TI Canada will organise a Breakfast Discussion with Professor David Shugarman, Director of the York University Centre for Practical Ethics, to give an update on the Federal Accountability Act: What has happened; what still needs to happen. The Ethics Centre and Transparency International Canada are pleased to co-host this event. Professor Shugarman's research interests include Canadian politics with a focus on public policy. Join us for what promises to be a very interesting discussion of this government initiative.

A lecture by Benjamin W. Heineman
Ben Heineman is a powerful voice in the areas of global governance and corporate social responsibility. He is Senior Counsel at WilmerHale and former Senior Vice President and General Counsel for General Electric as well as a senior fellow at Harvard University. Mr. Heineman is a leading expert who writes and conducts research on a wide variety of public and private sector issues, including the global anti-corruption movement, corporate citizenship and social responsibility, corporate governance, corporations and public policy.

With the occasion of the international launch of Global Corruption Report 2008, TI Greece organised in 25th June an event with subject "Water and Corruption: putting lives, livelihoods and sustainable development at risk", dealing with the outcomes of GCR 2008 under a Greek context.

The participants were two academic professors with a background on Water Resources Management, one representative from a leading NGO in the field of environment and the Vice President of TI Greece. The discussion coordinated a notable journalist.

Transparency International and the United Nations Development Programme cordially invite you to the launch of Transparency International´s Global Corruption Report 2008: Corruption in the Water Sector.

More than 1 billion people live with inadequate access to safe drinking water, with dramatic consequences for lives, livelihoods and development. Transparency International’s Global Corruption Report 2008 demonstrates in its thematic section that corruption is a cause and catalyst for this water crisis, which is likely to be further exacerbated by climate change. Corruption affects all aspects of the water sector, from water resources management to drinking water services, irrigation and hydropower. In this timely report, scholars and professionals document the impact of corruption in the sector, with case studies from all around the world offering practical suggestions for reform.

This year's Summer School of UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning is on the theme "Transparency, accountability and anti-corruption measures in education". It targets the francophone community, and will be held in French.

The Conference will gather some 250 participants representing TI National Chapters and National Contacts, Individual Members and staff from the International Secretariat. Enhancing the impact of the TI Movement as a whole, and the election for the Chair, Vice Chair and other Board members, will be on the agenda. The meeting will be preceded by regional and other TI meetings in the days before.

Come together with the leading experts and practitioners on governance, corruption and transparency at the 13th edition of the world’s leading International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC), as we survey the role of corruption and governance in the crucial social, political, economic and environmental questions that will define the quality of life for people across the globe, today and tomorrow.

Launched in 2000, the Integrity Awards honour the bravery of individuals and organisations around the globe whose efforts are making a distinct difference in curbing corruption. The programme's goal is to give greater recognition to the efforts of journalists, civil society activists, government and corporate whistleblowers who work to investigate and unmask corruption, often at great personal risk.