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Photo (from left to right): Martín D’Alessandro, Kim Fontaine-Skronski, Marianne Kneuer, Dianne Pinderhughes, Liliana Pantano, Miguel Ángel Schiavone, Pablo Oñate, Marcelo Camusso, Leonardo Hekimián and Maria Laura Perera Taricco.

Meeting with the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina

����������� Executive Committee members (EC) and Secretariat staff received a warm welcome from the Chairs of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) and the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (UCA), which will host the 27th ����������� World Congress of Political Science in Buenos Aires on 15-19 July 2023.

On 22 April, the UCA Rector Miguel Ángel Schiavone met with ����������� President Dianne Pinderhughes; President-Elect Pablo Oñate; Past President Marianne Kneuer; Executive Director Kim Fontaine-Skronski; World Congress and Events Senior Director Yee Fun Wong; LOC Co-Chairs Martín D’Alessandro and Maria Laura Perera Taricco along with other representatives from the university including the Dean of the Social Sciences Faculty Liliana Pantano; Director of the Political Science Department Marcelo Camusso and Prof. Leonardo Hekimián.

Meet and Greet with the Local Organizing Committee

A meet and greet session was held between the EC and LOC members on 23 April at the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina. This in-person meeting was originally planned for 2020; however, it was postponed several times due to the pandemic restrictions.

Left to right, standing: Mario Miceli, Mauro Saiz, Hasret Dikici Bilgin, Marianne Kneuer, Theresa Reidy, Azul A. Aguiar Aguilar, Umut Korkut, Oscar Oszlak, Irasema Coronado, Serge Granger, Euiyoung Kim, Kim Fontaine-Skronski, Gabriela Ippolito-O'Donnell, Pablo Oñate.
Left to right, sitting: Daniel Buquet, Martina Ferrero, Juan Pablo Laporte, Dianne Pinderhughes, Catalina Smulovitz, Martín D’Alessandro, Maria Laura Perera Taricco.

Meeting with the City of Buenos Aires 

On 25 April, a meeting was held between ����������� leadership and the Secretary-General and Foreign Affairs of the City of Buenos Aires, Fernando Straface, and Undersecretary for International Relations, Francisco Resnicoff. During the meeting, several topics were discussed, including the collaboration between ����������� and the City of Buenos Aires for the 2023 ����������� World Congress. 

Photo (from left to right): Francisco Resnicoff, Fernando Straface, Dianne Pinderhughes, Kim Fontaine-Skronski, Pablo Oñate, Martín D’Alessandro, Marianne Kneuer.

Buenos Aires is a beautiful and cosmopolitan city that combines rich architectural and cultural heritage with modern creative energy. The Congress will be organized in collaboration with the (SAAP) and will have a strong presence from the political science communities of South America.

Please stay tuned for more exciting news about the 2023 ����������� World Congress!