The Finnish Committee for European Security (STETE), The 1325 Network
Finland and NYTKIS - The Coalition of Finnish Women's Associations has
the pleasure of inviting you to a conference:
Thursday 29 September 2011, 09:00-17:00
Säätytalo (The House of the Estates)
Snellmaninkatu 9-11, Helsinki

The purpose of the conference is to discuss women's empowerment in Nordic and North African countries. The event will bring together North African and Nordic academics, nongovernmental organisation representatives, government officials, as well as other interested parties to exchange ideas and best practices between the two "Norths".

The conference will focus on women's participation particularly in the
following three fields: Politics, peace mediation and economy.

The event's programme will be published soon.

The seminar's working language is English. Coffee and a light lunch will
be served during the seminar.

For more information please do not hesitate to contact:

stete(at)stete.org or tel. + 358 (0)9 2600 131
elina.hatakka(at)1325.org or tel. + 358 (0)50 586 5729

All interested on the topic are warmly welcome!