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2002 - 2003

Institutional Activities

- New Colombian Society Web Site.
Academic Activities
- I International conference: COLOMBIA’S UNFINISHED BATTLES: Armed Conflict and Narco-trafficking.
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Supported by the Embassy of Colombia in the United Kingdom, Oxford University, Express News and Ridge & Breminer)
  Programme:
  * Presentation - Anthony Giddens Director, London School of Economics and Political Science.
                               Francisco Santos. Vice-president of Colombia.
                               Cristhian Lizcano. President, Colombian Society LSE.

  * History of the Colombian conflict - Dr. Malcolm Deas, Oxford University.
                                                                - Dr. Christopher Abel. UCL.
                                                                - Dr. James Putzel. Director of Development Research Centre, DESTIN (LSE)

  * Transformation of the conflict during the 1990s -  Dr. Juan Carlos Echeverry, Universidad de los Andes.
                                                                                           - Dr. Eduardo Posada-Carbó, Latin American Centre, Oxford University.
                                                                                           - Mr. Tomas Gonzalez, Former Vice-minister of Economic Planning.
                                                                                           - Mr. Colin Harding, Former Latin America editor The Independent.

  * Global dimensions of the conflict - Mr. Michael Reid, Americas Editor, The Economist.
                                                                 - Sir Keith Morris, Former UK Ambassador to Colombia.
                                                                 - Susan Lee, Amnesty International.
                                                                 - Prof. Jenny Pearce, Chair of Latin American Politics, University of Bradford.

The Colombian Society has produced a book which contains the presentations and discussions. You can download it from here.
Cultural Activities
- Parranda Latina at “The Yacht Club”. (see pictures)
- Welcoming cocktail.
- Colombian Film Festival
  * Te Busco
  *  Terminal
- Get-together lunch at Colombian restaurant.
- Ajiaco at Holborn Hall.
 
 
 
 
2001 - 2002

Institutional Activities

- Updating of the Colombian webpage.
- Colombian Society- LSE Official T-shirt.
Academic Activities
- Conference of Associate Professor of the National University-LSE-DESTIN, Francisco Gutierrez.
- Attendance to the Forum on human rights. Conference of the General Prosecutor of Colombia, Luis Camilo Osorio Isaza.
- Conference of Colombian presidential candidate Horacio Serpa.
- Workshop on academic dissertations. Facilitator: Jaime Torres.
- Attendance to the Conference of Alvaro Uribe Velez, elected President of Colombia, at Canning House.
Cultural Activities
- Colombian Party at “The Yacht Club”.
- Welcoming cocktail.
- Colombian Film Festival, showing the films “Ilona llega con la lluvia” and “La Estrategia del Caracol”.
- Attendance to Piano concert of Colombian music, performance by Claudia Calderon.
- Get-together dinner at Colombian restaurant.
- “Candle Day” Cocktail.
- Caribbean Night at the Quad.
- Latin Carnival at the Quad within the Global Week, it was done jointly with the Mexican, Spanish and Latin-American Societies.
- Trip to Stonehenge and Salisbury, organized jointly with the Latin-American, Mexican and Spanish Societies.
 
 
 
 

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