MICROFINANCE EVENT: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to Host Online Discussion Forum, “Cracking the Nut of Rural and Agricultural Finance,” on Microenterprise Learning Information and Knowledge Sharing (microLINKS), Knowledge-Driven International Development (KDID) Portal, April 5-7, 2011

Event Name: microLINKS Speakers Corner #43: Cracking the Nut of Rural and Agricultural Finance

Event Date: April 5 – April 7, 2011

Event Location: Online

MICROFINANCE EVENT: Financial Times, International Finance Corporation Present FT/IFC Sustainable Finance Conference and Awards, London, June 16, 2011, Submission Deadline for Awards Extended to March 31, 2011

Event Name: Financial Times/International Finance Corporation (FT/IFC) Sustainable Finance Conference and Awards 2011

Event Date: June 16, 2011

Event Location: Renaissance Chancery Court Hotel, 252 High Holborn, London WC1V 7EN

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: 2011 Global Youth Enterprise & Livelihoods Development Conference Hosted by Making Cents International (MCI) Calls for Proposals

The Global Youth Enterprise & Livelihoods Development Conference, an event that offers participants information on serving youth through improved programming, policy-making and partnership building, has issued a call for proposals to lead sessions at the 2011 conference to take place at the National Convention Center, September 7-9, 2011, in Washington, DC. [1]. The deadline for submissions is April 15.

MICROFINANCE EVENT: Symphony Global Hosts Mobile Payments & NFC (Near Field Communications) Asia 2011, Hong Kong, July 13 to 14

Event Name: Mobile Payments & NFC (Near Field Communications) Asia 2011

Event Date: July 13 – July 14, 2011, with a post-conference workshop on July 15, 2011

Event Location: Eaton Smart Hotel, Hong Kong

MICROFINANCE EVENT: Saïd Business School of Oxford University to Hold Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, March 30 – April 1, 2011, Oxford, England

Event Name: Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship

Event Date: March 30 – April 1, 2011

Event Location: Oxford, England

MICROFINANCE EVENT: 14th Annual Microfinance Centre (MFC) Conference, “Reorienting Microfinance Towards Balanced Growth”, May 18 – 20, 2011, in Prague, Czech Republic

Event Name: 14th Annual Microfinance Centre (MFC) Conference, “Reorienting Microfinance Towards Balanced Growth”

Event Date: May 18 – May 20, 2011

Event Location: Prague, Czech Republic

MICROFINANCE EVENT: “Effectively Catalyzing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) Growth Through Business Plan Competitions: Innovative Examples from Latin America” Available Online and in Person in Washington, DC, March 9, 2011

Event Name: Effectively Catalyzing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) Growth Through Business Plan Competitions: Innovative Examples from Latin America

Event Date: March 9, 2011, 4:00pm – 5:30pm

Event Location: Online or at 1250 Eye Street, NW, 11th Floor Washington, DC 20005, USA

MICROFINANCE EVENT: Social Capital Marketplace (SOCAP) and Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Company (PYMWYMIC) Present SOCAP Europe Conference in Amsterdam, May 30 – June 1, 2011, to Address Impact Investing

Event Name: SOCAP Europe

Event Date: May 30 – June 1, 2011

Event Location: Beurs Van Berlage, Amsterdam, Netherlands

MICROFINANCE EVENT: International Conference on Islamic Banking and Finance in Quatre Bornes, Mauritius, April 5 – 6, 2011, to Include Microfinance Session

Event Name: International Conference on Islamic Banking and Finance

Event Date: April 5 – April 6, 2011

Event Location: Quatre Bornes, Mauritius

MICROFINANCE EVENT: “Investment and Innovation in Microfinance Europe 2011: Tackling Over-Indebtedness and Embracing Innovative Financial Products to Guarantee a Sustainable Industry” to be Held in London, United Kingdom, May 24-25, 2011

Event Name: Investment and Innovation in Microfinance Europe 2011: Tackling Over-Indebtedness and Embracing Innovative Financial Products to Guarantee a Sustainable Industry

Event Date: May 24 – May 25, 2011

Event Location: London, United Kingdom

MICROFINANCE EVENT: PlaNet Finance, Belgian Finance Club Host PlaNet Finance Conferences Brussels 2011, “Microfinance: A Development Tool or a Profit-Making Device?” March 21

Event Name: PlaNet Finance Conference Brussels 2011, “Microfinance: A Development Tool or a Profit-Making Device?”

Event Date: March 21, 2011

Event Location: Brussels Stock Exchange, Belgium

MICROFINANCE EVENT: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Hosts Online Discussion Forum, “Mainstreaming Gender in Microfinance,” on Microenterprise Learning Information and Knowledge Sharing (microLINKS), Knowledge-Driven International Development (KDID) Portal

Event Name: microLINKS Speakers Corner #42: Mainstreaming Gender in Microfinance

Event Date: February 22 – February 24, 2011

Event Location: Online