Following this year's highly successful International Conference at Chitrakoot University the Asia Pacific Alliance of Universities of the Third Age are pleased to announce provisional plans for our next World Conference, to be held in Singapore in August 2011.

For details click-on http://worldu3a.org/apalliance

A K Malhotra sends this BHAVANA U3A REPORT.
The newly elected Executive Body meeting was held on 25th April’10 to Revamp its organization to meet the challenge of large number of Developmental & social service programs for the current year announced during Bhavana’s AGM held on 21st March. Task force cells have been formed to take up the activities planned in the areas of Rural Development & Community Welfare, Women Empowerment, Educational Assistance to Meritorious Poor Students, Elders Health Care & Help Line, Cultural & Extra-Curricular Programs, U3A Activities & Lifelong Learning.

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A public talk has been organised by CONCERNED CITIZENS on the subject of Water Resources Development in Andhra Pradesh in the Context of Telangana. For details call Jasveen Jairath (mob: 9441233967) Kulsum Reddy (tel:23608310) Umesh Varma (mob: 9849493009)

The meeting will be at "La Makaan" Road no 1, Banjara Hills -- 3rd May 2010 -- at 6 pm.

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