Agenda
Monday Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE) in collaboration with the National Technical University of Athens will be holding a conference on «Green ICT» starting at 9 a.m. at the Athens Divani Caravel Hotel. www.greenict.gr A conference on «Incorporating Archaeological Sites in City Life» is taking place at 6.30 p.m. at the OTOE premises (16 Sina & Academias). The conference has been organized by local residents’ associations and cultural groups of Athens and Piraeus. Tel. 6945.535.623, www.polispace.wordpress.com The Scientific Society for Social Cohesion and Development (EPEKSA) is holding a conference titled «People with Disabilities and Social Integration: Planning and Participation for an Efficient Strategy of Social Incorporation» starting at 9.30 a.m. at the Titania Hotel. Tel. 210.330.3060, www.epeksa.gr The Ecological Society of Evros in collaboration with the Greek Ecological Organization Network (PANDOIKO) will be holding a conference on «The Impact of the Burgas-Alexandroupoli Pipeline on Thrace and the Aegean» starting at 4.30 p.m. at the European Parliament Bureau in Athens (8 Amalias). Tel. 210.825.3024, www.archipelago.gr Greek NGO Hamogelo tou Paidiou (Smile of the Child) is running a spring bazaar through Saturday at the Attiko Metro Hall (Syntagma station). The bazaar will be open daily from 7.30 a.m. to 10.30 p.m. www.hamogelo.gr Tuesday International Museum Day. A music concert will take place at 9 p.m. in the courtyard of the Acropolis Museum. The third annual Mediterranean Sustainable Energy Summit begins at the Athens Hilton Hotel organized by the Institute for Climate and Energy Security in collaboration with C & C International. Speakers include PM George Papandreou, Environment Minister Tina Birbili and Deputy Foreign Minister Spyros Kouvelis. To Wednesday. www.ftbusinessevents.com The Wealth Management Forum 2010 will take place at 9 a.m. at the B & M Theocharakis Foundation for the Fine Arts and Music. Tel. 210.684.6329, www.wealth-management.gr The General Secretariat for Research and Technology is holding a conference to present the study «Mapping of Greek Requirements and Capabilities in Earth Observation» starting at 10 a.m. at the Leonidas Zervas amphitheater of the National Research Foundation. www.gsrt.gr Wednesday The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) is hosting a lecture by Dr Jean-Pierre Filiu, associate professor of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean studies at Sciences Po Paris, who will speak on «The Nine Lives of al-Qaida.» The lecture starts at 7.30 p.m. in the amphitheater of the French Institute. www.eliamep.gr Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Institute of International Relations (IDIS) will be holding an international conference on «The World and Greece in 2030» at 9.30 a.m. at the Athens Concert Hall. Deputy Prime Minister Theodoros Pangalos and Deputy Foreign Minister Spyros Kouvelis will speak. Tel. 210.331.2325-7, www.idis.gr Thursday European Maritime Day. The General Confederation of Greek Labor (GSEE) and the Civil Servants’ Union ADEDY, including the Communist-affiliated PAME trade union, are staging a 24-hour strike in protest against the government’s new social security bill. Protesters will gather at 11 a.m. at the Pedion tou Areos park, while a little earlier, at 10 a.m., PAME will stage a protest rally in Omonia Square. The Greek Journalists’ Union (ESIEA) will be participating in the 24-hour general strike. Friday The 48th Panhellenic Congress on Pediatrics begins at the Royal Myconian Hotel on the island of Myconos and runs through Sunday. www.pediatric-congress.gr
