On behalf of the Consulate of Switzerland and Massport, it is a great pleasure to invite you to the Grand Opening of a Human Rights Poster Exhibition. The exhibition will be open to the public from May 1 to June 30, 2007.

 

Exclusive Opening Gala

Monday, April 30, 2007, 6.30PM

Logan International Airport Boston,

Terminal E, Arrival Hall

 

The opening remarks by Thomas Kinton, CEO of Massport, and Ambassador Blaise Godet, Vice President of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, will be followed by the exhibit presentation and a reception with live music; a pleasant setting for a memorable evening of discussion, exchange of thoughts, and informal networking. All our guests will have the opportunity to sign a specially designed guestbook and to receive a gift bag with relevant materials.

 

 

(Directions and parking information will be communicated one week prior to the opening)

 

Agenda

 

6:15PM – 6:45PM

Registration

 

6:50PM – 7:20PM

Welcome, Opening Remarks, Poster presentation

 

7:30PM – 9:00PM

Reception, Music, Networking, Signing of Guestbook

 

Initiative

 

Consulate of Switzerland SHARE in Boston

Emil Wyss, Deputy Consul of Switzerland

Evgenia Peeva, Harvard Student, Intern, Project Assistant

Crystal Mao, MIT Student, Intern, Project Assistant

 

Partners

 

• MIT Center for International Studies Program + Program on Human Rights and Justice
• Harvard Committee on Human Rights Studies, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
• Berklee College of Music

 

Sponsors

 

• Massport, Logan International Airport, Boston
• Lindt, Master Swiss Chocolatier, USA
• Karl Popper Foundation, Zug, Switzerland
• Switzerland Tourism, New York
• Human Rights Policy Section, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
• State Secretariat for Education and Research, Swiss Federal Department of Home Affairs

 

This event takes place within the scope of the ThinkSwiss Program. “ThinkSwiss – Brainstorm the Future” is a US wide program on Education, Research and Innovation for 2007. It focuses on the exchange of expertise and know–how in academia and business community in Switzerland and the US. The program is under the auspices of Presence Switzerland (PRS), the Swiss State Secretariat for Education and Research (SER) and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Leading Houses of the program are: Consulate of Switzerland Boston, Embassy of Switzerland Washington, swissnex San Francisco.

www.ThinkSwiss.org

 

Kind regards,

your SHARE TEAM

Emil