Background on SIETAR and the Congress

SIETAR, The Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research is a not-for-profit worldwide group of professional organizations.  Our members are affiliated with the Council of Europe and holds Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) status with the United Nations. The primary purpose of SIETAR is to encourage the development and application of values, knowledge and skills that promote and reinforce beneficial and long-lasting intercultural relations at the individual, group, organization, and community levels.
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Global Congress 2008

Experts and professionals in the intercultural field will come together in Granada, Spain , for five days from 22-26 October. We will share our latest research and best practices, and plan strategies for cultural exchange, understanding and intercultural synergy. The program will include sessions attractive to people concerned with international business, global education, domestic multicultural issues, and others who conduct research into the culture of groups of people.
The Congress provides an opportunity for building connections, sharing knowledge and creating innovations in thinking and practice. The 2008 Congress will offer a rich variety of keynote speakers, workshops,research reports and practical tools and exhibitions that address the congress themes.
You will meet business leaders, trainers, and educators in the intercultural field, and students from a wide range of practical and academic disciplines, who share a common concern for intercultural relations.

Location

Granada has been chosen to host the 2008 global congress. It is a beautiful, culturally rich city, whose monuments remind us of a golden age when Muslims, Jews and Christians created together one of the most outstanding cultures in all of history. Granada today stands as a symbol of how fruitful cultural exchange and synergy can help us rebuild our very torn and environmentally imperiled world.
Our conference venue is the ultra-modern Palacio de Exposiciones y de Congresos de Granada, a spacious learning and networking oasis located in the bustling city center of the city. The Palacio is equipped with the most advanced technology services: videoconferencing via satellite, a digital phone switchboard with a whole range of communication protocols, more than three thousand voice and information connections, closed circuit TV and a simultaneous translation system.