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Marco Caceres (h-68-166-41-18.mclnva23.covad.net - 68.166.41.18)
| | Posted on Friday, July 23, 2004 - 5:16 pm: | |
Conference on Honduras 2004 to be Held in Copan Ruins
WASHINGTON, DC / July 22, 2004 / -- The fifth annual Conference on Honduras will take place in Copan Ruins, Honduras, on October 21-24, 2004. The event will bring together more than 300 individuals representing over 100 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), agencies, companies, churches, and universities.
The focus of the Conference on Honduras 2004 will be education, healthcare, and community building. The aim is to present and exchange information on current and proposed grassroots volunteer projects to help the people of Honduras. "We want to figure out how to improve and expand these projects, as well as encourage people to go out and create new projects," said the director of the conference, Marco Caceres.
The program will consist of 6-8 panels, made up of 3-6 speakers each. Speakers will give prepared presentations lasting no more than 15 minutes.
The Conference on Honduras series is the third part of projecthonduras.com's three-step strategic plan to build an Internet-based model of development for Honduras. During the past six years, the volunteer group has created an online portal at www.projecthonduras.com which serves as a clearinghouse of information on Honduras and has established a growing international network of people communicating via listserv forums on ways to help the country.
"We have more than 3,000 individuals in our Worldwide Honduras Network, and it's incredible to see the impact many of these private citizens are quietly making on Honduras," said Caceres. "What we are trying to do with the conference is simply give people the chance to meet face-to-face, exchange business cards and information, and perhaps discover ways to complement each other's efforts."
The concept behind projecthonduras.com and the Conference on Honduras is based on the belief that developing countries like Honduras need to tap all of their "human capital" around the world in order to break their cycles of poverty and find ways to implement solutions to persistent problems. The Internet now provides the ability to quickly and cost-effectively organize masses of people and channel their experience, talents, and expertise into specific areas of need in a country.
For further information on the Conference on Honduras 2004, see www.projecthonduras.com/conference. The conference will be presented by projecthonduras.com and sponsored by Special Missions Foundation, Inc. of Georgetown, Texas.
SOURCE: projecthonduras.com |
Marco Caceres (pool-141-156-178-184.esr.east.verizon.net - 141.156.178.184)
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 - 12:19 am: | |
Conference on Honduras 2007 to be Held in Copan Ruins
The eigth annual Conference on Honduras will take place in Copan Ruins, Honduras, on October 11-13, 2007. The event will bring together more than 250 individuals representing over 100 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), agencies, companies, churches, and universities.
The focus of the Conference on Honduras 2007 will be education, healthcare, and community building. The aim is to present and exchange information on current and proposed grassroots volunteer projects to help the people of Honduras. "We want to figure out how to improve and expand these projects, as well as encourage people to go out and create new projects," said the director of the conference, Marco Caceres.
The program will consist of 6-8 panels, made up of 3-6 speakers each. Speakers will give prepared presentations lasting no more than 15 minutes.
The Conference on Honduras series is the third part of projecthonduras.com's three-step strategic plan to build an Internet-based model of development for Honduras. During the past 10 years, the volunteer group has created an online portal at www.projecthonduras.com which serves as a clearinghouse of information on Honduras and has established a growing international network of people communicating via listserv forums on ways to help the country.
"We have more than 6,000 individuals in our Worldwide Honduras Network, and it's incredible to see the impact many of these private citizens are quietly making on Honduras," said Caceres. "What we are trying to do with the conference is simply give people the chance to meet face-to-face, exchange business cards and information, and perhaps discover ways to complement each other's efforts."
The concept behind projecthonduras.com and the Conference on Honduras is based on the belief that developing countries like Honduras need to tap all of their "human capital" around the world in order to break their cycles of poverty and find ways to implement solutions to persistent problems. The Internet now provides the ability to quickly and cost-effectively organize masses of people and channel their experience, talents, and expertise into specific areas of need in a country.
For further information on the Conference on Honduras 2007, see www.projecthonduras.com/conference. The conference will be presented by projecthonduras.com and sponsored by Special Missions Foundation, Inc. of Georgetown, Texas.
SOURCE: projecthonduras.com |
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