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GFDD and FUNGLODE Assist in Organizing Intensive Course on Commerce and Environment for Government Officials
March 31, 2008 - GFDD and FUNGLODE are helping to organize an intensive course on commerce and environment for government officials that is being organized by the Organization of American States (OAS), today, March 31, until April 4, 2008, at the Escuela Diplomática de la Cancillería de la República Dominicana (Dominican Republic Diplomatic School at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Headquarters)... Continue Reading >
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GMAI and NALIP-DR Organize Film Presentation at FUNGLODE
March 31, 2008 - On Friday, March 28, 2008, GFDD and FUNGLODE’s Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI) and the Dominican Republic National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP-DR) organized an evening of film screenings at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo. The following films were projected: Memoria invisible, Un taller de fotografía para no videntes (Invisible Memory: A... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Will Support Inter-Regional Forum of Cities on Public Policy and Drug Treatment
March 28, 2008 - GFDD and FUNGLODE will assist in the organization of the Inter-Regional Forum of Cities on Public Policy and Drug Treatment, financed by the European Union and coordinated by the Organization of American States’ Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission. The event will be celebrated at the Hotel Jaragua in Santo Domingo, April 2-5, 2008. The... Continue Reading >
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Presentation on How Students Can Maximize the Benefits of Internship Opportunities
March 27, 2008 - During InteRDom’s Annual Review, an event organized yearly by Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), which seeks to elicit debate concerning global trends in the areas of training, management and human resource development, Lisa Stephenson, Director of the Graduate Student Career Development Center at George Washington University,... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom Annual Review: Professional Training Yields Corporate Returns
March 26, 2008 - During InteRDom’s Annual Review, an event organized yearly by Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), which seeks to elicit debate concerning global trends in the areas of training, management and human resource development, Jorge Chávez, Professional Training Director, Servicio Nacional de Adiestramiento en Trabajo Industrial (National Service... Continue Reading >
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GMAI Will Offer Workshop: From Conception to Execution
March 20, 2008 - GFDD and FUNGLODE’s Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI) will be offering the workshop, “From Conception to Execution,” at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo, April 7-11, 2008. This class will center on project development and the role of the producer, budget planning, pitching, the television market, international sales and legal challenges. Course instruction will... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Participate in NALIP Conference 9: Sin Límites: Trends in Pan-Latino Cinema
March 14, 2008 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), attended the NALIP Conference 9: Sin Límites: Trends in Pan-Latino Cinema, which took place March 7-9, 2008 at the Laguna Cliffs Marriott in Dana Point, California. GFDD and FUNGLODE participated in the event to promote the 2008 Dominican Republic Global Film... Continue Reading >
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DRGFF Attends the 25th Edition of the Miami International Film Festival (MIFF)
March 13, 2008 - This year, for the second time, staff members of the Dominican Republic Global Film Festival (DRGFF), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) joined the participants of the MIFF from February 28 - March 9, 2008, in Miami, Florida, in order to continue building a... Continue Reading >
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Inauguration of Sixth Annual Dominican Republic Model United Nations
March 13, 2008 - Today, March 13, 2008, over 500 high school and college students, as well as teachers and professors, from the Dominican Republic, the United States and the region assembled at Fordham University in New York City to celebrate the inauguration of the Sixth Annual Dominican Republic Model United Nations (NYDRMUN), organized by the United Nations Association... Continue Reading >
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Over 500 Dominican and International Students Will Represent UN Member States at NYDRMUN 2008
March 12, 2008 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and the United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR) will organize the sixth edition of the Dominican Republic Model United Nations Conference in New York (NYDRMUN), March 13-15, 2008, at Fordham University and the United Nations Headquarters. During the Conference,... Continue Reading >
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Certificates of Completion Presented to GMAI Students
March 11, 2008 - On March 7, 2008, thirteen GMAI students received certificates of completion for their participation in the workshop, “Directing the Actor,” which took place March 3-7, 2008, at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo. This course was taught by Corina Mestre, and emphasized the exploration of human emotion characteristic of the Stanislavski method of acting. ... Continue Reading >
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RELPE Reinforces the Importance of Regional Contributions
March 10, 2008 - After four days of work, Red Latinamericana de Portales Educativos (RELPE – Latin American Network of Educational Portals) concluded its 2008 technical meeting with the approval of an intense work plan which will reinforce the relevance of the Region’s portals and the platform that has been created to share educational information and resources. Elena... Continue Reading >
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Two More Generations to Take Advantage of Technology One Hundred Percent
March 10, 2008 - According to Academic Secretary of the Division of Social Sciences and Humanities at the Universidad Aútonoma Metropolitana de México (Autonomous Metropolitan University of Mexico), Jorge Alsina Valdés y Capote, it is necessary to wait for two new generations to be born for changes in predisposition with regard to technology to be seen. The specialist... Continue Reading >
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Telework No Longer Is Virtual, But Real
March 10, 2008 - On March 6, 2008, as part of the 2008 Conference of Virtual Educa Caribe, Victor Pizarro, Regional Director of Certifica.com, gave the presentation, “Telework: A Tool to Generate Resources,” in which he discussed the benefits of this increasingly common business trend. He began his presentation by defining the terms e-learning, e-business and telework, and... Continue Reading >
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The Falcondo and Brugal Foundations Confirm Commitment to Strengthen National Education
March 10, 2008 - In a panel discussion on education and corporate social responsibility during the 2008 Conference of Virtual Educa at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo, the Falcondo and Brugal Foundations confirmed their commitment to provide support to Dominican educational institutions. Executive Directors, Lizzie Sánchez of the Brugal Foundation and Arelys Rodríguez of the Falcondo Foundation, discussed... Continue Reading >
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150 Organizations Will Attend InteRDom Annual Review
March 10, 2008 - The internship program, InteRDom, an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), will hold its third Annual Review, March 26, 2008. Around 150 national and international institutions based in the Dominican Republic will participate in this event. The primary objective of this activity is to... Continue Reading >
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Virtual Educa 2008 Comes to a Close
March 10, 2008 - On Friday, March 7, 2008, representatives from the public and private sectors from Latin America, the United States and Europe, in the fields of education and technology, concluded the Third Edition of Virtual Educa Caribe. Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) organized the meeting to promote... Continue Reading >
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Global Foundation for Democracy and Development Launches 2007 Annual Report
March 7, 2008 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) has just published its 2007 Annual Report, which features all the projects, initiatives and achievements realized by the institution, sister foundation of Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) in the United States, during the past year. With its modern design and easy to read format, the publication,... Continue Reading >
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José María Antón Discusses the Critical Importance of Virtual Educa
March 7, 2008 - During the third edition of Virtual Educa, inaugurated Wednesday, March 5, 2008, Secretary General, José María Antón, highlighted the critical importance of the event sponsored by Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE). Antón maintained that Virtual Educa Caribe is not only a meeting between professors and... Continue Reading >
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The Impact of New Technologies on Education: The Ediciones NARCEA Experience
March 7, 2008 - During the Ibero-American Forum, Virtual Educa Caribe at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo, Mónica González, Director of Ediciones NARCEA’s Department of Intellectual Property and Author Rights gave a presentation titled, “Impact of New Technologies on Education: The Ediciones NARCIA Experience, “ in which she emphasized the objectives and the parameters of the project that was... Continue Reading >
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