASSEMBLY, October 5, 2009

  The General Assembly of the European Ombudsman Institute (EOI) will meet in Florence, Italy on October 5, 2009.

  Further information at: eoi@tirol.com

• ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE IBERO-AMERICAN OMBUDSMAN FEDERATION, October 27-30, 2009

  The 2009 annual conference of the Ibero-American Ombudsman Federation will take place in Madrid, Spain, from October 27^th to 30^th, 2009.

• 11^TH ASIAN OMBUDSMAN ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE, November 2-5, 2009

  The 11^th Asian Ombudsman Association conference will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, November 2-5, 2009. The conference theme is the “Role of the Ombudsman in the Process of Public Sector Reforms towards Good Governance“.

  Detailed information and registration at: www.aoa2009.com

  or contact the conference secretariat at secretariat@aoa2009.com

• 200 YEARS OF OMBUDSMAN CONFERENCE, November 4-6, 2009

  A conference on "200 Years of Ombudsman" will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 4-6, 2009.

  For registration and information: eventos@procidadania.org.br

  www.procidadania.org.br

• I.O.I. BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, November 19-21, 2009

  An I.O.I. Board of Directors Meeting will be held at the I.O.I. General Secretariat in Vienna, Austria, November 19-21, 2009.

  Further information at: ioi@volksanw.gv.at

• 15^TH ANNIVERSARY OF WALLOON OMBUDSMAN - INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM “MEDIATISATION”, November 24-25, 2009

  On the occasion of its 15^th anniversary, the Walloon Region’s Ombudsman is organizing the International symposium “MEDIATISATION” in Namur, Belgium, from November 24^th to 25^th, 2009. The official languages for the symposium will be French, English and Spanish.

  Registrations by email to David Dannevoye: colloque@mediateur.wallonie.be

  Please note that the deadline for registration is September 30, 2009.

• INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CZECH PUBLIC DEFENDER OF RIGHTS, November 26-27, 2009

  The Czech Public Defender of Rights will be hosting an international conference on “Transparent Public Administration“ in Brno, Czech Republic, November 26-27, 2009.

• SHARPENING YOUR TEETH ADVANCED INVESTIGATIVE TRAINING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE WATCHDOGS, November 30 - December 2, 2009

  The Ontario Ombudsman's Office will be offering the third annual iteration of "Sharpening Your Teeth: Advanced Investigative Training for Administrative Watchdogs", in Toronto, Canada, November 30 - December 2, 2009.

  Information and registration at: www.ombudsman.on.ca

  or contact Susan Mason at smason@ombudsman.on.ca

• 10^TH ANNIVERSARY OF ALBANIAN OMBUDSMAN – INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, December 10, 2009

  The People’s Advocate of the Republic of Albania is organizing the conference “Human rights, Good- governance and the Performance of the Ombudsman” in Tirana, Albania, on December 10, 2009.

  For further information call Anila Shyti at +355 4 2380 306.

• THIRD MEETING OF THE MEDITERRANEAN OMBUDSMAN ASSOCIATION (MOA), December 14-15, 2009

  The Third Meeting of the Mediterranean Ombudsman Association will be held in Athens, Greece, December 14-15, 2009. Further information at: http://www.ombudsman-med.org/eng

  Please note that the deadline for registration is October 5, 2009.