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SimPachamama Press Conference – August 2013

As preparation for the official launch of SimPachamama on the 1st of September 2013, INESAD organized a press conference at Restaurant Vienna in La Paz on the 16th of August 2013. The breakfast meeting was extremely well attended with 32 journalists from 20 different media institutions, including TV, newspapers, radio and magazines.

Dr. Lykke Andersen responding to questions from the press after her presentation.
Dr. Lykke Andersen responding to questions from the press after her presentation.

The next day, the two main newspapers in La Paz, published the following articles on SimPachamama:

La Razón: http://www.la-razon.com/sociedad/Plantean-impuesto-extranjeros-deforestacion_0_1889811025.html

La Prensa: http://www.laprensa.com.bo/diario/actualidad/la-paz/20130817/un-juego-ensena-los-efectos-de-la-deforestacion_49545_80315.html

Dr. Lykke Andersen responding to questions from the press after her presentation.
Dr. Lykke Andersen responding to questions from the press after her presentation.
Dr. Lykke Andersen responding to questions from the press after her presentation.
Dr. Lykke Andersen responding to questions from the press after her presentation.

Thanks to the INESAD support team, the press conference exceeded our wildest expectations. Here are Violeta, Marcelo, Daniela, Ioulia and Natalia celebrating and saying farewell to Ioulia who is off to United States to do a Ph.D. in Anthropology at Emory University. She will keep working as INESAD’s Head of International Communications and Outreach from Atlanta.

Thanks to Violeta, Marcelo, Daniela, Ioulia and Natalia for support in organizing and executing the press conference!
Thanks to Violeta, Marcelo, Daniela, Ioulia and Natalia for support in organizing and executing the press conference!

 

 

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