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Diane Ferris
Director, International Education
Eckerd College
4200 54th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33711
toll-free: (800) 456-9009
phone: (727) 864-8381
United Nations in Geneva
Schedule of Briefings and Meetings
Professor William Felice
Tuesday, May 22
Depart for Geneva
Meet at the Mailbox circle at 9:45am to depart at 10:00am
Continental Flight departs 12:20 pm
Wednesday, May 23
Check in to Hotel Drake
7, rue Butini
CH - 1201 Geneva
Tele: 011-41-22-716-4848
Fax: 011-41-22-738-0007
Check in with Prof. Felice and arrange to purchase bus pass.
| 7:30pm | Group dinner at Les Armures 1, rue du Pails Saint-Pierre CH - 1204 Geneva Tele: 001-41-22-818-7112 |
The United Nations in Geneva
Thursday, May 24
| 7:00am | Breakfast at hotel |
| 8:00am | Briefing at the hotel conference room |
| 8:45am | Check in at Security ID Unit; obtain security pass Villa les Feuillantines 1211 Geneva 10 Mr. David Freeman Tele: 011-41-22-917-3371 |
| 11:30am | Tour the United Nations - Take Passports for entrance ID Visitors Service Tele: 011-41-22-917-4896 |
| 12:30pm | Lunch at the United Nations |
| 2:10pm - 4:00pm | US Mission to the United Nations Route de Pregny 11 CH - 1292 Geneva Mr. Bill Tagliani Tele: 011-41-22-749-4359 |
Human Rights
Friday, May 25
| 7:00 - 8:15am | Breakfast at hotel |
| 8:30am | Briefing at the hotel conference room |
| 9:30am | Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Palais des Nations Room H-3 Simon Walker, Advisor, Human Rights and Disability, OHCHR Tel: 011-41-22-917-9267 |
| 11:00am | Committee on the Rights of the Child Treaty Body Session on the Sudan Ms. Maja Andrijasevic-Boko, Secretary to CRC Palais Wilson 52 Rue de Paquis Ground Floor Tel: 011-41-22-917-9276 |
| 1:00pm | Committee on the Rights of the Child Briefing by CRC 3rd Floor, Room 3- 016 |
| 4:30pm | UNAIDS Dr. Anindya Chatterjee, Senior Advisor for Prevention and Public Policy 20 Avenue Appia, CH-1211 Contact: Ms. Sarita Sehgal Tel: 011-41-22-791-4598 |
Monday, May 28
| 7:00 - 8:15am | Breakfast at hotel |
| 8:30am | Briefing at the hotel conference room |
| 10:00am | Red Cross Museum Tour 17, Avenue De La Paix CH - 1202 Geneva Ms.Bernadette Renard Tel: 011-41-22-748-9506 |
| 2:30am | Pakistani Mission to the United Nations 56 rue de Moillebeau 1211 Geneva 19 Tehmina Janjua: 011-41-22-749-1930 |
Tuesday, May 29
| 7:00 - 8:15am | Breakfast at hotel |
| 8:30am | Briefing at the hotel conference room |
| 9:00am | UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Ms. Wan-Hea Lee, Secretary to the CESCR Palais Wilson Tel: 011-41-22-917-9154 |
| 10:30am | UN Sub-Committee on the Prevention of Torture Joao Nataf, Secretary to CAT Palais Wilson |
| 12:30pm | Human Rights in Development Mr. Mac Darrow, Human Rights Officer Palais Wilson |
| 2:30 - 4:00pm | Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Greta Kahle Case Postale 2500 CH-1211 Genève 2 Dépôt Tel: 41-22-739-8111 |
Wednesday, May 30
| 7:00 - 8:00am | Breakfast at hotel |
| 8:00am | Briefing at the hotel conference room |
| 8:30am | Leave for train station Travel to Lausanne |
| 10:00am | Olympic Museum Visit with Audio guides Quai d’Ouchy 1 Case postale 1001 Lausanne Visitor services: Sandy Burri Tel: 011-41-21-621-6716 |
| 12:00pm | Lunch in Lausanne |
| 1:00pm | Foundation Hirondelle Avenue du Temple 19c 1012 Lausanne Sharon Bylenga Tel: 011-41-21-654-2020 |
| 3:30pm | Terres des Hommes En Budron C8 CH-1052 Le Mont-sur-Lausanne Marco Weil Tel: 011-41-21-654-6638 |
| 5:00pm | Return to Geneva |
Economic Globalization
Thursday, May 31
| 7:00 - 8:15am | Breakfast at hotel |
| 8:30am | Briefing at hotel conference room |
| 10:30am | World Trade Organization (WTO) Rue du Lausanne 154 CH – 1211 Geneva 21 Bernard Kuiten Tel: 011-41-22-739-5676 |
| 2:15pm | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Cathy Jewell – take Passports for ID 34, Chemin des Colombettes Tel: 011-41-22-338-9547 |
Friday, June 1
| 7:00 - 8:15am | Breakfast at hotel |
| 8:30am | Briefing at hotel conference room |
| 9:30am - 12:30pm | United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Mr. Aniket Ghai 11-13 chemin des Anemones 1219 Chatelaine, Geneva Tel: 011-41-22-917-8505 |
| 2:30pm | Doctors without Borders Emmanuel Tronc, Policy and Advocacy Coordinator Rue de Lausanne 78 Tel: 011-41-22-849-8915 |
Ecological Balance
Monday, June 4
| 7:00 - 8:15am | Breakfast at hotel |
| 8:30am | Briefing at the hotel conference room |
| 9:30am | UNCTAD Flower Majoro Tel: 011-41-22-917-5625 Palais des Nations 8-14, Av. de la Paix 1211 Geneva 10 |
| 2:30pm | Visit to World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Gland Train leaves Geneva at 1:34, arrives in Gland at 1:55 p.m. CH – 1196 Gland Nicole Sethi, Tele: 011-41-22-364-9040 |
Tuesday, June 5
| 7:00am - 8:15am | Breakfast at hotel |
| 8:30am | Briefing at the hotel conference room |
| 10:00am | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (located at the World Meteorological Organization) IPCC at WMO 7bis Avenue de la Paix 1211 Geneva Dr. Jian Liu Tel: 011-41-22-730-8576 |
| 2:30pm | Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) Nathalie Osterwalder:011-41-22-789-0738 15 rue des Savoises, 1205 Geneva |
Wednesday, June 6
| 9:30am | Reflections and wrap up at hotel conference room |
| Afternoon | Free afternoon in Geneva |
| 7:00pm | Group Dinner at Café du Soleil Place du Petit-Saconnex 1209 Geneva Tel: 011-41-22-733-3417 |
