The hotel beach

Conference and Chateau de Chillon

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May 24th 2007
I am very excited to say that the event that culminated my time here in Geneva has now come and gone. I held a very successful conference in Mauritius on the textile and clothing industry in sub-Saharan Africa. AND I got to see (some of) Mauritius. The conference had 30 participants, and although there were some hiccups and people not coming, all in all it went really well. As my first major event ... read more

Africa » Mauritius

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Discovered by the Portuguese in 1505, Mauritius was subsequently held by the Dutch, French, and British before independence was attained in 1968. A stable democracy with regular free elections and a positive human rights record, the country has attra... ... read more