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About Croatia Croatia stretches along the Adriatic coast and borders Slovenia, Hungary, Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and Bosnia Herzegovina. The country's landscape ranges from small villages in the interior to the dramatic Dalmatian coastline. Zagreb, the economic, cultural and administrative heart of the region, sits prominently on the River Sava. Poree is located in the north in lstria, the biggest peninsula in the Adriatic. lstria is the part of the Mediterranean closest to Central Europe, and is located almost directly across from Venice, (about a two-hour boat ride). For more information, see http://www.istra-1.com/porec/eng/hotel.html Speakers Aida Bagic, Centre for Women's Studies, Zagreb, peace activist, trainer in conflict resolution. "Women's Roles in Civil Initiatives" Rada Boric, Centre for Women's Studies, Zagreb, former director of the Centre for Women War Victims, linguist, peace activist. "Women, War, Nationalism and Peace" Karen Dugger, National Center for Curriculum Transformation Resources on Women, Towson University, USA, director, sociologist, professor of women's studies. "Racial/Ethnic Formations in the United States" Zeljka Jelavic, Centre for Women's Studies, Zagreb, editor of TRECA-Women's Studies Journal. "Introduction to Women's Studies in Southeastern Europe" Biljana Kasie, Centre for Women's Studies, Zagreb, program coord inator, political theorist, peace activist, editor of Women and the Politics of Peace (1997). "East West Feminism and Post-Colonial Theory" Vesna Kesic, Centre for Women's Studies, Zagreb, journalist, peace activist. "Intersections of Gender, Race, Ethnicity and Nation" Dunja Pastizzi Ferencic, Centre for Women's Studies, Zagreb, economic theorist. "Comparative and Relational Analyses of Women in the Global Economy" Zarana Papic, Centre for Women's Studies, Belgrade, sociologist, feminist, peace activist. "Constructions of Gendered, Racial, and Ethnic Identities" Comparative Perspectives on Gender, Race, Ethnicity and Nation in Post-Socialist Societies and the United States Summer Institute Zag reb and Poree, Croatia NCCTRW Summer Institute Zagreb and Poree, Croatia June 1-8, 2003 Sponsored by the Nat ional Center for Curriculum Transformation Resources on Women in Collaboration with the Centre for Women's Studies, Zagreb, Croatia UNIVER SITY