Society for International Development
2008 Gala Dinner
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington D.C.

SID- Washington will host its Annual Gala Dinner at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington D.C. on December 3, 2008. SID-Washington will be honoring Kemal Dervis, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, for his profound and lasting contribution to the field of international development.

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If you are an Institutional Member of SID-Washington and would like to be a sponsor of our Gala Dinner, please click here.

On Monday November 3rd, 2008, SID-Washington’s Africa Workgroup hosted an event on the planning of development corridors in Africa, featuring Dr. Rosalind Thomas, Visiting Scholar: African Studies
The Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
Johns Hopkins University. This concept is emerging as a tool for stimulating effective business development-- and trade and investment. In this Africa Workgroup event, Dr. Thomas explained the concept and analysis of her work to date.

Click here to view the Powerpoint presentation. 

On October 23, 2008, SID-Washington held its tenth Career Fair. This Fair attracted over 225 participants and 36 exhibitors, and was, by all accounts, a resounding success.

SID-Washington would like to thank all of our sponsors, exhibitors, panelists and participants for making this year's fair such a success.

Stay tuned for our next Career Fair in 2009!

On October 15, 2008, SID-Washington's Development Information Workgroup hosted an event on the ways in which the Lubuto Library Project has used web 2.0 and other IT in a development project focused on the provision of library services to orphans and vulnerable children in Africa.

The speakers included Jane Meyers, Founder of the Lubuto Library Project, and Lucy Leggiero, IT consultant for the Lubuto Library Project.

For a full summary of the event, please click here.

On October 6, 2008, SID-Washington hosted the chapter event “2008 Presidential Election: Attitudes Towards Foreign Assistance and Development.”

Liz Schrayer, Executive Director of the Center for Global Engagement and the U.S. Global Leadership Campaign, provided a debriefing on what her organization has done to promote international issues at the Democratic and Republican conventions.  She gave a compelling overview of how both conventions dealt with issues regarding international development and where they think the candidates will come out on international issues and foreign aid.

On September 18, 2008, in conjunction with the US Department of State's Global Partnership Center and USAID's Global Development Alliance, SID-Washington’s Corporate Responsibility Workgroup hosted the event “A Future Vision of Microfinance: MicroPlace”.  The discussion featured Tracey Pettengill Turner, Founder and GM of MicroPlace, a socially responsible company owned by eBay and working with everyday Americans to raise capital for microfinance investments. Brief introductory and concluding remarks were provided by Chris Scalzo of the Global Partnership Center and Connan French of USAID.

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On September 17, 2008, SID-Washington hosted the LAC/Security and Development workgroup event "Development and Security on the Third Border:  Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation in the Caribbean and Latin America."  The panel included:

Dr. Johanna Mendelson Forman, Senior Associate, Americas Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Alistair Millar, Director, Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation

Brian Finlay, Senior Associate, Cooperative Nonproliferation Program, The Henry L. Stimson Center

The three panelists offered conceptual and operational perspectives regarding the linkages between development and security in Latin America and the Caribbean.

For a full summary of the event, please click here.

On June 30, 2008, SID-Washington's Education for Development Workgroup held a presentation on early care and education projects as a tool for stimulating economic growth in foreign assistance packages.

Please click here to view powerpoint presentations from our panel.

On May 19, 2008, SID- Washington's Africa Workgroup presented a panel discussion on the impact of the media in mitigating or contributing to election violence in Africa with panelists Ambrose James, Christian Hennemeyer and Pat Merloe.

Please click here to view the overview of the event.

On May 22, 2008, SID-Washington hosted the Chapter Event "U.S. Foreign Assistance: Steering Towards Smart Development" with Mary K. Bush, Dr. Gordon Adams, Gayle Smith and Beth Tritter.

Click here to read the summary of SID-Washington's Chapter Event.

On April 15, 2008, SID-Washington hosted the Chapter Event "Democratizing Development : How Technology is Disrupting Traditional Models" with Mathew Clark, Raj Kumar, Premal Shah, Pierre Wielezynski.

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On March 5, 2008, SID-Washington held its 2008 Annual Conference at the Omni Shoreham hotel.  Keynote speakers included USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore and US Ambassador to the UN Zalmay Khalilzad.  Please click here to access the Conference Insight Report, complete with Executive Summaries and Conference Audio Tracks.

On January 22, 2008, SID- Washington's Security and Development Workgroup and Africa Regional Rountable presented a panel discussion on the establishment of a new Africa Command (AFRICOM) with panelist Theresa Whelan, Nicole Lee, and Mark Malan.

Please click here to view the overview of the event.

On January 4, 2008, SID-Washington’s Latin America/Caribbean Regional Roundtable hosted the event "Reviving Inter-American Relations" with Peter Hakim.  Click here to read Mr. Hakim's recent article, "Latin America: the next U.S. President's agenda."

On January 23, 2008, SID-Washington hosted the Chapter Event, “Foreign Assistance Reform: An Insider's Update” with Paula Lynch, Kevin Covert and Wade Warren.

Click here to read the summary of SID-Washington's Chapter Event.