Please see announcement below for the Disabled Peoples International (DPI)
conference on the United Nations Convention on the Human Rights of People
with Disabilities (CRPD).
The conference takes place in South Korea September 5-8, 2007.
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Our Rights, Our Convention, But for All
Disabled Peoples' International (DPI), is an International Human Rights
organization focused on the full realization of the Civil, Political,
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of the world"s 650 million people with
disabilities. As such, DPI and our national assemblies from around the
world have been centrally involved in the development and elaboration of the
new United Nations Convention on the Human Rights of People with
Disabilities (CRPD).
Our 7th World Assembly is expected to draw over 3,000 people from all over
the world. As such it will be the largest global meeting of disability
activists since the CRPD was adopted in December of 2006. This gathering of
people with disabilities and our allies, therefore, offers a wonderful
opportunity to both celebrate the adoption of this historic new Treaty and
commence serious deliberation on mechanisms and approaches for the
implementation of the treaty at the national and international level.
DPI was founded over 25 years ago on the belief that the protection and
promotion of human rights and the goal of equality for people with
disabilities can only happen with the full input of all citizens, including
most especially citizens with disabilities themselves.
To this end DPI's 7th World Assembly will feature as part of the proceedings
a series of concurrent workshops on various aspects of the new CRPD. We
realize that we cannot cover all the articles and issues at one meeting, and
as such have chosen to emphasize some key themes. For a complete list of
proposed workshops please see the attached table.
The International Organizing Committee (IOC) encourages the submission of
abstracts for presentations at this important international event to be held
in South Korea on 5 - 8 September, 2007.
Each workshop will be 90 minutes in length, with four panel members, who
will be allowed 15 minutes each for their presentation. Presentations will
be followed by a question and answer period and an opportunity to make a
contribution to the final Communiqué of the World Assembly, to be issued at
the close of the event. Workshops will be co-chaired by members of the DPI
World Council along with members of the host committee, our friends and
colleagues from DPI-Korea.
Approved applicants will be notified as soon as possible after the deadline.
Note: approval does NOT mean that DPI will be able assist with travel plans
or expenses; these remain the sole responsibility of each delegate.
Web site (English:
http://v1.dpi.org/lang-en/resources/details.php?page=810
GUIDELINES FOR THE SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS:
Submit to: [log in to unmask]
Submit by: 23 February 2007
Languages: Spanish, French, Korean and English
Length: (part 5 below) Maximum of 250 words
What to include:
1. Name
2. Gender
3. Organization
4. Indicate whether or not you are a person with a disability, as this
section of the program is intended to provide, first and foremost, a voice
for persons with disabilities themselves.
5. Description of presentation
6. Please be sure to include the workshop code (included in brackets at the
start of each workshop title in the attached agenda)
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