Aware of the need for intellectuals, politicians and civil society from everywhere to rally this cause, UNESCO and the Confucius Institute of the People's Republic of China Headquarters have joined forces to host the Paris-Nishan Forum on "Confucianism and New Humanism in a Globalized World" at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 16 April 2012.

UNESCO: House | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

To address the challenge of merging environmental and economic goals, Copenhagen will host the Global Green Growth Forum, an annual summit of 200 world leaders, this October.

BBC: What Copenhagen can teach the world

We start with two wishes for everyone at the World Economic Forum from our host, Klaus Schwab, the founder and executive chairman of the forum: 1. use your energy to advance collaborative innovation, 2. be an ambassador for good corporate behavior.

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At the front of the building, a new forum will host music events, movie nights and science lectures.

CNN: San Francisco's Exploratorium opens in sparkling new home

The European Union - the world's biggest exporter - will host a dinner of trade ministers later at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

BBC: Davos 2011: Doha round 'should finish by end of year'

Davos plays host to a gathering of large egos in town for the World Economic Forum, which begins today.

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This article was published as part of a debate on Big Data and in advance of the Skoll World Forum in April, which will host a session on exactly this topic.

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Crown Prince Abdullah, the country's acting ruler, was last month host to a forum of intellectuals who produced a broad blueprint for reform.

ECONOMIST: Arab democratic reform

Tianjin played host to the 4th Annual China-Arab Cooperation Forum at the end of last week, an event marked more by stay-the-course rhetoric than dramatic policy announcements.

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