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April 24-30, 2000 The Prospects and Prognoses of the July 2, 2000 Elections in Mexico, a Research Workshop April 28, 2000, 8:45 A.M.-5:00 P.M. LBJ School of Public Affairs, SRH 3.109. For more info., call Peter M. Ward, 475-6302 or : <peter.ward[email address removed to reduce spam]; . LATE ENTRY Thursday, April 20-The Case of Awas Tingni Nicaragua: Indigenous Land Rights and the Inter-American System for the Protection of Human Rights, a lecture by S. James Anaya, Samuel M. Fegtly Professor of Law, University of Arizona. 3:00-5:00 P.M., Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. Sponsored by ILAS. For more info., call 471-5551. TUESDAY, APRIL 25 Hegemony of the Imperialists: Is the Kyoto Protocol Coercing Developing Nations?, a lecture by Christiana Figueres, founder and Executive Director of the Center for Sustainable Development in the Americas, and Costa Rican representative to the Kyoto Protocol Meeting. 12:15 P.M., SRH 1.320. Part of  the Green Tuesday Series sponsored by CERMLA. For more info., call 232-2412. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26 How Nafta Is Changing Mexican Law and Mexican Law Practice, a lecture by Ewell Murphy, former Upjohn Professor of Law at UT-Austin and currently of Baker & Botts, Houston. 4:30 P.M., Townes Hall, Sheffield Room, 2.111. Sponsored by the Mexican Center of ILAS. For more info., call 232-2423. Passages about the History of Brazil in the Last 500 Years That Challenge the Official Versions, a lecture by Glauco Ortolano, author of the historical novel Domingo Vera Cruz: Memorias de um Antropólago Lisboense no Brasil. 12:00 NOON, Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. Sponsored by the Brazil Center of ILAS. For more info., call 232-2416. THURSDAY, APRIL 27 The Forgotton Americans, screening of a one-hour documentary by Hector Galan on colonia life on the Southwest Border. 7:00 P.M., Joe C. Thompson Conference Center Auditorium. Free and open to the public. The film was a policy research project by students of the LBJ School and Southwest Texas State University. Sponsored by the LBJ School and the Public Affairs Association for Communities of Color (PAACC). For more info., call 471-0801. FRIDAY, APRIL 28 Dia de los Niños, a day celebrating children and literacy, presented by the Texas Union Mexican American Culture Committee. Workshops for elementary school students, 9:00-11:00 A.M.; book reading and presentation for children and adults by Francisco Alarcón, 12:00 NOON; and a lecture entitled, A Chicano Poet in Search of His Mesoamerican Roots, 1:45 P.M.; Texas Union Quadrangle Room and Theater. Cosponsored by CMAS and Austin Community College. For more info., call 471-4557. Institutions, Access and Accountability: Innovations in Brazilian Subnational Government, a roundtable discussion with brief conceptual notes by Tinker Visiting Prof. Pedro Jacobi and Dept. of Government Ph.D. candidates Brian Wampler and Mark Setzler. Comments by Profs. Bob Wilson, Raul Madrid, and Charles Hale. 3:00-5:00 P.M., Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. Sponsored by the Brazil Center of ILAS. For more info., call 232-2416.     ANNOUNCEMENT Quechua Language and Society in the Andes I, an undergraduate/graduate language study opportunity for the Fall 2000 semester, focusing on spoken Quechua and oral traditions in the Andes, taught by Margot Beyersdorff. MWF 1:00-2:00 P.M., WAG 420. LAS 351C (#36990)/ANT 351C (#27305) and LAS 381C (#37185)/ ANT 381C (#27365). For more info., call ILAS, 471-5551. CONFERENCES AND CALLS FOR PAPERS Third Annual Spring Conference on the Americas, Americas World Council and the Centre for Latin American and European Studies, Augusta State University, April 14-15, 2000, Savannah, GA. Multidisciplinary conference will focus on any Latin American, Central American, or Canadian issue. For more info., : [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam], or fax: 706/667-4116. Teaching about Latin America: Focus on the Caribbean, July 10-14, Yale University, New Haven, CT. One-week intensive institute for college faculty, K-12 educators, administrators, librarians, and curriculum specialists consisting of lectures by faculty from the Latin American Studies Consortium of New England (Yale, UConn, UMass, and Brown), and an in-depth exploration of diversity. An optional one-week trip to the Dominican Republic will follow. For more info., contact Annie Strah at 203/432-5605 or anne.