What is the ABCDE conference?
ABCDE is an inclusive academic meeting with a global angle focusing on the fight against poverty. The goals are to expand the flow of ideas on international development issues among thinkers, practitioners and policy-makers, and to bring the World Bank's research on development into closer contact with global perspectives.
The overarching theme for this year's conference is "Securing Development in an Unstable World". The ABCDE 2005 is co-organized by the World Bank, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Development Cooperation and the Ministry of Finance of the Netherlands.
The Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) is one of the world's best known conference series for presenting and discussing new knowledge about development. The first meeting was held in Washington in 1988. In recent years the conference series has expanded beyond Washington. In 1999, the World Bank held its first ABCDE-Europe conference in Paris, co-organized with the French Ministry of Finance. In 2002, the ABCDE-Europe was held in Oslo, hosted by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and in 2003 it was co-organized by the Agence Française de Developpement and the Conseil d'Analyse Économique (CAE) in Paris, France. ABCDE 2005 will be global in focus.
What are the outcomes of the ABCDE?
The ABCDE is a regular academic meeting, a forum to exchange ideas and an opportunity to network. No resolutions or declarations come out of these conferences. The proceedings of the ABCDE are published in a book every year.
Who determines the agenda?
The agenda is created by the ABCDE Steering Committee.
Who can participate?
The goal is to have a wide spectrum of views and opinions represented at the conference.
The majority of participants are specialized researchers, but policy-makers, NGOs, media, and others involved in researching development issues are also invited to attend.
The World Bank has extended invitations to leading development experts worldwide. However, everyone interested can apply. Acceptance of applications is based on space availability.
The entire meeting is open to the media. The media accreditation process starts approximately 5-6 weeks before the conference.
What is the ABCDE Support Grant (ASG)?
As in the previous years, the organizers offer a limited number of support grants for participants of the ABCDE 2005Â coming from and based in developing countries. Successful applicants receive a lump sum payment to cover their transport and accommodation during the conference.
Related Sites: ABCDE homepage ABCDE Archive Reserachers' Alliance on Development (RAD) Economic Research of the World Bank International Essay Competition 2005 Â Â |
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