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	March 24th:	Luncheon & Discussion with Dr. Hannes Adomeit Topic: "The EU's Neighborhood Policy and Russia: Conflicts of Interest in Common Spaces"
	March 29th:	EU Networking Evening Topic: "Networking reception with fellow European Business Group members"
	April 12th:	Lecture & Discussion with Karsten D. Voigt Topic: "Transatlantic Relations - Common Values, Different Views"

Friday, March 24th, 2006 The EU's Neighborhood Policy and Russia: Conflicts of Interest in Common Spaces
Description:	Luncheon & discussion with Dr. Hannes Adomeit, Senior Research Associate, Institute for International Politics and Security, Berlin (in cooperation with the American Council on Germany, and the Goethe Institute Boston)
Speakers:	Dr. Hannes Adomeit Senior Research Associate Dr. Hannes Adomeit is Senior Research Associate at the Research Institute for International Politics and Security (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik) in Berlin. He has held teaching and/or research positions at numerous institutions in several countries, including the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London; the Institute for Soviet and East European Studies in Glasgow; the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario; and the Rand/UCLA Center for the Study of Soviet International Behavior in Santa Monica, California. From 1989 to 1997 Dr. Adomeit was Professor of International Politics and Director of the Program on Russia and East-Central Europe at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and Fellow at the Harvard Russian Research Center. Dr. Adomeit was educated at the Freie Universität Berlin, where he received a degree in political science. He continued his studies at Columbia University in New York where he was awarded a Ph.D.
Location:	The Harvard Faculty Club    20 Quincy Street    Cambridge, MA
Time:	12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.: Luncheon & Discussion
Fee:	$25 for Members of the GABC, ACG or Goethe Institute, $35 for Non-members
RSVP:	Pre-registration is required by March 22, 2006. Questions can be directed to GABC via email or call us at (617) 437-6588.

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006 EU Connection Networking Reception
Description:	Please join your fellow European Business Group members for a networking reception, featuring an assortment of European-style beers. Bring along your spouse, friends and colleagues for a relaxing time with drinks and hors d'oeuvres together with your fellow members.
Location:	Goethe-Institut [map] 170 Beacon Street, Boston (Parking is available in the Boston Common garage)
Time:	6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Fee:	$25 member / $35 non-member(s)
RSVP:	Pre-registration is required by March 24, 2006. Questions can be directed to GABC via email or call us at (617) 437-6587.
Sponsors:	The German American Business Council in cooperation with the British, Dutch and French Business Groups

Wednesday, April 12th, 2006 Transatlantic Relations - Common Values, Different Views
Description:	Lecture & discussion with Karsten D. Voigt, Coordinator for the German-American Cooperation at the Foreign Office, Berlin (in cooperation with the Consulate General of Germany Boston, the American Council on Germany, and the Goethe Institute Boston)
Speakers:	Karsten D. Voigt Coordinator for German-American Cooperation Please join us for a lecture and discussion with Karsten Voigt on the topic of German-American cooperation. Mr. Voigt is a Member of the Board of the German Council on Foreign Relations, Board of Trustees of the Atlantic-Bruecke e.V., Board of Trustees of the Aspen Institute Berlin, Member of the RAND Europe Advisory Board, Board of Trustees of the Checkpoint Charlie Foundation, and is a Member of the International Scientific Advisory Board of the Potsdam Center for Transatlantic Security and Military Affairs of the University of Potsdam. Mr. Voigt studied history, German and Scandinavian studies at the universities of Hamburg, Copenhagen, and Frankfurt.
Location:	The Goethe Institute    170 Beacon Street    Boston, MA
Time:	6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.: Lecture & Discussion
Fee:	free of charge
RSVP:	Pre-registration is required by April 10, 2006. Questions can be directed to GABC via email or call us at (617) 437-6588.