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NOVEMBER 16 On the occasion of its 60th anniversary, UNESCO is hosting an international symposium on the Organization’s history Paris, France Contact: Philippe Ratte, UNESCO Paris E-mail: p.ratte@unesco.org 16-18 The role of UNESCO in the Construction of Knowledge Societies through the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme Tunis, Tunisia Contact: Hassmik Tortian, UNESCO Paris E-mail: h.tortian@unesco.org 28-30 5th High-Level Group on Education for All Beijing, China Contact: Abhimanyu Singh, UNESCO Paris E-mail: abh.singh@unesco.org 28-30 Pacific Workshop on Inclusive Education “Getting all children into school and helping them learn” Apia, Samoa Contact: Jill van Den Brule, UNESCO Paris E-mail: j.vandenbrule@unesco.org 30 November – 2 December Second International Barcelona Conference on Higher Education: “The financing of universities” Organized by the Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI) and Technical University of Catalonia Website: www.guni2005.com DECEMBER 5-8 Contribution of non-formal education to HIV/AIDS Preventive Education Kampala, Uganda Contact: Susan Nkinyangi, UNESCO Nairobi E-mail: susan.nkinyangi@unesco.unon.org 8-9 Towards a new Education System for rebuilding the Iraqi Society: From vision to practice Paris, France Contact: Kamel Braham, UNESCO Iraq Office E-mail: k.braham@unesco.org JANUARY 23-24 Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union Khartoum, Sudan Contact: Patricia Toïgo, UNESCO Paris E-mail: p.toigo@unesco.org 19-20 4th Regional Scientific Committee Meeting for Asia and the Pacific Jakarta, Indonesia Organized by UNESCO Forum on Higher Education, Research and Knowledge Contact: Min-Chul Shim, UNESCO Paris E-mail: mc.shim@unesco.org