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Nearly 120 participants were welcomed and housed at the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in San Juan for the inaugural events of the conference. They were transported later on to the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico in Ponce, where they were welcomed and housed for the rest of the meeting. Both private universities, in an alliance with the public university system, Universidad de Puerto Rico, were in charge of the local coordination of the conference and made sure all logistics were taken care of. 
researchers, a panel met at the Emilio Belaval Theater at the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, where two local initiatives were shared. Firstly, Puerto Rican leading researcher on third sector affairs, Professor Anitza Cox, presented the recently released results of the 2015 study on the Puerto Rican third sector. Secondly, the Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs at the State Department, Rafael Juarbe, presented the Initiative Somos País, that intends to bring together nongovernmental organizations from all over Puerto Rico and to facilitate governmental services and assistance to third sector initiatives. It was a unique opportunity for visitors to get a glimpse of the current state of affairs for nonprofits in Puerto Rico.
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___________________________________________________________________________________Boletín de la Coordinación para América Latina y el Caribbean:
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________DEADLINE EXTENSION - 15 December 2017 Gobernar: The Journal of Latin American Public Policy and Governance focused on DEMOCRACY AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN IN A TIME OF CHANGE _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________11th Latin America & the Caribbean Network Conference October 18 - 20, 2017 | Quito, Ecuador 
Hosted by the Universidad de los Hemisferios and the Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar Sede Ecuadar
Click here to see photos from the conference Keynote Address by Bernardo Toro
'My Experience at ISTR LAC 2017' By Morgana Krieger, PhD Student, Fundação Getulio Vargas in São Paulo, Brazil _______________________________________________________________________________ REGISTRATION FEES ISTR members and non-members: please click here to register ISTR Members: $100 Non-members: $150 - this includes ISTR membership through 31-December-2018 Non-member Students: $125 – this includes ISTR membership through 31-December-2018 ________________________________________________________________________________ International Academic Committee · Argentina: Gabriel Berger, University of San Andrés (UDESA) · Brazil: Paula Chies Schommer, Santa Catarina State University (UDESC) · Costa Rica: Urs Jager, INCAE Business School Colombia: Natalia Franco, Los Andes University · Ecuador: Daniel Barragán, Los Hemisferios University Wilson Araque, Simón Bolívar · United States: Susan Appe, Binghamton University · Mexico: Jacqueline Butcher, CIESC – Monterrey Institute of Technology · Puerto Rico: José I. Vega, University of Puerto Rico (UPR) · Uruguay: Analía Bettoni, Instituto de Comunicación y Desarrollo
Organizing Committee
________________________________________________________________________________ CALL FOR PAPERS Democracy and Civil Society in Latin America and the Caribbean in a Time of Change To read the full call, click here. Keynote Speaker: Bernardo Toro
Goals of the 11th Annual ISTR Regional Conference: 1. Bring together a diverse, pluralistic and international group of researchers who are focused on Latin America and the Caribbean and who are developing knowledge on regional civil society and the non-profit/third sector.
2. Disseminate research advances on various aspects of civil society in the region with an emphasis on specific thematic areas.
3. Foster a fruitful dialogue on advances in research and the social, political, economic and cultural processes in the region, with a special emphasis on actions and linkages among civil society sectors in different countries.
4. Strengthen community and academic ties between researchers and institutions that study civil society and foster exchanges and cooperation with action-oriented organizations.
5. Get more researchers of the region interested and involved in issues related to civil society while promoting linkages.
6. Promote the dissemination of research results in an effort to foster actions by various civil society organizations and practitioners.
7. Bolster participation and analysis of civil society in Ecuador in the context of an election year there in light of the possible institutional and political changes that could affect civil society’s efforts in the country.
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Fecha: Jueves 1 de junio de 2017Hora: De 18h30 a 20h30 Lugar: Sala Manuela Sáenz El Área de Gestión de la Universidad Andina Simón Bolíva, la Universidad de Los Hemisferios y la Sociedad Internacional para la Investigación del Tercer Sector -ISTR-, invitan a la mesa de análisis “Perspectivas de la democracia en América Latina y el Caribe: una visión desde la sociedad civil”. Objetivo Analizar el estado de la democracia en América Latina y el Caribe desde el punto de vista de la sociedad civil y presentar la Decimoprimera Conferencia Regional de América Latina y el Caribe de ISTR a realizarse en la ciudad de Quito, del 18 al 20 de octubre de 2017. Introducción Daniel Barragán, director ejecutivo del Centro Internacional de Investigaciones sobre Ambiente y Territorio de la Universidad de Los Hemisferios. Ponentes:
Inscripciones Las personas interesadas en asistir deben inscribirse en el formulario en línea. _______________________________________________________
Latin America & the Caribbean Network at the 12th International Conference, Stockholm 10th Annual Latin America and the Caribbean Regional ConferenceSan Juan – Ponce, Puerto Rico, August 5 - 7 2015 - Inequality, inclusion and social innovation Conference Photos - View our gallery of photos here Puerto Rico Hosts the 10th ISTR Regional Latin America and the Caribbean Conference By Alfredo Carrasquillo, Universidad del Sagrado Corazón
Researchers from twenty different countries attended the inaugural ceremony at the beautiful Tapia Theater in Old San Juan, where the Secretary of State, Honorable David Bernier, and the Director of Community and Social Development of the Municipal Government of San Juan, Sara Benítez, gave welcoming remarks. Later on, the three university presidents, present at the inaugural event to show the relevance of the academic gathering for our institutions of higher education, explained the importance of the conversations and studies on the third sector, given the centrality nongovernmental organizations have acquired in contemporary Puerto Rico. The interventions of local authorities were followed by an outstanding presentation by Professor Marcia Rivera, a prominent Puerto Rican sociologist and economist living in Uruguay, who has played a central role in the development of the field and among research institutions across the Latin American Region. Rivera centered her reflections on her concerns about social and economic inequality and the challenges inequality poses on third sector institutions and researchers. After Rivera’s inaugural address, participants were transported to the Museum of San Juan, also in the Old San Juan historic district, where they enjoyed a traditional Puerto Rican dinner and Puerto Rican music in a lovely evening gathering hosted by the Municipal Government of San Juan. The second day of the Conference and before heading to Ponce to begin the exchange among regional Participants then were transported to Ponce, a beautiful town in the southern region of the country, where the School of Law of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico served as hostess, with the local support of the Ponce Municipal Government, for the rest of the conference. Twenty two panels and ninety-five presentations were selected and organized by the academic committee of the Conference, many of which are already available on the regional network’s website. Some of the topics explored in the regional conference included social inequality, citizen participation, sustainability, social innovation, democracy, accountability, and social entrepreneurship. As participants were returning to San Juan to spend their last evening in Puerto Rico before heading home, most visitors expressed their satisfaction with a well-organized conference and, what is more important, an enriching academic experience. The success of the event could not have happened without the hard work of Analía Betonni and Anabel Cruz from Uruguay, as well as the local leadership of José Vega and José Frontera. The support of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, the Universidad de Puerto Rico, the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón and the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico, as well as the collaboration of the Municipal Governments of San Juan and Ponce, were key for the excellent results of the conference. __________________________________________________________________________________ Boletín de la Coordinación para América Latina y el Caribbean Numero 80- Septiembre 2015
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