Launch of the Sphere Handbook 2011 edition Several languages June/July, Worldwide Updated 22 June Language Date & local time Arabic 23 June Arabic 12 July, tbc French Location & Venue Organizations hosting and supporting the launch & Contact persons Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Venue: Khalifa University Khalifa University, IFRC Several countries Venue: Multiple venues linked via web-conference IRC, Save the Children, ECHO 23 June Dakar, Senegal Venue: tbc OFADEC , OXFAM, IFRC, Save the Children, World Vision French 23 June Kinshasa, DRC Venue: Centre d’Accueil Caritas, 26, Basoko, KinshasaGombe Caritas Congo French 1 July Niamey, Niger Venue: Grand Hôtel de Niamey CARE Niger, ECB Niger, World Vision German 12 July Berlin, Germany Venue: Auswärtige Amt Aktion Deutschland Hilft Several languages (French & English) 29 June Ottawa, Canada Venue: Charles Lynch Theatre, Parliament Hill PAGER, World Vision Several languages (Spanish & English) 26 July Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá Venue: Ciudad del Saber IFRC, World Vision, Ciudad del Saber Several languages (Creole & French) tbc Port-au-Prince, Haiti Venue: Ibo Lele Hotel PAGER Russian 23 June, tbc Dushanbe, Tajikistan Venue: tbc IFRC Russian 28 June, tbc Osh, Kyrgyzstan Venue: tbc IRC, IFRC Spanish 22 June 11:00 Cochabamba, Bolivia Venue: Sede de la Gobernacion, Plaza 14 de Septiembre Save the Children; Secretaria de los Derechos de la Madre Tierra, Gobernación de Cochabamba; PAAC Language Date & local time Location & Venue Organizations hosting and supporting the launch & Contact persons Spanish 23 June Maracaibo, Venezuela Venue: Auditorio de la Cruz Roja Venezolana, Seccional Zulia en el sector Veritas OIM, Caritas, Cruz Roja, Protección Civil Spanish 24 June Buenos Aires, Argentina Venue: Palacio San Martín, Cancillería Comisión Cascos Blancos, Cruz Roja Argentina, Caritas Argentina, Acción Sur, Organización Internacional para las Migraciones, Scouts Argentina, Save the Children Spanish 30 June Barcelona, Spain Venue: CaixaForum, Avinguda Marquès de Comillas, 13 Intermon Oxfam, IECAH Spanish 30 June Madrid, Spain Venue: Centro CaixaForum, Paseo del Prado, 36 Intermon Oxfam, IECAH Spanish 1 July Santa Cruz, Bolivia Venue: Sala de la Gobernación, Plaza 24 de Septiembre Centro de Operaciones de Emergencias Departamental (COED) Spanish 7 July Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua Venue: tbc OXFAM, ECHO, Red Humanitaria – OCHA, Defensa Civil , Save the Children Spanish 8 July Tegucigalpa, Honduras Venue: Auditórium Juan Bendeck, Sede de la COPECO Esfera Honduras, Comité Permanente de Contingencias Spanish 15 July San Pedro Sula, Honduras Venue: Sede de la COPECO Comité Permanente de Contingencias Contact: Lourdes Ardon Additional ‘spontaneous’ translations Slovenian 30 May Ljubljana, Slovenia (presenting electronic version only) Venue: City Museum Projection Hall, Gosposka 15 Foundation Together (Regional Center for Psychosocial Well-being of Children) Hindi 23 June 10.00 New Delhi, India Venue: International Conference Centre, YMCA, New Delhi Sphere India, Plan India Hindi 23 June Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Sphere India, Inter-Agency Group – Uttar Pradesh, Plan India Bengali 23 June 10.00 New Delhi, India Venue: International Conference Centre, YMCA, New Delhi Sphere India, Plan India Bengali 23 June Kolkata, West Bengal Sphere India, Inter-Agency Group – West Bengal, Plan India Language Date & local time Location & Venue Organizations hosting and supporting the launch & Contact persons Tamil 30 June, tbc Tbc Sphere India, Inter-Agency Group – Tamil Nadu, Plan India Marathi July, tbc Tbc Sphere India, Plan India