4th Annual International Politics Simulation Balkan Parliament 2004

Balkan Parliament Organizing Board and
American University in Bulgaria are pleased to announce the 4th Annual
International Politics Simulation Balkan Parliament 2004.

Date: October 13-18, 2004
Topic: Balkans: is Mission Europe Possible?
Venue: American University in
Bulgaria , Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Application: May 1 August 1
More info and online application: http://bp.aubg.bg

Summary: BP 2004 will discuss the pros and cons of the future of the
European integration and its influence on the Balkan region. The following
topics will be brought up in the simulation and in the lectures and
workshops:

-- Creating incentives for conflict resolution in the new EU: how can nations profit from the integration?

-- Emerging Balkan economies: tremendous investment - opportunities or business deadlocks?
-- Media development in the Balkans: will the EU standards shift the region
from tabloids to broadsheets?Â
-- South Eastern Europe in the globalized world: preserving the century-long cultural identity or conforming to the universal dollarized standards?
-- Corporate Social responsibility in the Balkans: still a dream of the few
or already a reality of the many?

Come and Enjoy:
- Five-day international politics simulation
- Workshops and panel discussions
- Lectures by distinguished speakers
- Nice social program
- New friends from all over the world

Participation Fee( 80 Euros) includes:
- Accommodation in a hotel
- Food and refreshments
- Sightseeing tour to Sofia

Scholarships: participants from the Balkan region and ex-USSR are eligible
for financial aid (fee waiver and part of the travel expenses). See http://bp.aubg.bg for details.

Contact us at balkanparliament@aubg.bg for more

Apply at http://bp.aubg.bg/apply/application.aspx