Somaliland: Seura ry (SL)Conference Announcement

CONFERENCEANNOUNCEMENT

In collaboration withSomalilandSeurary(SL),anumbrellaorganisationofSomalilandcommunityorganisationsinFinland,SSEisorganisingitsAnnualGeneralMeetingandConferenceon:

Date:25^th– 26^thApril2014

Venue:HiltonHotel,Helsinki,Finland

Topics:

·         ChallengestheRepublicofSomalilandfaces,andtheopportunitiesithas. 

·         TheissueoftherecognitionofSomalilandanditsimplicationsforthesecurity,stabilityanddevelopmentintheHornofAfric

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·         TheroleofcultureinthedevelopmentofSomaliland.

·         Waysofimprovingpartnershipworking,networkingandcollaborationbetweenSomalilandorganisationsinEuropeandtheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSomaliland.

GuestSpeakers:

•   AhmedIsmailSamatar,JamesWallace,professorofInternationalStudies,DeanoftheInstituteforGlobalCitizenship.USA

•   MarjaTiilikainen, UniversityofHelsinki,Finland

•   JamaMusseJama,RedseaCultureFoundation,Somaliland

•   SeppoLehtinen,ChairpersonofTurkuCityCouncil,Finland

•   RiikaKangas,Africadesk,ForeignMinistry,Finland

•   LiisaJaakonsaari,MemberofEuropeanParliament,Finland

•   AndrewARebold,ProjectCoordinatorIOMcountryOffice,Finland.

•   MiaNuikka,InternationalSolidarityFoundationexecutivedirector,Finland

•   LeoKoskiAwale,Training director-Universityof Jyvaskya,Finland

•   HusseinAbdillahi,SSEformerexecutive,nowbasedinSomaliland

•   MaijaKajava,Socialactivist,Finland

•   RepresentativesofSomalilandDiasporaOrganisations: OthersSpeakers include:Mohamed Harun, MohmedMeigaag, KadarHousseinAbdi

•   WearealsoexpectingSomalilandGovernmentOfficialstojoinus.

FormoreinformationcontacttheSSEpreparatorycommittee
AbdourahmanYassin                                      HassanNur,
ChairofSSE                                                      (SomalilandSeureexecutivemember)          
Tel:0033689831266                                       Tel:00358452085403

HassanAli                                                      MustafaIsmail

ChairofSomaliland                                         MemberofPreparatorycommittee

Tel;00358445564652                                     Tel:00447983804940

IidHassan(SSEExecutivemember)                MooteHajiAli(SSEExecutivemember)

 Tel: 00447870515334                                                Tel:00447912639319