Institute of the Americas

For 25 years, the Institute of the Americas has been at the forefront of U.S.-Latin America cooperation, working with the public and private sectors to improve the economic, political and social well-being of people throughout the Americas. Led by Jeffrey Davidow, a former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico and Venezuela, the Institute brings together industry leaders, policy makers and academics for frank and open discussions about challenges and opportunities in the Western Hemisphere. As an impartial and independent non-profit organization, the Institute hosts roundtables and professional workshops from its sweeping complex on the campus of the University of California, San Diego. The strategic location 30 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border allows the Institute to draw on Latin America’s vast array of experts for high-level conferences, as well as providing a unique showcase for the rich flavors, vibrant colors and rhythmic sounds of the Americas to a multinational community.

In addition to the November 15 dinner, the Institute will sponsor a conference on Latin America’s Next 25 Years on Nov. 14-15 at its headquarters on the campus of the University of California, San Diego. Leading analysts, academics and politicians will discuss the outlook for Latin America in the coming years with special focus on the policies necessary for economic growth, environmental sustainability and democratic stability. For more information, contact
Sherry White

Winners of Jack F. Ealy Scholarship announced

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The Institute of the Americas announces the winners of 15 full scholarships to the fifth annual Jack F. Ealy Workshop on Science Journalism to be held July 9-18.

This year’s winners of the scholarship funded by the Fundacion Ealy Ortiz were chosen from among 275 print, radio and television journalists reporting throughout the Western Hemisphere.

 The workshop and the Ealy scholarship, which are designed to encourage in-depth, comprehensive coverage of science, health and environmental issues, were initiated by Juan Francisco Ealy Ortiz, president of the board of Mexico City-based El Universal in honor of his late father, Jack F. Ealy.  

To see the complete list of this year’s winners, click here

To read news stories by this year’s Ealy winners, click:
Environment Stories  |   Health Stories

To view television stories broadcast by this year’s winners, click:
Sábalos de la Maldad Parte1 |  Sábalos de la Maldad Parte2
Orlando debe Nacer/Seccion Salud © Televisa,2008

To view a video of last year’s Jack F. Ealy Science Journalism Program, click:    Part 1   |    Part 2

UPCOMING EVENTS

July 9, 2008
Speaker Series Science and Technology: The Challenge for Mexico
and Latin America
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Weaver Conference Center
Institute of the Americas
Free to the public
Conducted in Spanish with simultaneous English interpretation
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Mario Molina, President, Mario Molina Center for Strategic Research on Energy and the Environment
Juan Francisco Molinar, General Director, Mexican Social Security
Institute (IMSS)
Enrique Peña Nieto, Governor of the State of Mexico
Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong, Governor of the State of Hidalgo
Rosaura Ruíz Gutiérrez, President, Mexican Academy of Sciences
Moderator: Juan Ramón de la Fuente, Council Member, United Nations University (UNU)

Join the IOA's prestigious panel for a discussion of Latin America’s challenges and opportunities in the fields of science and technology. Nobel Prize winner Mario Molina will be a panelist, along with the director of Mexico’s Social Security agency, the president of the Mexican Academy of Sciences and the governors of Hidalgo and Mexico state. Former UNAM Rector Juan Ramon de la Fuente will lead the session on the region's science and technology development.

July 14, 2008
José Cuervo Tequila Talk: The Future of Mexico's Left
With Carlos Heredia Zubieta
6:30 - 7:45 p.m.
Deutz Conference Room
Institute of the Americas
Free to the public
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Political analyst and economist Carlos Heredia is a member of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) and served a three-year term in Mexico’s lower house of Congress. After leaving the Congress in 2000, he was one of the founders of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations (Comexi) and served as the organization’s vice president. He has been a member of an independent task force launched by the Council on Foreign Relations to examine regional integration since the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement and now serves on the board of directors of the Foundation for Democracy, Alternatives and Debate, led by former presidential candidate Cuauhtemoc Cárdenas. He is also a member of the Advisory Council of the Mexico Institute at the Washington DC-based Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. From 2003 to 2008 he was the Senior Foreign Policy Adviser for Governor Lázaro Cárdenas-Batel in the State of Michoacán. He is currently a Resident Fellow
at the Center for Inter-American Studies and Programs(CEPI) at ITAM in
Mexico City 

August 9-11, 2008
The migration of HIV/AIDS: Reporting the human side from the
U.S-Mexico border
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They won’t be in Mexico City in August at the global HIV/AIDS meeting.

Those most vulnerable to AIDS, tuberculosis, and sexually transmitted diseases -- the drug users and the prostitutes -- will be living in storm drains and on the streets of Tijuana, places reporters and policymakers rarely visit. 

Join us in Tijuana to cover the human side of the story during our three-day field reporting workshop with health care workers and investigators and meet those most vulnerable to these rapidly rising diseases in the
border region.

August 12 & 13, 2008
Southern Cone Energy & Carbon Market Roundtable
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Four Seasons Hotel
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Energy integration in the Southern Cone will be the focus of an Institute of the Americas roundtable set for August 12 in Buenos Aires. LNG, regional geopolitics, national energy policies and the role of private investment in energy development plans will be discussed at this high-level session co-sponsored by the Andean Development Corporation (CAF).
On August 13, the Institute will hold a half-day conference on the current status of carbon trading, lessons learned from other markets and the potential for carbon trading in the Southern Cone. Attendees at the August 12 roundtable are invited to participate in the August 13 conference without charge.  Separate registration for the August 13 event is also available.

August 17-23, 2008
Why Poverty Persists and What we Can do About It
Institute of the Americas
Weaver Conference Center
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Photo by Luis J. Jiménez

We all agree that poverty plagues our region, that the gap between rich and poor is widening despite globalization. What can be done to improve the lives of millions in Latin America and the Caribbean?

We’ll meet experts, government officials, business leaders and representatives of NGOs who have built successful anti-poverty programs. They’ll help us come up with new ideas for developing realistic community-level programs to create jobs and reduce poverty. We’ll talk with specialists about micro-credits and training programs.  We’ll also have sessions with the leaders who can explain how they’ve helped people in their communities take control of their economic lives.

Latinos, who now number 46 million or roughly 15 percent of the U.S. population,  account for 9 percent of this country’s eligible voters. That’s why political analysts say Latinos could be the “swing vote” in the fiercely fought presidential election.

We’ll turn our attention in this timely session to this pivotal block of voters who will help choose the next U.S president. We’ll get the latest polls, commentary and research from our panel of experts, who are taking the political pulse of the nation’s Latino communities.

Some 57 percent of registered Latino voters call themselves Democrats or identify with the Democratic Party. Roughly 23 percent say they favor the Republican Party.

How will they vote on Election Day? Will they help send presumptive Republican candidate John McCain to the White House? Or will Latinos choose the Democratic candidate for president?

Come and hear what political analysts, reporters, pollsters and academics have to say in these final weeks before the election.

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