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Faculty invited to join development economics video conference

29 May 2006
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Faculty invited to join development economics video conference

The World Bank Office Bangkok invites AIT faculty members to participate in a video conference that is part of the the Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) 2006, on 30-31 May 2006 at Chaiyo Conference Room, The World Bank Office Bangkok, 30th Floor, Siam Tower, Rama I Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok.

The Global ABCDE this year will be held for the first time in East Asia at Mita House in Tokyo. The overall theme of the conference will be ‘Infrastructure for Development for the New Era’.

On 30 May, from 8:15 to 9 a.m., Sadako Ogata, president of the Japanese International Cooperation Agency, will give a keynote address, while Ian Goldin, vice president for External Affairs, Communications and United Nations Affairs, The World Bank, serving as the chairman.

From 9 to 10:15 a.m., there will be a session on Infrastructure and Regional Cooperation, to be chaired by