[email address removed to reduce spam]; anne.[email address removed to reduce spam]. World Congress of Environmental Law and Policy, San José, Costa Rica, Jan. 8-12, 2001. For more info., : [email address removed to reduce spam].es; [email address removed to reduce spam].es or visit: http://www.greenchannel.com/iceac (Spanish section). Call for Papers--New Mundo 2000: Latino Identity in the New Millennium, Oct. 26-28, 2000, Dallas, TX. Papers are invited concerning the introduction of peoples from 15th century Spain (Caucasian, African, Sephardic, and Moor) into indigenous civilizations of the New World, their shared legacy of the Spanish language and aesthetic in the Americas, and the profile they will enjoy within the arts and humanities of the new millennium. For more info., visit: <dallasculture.com; . Deadline: May 15. Call for Panel  Proposals--V International Congress of CLAD on State and Public Administration Reform, Oct. 24-27, 2000, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The conference will delve into the challenges and opportunities that arise from dramatic changes in state structure and administrative machinery in Ibero-American and Caribbean countries. Proposals are sought from panel coordinators. For more info., visit:  <http://www.clad.org.ve/formu5i.html; . Deadline: June 1. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Program Assistant, The Inter-American Dialogue, Washington, DC The premier center for policy analysis and exchange on Western Hemisphere affairs is recruiting a program assistant to support the Democracy program. Current projects focus on Colombia, press freedom, and research on democratic governance. Responsibilities include organizing conferences and meetings, attending and reporting on meetings in Washington, DC, and drafting and editing correspondence, papers, reports, and proposals. The ideal candidate will have recently completed a bachelor's degree, have an outstanding academic record, and a strong interest in pursuing a career related to Latin America. Must be fluent in Spanish and possess exceptional writing, organizational, and analytic and computer skills. For consideration, please send résumé by fax or to: Emily Fintel: fax: 202/822-9553, : <efintel "at" the dialogue. FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship, Latin American Studies Research Librarian, 2000-2001. The Center for International Library Programs at Duke University, supported by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, offers a 12-month postdoctoral fellowship for the training of Latin American Studies research librarians. Stipend is $39,000. Candidates should submit a letter describing their experience and interest with a résumé and the names, mailing and addresses, and telephone numbers of three references to: Sharon A. Sullivan, Director of Personnel Services, Perkins Library, Box 90194, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708. For more info., contact Deborah Jakubs, Director of Collections Services, Perkins Library, P.O. Box 90193 (same address) or : <deborah.[email address removed to reduce spam]; . Application review will begin in April.   INTERNSHIPS Part Time Internship, Office of Border Initiatives, Texas Dept. of Economic Development, Austin. Immediately through May 2000. Unpaid 15-20 hour per week position receives college credit with education dept approval. Primary duties include writing and disseminating the Border Update electronic newsletter. Candidate should be enrolled in bachelor's or graduate degree program in relevant field, speak and read Spanish. For more info., call Pamela Rogers, Director, Office of Border Initiatives at 936-0246, or : pamelar "at" tded.state.tx.us; pamelar "at" tded.state.tx.us. Reminder! Next week's Calendar will be the last of the semester and will cover events from May 1-16. Please submit your entries by 3:00 P.M., Friday, April 21. submissions to [email address removed to reduce spam] For Electronic Access to Calendar: http://lanic.utexas.edu/ilas/calendar.html For Access to the Calendar Archive: http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/ilas/calarc/