In honor of World Water Day on March 22, the U.S.-based Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting is accepting essay responses to the topic, “Inadequate access to safe water and sanitation claims 4,500 lives a day. What should we do about it?” Deadline: March 31.  Contributors should base their articles on sound research, first hand reporting and personal experiences.

Journalism and non-profit organizations in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tadjikistan are encouraged to apply for grants to expand human rights, support independent media and develop effective public policy.

A fellowship in New York City will provide journalism educators with techniques for preparing students to report on the sensitive nature of human tragedy.

Portuguese speaking journalism educators with at least two years of experience are encouraged to apply for the online course "Journalism 2.0 for Instructors." The course, sponsored by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, is offered in Portuguese and spans four weeks.  Applications can be submitted until March 21 at 10 p.m.

A summer course in Budapest, Hungary will help researchers from academia and civil society gain a better understanding of the history, theory, practice, current trends, and differing methodologies involved with the monitoring and evaluation of international aid programs in the media development sector.

Outstanding training professionals age 40 or under can be nominated for Training Magazine’s 2009 Young Trainer Awards.

June 30 is the deadline to submit papers to be considered for inclusion in a special 2009 issue of Media Asia that will explore new developments, core issues, and the social impact of mobile telephony in Asian countries.  Topics should be related to the social, political, psychological and marketing issues concerning 3G mobile technologies and user responses to a wide array of mobile data ser

The Internet Media 2009 forum will take place in Moscow May 21 and 22.

Representatives from Media Development Organizations can attend the Festival of Media 2009 in Valencia, Spain, which deals with changes taking place in global communications.

Media development organizations, media professionals and journalists interested or working in health journalism can attend "Health Journalism 2009," a conference sponsored by the Association of Health Care Journalists. The event will be held in Seattle, Washington, U.S., from April 16 to 19, 2009. To learn more, click here or contact info@healthjournalism.org.