24 Dec 2009 GFSIS Wishs You a Happy Holiday Season! Good luck and succes for the New Year 2010! May the new year flood your home with happiness, your heart with love, your life with fulfillment, your soul with strength, your body with good health, your mind with wisdom. detailed 3 Dec 2009 Afghanistan: Why and How On December 3, 2009, the GFSIS and Georgian Security Analysis Center (GSAC) hosted a public seminar, “Afghanistan: Why and How.” The chairman of the seminar was Professor Alexander Rondeli, President, GFSIS. The speakers were COL Matthew Brand, United States Defense Attaché, H. E. Eric Fournier, Ambassador of France to Georgia, Mr. Niloloz Vashakidze, Deputy Minister of Defense of Georgia and Ambassador David J. Smith, Director, GSAC. detailed 1 Dec 2009 “Political Party Staff Training Program” Graduation Ceremony On December 1, 2009 Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS) hosted the graduation ceremony for the first cohort and the launching of the second training circle of the program “Political party Staff Training“. The program implemented by GFSIS and supported by British Embassy in Georgia, aims to empower political institutions of Georgia. detailed 1 Dec 2009 GFSIS Launches New Program On December 1st, 2009 the GFSIS hosted an official opening ceremony of the program Capacity Building of the Georgian Leadership Community for Improved Decision-Making and Negotiation Skills. detailed 30 Nov 2009 Minority Communities of Kvemo Kartli and Samtskhe-Javakheti On November 30, 2009, the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS) in cooperation with the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP, Sweden) held a workshop on the issues faced by the minority communities of Kvemo Kartli and Samtskhe-Javakheti. detailed 15 Nov 2009 GFSIS to Participate in EaP CSF in Brussels 220 organisations are participating in the first gathering of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum in Brussels on 16-17 November2009. detailed 13 Nov 2009 The Black Sea Peacebuilding Network On November 13, 2009 the third meeting of the experts involved in Georgian component of “The Black Sea Peacebuilding Network” project was held in GFSIS. The project is implemented with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland and in cooperation with the Crisis Management Initiative. detailed 6 Nov 2009 Civil Society Leaders Network Programm Completed The last seminar within the framework of the Civil Society Leaders Network was carried out in Odessa on 31 October – 2 November, 2009. The overall theme of the two year program is On-going Democratic Reforms in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Both groups: Group III – Human Rights and Group IV – European Integration each consisted of 6 participants from 5 countries participated in the event. 11 Georgian leaders representing different Georgian NGOs participated in Odessa seminar participated in the discussions and presentations. detailed 2 Nov 2009 Public Lectures on Economic Reforms in Georgia in Marneuli and Akhalkalaki On October 23 and November 2, the regional offices of the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS) in Akhalkalaki and Marneuli, hosted the public lectures of Mr. Gia Jandieri, the founder and the Vice-President of New Economic School Georgia. Mr. Jandieri explained in details all the new reforms that Government of Georgia has conducted since year 2004 and described the impact of these reforms on the economy of the country; The lecture was followed by an interesting discussion. detailed 28 Oct 2009 Iran and Georgian Security On October 28, 2009, the GFSIS and Georgian Security Analysis Center (GSAC) hosted a public seminar, “Iran and Georgian Security.” The chairman of the seminar was Dr. Archil Gegeshidze, Senior Fellow, GFSIS. The speakers were Andro Barnovi, Director, Institute of Strategies and Development, STanD; and Ambassador David J. Smith, Director, GSAC. detailed