Trans Rights Conference

Dear Friends,

I’m herby forwarding you the scholarship application for the Trans Rights Conference: Putting Trans Rights on the European Agenda that is scheduled to take place in Malta on 28th October 2009. While the programme for this conference is still being prepared, I can inform you that the focus shall be on the European Institutions and their programmes to tackle discrimination of transgender people during the coming years. Both the Council of Europe and the European Union have been invited.

During the second part of the conference we will look at good practices from the national level and provide a space for sharing of experiences during workshops. An evening programme is also being prepared.

Please feel free to circulate the attached application to your contacts.

p.s. for applications please write me on email or write here. I will send you all documents
Deadline for registration 18th SeptEmber, 2009


N.B. This conference is a pre-conference to the ILGA-Europe XIII Annual Conference that shall take place in the same venue during 29 October to 1 November 2009 under the theme "Overcoming Religious and Cultural Barriers to LGBT Equality". Those who wish to attend this conference may do so by following the registration/scholarship process that is indicated at the following link:
http://www.ilga-europe.org/europe/about_us/annual_conference/malta_2009/1st_conference_mailing

Separate registration/scholarship forms need to be filled in and duly sent for the Trans Rights Conference and the ILGA-Europe Annual Conference.

Please make sure to send your applications by not later than the deadline indicated on the form/s. Only applications from European countries shall be considered.