Events of Interest
| Event | Teaser | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 26th Annual Conference of the American Evaluation Association |
American Evaluation Association 2012 Conference: "Evaluation in Complex Ecologies Relationships, Responsibilities, Relevance" (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) |
10/24/12 - 10/27/12 |
| BSR Conference 2012 |
A corporate responsibility event bringing together more than 1,000 senior business executives, entrepreneurs, and distinguished leaders from the public sector and civil society. The conference provides participants opportunities to engage with sustainability leaders and practitioners to build the business of a better world. (New York) |
10/23/12 - 10/26/12 |
| Global Land Grabbing II |
A second international workshop on global land grabbing. Intended to broaden and deepen the understanding of global land deals. (Ithaca, New York) |
10/17/12 - 10/21/12 |
| Open Knowledge Festival 2012 |
A festival of hands-on events focused on sharing ideas and building new projects related to municipal data within civic society as well as all things open data, open content, open access, open hardware, etc. (Helsinki, Finland) |
09/17/12 - 09/22/12 |
| 2012 CIVICUS World Assembly |
The 2012 CIVICUS World Assembly, in Montréal, Canada. |
09/05/12 - 09/07/12 |
| 10th European Evaluation Society Biennial Conference: Evaluation in the networked society: New concepts, New challenges, New solutions |
The Conference will help draw evaluation lessons learned in distinct sectors and regions of the world. It will also examine the potential of alternative and mixed evaluation methods in diverse contexts and probe the challenges of assessing public interest in complex adaptive systems and networks. (Helsinki, Finland) |
08/03/12 - 08/05/12 |
| XIX International AIDS Conference 2012 |
The International AIDS Conference is the premier gathering for those working in the field of HIV, as well as policy makers, persons living with HIV and other individuals committed to ending the pandemic. |
07/22/12 - 07/27/12 |
| Partnering for Global Impact 2012 |
A partnering conference to facilitate transactions in social investing and philanthropy through one-to-one meetings. Partnering for Global Impact provides a forum to partner, identify, and generate investment and funding opportunities. (Lugano, Switzerland) |
07/09/12 - 07/10/12 |
| 19th Annual Conference on Multi-Organisational Partnerships, Alliances and Networks |
This conference brings together scholars and practitioners interested in partnerships, alliances and networks between business organizations, civil society organizations and government organizations. This includes public-private partnerships, multi-stakeholder-platforms, business-ngo partnerships, corporate social responsibility, collaborative governance, interactive policy-making, network management, supply chain partnerships, R&D partnerships and business alliances. (Wageningen, the Netherlands) |
07/02/12 - 07/04/12 |
| Aid & International Development Forum 2012 |
A forum for the humanitarian aid, relief and development sectors which facilitates partnerships, addresses global humanitarian and development issues and encourages the sharing of expertise. AIDF. (Washington, D.C.) |
06/06/12 - 06/07/12 |
| Report launch - IMF Regional Economic Outlook for Africa: "Sustaining Growth amid Global Uncertainty" |
ODI hosts the launch of the IMF's 2012 Regional Economic Outlook for Africa report "Sustaining Growth amid Global Uncertainty." The report focuses on recent economic developments and prospects for the region, against the backdrop of the tentative global recovery and remaining large uncertainties. (London and online) |
05/31/12 |
| ISEAL Conference 2012 |
Exploring Innovation and Partnership in the Standards Movement. (Beethovenhalle, Bonn, Germany) |
05/29/12 - 05/30/12 |
| IAIA12 Energy Future: The Role of Impact Assessment |
The 32nd annual conference of the International Association For Impact Assessement, Energy Future: The Role of Impact Assessment, will take place in Porto, Portugal. |
05/27/12 - 06/01/12 |
| Sustainable Development Goals - Feasible, desirable or a leap too far? |
At this event, "Sustainable Development Goals - Feasible, desirable or a leap too far?," convened by two UK international development organisations, the Overseas Development Institute and the Institute of Development Studies, a panel of experts will discuss the desirability and feasibility of Sustainable Development Goals and explore how they might fit into the wider context of what replaces the Millennium Development Goals in 2015. (London) |
05/08/12 |
| Report launch - Humanitarian space: a review of trends and issues |
This event, to mark the launch of HPG Report "Humanitarian Space: a review of trends and issues," discusses the dominant narrative in the humanitarian space and asks whether many of the problems faced today are not only familiar when compared with what has gone before, but in many respects are as much a consequence of expanding humanitarian engagement. (London and online) |
04/30/12 |
| InterAction Forum 2012 |
Annual conference by hosted by InterAction where international development and humanitarian professionals gather to learn about new trends, hear from U.S. administration officials and policymakers on key issues related to development and humanitarian work, and grow their own networks. (Washington, D.C.) |
04/30/12 - 05/02/12 |
| Global Impact Economy Forum |
The US Secretary of State‘s Global Impact Economy Forum will gather 250 high-level investors, business executives, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, academics, and policymakers to discuss how to create greater coordination, collaboration, and efficiency in the emerging industry of the Impact Economy. The action-oriented Forum will include two days of interactive panels, workshops, keynotes, networking breaks, and announcements of public and private sector deliverables. (Washington, D.C.) |
04/26/12 - 04/27/12 |
| Ceres Conference 2012 |
At the Ceres Conference, attendees will engage in an interactive program that will examine some of the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges, create a forum for sharing best practices, and present solutions for a more sustainable economy. (Boston, MA) |
04/25/12 - 04/26/12 |
| Global Health & Innovation Conference |
Participants from all fields of global health, international development, and social entrepreneurship. (Yale University, New Haven, CT) |
04/21/12 - 04/22/12 |
| Establishing effective partnerships for humanitarian research and practice |
A study of the key ingredients to an effective partnership between humanitarians and academics as well as the pitfalls, and at what stage it makes sense to introduce certain activities or actors. This event launches the report. (London and online) |
04/17/12 |
| 11th Annual Global Philanthropy Forum Conference |
"Toward a New Social Contract" The Global Philanthropy Forum is a community of donors and social investors committed to international causes. |
04/16/12 - 04/18/12 |
| Annual OGP Conference 2012 |
At this high-level OGP annual meeting, governments, civil society, and the private sector will come together as new OGP participant countries deliver their final OGP action plans and formally endorse the OGP declaration of principles. (Brasilia, Brazil) |
04/16/12 - 04/18/12 |
| New technologies in humanitarian aid |
An event to discuss the increasing range of technology platforms available to humanitarians for the distribution of assistance, and particularly how they relate to case transfers. (London and online) |
03/29/12 |
| Open Government Webinar: ICT for Citizen Engagement |
This webinar, organized by the ICT4Gov Program at the World Bank Institute, will provide a comprehensive overview of how governments may reap the benefits gained from citizen engagement and how technology may enhance these processes. (Online) |
03/22/12 |
| Demand-side governance: are we overstating the claims on social accountability? |
This event considers how a number of Governance and Transparency Fund programs and projects focus directly on building grassroots capacity to demand improvements in state provision of public goods, especially by marginalized groups. (London and online) |
03/21/12 |