On the portal "Woman and society" is open new discussiiion. http: // www.owl.ru/cgi/board/board.cgi/show? forum=48*mode=user*srt=0*thr=0 Also you can answer online question: How you consider, can Russians choose woman to President of Russia?

All wishing to become volunteers on telephone hotline will pass free-of-charge training within the framework of the unique three-day training developed by experts of the National center on prevention of violence, 30-hour training under the direction of skilled advisers. After that trainees will have an opportunity to advise independently on telephone hotline within 50 hours (8 changes).

Institute on human rights of University of Academy of city Abo (Turku, Finland) carries out on February, 23 - on March, 5 annual course on the international protection of human rights.

Institute of human rights and the humanitarian rights of Vallenberg Raul in Lund (Sweden) carries out the regional program on human rights from April, 26 till May, 14, 2004

The St.-Petersburg center of the scientific and technical information "Progress", commercial company "InfoTur", official body Institute of cultural programs invite on 8 days inter-regional seminar - "Woman - director - technology of business success" which will take place 9 - 16 February, 2004 in Shanghai (China).

For participation in this program will be selected 25 person from all countries CIS, except for Turkmenistan, and also from Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro and Croatia. Working language is English. Applications are accepted till February, 13, 2004.

Invitation to participation in formation of the collection for generalizing an operational experience of the religious organizations, institutes of a civil society, the state and municipal establishments, departments and local communities in the field of social service in interests of children. Publications are accepted till February, 10, 2004

Institute on human rights of University of Academy of city Abo (Turku, Finland) carries out from February, 23 till March, 5 annual course on the international protection of human rights. Applications (attach a letter of recommendation) for participation in course are accepted till January, 23, 2004.

On January, 21, 2004 at 14 o'clock is planned carrying out of a round table on the theme "Practice of the applying to the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation: actual problems".

The institute of sustainable communities and Forum "Moscow - healthy city" invite you to take part in work of a presentation seminar "Responsible attitude to an environment and health: an estimation of for health risk" which will take place in Moscow on January, 22-23, 2004 within the framework of the Program ROLL - 2000, under financial support of USA Agency on the international development.