Online registration for the conference is now closed. You may contact us directly at 57355553 with any last minute requests or concerns. We look forward to seeing everyone in the municipal building in Patzún at 8 am Friday morning.

 

Conference Description (The conference will be presented in Spanish and Kaqchikel) : 

“Mas que Desarrollo” is a biennial international conference bringing together international, regional, and local community actors involved in grass-roots development work and research in Guatemala. A major focus of the conference is converting the research and the experience of participants into new, creative and practical solutions to community problems.

In 2010 in Guatemala, numerous natural disasters and the continued global and local recessions have made clearer than ever the urgent need for effective and collaborative networks to share of resources and information.   We invite all interested parties - international NGOs, Guatemalan affiliates of NGOs, government representatives and unaffiliated Guatemalans - to attend.

Conference costs:

Conference attendees are responsible for arranging their own transportation and lodging.  A list of local accommodations and travel resources are available on the conference website, www.futuroscolectivos.com.

International attendees and Guatemalan representatives of NGOs should submit a nonrefundable payment of $75 or $25 respectively, by registering on here.  This payment will be used to offset costs of attendance for unaffiliated Guatemalan participants.

Exhibition Booths:

Registration for exhibition booths is open.  The cost for a booth is $25, if the booth will be run by a registered participant.  If the booth will not contain any registered participants, the price is $50.  To register, please click here, and choose the option "I am registering a booth" under Registration Level.  You will be contacted by an organizer, to finalize arrangements.

Prior conferences: 

The first “Mas que Desarrollo” conference was held in 2009 in Santiago Sacatepéquez. Proceedings from that conference in Spanish and Kaqchikel will be available for download shortly on the Futuros Colectivos website and will also be available at the 2011 conference.

Any questions should be addressed to contact@futuroscolectivos.com.