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GA WORKS' principals and staff include the following events in their portfolio of accomplishments:

Bottom Line 2001
A highly successful private conference for pension fund managers on social and environmental responsibility that attracted pension fund trustees representing more than $1 trillion in assets. (More...)

The China Forums
GA WORKS designed an innovative format in an intriguing environment that resulted in intense, fruitful, and rewarding dialogue and learning. US and Chinese delegations first met in a private, invitation-only conference at the site of the discovery of Peking Man to discuss the ethical, social, and legal issues of genomics. This dialogue then continued at a public town hall meeting, an unusual format within Chinese culture. (More...)

The Panama Series
In partnership with the Foreign Ministry of Panama and other multi-lateral organizations, GA WORKS designed the education programs, managed the speakers, and provided strategic planning for the following events:
Panama: A Bridge to the 21st Century (More...)
Education and dialogue project for the Association of Caribbean States, Foreign Ministers Meeting (More...)
Education: The Road Towards Social Equality (More...)
Health Today: Realities, Obstacles and Perspectives (More...)
Genetic Technology and the Future of Healthcare an expert briefing for the Health Ministers at the Ibero-American Summit of Governments meeting. (More...)
The Promise of Medicine in the 21st Century: Bridging Past & Future (More...)

State of the World Forum’s 2000 Summit
Shaping Globalization: Convening the Community of Stakeholders.
 contributed a core plenary session, and the following panel discussions:
Sex, Power and Globalization (More...)
Restoring the Soul to Healing: The Future of Integral Medicine (More...)
Advances in Biotechnology, a three-day conversation on genetic technology issues which focused in depth on three distinct perspectives:
     Technology, the Market and Responsible Citizenry (More...)
     Medical and Social Issues (More...)
     Ethical, Philosophical and Spiritual Issues (More...)

Scientific and Medical Network, United Kingdom
GA WORKS designed and convened a one-day conference with the Scientific and Medical Network that was held at Imperial College, London. This conference took an innovative approach and bridged the gap between traditional and alternative healing methods and the vision of future healing methods by integrating specialists on complementary and alternative medicine with experts on genetic technology to discuss the frontiers of medicine and genomics. (More...)

Association of American Indian Physicians
2001 conference: Emerging Diseases/Challenges in Indian Health in the New Millennium
GA WORKS designed and managed a panel discussion, Human Genome: Implications for Indian Health, which explored ethical issues and potential consequences for Native American populations of genetic research. It also looked at the linkages between traditional healing and Western-style medicine. (More...)

For more information on these an other events designed and implemented by the Global Academy and GA WORKS visit www.theglobalacademy.org