Event Name: XIII FOROMIC 2010: Inter-American Forum on Microenterprise
Event Date: October 6 to 8, 2010
Event Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
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Category: Events
MICROCAPITAL EVENT: MFTransparency’s “Kenya Data Launch Webinar” on June 29, 2010
Event Name: Microfinance Transparency’s Kenya Data Launch Webinar
Event Date: June 29, 2010 at 10:00am–11:30am EDT (5:00pm–6:30pm Nairobi, 4:00pm–5:30pm CEST, 7:30pm–9:00pm Delhi).
Event Location: The internet
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Global Microfinance Investment Summit to be hosted by C5 in London, UK, October 6-7, 2010
Event Name: C5’s Fourth Annual Microfinance Investment Summit
MICROCAPITAL EVENT: International Association of Money Transfer Network (IAMTN) Hosts Second Money Transfers Conference in Singapore September 21, 2010
Event Name: International Association of Money Transfer Networks (IAMTN) Second Money Transfers Singapore Conference
Event Date: September 21, 2010
Event Location: Mandarin Oriental Singapore Hotel, Singapore
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MICROCAPITAL EVENT: 2010 CGAP Microfinance Photography Contest is Open for Entries
CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) announces that its 2010 microfinance photography contest is open for entries. This year’s contest focus is how microfinance touches the world, and the contest organizers are interested in photographs which reflect how microfinance has impacted the clients it serves or the world.
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Social Performance Task Force (SPTF) Annual Meeting, June 29-July 3, 2010, in Bern, Switzerland
Event Name: Social Performance Task Force (SPTF) Annual Meeting
Event Date: June 29 to July 3, 2010
MICROCAPITAL EVENT: Sixth International MicroInsurance Conference, Manila, Philippines, November 9-11, 2010
Event Name: Sixth International Microinsurance Conference
Event Date: November 9-11, 2010
Event Location: Hotel Intercontinental, Manila, Philippines
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MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP) Accepting Applications for $122,000 European Microfinance Award
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Please see: https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-european-microfinance-platform-e-mfp-extending-application-deadline-for-122000-european-microfinance-award/
The European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP), a microfinance network comprised of over 120 organizations and individuals, is accepting applications for the EUR 100,000 (USD 122,000) European Microfinance Award 2010, which will be presented by the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 30, 2010, during European Microfinance Week.
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Fifth Annual Azerbaijan Microfinance Conference, October 5-6, 2010, Baku, Azerbaijan
Event Name: 5th Azerbaijan Microfinance Conference: “Responsible Microfinance in Azerbaijan”
Event Date: October 5 to October 6, 2010
Event Location: Baku, Azerbaijan, International Trade Center
Event Description:
The conference will discuss “governance strategy for microfinance institutions (MFIs) and banks, financial risk management in today’s market, client protection in practice, offering learning opportunities on innovative products in microfinance and provision of broad opportunities to access to private and social capital investors.”
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Global Microfinance India Summit 2010, November 15-16, 2010 in New Delhi, India, Organized by ACCESS Development Services
Event Name: Global Microfinance India Summit 2010
Event Date: November 15 to November 16, 2010
Event Location: New Delhi, India, Hotel Ashok
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MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Global Partnerships Social Investor Forum Covers Microfinance Investment
Global Partnerships, a US-based microfinance investment firm, held a forum on June 8 in Bellevue, Washington, that covered the organization’s efforts to reduce poverty in Latin America while offering investors a fixed rate of return.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Input Requested for 2011 Global Microcredit Summit in Valladolid, Spain
The Global Microcredit Summit is requesting input to assist in its planning plenary and workshop sessions FOR at the 2011 Global Microcredit Summit. The survey must be completed no later than Friday, June 11, 2010, and can be found here:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=j4A1ZACQS0xpJV8exD1SodPKbjZjHENbYb7wVb60yVg%3d
MICROFINANCE EVENT: MicroSave and Financial Access Initiative (FAI) to Hold Two Day Virtual Conference “Reimagining Microfinance Around the World: Implementing Lessons from ‘Portfolio of the Poor'” June 8-9, 2010
Event Name: Reimagining Microfinance Around the World: Implementing Lessons from ‘Portfolios of the Poor’
Event Date: June 8 to June 9, 2010
Event Location: Online
Event Website: http://www.microsave.org/static/content/VC-on-portfolios-of-the-poor
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MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Sanabel, A Network of Microfinance Institutions in Arab Countries, To Hold its 7th Annual Conference in Damascus, Syria, June 1-3, 2010
Sanabel, a network of microfinance institutions in Arab countries, is holding its seventh annual meeting from June 1 through June 3. The conference, titled “Responsible Growth: Learning from Global Trends and Regional Experiences,” is being held in Damascus, Syria [1]. The conference, which is open to the public, is expected to draw more than 600 people from Arab and other foreign countries as well as a number of international and regional experts. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from panelists and to share individual experience through various lectures and workshops.
MEET THE BOSS: Rick Beckett, CEO of Microfinance Fund Manager Global Partnerships, Which Will Host a Social Investor Forum on June 8, 2010, in Seattle, Washington, USA
MicroCapital: What is your personal motivation for investing in microfinance?
Rick Beckett: I spent the first 20 years of my career in the private sector. My motivation is really rooted in a couple things: one is I want to live in a world where everybody is treated like they matter, and for me that’s a lot about people having the opportunity to earn a living and provide for their families. We don’t live in that kind of a world. I do the work I do at Global Partnerships and Direct Relief and elsewhere because I’m interested in how we can use market solutions to advance the common good. I’m intrigued by the opportunity to change investment markets to incorporate more social motivations. I’m intrigued by the evolution of enterprises and products to incorporate more of the common good, both in terms of global poverty and global health issues as well as environmental issues. So it’s a combination of wanting to see a different world and intrigue in how the market mechanisms are evolving to advance that. So it’s a pretty interesting place to be in right now.
MC: You have said previously that “All microfinance is not created equal.” How you make such distinctions?
MICROFINANCE EVENT: IIR To Host Mobile Money Services Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 20 to July 22, 2010
Event Name: Mobile Money Services Africa
Event Date: July 20 to July 22, 2010
Event Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Event Website: http://www.iir-telecoms.com/event/mmsa
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Cost: Two-day conference entry available for GBP 1,295 (USD 1,880), discount for registration before June 25, 2010. Mobile money operators are entitled to two free registrations per company. Pre-conference workshop available at extra cost.
MICROFINANCE EVENT: MicroInsurance Summit Asia 2010 Hosted by Hanson Wade August 3 to August 4, 2010
Event Name: MicroInsurance Summit Asia 2010
Event Date: August 3 – August 4, 2010
Event Location: Singapore
Event Website: http://www.hansonwade.com/events/microinsurance-summit-2010-singapore/index.shtml
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Cost: The full cost of the two-day conference is USD 2199, with discounts for registering before June 11th and for nonprofit organizations. Workshops are sold at additional cost. Full pricing information: http://www.hansonwade.com/events/microinsurance-summit-2010-singapore/fees.shtml
MICROFINANCE EVENT: International Association of Money Transfer Networks (IAMTN) Hosts Money Transfers Moscow on June 7, 2010
Event Name: Money Transfers Moscow
Event Date: June 7, 2010
Event Location: Moscow, Russia
Event Website: http://mtm2010.iamtn.org/
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Cost: GBP 750 (USD 1,090), with discounts available for multiple attendees from the same organization