Selected Conference Photos Now Online

 

photo by Hans Berninzon

You can browse photos of each speaker and many photos of particpants and panel discussions by clicking on the “Photos” page at the top of the screen. Enjoy!

Thank you!

Thank you for a productive and successful conference.  All presentations, from Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday’s sessions, are now available for downloading on the Presentations page of this blog. We will be posting video links and photographs shortly.

Day 2 Conference Presentations Now Posted

The presentations from the second conference day, Tuesday March 23rd, are available on this blog, on the “Presentations and Background Papers” page.

Welcome to Lima

The IFPRI-Universidad del Pacifico conference begins this evening with our welcome reception, 6-9 pm at the Swissotel, Lima. We look forward to seeing you.

Preliminary agenda now available

A preliminary agenda of the IFPRI-Universidad del Pacifico conference is now available. Please click on the tab above titled “agenda.”

IFPRI-Universidad del Pacifico Asia-Latin America Conference to take place March 22-24, 2010

The Asia-Latin America conference will take place in Lima, Peru March 22 – 24, 2010.

IFPRI-Universidad del Pacifico Asia-Latin America Conference POSTPONED

Due to unforeseen circumstances we are postponing our Nov 10-12 workshop in Lima.  We apologize for any inconvenience.  The new date is tentatively scheduled for March of next year.

The new date and more information will be posted here as soon as it is finalized.  We hope that you will be able to join us then.

Info for conference speakers

Speakers: Please send your desired travel dates to Marcia MacNeil at m.macneil@cgiar.org as soon as possible, thanks!

Background Papers and Powerpoint presentations are due to Marcia MacNeil by Wednesday, October 28th.

Thank you.

IFPRI Asia-Latin America Conference

 The IFPRI conference, “Fostering Growth and Reducing Poverty and Hunger in Asia And Latin America: Opportunities for Mutual Learning”  co-sponsored by the Universidad del Pacifico, will take place November 10 – 12, 2009 in Lima, Peru.

The conference will bring together researchers and policymakers from Asia and Latin America to discuss how the two regions can learn from each others’ experiences with trade liberalization, investment priorities, growth strategies, rural-urban transformation, social protection, and infrastructure development, to encourage economic growth and reduce poverty and hunger.

Please visit this site regularly for updates and more information.