The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at SAIS, Johns Hopkins University, and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA invite you to:

"Fergana Valley: a microcosm of problems and potential in the region"

With Dr. Pulat Shozimov, Tajikistan Academy of Sciences

March 26, 2008
5-7 PM

The Rome Auditorium, Rome Building
1619 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

Fergana Valley is quite literally the heart of Central Asia, a microcosm of the region’s problems and also of its prospects. The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, backed by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA, has undertaken a multi-year analysis of the region’s past, present and possible future. Twenty-four scholars from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have teamed up to carry out the study. Dr. Shozimov, a leading Tajik academician and one of the national editors of the study, will report on its findings to-date. In addition, he will offer his own observations as an anthropologist and ethnographer.

Light refreshments will be served at 5 PM.  The program will begin promptly at 5:30 PM. and conclude at 7 PM sharp. RSVP for this event is mandatory and will NOT be accepted after 10 AM on the day of the event. To RSVP please send an email with your name and affiliation to caci2@jhu.edu or call 202-663-7721.

The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute is a leading center conducting fundamental and applied research on an important world region. It has offices at SAIS (Johns Hopkins University), Washington, and in Stockholm, Sweden, through a Joint Center with the Silk Road Studies Program (Institute for Security and Development Policy). This Joint Center publishes the Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst (cacianalyst.org), the China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly, and the Silk Road Papers as well as books and monographs. Additional information about the Joint Center is available at www.silkroadstudies.org .