AGENDA
THURSDAY Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis to meet with Archbishop Demetrios of America at 11 a. m. Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Labor Minister Fani-Palli Petralia to present the new institutional framework for child hostels. President Karolos Papoulias is on a four-day visit to Austria. To tomorrow. President of the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) Alexis Tsipras visits Cyprus. He is expected to meet with members of the AKEL party and Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias. To tomorrow. The Athens Bar Association hosts an open conference on the new land registry at 4 p. m. at its premises (60 Academias). For details, log on to www. dsa. gr. The Institute of International Relations (IDIS) is hosting the 17th international summer seminar on «The Integration of the Western Balkans in Euro-Atlantic Structures,» at the Historical Archive of Hydra Museum on Hydra. The seminar will be conducted in English. For further details, log on to www. idis. gr. The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy and the Bertelsmann Foundation host a conference on «The EU and its Neighbors: In Search of New Forms of Partnership,» at 8 p. m. in Sounion nearby Athens. To Sunday. For details, call 210.725.7110 or log on to www. eliamep. gr. The Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens is holding the first international hands-on course on «Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery,» at its premises. To tomorrow. For details, call 210.363.4944 or log on to www. era. gr. The City of Athens and the Athens Concert Hall are hosting the first international conference on Modern Greek Studies starting at 9 a. m. at the Athens Concert Hall. To Saturday. For further details on the program, log on to www. elladastonkosmo. gr. FRIDAY The third Panhellenic oncology forum on «Creative Dialogue with the Greeks of the Diaspora,» will take place at the Arsenali Center of Mediterranean Architecture in Hania. To Sunday. For details, call 210.988.0032 or log on to www. events. gr. SATURDAY A conference on «Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery,» begins at 9 a. m. at the Athens Hilton Hotel. For further information, call 210.363.4944 or log on to www. era. gr.
