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Davidow named to Southwest Border Task Force

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on June 4 named IOA President Jeffrey Davidow to the Southwest Border Task Force, a newly formed commission charged with examining the Department's efforts along the U.S.-Mexico border.
 
"This task force, comprised of law enforcement, elected officials and national security experts from around the country, will advise the Department on key issues facing communities along the Southwest border," Napolitano said. "I have asked this group to present me with concrete recommendations to address the complex challenges we face in this region, and their collective expertise will be a critical asset as we work to secure the border while facilitating legal travel and trade."
 
Napolitano asked the 20-member group to focus on two major challenges: Ensuring rigorous inspection procedures at ports of entry while facilitating commerce and assessing the consequences of border violence and the Department's response to communities along the border.
 
The group, which held its inaugural meeting on June 4 in Albuquerque, N.M., is chaired by former CIA and FBI director William Webster.  The vice chairs are Jim Jones, former ambassador to Mexico, and Lupe Trevino, sheriff of Hidalgo County, Texas.
 
For the complete list of Southwest Border Task Force members, click here

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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July 7-16, 2009

6th Annual Jack F. Ealy Workshop on Science Journalism

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The Institute of the Americas is proud to announce the winners of 15 full scholarships to the sixth annual Jack F. Ealy Workshop on Science Journalism to be held July 7-16.

 This year’s winners of the scholarship funded by the Fundacion Ealy Ortiz were chosen from almost 200 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.  
 
The winners are:

Lucas Viano,Diario La Voz del Interior, Argentina

Teresa Elisa Clemente dos Santos, Agencia Notisa, Brasil

Oriana Fernández González, Periódico La Tercera, Chile

María Fernanda Landea, Zamudio, Televisión Nacional de Chile y Centro de Envejecimiento y Regeneración, Chile

Maria Luzdary Ayala Villamil, Revista Ecoguia, Colombia

Carolina Martínez, El País, Colombia

Tania Rafaelina  Molina, Omnimedia / Periódico Diario Libre, Dominican Republic

María Magdalena Reyes Martínez, El Diario de Hoy, El Salvador

Carlos Domínguez, Canal 12, El Salvador

Sebastian Escalon, Siglo XXI, Guatemala

Oscar Ernesto Méndez García, Grupo Imagen, Excélsior y Cadena 3, Mexico

Nelly Sandra Luna Amancio, Empresa Editora El Comerico, Peru

Catalina Arevalo, Agencia EFE, Spain

Lucia Cuozzi, Agencia Piso Trece Comunicación y Revista Teco - Diario El País, Uruguay

Alejandra Isabel Hernández Mejías, Diario El Carabobeño, Venezuela

“We are exceptionally  impressed with the excellent work submitted by  this year’s applicants,” said Jeffrey Davidow, president of the Institute of the Americas. “Their outstanding coverage of issues ranging from climate change to pandemics demonstrates their commitment to clear and accurate reporting on issues that are critical to the region’s future.”

The journalists are also finalists for two Jack F. Ealy Scientific Journalism Awards, the second annual awards for outstanding coverage of science, health and the environment since the Institute of the Americas science journalism program began in 2003. Winners will be announced and a cash prize awarded on July 13.

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September 23, 2009

 Institute of the Americas, UCSD campus
Co-sponsored by the Consulate General of Mexico, San Diego, and the Mexican Cultural Institute

Internationally renowned cellist Carlos Prieto will present his book, "The Adventures of a Cello," followed by a short performance that will include four movements (Prélude, Sarabande, Bourrée and Gigue) from Suite in C major for unaccompanied cello (1720) by Johann Sebastian Bach; and two movements (Deciso and Presto Scherzando) from Suite for Solo Cello (2007) by Samuel Zyman (Mexico, work dedicated to Carlos Prieto).

Born in Mexico and educated at MIT, Carlos Prieto is one of the most respected cellists in the world, regularly premiering works composed especially for him by Latin American, North American and European composers. He has won praise for his performances throughout the United States, Europe, Russia, China, India, and Latin America. The New York Times said of his Carnegie Hall performance, "Prieto has no technical limitations and his musical instincts are impeccable."

Strings magazine devoted a cover article to Carlos Prieto calling him a "Renaissance man" and examining "his astoundingly rich life as a performer, author, globe-trotter and tireless promoter of Latin composers."

Prieto has written six books: "Russian Letters", "Around the World with the Cello", "From the USSR to Russia", "The Adventures of a Cello" – translated into English, Russian and Portuguese, "Paths and Images of Music" and "5000 Years of Words." He recently published his seventh book, "Throughout China with the Cello", which he will also discuss during his presentation at the Institute of the Americas.

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