January 5, 1999

Media Contact: José A. Alvarez (619) 594-2585

Charlotte Ochiqui (619) 594-5423

 

International Border Experts to Meet in San Diego

 

WHAT: Experts on border regions will meet in San Diego to discuss transborder cooperation in different regions of the world. Particular emphasis will be placed on cooperation of local authorities and innovative solutions for border issues initiated at the regional and local level. This international working group includes representatives from Finland, Denmark, Hungary, Switzerland, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Singapore, India and Mexico. Researchers and officials from the California-Baja California border region will also take part in those discussions which focus on: Transborder Environmental Issues and Environment, Development and Sustainability of the U.S.-Mexico Border, among other issues.

WHEN: Saturday through Tuesday, January 9-12, 1999.

WHERE: Horton Grand Hotel, 311 Island Ave., (800) 542-1886.

BACKGROUND: The conference is organized and sponsored by the Institute for Regional Studies of the Californias (IRSC) at San Diego State University. The IRSC provides a forum for the investigation, discussion and dissemination of information about the United States-Mexican border region. The Institute focuses on the border region of California and Baja California, but also monitors border regions elsewhere in the world.