Tiesweb is very happy and proud to present you the main features of the third edition of the Transatlantic Citizens Miami Week which will be organized on April 3rd till April 8th 2006.

Florida International University, Miami Dade College and the University of Miami will be the main venues for the 3rd conference's events which will include for the first time a ‘Tiesweb Transatlantic Students Conference’ (April 3rd/April 5th), followed by a series of brain-storming sessions gathering experts from both sides of the Atlantic.

The students’ conference conclusions will namely be used as inputs for the experts debates and both events will have their respective closing and opening coincide.

The students’ conference, which will gather 200 US and EU students will focus on three core topics:

· The importance of a “Global citizen” and the relevance of cross-cultural understanding.

· The consequences of a continuing reduction in Trans-Atlantic exchanges of students (may address economic, political and cultural consequences)

· The relationship between decreased quality and availability of humanities education in middle and high schools and decreased interest in educational exchange; and the mutual relationship between these factors and the public demand for a more internationally inclusive media.

Its deliverables will include sets of proposals for EU and US decision makers and projects aiming directly at the Transatlantic student and academic worlds.

The three simultaneous sessions of the ‘Transatlantic Citizens 2020 Conference’ will gather 30 participants each, coming from NGOs, universities, local authorities, companies and governments. They will elaborate Transatlantic strategies and proposals on the three following issues, identified at the occasion of the two previous Miami Weeks:

. Education : Building a Transatlantic Higher Education Dimension for the Next Decade

. Atlantic Rim : Setting up an Atlantic Rim Agenda (Culture, Education, Business, ...)

. Middle East 2020 : Alternative Routes for a peaceful Middle East (scenarios, ...).

Around these two core components, the 3rd Transatlantic Miami Week will host several cultural and social events, organized in partnership with Miami and Florida organizations and with the support of local students and partners.

More information, soon !