MICROCAPITAL EVENT: Institutional and Technological Environment for Microfinance Conference, January 7-8, 2010, New Delhi, India

Event Name: Institutional and Technological Environment for Microfinance Conference

Date: January 7-8, 2010

Location: India Habitat Center, New Delhi, India

See Our Comprehensive Event Calendar Here: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events

Cost: TBA, please refer to Burgundy School of Business (Groupe ESC Dijon-Bourgogne) link here:

Summary of Event: This conference is aimed at researchers, both from academia and from the industry, who are looking at the institutional and technological environmental factors which could increase outreach or reduce costs or both. Abstracts should be submitted by September 30, 2009.

Event Theme and Topics:
Possible themes for abstracts include:
Institutional Aspects:
• Regulatory aspects;
• Social, cultural and ethical aspects;
• Internal Governance (top management, stakeholders, etc.).
• Technology aspects:
• Shared information systems;
• Online lending;
• Mobile Banking;
• Other innovating technologies and techniques.

The following are tentative profiles of possible participants/ reviewers/ observers who have expressed interest in the conference.
Ms Britta Augsburg, Research Economist, The Institute for Fiscal Studies, UK
Dr. François-André Allaert, Professor, Burgundy School of Business, France
Dr. Arvind Ashta, Professor, Burgundy School of Business, France
Dr. Djamchid Assadi, Professor, Burgundy School of Business, France
Dr. Laurence Attuel-Mendes, Professor, Burgundy School of Business, France
Mr. Suhail Awan, Chief Technical Advisor-Microfinance at UNDP, Yemen
Dr. Francisco Diaz Bretones, Professor, University of Granada, Spain
Prof. Naveen Das, Director, Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India, India
Mr. Ahmad Nawaz, Research Economist, Pakistan institute of Development Economics, Pakistan
Dr Glòria Estapé-Dubreuil, Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Dr Venkataramana Gajjala, Associate Professor, Tiffin University, Ohio, USA
Prof. Rajat Gera, Associate Professor, Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad, India
Dr. Fredj Jawadi, Assistant Professor Amiens School of Management & EconomiX, France
Dr. Dilip Khankhoje, Professor, National Institute of Bank Management, India
Mr Krishna Nyapati, Managing Director, Microsense Software Pvt Ltd, India
Dr. Trond Randøy, Professor, University of Agder, Norway
Mr Prateek Shrivastava, Head of International Strategy, Monitise Group, UK
Dr Angela Sutan, Associate Professor and Head of Experimental Lab (LESSAC), Burgundy School of Business, France
Ms. Patricia Tyre, President, Pacific Global Investments LP, USA

Who should attend? Anyone

Background on the Sponsor: This event is sponsored by the Burgundy School of Business (Groupe ESC Dijon-Bourgogne). Founded in 1899, Burgundy School of Business is a leading teaching and research school belonging to the network of French academic institutions in management. The Business School’s mission is to develop entrepreneurial management skills and offers several courses in microfinance.

Online registration: TBA. For updates and additional information for the 2010 conference please visit

http://www.bsbu.eu/en/faculty_research/call_for_papers.asp

Submit Your Event: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events

Additional Important Dates: Call for Papers, Call Date: September 30, 2009; Acceptance By: October 31, 2009; Early bid registration: November 30, 2009

Event Type: Conference
Event Starts: Thursday, January 7, 2010
Event Ends: Friday, January 8, 2010
Location: India Habitat Center (Magnolia Hall), New Delhi

Contact information:

For Further information, please contact the following address:

Contact Person: No Name Provided. All queries can be routed to Arvind Ashta: arvind.ashta@escdijon.eu

Address: India Habitat Center (Magnolia Hall), New Delhi
LODHI ROAD NEW DELHI – 110003
Phone: +91-11-24682001-24682005
Fax: +91-11-24682010
Email: info@indiahabitat.org

Event Type: Conference

Event Starts: January 7, 2010

Event Ends: January 8, 2010

Location: India Habitat Center, (Magnolia Hall), New Delhi

The Oberoi http://www.oberoihotels.com (five star, deluxe), New Delhi has offered, for this conference, a special discounted rate of INR 10,000 plus taxes per room per night on single occupancy for the period 6th January to 9th January, 2010. This rate is for Deluxe rooms & includes breakfast. The rate offer is subject to availability.

The Oberoi is among the closest hotels to the India Habitat Center.

Please contact the hotel, along with your registration number at the conference,

Mohit Prakash, Assistant Sales Manager
Oberoi Hotels and Resorts
Dr. Zakir Hussain Marg
New Delhi 110 003, India

Telephone: +91 11 2436 3030 Ext-1118
Direct: +91 11 24304118
Mobile: +91 9811630202
Facsimile: +91 11 2430 4083
email : mohit.prakash@oberoihotels.com
Organized By: Burgundy School of Business (Groupe ESC Dijon-Bourgogne)

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