From Poverty to Power: Events and media
2013
30 April - 10 May - North America Tour
29 April, The Heller School, Brandeis University, Boston, 12.15pm-1.45pm. More details
29 April, Harvard University, Boston (private event)
2 May, International Affairs Building, Columbia University, NYC, 1:00pm-2:00pm. More details
2 May, UN Women, NYC (private event)
3 May, UNICEF, NYC (private event)
3 May, UNDP, NYC (private event)
3 May, The Rockefeller Foundation, NYC (private event)
6 May, SIT Grad Institute, Washington DC (private event)
7 May, Society for International Development, Washington DC Chapter, 10:00am-12:00pm. More details
7 May, Oxfam America, 1100 15th St NW, Washington DC,12.30pm-2.00pm, RSVP by May 3 to Victoria Wangai
7 May, World Affairs Council, University of California – Washington DC, 6:30pm-8:00pm. More details
8 May, Centre for Global Development, Washington DC (private event)
8 May, World Bank, Washington DC, 12.30pm More details
9 May, USAID, Washington DC (private event)
9 May, Johns Hopkins University,1619 Massachusetts Ave, Washington DC,12:30pm-2:00pm
10 May, University of Ottawa, 2.30pm-4.30pm. More details
Past events in 2012 - 2013
23-24 April - Institute of Development Studies, Big Push Forward conference, Brighton, UK
19 April - 11.11.11 Think Global Day, Brussels, Belgium
20 March, University of Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
18 March, The Sustainability Institute, Lynedoch, South Africa
14 March, Coastlands on the Ridge, Durban, South Africa
12 March, University of Witwatersrand, Jo'burg, South Africa
7 March - University of Sheffield, UK
6 March- Institute of Development Studies, Brighton, UK
5 March - SOAS, Department of Devlopment Studies, UK
4 March - Bath University, UK
28 February - Manchester University, Manchester Leadership Programme, UK
27 February - University of East Anglia, School of International Development, UK
4 February - UCL, Geography Department, UK
2 February - Warwick International Aid Forum, UK
31 January - University of Leeds (POLIS), UK
29 January - University of Chester, International Development Studies Department, UK
15 January - Birmingham University, International Development Department, UK
11 December - Development Studies Seminar, University of Bradford, Uk
1 December- Cambridge International Development Conference, UK
17 November - Introduction to International Development Conference, Oxford, UK
3 November - Launch reception, Development Studies Association Annual Conference, London, UK
1 November - Cambridge University International Development Society, Clare College, UK
20-26 October - India tour, including book launch and panel discussion, New Delhi, India International Centre
16 - 19 October - OECD Conference, New Delhi, India
4 October- Book launch, Blackwell Bookshop, Oxford, UK
2 October - Ecumenical World Development Conference, Derbyshire, UK
26 September - Book launch and panel discussion, Bangkok, Thailand
17- 21 September - Philippines Tour
5 September - Irish DSA, Dublin
Media coverage
Zhang Qi reviews From Poverty to Power II for the Bangkok Post
World Bank announce the publication of From Poverty to Power 2nd edition
Malia Politzer reviews the book for the Indian news website Live Mint
Narendar Pani reviews the book for The Hindu
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