UCLA hosts conference focused on 20th anniversary of El Salvador peace accords
Event will also explore transnational human, economic development
WHAT:
The UCLA North American Integration and Development Center (NAID) will host a daylong conference focusing on the 20th anniversary of the signing of El Salvador's 1992 peace accords, which brought peace to the country after more than a decade of devastating civil war.
In addition to the accords, participants — including representatives of the Salvadoran government, the U.S. government, the United Nations and UCLA — will discuss current and future agendas for trans-national economic and human development and social inclusion.
To view the full conference schedule, visit http://ucla.in/w9Ru4j.
The event is co-sponsored by the UCLA Latin American Institute, the César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o Studies, Unión Salvadoreña de Estudiantes Universitarios, the Salvadoran American National Association, the Salvadoran American Leadership and Education Fund, El Rescate, Clínica Romero, CARECEN, CISPES, and the El Salvador Consulate–Los Angeles.
WHO:
The conference will include the following participants:
Vanda Pignato
First lady of El Salvador and El Salvador's secretary of social inclusion
Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda
Director of UCLA's North American Integration Development Center
Werner Marroquín
Representative to the Central American Parliament
Juan José García
El Salvador's vice minister for Salvadorans abroad
Leonel Flores Sosa
Director of El Salvador Social Security (ISSS)
Miguel Ahues Karra
Legislative Assembly Member, El Salvador
Margarita Escobar
Legislative Assembly Member, El Salvador
Karina Sosa
Legislative Assembly Member, El Salvador
David Barahona
Mayor of Jiquilisco, El Salvador
William Pleitez
United Nations Development Program–El Salvador
Miguel Huezo
United Nations Development Program–El Salvador
Mitchell Ferguson
Economic counselor at the U.S. Embassy in San Salvador, El Salvador
WHEN:
9 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 30
9 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 30
(Pignato and Flores Sosa will deliver keynote speeches during the luncheon, noon–1:45 p.m.)
WHERE:
UCLA Faculty Center (California Room), 480 Charles E. Young Drive East (map)
R.S.V.P. AND PARKING:
Media are strongly encouraged to R.S.V.P. by calling or emailing the media contact (below). Media vehicles and satellite trucks with commercial license plates may park in Parking Lot A, located near the Faculty Center. Media driving in personal vehicles will need to park at Parking Structure 2. (campus parking map)
UCLA Faculty Center (California Room), 480 Charles E. Young Drive East (map)
R.S.V.P. AND PARKING:
Media are strongly encouraged to R.S.V.P. by calling or emailing the media contact (below). Media vehicles and satellite trucks with commercial license plates may park in Parking Lot A, located near the Faculty Center. Media driving in personal vehicles will need to park at Parking Structure 2. (campus parking map)
MEDIA CONTACT:
Ricardo Vazquez | 310-206-3986 | rvazquez@support.ucla.edu
