Sorry for the forward of a forward, but this panel on microfinance looks pretty interesting. Unfortunately, I'll be out of town. Begin forwarded message:
From: "C. Leigh Anderson" <cla@u.washington.edu> Date: May 21, 2008 6:08:11 AM PDT To: <pbaf599r_sp08@u.washington.edu> Cc: "'Andrew Whitaker'" <andrew@cs.washington.edu> Subject: FW: GP CEO to Speak at UW's Kane Hall on May 29 Reply-To: <cla@u.washington.edu>
Folks -- from Angie FYI:
Announcement from Global Partnerships:
Please join us on Thursday, May 29, 2008 for a panel discussion featuring Global Partnerships CEO and President, Rick Beckett. Rick, along with other leaders in microfinance, will discuss microcredit's role in bringing opportunity to people living poverty.
U.N. Millennium Development Goals and Microcredit: How Small Loans Support Sustainable Development
Date: Thursday, May 29, 2008
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: University of Washington, Kane Hall 220 and the Walker Ames Room 225
Panelists include:
* Rick Beckett, CEO of Global Partnerships * Peter Bladin, VP of Grameen Foundation and Director of Grameen Technology Center * Terry Provance, Executive Director of Oikocredit USA * Sangita Sigdyal, Deputy Director of the Microcredit Summit Campaign * Carol Welch, former U.S. Coordinator of the U.N. Millennium Campaign
Moderator: Penny LeGate, KIRO TV news anchor and reporter
The panel discussion is sponsored by the Puget Sound Millennium Goals Project and the Center for Global Studies of the Jackson School at the University of Washington.
The event is free and open to the public. We hope to see you there!
Read more about this event on our website
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