From February 27th to the 28th, 2013 Mensur Akgün and Sylvia Tiryaki participated in the United Nations Alliance of Civilization's (UNAOC) 5th conference in Vienna, Austria. The forum, which focused on the promotion of responsible leadership in diversity and dialogue, brought together decision-makers and experts from all around the world.

Dr. Sylvia Tiryaki, Deputy Director at GPoT Center, attended the first of two seminars as part of the United Nations Group of Friends of Mediation Spanish-Moroccan Initiative. The seminar, entitled "Mediation in the Mediterranean: Developing Capacities and Synergies" took place in Madrid from the 11th to the 12th of February, 2013.

GPoT Center's Director Mensur Akgün and Deputy Director Sylvia Tiryaki attended the Wilton Park conference "Resources: trends and future challenges for states and regions - towards 2030" in London, United Kingdom.

GPoT Center's Deputy Director Dr. Sylvia Tiryaki participated in a one-day conference, organized by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and Fundación Alternatives, in Madrid on November 30th, 2012.

GPoT Center's Director Mensur Akgün participated in a workshop entitled "The Hague-Delhi Initiative on Global Governance", which was organized by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and the Hague Institute for Global Justice (THIGJ) in New Delhi between the 21st and the 23rd of November, 2012. The meeting was the second workshop hosted by the THIGJ after the introductory workshop on global governance in a changing world which was held in the Hague in April.

Pavol Demeš, member of GPoT Center's High Advisory Board, was elected to the Board of Trustees of the European Endowment for Democracy (EED) as a representative of civil society on November 13, 2012.