08th February, 2010
Dear Participant, Letter of Invitation: EU Diaspora Expert Meeting You are hereby officially invited to participate in the EU Diaspora Expert meeting organized by the Diaspora Forum for Development (DFD) aimed at forming a European Platform of Diaspora Organizations. Venue: Kontakt der Kontinenten, Soesterberg, The Netherlands Dates: 26 -28th February, 2010 Since you are a participant from the EU you are expected to be in the Netherlands and at the venue on 26th February 2010 at 16:30. This is to enable you to attend the dinner and also get to meet other participants including Board Members of DFD. The cost for your accommodation on 26 and 27th and also your trip to the Expert meeting will be paid by us. In the attached document you will find the background paper, programme outline for the meeting, a confirmed trip/flight booking to the Netherlands and the route description to the venue. In case you need to apply for a visa to travel to The Netherlands, you can present this invitation to the Dutch embassy in your country. Upon arrival our colleagues will be waiting at the Hotel to give you a warm reception. Please feel free to contact any of the person/numbers listed below for further clarification or assistance. We wait to welcome you as we move towards the formation of this platform. Thank you. Sincerely,
Santo Lewis Deng Chair, DFD Board Diaspora Forum for Development, Korte Lombardstraat 6, 2512 VR The Hague, The Netherlands. Website: www.d-f-d.org / Email: diasporaforumfordevt@gmail.com Contact Persons: Kwaku Owusu Afriyie +31(0)628325219 / kwakuafriyie@policyconsulting.nl, Ayaan Abukar, +31(0)650744206 ayaan@diaspora-centre.org, Santo Lewis Deng +31(0)650231891, santolewis@hotmail.com