The DM2008 competition received more than 1,700 applications. During the months of April, May and June, eligible proposals will be reviewed by more than 200 development experts working for the World Bank and external partner organizations. Focused on each idea's innovation, potential for growth, realism, sustainability and results, assessors narrow down applicants to a pool of 100 finalists. Assessors participating in the DM2008 review process come from the following organizations: International Development and UN Agencies: The World Bank
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
US Agency for International Development (USAID)
Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Southern African Development Secretariat
UN-HABITAT Government Entities: US State Department
US Environmental Protection Agency
US Geological Survey
Ministry of Local Government, Uganda
Ministry of Lands, Ghana
Ministry of Agriculture, Benin
Dept of Land Administration, Canada
Dept of Natural Resources, Quebec NGOs and Research Groups: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Conservation International
The Nature Conservancy
World Wildlife Fund
EcoAgriculture Partners
World Resources Institute
Urban Institute
Academy for Educational Development
Chemonics
Meridian International Center
Rural Innovations Network
Research Institute Ambiental PV
Abt Associates
BearingPoint Inc
J.E. Austin Associates
Land Matters Consultancy
Speck Systems Ltd
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CIRAD Academia: Bandung Institute of Technology
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
University of Botswana
University of Cambridge
University of East London
Ateneo de Naga University
University of Sarajevo
Lund University
University of Vienna
University of Gothenburg
Philipps-University Marburg
University of Baltimore
University of Maryland
Catholic University
Georgetown University
Duke University
University of Florida
Grand Valley State University
University of Colorado-Boulder
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