This Week
Monday Labor and Social Security Minister Savvas Tsitouridis to meet with European Ombudsman Nikiforos Diamandouros. The American College of Thessaloniki holds a symposium on «US-Greek Relations,» at 8 p.m. at the Raphael Hall. Former Massachusetts Governor Michael S. Dukakis and Deputy Foreign Minister Evripidis Stylianidis will be the keynote speakers. Tel. 2310.304.555 or log on to www.act.edu. Tourism Minister Fanni Palli-Petralia to meet with local authorities from the island of Corfu. Diplomatia magazine will host the fourth conference on «Security and Arms Procurement,» at Zappeion Hall. Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis will be the keynote speaker. Tel. 210.330.3681-2 or log on to www.diplomatia.gr. Tuesday Deputy Foreign Minister Evripidis Stylianidis and General Secretary for International Financial Relations and Development Cooperation Theodore Skylakakis will hold a press conference on the progress of the Greek plan for the economic reconstruction of the Balkans at 11.30 a.m. Wednesday Development Minister Dimitris Sioufas to inaugurate the «Argolida 2007» exhibition at 7 p.m. in Argos. The exhibition will run through Sunday. The Greek National Council for Radio and Television holds a conference on «The Greek Language and the Electronic Mass Media,» at 9 a.m. at Zappeion Hall. Parliament Speaker Anna Psarouda-Benaki and State Minister Theodoros Roussopoulos will make addresses. Tel. 210.335.4500 or log on to www.esr.gr. Thursday EU Ministers for European affairs meet in Rhodes. The first international combined exhibition «Expolink 2007» opens its doors in Thessaloniki. To Sunday. Tel. 2310.241.000 or log on to www.expolink-fair.gr. The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki hosts the fourth international conference on «Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements,» at the Polis Convention Center in Thessaloniki. To Friday. For details log on to www.auth.gr. A two-day international meeting on «Neuropeptides 2007: Functions, Dysfunctions and Therapeutic Options,» begins at the P.M. Nomikos conference center on Santorini. To Saturday. Tel. 210.363.4944 or log on to www.era.gr. Friday The European Public Law Center and the Foreign Ministry host a conference on «The Need for Constitutional Revision in Balkan and Black Sea Countries» at 5 p.m. at the Chris and Eve Hotel in Komotini. Deputy Foreign Minister Evripidis Stylianidis will make the opening address. To Saturday. Tel. 22920.69.810-2. The Synaspismos Left Coalition party and the European Left party will hold a conference on «Common Agriculture Policy and Small & Medium-sized Farms,» at 5 p.m. at the Esperia Hotel in Athens. Synaspismos President Alekos Alavanos will make the opening address. To Saturday. For details log on to www.syn.gr. Saturday The Goulandris Natural History Museum hosts a workshop on «Genomics, Evolution and Biodiversity,» at 9 a.m. To Tuesday. Tel. 210.271.5032 or log on to www.gnhm.gr.
